Su Luo quickly calculated in his mind.
It seemed a bit difficult.
"Don't be nervous, I won’t attack you."
"Do I look like someone who’s easy to fool?"
Su Luo couldn’t bring himself to trust Nangong Xiyun. After all, he was now part of the Heavenly Demon Sect, and the fate of the Heavenly Demon Sect earlier was no secret.
Su Luo had already prepared for the worst. This might be the toughest challenge he’d faced since his rebirth.
"Let’s take a walk and chat," Nangong Xiyun said calmly, walking ahead at a leisurely pace, leaving behind an enigmatic silhouette.
Huh?
What was she planning?
"I wonder what Peak Master Nangong wants to talk about?" Su Luo asked, pretending to be calm as he followed her.
To be honest, Su Luo had no idea what to talk about with Nangong Xiyun. It would’ve been much easier if there were a third person present.
"How have you been lately?" Nangong Xiyun asked in a calm tone.
"Are you asking about Little Yu? She’s been doing well."
"I’m asking about you."
"Me?"
Should I make myself sound pitiful so she might let me go?
"I’ve been great. No work, just lounging around all day."
"Is that so?"
Nangong Xiyun’s voice remained calm, making it impossible for Su Luo to guess what she was thinking. Her hands didn’t move, and it felt like they were just forcing a conversation.
Nangong Xiyun was also pondering what topic to bring up with Su Luo.
And she couldn’t use A’yun’s way of speaking—it would be too easy to expose herself.
Suddenly, she thought of a good topic.
She decided to tease Su Luo a little.
"Su Luo, I’ll go with you to the Heavenly Demon Sect. I’ll join the Heavenly Demon Sect."
Su Luo’s eyes widened as he stared at Nangong Xiyun.
"I didn’t hear you clearly. What did you say?"
"The Seven Stars Sword Sect is too boring. There’s no challenge. I want to seek excitement. Maybe the Heavenly Demon Sect is where I belong," Nangong Xiyun said, tilting her head at a 45-degree angle, her tone slightly melancholic yet serious.
"No, no! The Heavenly Demon Sect is terrible."
But Nangong Xiyun looked serious as she said, "But Little Yu has already gone there. I don’t see why I shouldn’t."
Little Yu’s status couldn’t compare to yours! You’ve been famous for so long. Do you think the Heavenly Demon Sect would even accept you?
"No, no, no! How could you even think that? Please, don’t. The Heavenly Demon Sect can’t handle someone like you."
Su Luo was panicking. Was she serious? If she joined the Heavenly Demon Sect, the plot would be completely derailed.
Then Su Luo noticed the faint smile on Nangong Xiyun’s face.
"So Peak Master Nangong was just joking. That wasn’t a very good joke."
"Haha, how do you know I’m joking? Do you even know me?" Nangong Xiyun retorted.
How should he answer that? He knew her to some extent, but he hadn’t expected Nangong Xiyun to joke with him, which was why he’d panicked.
"I don’t know you well, but from what I’ve heard, Peak Master Nangong would never do something like that."
"If you say that, then I’ll do the opposite. I don’t like being told what to do."
You don’t like being told what to do? Fine, I’ll call your bluff.
"Then you won’t let me go?"
"Fine, I’ll let you go."
"Then you’ll join the Heavenly Demon Sect?"
"I’ll join."
"You said you don’t like being told what to do."
"Do you want me to listen to you or not? Should I not let you go?"
Su Luo wasn’t going to be led around anymore. "I can’t make decisions for you. What you do is entirely up to you."
"Not necessarily. Maybe I’ll actually listen to you."
For a moment, Su Luo thought he saw Nangong Xiyun smile.
Indeed, Nangong Xiyun was struggling to hold back her laughter. It was rare to see Su Luo so flustered.
He always acted like he had everything under control.
But with her professional training, she usually didn’t laugh.
Su Luo thought Nangong Xiyun was acting strange. He needed to leave as soon as possible.
"Peak Master Nangong, you can stop here. We’ve walked together and talked. There’s nothing left to say. Are you letting me go or not?"
If not, he’d have to make a run for it, even if it meant looking a bit pathetic.
"Alright, take care."
Su Luo thought he was hallucinating again.
Take care? To me?
"Peak Master Nangong, you’re scaring me."
"Really? I think you’re the one who’s scared. I wouldn’t dare provoke you."
Su Luo couldn’t tell if Nangong Xiyun was joking or serious.
She must be joking.
"Please, I’m just a small demon disciple. I’m not worth such words from Peak Master Nangong."
"What about in the future?"
"That’s hard to say."
"So, take care."
There’s no logical connection there. Su Luo couldn’t understand why Nangong Xiyun would tell him to take care.
Time to leave. He needed to get out of here quickly.
Su Luo tentatively took a few steps and noticed that Nangong Xiyun was still standing there, not stopping him.
It seemed she really was letting him go.
Just as Su Luo was about to pick up the pace, someone called out from behind.
"Su Luo!"
It was Li Siyi. Alright, let’s see what she had to say.
Li Siyi quickly caught up to Su Luo.
"Su Luo, what did Master say to you just now?"
From a distance, Li Siyi had seen her master talking to Su Luo, but by the time she arrived, her master had already left.
Of course, she had to leave. She needed to transform back into A’yun before Su Luo noticed.
"She said she wanted to join the Heavenly Demon Sect. Isn’t that ridiculous?"
"Master would never joke like that with you," Li Siyi said, surprised. She didn’t know her master was capable of such jokes.
"I don’t know either. Shouldn’t you know your master better?"
"Speaking of which, I think I’ve upset Master lately," Li Siyi said with a hint of worry.
"How so?"
"Recently, she’s been coming and going mysteriously. That’s not all. Every time she returns, she puts me through rigorous training. I’ve suffered a lot."
"Isn’t that a good thing? She’s paying attention to you."
"It feels like more than just attention. Do you think I’ve made Master unhappy?"
"How would I know?"
Li Siyi walked with Su Luo for a while longer. The situation had already been decided, so they might as well enjoy the outcome.
There were still many things she wanted to say to Su Luo.
"Su Luo, what if I joined the Heavenly Demon Sect too?"
"Are you also joking with me?"
"Also? Was I that obvious? You saw right through me."
"Of course. If you’d said it before your master, it might’ve had some effect. But I know you better than I know your master. I wouldn’t have believed it for a second."
"Hmph, don’t be so confident. I have secrets you don’t know about too."
The secret, of course, was the diary. It was a key item that connected the two of them.
Though Li Siyi was sure Su Luo didn’t know she’d read his diary cover to cover.
"Having secrets doesn’t matter. Everyone has secrets. But after everything we’ve been through, I trust you."
"Then I won’t betray your trust."
"Hahaha, but I might not be able to live up to your trust."
"That’s fine. You can betray me all you want. I’m prepared for it."
Knowing Su Luo’s true intentions, Li Siyi had already braced herself.
"Haha," Su Luo didn’t respond directly.
Li Siyi said, "Alright, I just came to see you off. When will we meet again?"
"That’s hard to say."
"Goodbye."
"Mm, goodbye."
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
] 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.
] [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!"
