Later, I heard...
Liu Ruyan was overwhelmingly grateful to Chu Yang...
She just threw her arms around him, crying her eyes out.
Saying things like, "What did I do wrong?"
"I'm just a little clumsy at work, a bit passive in my tasks, and maybe a tiny bit wicked as a person."
"But I'm positive and optimistic, and my heart is pure and resolute..."
"Why? Why doesn't President Shen like me?"
"Why did the kidnappers have to target me?"
Rumor has it that Chu Yang's mouth was twitching so hard at the time he almost had a stroke.
Lady, who the hell would want to like you?
Like you for your brain damage? Like you for your stupidity?
Like you for causing trouble and putting on airs?
Like you for your stubbornness as you hold back your sorrow, staring at the sky to keep your tears from falling?
But, for Shen Yuan's sake, Chu Yang forcefully endured it all!
As expected of an Immortal Emperor, his acting skills were top-notch!
He somehow managed to escort Liu Ruyan back home.
I heard that when he was leaving her house, he couldn't hold back...
And knocked her out with a single slap!
Time flew by...
Another week passed...
Shen Yuan was living a pretty comfortable life.
During the day, he'd beat up Chu Yang, farming forty to fifty thousand villain points.
At night, he'd go deal with Liu Ruyan, farming another tens of thousands of villain points!
It's just that I heard...
Chu Yang seemed to have gotten himself entangled with Liu Ruyan!
On this day...
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for advancing to the early stage of Foundation Establishment!"
The system's voice rang out.
Shen Yuan felt the power surging within him and smirked. "System, add points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for advancing to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment!"
The system said calmly.
A massive amount of power erupted within his body once again.
"Ding! Would the host like to continue adding points?"
The system asked.
Glancing at his villain points, Shen Yuan silently did some calculations.
Upgrading to the peak of Foundation Establishment wouldn't be a problem!
Even soaring straight to the Golden Core stage wouldn't be an issue.
"No need, save them!"
"Just in case I run into an enemy I can't beat later..."
"I'll break through on the spot and scare the living daylights out of them!"
Shen Yuan stretched lazily.
He still had five hundred thousand villain points left. Feels awesome!
"System, see? This is the right way to do things!"
Shen Yuan cackled.
If I wasn't cooperating with the protagonist, how could I farm so many villain points in such a short time?
If I were enemies with Chu Yang, how could he let me beat him up like this?
Being enemies means fighting to the death.
Win-win cooperation!
System: "..."
I, Sys...
Am so freaking impressed!
"One hundred and eighty thousand of those belong to Chu Yang!"
Shen Yuan pulled out a pair of gloves and put them on. "Time to go deal with Chu Yang!"
Shen Yuan walked with a swagger, heading straight for the room of his mobile villain point ATM!
With a loud crash, he kicked the door open.
Chu Yang was sitting cross-legged on the bed cultivating. Hearing the door getting kicked in, he didn't even bat an eyelid. "Coming, coming!"
"How many doors have you replaced these past few days?"
Chu Yang hopped off the bed with a smile on his lips. "I've finished drinking the Marrow Cleansing Dew. Exchange for another bottle for me!"
"A mere bottle of Marrow Cleansing Dew? I'm sitting on a massive fortune of hundreds of thousands right now!"
Shen Yuan chuckled. "Come on, get into position. I'm about to make my move!"
Chu Yang smirked. "Bring it on, my dear friend!"
Crackle, smack, bang...
After a friendly exchange that netted him several thousand villain points, Shen Yuan casually slung the blanket Chu Yang had just bought over his shoulder.
"What are you doing!?"
Chu Yang said speechlessly. "You've got your eyes on my blanket? Next, you'll be eyeing my bedsheets, won't you?"
"And after that, you'll be eyeing me?"
Chu Yang clutched his chest. "Brother, you must stay calm. Do not go down the wrong path!"
"Get lost!"
"I just thought this blanket looked pretty comfortable."
"When I go to Liu Ruyan's place tonight, I can lie down and take a break when I get tired from beating her."
Shen Yuan yawned.
"Is there really nothing else you want?"
Shen Yuan asked suddenly, "You've saved up one hundred and eighty thousand villain points with me!"
"Just save them for now..."
"The Qi Condensation stage is too awkward!"
"I can't use the good stuff, and the bad stuff is just making do..."
"Once I reach Foundation Establishment, I'll be able to use the good stuff!"
Chu Yang yawned. "In a week at most, I'll be able to break through to Foundation Establishment!"
Shen Yuan raised his middle finger. Suddenly, Uncle Gou's voice rang out.
"Young Master Chu Yang!"
"That Liu Ruyan is here!"
"She's clamoring about repaying your kindness again!"
Uncle Gou said.
Chu Yang instantly stiffened.
"Why is she here again?"
"Repay my kindness? I think she's here for revenge!"
Chu Yang said, heartbroken. "I shouldn't have listened to you and provoked her back then!"
"Speaking of which, Yuanzi, you made me get close to Liu Ruyan back then..."
"And it hasn't been of any freaking use at all!"
Chu Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Just for fun!" Shen Yuan grinned.
Chu Yang cursed inwardly.
"Hurry up and get out!"
Shen Yuan tossed Chu Yang out.
Chu Yang: o(╥﹏╥)o
...
Liu Ruyan stood at the door, wearing a faded dress that had been washed white, holding a plastic bag in her hand.
She had a pitiful expression on her face, and the moment she saw Chu Yang, her eyes turned red.
Chu Yang: "..."
Look at that, her tears are falling on command again!
"Young Master Chu Yang!"
Liu Ruyan beamed with joy the moment she saw Chu Yang.
"No, no, no. I've told you many times!"
"I like things firsthand, not secondhand!"
"Don't come any closer!"
Chu Yang hurriedly waved his hands. "I don't need you to repay any kindness. Hurry up and leave, otherwise I'll..."
Liu Ruyan's tears instantly fell as she choked out, "I know, I know I'm not good enough for you, and I'm not good enough for President Shen."
"But my heart..."
"My heart belongs to President Shen!"
"And my soul belongs to you!"
Liu Ruyan said timidly.
Chu Yang covered his face.
How exactly did this person manage to make emotional infidelity sound so fresh and refined?
No, wait. Shen Yuan had never accepted her.
This wasn't emotional infidelity at all.
This Liu Ruyan was clearly setting the stage to become a master manipulator!
Bang!
Uncle Gou slowly strolled up behind Liu Ruyan and slapped her on the back of the head.
"Alright, the show's over!"
"Guards, throw her out!"
Uncle Gou said.
"Yes, sir!"
Two bodyguards stepped forward, grabbed Liu Ruyan by the arms, and tossed her right out.
"Young Master, Young Master Chu Yang!"
"Mr. Xiao Ce is here!"
Uncle Gou said calmly.
"Where is he?"
Shen Yuan asked.
"Right here..."
On the sofa at the back of the hall, Xiao Ce waved his hand speechlessly. "I've been here for over ten minutes, and neither of you have paid me any attention since you came down!"
He was holding Shi Yuanyuan, dressed in casual clothes, his posture tall and straight.
Beside him was a beautiful woman, looking at him with a gentle expression.
That was Shi Zhihan.
Shen Yuan's eyes lit up.
The God of War had finally finished his business!
Shen Yuan smiled broadly. "Welcome, welcome!"
Welcome, my villain point ATM is in position!
Xiao Ce smiled, carrying a hint of flattery. "Young Master Shen, thank you for taking care of Yuanyuan. I brought you some local specialties from the border. They're all good stuff!"
Shi Yuanyuan ran to Shen Yuan's side and hugged his leg.
Looking up with her little face, she took out a piece of drawing paper and said sweetly, "Daddy—no, Uncle Shen, I drew a picture for you. Look!"
Shen Yuan took it, looked down, and saw three little stick figures drawn on the paper.
One figure holding a stick, another covering his head with both hands, and a tiny little girl.
Beside them was a line of crooked handwriting...
Uncle Shen and Uncle Chu Yang are fighting!
Yuanyuan is cheering them on!
Shen Yuan's mouth twitched.
Xiao Ce: ????
Daughter, what on earth is this mess you've drawn!?
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!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
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."
