Unlike the other trapped martial artists, the scene around Gu Yan was entirely different.
The atmosphere between the two was slightly peculiar.
Leng Qingqiu’s expression stiffened—had she just heard Gu Yan call her... *Qingqiu*?
But... that couldn’t be possible!
Her disguise was flawless. There was no way Gu Yan could have seen through it.
Oh, right—he must have misspoken. Or... was he testing her?
Leng Qingqiu decided she had to keep up the act of being Leng Bingning.
She cleared her throat awkwardly. "Qingqiu? What are you talking about, little brother?"
"My sister isn’t here."
"Or are you already hallucinating?"
Seeing Leng Qingqiu still playing her role, Gu Yan couldn’t help but smirk. "Qingqiu, you’re adorable when you’re into roleplay."
"Why did you disguise yourself as your sister to protect me? Was it because you were too shy to admit it?"
The moment those words left his mouth—
*Hiss!!* He actually knew?!
".........!!!"
Leng Qingqiu’s eye twitched, her composure crumbling.
And now that she’d been exposed but kept pretending, the whole thing just felt unbearably embarrassing. She had no idea what to do.
*What now?*
*What should I do?*
How was she supposed to explain that the supposedly blind and powerless young lady of the Leng Family actually had extraordinary martial prowess?
*Xiao Leng, what do I do?!*
[...]
[*I told you not to do something so foolish, but you wouldn’t listen.*]
Xiao Leng sighed, though she also found it amusing. *Hmph, seems I still understand our furnace better.*
After all, she’d already guessed that Gu Yan knew Leng Qingqiu was pretending to be someone else.
[*Just tell him the truth, other me. It’ll save you the embarrassment.*]
*Ugh...*
Leng Qingqiu inwardly groaned. *How did it come to this?*
On the surface—
*Snap!*
With a resigned sigh, she flicked her fingers lightly.
In an instant, the image of Leng Bingning vanished, replaced by Leng Qingqiu’s true appearance.
Her face was tinged with a faint blush of humiliation from being exposed. She crossed her arms and lifted her chin defiantly, as if saying, *Yes, I was acting. What are you gonna do about it?*
"Hmph! Happy now? That’s right, it was me!"
She paused, then added, "Don’t get the wrong idea. I was only protecting you because I didn’t want Ling'er to miss out on your cooking!"
Seeing this, Gu Yan’s interest was piqued. He stood up and finally took Leng Qingqiu’s hand without hesitation. "Got it, got it. All for the sake of your little sister, right?"
"But still..."
As he spoke, he idly rubbed her hand, thoroughly enjoying himself.
*Ahhh... Qingqiu! That familiar softness!*
He grinned. "Who knew you were hiding such skills? You fooled everyone—even me."
Leng Qingqiu flushed at his words. With a light huff, she pulled her hand away from his wandering fingers. "Now that you know my secret, what do you plan to do about it?"
"What do I plan to do? You kept calling me 'little brother' while pretending to be your sister."
Gu Yan smirked, undeterred, and wrapped an arm around her waist, leaning in to whisper by her ear, "Do you like that kind of roleplay?"
"Or should I prove to you just how much of a 'little brother' I really am?"
*!!!*
*He actually said that?!*
"Pervert!"
Leng Qingqiu’s heart raced wildly. Her ears burned red as she shoved him away, lips trembling slightly. "What nonsense are you spouting?!"
"I only said that to stay in character!"
*No, no—Leng Qingqiu, calm down.*
*Remember all those romance dramas you binge-watched after learning how to use electronics?*
*You memorized all the strategies. This is a battle of love—if you blush, you lose.*
*So—*
She forced herself to steady her breathing, then grabbed Gu Yan’s collar threateningly. "Don’t you dare tell Ling'er about this!"
"About what?"
Gu Yan raised his hands in mock surrender. "That you like roleplaying?"
Leng Qingqiu’s face reddened further. "Tch! I mean the fact that I’m actually a martial artist!"
*Oh, that’s all?*
Gu Yan nodded repeatedly. "Fine, fine. But Qingqiu, if you want me to keep quiet..."
He paused, catching her hand again with a playful grin. "Just saying it isn’t enough."
Leng Qingqiu immediately saw where this was going and scoffed. "Blackmailing me?"
"What exactly do you want?"
At this moment, Gu Yan had yet to realize the gravity of the situation.
He rubbed Leng Qingqiu's chilly hands and cleared his throat awkwardly. "It's nothing, just... we haven't been, well, intimate in a while. Could we... Ouch, ow ow ow!!!"
Before he could finish, Gu Yan found his ear twisted sharply by Leng Qingqiu's deft fingers. Her deceptively gentle voice followed: "Intimate?"
"You want intimacy? After I rushed here worried sick, putting myself in danger just to protect you?"
"And all you can think about is this? Do you even realize how perilous this place is?"
Leng Qingqiu fumed inwardly—what kind of man fantasizes about such things at a time like this?
But—
She bit her lip. Gu Yan had been pushing himself relentlessly at the Martial Arts Division, and now, trapped in this forbidden zone, his stress must be unbearable. His forced nonchalance was likely just a coping mechanism.
She scanned their surroundings. The area did seem secure.
And... she had kept secrets from him too. That was her fault.
Most importantly...
It had been quite some time since they last... exchanged fluids.
So...
"Just this once..."
"Don’t expect me to ever do this outdoors with you again..." Leng Qingqiu muttered, her cheeks burning with mortification.
Gu Yan perked up instantly. "Once! Absolutely just once!"
Little Cold (Xiao Leng): ["...Other Me, you’ve become a stranger to me."]
"Shut up! What do you know?!"
Little Cold: ["??"]
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
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?!
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."
