She stared blankly at the scene, her mind going completely blank.
Before she could recover her senses, Gu Chengyin's gaze had already fallen upon her.
"Shangguan Yunying."
The same strict tone, the same cold, emotionless voice.
Shangguan Yunying trembled all over.
She looked at Gu Chengyin cautiously.
Then she saw Gu Chengyin reach out and point to the empty space next to Lin Qingyan.
The meaning was self-evident.
Come here, kneel down, and admit your mistakes.
Shangguan Yunying's lips moved as if she wanted to say something.
But in the end, she said nothing.
Because she saw the look in Gu Chengyin's eyes.
There was no room for discussion, no compromise, and no bargaining.
There was only an unquestionable command.
Shangguan Yunying bit her lower lip and ultimately walked over obediently, kneeling down beside Lin Qingyan.
Two great beauties with completely different temperaments knelt side by side under the moonlight, right in front of Gu Chengyin.
One was aloof and elegant, the other stubborn.
One kept her head down, the other bit her lip.
One had obedience in her eyes, while the other's face was written all over with grievance.
But what they shared in common was that they were both kneeling.
Kneeling on the ground obediently and quietly.
Looking at the scene before him, the anger in Gu Chengyin's heart subsided slightly.
Jingzhe of the Celestial Master's Mansion, the Golden Core fairy Lin Qingyan.
The Chief Female Official, the eldest lady of the Shangguan estate, Shangguan Yunying.
Two beauties who were usually high and mighty, whom everyone had to treat with the utmost respect.
At this moment, they were like two little girlfriends who had made a mistake, kneeling side by side in front of him, waiting to be punished.
This picture...
If outsiders were to see this, their jaws would drop in shock.
If those noble young masters in the Divine Capital were to see this, they would probably go crazy on the spot.
But Gu Chengyin didn't have any such strange thoughts.
Right now, he only wanted to teach these two a good lesson, letting them clearly know that he was the one in charge of everything.
Gu Chengyin looked down, his tone softening a bit:
"Do you know where you went wrong?"
Lin Qingyan raised her head, glanced at him, and quickly lowered it again.
Silence.
Gu Chengyin waited a moment but received no answer.
He frowned, his gaze falling first on Lin Qingyan.
"Lin Qingyan, you speak first."
Lin Qingyan pursed her lips and said in a low voice:
"I... shouldn't have knocked you out with lightning."
Her voice was very small, carrying a hint of a guilty conscience:
"It was wrong of me to attack you without your permission."
Gu Chengyin nodded and asked again:
"And what else?"
Lin Qingyan blinked, thought carefully for a moment, and added:
"I shouldn't have gotten angry at Chief Shangguan, and I shouldn't have tried to show off, and... and..."
"And what?"
Lin Qingyan's face flushed slightly as she muttered softly:
"Exaggerated the facts."
Seeing Lin Qingyan's embarrassed appearance, Gu Chengyin's anger dissipated a little more.
But he didn't show it. He just gave a faint grunt of acknowledgment and turned his head to look at Shangguan Yunying.
"What about you?"
Unlike Lin Qingyan's honesty, Shangguan Yunying wore a look of total innocence:
"I... I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"
Gu Chengyin raised an eyebrow and asked in return:
"You didn't do anything wrong?"
"Right!"
Shangguan Yunying said with self-righteous confidence:
"The one who knocked you out was Lady Jingzhe, not me. I was just watching from the sidelines."
Gu Chengyin's gaze grew dangerous, his tone turning unkind:
"Just watching?"
Shangguan Yunying felt a bit guilty under his stare, and her voice dropped:
"Well... I also said a few words..."
"What words?"
"Just... just..."
Shangguan Yunying's face also turned red, her voice growing quieter: "Asking Lady Jingzhe to compete with me..."
Gu Chengyin took a deep breath, closed his eyes helplessly, and asked:
"And then?"
"And then..."
Shangguan Yunying twisted her fingers together, her voice as quiet as a mosquito:
"And then it was because I wanted to prove that I am the woman you like the most."
"What else?"
"And..." Shangguan Yunying went completely silent.
Gu Chengyin looked at her and said seriously, word by word:
"Shangguan Yunying, running from the Divine Capital to the Luo Capital without authorization, did you ever consider the consequences?"
Shangguan Yunying was stunned.
"You are the Chief Female Official. Leaving your post without permission—if something happens to Her Highness, who will take responsibility?"
Shangguan Yunying's lips moved as if to speak, but she couldn't say a word.
"Also."
Gu Chengyin continued, "Why did you run to the Luo Capital?"
"It was to bring you news, to tell you about the imperial edict."
"That's true, but what about after you delivered the news?"
Gu Chengyin paused, his tone becoming even more severe:
"You threw all the important matters to the back of your mind. Let me ask you, how is Her Highness doing now?"
"What is the latest news from the Divine Capital? Does Cui Shifan have any follow-up moves? Have you thought about any of this?"
Shangguan Yunying was rendered completely speechless.
She lowered her head, her face flushing a deep red.
Although coming to the Luo Capital was Luo Zhao's order, and not a dereliction of duty.
But she couldn't tell Gu Chengyin that, and she indeed had her own selfish motives.
Even deliberately angering Lin Qingyan just now was the result of those petty motives at work.
So from a certain perspective, Gu Chengyin's scolding was indeed justified.
Lin Qingyan listened from the side, her eyelashes trembling slightly.
Although Gu Chengyin wasn't speaking to her, she knew these words were also aimed at her.
She clearly knew that what Gu Chengyin needed most right now was calm contemplation, she clearly knew the matter of the imperial edict was full of suspicious points, and she clearly knew Cui Shifan's motives needed to be scrutinized.
But what about her?
She was fighting out of jealousy with Shangguan Yunying, and even to prove something, she had directly knocked Gu Chengyin unconscious with lightning.
Not only was she not helping, but she was also causing more trouble.
Lin Qingyan lowered her head even further.
Gu Chengyin looked at the two women bowing their heads in admission of their mistakes, and his tone softened a bit:
"Do you know you were wrong?"
The two women nodded simultaneously and gave a soft hum of agreement.
"Do you know where you went wrong?"
They continued to nod and hummed again.
Gu Chengyin shook his head, his gaze sweeping across their faces.
This matter couldn't just be let go; he had to make them remember the lesson.
Especially Lin Qingyan—she hadn't hesitated at all when she shocked him.
Gu Chengyin cleared his throat and said in a serious tone:
"The two of you, remember this well."
Gu Chengyin first looked at Lin Qingyan, commanding her in a very serious tone:
"Lin Qingyan, you are not allowed to shock me with lightning again."
Lin Qingyan pursed her lips and nodded.
Then Gu Chengyin shifted his gaze to Shangguan Yunying, speaking in the same tone:
"Shangguan Yunying, you are not allowed to use me as some prop for a competition."
Shangguan Yunying also nodded.
"Furthermore,"
Gu Chengyin took a deep breath and then said:
"From now on, you will listen to me in everything."
"You will do whatever I tell you to do."
"No acting on your own, no petty jealousy, and no more causing trouble for me."
The two women exchanged a glance and then lowered their heads simultaneously.
"Understood?"
"Understood."
They spoke in unison, completely synchronized.
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.
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!
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
