"Actually, talking one-on-one might be better," Nangong Xiyun said at this moment. "I think everyone has different perspectives, and with others not around, it’s easier to say whatever’s on your mind."
Su Luo fell silent.
It was true, as Nangong Xiyun had said—they each viewed things from different angles and knew different details.
"Come on, come on, there’s still time later, isn’t there?" Li Siyi grabbed Su Luo’s hand, swaying it left and right as she cooed playfully.
The sudden shift from her serious demeanor left Su Luo stunned, goosebumps faintly rising on her skin.
Was it really necessary to go this far?
But after a moment’s thought, she realized there was indeed still some time before the final showdown with Lin Xuan.
"Alright, let’s do this one by one. So, who goes first?"
Su Luo glanced at them.
They exchanged looks among themselves.
Finally, Li Siyi spoke up: "Let’s go in order—based on how long each of us has known Su Luo."
No one objected.
And so, the order was set: Li Siyi, Little Yu, Nangong Xiyun, Jiang Ningshu.
Li Siyi and Su Luo left together, but before they did, Li Siyi added, "This might take a while, so please be patient."
In other words: It could be a long time, so do whatever you want in the meantime.
After they left, Jiang Ningshu turned her gaze to Nangong Xiyun.
"What are you looking at?" Nangong Xiyun asked.
"I never thought you’d have a diary too."
Jiang Ningshu had once prided herself on being the only one with a diary, even looking down on Nangong Xiyun for what she assumed was merely a physical relationship with Su Luo.
Now, she felt like a fool—no longer the sole keeper of a diary, and without even the physical intimacy Su Luo shared with Nangong Xiyun.
Nangong Xiyun smiled, twisting the knife: "Oh, and I’ve had mine longer than you."
Jiang Ningshu’s expression didn’t change as she stubbornly retorted, "Hah, so what? I was the first one Su Luo knew had a diary. That’s something he’ll remember for life."
"Su Luo won’t remember it forever. It’s not that important."
"It is important."
"It’s not."
"It is."
......
The more they argued, the closer they got, as if flames were burning between them.
Who would’ve thought they could bicker over something so trivial—and so childishly at that?
Little Yu quietly stepped between them, separating the two before their spat could escalate and disrupt Su Luo and Li Siyi’s conversation.
She, too, was eager to hear Su Luo’s explanation, but she could still restrain herself and wait patiently.
Jiang Ningshu stopped arguing with Nangong Xiyun but then asked, "So, what does Su Luo’s leaving mean?"
"You should hear it from him directly. He’ll explain in detail."
Nangong Xiyun didn’t answer. Truthfully, she knew quite a bit—about clearing the game, the storyline—but the specifics were still somewhat vague. Still, she could guess the gist of it.
The worst-case scenario was Su Luo disappearing from this world.
At that thought, a shadow of melancholy crossed Nangong Xiyun’s expression.
Jiang Ningshu fell silent and didn’t press further.
......
Li Siyi and Su Luo arrived at a cave—a temporary dwelling Su Luo had recently set up, where he’d stayed for a few days. It was, in essence, a makeshift room.
The two sat side by side on the bed.
Li Siyi spoke first: "Now, we can finally settle the score."
"Settle the score?"
"With the others around earlier, I didn’t bring it up. But now that it’s just us, don’t tell me you’ve forgotten how harshly you cursed me in your diary at the very beginning?"
Her entire face was shrouded in shadow, making her look downright terrifying.
Su Luo gave an awkward laugh. It was true—back then, after what should’ve been his most successful game clearance was ruled a failure, he’d been seething with rage.
He couldn’t even imagine how shocking his modern-day profanities must have been to Li Siyi, a native of this world.
"I’m sorry—"
Before Su Luo could finish, Li Siyi kissed him, silencing his words.
After a long moment, she pulled away, smiling as she looked at him. "You did curse me terribly, but I forgave you a long time ago."
"I wouldn’t mind if you cursed me back."
"Never mind. At first, I was furious, but the more I got to know you, the more I understood. Looking back now, Su Luo, I’m actually grateful for the diary—it let me truly know you."
With that, Li Siyi pushed Su Luo down onto the bed.
"So I should be thanking the diary?"
"You should be thanking me for being proactive. Otherwise, I’d have just treated you as a tool." Li Siyi lay atop Su Luo, listening to his heartbeat, reluctant to part.
Su Luo held her close. "You’re right. I’m also glad to have met the you of today."
They lingered like that for a while.
Then, they noticed things starting to slip off their bodies.
......
Some time later.
Su Luo remarked, "When you told them to be patient, did you already plan on this happening?"
Li Siyi’s face flushed. "Not at all! You’re the one who couldn’t hold back."
"Fine, fine, my fault."
Who could resist? Su Luo was no saint.
"Let’s talk business now." Li Siyi was still clinging to Su Luo, unwilling to let go.
"You already know everything. Do I really need to say it again?"
"Why not?" Li Siyi wanted to hear it directly from Su Luo’s lips.
Seeing her expression, Su Luo relented.
"You know everything I’ve done has been to clear the game and return to my original world..."
Su Luo rambled on, sharing bits and pieces about himself—his real-world identity, his mundane life as a corporate drone and shut-in.
Then, how he’d inexplicably ended up in this world, beginning his cycle of trials.
Though his explanation was fragmented, it still painted a clear enough picture.
......
"So none of the past versions of me took a liking to you? What terrible taste." Li Siyi’s focus landed there.
"Going so far as to insult yourself? Do you really think you’d have liked me after the things I did?"
Su Luo’s actions had undeniably been villainous.
From the moment he committed to following the storyline, he’d prepared himself for the backlash.
His reputation had long ceased to matter.
Li Siyi didn’t answer his question. Instead, she asked the crucial one: "So even now, your goal hasn’t changed?"
"It’s wavered."
Before, Su Luo would’ve chosen to clear the game and return to reality without hesitation.
But now, having met the four of them, he was reluctant to leave.
"Su Luo, if you haven’t given up yet, I’ll support you."
Su Luo looked at her in confusion.
But Li Siyi nodded firmly. "I’ll support you in clearing the game. All this time, I’ve tried not to disrupt your storyline—all to help you."
"You’d really let me go?"
"Of course I don’t want to." Li Siyi shook her head, but then quickly added, "But when I read your diary, I saw how desperately you wanted to clear the game. I love you, so I don’t want you to regret anything."
"Maybe you should be a little more selfish and force me to stay."
"Indeed, I’ve thought about it before—even tried to involve more people, like Little Yu, hoping it might make you stay. But in the end, I gave up first."
Li Siyi said those last words with surprising ease, even smiling.
But deep down, she couldn’t help feeling reluctant.
It’s just that everything Su Luo had done was for the sake of clearing the trials, and Li Siyi understood Su Luo’s determination. Otherwise, she would have given up long ago.
Along the way, Li Siyi had read Su Luo’s journals more than anyone else. She knew better than anyone how much effort Su Luo had poured into overcoming the challenges.
Li Siyi didn’t want all of Su Luo’s efforts to go to waste, nor did she want Su Luo to compromise or abandon her own ambitions because of them.
She only wished for Su Luo to achieve what she truly desired.
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
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?”
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.
