What kind of plant is it that keeps setting me up...
Qi Yuan's expression was blank, as if he was deep in thought.
Surely no one would actually go along with the other's train of thought?
With his rich experience of being set up,
Qi Yuan was very certain that no matter which option he chose today, something was bound to happen.
No one was right, and no matter who he blamed, the other side would seize upon the error.
Everyone taking a step back or getting 50 lashes each was also useless, the reasoning was the same.
It would just lead from one person feeling aggrieved to both feeling aggrieved.
Moreover, even if he gritted his teeth and made a decision, there would still be some painting sarcastic comments online.
[He really sees himself as a security guard, hilarious!]
[Look, it seems our country's laws no longer exist]
Shifting the conflict was very easy for him to do. Their common target was the security office.
He only needed to question, "You don't even believe in the security office, so there must be a problem with the security office," and he could easily shift the topic lightly to the security office.
But the diligent and conscientious patrols of the security guards were purely an undeserved calamity.
Those who gather firewood for others cannot be allowed to freeze to death in the wind and snow.
It couldn't be said that any of them were wrong, the security office wasn't wrong either, so who was?
Of course it was the whole of society... No, it was me!
The best way to defeat magic was to join it if you couldn't beat it.
By including himself among the offenders, he was no longer the adjudicator, and did not need to face this hardest question of the century.
"It's my fault, I should have resolved this matter earlier."
Qi Yuan did not specify which matter it was, those who understood, understood.
Once these words came out, the excited crowd watching the lively scene were like being splashed with a basin of cold water, and their excited, blood-rushed brains gradually cooled down.
Weighty social issues were not something that could be changed with a few words.
Qi Yuan looked on satisfyingly as everyone stopped talking, he pushed the button next to him to close the car window, turned his head towards the driver uncle and said: "Let's go."
What a joke to try and stir things up, people really will watch the lively scene without considering the consequences.
He had N ways to resolve things, but Qi Yuan did not choose the one that would make others feel the worst.
He neither resolved the situation, nor left any topic for the hecklers to chat about.
Damn it, stop trying to play tricks on me!
The vehicle returned to its original route. Su Ke looked like she wanted to speak but hesitated.
Qi Yuan was actually a little curious, but the bloody lessons from the recent past were still fresh, and he didn't dare indulge her subtle thoughts.
...
Superpower Duty Bureau Headquarters
In the spacious auditorium, dozens of people sat scattered in twos and threes across the seats, dotted around without gathering together.
"... Jidu designated as an experimental field, Fusion Zone opened up, adults without special abilities who have signed Life and Death Agreements can enter..."
"...improve treatment of superhumans, strictly crack down on criminal acts by superhumans..."
"...underground anti-superhuman organizations that exceed a certain scale to be eliminated with priority..."
"...when our policies are implemented, S-level superhumans need to take the lead to show their stance..."
Spittle flew everywhere from the person on stage as he read out the summary of the meeting's discussions.
This was just an initial draft, it still had to be polished and then reported layer by layer.
Only once the plan is approved can it be implemented.
After the summary, it was business as usual collecting suggestions and supplementing details.
After going through the whole process, the Superpower Duty Bureau chief finally announced the end of the meeting.
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman slumped over the table, covering her mouth as she yawned.
"So sleepy, so sleepy, but I can't sleep here, but so sleepy..."
"You're at it again,"
the woman sitting next to her stood up and gently patted her, "Li Li, go back to sleep."
Bai Li rested her head on her arms, and turned her head to look at the woman.
"But it'll be time to eat soon."
"Eating is such a hassle, why can't I just photosynthesize?"
The woman wore a burgundy long dress, with long hair intricately styled into a bun wrapped with ribbons.
Making use of the rare chance to not be on duty, she had done herself up elaborately.
Hearing Bai Li say she wished she could photosynthesize, Shen Daiqing smiled helplessly and shook her head.
"I've only just made it into the Dark Nine Seats, is this how you welcome me?"
"Fine, okay."
Bai Li opened her tear-filled eyes after yawning and reluctantly lifted her head from the table.
Shen Daiqing stroked Bai Li's dejected head.
Putting the Negativity ability on Bai Li really was a waste of talent, she could be depressed enough to darken the whole world herself.
The two had just got up when they heard a voice from the podium.
"Why do you suddenly want to quit? Wasn't your dream to become one of the Nine Seats?"
The Superpower Duty Bureau chief looked at the man in front of him, earnestly trying to persuade him.
"Even an A-level superhuman can join the Dark Nine Seats, so the Dark Nine Seats really aren't all that great."
The speaker was a man in his twenties, with some red strands mixed in with his black hair. Unlike everyone else dressed neatly in uniform, his clothes were loose and sloppy, with his collar unbuttoned.
"You mean Xue Shizong? His ability is why he was appointed, he's only one step away from S-level, his combat ability is not lacking."
The red-haired man gave an impatient snort. "What does it matter? He's still only A-level."
"His short bursts give him strength on par with S-level superhumans, there are spots still not filled on the Dark Nine Seats, having teammates is already not bad."
"Yeah, at least he showed up for it."
The red-haired man shrugged nonchalantly. "Better than the captain who didn't even make an appearance at the Dark Nine Seats' first public meeting."
The Bureau chief was successfully disgusted by him. "Do you care so much just because you're a man? If you've got what it takes go challenge a Nine Seat and replace them as a Dark Nine Seat."
"Good, you said it yourself."
The red-haired man refused to back down aggressively.
The Bureau chief was too lazy to keep talking to him.
This brat had only just challenged a Dark Nine Seats member a few months ago and suffered a crushing defeat.
Wanting to advance rapidly within just a few months, who did he think he was, a protagonist in the movies?
If not for the fact that Dark Nine Seats members didn't need to accept challenges like the Nine Seats, he'd probably be the first one to get booted off!
The Dark Nine Seats sounded very impressive, but couldn't actually compare to the Nine Seats.
Firstly, people constantly in the public eye naturally had less room to maneuver. That ruled out most people straight away.
Secondly, they needed to be able to cooperate well with Qi Yuan preferably.
Which of the S-level superhumans didn't have some eccentricities?
The older ones cared even more about face, how many would be willing to listen to the commands of a brat not even twenty?
If not for his age being relatively close, with that temper the red-haired guy might not even qualify for the Dark Nine Seats.
The Bureau chief shook his head as he watched the red-haired man storm off angrily.
Dealing with a bunch of problematic children no matter their age, it was giving him a headache.
"Chief, Golden Eyes has arrived in Jidu, he's trending right now."
"Trending?"
The Bureau chief who had been about to leave abruptly halted his steps. He craned his neck to look at the phone of the speaker. "What's trending?"
The speaker adjusted his stance to let the Bureau chief see the screen contents more easily.
It was a long image, encompassing the hot search charts across major platforms, with the same gist.
#GoldenEyes Appears in Jidu#
【GoldenEyes shows up in Jidu, heard that there might be policy changes above...】
"Hey everyone, this is Brother Lang... From GoldenEyes' attitude towards this matter we can see the official stance. Let me boldly predict that the officials are probably also considering how to balance the conflict between the two sides..."
【...Little editor thinks that GoldenEyes' willingness to take this unrelated matter onto himself represents his sense of responsibility. The officials surely also want to resolve the problems. Everyone should be more tolerant, and support the government. For this matter, what do you think?】
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
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.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
