Su Luo showed a kind smile and said, "Little sister, are you alright?"
"I... I'm fine," the little girl replied, still trembling with fear.
"That's good. Do you know how to get back home?"
The little girl nodded blankly.
"Alright then."
Su Luo and Little Yu began to walk away.
The little girl stared at her surroundings in disbelief, unable to believe she had been rescued so easily.
But soon, she thought of something and called out to them, "Wait! Big brother, big sister... could you help me kill some people?"
Su Luo replied, "Hiring us to kill isn’t cheap. What can you offer?"
The little girl searched her pockets and pulled out everything she had. "This is all I have..."
They were just worthless trinkets.
Su Luo glanced at Little Yu. "What do you think?"
Little Yu pondered for a moment before asking, "Who do you want dead?"
"They’re demons! They robbed our entire village!"
The little girl began explaining.
After hearing the gist of it, Su Luo understood—a cultivator bullying the weak just because he was stronger.
"Fine, I’ll take a look first," Little Yu said, deciding to assess the situation before acting.
"Thank you! Thank you!" The little girl clung to Little Yu as if she were her last hope.
Little Yu picked out a small fruit from the girl’s belongings—just an ordinary piece of fruit—and accepted it as payment.
"Let’s go," she said.
"They’re over there!" The little girl hurriedly led the way.
Su Luo had no objections to Little Yu’s decision.
As they walked, Little Yu remarked, "Su Luo, this reminds me of when you saved me back then."
"Oh? Well, to be honest, I just happened to save you on a whim."
Though Su Luo knew how to phrase things more romantically, he decided against it—Little Yu wouldn’t mind either way.
But unexpectedly, Little Yu pouted and said, "Couldn’t you say something nicer?"
Su Luo was taken aback—he had never seen this expression on her before.
"Little Yu, since when did you start caring about sweet words?"
She used to be fine with whatever he said. Was this her rebellious phase?
"Because someone refused to promise they’d never leave me, so I have to make up for it by hearing more nice things from them."
"......"
Definitely a rebellious phase.
But swearing to never leave for a lifetime? That was too heavy a commitment.
At this point, the little girl chimed in, "Big brother and big sister are really close, huh?"
"Of course," Little Yu replied.
They escorted the little girl back to her village, though the place was in shambles.
An elderly man spotted them and immediately warned, "You should leave quickly! Those bandits are still around!"
Su Luo nodded. "Yeah, we know. Cultivators, right?"
"No, it’s worse than that! Their leader is a Golden Core expert, infamous for his cruelty in these parts!" the old man insisted.
Cruelty? How cruel exactly?
Little Yu asked, "Compared to the Heavenly Demon Sect?"
Just then, they were surrounded.
The leader, Hu Lang, a Golden Core cultivator, burst into laughter. "We can’t compare to the Heavenly Demon Sect. What, do you know people from there?"
"Something like that," Su Luo answered.
"In that case, could you introduce me? Honestly, I’ve always wanted to join the Heavenly Demon Sect."
At the mention of the sect, Hu Lang’s eyes gleamed with ambition. Even though the sect wasn’t doing well lately, joining now might give him a better shot at obtaining high-level cultivation techniques.
"You might barely qualify, but... too bad."
"Too bad for what?"
Little Yu drew her sword and finished Su Luo’s sentence. "You’re all going to die here."
Hu Lang roared with laughter as if he had heard the funniest joke. "You? Kill me? Don’t make me laugh!"
He unleashed the full pressure of his Golden Core cultivation.
"What a shame. I’m a Golden Core expert—I almost admire your guts for daring to say I’ll die."
Su Luo and Little Yu exchanged a glance.
They struggled to hold back their laughter.
The audacity wasn’t even angering—it was just ridiculous.
Hu Lang scowled. "What’s so funny?! Kill them!"
But his lackeys stood no chance against Su Luo and Little Yu.
In an instant, they were all dead.
Hu Lang froze, then snarled in fury. "You brought this on yourselves! You could’ve died painlessly, but no—you had to make it difficult. I’ll make sure your deaths are slow and agonizing!"
He lunged forward, but Su Luo merely flicked a glance.
A deafening explosion blew off Hu Lang’s lower half.
"AAAAARGH!" He howled in agony.
Su Luo walked over leisurely and looked down at him, sprawled on the ground. "Question: If you’re trying to torture someone, but they not only refuse to cooperate but also insult you, what do you do?"
Hu Lang, gritting through the pain, spat out, "I—I won’t let you call him uncooperative!"
His survival instincts had never been stronger.
"Good answer. Too bad—try to be more careful in your next life."
BOOM!
The Golden Core expert was reduced to ashes.
Just like that.
Su Luo scanned the area—no stragglers left—and turned to leave.
"Your request is done," Little Yu told the little girl.
Then she followed Su Luo away.
It had been a trivial matter, and neither of them planned to linger.
"Thank you, big brother and big sister!"
The little girl bowed deeply in gratitude.
Little Yu waved back warmly before turning to Su Luo. "Su Luo, doesn’t she remind you of me back then?"
"How? Your circumstances were completely different."
"She suffered misfortune too. Without you, who knows what would’ve happened to her?"
"You were here too. I know you would’ve stepped in."
"True. But I’m only here because of you."
Little Yu slowly reached for Su Luo’s hand.
Then, testing his reaction, she inched closer until she was clinging to his arm.
She rarely did this before—holding hands was usually the limit.
Su Luo studied her. "You really have changed. What happened when we were heading to the Nightshade Forest?"
"I’m not telling."
Little Yu had intended to explain—it wasn’t something she wanted to hide from Su Luo—but the words caught in her throat at the last moment.
Would telling him change his mind?
Probably not right now.
So instead, she resolved to keep Su Luo through actions. Step one: learning to refuse him.
Being too obedient wouldn’t sway him—she knew Su Luo well enough to understand that.
"You’re actually saying no to me? My heart is broken."
"Ah! Are you really upset? Fine, I’ll tell you—" Little Yu panicked, nearly forgetting her plan.
"I was joking."
Su Luo didn’t intend to force her. She’d speak when she was ready.
"Then I won’t say anything." Little Yu pretended to sulk but tightened her grip on Su Luo’s arm.
The two continued their journey toward the Thousand Peaks Mountain.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
【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.)
