After Su Luo left, he felt a chill running down his spine.
The last opportunity had passed, and Li Siyi had somehow dreamed of inexplicable scenes.
Su Luo couldn't help but suspect that the system was behind this. Otherwise, why would such a thing happen just this once?
He felt like he was being manipulated by the system.
However, after calming down and thinking it over, it didn't seem like a big deal.
Like just now, when Li Siyi was on the verge of death, there was a prompt that the plot was about to deviate. So, there would be similar prompts when other deviations occurred.
He still had ample opportunities to fix things.
Moreover, the so-called "general plot" seemed to be very loosely defined.
Up until now, the only time he received a deviation prompt was when Li Siyi was about to die. Before that, when Li Siyi stole Lin Xuan's opportunity, there was no prompt at all.
So, the advantage was still on his side.
Of course, he couldn't act recklessly. The necessary plot points still had to be followed.
Since he still had some time before returning, he realized from the recent battle that his strength was still somewhat lacking.
Pen in hand.
[As per my usual habit, let's start this diary by cursing Li Siyi.]
[What on earth was she thinking, dreaming about some opportunity and then overestimating herself to snatch the protagonist's chance?]
[Could she stop causing unnecessary trouble? Was she really capable of dealing with that tiger demon?]
[And what about targeting weak points? Does she even understand the concept of targeting weak points? If you hit the tiger demon's kidneys and chest in a short period, you could instantly kill it.]
[Lin Xuan might only be at the Qi Refining stage, but he has an old mentor. It was from this mentor that he learned about the tiger demon's weakness, allowing him to ambush and kill it.]
[Li Siyi, on the other hand, brought along an ordinary old man and dared to face the tiger demon head-on. What difference is there between that and sliding under a tiger's belly?]
[Thankfully, it ended without disaster. She almost ruined my perfect run.]
[Forget it, let's move on with the plot.]
[The Trial Forest arc isn't over yet. Lin Xuan beat us up a bit, showing off, but it's not finished. He still has one more act of showing off left.]
[He has to take first place.]
[How can the protagonist not take first place?]
[But simply taking first place isn't satisfying enough.]
[So, as the antagonist, I suggested hunting demonic beasts together with the young nobles, and then the points would be credited to me.]
[By pooling our strengths, we aimed to completely overwhelm Lin Xuan in terms of points.]
[However, even under these circumstances, Lin Xuan still managed to take first place, defeating us despite our seemingly cheating behavior. That's what makes it satisfying.]
[You could even call it defying the heavens.]
[Then, in the plot, he also encounters Li Siyi in the forest. The two fight monsters together, and Lin Xuan's superb combat skills earn him some favor from Li Siyi. But now that Li Siyi is injured, it seems unlikely they'll meet.]
[No big deal. As long as Lin Xuan ends up taking first place, it's fine.]
[Wait, what about the insect nest? This time, Li Siyi discovered it and reported it to Autumn Wind City, making her the hero of the city.]
[Even if Lin Xuan discovers it later, he'll only be second, and the reputation he gains won't be the same.]
[This is such a headache. It's all Li Siyi's fault for meddling.]
Still in the middle of the trial, Su Luo didn't have much time to write.
[Diary completed. Reward: Constitution +3, Strength +1.]
[Acquired special ability: The Joy of a Trickster.]
[Can make a designated target laugh.]
The rewards were decent. Although his cultivation didn't improve, he gained a special ability.
Special abilities are hard to come by, and with this one, Su Luo now has three in total.
But this skill feels a bit... mischievous.
After all, people laugh when they want to, but if someone suddenly laughs when they don't want to, the scene would be unimaginable.
Su Luo returned to where Lin Xuan and the young nobles of Autumn Wind City were fighting, wearing a satisfied smile.
Although they were injured, they hadn't withdrawn and were resting on the spot.
After all, the trial lasts seven days.
Wang Mo had also woken up and was surrounded by others who were concerned about him.
Su Luo greeted them, "Hey, you're still here."
"Brother Su Luo, where did you go?" Some of them couldn't help but feel annoyed when they saw Su Luo, but they held it in.
"I went to the restroom."
However, this excuse set one of them off, and they started making sarcastic remarks.
"To the restroom? Or were you hiding? It's okay, Brother Su Luo. Brother Wang Mo already drove Lin Xuan away."
Though they said "drove away," Lin Xuan had actually left on his own. They were just saving face.
"Say whatever you want. Do you want to get back at Lin Xuan?" Su Luo cut straight to the point.
"Of course we do, but we can't beat him."
"Right, he's too strong. Even if we call for help, the Li family is backing him. There's no way we can win against him."
Su Luo spoke with confidence, "I have an idea."
"Can we still trust you? I think we should find someone else."
Without even hearing the plan, they were already suggesting a change, clearly showing they didn't trust Su Luo.
Not everyone said it out loud, but their expressions said it all—they disagreed.
"I don't care what you think. I care what I think."
This statement brought everyone back to reality.
Right, the person in front of them was the young master among young masters. He wasn't someone they could afford to offend.
Seeing them quiet down, Su Luo continued, "We'll hunt demonic beasts with all our strength, and then all the points will be credited to me. Naturally, I'll take first place, and then we'll use this result to humiliate Lin Xuan."
"Isn't that a bit unfair?"
"Hmm?" Su Luo glanced at them.
Then, in a cheerful tone, they responded.
"Of course it's good!"
"This is a brilliant plan. Only someone as clever as Brother Su Luo could come up with it."
"Who are you kidding? You're our big brother. Who else would we listen to if not you? Don't even joke about that."
"Exactly. If anyone dares to disagree, I'll be the first to oppose them and beat them up—no, beat them up several times."
After all, strength alone isn't enough. In this world, it's all about connections.
"Why not give the points to Brother Wang Mo?"
Suddenly, someone spoke up at the wrong time.
The others stared at him in shock, all of them sweating bullets for him.
Are you trying to get yourself killed? Saying something like that!
Everyone knew Su Luo's temper. If you crossed him at the wrong moment, he would retaliate.
The person seemed to realize his mistake and quickly backtracked, "I was just joking, haha. Don't take it seriously."
Wang Mo was stunned. He hadn't expected someone to nominate him. He had just been quietly recovering from his injuries.
Though it felt good to have someone support him, he knew it wasn't appropriate to openly compete with Su Luo.
Besides, Wang Mo preferred the approach of stabbing people in the back quietly.
Just as Wang Mo was about to refuse, Su Luo surprisingly agreed.
"Fine, let's give the points to Wang Mo."
Everyone gasped in surprise. Was this really something Su Luo would say?
"Alright, it's settled. We'll rest for a day and then hunt demonic beasts with all our strength."
There was a slight hiccup, but no matter who took the points, Lin Xuan would still take first place. So, Su Luo didn't care at all.
......
In the following days, the atmosphere among Su Luo and the young nobles changed.
The young nobles began to subtly revolve around Wang Mo.
No, it was already happening. Now, while praising Wang Mo, they also praised Su Luo, though they kept a certain distance when doing so.
It couldn't be helped. Su Luo's previous actions had left a bad taste in their mouths.
Wang Mo, seeing this situation, was overjoyed internally but maintained a humble exterior.
Indeed, the fight with Lin Xuan had been worth it. Now, Su Luo's lackeys were almost becoming his own.
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.
lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...
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.
