Ji Qingyi remained silent, quietly gazing for a moment before nodding: "Mmm, go practice."
"Yes!"
Su Cheng responded and stood up, beginning his practice.
……………………
Thursday.
In the blink of an eye, the day before the exam results were to be announced had arrived, and the archery competition was set to begin next Saturday.
During this period, Su Cheng had never stopped practicing. Every day was filled with practice, and even after the Archery Club ended, he would sneak back at night to train alone.
Fortunately, hard work paid off, and Su Cheng finally broke through his bottleneck, entering a new realm where his skills were refined.
Archery Club.
"Snap～"
Su Cheng opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing in his gaze.
This time, he could hit the target even with his eyes closed.
"Not bad."
Ji Qingyi, who had just come out from the small pavilion nearby, nodded slightly after seeing Su Cheng's performance.
"Have you grasped the core idea?"
Hearing Ji Qingyi's question, Su Cheng immediately suppressed the smile at the corner of his mouth and asked seriously.
"Try shooting one more arrow."
Ji Qingyi instructed calmly.
"Yes!"
Su Cheng nodded in agreement, then closed his eyes and aimed again.
"Swish～"
However, this time there was no sound of the arrow hitting the target.
Su Cheng was a bit startled, but he didn't stop. He shot again, this time even with his eyes open.
"Swish～"
Still, the arrow missed the target.
"What's going on?"
Su Cheng furrowed his brows, his expression incredulous.
"Now that I'm beside you, your mindset has already changed, so you can't focus and experience the profound joy of the spiritual world."
Ji Qingyi stepped forward and spoke softly.
Hearing this, Su Cheng fell into deep thought.
"Ask yourself, during the competition, with countless eyes on you, can you adjust your mindset to be calm and balanced?"
Su Cheng didn't speak, but his expression said it all.
Earlier, it was very quiet and he was alone, so he hit the target. However, when Ji Qingyi arrived, his mindset had subtly changed, filled with a bit of showing off and pride.
Realizing this, he felt a bit defeated.
Ji Qingyi slowly walked beside him and continued softly: "There's still time, it's not too late."
These words made Su Cheng look up in disbelief, his eyes wide as he stared at Ji Qingyi.
He never expected his icy club president to encourage him so unexpectedly.
"I understand."
…………………………
Ji Family Mansion
Study.
"Now, go invite a royal physician to examine Su Cheng."
Ji Qingyi, looking at the book in her hand, had a faint trace of worry on her brow as she spoke.
Over the past few days, she had noticed that Su Cheng's body seemed a bit unusual.
Although she had warned Su Cheng, he continued to do as he pleased.
So, today, she decided to invite a physician to check on him.
"Yes, Young Mistress!"
The maid behind her respectfully agreed.
She was not Liu Qingyue but another attendant.
Liu Qingyue had been sent to the main family several days ago, and her duties had been transferred there as well.
"Oh, and have Ji Yuewu return."
"Yes."
…………………………
Night
Su Cheng was at home having dinner and washing dishes.
These days, he hadn't confessed to anyone, mainly because the Disciplinary Committee Members at school were acting like crazy, making it impossible for him to make a move.
And he couldn't confess to Cornelia either, and the reason?
Because her intelligence had reached 4.7.
He felt like she wasn't as easy to trick anymore.
Moreover, he had a strange feeling that if he confessed again, Cornelia would accept whatever he said.
In fact, these past few days, Cornelia had been appearing subtly at the entrance of his apartment at night, and in the mornings, she always seemed to bump into him just in time.
It's worth mentioning that since the last time he had chest pain and applied the medicine, the chest pain had never recurred.
No surprises there; the medicine must have worked.
Suddenly, he took out his phone to check it and found a group message.
The message was sent five minutes ago.
He clicked to see it was an @all message.
The group name was "Some Fresh Supermarket."
Last time, joining the group gave a discount, so he had joined.
Group Owner: "@all. Today there's a big sale on eggs and milk. Each person is limited to one set. Each set is 10 yuan."
Group Owner: "@all. Hurry up, everyone! There are only 100 sets available."
"Is there such a good deal?"
Seeing this message, Su Cheng's eyes lit up. He quickly turned off his phone and put on his jacket, rushing downstairs.
His speed was so fast that when he bumped into Cornelia head-on at the door, he didn't even notice. All he could think about was the discounted eggs and milk.
Cornelia was slightly startled upon seeing him, then reacted, thinking since they had bumped into each other, she might as well greet him: "I didn't expect it to be so…"
However, before she could finish, Su Cheng brushed past her, so fast it felt like a sonic boom, as if his speed had reached the speed of sound, creating a kind of 'air wall' sound.
Cornelia: "???"
She was completely dumbfounded, her mind blank.
Then, she activated her 4.7 IQ to meticulously analyze why Su Cheng was in such a hurry.
In that moment, her mind flashed through various functions, Jurassic periods, human origins, interstellar eras, and finally, she even considered the universe, black holes, wormholes, light-years, planets, satellites, stars, and spaceships.
Yes, she had comprehended the universe.
But ultimately, she couldn't find the reason.
"No, that's not it!"
Cornelia shook her head, dismissing her analysis, and delved deeper.
Suddenly, her thinking speed had surpassed the speed of sound, naturally forming a barrier.
Scientifically known as: Retarded (intellectual disability)
Thus, her thoughts collided with this barrier, causing her head to smoke.
"Ah, why is he in such a hurry! Is he rushing to be reincarnated?!"
After half a day of William's masterful efforts, he still couldn't figure it out. In the end, he stomped his foot and chased after Su Cheng's retreating figure.
He was afraid something might happen to Su Cheng!
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Meanwhile
Arriving at the fresh supermarket, Su Cheng found it packed with people, with over a dozen already in line.
He quickly got in line, waiting to buy his items.
Soon, it was his turn.
"Hello, welcome."
The clerk greeted warmly.
"Huh?"
Su Cheng was surprised to find that the cashier was an elderly man with white hair, looking to be in his sixties.
He was holding a barcode scanner.
"One set of eggs and milk."
Su Cheng said.
"Alright, please wait a moment."
A young clerk standing beside him brought out a tray of eggs and a liter of milk.
"Thank you."
Su Cheng took out his phone, opened the payment code, and prepared to let the old man scan it.
This old man held the scanner and tried to scan Su Cheng's phone screen several times, but it wouldn't beep.
"Young man, don't shake your hand."
Saying this, the old man reached out and grabbed Su Cheng's wrist, placing his thumb on the outside and his index, middle, and ring fingers on the inside, even moving them slightly left and right, feeling something.
Su Cheng was startled and quickly pulled his hand away.
"Old man, if the scanner is broken, why are you taking my pulse? If you want to take a pulse, at least take the scanner's pulse!"
Upon hearing this, the others in the store burst out laughing, all looking at the old man.
The old man first frowned at Su Cheng, then awkwardly smiled, aiming the scanner at Su Cheng's phone again.
Su Cheng had to open the payment code again.
"Beep."
The sound came out, and he smiled, "I used to be a doctor for many years, so I got into the habit. Please don't take it amiss. Otherwise, my new job might be in trouble."
Hearing this, the others couldn't help but laugh.
Su Cheng didn't stay any longer, as there were others in line. He took the eggs and milk and prepared to go home.
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.
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
