Evening.
Jianghai High School.
At the school gate, Bai Qionglan sat in a luxurious car that had come to pick her up. She poked her head out and waved goodbye to Leng Ling'er, "Well, Ling'er sis, I'm off then!"
"Alright, alright, you'd better get going!"
Leng Ling'er pouted and waved her hand dismissively.
At the same time, she felt a bit gloomy inside. How annoying, why was that loser Gu so slow in sending someone to pick her up today?
Bai Qionglan seemed very happy today. After rolling up the window, she had the driver start the car.
Seeing her best friend leave, the entire school gate gradually emptied until only she remained.
"Ahhh!! They forgot about me again!"
Leng Ling'er angrily kicked at the concrete ground. It was the same last time, and now they had forgotten her again.
The next second.
A luxury car pulled up in front of Leng Ling'er. Click, the back door opened automatically.
It revealed a face Leng Ling'er hadn't expected to see.
Gu Yan sat inside with a smile on his face. "What's wrong? Who's bullying my Ling'er?"
Leng Ling'er froze for a moment, then quickly let out a cold snort. She stomped over fiercely and slammed the car door shut.
After doing all this, she finally glared at Gu Yan viciously: "Why are you here to pick me up?"
"Hmm, why can't it be me?"
Gu Yan shrugged and asked with a smile, "You don't want it to be me?"
Although Leng Ling'er felt delighted inside upon hearing this, she wouldn't show it on the surface: "Who wants you to come pick me up? I've already made your subordinates my little minions. I want my minions to come pick me up!"
She shouted arrogantly.
Gu Yan recalled the tearful report his subordinate had given him earlier — Young Master, Miss Ling'er insists I call her Big Sis, otherwise she'll hit me. I don't dare fight back...
He smiled lightly: "If that's the case, shall I let you out of the car and call my subordinate over?"
As soon as Leng Ling'er heard this, her head shook like a rattle drum: "Stop, stop, stop!! Ahem! It's fine that you came to pick me up today. It'd be okay if you keep coming in the future too!"
She coughed dryly and emphasized: "Don't misunderstand, it's just that I'm a bit more familiar with you, loser Gu."
As she said this, Leng Ling'er was actually feeling a bit nervous inside.
She was afraid Gu Yan would really take her words seriously and let her out to call someone else to pick her up.
Gu Yan helplessly rubbed her head and complained: "What an honest little brat."
Under her pretend angry gaze, Gu Yan said: "Old Gao, let's head back."
"Yes, young master."
Gu Yan had already withdrawn his hand, while Leng Ling'er covered her head with both hands, grumbling: "Smelly loser Gu, stupid loser Gu, don't you know randomly touching people's heads will stunt their growth?"
"Hmm? What did you say?"
"Nothing! Nothing at all!"
"Is that so?"
Gu Yan said, his gaze intentionally or unintentionally looking towards a certain direction outside the window. He asked, "How's Ling'er's school life recently? I heard several of your good friends transferred schools?"
"Do you feel lonely?"
Hearing these words, the happiness in Leng Ling'er's eyes instantly dimmed.
She sighed, saying with some dejection: "Xiaowei and the others' parents found out about the KTV incident. They strongly demanded to transfer their schools."
"I do feel lonely, but it's okay. I still have Qionglan to keep me company."
Hearing this name.
Gu Yan retracted his gaze from the window and casually asked: "Bai Qionglan?"
Leng Ling'er was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said with a hint of annoyance: "Yes, but you seem to remember her very clearly, loser Gu! Don't tell me you really want to be her brother-in-law!"
"I didn't know you were that kind of person!"
Hearing this, Gu Yan sighed helplessly: "I admire your train of thought. The Bai family's young miss only has herself and a brother named Bai Jun. Who exactly am I supposed to be a brother-in-law to?"
Hearing this, Leng Ling'er knew she had misspoken, but still stubbornly said: "Who says it can't be two men! What if you have that kind of preference!"
Hiss!
This brat!
Gu Yan took a deep breath. Smack!
He pinched both of Leng Ling'er's cheeks, causing her to struggle constantly: "Mmph mmph ahh, smelly loser, let me go!"
However, Gu Yan paid no attention and looked at Leng Ling'er with a kind face, saying: "Listen here, you little brat. Let me tell you, your brother-in-law's aesthetic tastes and sexual orientation are both very normal!"
"You...!"
But as he spoke, Gu Yan noticed Leng Ling'er's cheeks turning red, her eyes not daring to look at him.
Helplessly, Gu Yan let go of his hands and shook his head, saying mercilessly: "I'm going to confiscate all the romance novels you've hidden in your bedside table."
"You! How can you do this!"
Leng Ling'er had been lowering her head out of embarrassment, not daring to look at Gu Yan, but upon hearing this she instantly became unhappy.
"I'll return them to you after you finish your college entrance exams."
Gu Yan's face was merciless.
"You demon!"
"Hehe, someone who calls her own brother-in-law gay has no right to say that."
"How can you be like this!"
Leng Ling'er closed her eyes in despair, feeling like life had lost all hope.
Meanwhile, Gu Yan felt a headache coming on. Having such a troublesome little sister-in-law was really a hassle.
But well... He really hadn't expected that one of the main characters would like Ling'er this much. It was almost to the point of being creepy.
Hiding in one spot every day just to watch Leng Ling'er - thinking about it, it really was obsessive.
Gu Yan pursed his lips. Mei Xue, you should take a good look at your brother. Anyway, they won't be seeing each other after this.
Forget it, no need to think about it anymore. He should consider what to have for dinner tonight.
A moment later.
He seemed to think of something, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up. If he remembered correctly, Qingqiu seemed to have quite a sweet tooth.
After all, there was a scene describing her frantically adding sugar while drinking coffee.
On the other side.
In a corner, Deng Feng stood there, staring intently at the departing luxury car.
Every day after school, he would stand here watching Leng Ling'er go home. Previously, it had always been that man's subordinates coming to pick up Leng Ling'er.
So he felt very happy and relaxed in his heart. Just being able to watch Leng Ling'er like this was already a wonderful thing for him.
But today...
A wave of unwillingness and disappointment welled up in Deng Feng's heart.
"Ling'er's boyfriend came to pick her up..."
Deng Feng's eyes were filled with sadness and loss. He thought for a moment and walked to the school gate.
Looking around, he then crouched down and reached out to pick up the scattered pebbles on the ground one by one.
He muttered to himself: "This way Ling'er won't trip and fall over the pebbles..."
In the distance.
A man with glasses said to a short old man beside him: "Sect Master, what do you think?"
The old man remained silent. His cloudy gaze showed a hint of satisfaction when he looked at Deng Feng: "Someone who thinks of others like this and is willing to sacrifice himself... very much in line with the principles of our Black Tortoise Gate."
"Let this child practice the Black Tortoise Gate's techniques. He will definitely be able to restore the glory of the Black Tortoise Gate!"
"Go talk to him. There's a pure Black Tortoise energy in his body... He's most likely one of the chosen ones destined to save the world in the ancient prophecy!"
"Yes, Sect Master."
But just as he finished speaking, the man with glasses saw a group of people walking towards Deng Feng.
It was Wang Zilin and his group.
The man with glasses was startled and was about to go stop them.
However, the old man shook his head and said calmly: "Wait a moment. Don't stop them."
"...Alright, Sect Master."
The man with glasses hesitated for a moment, but still chose to observe.

s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!

to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”

his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…

nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.