In the end, Leng Qingqiu never found out what Gu Yan had gone to do.
Perhaps she forgot, or perhaps she simply didn’t want to ask anymore.
The night was quiet.
Gu Yan slept peacefully on the soft double bed.
Of course, there was no one else beside him.
Leng Qingqiu had chosen to sleep in another room with Leng Ling'er.
Why was his mind racing with so many thoughts?
Because he couldn’t sleep.
He didn’t know if it was some kind of premonition keeping him awake.
Then—
Tap... tap...
A faint sound of footsteps slowly reached Gu Yan’s ears.
His brow furrowed slightly.
Hmm...
The rhythm of those footsteps...
It sounded like bare feet padding across the floor...
The footsteps grew closer, stopping only when they reached his bedside.
Then—
Swish!
A soft, prickly sensation brushed against Gu Yan’s face.
That familiar scent... that feeling...
Gu Yan opened his eyes.
In an instant, a breathtakingly beautiful face filled his vision.
Seeing this, Gu Yan sighed, a mix of resignation and realization in his gaze as he looked up at the figure leaning over him, long hair cascading onto his face—
"Xiao Leng, I knew it was you."
Gu Yan studied Xiao Leng, whose expression remained as impassive as ever.
The only difference was that she was sitting on the edge of the bed, her body slightly bent as she leaned down, as if carefully admiring Gu Yan’s sleeping face.
Xiao Leng, noticing Gu Yan’s unsurprised reaction, asked, "You knew I was coming."
"No, but I had a feeling you would."
Gu Yan paused, locking eyes with her. "Anyway, could you get off me first?"
After a tense silence that lasted over ten seconds, Xiao Leng slowly straightened up and sat calmly on the bed.
Gu Yan propped himself up against the headboard.
Xiao Leng cut straight to the point. "When are you planning to act?"
"Act," of course, referred to Gu Yan’s plan to seize the Dagger of Night.
"After the annual gathering."
"That’s in two days. Do you have a specific time?"
Ugh... Why does this feel like reporting to a superior?
Gu Yan thought for a moment before confirming again, "The Power of Night has weakened significantly, but it’s not completely gone yet."
"You’re Leng Qingqiu’s second personality. Can you sense how long it’ll take for the Power of Night to completely fade from her?"
Xiao Leng gave him a measured look. "You’re being cautious."
After a brief pause, she replied, "At most, half a month. If you don’t act by then..."
Her voice grew solemn as she fixed her gaze on Gu Yan. "The Night will choose a new Night King to replace Leng Qingqiu—and that new Night King will be me."
"The primary and secondary personalities will reverse."
Hearing this, Gu Yan’s expression hardened slightly.
Truthfully, he had already considered this possibility, which was why he felt the timeline was tight.
Hearing it from Xiao Leng only confirmed his suspicions.
It seemed... he had to act right after the annual gathering.
"Understood."
Gu Yan nodded, then gave Xiao Leng a puzzled look. "But why are you telling me this?"
"Wouldn’t reversing the personalities be a good thing for you?"
"......"
Xiao Leng fell silent for a moment before pressing a hand to her chest, murmuring in a rare display of confusion, "I don’t know."
"Just..."
She met Gu Yan’s eyes and said slowly, "I felt like I should tell you."
Gu Yan averted his gaze. "......"
He cleared his throat. "You called me by my name."
"Yes. So what?"
"So what..."
Gu Yan didn’t respond.
For a moment, the two lapsed into a strangely comfortable silence.
Hiss...
This was awkward. He didn’t know what to say.
Xiao Leng was a peculiar presence in Gu Yan’s life. She was Leng Qingqiu’s second personality, yet he had shared so much with her—even conspired with her.
It was complicated.
But the real reason Gu Yan felt so restrained around her...
Was because of those memory bubbles.
The fragments of different memories had given him some unsettling thoughts.
Why did these memory bubbles appear every time his bond with Xiao Leng deepened?
Once could be dismissed as coincidence, but twice, three times...
Did that mean...
These memories might, in some way, be connected to Xiao Leng?
He didn’t dare dwell on it. The truth might be something he couldn’t bear to face.
Hmm... Why wasn’t Xiao Leng leaving?
She usually vanished by now.
Gu Yan looked up to find Xiao Leng still watching him, which prompted him to ask, "Is there something else?"
Xiao Leng continued staring at him, her tone indifferent. "Can’t I stay if there’s nothing else?"
"I mean... you can..."
"Then it’s settled."
End of discussion.
Gu Yan didn’t want to dig deeper into the mystery of the memory bubbles, yet ignoring them felt like inviting disaster.
It was a dilemma.
New memory bubbles appeared when his bond with Xiao Leng strengthened, but pursuing that path filled him with guilt.
Even though he hadn’t done anything improper with her—and he didn’t even understand how their bond kept deepening on its own.
"Gu Yan."
Xiao Leng’s voice abruptly cut through his thoughts.
"Do you... like music?"
Gu Yan’s heart lurched violently.
But he forced a puzzled expression, blinking at her in confusion. "Huh?"
Xiao Leng studied his eyes intently.
After a long pause—
"Never mind."
She stood and walked toward a swirling black void that had appeared before her.
Just before stepping into it, she glanced back and said, "Don’t forget the plan."
Hum!
She vanished.
And Gu Yan’s expression... turned grave.
Music...
Wasn’t that what his last memory fragment was about? Forming a band?
And that flicker of emotion in Xiao Leng’s eyes when she asked...
Was it an act?
Or... genuine?
A headache pulsed behind Gu Yan’s temples.
His gaze darkened with complexity.
No way... Does Xiao Leng know about these memories too?
Are they connected to her?
But then how do I explain the first two memories?
Different worlds?
Parallel universes?
Or... am I being reborn over and over? Resetting? But why does the world change each time?
What... is the truth?
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."
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?!
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.
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
