Early the next morning.
Gu Yan began his morning exercise routine.
As he jogged around the track inside the villa grounds, he chatted with Old Gao beside him: "Today we're going to visit Hope's Light to check out our new organization."
Old Gao, who was accompanying Gu Yan on his run, showed a hint of confusion when he heard the words "Hope's Light."
"Hope's Light? Young Master, isn't that place supposed to be abandoned?"
Gu Yan nodded: "Exactly, being abandoned makes it perfect as a base for our organization."
As he spoke, Gu Yan recalled the background of Hope's Light.
In the original story.
Hope's Light was a facility funded by Yan Xing Group, supposedly built to provide hope for underprivileged children.
According to the original plan.
This 3,200-acre property was meant to be developed into a small self-contained township.
It would have included school buildings, comprising classrooms, laboratories, a library, administrative offices, and student dormitories.
They were also planning to staff it with first-class teachers.
Additionally, it would have featured a small amusement park, residential areas, dining districts, shopping zones, and more.
Unfortunately... construction only completed the school buildings before the development plan fell through.
Yan Xing Group withdrew their funding, and according to inside information, this was because Long Zaitian had already become the face of Yan Xing Group by then.
He believed that building Hope's Light was a complete money-losing venture, purely charitable work.
So they abandoned it, planning to build suburban villas on the land instead.
Thinking about this, Gu Yan smiled slightly - it certainly fit Long Zaitian's value system.
Old Gao nodded and asked curiously: "Young Master, there's something I've wanted to ask since we were on the building rooftop."
"Young Master, have you... really become the Night King?"
"Is our organization going to be the Night Organization?"
The Night King was a terrifying figure who controlled the Night Organization. It wasn't his formidable cultivation that people feared most.
There were plenty of powerful people, and many who were more ruthless than the Night King, but none had faced simultaneous attacks from so many factions.
The Night King was truly frightening for many reasons! One of them was his mysterious ability to absorb others' souls for cultivation!
Another was... his dagger named "Night"!!
The Gu Family hadn't participated in the siege against the Night Organization, actually due to some past relationships.
After all, Old Master Gu and Leng Qingqiu's grandfather had been close friends.
That's why they chose not to kick the Leng Family while they were down during the siege.
But there was no denying that the Night Organization and the Night King were absolutely terrifying existences!
However.
Gu Yan pursed his lips: "Don't be ridiculous, how could I possibly be the Night King."
"I'm just borrowing the name of Night."
"By the way, Old Gao, you were right about one thing - our organization will indeed be called Night, and you'll be my right-hand man."
"Would you like to give yourself a more impressive title?"
"Something like 'The Heart-Shattering Elder'?"
Old Gao, watching his young master's enthusiasm and considering this title might stick with him for life, slowly shook his head: "No thanks, I'll come up with something myself later."
"That's fine, just let me know when you decide, Old Gao."
Seeing Gu Yan smile and run ahead again, Old Gao's face also broke into a smile.
Probably... even the Gu Family head and Madam Su don't know about these things...
The Gu Family's death warriors were very special - once inherited by someone, they would only recognize that person.
Which meant.
When Gu Tianming transferred those ten death warriors to Gu Yan, it was already determined that they would only obey Gu Yan alone.
Even Old Master Gu couldn't command those ten death warriors!
Watching Gu Yan's back, Old Gao shook his head with an amused smile.
Now, the world was about to get interesting again.
As time slowly passed.
Just as Gu Yan was about to finish his exercise.
"Gu Yan! Gu Yan!"
An excited voice called from behind.
Gu Yan turned to look, showing a hint of surprise.
He saw Yan Qingqing, the young miss of the Yan family whom he had made cry at the Yama Palace banquet, running toward him while waving her arms.
She was one of Xiao Lin's harem members in the original story, and a masochist.
Thinking of this, Gu Yan quickened his pace for a final sprint.
Yan Qingqing had previously visited the Gu Family looking for Gu Yan.
But she hadn't managed to meet him. Now that she'd finally encountered him during his morning run, she had wanted to say hello, but he suddenly accelerated.
"You jerk!"
Yan Qingqing stamped her foot, disrupting her rhythm as she chased after him: "Gu Yan, wait up!"
Fifteen minutes later.
Gu Yan finished his exercise, and Yan Qingqing came running up, panting heavily.
"You! Why did you run so fast when you saw me!! Am I some kind of scary creature?!"
After catching her breath, Yan Qingqing looked up at Gu Yan with gritted teeth.
He pursed his lips, twisted his neck, and said with a look of disdain: "Please, are we that close? Why should I wait for you?"
!!
Heart-throbbing! So heart-throbbing!
That look of disdain! Completely different from those who just flatter me!
Man! You've caught my attention!
Yan Qingqing's heart was racing, feeling extremely satisfied inside, while her face showed displeasure: "Hey! Didn't we already meet at the banquet?"
"The Gu Family and Yan Family are both among Jianghai's Four Great Families, shouldn't we communicate properly?"
"This lady personally came to talk to you, shouldn't you stop immediately... Hey! What are you doing, Gu Yan!"
As she was speaking, she saw Gu Yan had already turned and was walking away, waving his hand: "Alright, alright, just be quiet."
"If you want to communicate, let's do it properly at the family annual meeting."
"Don't get the wrong idea, Miss Yan..."
He turned his head, looking at Yan Qingqing with disdain: "I'm a married man, please keep your distance."
Hearing this, she first froze, then showed an expression of satisfaction, wiping her mouth: "Hehe... so domineering.... I like it...."
"The Gu Family's annual meeting, is it?"
Good!
She would definitely get her father to talk to those Gu Family business owners, make them vote for Gu Yan!
Meanwhile, on Gu Yan's side.
He had certainly noticed Yan Qingqing's satisfied expression, and couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
No, ever since he obtained the [Complete Pure Love Constitution].
Many people from the original story around him seemed to be getting stranger and stranger.
Thinking about Long Zaitian, Wang Yulan, Bai Jun, You Xingxue...
Gu Yan couldn't help but feel that they all had some strange thoughts about him.
Speaking of which, weren't Yan Qingqing's symptoms a bit severe too?
Should he continue pursuing Yan Qingqing's storyline?
But as soon as this thought appeared, Gu Yan shook his head.
To be safe, he absolutely couldn't allow any possibility of Xiao Lin rising up!
Although handling things this way gave Gu Yan an uneasy feeling, in various ways.
He fell silent for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile.
Well, surely nothing too outrageous would happen.
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."
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!"
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
] [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!"
