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The story of a man with an extraordinary nose who meets a woman with an extraordinary scent.

Whiff tells the story of Jim Bronson and Marie Bellman. Jim has an unusual hobby. He collects smells. Marie happens to have the most beautiful smell. What happens when Jim tries to collect Marie? A humorous, quirky, possibly disturbing but definitely heartwarming tale of two lonely-hearts who are brought together by the fragrance of their lives.

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Lucius paced back and forth in the 2nd hut he had in the woods to the west.

He was thinking.

Thinking about what to do with Sam's situation, and how to keep the townspeople from crying out to burn both of them at the stake for the crime of witchcraft. Despite the fields of curse magic, body alteration magic and life magic being established schools of practice, the general populace were still fearful and vindictive towards what they perceived as the perversion of nature and life.

Having nearly a hundred years of experience, being a devotee to the expansion of knowledge, and being the top borrower at all the libraries on the central and east continent [returning the books every few years or so], he had fancied himself as somewhat of a muse. But now he was stumped.

Spells or potions that sped up growth, or ones that expanded the body did exist. However, these functioned all at a permanent cost to the user's future potential and vitality. He cracked his head, but didn't know of any spell, condition or power that would grow a person's body like this; where the body's development and aging were not affected, and the individual's vitality was even more exuberant than before.

No matter how long he thought or from which angle he approached it from, all he drew were blanks. Even if Sam were not his own flesh and blood and a through and through human, there weren't even any races exhibiting these growth patterns.

Sighing, Lucius stopped his pacing and stepped outside for fresh air - and to watch Sam training.

The girl was moving according to the footwork he had just taught her, familiarizing herself with her "new" body. She was at one moment lunging forward in a low stance, and in the next moment soaring through the air in a twisting 1080° somersault, before performing a low spin with her arms and legs and whole body nearly perpendicular to the ground.

Lucius nodded in approval - the girl had always shown talent for physical aspects. It was just her mana affinity that left him helpless... He sighed again.

He could only help her to sharpen the weapons she already had, and ceaselessly search for a solution for her mana denying body.

Walking over to the clearing where the girl was still training, he called out to her, "Good movements! If I didn't know better, I'd think you've been training for years!" He smiled in approval; eliciting a happy smile from the girl, elated to receive his praises.

She came over to meet him halfway as he was walking, then asked, "That was fun! What's next, grandpa?"

Lucius couldn't help but to stop and admire the person who was the very image of her father - handsome, tall, dashing, gentle eyes, broad shoulders and a lean well-muscled body.

Problem was - Sam wasn't supposed to look like a teenage girl's heart-throb...

Sighing, he said, "Alright! Get cleaned up. I'll set out some new clothes for you now that you're bigger."

As the girl hopped and skipped away, Lucius sighed again - at least she hadn't developed her womanly characteristics yet - he could still make this work. For now.

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Stella and Marie were best friends.

They had grown up as neighbours, and had played together for many years before entering the temple of Uro. Theirs was a life-long bond that had went through thick and thin - at least as far as challenges go for 14 year olds.

But today they were enemies.

"Do you really think Reeve would like someone so low-breed like a swine farmer's daughter? Pah! You must be dreaming! You swine farmers should stick together and give us your blessing!" Marie was fuming at Stella's bragging, as she stood by her workdesk where she was supposed to be doing the accounts for the temple.

"Hmmph!" Stella was irked despite holding the advantage in their competition for the boy. She shifted on the bench she was sitting on to face Marie. "You're just jealous that he asked *me* for help and not you! Why, he must have been waiting all this while for a chance to talk to me!" Stella put on a dreamy look, then shot a glance at Marie as if to say "so-there".

"Y-you? Waiting all this while to talk to you?" Marie sputtered in mock amazement, "Do you think any boy would like a rough and tough broad like you? Anyone who remembers just how manly your mother was would--"

"Marie!" Stella snapped, her eyes glistening. Marie knew she had touched on an area she shouldn't have.

"You... You..." tears were welling up in the girl's eyes as she scrunched up her face in hurt - the memories of her mother's death were still raw in the heart of the teenage girl.

Her mother, as one of the town guard captains, lost her life when Stella was only 11, during a beastman and barbarian raid. It was a young and courageous Reeve who protected her and her younger siblings when they thought they would be goners for sure.

Marie - as the antagonist in this spat - was filled with remorse - best friends shouldn't be arguing like this, should they...? Especially not until the shedding of tears and until their friendship was at risk of falling apart.

"Stella... I'm, I'm sorry... I was just jealous of how you're the only girl that training freak has spoken to in the past weeks. Apart from his little sister and that demon girl of course." Marie sat down beside Stella, drawing close to comfort her. "I know you've always liked him since their family moved here. And especially when he became your knight in shining armour."

Stella, wiping away her tears, turned to look at Marie. "Do you know how much I wish I were beautiful and graceful like you...?" She revealed her insecurities and deepest fears, "What you said... Isn't it true? How could someone so coarse and unrefined like me get Reeve? I'm just dreaming..."

By now Marie was sniffling too. "At least he talked to you... The last time he spoke to me was... Well, never." She smiled with a tinge of amusement and self-pity, "I'm sure we're not the only girls tearing their hair out wondering who Reeve will choose..."

Stella couldn't help but giggle when she thought of how the other girls must be agonising over the same thing. Then she smiled. "Thanks for being here, Marie."

Marie returned her smile. "Best friends?"

"Best friends."

Then they saw him.

If Reeve were the image of masculinity, intense as a raging fire and solid as the earth they stood on, "he" would be like the refreshing summer breeze that swept away one's fatigue, or the waters that calmed one's heart even of the deepest worries.

Simultaneously and in an instant, the girl's gazes locked onto him and they flashed a look at one another.

Then they began quarelling again, this time over who would get to serve the new prince charming.

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"Welcome to the temple of Uro! Our goddess is magnanimous and kind, always ready to bestow her grace upon the ailing people! I'm Stella, apprentice priestess--"

"And I'm Marie, *ahem* her senior... apprentice priestess. How may our lady bless your life today...?"

Lucius was surprised. Normally the temple was so busy they would have to wait an hour, and even then they would only have 1 priest or priestess to serve them. He looked around and was confused as he saw many unattended penitents. Then he saw the two girls preening and trying to draw the clueless girl's [Sam's] attention. His face froze over.

The boy/ girl had already caused a commotion all the way from the shrine to the temple on the other side of town, with many murmurs of "Is he a prince...?" or, "Who's that man...? Is he a model...?" 

Sam was dressed in a simple but smart looking set of Lucius' old clothes - a dark grey shirt with matching pants, and black leather boots. As they were made of high grade mana-infused cloth and leather, it looked relatively new despite accompanying him for more than 20 years. 

She looked like a kind hearted, noble and athletic pretty boy...

Lucius nearly face-palmed himself - what trouble was Sam going to be causing with his... *Ahem*, her gender bending good looks...?

"This is my granddaught- I mean, grandson, Sam, Samuel. She... He's been traveling since he's young, and his parents just left him with me yesterday. He's just turned 15, but he, he hasn't had an affinity, talent or capability test before. Yes, that, that's how it is." Lucius struggled to get the words out, his face was pale as he intermittently coughed while telling his prepared story.

The two girls were swooning too much to notice the various inconsistencies and irregularities in his explanation, so they scrambled closer to "Samuel" to grab his arm and lead him to the testing area. They shot each other daggers with their stares, then settled for one arm each.

"So, Samuel. To help our test, could you tell us what your innate talent is...?" it was Marie's turn to speak; giving him her best smile with sparkling eyes.

Samuel replied without thinking, "Getting lucky." He didn't notice the two girls turning beet red as they blushed, misunderstanding that he would be so open and direct about his promiscuity... Though neiether of them would mind if it were them and he brought them away from this little town after that.

"W-w-what do you mean by luc--" Marie overcame her embarrassment to ask, only to be cut off by a harsh cough by Stella, who flashed her venomous looks as if to tell her to keep to her turn.

"Ahem, since it's my turn to speak," Stella began. "W-w-whaf do you mean by being lu-lu-lu-lucky...?" She was blushing furiously as she wondered if he meant *that* kind of lucky.

The two's legs grew weak and they had to lean heavily on Sam's arm to prevent themselves from fainting in shock when they heard his answer: "Oh, well, a Mr Handsome fell from a tree, so I took him home to my bed... I was very lucky that day, he's very good to me and even gave me..." Sam pointed to his metallic hair ornament, "...this as a gift before he left. He said he'll come back to play with me again."

"P-p-p-play?!?"

*thump*

The sounds of three bodies slumping to the floor could be heard.

Sam helped the two girls up, even as they were pallid and seemed to suddenly turn extremely awkward towards her.

Then the trio looked back to see Lucius dusting himself off, as if he had just gotten up but didn't want anyone to know.

"Ahem. Nothing happened. Carry on."

The trio shrugged and continued on, the girls shaken. Sam continued on, her 10 year old mind oblivious to the bombshell she had unknowingly dropped. The two girls looked listless and stumbled every now and then as they numbly walked to the testing area. They were completely silent and no longer held Sam's arms; unable to accept what they had just heard.

If they had looked back again, they would have seen an old man with a pale face, reeling from a blow heavier than that of any god he had faced.

How was he going to salvage this situation...?

His mind raced as he could already hear tomorrows news: Lucius' grandson sleeping around with every handsome man who drops by.

Systems? Transmigrators? Gods?
No problem! All will crumble under my fists!
Smashing dragons, devils and heros into meat patties!
Still, she has a dream - "When will I have a boyfriend...?"

"If the wretched heavens are against me..."
"...Then I shall BREAK the heavens!"

Sam is an orphan with a dream: a simple life and happy family. Nearly talent-less (and ahem, a little slow witted...), she has only her two (overpowered) fists to rely on in a world that seems determined to make her forever-alone.

Follow her story as she falls in love and learns what it means to experience loss;
Shares thick and thin with the most unexpected companions;
Faces betrayal by the ones she thought were the closest;
And learns to open her heart again to trust.

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Heero departed to Morabaka City in high spirits and expectation. As Saint's disciple, he was confident in his strength. Even though he never experienced the outside words, his seven fairy mothers always told him everything about the outside world. Moreover, in his Master's library, there was a history of humanity and important event was also recorded in a book.

He wanted to be a Legendary Hero. To be a Legendary Hero, he needed to defeat God. Whether it was God Beast or God Specter, he needed to defeat one of them to be a Legendary Hero.

However, for now, Heero realized that to defeat a god with his current was unrealistic. For now, he planned to raise his rank slowly.

For now, his rank was an apprentice hero, the lowest one. Above Apprentice Hero was Intermediate Hero and Advance Hero. People usually called Intermediate Hero as lower-level Beginner Hero and upper-level Beginner Hero when one reached Advance Hero.

Above Beginner Hero, it was Master and Grand Master. Above Master and Grandmaster was King, King of Heroes. This rank was only for Hero who had defeated King or Emperor Specter/Beast.

However, Heero did not want to be just King, he wanted to be a Legend. He wanted to be what his Grandfather yearned for.

"I will be a Legend!" Heero clenched his palm into a fist and aimed to the sky.

"But before that, I will have to reach Morabaka City first!" Heero put his hand down and went to sleep.

Currently, he was staying in the wilderness. His Master said it would take a month trip to reach Morabaka from Nebraska. Heero was still halfway to reach Morabaka.

The next morning, Heero continued his journey to Morabaka. His journey to Morabaka was smooth, he encountered no Specter and Beast at all.

Fifteen days passed by and finally, Heero got to see Morabaka's metal wall. As one of the five biggest cities, Morabaka had another name, Unbreachable Fortress.

The black metal wall left Heero in amazement. When one just looked at the metal wall, it would leave an oppressive feeling. Heero rushed to the gate.

He wanted to enter the city directly, he was eager to see what Morabaka City looked like. However, before he could enter, there were two guards blocked him with their spears.

"Kid, you have to pay if you want to enter the city!" A guard full of beard said to Randy.

Heero realized his mistake. If one wanted to enter the city, they had to pay and it applied to the normal citizen, merchants, etc. However, if it was Hero, they did not need to pay as long as you showed Hero Identity Card.

Heero did not wear plate armor or leather armor like a normal hero would wear, but casual clothes. So the guards mistook him as a normal citizen.

"Oh, I am sorry Uncle. I am a Hero!" Heero apologized and showed his identity card as a Hero proudly.

The guard surprised when they saw the identity card. They thought Heero was just a normal netizen who just back from the other city.

The guard did not directly let Heero in. A guard with full of beard took the identity cars. He wanted to check it. When he saw who approved and made the identity card, the bearded-guard surprised.

Archief Priest Salomon Arkshain, one of twelve Archief Priests. The guard immediately gave the id card back to Heero. With a smile, the bearded guard let Heero in.

"Good Luck, Boy!"

Getting one card approved by Archief Priest meant Heero was a real deal.

Heero took back the id card and thanked the guard, "Thank you, Uncle!"

When he was inside the city, Heero was not surprised anymore. It because Morabaka City was completely ordinary compared to Nebraska City.

"Hmm, let's just head to Hero Guild!" Heero did not have the interest to walk around of Morabaka City.

If Nebraska Temple was a place where he could become a Hero, then Hero Guild was a place where Hero working. Hero Guild would provide the mission and Hero Guild was also the one who determined the hero rank.

Even though Morabaka City was a foreign place for Heero, but he did not have a problem to find where Hero Guild was. He only needed to ask a passerby. When it came about Hero, even you were stranger, they would gladly help.

Hero Guild was located at the north of Morabaka City. The biggest building in the north was Hero Guild. It was easy to find.

Heero entered Hero Guild and went directly to the counter.

"Hello, my name is Heero. I am here reporting that I will work here from now on!"

Finally, Heero's career as Hero formally started.

…

In one a bar, east district of Morabaka City

Heero gulped a glass beer in one gulp and released out a sigh. It's been a year since he arrived at Morabaka City to start his career as Heero.

He started his career pretty good and caused controversy as he advanced to Beginner-Intermediate Hero just in one month. It was not that the fastest, but it was exceptional.

However, even though Heero advanced to Beginner-Intermediate Hero in one month, he was still stuck in Beginner-Advance Hero after a year. He took a month to advance to Intermediate Hero, but it took him 11 months to raise his rank to Advance Hero.

Of course, the problem was not with him, but the mission. One could advance to Intermediate Hero by completing 3 lower-level Beginner Missions or killing a thousand undead.

Undead was rank 1 specter, people usually called rank 1 specter undead because they did not have intelligence. Specter was an undead who gained intelligence.

Heero advanced to Intermediate Hero by killing a thousand undead. It was an easy feat. However, in order to raise his rank to Advance Hero, Heero needed to kill a hundred thousand undead or complete 20 Beginner Missions.

The problem was, Hero Guild hardly came up with a mission. Most missions were for a high-rank Hero and Heero could not take that mission because of his low-rank Hero. Even Hero Guild issued a Beginner Mission, there would be many Beginner Heroes would fight over it, first come first serve. It was the rule.

Wiping out undead was the easy choice. However, the problem was hard to find a hundred thousand undead. Heero managed to kill seventy thousand undead and finish 6 Beginner Missions in 11 months to raise his rank to Advance Hero.

Now, to raise his rank to Master Rank Hero, he had to kill ten million undead or a million rank 2 Specter (low-level Specter Knight) or a hundred thousand rank 3 specter (Intermediate-level Specter Knight).

The problem was they could only find rank 2 Specter or rank 3 Specter when war broke. Heero now stuck at Advance Rank Hero, he had a headache to raise his rank.

"Oya boy, do you have a problem? If you want to solve your virginity problem, then I will gladly help you!" A woman behind the counter approached Heero.

This woman was the owner of this bar. Heero was regular in this bar and he was familiar with the Boss, Marie Arossia. She was a hot woman, mature face, hot body, and her long legs had charmed many youths. There was another name for the Boss, Virgin Killer.

It was said if one wanted to solve your virginity problem, you only needed to come here.

Marie appeared to be in her early thirties, but Heero did not know the exact. He heeded his fairy mom advice, "Never ask a lady's age!" However, Marie indeed looked like a person who had many experiences.

Heero just waved his hand to Marie listlessly. He did not have the interest to joke with Marie. As for his virgin body, he would trust it to his future wife. For now, he just wanted to dedicate himself to be a great Hero.

Marie also noticed Heero seemed to be in a low mood. She did not continue the talk about the virgin.

"If you have a problem, just share it with this elder sister, maybe I can help you, "

It was not bad having a friend to talk about your problem with. Heero told the problem he faced to Marie.

However, upon hearing the complete story, Marie looked at Heero weirdly which made Heero uncomfortable.

"What? Just laugh if you want!" Heero frustrated.

Instead of laughing, Marie pulled Heero's ear, "In one year you managed to raise two ranks and you still think it's too slow? You are surely asking for a beating!"

"Ouch! Ouch! Pain pain pain!" Heero complained as he tried to release the hand from his ear.

Marie released her hand and asked seriously, "Let me ask you, why do you want to raise your rank quickly? What's your purpose?"

"Heh, I want to be a Legendary Hero as soon as possible. I want everyone knows my name, I want to be Legend just like Hero Mikail and it will be like this: Xing Heero, the Legendary Hero from Xing Village!" Heero declared proudly.

"Then, how soon? How soon do you want to be a Legend?" Marie asked again.

"Fi…" Heero stopped. He wanted to reply in five years, he would be a legend in five years, but he knew he would get another scold if answered like that.

"Ten years, maybe?" Heero answered in a small voice.

Tak!

Marie instantly flicked Randy forehead as soon as she heard the answer. And surprisingly, it was more painful than his ear being pulled.

"Ten years and you want to be a legend like Hero Mikail!?" Marie seemed to be agitated, but Heero still nodded his head.

Tak!

Heero received another flick from Marie. However, instead of scolding Heero, Marie was taking a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

After a while, Marie calmed down and looked at Heero seriously.

"Let me ask you, how long it is before Hero Mikail could become a legend?"

"302 years!" Heero answered instantly and firmly. The history of Legend, Randy remembered it completely.

"Then what about Hero Garam?"

"341 years!" Heero answered in confusion. He did not get why did Marie ask him about this.

"Hero Virgil?"

"278 years!" Here, Heero realized why did Marie ask this.

"Hero Guan?"

"190 years!" Here, Heero's voice getting smaller as he realized his mistake.

Marie kept asking another three legends and Heero answered it truthfully. However, his voice was getting smaller and smaller as he answered Marie's question.

"Do you understand, right?" Marie said it in an annoyed tone.

Randy nodded his head meekly. He did not dare to meet his eyes with Marie's.

Amongst the seven legends recorded in a book, Hero Guan was the fastest to be a Legendary Hero. He slew God Specter 190 years after his debut as hero.

Here, He was so cocky declaring he would be a Legend in ten years. Heero was so ashamed for his declaration.

"I am sorry!" Heero apologized for his cockiness.

Marie waved her hand, "It's good if you realize it. Also, It's good if you want to be a legend as soon as possible, but Hero mattered not only rank, you know? Hero Guild set the rank not merely for you to show off, but for your own good. With rank, you will know your limit. So you know which one you can fight and which one you can't! With rank, Hero Guild can reduce the Hero casualties, do you understand?"

It was rare for Marie to talk about this serious. She seemed to care a lot about Heero.

Heero nodded his head, "I know! Thank you, Lady Boss!"

"It's good you understand! By the way, why do you want to be a Legend as soon as possible? I am curious!" Marie was truly curious.

Heero told the truth, about his village got attacked by specter and his family which also died during that event. He told Marie why he wanted to be a Legend. Of course, he did not tell Marie about Saint and his hellish training.

"Hmm, " Marie held her chin as she nodded her head.

"In that case, I will help you…" Marie got closer to Heero and whispered something.

The more Heero heard it, his eyes became brighter and brighter.

This is a work of fiction. Any names, characters, stories or events, are fictitious!

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At the most unfortunate day which also the luckiest day for Xing Heero, his village was attacked by a specter. He lost family, his childhood sweetheart, he lost everything. However, on the same day, the strongest man called Saint picked him up as his disciple.

After years of training under the strongest man, Saint. To fulfill his Grandfather's dream to be a Great Hero, Heero started his career as a Hero. Heero was determined to kill specter and would not let any child experienced the same experience as him.

However, maybe he had used all his luck to get the strongest man as his Master. Somehow, all of his achievement was stolen by the other heroes. The unfortunate event kept happening to Heero which led all of his achievement being robbed by the other Heroes.

In the last of his unfortunate event, he tried to kill God Specter, but it only ended him up sealed in Eternal Ice. The last moment before Heero lost consciousness, he vowed he would retire as Hero.

"Father! Mother! I will be obedient! I will stop to be Hero and continue our family line, please release me from this Eternal Ice!"

Tang Mo'er looked at the live stream next door. Lu Qi'er was clad in a white dress and singing her first hit song, 'Legend'. Having not sung it in many years, it brought back memories of a time when she had sung the song with a outstanding passion that had skyrocketed her to her present fame.
"Mo'er, we need to hurry and think of a plan. Looking at the current online votes, we'll be completely dominated by Lin Ruoxi if we don't do anything!"
With her face propped on one hand, Tang Mo'er was surpassingly calm. "Qi Xi, don't panic. It's not surprising for her to sing 'Legend'. If you think about it, she has always had this as her trump card, even from the beginning."
"Then what should we do?"
What should we do? Tang Mo'er slowly turned and looked at Lin Shiyu.
…
In the live stream next door. 
"Qi'er, Ruoxi, I've just received news that Lin Shiyu is about to sing 'Legend'. How can that be? Who does she think she is!"
Lu Qi'er was stunned. What?
Lin Ruoxi laughed and held Lu Qi'er's arms. "Sister Qi'er, Lin Shiyu is just trying to blindly copy you and make herself look dumb. 'Legend' is your debut song and number one hit. God, it's hilarious how she even has the guts to show her incompetence. I almost feel embarrassed for her!"
"Exactly. Everyone on the internet has huge doubts towards their beloved 'Beauty Lin'. We're set to win." 
"Sister Qier, Sister Qier…" Seeing that Lu Qi'er was in a daze, Lin Ruoxi tugged at her arm.
Lu Qi'er immediately regained her composure, but her face was still extremely pale.
"Sister Qi'er, what's wrong? Your hands are icy cold."
…
The news of Lin Shiyu singing 'Legend' had hit the headlines. There was a lot of doubt clamoring all over the internet.
'Beauty Lin, no matter how well you sing, you'll never beat Lu Qier. Please change your song as soon as possible.'
'Beauty Lin and Beauty Tang, you're evidently leveraging on the popularity of your neighbors next door. Don't blame me if I become nasty to your fans!'
'I protest! Don't ruin the song 'Legend'!'
… 
"Shiyu, are you ready?" Tang Mo'er fluttered her eyelashes and asked Lin Shiyu eagerly amidst the shadow of doubt that was enshrouding them.
There was something about the way Lin Shiyu's eyes glistened. 
"Mm."
Tang Mo'er played the music. Lin Shiyu picked up the microphoneー
One fine day, you wrote me a letter.
I did not know your name nor have I seen your face.
My heart blossoms
This is the legend of you and me…
Qi Xi sucked in a deep breath and her jaw dropped as she stared at Lin Shiyu in shock. To be honest, she was against Lin Shiyu singing the song 'Legend', as the song was deeply associated with Lu Qier's brand. It was Lu Qi'er's song. There were people who did covers of the song, but failed to deliver the meaning of the song. As a result, 'Legend' became a masterpiece.
It was Qi Xi's first time hearing Lin Shiyu's voice when singing. Lin Shiyu's vocals were clean and ethereal, just like her cold and brilliant self. It was as if the song 'Legend' was made naturally for her and her alone. The resulting song was more than spectacular and left Qi Xi speechless. 
The moment Lin Shiyu started singing, her voice completely dominated over Lu Qi'er next door.
In the live stream next door, Lin Ruoxi had initially wanted to watch drama unfold. However, the moment she heard Lin Shiyu's voice, she was shocked.
Soon, she saw such comments appearing on her live streamー
'Oh my god. Lin Shiyu has such an angelic voice. I'm in awe!'
'Lin Shiyu has given 'Legend' a new breath of life.'
'Lu Qi'er, go next door and listen to Lin Shiyu. She can teach you a thing or two!'
'Let's have an interview. Miss Lu, as the original singer, how do you feel about someone's song cover sounding better than your own original rendition?'
"Lu Qi'er, what's going on?" Lin Ruoxi looked at Lu Qier.
Lu Qier's face became pale and she did not say anything in response.
…
Five minutes later, Lin Shiyu finished singing 'Legend'. Tang Mo'er's online ranking had immediately overwhelmed Lin Ruoxi and reached the top.
Tang Mo'er and Lin Shiyu opened the door and stepped out into the corridor, only to walk into Lin Ruoxi and Lu Qier.
Lin Ruoxi snapped in anger, "Lin Shiyu, your cover of 'Legend' is act of an infringement. You'll be hearing from our lawyer."


After facing her fiancé's betrayal, things take an unexpected turn after Tang Mo’er inadvertently gets involved with the Capital’s preeminent magnate, Gu Mohan.

Fast-forwarding, Tang Mo’er clenches on a pregnancy test kit with two red lines—testing positive—and confronts him. “Young Master Gu, why did you make me pregnant?”

Gu Mohan hands a baby over into her arms. “My dearest wife, be good. That’s our second child.”

And so Tang Mo’er can only hustle and take care of her two children, but unbeknownst to her, Young Master Gu has also been coveting her love and affection…

This is a face-smacking, sweet-love novel set in the entertainment industry.


Lu Shu was gone, but not his legend in the black market.
In fact, Lu Shu, Li Yixiao and Nalan Que knew the real situation the best. Lu Shu had shown mercy during his aurablade attack, but he would not survive a joint collaboration between Nalan Que and Li Yixiao. Certainly, though, Nalan Que and Li Yixiao had to admit Lu Shu indeed had the power of taking down either of them if he decided to do so, based on the power of his aurablade and his hidden flying dagger as a descendant of the Hall of Swords.
But it was totally different in the spectators eyes. What they saw was a man who could counter Li Yixiao's fist and then immediately forced back Nalan Que with hundreds of beams of aurablade. He had seemingly effortlessly fought back two Class B experts. How mysteriously powerful!
Moreover, he did not seem to belong to the Heavenly Network. Else, why would he have fought with Li Yixiao? But since when did such a strong person appear from the secret practitioners? Wang Zhe was now shivering in fear recounting his treatment of Lu Shu, followed by a sense of admiration and worship.
As a secret practitioner, he must have been a hero to be able to fight back against a Heavenly King and a hidden expert of a big family!
While worshiping Lu Shu, the spectators soon retreated to the outside, leaving the two fated enemies to resolve their own conflicts.
Li Yixiao was not a moron. Despite his insensitivity towards romance and feelings, he knew he could not bring himself to kill Nalan Que.
Therefore, a better way out of the fight was to escape.
During their fight, Li Yixiao suddenly conjured up his Tiger Sign, seemingly ready to hurt Nalan Que. Shocked, Nalan Que quickly switched to defensive mode in preparation of bearing the blow. At this very moment, Li Yixiao ran off. The Heavenly King had fled just like that!
But Li Yixiao made an attempt at saving his face. "I'm not afraid of you. It's simply because as the Heavenly King, I don't want to waste my energy on you!"
As a matter of fact, Nalan Que had regained her senses. It would be fine if she wanted to fight with Li Yixiao until the end of time, but what if both of them were taken advantage of during their conflict? Who was that swordsman earlier?
Now, no one knew whether he was a friend or a foe. Although he had spared them a chance earlier, what if it was just for show?
In this world, one could never judge a book by its cover.
...
The next day when Lu Shu went to school, he realized there was a heated discussion going on when he stepped into the classroom. It was about the incident at a black market the night before.
As the saying goes, there was no concealing the truth. Besides, in the presence of so many secret practitioners, it was impossible for them to keep the incident a secret. Some of them had even posted it on the Golden Foundation forum.
As a result, it had become a widely known fact that a fight took place in a Luo City bomb shelter last night that involved three Class B's. One was their principal Heavenly King Li Yixiao, another was the eldest daughter of the Nalan clan, Nalan Que, aged 29 and the third, an extremely mysterious expert, had effortlessly fought back both of his rivals…
There was no mention of the black market and it was simply referred to as a bomb shelter.
In the post, the publisher's worship towards the mysterious expert was apparent. His description of the crisscross aurablade was as vivid as a movie scene…
Other than that, people were keenly interested in the various versions of love stories between Heavenly King Li and Nalan Que. Some claimed that Li Yixiao had seduced the woman but abandoned her in the end, while others affirmed that Nalan Que's mother had consulted the Great Master of the Dragon Tiger Mountain regarding the lovers' horoscope, and only to be told that they were fated to share a life of conflicts together…
Nowadays, the public attention on Practitioners was just the same as that on popular celebrities. Back in the magic-deprived days, teenagers liked to gossip about celebrities' affairs.
But now, their focus had been shifted to Practitioners. Even commoners longed for the mysterious world of cultivation, including the gossip there.
Heavenly King Li, who had been missing for a long time, had finally returned to the school. When Lu Shu walked past the Headmaster's Room, he happened to see Li Yixiao biting his pen, distress openly written all across his face.
Li Yixiao's eyes brightened at the sight of Lu Shu. "Lu Shu, do you know how to write reflection letters?"
Lu Shu's expression darkened at once. "I've been a good student since I was young. So I never had to write reflection letters."
He walked into his office and took a look at his letter. There were only a few words on Li Yixiao's reflection, which was titled by "Reflection", followed by the introduction that went "My dearest Heavenly King Nie"…
Lu Shu almost shivered in shock. "Are you sure addressing him like this is appropriate?"
"That's what they taught online," Li Yixiao replied, confused.
"Well then. All the best." Lu Shu was expressionless and was ready to leave.
At this instant Li Yixiao suddenly asked behind his back, "It was you last night, wasn't it?"
Lu Shu turned to meet Li Yixiao's gaze. After two seconds, he laughed. "Yea, it's me."
"From Li Yixiao's distress, +666!"
"I'd been suspecting so since I saw you selling your chives. You annoying little brat! But tell me, since when did you become so strong?!" Li Yixiao mumbled, feeling unfair, "Since it was you, why didn't you help me fight that mad woman?"
Lu Shu did not deny it because he trusted Li Yixiao's intelligence, although the man was indeed quite reckless.
Gao Shenyin was not a nobody, which made it quite easy to prove his nonexistent connection with Li Xianyi. In this situation, despite Li Yixiao's ignorance of Lu Shu's sword training experience with the old folk, he was well informed of Lu Shu's possession of the bone mask that could alter his facial features. Therefore, it was natural to associate the incident with Lu Shu in spite of the lack of concrete evidence.
"Why should I be involved in your past love stories?" Lu Shu said with a smile, "What happened between the two of you?"
"Speaking of which, we have experienced life and death together multiple times," Li Yixiao exclaimed, looking melancholic.
"Then shouldn't you two be very close?" Lu Shu was in bewilderment.
"No. What I meant was we have had quite a number of fights, and every time it almost got both of us killed," replied Li Yixiao.
"???"
There must be something wrong with your understanding of "shared experience of life and death"!
Lu Shu decided to change the topic. "Why did you choose to become a Lord in a black market? Did Heavenly King Nie permit it?"
"Am I not writing the reflection letter?" Li Yixiao sighed, looking stressed. Yet, his face suddenly lit up. "How do you find the name 'the Lord'? One day I came across a story that goes, Mahakasyapa gave 'a smile'[1] at the Buddha holding up a flower. I checked the Encyclopedia and realized the story refers to one who has thorough understanding about Zen. Then it reminded me of my own name. So, Buddha and I must be fated[2]!"
Lu Shu found it difficult to catch up with his logic. "Does Buddha know? Did you ask whether he's alright with you taking his name?"
...
[1] The literal translation of Li Yixiao's Chinese name "一笑" is "a smile"
[2] In Chinese, "the Lord" is written as "佛爷", and "佛" means Buddha


Magical energy has come to this world; Lu Shu could only stare as one powerhouse after another appear.

Looking at his own peculiar ability, he exhaled a breath of cold air.

Dog balls!

...

This is a story of how Lu Shu used poisonous chicken soup to become the Demon King

Translator Synopsis:

This is the story of an orphan, Lu Shu. He is not any regular orphan, but a metahuman experiencing the changes in himself, his country and the world during the dawn of the magical era. Watch as Lu Shu embarks on a journey to hone his peculiar abilities together with his sister, the adorable and charismatic Lu Xiaoyu. Along the way, they’ll encounter supernatural events, obstacles and even the most powerful people in their country. How will Lu Shu make the best of his abilities and oust his never-ending list of rivals and opponents?

At this time, Lu Jingzhi took his cell phone back from Grandpa Lu before he went back to his bedroom to continue video calling his little descendant.
In the past, the old man would always talk about Lu Zongye's engagement to Jiang Yuning and he would always be preparing for their future marriage in front of Lu Jingzhi. Grandpa Lu was always stabbing him in the chest in the past and now, it was finally his turn to do the same to his grandfather.
"Second Brother, why do I feel as though you are in an extremely good mood today?" Jiang Yuning asked because she could see the softness and subtle happiness that Lu Jingzhi was showing on his face.
"I just sent Grandpa off," Lu Jingzhi said as he placed his cell phone on the dressing table and started undressing.
"Wow, Second Brother, it seem as though you are no longer that self-conscious nowadays."
As soon as Lu Jingzhi heard Jiang Yuning's words, he used a book to block the camera on his cell phone.
"Second Brother, what are you doing? I want to see your abs!"
"I don't want to show them to you," Lu Jingzhi rejected without any hesitation at all. "If you want to see them, I will then show them to you when you come back to me."
Jiang Yuning suddenly felt very upset because she had already been waiting the entire day just for this moment and it seemed as though Second Young Master Lu was going to deprive her of the one thing that she craved the most…
She was already so poor and now, she could not even admire his abs. Life was so difficult.
"Second Brother, you must already be feeling sick and tired of me. That is why you do not have anymore patience with me. Sigh. I understand why you are feeling this way. It is because when I have to leave for work, I always have to be gone for at least a few months. You are also a man and I know that you have needs that I am depriving you of."
If the little descendant was at home by his side right now, Lu Jingzhi would have definitely grabbed her and spank her ass really hard.
After that, Lu Jingzhi could not help but remove the book so that Jiang Yuning could see him again. He continued undressing as he asked, "Are you enjoying yourself?"
When Jiang Yuning saw Lu Jingzhi's muscular body, she started blushing and felt that she was losing her self control. "Second Brother…if you feel that you are suffocating and want me badly, you can come to the filming set and look for me, okay?"
"No thank you," Lu Jingzhi refused immediately.
"But why?"
"Because if I have to go over to you whenever I think of you and want you, I will never leave your side."
Jiang Yuning understood the meaning behind his words in an instance.
"Don't worry, it's almost the end of the month. I will be coming back to you really soon. Wait for me patiently!" After that, Jiang Yuning gave Lu Jingzhi a flying kiss through the camera. "Second Brother, I am really curious about this. How do you survive when you miss me badly while I am not by your side?"
"What do you think?"
If Lu Jingzhi could make it through twelve long years of separation, what was this short-term separation to him?
Jiang Yuning smiled and she had a very soft expression on her face because just like Lu Jingzhi, she understood how important they were to each other. They were finally together after being separated and missing out on twelve years together.
"Second Brother, I really miss your hugs."
"You will receive them when you come home."
Both of them continued chatting for a short while and Jiang Yuning shared some of the interesting events that had happened at the filming set lately. After some time, both of them reluctantly ended the video call because Jiang Yuning had to get up early the the morning to film her scene.
However, Jiang Yuning would never have expected that the comment that she left on the Internet using her other account would really be discovered by the fans of the <Yan Huasu> book.
Therefore, Jiang Yuning received a phone call from Vera early the next morning.
"Yuning, you got exposed!"
Jiang Yuning was confused.
"Go online and see for yourself."
Jiang Yuning quickly turned on her laptop and went on the Internet. At this time, she saw the topic <Jiang Yuning Exposed> trending on the hot search.
What was she exposed for? It turned out that the netizens and the fans of the book had discovered the identity of the person who left the comment under <Yan Huasu>'s book review section.
How could they be certain that it was Jiang Yuning?
Although Jiang Yuning did not remember this, she had used one of her own pictures as her avatar in the past and she did not even know that she had left a book review using the same account.
Furthermore, Jiang Yuning had also uploaded several pictures of her calligraphy writing and this was an empirical proof that it was indeed Jiang Yuning's account because the fans of the book immediately recognized her calligraphy writing. It looked exactly like the calligraphy writing done by Jiang Yuning, which had been circulating around the Internet previously.
[Hahaha, who says that Jiang Yuning did not read <Yan Huasu>? I checked her history and found out that Jiang Yuning had even purchased a monthly pass to read the novels online.]
['I created this world and then I destroyed this world with my own hands.' Hahaha. What kind of quotes did Jiang Yuning use in the past? I am laughing so much that my stomach is already hurting.]
[Eh! That quote is from another online novel. Did Jiang Yuning read that novel too?]
[No matter how emotional Chopin is, he can never compete with the sadness that I am feeling now. Oh my god. Is this Jiang Yuning's description of herself? I can't stop laughing at it. Hahaha…]
[Hahaha. She is really hilarious. I am laughing so much to the point of crying. Does Jiang Yuning's fans know that she is like this?]
[And I saw that she actually posted a comment to criticize Hou Da! Hahaha. She complained that she was releasing the chapters for the novel too slowly. Hahaha. Everything is on record…]
[When it comes to other artistes, we always find black materials on them when we look into their past. However, when it comes to Jiang Yuning, everything is simply too hilarious. My abs are hurting…]
[Jiang Yuning, are you a devil or an angel?]
[She had the same routine as a regular girl!]
[Just look at the amount of novels that she has already read…]
[Hahaha. Is this really Empress Jiang? It feels as though she was really a hardcore fan last night.]
Jiang Yuning then asked, "Is it too late for me to delete that account now?"
After reading all the comments, the young paparazzo also had a good time teasing Jiang Yuning. "Sister Yuning, it turns out that you also have this side to you. It seems as though you were not that smart or witty in the past."
"Which one of us can say that we have not been young and frivolous before?" Jiang Yuning replied as she glared at the young paparazzo. "Can't I have my rebellious stage too?"
"To be honest, I think that this is actually a good thing. It is not a bad idea to let the public and the netizens know that you are a genuine person."
At this time, Jiang Yuning leaned against the back of the sofa as she sighed, "I feel so ashamed of myself now…"
Who asked her to be so rebellious and to resort to posting all sorts of comments online in the past?
Who asked her to act that way?
At that time, Jiang Yuning had just entered the entertainment industry and she had not learned how to be patient and control her own temper yet. Moreover, she was only twenty years old then. Wasn't it normal for girls that age to act in that manner?
Jiang Yuning secretly hoped that Lu Jingzhi would not see this…
It was so embarrassing!
However, since her account was exposed, this really helped dispel concerns that the fans of the book had about her playing the role of the first female lead in the drama <Yan Huasu>. Since Jiang Yuning had been actively chasing the novel in the past, she would definitely be more than familiar with the contents and the plot of <Yan Huasu>.
[I suddenly feel that Jiang Yuning is really very adorable. Hahaha. I can't wait to see what kind of character and personality she will bring when she plays the role of the first female lead.]
[Since she is a loyal fan of the novel, then I am certain that Jiang Yuning will definitely know what we are all hoping to see!]
[Since it is already confirmed that she has read the novel before, then I suddenly have some confidence in her!]
[Empress Jiang, please make sure that you perform well and will not let us down!]
Initially, Hou Da was already having a headache as she thought about how she could get the fans to accept Jiang Yuning. In the end, Jiang Yuning had accidentally exposed herself through commenting using her second account. However, this accident turned out to be a blessing in disguise! This actually contributed to the fans giving Jiang Yuning recognition and support to play the role of the first female lead. Was Jiang Yuning some kind of deity?
Hou Da could not help herself from sending a text message to Jiang Yuning at this time. "I heard that you threw shade at me and criticized me in the past?"
After reading Hou Da's message, Jiang Yuning quickly explained herself. "Well…I was just trying to urge you to write faster."
Hou Da then replied, "So, you sure one of those negative commenters? I want to change the first female lead!"
Jiang Yuning grimaced before she replied in a bitter and sad tone, "It's too late, Hou Da. The netizens and book fans already know about this matter now. Please give me a chance and accept me. If I do not perform well or if my acting is not up to your expectations, then you can replace me any time you want."
Hou Da: "You want my forgiveness? Then, tell me how many times you have read <Yan Huasu>?"
Jiang Yuning: "If you do not count the drama script that I had just read again two days ago, then I have already read your novel thrice."
Well, since Jiang Yuning was indeed her loyal fan, she would let her off the hook this time.


“I can’t do it anymore. Stop it…I can’t take it anymore!” The second young master stopped in his tracks and raised his brows as he stared at Miss Jiang. “All you had to do was jog, so—”
…
Everyone knew that Miss Jiang was an artiste who had been defamed and blacklisted before she became famous again. When she got into trouble, she did not give up but fought persistently. Everyone knew that the second young master was the mysterious head of the enterprise. He was an extremely cold person with an exquisite taste. Moreover, the second young master had recently adopted a new hobby. He took in his younger brother’s ex-fiancée and he was extremely fond of her…


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Search - The Profound Knowledge of True Edge

Results - 563 [results put through the filter: below 300 points and No Multiverse accessories]

[Alex's True Edge]: A move that could destroy mountains and poke holes into the stars, this move was made by the legend, Alex. He was a part of the Twenty-Third Heaven, but his skills, witts and reactions are beyond such a place! 57p

[Kubrow's True Edge]: The true edge of 'Kubrow' is dark yet glamorous. It can shine in complete darkness. Glow from afar, and is one of the most alluring move-set possible. 20p

[...]

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[...]

[...]

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And it went on and on. There was much less content and there was nearly nothing that caught Mu 
Lu's eye. He looked bored as Ji Chen scrolled through the results with shining eyes. 

"Is that it? What is there to see about this? There is nothing here!"

Mu Lu growled. He was quite mad that Ji Chen would even be interested in any of this stuff. After all, Divine's were the peak existence of the entire Universe! Such stuff would be completely useless to them! 

"What do you mean nothing? Look at this, isn't this what any man would want to have!?"

Ji Chen retorted. His face was still showing his wide smile, that had a vein bulging on his forehead. 

Mu Lu traced Ji Chen's finger to the place on the screen:

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[The Profound Knowledge of True Edge by Kane]: He had mastered the art of Edge. He had been living at the 'edge' for much of his life! His persona was something that every man wanted: Cold, aloof and badass!] Note: You will only get the manual since the art is too rare, memories cannot be transferred. 299p

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"This is what you want?"

Mu Lu's eyebrow twitched many times reading the price tag. 299 points was a lot, in fact, he probably collected a grand total of 8000 points using the system for many millennia! He only had around 100 or 200 points maximum stored, at his peak! Yet, Ji Chen had already earned 300 points in a couple of minutes. This was bias!

"Of course! Are you jealous that you could never afford such amazing stuff?"

It seemed that Ji Chen was keeping his wide grin for this moment. To show what amazing thing that he would get... But there was a problem... Mu Lu didn't have the same tastes as Ji Chen!

"Have you gone mad? Do you think that 300 points will just come to you?"

Mu Lu spat. His eyes were red and lips were quivering.

"What do mean? 'The Profound Knowledge of True Edge' is the best way to spend my points!"

Ji Chen retorted. He stuck out his tongue to show that he was not going to listen to Mu Lu. 

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean'! What about the millions of collecter tools, alchemy and theory that still remains far from our reach! Don't you want to do something no-one has done?"

Mu Lu questioned Ji Chen like a machine-gun. Ji Chen had an annoyed face as he heard Mu Lu. 

"Do you think that stuff is useful to me? What do you think I would do with that knowledge?"

Ji Chen asked smugly. The question had really hit Mu Lu on a soft spot... 

-What would you do with the knowledge? 

The simple answer was curiosity, but was there really a necessity to waste your life in theory just to learn stuff that you wouldn't use? 

"I'm not old like you! I don't need that knowledge!"

Ji Chen extended his point causing Mu Lu to gulp. 

"You know, you may never get those points back, are you sure you want to invest in something so..."

Ji Chen finished Mu Lu's sentence:

"Awesome? Yes, that is what I'm after! Looking cool is true art! I have always wanted to just stand at the edge!"

Ji Chen started nodding, in which Mu Lu almost facepalmed.

"Just do what you want."

He spoke dully. 

"Right."

-System, buy me [The Profound Knowledge of True Edge by Kane]

[Beep!]

[Host has officially purchased 'The Profound Knowledge of True Edge by Kane' for 299 points, the host's points have gone down from 300 to 1]

Ji Chen, excited, looked towards Mu Lu:

"Do I just ask The System for the manual?"

Mu Lu had an irritated face. 

"Yes, everything is just asking The System Manually!"

He shouted. 

-System, give me [The Profound Knowledge of True Edge]

[Beep!]

[The host granted 'The Profound Knowledge of True Edge']

A manual that seemed to only have a few pages appeared in front of Ji Chen. Though it only had a few pages, Ji Chen and Mu Lu could both agree that the contents would be as detailed as it could be. After all, it had just replaced 'Profound Knowledge' with a manual. It was impossible for such a thing to cost 299 points otherwise! It likely had many Daos. 

Mu Lu didn't pay attention to Ji Chen and started to look for the 'bug'. It only took him a few seconds, before he spotted the unconscious Marie...

Watch as the youngest and strongest Divine, Ji Chen tries to live a normal life as a noble in the 33 Heavens.

He is the successor of the Three Greats!

He is Born with talent that scales above the Heavens!

Yet he doesn't want to start a dynasty even with his prowess. He wants to have one wife, a few children and a way to get over the fact that he can live over a million years. 

This is a story of how life face slaps Ji Chen into submission. (literally)
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This is going to be my second novel, first being Heavenly Immortal Disciple. I will give this novel an update every 2 days. The two novels will have one chap at one day and then switch the next.

The MC will be very OP in this novel. He will try to lay low. If you hate lay low novels, then this may not be the novel for you. There will be the occasional people who do know of the MC's strength.

The novel will include a Harem. I will try not to make it too big.

Every Emperor needs a few women!
(I'm talking about MC)

This will have a system. Be warned if you hate cliche plots. Don't rig the improvements so that I cant actually improve. If you dislike the series, I would be happy for suggestions.

Please note: I don't actually own the art, please down sue me....

Su Yue snorted coldly to herself as she typed. 'My apologies. The items you wanted will require another two more weeks for it to be restocked. Are you in a hurry to get them?'
What a rude and arrogant fellow!
This customer should be a pampered teenager who came from a wealthy family. 
She would never accept orders from such rude customers.
Book Baby typed, 'Out of stock?'
Su Yue typed swiftly. 'Yes. Business has been really good so I can't keep up with the demands. Why don't you cancel the order and wait patiently for the items to be restocked?'
'Hahaha…'
Book Baby replied, and Su Yue felt an eerie chill down her spine.
What did this customer mean by laughing?
Book Baby typed, 'Business is good?'
Book Baby sent several photos of Su Yue's products. He even circled the sales of the various items. 
Su Yue's face darkened.
Book Baby replied, 'I took those photos. The sales of some items are zero. And you claimed that your business is good?'
Su Yue could feel overwhelming sarcasm and contempt from his remarks.
Anger was bubbling in the pit of her stomach. 'Dear, you're getting unreasonable. The items are out of stock and require another two weeks for the stocks to arrive. If you can wait, please do so.' 
This fellow was really too full of himself. Couldn't he sense that she didn't want to accept his order?
This customer was so oblivious.
No wonder the website designer had already warned her that she would meet unreasonable customers.
Book Baby replied, 'I will make a complaint!'
Su Yue cast away all her pretenses. 'Fine with me!'
She ended the conversation with Book Baby, feeling down.
How could someone look down on her? She clicked on the conversation again and scrolled through the photos.
But it was true that some of the sales were zero.
She turned off her laptop and decided to call it a day. How infuriating!
She collapsed on the bed after taking a shower. Su Yue browsed through her phone while Xiaojiao slept soundly next to her.
Su Yue couldn't sleep for she was worried about her online store.
'I was looked down by a crazy customer today. My online store has been operating for merely a month. Why did I meet such a customer?!'
She took a snapshot of the conversation with Book Baby and updated on WeChat.
She only had her family members, Zhou Shuang, and Lu Yinan in her WeChat.
She could only pour her grievances to them.
Someone replied almost instantly.
The person who always replied first would definitely be Zhou Shuang—a young married woman who was addicted to social media.
'The customer is right. Your sales are zero and yet you claimed that business was good. Don't you feel ashamed?'
How could this woman speak up for that idiot! Su Yue frowned and replied brusquely, 'Lu Huanyan needs to drink milk. Why isn't a married woman sleeping in the middle of the night?' 
Zhou Shuang retorted, 'Firstly, it isn't midnight over here. Secondly, I'm not married yet.' 
Su Yue sneered coldly. 'You already have three children. How could you claim that you're not a married woman?'
'I will ask my dad to introduce your online store to his colleagues.' 


Wen Xuxu is a tenacious, talented, smart and brave woman who was fostered by the Yan family at the age of four when she lost both her parents. 

Brought up to be the successor of a huge conglomerate, Yan Rusheng is an aloof, intelligent and arrogant man who is the most sought-after bachelor in the capital city. 

Despite growing up together, both of them seem to treat each other as an eyesore. She labels him as a jerk and womanizer while in his eyes, she is a shrew. 

Over time, they fall for each other, but they continue to conceal their feelings for each other. By a twist of fate, they are forced into a marriage. And unknown to everyone else and Yan Rusheng, she has harbored a deep secret for many years… 

Keywords: Childhood sweetheart, Womanizer, Aloof, Soulmates, Forced marriage, Orphan, Secretary 

Sugary Scene： 

Suddenly, Wen Xuxu stretched her hand to clutch his wrist and pulled him forcefully. 
Yan Rusheng was caught off guard and he lost his footing. He fell on the bed and then his breathing became sluggish. 
Young Master Yan was afraid that he might lose control of himself and do something to Wen Xuxu... the woman he loathed. So he hastily raised his head. 
But he had barely moved away when Wen Xuxu stretched out her hands and put them around his neck. "Don't leave."

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On the colossal St. Ancestral Mountain range, sunlight shined through the gap between the mountains into the deep canyons. On the hillside beside the valley, some snow remained.

Even though it's already the early summer, the snow has yet to melt. The cold here is exceptionally long. The roars of beasts can occasionally be heard.

On the surface of the valley stood a magnificent city.

The world outside of the St. Ancestral Mountains has been occupied by the beasts. The people living in the mountain range have not contacted the outside world for hundreds of years.

The people who live in the city are unsure of the situation of the outside world. It's been recorded that at the most glorious period of mankind, having thousands of Legend rank Fighters and Demon Spiritualists, the humans established many empires in the vast continent, but those empires have been wiped out.

The city, due to being stealthily located geographically, was well preserved from the Age of Darkness. They would occasionally encounter attacks from powerful Snow Wind Beasts within the St. Ancestral Mountains, however, after going through numerous devastating conflicts, the city was be rebuilt again and again.

These motley walls were an indomitable monument.

This city is called Glory City, and it is a symbol of hope for humanity.

----Holy Orchid Institute, Fighter Apprentice class----

Over thirty students are sitting down and are awaiting to listen to the female teacher as she imparts her knowledge. The students are a bunch of Fighter Apprentices. They are Glory City's Holy Orchid Institute's students.

"I heard that the new teacher, Shen Xiu, is one of the Sacred Family's 3-star Silver rank Demon Spiritualists!"

A few students were discussing softly among themselves.

The attention of the students was focused on the teacher. She had a tall figure, was wearing a lavender dress that wrapped tightly against her body, giving an emphasis of her perky chest. She had a pair of slender, white legs, and wore exquisite make-up that made her look beautiful and elegant. Her eyes were full of pride and arrogance. The Sacred Family is one of the three Major families of Glory City. Because she is of noble birth, and a 3-star Silver rank Demon Spiritualist, she naturally has the capital to be prideful.

As a 3-star Silver rank Demon Spiritualist, she wouldn't normally come here to teach. She only agreed to because her nephew is in this class.

"Demon Spiritualists and Fighters have five different ranks, which are: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Black Gold and Legend rank. Each rank is then divided into five levels, from 1-star to 5-star.

"A Demon Spiritualist is above a Fighter. We are a truly noble existence. A Demon Spiritualist can form a soul realm within their dantian. They have the ability to integrate a captured demon into their soul realm and then merge with the demon in combat. This allows them to possess matchless strength, which is far above the strength Fighters could compete with." Shen Xiu raised her chin and spoke arrogantly, "Just like me, my demon is a Scarlet Flame Fox."

Suddenly, Shen Xiu's face and hands underwent drastic changes. Her facial shape became sharper, her teeth and nails also became sharper. Finally, a scarlet tail emerged from her back.

"After merging with a demon, I can control its strength as well as gain fire-type abilities. Among the demons, the Scarlet Flame Fox is a Gold rank beast. This means that the highest level I can reach is Gold rank Demon Spiritualist. Of course, after becoming a Gold rank Demon Spiritualist, I can replace it with a more powerful demon."

When it came to her cultivation, the pride on Shen Xiu's face became thicker.

Shen Xiu's words caused a group of students to be amazed. Gold rank Demon Spiritualists are existences beyond the reach for most of them.

As Shen Xiu continued lecturing on the stage, Nie Li was sitting in the back row. His mind was in a trance as his soul floated around.

After a while, Nie Li slowly opened his eyes. He couldn't help being confused by the scene in front of him.

"Where am I?" Nie Li quietly asked himself.

He was utterly shocked as he realised that his hands became smaller and his skin became a lot more tender.

Shen Xiu was on the stage, talking nonstop. Nie Li clearly remembered that this was the year he joined the institute. The teacher lecturing was a 3-star Silver rank Demon Spiritualist and was extremely arrogant. Because of her, Nie Li was unwilling to learn for quite sometime.

"I was actually reborn?" Nie Li was deeply shocked. He remembered being surrounded and attacked by the Sage Emperor and six Deity rank beasts and died in the battle. It seems his soul was reborn to the time when he was thirteen years old.

Nie Li looked towards the side, and saw familiar faces: Lu Piao and Du Ze. These brothers that had shared life and death with him are alive, except their appearances were very immature.

And her, Nie Li looked towards the left. A few meters away from him, a beautiful flawless face came into his field of vision. Her name is Ye Ziyun. Although her appearance is only thirteen-fourteen years old, she already looked slender and elegant with purple coloured hair pouring down to her waist. She had arched eyebrows, and an intelligent radiance was seen within her eyes. Whenever she smiled, she would have deep dimples.

Although she looked a little childish, Nie Li knows that, when she grows up a bit more, she will be extremely beautiful and enchanting. She wore a silk white dress that  gave her a kind of unspeakable elegance. In his previous life, Nie Li had a deep affection for her ever since he was a teen.

'She's not dead!'

Nie Li was extremely excited to the point that he almost choked.

"I actually went back in time, is this real? Not a dream?" Nie Li asked himself as he severely pinched himself. The clear pain told him that this wasn't a dream. Suddenly he thought of something.

"The Temporal Demon Spirit Book. It must've been the Temporal Demon Spirit Book!"

Nie Li lowered his head and immediately searched for it, but could not find the Temporal Demon Spirit Book.

Nie Li could not believe that his rebirth, this mysterious phenomenon that happened to him, was not related to the mysterious Temporal Demon Spirit Book!

That Temporal Demon Spirit Book's creator was not known. It's a highly mysterious book that Nie Li always kept with him. He clearly remembered, when he was fighting the Sage Emperor and the six Deity rank beasts, that his blood had thoroughly covered the book. It must have been the Temporal Demon Spirit Book that brought him back to when he was only thirteen.

After seeing all these familiar faces, Nie Li drifted into his distant memory.

He remembered when Glory City was under the assault of the Snow Wind beasts. Glory City's guardian, Lord Ye Mo, who was a Legend rank Demon Spiritualist, died in the battle with the beasts among hundreds of thousands of people. Only a few thousand survived and fled to the desert, east of the St. Ancestral Mountain range. During the escape, one survivor after another died in the desert. One day, they were surrounded by the beasts in the desert. Later that night, Nie Li and Ye Ziyun sought the comfort of each other's soul.

That night, Nie Li had finally embraced the goddess in his heart with his arms.

Under the night sky, the silver moonlight became a hazy veil. Ye Ziyun's exquisite physique, with her crystal clear skin that looked as though she was molded from a jade sculpture. They embraced each other with a mad passion.

If it wasn't for the destruction of Glory City, and for the dreadful escape, he could never have gotten the favor of Ye Ziyun. He had ridiculously low talent and was from a declining family.

After that night, they encountered another group of beasts and in order to protect him, Ye Ziyun died by the hands of one of the beasts. Nie Li could never forget that moment.

After he experienced the life threatening attacks, Nie Li survived and walked out of the Endless Desert.

Although his talent was low, his survival instincts allowed Nie Li to travel throughout the Divine Continent. He came across many people who were fighting the beasts. He also came across many mysterious things, and of course that Temporal Demon Spirit Book. If it wasn't for the book, Nie Li wouldn't have been able to come back.

That mysterious Temporal Demon Spirit Book, actually brought him back through time!

He was brought back to before Glory City's destruction. Before his parents, family and brothers death in the battle. Before Ye Ziyun's death in the escape.

"Since I'm back, the heavens have given me another chance. I will not let the destruction of Glory City happen again!" Nie Lie said under his breath, gritting his teeth. He firmly made his decision.

He vaguely remembers that he should have just enrolled into the institute this year and he should be thirteen years old. Nie Li wanted to laugh happily, 'I'm back, how nice!'

'Sage Emperor, the next time we meet, I'll slaughter you, and avenge my previous life!'

If it wasn't for the destruction of Glory City, him and Ye Ziyun would be from two different worlds. It wouldn't be possible for them to be together. Ye Ziyun was the daughter of Glory City's City Lord, not to mention that her grandfather is the Legend rank Demon Spiritualist Ye Mo. Nie Li was from a family who was powerless and was declining. Both of them, in the midst of escape, built up deep feelings for each other.

When Ye Ziyun entered the school, no one in class knew her identity. Nie Li only found out about her identity later.

Within Glory City, there are three Major families. The Divine Family, the Sacred Family, and the Snow Wind Family. They represented the supreme power of Glory City, the pinnacle of the noble families. The City Lord was usually chosen from one of these three families. After the three Major families were the seven Noble families and after them were the twelve Aristocratic families.

Nie Li belonged to the Heavenly Marks Family, which stood at last place of the Aristocratic families. Although they have a little status, there is an astronomical difference in status when compared to the three Major families and the seven Noble families.

With Nie Li's background, wanting to be with Ye Ziyun was simply impossible.

But, with a firmness that flashed across Nie Li's eyes, since he was reborn, is all this of still an issue? Although his foundation is currently poor, with the vast knowledge from his previous life, improving his talent isn't impossible.

"Nie Li, what are you smiling at?" Lu Piao asked,  looking puzzled at Nie Li. He was wondering if he has crazy, since he was giggling by himself for quite sometime and was even staring at Ye Ziyun with a lecherous look.

"Just being happy! I'm happy to see you, good brother!" Nie Li stated as he excitedly hugged Lu Piao. It's a habit from his previous life.

After being ridiculously hugged by Nie Li, Lu Piao muttered angrily, "Oi, Nie Li! Who's your good brother, you gaylord?! Quickly, release me!"

Lu Piao struggled. They've just started school not long ago. They were only acquainted for only a few days. They were not close enough for this level of intimacy.

Nie Li didn't loosen his hug. He looked at Lu Piao seriously and chuckled "No matter what you're thinking, in my heart, you're always my good brother!"

Naturally Nie Li couldn't tell Lu Piao the life and death adventures from his previous life.

Looking at Nie Li's gaze, Lu Piao was stunned and couldn't help saying, "Weirdo!"

However, no matter what, the words Nie Li said previously, made him feel moved.

Lu Piao looked at Nie Lie and said, "I know you're one of the nobility in Glory City, but let me warn you: Do not have any ideas for that girl. Her identity is extremely mysterious. I heard that when she joined the institute the principal personally arranged her dorm.

Nie Li slightly grinned, Lu Piao still doesn't know Ye Ziyun's identity which he already knew.

"She's my woman!" Nie Li declared, looking at the beautiful long haired girl not far away. His heart was exceptionally firm as he thought of that night's passion. Nie Li couldn't help feeling hot in his heart.

Nie Li suddenly remembered, he and Ye Ziyun are still only thirteen!

'Ziyun, when will you grow up to become that beautiful, enchanting woman? I shall protect you and we will grow up together!'

Not far away, Ye Ziyun felt something. She turned her head and looked towards Nie Li. She gently wrinkled her brows, and thought that Nie Li must be a playful noble. Since the start of class, he has been unrestrainedly looking at her. If he dares to provoke her, she'll not let him off easy.

Ye Ziyun didn't want to make use her status to make friends, but that doesn't mean that she'll submit to humiliation when being bullied.

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Even Ma Xianghuan and Lian Fang's faces became cold and were no longer warm like just now.
Originally, they had just treated it as them being prejudiced against Lu Man and making her marks a bit lower.
But looking at it now, they felt that those three no longer had the right to be teachers!
They'd caused a good competition to become a mess!
"You guys!" Ma Xianghuan kept shaking his head in anger. "Leave some face for yourself!"
He Shuxin did not think that the three of them were so shameless. "Hurry and leave now! The competition needs to continue."
The audience in front spread the information they heard to the others further behind.
The audience became extremely angry; even the participants present there also expressed their anger.
Han Zhuoli told the security officers, "Invite these three to sit off stage. If they don't want to watch the competition, then invite them to leave. Don't let them stay here and continue messing with the order of the competition."
"Sun Changfang, get off the stage!"
"Liu Lijin, get off the stage!"
"Li Lingmei, get off the stage!"
The audience members had started to yell in coordination.
Now that the situation had become like this, what else could Sun Changfang and the other two say?
Ma Xianghuan shook his head in pity. These three had a pretty good reputation for their acting skills and were addressed as teachers by people.
Otherwise, they would not have been chosen to be judges for the Chinese Arts Championships.
But the actions of these three people were really too disappointing.
Sun Changfang and the other two did not have the face to stay here. Sun Changfang left first, his face dark.
Liu Lijin and Li Lingmei could only follow behind.
But would it be over just like that?
Impossible.
Lu Man would not let them go just like that, and Han Zhuoli would not either.
Sun Changfang, who had targeted Lu Man first, aside, Liu Lijin and Li Lingmei did not do it to such a big extent during the preliminaries, and how they gave marks was still quite fair.
But the change in their attitude during the second round was very strange.
How could Han Zhuoli not check why that was so?
After the three left, this mess was finally ended temporarily.
Han Zhuoli invited Ma Xianghuan and the other two to sit at the judges' table. The workers had already cleaned it up, leaving no trace of Sun Changfang and the other two.
Before Han Zhuoli and Lu Man got off stage, the audience started to clap loudly.
"Good job, Young Master Han!"
"Lu Man 666!"
"Young Master Han showing his power!"
"Lu Man is too 6, how is her brain like?! How did she react so fast?!"
"Hahahahaha, Sun Changfang must have watched Lu Man acting for too long and forgot what Lu Man was originally doing."
"My Older Sister Man is no longer in Jianghu[1] or in the public eye, in this case.], causing Jianghu to forget her legend."
"Stop it, even I forgot that Lu Man used to do public relations."
"But this is really the first time I've seen Lu Man dealing with a situation that suddenly cropped up. Too 6! Lu Man's reaction is too fast!"
The audience had already started to live-stream what happened today online.
They posted the video of Han Zhuoli and Lu Man working together to get rid of Sun Changfang and the other two.
Some viewers commented, "Good job, Young Master Han. After finding out that the judges were not being fair, he reacted at once, cutting off the competition instantly and changing the judges to ensure that the competition is fair. The Chinese Arts Championships is still the fair Chinese Arts Championships it's always been."
Many audience members who were at the event location appeared online.
"That's right, you did not see wrongly. Han Zhuoli fired Sun Changfang and the other two, and he even sought out Teacher Ma Xianghuan, Teacher Lian Fang, and Teacher Huang Yilun to be judges! This kind of line-up can be used to blow up the entertainment industry!"
"This is just a school-level competition. To actually invite two senior artists to be judges, the Han Corporation is the Han Corporation for a reason. As expected of the top company in the industry!"
[a]Used to say "on scene, in an industry." Please help clarify what you meant and check on the whole sentence as well. Thanks.
[1] Usually used to describe the martial arts scene, but can also be used to describe a scene in an industry,


"Take me in, I'll do anything you want me to!" 

In her previous life, Lu Man is sent to prison after being framed by her step-sister and an asshole. After being released from prison, the only thing that greets her is her mother's tombstone. Seeing the asshole and bitch getting happily along together like one big family with her birth father and step-mother, she sets out to die together with the asshole and her step-sister in fiery flames. 

The moment she opens her eyes again, she finds herself back on the very day she was framed. Resolutely jumping out the window and climbing next door, she seeks refuge from the man occupying the room there. But who would have guessed that the man is the brilliant hunk she has always admired from afar in her past life?

She vows to rub her eyes clean and be more discerning of people. She wants to make everyone who owed her in the past to pay her back! 

"Young Master Han, can you let me hug your other arm too?" 
"Actually, I have one more, do you want it?"
"…" 

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