In this instant, Gu Chengyin indeed felt something abnormal.
It wasn't pain, nor was it numbness, but a sudden chill that exploded from the very depths of his bone marrow.
Like a cold, venomous snake, it frantically darted up along the path of his Governor Vessel, instantly rushing past the Mingmen, Jizhong, and Dazhui acupoints, striking straight toward the Baihui acupoint at the crown of his head.
Wherever it passed, the True Qi in his meridians solidified as if frozen, his blood flow plummeted, his heart rate dropped sharply, and even breathing became difficult.
His body instinctively wanted to mobilize its True Qi to resist.
But it was already too late.
How could a late Foundation Establishment cultivator withstand the thunderous power of a Golden Core cultivator?
Moreover, Lin Qingyan's strike was a sneak attack of absolute precision.
The chosen location, the force applied, and the timing of the release had all been meticulously calculated, leaving Gu Chengyin with absolutely no time to react.
Therefore, Gu Chengyin only felt a sudden alarm in his heart; before the thought of an attack could even fully form in his mind, his vision suddenly went black.
His consciousness, like a kite with a snapped string, fluttered and plummeted into boundless darkness.
His body lost all support and went limp, falling backward.
Lin Qingyan was well prepared.
Exerting strength in her arms, she tightly embraced Gu Chengyin's falling body, caught him steadily, and then slowly laid him flat on the soft couch inside the carriage.
Her movements were very light, very gentle.
After doing all this, Lin Qingyan finally let go, straightened her posture, and let out a long sigh of relief.
A layer of fine, cold sweat had seeped from her temples.
It wasn't from exhaustion, but from sheer nervousness.
After all, this was her first time ambushing someone she cared about.
Even though she had absolute certainty that she wouldn't hurt Gu Chengyin, a sense of guilt still wrapped around her heart like creeping vines.
Lin Qingyan stood by the soft couch, looking down at Gu Chengyin's unconscious face.
Sunlight slanted in through the carriage window, shining on his face and making his handsome features look exceptionally clear.
His brows were slightly furrowed, as if in the final moment before losing consciousness, he was still confused about what had just happened.
Lin Qingyan reached out to check his breathing; it was warm and steady.
She felt his pulse; it was strong and regular.
She then checked the True Qi within his body. Although it was temporarily solidified, his meridians were completely intact, and the True Qi vortex in his Dantian was slowly rotating. Everything was within normal parameters.
Only then did Lin Qingyan truly breathe a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness.
She hadn't hurt Gu Chengyin.
Then next...
It was time to get down to business.
Lin Qingyan first walked to the carriage door, raising her hand to gently wipe it across the wooden panel.
A faint golden lightning runic pattern silently emerged, wandering across the wood like a living creature.
Ultimately, it formed a complete, circular array.
This was a restrictive lightning rune, capable of isolating all sounds, light, and spiritual energy fluctuations from both inside and out.
As long as the array wasn't broken, even if the world turned upside down inside the carriage, the people outside wouldn't notice a single thing.
Lin Qingyan then walked to the carriage windows and did the same, laying down identical restrictions on every single one.
After doing all this, the carriage was completely transformed into a secret room...
One that belonged only to her and Gu Chengyin.
The matter she needed to confirm next absolutely could not be disturbed by anyone.
Otherwise...
Where would she put her face!
Lin Qingyan's cheeks began to burn hot again.
She walked back to the soft couch and sat down beside Gu Chengyin once more.
Now, there were no more obstacles.
With no outsiders to disturb them, Gu Chengyin couldn't refuse, nor did she need to pretend to be influenced by a heart demon anymore.
She... could do whatever she wanted.
But when it actually came to this step, Lin Qingyan found herself hesitating.
She looked down at Gu Chengyin's sleeping face, at his tightly closed eyes, at his slightly heaving chest, her fingertips trembling slightly.
Did she really... have to do this?
What if he really couldn't perform?
What if he found out after he woke up?
What if... he got angry?
Countless what-ifs churned in Lin Qingyan's mind, throwing her thoughts into utter chaos.
But ultimately, that deepest and most stubborn thought suppressed everything else.
Lin Qingyan simply could not believe that a normal man could completely ignore the charm she and Luo Zhao possessed.
Yet Gu Chengyin had done it, even when she was under the influence of the heart demon and taking such extreme initiative.
Time and time again, he remained entirely unperturbed; time and time again, he rejected her with absolute clarity.
So Lin Qingyan had to know. She had to see it with her own eyes and confirm it with her own hands.
Otherwise, this knot in her heart would forever lie between her and Gu Chengyin, preventing her from ever truly finding peace.
Although, from the perspective of weakening the heart demon, if Gu Chengyin really was a eunuch...
It would actually be more beneficial to her, as at least she wouldn't truly lose her purity or anything of the sort.
Lin Qingyan understood this reasoning perfectly well, but the current her simply could not accept it.
Lin Qingyan took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.
When she raised her hand again, her fingertips were no longer trembling.
She first untied the belt of Gu Chengyin's outer robe.
That belt was cyan, made of Yunjin brocade specially supplied by the Luodu Weaving Bureau, and embroidered with dense cloud patterns in silver thread.
Lin Qingyan untied it very slowly, very carefully. As her fingertips brushed over those cloud patterns, she could feel the delicate texture of the silk threads.
Once the belt was loosened, the outer robe naturally fell open, revealing the moon-white inner garment underneath.
The material of the inner garment was thinner and softer, clinging to Gu Chengyin's body and outlining his lean, sturdy physique.
His chest rose and fell slightly with his breathing. Through the thin fabric, the lines of his muscles could be faintly seen.
Lin Qingyan's breathing unconsciously quickened a fraction.
She bit her lip, forcing herself to calm down, and then reached out, beginning to unfasten the frog buttons of the inner garment.
The frog buttons were made of white jade, small and exquisite, and were not fastened tightly.
She unfastened them one by one, her fingertips occasionally brushing against Gu Chengyin's skin.
It was warm, smooth, and carried the vibrant touch of a young man brimming with vitality.
With every touch, Lin Qingyan's heartbeat sped up a bit more.
When the final button was undone, the inner garment parted to the sides, exposing Gu Chengyin's bare chest.
His skin possessed a healthy luster, and his muscle lines were smooth and distinct. It wasn't an exaggerated, knotted bulk, but a well-proportioned build full of power.
Lin Qingyan's eyes became incredibly complex in this instant.
But she quickly forced this surge of emotion back down.
Now was not the time to be soft-hearted.
She had more important things to do.
So Lin Qingyan took a deep breath, her gaze moving downward.
It landed on Gu Chengyin's waistband.
Not the belt of the outer robe, but the drawstring of his inner trousers.
That drawstring was made of ordinary cotton cloth, tied loosely, and could be undone with a gentle pull.
But Lin Qingyan's hand stopped in mid-air.
Her fingertips began to tremble slightly, her breathing became disordered, her cheeks burned hot, and even the tips of her ears turned completely red.
Did she really have to untie it?
Once untied, there would truly be no turning back.
Lin Qingyan stared at that drawstring for a very long time.
So long that the sunlight outside the window shifted an inch, so long that she almost gave up.
But ultimately, she reached out and gently pinched the end of that drawstring.
Her fingertips were cold, the texture of the cloth rough.
Lin Qingyan closed her eyes, and then gave a gentle pull.
The drawstring loosened.
The inner trousers parted as well.
Lin Qingyan did not open her eyes immediately.
Maintaining her eyes-closed posture, she took three deep breaths before finally, slowly, opening her eyes.
Her gaze.
Landed on the place she wanted to confirm the most.
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
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.
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
