Cheng Xinran leapt up like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on. Her already very round eyes stared wide and round, and her voice went up several degrees.
"What?!"
"Did I hear that right??"
"A guy?!"
Cheng Xinran's shrieks and exaggerated body language startled all the passersby around them.
Su Xiyan didn't want to become the focus of public attention because of this explosive topic, so she hurriedly pulled Cheng Xinran into the car.
"Xiyan, you're not joking with me, are you? You're living with a guy?"
The next second, Cheng Xinran seemed to react a little: "This guy you're talking about wouldn't happen to be your male assistant Chen Shuo, would it?"
Su Xiyan nodded: "It's him."
Cheng Xinran had a sudden realization: "I knew it. That's why you suddenly asked me last time to hack into the Nanli University dorm management system and get Chen Shuo's paperwork for off-campus housing approved."
"So you wanted Chen Shuo to live with you?"
"Xiyan, you're not..."
Su Xiyan's red lips curled up in a cold smile: "What are you thinking in that little head of yours? How could I possibly be interested in him?"
Cheng Xinran: "Then why did you let him move into your home??"
Su Xiyan: "Just think of him as a live-in housekeeper."
Cheng Xinran was unrelenting: "Something's not right! You're such a clean freak. How could you let a guy you barely know move into your home?"
Su Xiyan chuckled lightly: "Don't forget, women are naturally attracted to strength. I told you before, only very capable men would attract me."
Recalling Chen Shuo's weak little puppy appearance, Cheng Xinran felt that what Su Xiyan said made a lot of sense.
As if afraid that Cheng Xinran wouldn't believe her, Su Xiyan continued explaining:
"Actually, there's another reason why I'm keeping Chen Shuo around."
Cheng Xinran blinked her big eyes and asked: "What reason is that? Good looking? Nice to look at?"
Su Xiyan glared at her.
Cheng Xinran quickly shut her mouth, thinking she had said something wrong.
Su Xiyan went on: "All demon hunters know that vampires' favorite thing is the blood of boys and girls. To them, it's an extremely sweet and delicious treat that few vampires can resist."
"A freshman like Chen Shuo, young, athletic, sunny, full of vibrant vitality. If you were a vampire, wouldn't you like blood like that?"
Cheng Xinran thought about it and nodded: "I would!"
"If it were a female vampire, she'd definitely like it even more. After all, it's got the full package of color, fragrance and taste!"
Having said that, Cheng Xinran even snickered.
Su Xiyan shot her a glare.
Cheng Xinran quickly closed her mouth, thinking she had said something wrong again.
Su Xiyan continued: "The vampires in Su City have also learned to conceal themselves now. Rather than go through the trouble of searching for them, why not just set up some fresh bait to lure them out themselves?"
Cheng Xinran suddenly understood: "Oh right! That's such a good idea, why didn't I think of that?"
"Oh no, I don't have the chance to find fresh bait like Chen Shuo!"
Using a matter-of-fact tone, Su Xiyan gave the most unconvincing excuse.
Yet Cheng Xinran believed it anyway, because she was Su Xiyan's best friend!
Cheng Xinran still didn't know that Chen Shuo was just a low-level vampire who had neglected leveling up. If she knew, this big mouth would probably let the whole demon hunting circle in Su City know that the newly promoted golden first-class demon hunter Su Xiyan was keeping a little vampire by her side.
After weighing things up, Su Xiyan still didn't tell her best friend Chen Shuo's true identity.
After sending Cheng Xinran home, Su Xiyan drove towards Haiyi Apartment while pondering some recent events.
When the Su City demon hunting system detected strong vampire energy, Chen Shuo happened to be within the detection range.
In addition there was last night's incident. One thing could be considered a coincidence, but two things in a row?
But Chen Shuo's level was just that of a rookie vampire who had neglected leveling up. There was no way to link him with powerful vampires.
This was too contradictory.
She couldn't figure it out and it didn't make sense, yet she still felt something was off.
It was as if strange things had started happening one after another since Chen Shuo appeared.
Su Xiyan's instincts had never been wrong before.
Better to be cautious. She would "interrogate" him properly when she got back!
Halfway there, Su Xiyan received a call from Chen Shuo: "What do you want for lunch? I'm buying groceries."
Su Xiyan thought for a moment before saying: "Anything is fine! Just don't let the flavor be too stimulating."
Chen Shuo deliberately teased her: "Stimulating? How stimulating?"
Su Xiyan: "Why not just have little vampire for lunch! Preferably a low-level one, easy to take down without much resistance, less trouble."
That'll teach you to be cheeky.
Chen Shuo didn't dare continue his verbal antics and obediently went to buy vegetables after hanging up.
Anyway, it was Su Xiyan's money, so Chen Shuo deliberately chose expensive ingredients.
Before long, he came out of the supermarket with bags big and small.
Seeing the bustling crowd at the supermarket entrance, Chen Shuo couldn't help swallowing.
His teeth also seemed to itch a little, as if fangs were about to come out.
Damn, he got up too late today and forgot to summon the system for his body enhancement fluid.
Vampires took blood as food, just like humans eating meals. After a period of time without feeding on blood, vampires would show symptoms like physical weakness.
After being forced to become a vampire, Chen Shuo still hadn't fed on blood before.
But he had the system! As long as he drank a bottle of the system's body enhancement fluid regularly, he'd be fine.
The pedestrians walked back and forth in front of Chen Shuo, like dishes laid out before him.
Luckily the symptoms weren't too serious this time. He could summon the system for enhancement fluid when he got home.
With this thought, Chen Shuo picked up the grocery bags and quickened his pace.
He hadn't gone far when Chen Shuo suddenly felt a chill down his back. He couldn't help shivering.
Glancing back, he saw Su Xiyan's white AMG somehow following silently behind him. With the sound turned off, the AMG glided smoothly and noiselessly on the flat road.
Su Xiyan signaled for Chen Shuo to get in the car.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Chen Shuo couldn't help but quip:
"I think you're the vampire here. So stealthy."
Su Xiyan drove on, her beautiful black gemstone eyes gazing into the distance ahead. She seemed to ask casually: "What ingredients did you buy?"
Chen Shuo's eyes flicked to the professionally dressed Su Xiyan. Her already rather short wrap skirt looked even shorter now due to the way she sat to drive.
Her fair, slender legs were wrapped in black stockings, the lines perfect beyond reproach.
But Chen Shuo didn't have the mind to appreciate these. To him, Su Xiyan's long legs were just good spots to suck blood from.
Su Xiyan was also aware of the change in Chen Shuo's gaze. She asked coldly: "I'm talking to you! What are you ogling at??"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
