Xie Yuyan stood at the kitchen doorway, watching Ye Feng washing dishes. For some reason, she felt an odd sensation.
Raised to be cold-hearted, she had no concept of family or happiness. All she knew was that home was a place of joy. Whenever she saw families playing outside or living harmoniously together, her eyes would fill with longing.
But she knew she wasn't worthy of such beauty. Her hands were stained with too much sin.
She wouldn't claim that the organization was to blame, not her. Even she had once wanted to end her life to escape this sinful existence, but when the knife pressed against her neck, she couldn't bring herself to do it.
...
"Ye Feng."
"Hmm?"
Hearing Xie Yuyan call his name, Ye Feng finished washing the dishes and was about to dry his hands.
"Do you think someone who has committed heinous crimes deserves to be punished accordingly?"
"Yes."
"I see..."
Xie Yuyan lowered her head and chuckled self-deprecatingly.
"But it depends on how they deal with it."
"Deal with it? What do you mean?"
At Ye Feng's words, Xie Yuyan's eyes lit up as if she had caught the first light of dawn.
"Redemption, I suppose. Only by making amends can one truly atone. Though the crimes can never be fully washed away, it's more of a consolation for the soul."
"... "
"What's wrong? Why did you suddenly ask about this?"
Ye Feng had already guessed the meaning behind Xie Yuyan's question. The person she was referring to was herself, but Ye Feng wouldn't try to defend her or act like some saint. He had no right to forgive the victims on their behalf.
"No... nothing. I was just asking casually."
Xie Yuyan avoided Ye Feng's gaze and hurried back to the sofa, turning her back and curling up into a ball.
"Think about something more meaningful to you. After all, becoming an assassin wasn't your choice, was it?"
From Xie Yuyan's tone and her lost expression, Ye Feng deduced that she might have been forced into this life. She had something that real assassins didn't—conscience.
"I..."
"Don't rush to answer me. You need to answer yourself."
"... "
Xie Yuyan opened her mouth to say something but eventually closed it.
"Ye Feng... goodnight."
"Goodnight."
With the door closing, Xie Yuyan turned around and gazed deeply at Ye Feng's room.
In just one night of contact with this man, Xie Yuyan had never felt so at ease.
Ye Feng...
...
"Hmm..."
In the morning, Ye Feng woke up and prepared to wash up. Suddenly, he noticed a system notification on his interface. Upon checking, he found that a compendium reward was waiting for him. To his surprise, Xie Yuyan's progress had jumped from 9% to 30% overnight.
What... had happened? Had she come to terms with something?
While Ye Feng was puzzled, he also noticed that Li Mucheng's progress was nearing 60%, rising by a point or two almost every day.
Though these developments were mysterious, they were ultimately good news. Ye Feng didn't dwell on them.
Following the system's guidance, Ye Feng claimed his task reward. Unfortunately, it seemed his luck was running low—aside from an additional 30 days of life, there was nothing else.
"Damn it! This system is getting more and more stingy! If you don't want to give, then don't!"
After a brief review of his personal information, Ye Feng continued to browse through his stats.
**[Host: Ye Feng]**
**[Age: 20]**
**[Remaining Life Time: Three Months]**
**[Skills: Gun Proficiency, Cold Weapon Mastery, Driving, Medical Care, Charm...]**
**[Items: Compendium, Universal Key, Substitute Doll]**
...
"If things keep going like this, I'll soon have the life I want. Then I won't have to put up with this damn system anymore."
Thinking this, Ye Feng felt much better. After getting dressed, he left his room...
Just as he stepped out, Ye Feng noticed that Xie Yuyan was still asleep, showing no sign of alertness to his door opening.
Probably due to her injury, it's better not to disturb her.
Considering Xie Yuyan's injury, Ye Feng kept the noise to a minimum as he headed to the bathroom. The moment the bathroom door closed, Xie Yuyan's blue eyes opened.
"I actually... let my guard down..."
Xie Yuyan had to admit that last night was the most peaceful sleep she'd ever had in her entire life, one she couldn't forget.
Was it because there were no missions to worry about? No. Was it because the soft sofa was comfortable? Not really.
Perhaps it was because of him...
At this thought, Xie Yuyan's gaze shifted to the bathroom. Listening to the faint sound of running water, she couldn't help but smile.
He had no obligation to do this, so why was he so considerate of her feelings? This guy...
...
"Miss, Miss?"
Meanwhile, in the villa, Li Mucheng, having just finished breakfast, sat blankly in her chair, lost in thought. After several days of recovery, she had quickly been discharged from the hospital.
Only four more days... why does time move so slowly?
"Miss."
"Huh? What is it?"
Hearing Ah Fu's voice, Li Mucheng suddenly looked up, clearly not having paid attention to what Ah Fu had just said.
"Miss, today's tutor is here. We should go to class."
"Oh, I know."
Li Mucheng sighed helplessly. Ever since taking Ye Feng's class, she had no interest in any other lessons. Only she knew that Ye Feng's classes were the only ones she fully invested in. In her heart, Ye Feng was her only true teacher.
Teacher... I wonder what you're doing right now?
...
"Yo, awake?"
As Ye Feng emerged from the bathroom, he saw Xie Yuyan sitting on the sofa, looking at him.
"Morning..."
"Morning. How's it going? Are the wounds still hurting?"
"These little injuries don't bother me at all. But still, thank you."
Xie Yuyan chuckled self-deprecatingly. Having lived on the edge of a blade for so long, injuries were a common occurrence. Being able to survive unscathed was already a miracle.
"Oh, right, this is for you."
Ye Feng picked up a glass bottle of white powder from the dining table and tossed it to Xie Yuyan.
"What's this?"
Xie Yuyan took the bottle and examined it carefully.
"To prevent infection. Since you can't appear in public right now, it's better to avoid any risks."
"So eager for me to heal and leave?"
Xie Yuyan joked, but from the way she clutched the bottle and her darting eyes, it was clear she was the one feeling uneasy.
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!
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
nto another world, I bought a slave for the first time, never expecting the silver wolf girl to be so cute... Lin Feng: I know it's cold, but you don't have to sneak into my bed! Yuna: Just sharing body warmth, if you dare do anything naughty, I'll definitely...
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.
