Gu Yan rubbed his neck as he left the Leng Family residence, looking somewhat troubled.
Ouch, ouch, ouch. It seems Qingqiu is angry again.
But there was nothing he could do about it.
He didn't know if it was because of practicing the Pure Love Cultivation Technique (practicing pure love makes you stronger), but now he could sense the presence of many special auras.
For example, as soon as he stepped through the gates of the Leng Family home, he noticed that besides Leng Qingqiu, there was actually another person present in the study.
The aura of this other presence was slightly different from Mei Xue's, but similar in that both of their auras had a chaotic feel to them, like throwing all the leftover food into one pot and cooking it together.
It must be another one of Qingqiu's subordinates.
However, when he approached the study, he found that the aura quickly fled outside and disappeared.
So Gu Yan guessed that Leng Qingqiu must also be able to sense his aura.
Originally, he had a good plan: first, spend a loving evening with Qingqiu.
Then, when it was about time to leave, he would go with Mei Xue to Xiao Lin's place to carry out his plan.
But now it seemed this plan wouldn't work.
If he were to meet with Mei Xue so close to Leng Qingqiu, she would likely sense it.
He didn't want Leng Qingqiu to know what he was doing behind her back at the moment.
Firstly, because Leng Qingqiu's affection for him hadn't yet reached a very high level.
If she found out that he wasn't as ordinary as he appeared on the surface, she would definitely become wary of him.
Secondly, regardless of her affection level, given Leng Qingqiu's villainous nature in the original story, if she discovered that he might not actually be an ordinary person...
The consequences would be unthinkable.
At that point, she might mistakenly think he was involved in that massacre years ago.
Then everything would be ruined.
Sigh.
Gu Yan let out a light sigh. Whatever, he'd take it one step at a time.
If he was discovered, he'd deal with it then.
"Alright, let's see where Mei Xue is."
Gu Yan called out to the system in his mind.
Begin locating Mei Xue.
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Jianghai City.
Inside a tea restaurant called "Night".
Waiters dressed in maid outfits and butler uniforms bustled between tables, carrying aromatic dishes.
At the cashier counter in the restaurant, a middle-aged man wearing sunglasses was observing everything in the store methodically.
This restaurant had a special feature.
From the staff to the manager, everyone was actually a blind person with their eyes covered by cloth!
"Customer No. 1 wants a bowl of pork chop rice with a fried egg."
"Alright, coming right up."
"Mei Xue, the customer at table 3 has left, go clear the table."
"Yes, manager."
Although Mei Xue had her eyes covered, she could still steadily stack dozens of plates.
"See, this is what makes this tea restaurant so impressive."
"Look, all the staff are blind, but they can carry plates and clean up just like they can see."
A customer was explaining to the friend he had brought along.
"It must all be fake. The cloth they're wearing over their eyes must be transparent from the inside."
The friend scoffed, refusing to believe in this so-called blind tea restaurant.
Just then.
"Would you two handsome gentlemen like to order something?"
A sweet voice came from beside the two men.
They turned in surprise to see:
A girl with long white hair in a high ponytail, wearing a maid outfit, holding a menu, with her eyes covered.
Although her eyes were covered and her full appearance couldn't be seen, she exuded an aura that made people want to cherish her.
Gulp.
The two men swallowed hard.
"Ah, this is my second time here. My... my friend is here for the first time."
Hearing this, the high-ponytailed girl lightly placed her hand by her mouth and spoke in a soft, cottony voice: "Oh? Then Lian Lian must take extra special care of the little brother who's here for the first time~"
Saying this, she put down the menu, reached out to hold the hand of the blushing first-timer, and moved his hand to point at the most expensive dish on the menu, priced at 8,888 yuan.
"This 'Love is Like Water' Tender Bone Ramen is one of Lian Lian's most recommended dishes!"
"It represents Lian Lian's deep love for you, little brother."
Love... love...
Feeling the warmth on his hand and the heavenly beauty so close, the first-timer was stunned.
He nodded dazedly: "Then I'll have one of those."
"I want one too!"
The second-timer quickly chimed in.
As soon as the words fell:
The high-ponytailed girl immediately withdrew her hand, picked up the menu, and called out to the kitchen with a gentle expression: "Two S-set meals."
Then she turned and left without looking back.
Ah, how boring. Why do we have to do this kind of thing here?
With her back to the two men, the girl instantly dropped her sweet smile, replacing it with a look of disgust.
Mei Xue, who was passing by clearing plates, said quietly: "Bai Lian, watch your expression, more customers are coming."
Hearing this, Bai Lian put on another sweet smile.
Old lady Mei Xue, just because you were summoned first and are favored by the master, you're acting all high and mighty.
Bai Lian was very disdainful in her heart.
But on the surface, she still sweetly said: "Okay, Sister Mei Xue!!"
Mei Xue couldn't be bothered to deal with this two-faced person.
She stacked dozens of plates in her hands and walked into the back kitchen.
Bai Lian gave her the middle finger behind her back.
The next second.
Ding-a-ling~~
The front door was pushed open.
Bai Lian quickly put on a smile and turned to greet: "Welcome~"
When she saw that the newcomer was a man outstanding in both looks and temperament, Bai Lian's eyes lit up.
Wow, it's a handsome guy!
Gu Yan walked into the tea restaurant called "Night".
He first looked around: there weren't too many or too few customers, with one or two staff members greeting people outside.
A middle-aged man wearing sunglasses stood at the cashier counter.
It looked just like an ordinary tea restaurant.
But... the aura freely emanating from inside, the same as Mei Xue and the others, made Gu Yan curl his lips into a smile.
Tsk tsk tsk.
Who would have thought, who would have thought.
So this is where the Night Organization's base from the original story was located.
The original story didn't specify exactly where the Night Organization's base was, only vaguely mentioning that it was hidden in Jianghai City.
"Little brother, Lian Lian hasn't seen you before. Is this your first time here?"
Seeing that Gu Yan wasn't speaking, Bai Lian thought he must have been captivated by her beauty.
She felt a hint of disdain in her heart. Tonight's meal ticket is secured.
He looks quite wealthy. I'll have him treat me to dinner at Jianghai City's most luxurious restaurant!
However, Gu Yan only glanced at Bai Lian before walking straight to an empty table.
?
Bai Lian, who had been ignored, slowly raised a question mark. Her expression was becoming difficult to maintain.
Ignoring me?
Hehe, playing hard to get, are we?
Rich people really know how to play games.
Bai Lian took a deep breath. She couldn't believe that any man could resist the charm naturally exuded by her alluring physique.
Thinking this, she put on a smile again and walked towards Gu Yan.
Resolve] Gu Yang was once a true disciple of the Falling Cloud Sect, but after failing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, his cultivation regressed, his foundation was damaged, his lifespan was nearing its end, and he was about to be demoted to a menial servant. At his moment of despair, he awakened the [Daily Intelligence System]. By refreshing it daily, he could learn about countless hidden opportunities and secrets within the cultivation world! [Today's intelligence has been refreshed] [White Intelligence: One month ago, the Foundation Establishment spiritual item "Profound Ice Spirit Marrow" used by the host to attempt his breakthrough contained a trace of the poison "Bone-Corrobing Spirit-Dissolving Powder".] [Purple Intelligence: Tonight during the Yin hour (3-5 AM), a wisp of "Golden Crow Primordial Flame" will overflow... If this flame is devoured, it can recast the shattered cultivation foundation, fully restore cultivation, and awaken the one-in-ten-thousand—Primordial Supreme Yang Body. [Click to view coordinates]] [Golden Intelligence: Shen Qingyue, a Golden Core elder of the Falling Cloud Sect who possesses the Nine Yin Body, suffers from backlash of cold energy every full moon night, causing her strength to plummet and excruciating pain. Grand Elder Zhao Wuji has secretly bribed Shen Qingyue's personal maid, Hongxiu, and learned the rear gate array node of the protective formation "Clouds and Mist Veiling the Sun Array". Tomorrow late at night, he intends to take advantage of Shen Qingyue's flare-up of the cold poison, when she is weak and unable to resist, to use a secret technique to refine her into a cauldron and force her into a Daoist partnership. [Click to view coordinates]] The cultivation world is a jungle where the strong prey on the weak, and human hearts are as treacherous as ghosts? Sorry, but I can read the script! From then on, relying on his informational advantage, Gu Yang proceeded step by step with careful planning. Seizing opportunities, plundering fortunes. Selling intelligence. Playing rivals against each other. Step by step, he ultimately became the Immortal Emperor!
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
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."
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
