“A newborn abandoned by their parents…”
Xu Xi continued to move forward, closely following the line of starving refugees.
He was well aware.
In this era of turmoil, it was only natural for infants to be abandoned, as parents struggled to survive themselves, let alone care for a baby.
In times of famine, the best course of action was to pretend nothing had happened.
Thinking this, Xu Xi silently lowered his eyes.
He decided to turn a deaf ear.
To look the other way.
Those around him did the same, including Aunt Wang and her family, who had previously offered him water.
It wasn’t that they lacked kindness or compassion. In such a time of famine, raising a newborn meant reducing the food for their own families, diminishing their own chances of survival.
Compared to that, everyone chose to prioritize their own loved ones.
*Thud—*
*Thud—*
Each heavy step seemed like a moral condemnation, striking at the hearts of those present.
Suddenly, Xu Xi stopped. He looked up at the sun in the sky, as if making a decision. In the stunned and bewildered gazes of the others, he quickly broke away from the line of refugees and sprinted toward the direction where he had heard the sound.
“Even though this is just a simulated world, it feels so real… I can’t just let it go…”
“In this era of food scarcity.”
“If I leave her alone, that child’s fate would be—”
Xu Xi sped up.
He searched through the wild grass, ran over sharp stones.
Gradually, the height of the grass reached above his knees, and every step required him to push through the tough branches. The hot wind howled in his ears, accompanied by the rustling of the grass.
He cut through the thorns.
He pressed forward without hesitation.
Much like the countless fairy tales described.
With tiny arms pushing through obstacles and tender feet conquering difficulties, the fearless hero finally reached his destination. Beneath a withered tree, he found a baby girl wrapped in cloth.
Sunlight descended from the sky, fragmented by the barren branches of the tree, scattering in dappled patterns.
Xu Xi crouched down.
He picked up the clearly newborn infant, shielding her from the scorching sun.
“Finally found you,” he murmured softly.
The baby’s skin was fair and delicate, like a newly blossomed petal, tinged with a faint pink hue. Her eyes blinked curiously, gazing at Xu Xi’s flushed and exhausted face.
Her small nose twitched slightly, and her body curled up in Xu Xi’s arms, becoming unusually quiet.
It seemed she felt safe in his embrace.
“Looks like she’s fine.”
Seeing the baby sleeping soundly, Xu Xi breathed a sigh of relief. Then, as gently as possible, he cradled the infant and began to head back to the original group.
It was a bit difficult.
But Xu Xi didn’t want to give up on this child.
At the very least, he wanted to try and give her a chance to survive this famine.
…
**Suffering Breeds Heroes**
**You ignored the astonishment of others, becoming a hero for one when everyone else chose to abandon her. You brought the baby girl back from the brink of danger, treating her as your own sister.**
**You traded your last bit of food for some breast milk, ensuring your sister wouldn’t suffer from hunger.**
**In return, you, having lost your final sustenance, could only endure the cramps in your stomach, feeling the weakness and exhaustion in your body day and night.**
**Fortunately, your luck held out.**
**Before you starved to death, you and your sister, following the refugee group, successfully reached a mortal city. From the porridge stall, you received the life-saving hot porridge.**
**You survived, and so did your sister.**
**After making inquiries, you learned that the city was called Blackstone City, belonging to a mortal kingdom. Every five years, immortals would come to test people’s talents and take disciples.**
**Your luck seemed to falter again, as the last recruitment had just passed. You would have to wait for a new five years.**
**You decided to stay in Blackstone City, aiming to participate in the five-year disciple recruitment. To this end, you began to find ways to make money, striving to support yourself and your sister.**
**You named your sister Xu Moli.**
…
Time flew by, as if guided by the hands of fate.
Perhaps due to the influence of the simulator.
Xu Xi often felt that time passed too quickly, as if pressing a skip button in a game, jumping through several years in an instant.
However.
Xu Xi still retained the memories.
He remembered how he survived in Blackstone City, the moments he spent with his sister Moli, and the interactions with the neighbors and townsfolk.
“Let’s see, there’s only one year left until the disciple recruitment.”
In the narrow wooden house.
The furniture was sparse, but the floor was clean.
Xu Xi pondered, drawing a deep mark on the wall with charcoal. Such marks now numbered four, symbolizing the fourth year.
Xu Xi was nearly eleven years old this year.
With the mind of a transmigrator and a mature disposition, he appeared more reliable than his peers.
“Brother!”
A soft, innocent voice called from behind.
Almost simultaneously, a small figure leaped onto Xu Xi’s back, affectionately clinging, revealing a face of childish contentment.
“You, you’re always so mischievous.”
Xu Xi spoke with a tone of helplessness.
He skillfully lifted the girl by the back of her neck.
Gently placing her on the ground.
“No I’m not, Brother is wrong to blame Moli,” the girl retorted, tugging at Xu Xi’s robe to smooth out the wrinkles caused by her earlier antics.
Her expression was serious, her movements meticulous, as if handling something of great importance.
Only after everything was done did she reveal a satisfied expression.
Her smile was pure, her eyes lively and adorable. At four years old, she was like the most flawless porcelain doll, making Xu Xi want to ruffle her hair.
“No rubbing Moli’s head!”
Hearing the girl’s adorable protest, Xu Xi chuckled, “Why not?”
The girl counted on her fingers with great seriousness, “Neighbor Grandma said that if you rub a child’s head, they won’t grow tall. Brother has done it so many times, what if Moli doesn’t grow tall?”
Xu Xi was curious, “And what does little Moli plan to do after growing tall?”
Without hesitation, the girl replied, “Help Brother earn lots and lots of money!”
“Hahaha, is that so? That’s something to look forward to.”
Xu Xi laughed heartily.
In the face of the girl’s pouting expression, he once again ruffled her glossy black hair. Then, before the adorable sister could get angry, he quickly produced a round, large watermelon.
“Wow, it’s a huge water melon!”
Xu Moli let out an amazed “Wow.”
Her eyes sparkled with joy and excitement.
She hugged Xu Xi’s leg, cheering, “I want to eat, I want to eat! Brother, cut it for Moli!”
“Alright, alright, I’m coming,” the boy responded indulgently, moving his sister aside. He took out the kitchen knife and sliced the watermelon into even pieces.
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
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!
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
