Silence.
A deathly silence filled the entire room.
Manager Xu's face turned deathly pale as he fell to his knees with a thud.
He looked incredulously at Long Dingtian, who had just been slapped by Qin Luo.
The chairman... was hit?!
Jiang Xueqi also stood frozen in place.
She looked in disbelief at Long Dingtian, who was tilting his head and questioning his existence, then at Qin Luo, who still held his hand in a slapping position.
For a moment,
Her mind went blank, and she began to wonder if she was dreaming.
How else could she witness such a surreal scene?
A mere attendant of the Su family's young miss dared to slap the chairman of the Antique City Association, someone even the Su family patriarch would greet politely?!
Has... has the world changed too quickly?
Wang Yong lay on the ground, coughing blood from the corner of his mouth. He didn't know Long Dingtian, but he could sense from the fragments of conversation that Long Dingtian held a very high position.
This little attendant dared to anger such a person - he was surely doomed now!! Even if the Su family intervened, they absolutely wouldn't be able to protect him!
However,
Contrary to everyone's expectations,
Although Long Dingtian's face was grim and his expression dark, he didn't immediately retaliate.
He just took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and stared intently at Qin Luo, saying, "How... did you know?"
Everyone present had missed the key point in Qin Luo's words.
That is,
He was a useless bastard son expelled from the main family!!
The main family referred to the Long Family of Wang City!!
And Long Dingtian was none other than the biological son of the current Long Family patriarch, Long Aotian!!!
There had always been rumors that he had deep connections with the Long Family of Wang City.
In reality, it was a tragic connection.
Because he was the useless child born between the Long Family patriarch and a servant.
Born unable to practice martial arts, Long Aotian abandoned him and his mother in Jiang City to keep the family line pure.
And yet, this secret was casually revealed by Qin Luo.
On Qin Luo's side, he stood with his hands behind his back, his entire aura becoming calm and unperturbed as he said coldly, "My young miss has influence that spans the globe."
"No one in this world can escape my young miss's discerning eye."
"Long Dingtian, do you know why I specifically came to your Antique City Association to purchase antiques today?"
Directly addressing Long Dingtian by name... and mentioning the young miss...
Was all of this planned by Su Muwan?!
Jiang Xueqi stood to the side, somewhat dazed, wondering what was going on.
Long Dingtian's pupils constricted upon hearing this. The Su family's young miss?!
Was all of this a trap set by that scourge of Jiang City?
From coming here to buy antiques, to causing trouble to draw him out, was each step orchestrated by that menace?!!
Long Dingtian was shocked and terrified, finding it truly inconceivable.
How could that scourge of Jiang City be so scheming?!
Jiang Xueqi, seeing Long Dingtian's shocked expression, felt a sense of foreboding.
She couldn't help but speak up, "Brother Long..."
However, before she could finish,
Long Dingtian interrupted, "Xueqi, I'm terribly sorry, but I have some matters to discuss with this young man."
"You should leave with Wang Yong now. Later, I'll give you an even better antique."
Jiang Xueqi's face changed upon hearing this, immediately becoming somewhat unsightly.
But considering the current situation, she could only nod helplessly and sigh, "I understand."
Saying this, she looked with disgust at Wang Yong, who was still on the ground with wide eyes full of disbelief.
She reluctantly turned to Manager Xu, who was also sprawled on the ground, and said, "Hey, come here and help me carry him to my car."
Manager Xu, who could no longer keep up with the unfolding events, quickly nodded, "Oh, oh!"
He got up and dragged Wang Yong out by his clothes.
He couldn't stay here any longer either.
"Brother Luo, I'll go out and keep watch to prevent anyone from coming in."
Shen Fei swallowed hard, feeling somewhat shocked.
So, their shopping trip was all under the young miss's control?!
Brother Luo was carrying out a secret mission!
Thinking this, he walked out, closed the door, and stood guard outside.
In an instant,
Only Qin Luo and Long Dingtian remained in the association.
Long Dingtian cupped his hands and said in a deep voice, "Let's cut to the chase, young man. What exactly does the person behind you want to do?"
Upon hearing this,
With his title as the number one lackey,
Qin Luo's demeanor changed. He stood with his hands behind his back, exuding a powerful aura.
He unhurriedly said, "Long Dingtian, my young miss recognizes your talent and wishes to recruit you."
"That's why she intervened before you met Wang Yong, using certain methods to make you show yourself."
!!
Upon hearing this,
Long Dingtian's expression changed, and he hastily asked, "Wang Yong? May I ask if your young miss knows my intentions regarding Wang Yong?"
"Heh, of course she does."
Qin Luo smiled lightly, looking at Long Dingtian's changing expression, and slowly said, "You have two reasons for seeking Wang Yong."
"First, you hope Wang Yong can find the cause and treat your body's inability to practice martial arts."
"Second, you want to ask Wang Yong to accompany you to the Long Family in Wang City to treat the injuries of the Long Family patriarch, who is your father, Long Aotian."
"By doing so... you hope to return to the main family."
"After all, Wang Yong's poison skills can kill without a trace, and his medical skills can save people from dire situations."
As these words fell,
Long Dingtian's expression completely crumbled, his face turning pale in an instant.
He had buried these matters deep in his heart, yet... yet they had all been guessed correctly by the woman behind Qin Luo!
In that moment, Long Dingtian took a deep breath and slowly said, "Young man, are you saying your young miss can help me?"
"Of course."
Qin Luo smiled slightly and said, "That slap just now was a greeting gift. You can now feel the condition of your body."
?
Upon hearing this,
Long Dingtian was stunned, then quickly sensed his body's condition.
He immediately discovered that his previously depleted body could now actively absorb and channel the energy of heaven and earth for cultivation.
For so many years, he had tried countless methods, but had never been able to circulate energy to cultivate with his useless body.
But now!!
"It... it actually worked?!"
Long Dingtian covered his stinging cheek, the anger in his eyes turning to extreme joy.
He looked at Qin Luo in disbelief and said, "Young man, no, Master! Please, what exactly is going on?"
Hearing this, Qin Luo smiled slightly and said, "Our young miss has long been aware of your physical condition, Long Dingtian. According to ancient records, it's a condition known as [Meridian Energy Blockage Physique]."
"Only by using a special technique to inject energy into your body to flush the meridians can you regain the ability to cultivate!"
"The young miss has only taught this technique to me, with the purpose of treating your condition, Long Dingtian."
Long Dingtian had lost count of how many times he had been shocked today.
His eyes were excited as he tightly clenched his fists. He bowed his head and asked, "May I ask the master's full name?"
Qin Luo calmly replied, "Qin Luo."
"Master Qin! Please, I beg you to completely cure my condition!"
Long Dingtian hurriedly said.
"That's not possible. This treatment can only be done gradually, requiring special techniques each time."
"Moreover..."
Qin Luo shook his head, then looked at Long Dingtian and said flatly, "Long Dingtian, you haven't given your answer yet."
"I'm waiting to report back to the young miss."
"This will determine whether we continue to treat you."
Upon hearing this, the joy in Long Dingtian's heart gradually faded, and a struggle appeared on his face.
He hadn't expected the person behind Qin Luo to be so deeply hidden.
Deliberately presenting the image of an arrogant and domineering young master in public.
But in reality, working behind the scenes to gather information on everyone's identities and backgrounds, even finding solutions to their problems.
Such scheming... truly terrifying!!
Joining their camp would mean that his Antique City Association would become subordinate to the Su family, or rather, to the Su family's young miss.
This would offend many families in Jiang City, but...
Long Dingtian realized that with such scheming abilities, this Su young miss would surely become a dragon among men in the future!!
So! He, Long Dingtian, would take the gamble!!
Thinking this,
He bowed deeply and said earnestly, "Long Dingtian is willing to swear allegiance to the Su young miss until death!"
"From this day forward, my Antique City Association will obey any command from the Su young miss, becoming her most loyal vanguard!"
"First thing tomorrow morning, I will personally bring gifts and pay a visit!"
[Random Lackey Event completed!]
[Congratulations to the host for helping the antagonist recruit Long Dingtian, a former member of the protagonist's team. You have obtained "Lackey's Heart Sutra x1!"]
[Host, in just two days you've already become a mature lackey (#^.^#)]
The system's prompt sounded.
—Screw off.
Qin Luo outwardly nodded slightly and said with a smile, "In that case, I welcome Brother Dingtian to serve the Young Miss alongside me!"
As he spoke, Qin Luo seemed to think of something.
He walked up friendlily and patted Long Dingtian's shoulder, saying, "Oh, by the way, my Young Miss also said that after you return to the Long Family, she will help you ascend to the position of family head."
"I presume this is also your wish, isn't it?"
"To exact revenge on the Long Family for expelling you and your mother years ago... right?"
Upon hearing these words,
Long Dingtian's heart skipped a beat, and a chill immediately ran down his spine.
They even know about this...
The Young Miss of the Su family... is truly terrifying!!
Even though we've never met, I can feel a sense of dread!
But it was precisely because of this that Long Dingtian felt he had chosen the right person to follow!
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.
ver to a world of cultivation and returned invincible. Modern medicine is child's play compared to elixirs; technological might crumbles before true cultivation. My name is Qin Ning, Earth's sole cultivator!
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.
