The smile on Gu Chengyin's face had not yet faded before it froze at the corners of his mouth.
Because he saw Lin Qingyan's eyes beginning to change color.
The whole process took only a single breath.
A sudden flash of red light.
Blood-red pupils.
An inner demon.
By releasing her inner demon at this moment, Lin Qingyan was clearly answering Gu Chengyin.
She was using this special method to tell him: I cannot bear to kill you.
Not for any other reason, but simply because apart from him, no one else could weaken her inner demon.
Thus, accompanied by the appearance of the blood-red pupils, Lin Qingyan's aura also underwent a sudden transformation.
It was like a cold, clear zither melody suddenly turning into an enchanting dance tune.
Her originally straight back relaxed, her shoulders were no longer tense, and the lines of her neck lost their rigidity.
Even her breathing frequency changed, shifting from long and steady to short and carrying a hidden sense of joy.
Then, Lin Qingyan moved.
Without the slightest hesitation or delay, she lunged straight toward Gu Chengyin.
Her movements were so fast that they fully demonstrated the speed a Golden Core cultivator should possess.
Before Gu Chengyin could even react, he felt a warm softness crash into his embrace.
Lin Qingyan had thrown her entire body onto him.
She wrapped her arms around Gu Chengyin's neck, pressed her body tightly against his, buried her cheek in the crook of his neck, and took a deep breath.
Then she began to rub against him.
Like a little kitten, she rubbed her cheek back and forth against the side of Gu Chengyin's neck, his shoulders, and his chest.
Her hair brushed past his chin, bringing a slight itch. Her body temperature transmitted through the fabric was higher than usual, carrying a somewhat sickly, burning heat.
Gu Chengyin sat there stiffly.
His hands were spread open, not knowing where to put them.
Push her away? Hold her? Or just let her rub against him like this?
Master!
The single word was drawn out with a myriad of twisting, emotional inflections.
The tone was a mixture of infatuated dependence and a trace of grievance.
Gu Chengyin closed his eyes, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness.
Lin Qingyan could have clearly explained with words, could have calmly said she wouldn't kill him.
Yet she just had to release her inner demon, insisting on using this most direct method to prove it.
It wasn't that Gu Chengyin thought this method was bad.
The main issue was that they were currently on a patrol route!
The convoy was still advancing, surrounded by guards in all directions.
Moreover, the carriage he and Lin Qingyan were riding in was the main carriage, boasting the highest specifications.
What if someone suddenly came to report something?
What if the soundproofing wasn't that good?
Gu Chengyin suddenly opened his eyes and began scanning his surroundings.
The carriage interior was indeed spacious, nearly three zhang long and about one and a half zhang wide, enough to fit a sleeping couch, a small table, and still leave room for people to walk around.
The four walls were covered with premium golden thread nanmu wood. Intricate formation patterns were carved into the wooden boards. Those patterns were not only beautiful but also formed a simple soundproofing array.
The soundproofing effect should be quite good.
Gu Chengyin listened carefully. The sounds outside the carriage were muffled, as if separated by a thick layer of water.
Meanwhile, sounds inside the carriage were clearly audible, indicating that the soundproofing worked both ways.
Gu Chengyin breathed a slight sigh of relief. Fortunately, this carriage was not only spacious but also had excellent soundproofing.
Otherwise, if the people outside heard Lin Qingyan calling him Master inside, who knew what kind of rumors would spread.
If this news got out, the entire Great Luo dynasty would be turned upside down.
With things having reached this point, Gu Chengyin had no choice but to accept his fate.
He raised his hand and grabbed Lin Qingyan's arm. It felt warm to the touch, and her muscles were relaxed, unlike her usual self who was always tense.
Gu Chengyin tried to pull her away, but Lin Qingyan hugged him even tighter, wrapping around him like an octopus.
All right, all right, Gu Chengyin coaxed. Auntie, I get it. Come out first.
He wanted Lin Qingyan's true self to come out so they could talk calmly.
Talk about how to get along from now on, and talk about the situation in the cultivation world.
But Gu Chengyin underestimated the stubbornness of the inner demon.
Lin Qingyan lifted her head from the crook of his neck.
The blood-red pupils were right in front of him. Gu Chengyin could see the dark red, vortex-like patterns deep within her irises.
Her eyelashes were still as long as ever, but right now, contrasted against the blood pupils, they were dyed with a layer of demonic luster.
Lin Qingyan blinked her eyes.
With a somewhat deliberately feigned innocent look, her voice was full of grievance:
Master, I just came out and you are already telling me to go back...
Lin Qingyan pouted her little mouth, which gleamed with a moist luster.
What is so good about that cold woman!
This cold woman obviously referred to Lin Qingyan herself. Hearing this title, the corner of Gu Chengyin's mouth twitched.
She is just like a block of ice, Lin Qingyan continued to complain, rubbing against Gu Chengyin's chest again as she spoke:
Unlike me, I can warm the bed for you, Master!
Hearing these words, Gu Chengyin could not help but panic a little.
He even began to suspect whether Lin Qingyan would silence him by killing him in the future after her inner demon was eliminated.
After all, this experience with the inner demon could truly be considered a dark history.
Acting spoiled, infatuated clinging, bed-warming, Master... these words combined were enough to make any aloof and self-restrained female cultivator die of social embarrassment ten thousand times over.
Who could have imagined that Jingzhe of the Heavenly Master Mansion, who always wore a cold face, that Lin Qingyan who was invincible among Golden Cores in the cultivation world, actually had such an alluring side.
It was truly going to be the death of him.
Gu Chengyin originally wanted to refuse, but when the words reached his lips, they somehow turned into:
It is not entirely impossible...
As soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted it.
But Lin Qingyan's eyes lit up.
The vortex in those blood-red pupils spun even faster, and the red light was almost overflowing.
Her breathing became rapid, the arms wrapping around his neck tightened, and her whole person was almost embedded into his embrace.
However, Gu Chengyin did not feel the slightest bit of joy. He keenly sensed a certain dangerous aura permeating the air.
The air around them began to grow restless; it was the sign that the Nine Heavens Lightning Attraction Incantation was operating!
Gu Chengyin immediately and decisively changed his tune:
Forget it!
His voice raised, his tone resolute, exuding awe-inspiring righteousness.
The light in Lin Qingyan's eyes dimmed.
The expression of disappointment was so real it made one's heart ache. Her lips pouted again, this time so high that one could hang an oil bottle from them.
You go back first, I will let you come out later, okay?
Lin Qingyan tilted her head.
Her blood-red pupils stared at Gu Chengyin, as if judging the sincerity of his words.
Her fingers unconsciously drew light circles on the back of Gu Chengyin's neck, and then she spoke.
Her voice was still sweet and cloying, but it carried a hint of bargaining:
Just one kiss and I will go back!
Gu Chengyin's alertness instantly shot to the maximum.
He was not stupid. Last time it was because Luo Zhao was present, distracting her and lowering the tension threshold.
But this time?
Right now, there was nothing else here.
Only him and Lin Qingyan.
Then how could this be kissing him? It was clearly trying to electrocute him!
Gu Chengyin could already picture the scene: he would just lean in, and before their lips even touched...
A bolt of golden lightning would smash down on his head, shocking him until he was burnt on the outside and tender on the inside, and maybe even blowing the carriage apart.
Gu Chengyin refused immediately, his tone absolutely categorical:
No!
Go back immediately!
That is an order!
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!
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.
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
] [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!"
