Her body relaxed.
Their distance shortened.
Rose looked up.
Green eyes.
Close.
Too close.
Her heart raced.
Then...
Her thoughts escaped her.
Not audible to Shen Tian.
But...
Her own face betrayed her.
She wanted to kiss him.
Just once.
Not cheek.
Not accidental.
Not indirect coffee nonsense.
Actually kiss him.
She stared.
Shen Tian’s expression softened.
Then...
The song ended.
Rose froze.
Moment gone.
She exhaled.
Then...
Smiled.
"Saved by the music."
Shen Tian’s eyebrow rose.
"From what?"
Her face became red.
"Nothing."
He smiled.
This time...
He didn’t push.
Rose stepped away.
Then...
Before leaving...
She squeezed his hand.
Once.
"Next time."
Shen Tian stared.
Then...
Smiled.
"Next time."
Chi Lingxi watched.
Then...
Smiled too.
. . .
Ling Shuangxue was next.
Not because she volunteered.
Because Qin Ruobing pushed her.
Literally.
"Mother!"
Qin Ruobing smiled.
"Go."
Ling Shuangxue stared at Shen Tian.
He held out his hand.
Her cheeks warmed.
Then...
She took it.
The dance was quiet.
Different.
No teasing at first.
Ling Shuangxue looked toward his chest.
Then...
Up.
"You’ve changed."
Shen Tian’s eyebrow rose.
"How?"
"I don’t know."
She thought.
"Stronger."
"Obviously."
She rolled her eyes.
"Not cultivation."
He became quiet.
Ling Shuangxue continued.
"When we first met..."
"You were..."
She paused.
Shen Tian smiled.
"Handsome?"
"Annoying."
"Same thing."
"No."
He laughed.
She smiled slightly.
Then...
"Everything around you was chaotic."
"Still is."
"Yes."
Her eyes moved toward the others.
"But..."
"It feels different now."
Shen Tian waited.
Ling Shuangxue looked toward him.
"Safe."
Silence.
His expression softened.
Her cheeks warmed.
"I don’t mean because you’re strong."
"I know."
"I mean..."
She struggled.
Then...
Shen Tian gently squeezed her hand.
"You don’t have to explain."
Ling Shuangxue stared.
Then...
Her shoulders relaxed.
"Good."
They continued.
When the song ended...
She didn’t immediately release him.
Then...
Realized.
Her cheeks became red.
She stepped back.
"Thank you."
Shen Tian smiled.
"Anytime."
. . .
Qin Ruobing attempted escape.
Failed.
Ling Shuangxue returned the favor.
"Your turn."
Qin Ruobing froze.
"Shuangxue."
"Go."
"That was unnecessary."
"Mother."
Qin Ruobing looked toward Shen Tian.
He held out his hand.
She took it.
The song began.
Qin Ruobing was elegant.
Of course.
Her steps precise.
Natural.
Shen Tian smiled.
"Experienced?"
She looked toward him.
"Social events."
"Business?"
"Mostly."
Then...
A pause.
"Some personal."
Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.
She immediately narrowed her eyes.
"Don’t."
He laughed.
Qin Ruobing’s cheeks warmed.
Then...
They continued.
She looked toward Ling Shuangxue.
Then...
Back at Shen Tian.
Her expression softened.
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"My daughter."
Shen Tian became quiet.
Qin Ruobing continued.
"She’s happier."
He glanced toward Ling Shuangxue.
She was watching.
Then...
Immediately looked away when noticed.
Shen Tian smiled.
"She’s difficult."
Qin Ruobing laughed.
"She gets that from me."
"I know."
Her eyebrow rose.
"Excuse me?"
He smiled.
Qin Ruobing stared.
Then...
Laughed again.
. . .
Later...
The dances continued.
Li Lian.
Ruan Yizhen.
Chu Zijin.
Gu Qingya.
Tang Meilin.
Lin Yue.
Each different.
Each awkward in their own way.
Each slowly becoming more comfortable.
No confession.
No forced romance.
No sudden declarations.
Just...
Time.
Trust.
Closeness.
The Sovereign’s Court grew quietly.
Stability: 69%
Xu Ning stared.
Then...
At Shen Tian.
[Host.]
"What?"
[You’re doing nothing.]
"Correct."
[And the formation keeps growing.]
"Talent."
She sighed.
[That’s not how emotional resonance works.]
"Apparently it is."
. . .
Midnight.
The others slowly left.
Some to their villas.
Some remained talking.
Shen Tian stepped outside.
Ocean.
Moonlight.
Quiet.
Finally.
Rose joined him.
Two cups of coffee.
Shen Tian looked.
"At midnight?"
She smiled.
"Vacation."
He took one.
Then...
They stood together.
No words for a while.
Then...
Rose spoke.
"Today was good."
"Yeah."
She looked toward the ocean.
Then...
"Normal."
Shen Tian smiled.
"Relatively."
Rose laughed.
"Very relatively."
Then...
She looked toward him.
Her expression softened.
"Thanks."
"For?"
"Everything."
He became quiet.
Rose continued.
"Black Wolf."
"Lu Chen."
"The others."
"Coffee."
"The island."
"Today."
She smiled.
"I don’t know."
"Everything."
Shen Tian looked toward her.
Then...
"You’re welcome."
Her cheeks warmed.
Then...
She stepped closer.
Very close.
Shen Tian noticed.
Rose’s heart raced.
She remembered earlier.
Next time.
She looked up.
Their eyes met.
Then...
Slowly...
Rose leaned closer.
Shen Tian didn’t move away.
Her eyes lowered toward his lips.
Then...
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
Silence.
Rose froze.
Shen Tian closed his eyes.
Rose stared.
Then...
Slowly...
Very slowly...
Looked toward the horizon.
Smoke.
Far side of the island.
She stared.
Then...
Her face changed.
"Are you fucking kidding me?"
Shen Tian sighed.
"Protagonist related paranoia."
Xu Ning appeared.
[Host.]
"What?"
[That wasn’t a protagonist.]
Rose looked relieved.
Then...
Xu Ning continued.
[It was Ren.]
Silence.
Shen Tian stared.
Rose stared.
Then...
They both ran.
. . .
Five minutes later.
Training ground.
Crater.
Large crater.
Ren stood in the center.
Smoke rising.
Lin Yue beside him.
Completely unharmed.
Everyone arrived.
Shen Tian stared.
Then...
At Ren.
"What happened?"
Ren looked toward him.
"I attempted cultivation."
Silence.
Shen Tian stared.
"At midnight?"
Ren looked confused.
"You trained this morning."
"That’s different."
"Why?"
Shen Tian paused.
Then...
Couldn’t answer.
Rose crossed her arms.
"Exactly."
Shen Tian ignored her.
Then...
Looked at the crater.
"What did you do?"
Ren explained.
"I circulated Qi."
"Then?"
"I felt resistance."
"Then?"
"I increased output."
"How much?"
Ren thought.
"All."
Silence.
Shen Tian stared.
Then...
At Xu Ning.
She scanned.
Her expression changed.
[Host.]
"What?"
[His meridians aren’t normal.]
"Artificial body."
[More than that.]
She opened a panel.
Ren
Artificial Fate Entity
Fate Value: 812,000
Cultivation: Unknown
Body Type: Imperial Composite Vessel
Meridian Capacity: Extreme
Qi Affinity: Multiple
Dragon compatibility detected
Phoenix compatibility detected
Demonic compatibility detected
Divine compatibility detected
Unknown compatibility detected
Shen Tian stared.
Then...
At Ren.
Then...
Back.
"He’s compatible with everything?"
[Potentially.]
Rose’s expression changed.
"Is that bad?"
Xu Ning hesitated.
[Potentially catastrophic.]
Ren stared.
"Why?"
[Because incompatible energies can destroy normal cultivators.]
Ren looked down at himself.
"I am not normal."
Silence.
Shen Tian smiled.
"Good."
Rose immediately looked toward him.
"No."
"What?"
"That face."
"What face?"
"The face you make when you’re about to encourage something dangerous."
Shen Tian looked offended.
"I was going to say controlled testing."
Rose stared.
Then...
"Actually reasonable."
He smiled.
"Growth."
She pointed.
"Don’t."
. . .
Then...
Xu Ning froze.
Another notification.
Not Ren.
Different.
WARNING
High Fate Entity approaching island airspace
Shen Tian’s expression changed.
Rose immediately looked toward the sky.
Everyone became alert.
Shen Yan stepped forward.
Chi Lingxi moved beside Shen Tian.
Bai Xue’s smile disappeared.
Ling Shuangxue became cold.
Qin Ruobing’s eyes narrowed.
Gu Qingya looked toward the security feeds.
Then...
Xu Ning opened the panel.
Entity: Qin Hao
Silence.
Shen Tian stared.
Then...
His eye twitched.
"At midnight?"
Rose laughed.
"Apparently villains don’t respect vacation."
. . .
Ten minutes later.
Aircraft landed.
Qin Hao stepped out.
Han Yuer beside him.
Shen Tian stood waiting.
Arms crossed.
No shirt.
Again.
Qin Hao looked at him.
Then...
At Rose.
Then...
At everyone gathered.
Then...
At the crater.
Silence.
His thoughts came.
What the fuck happened here?
Several women heard.
Rose smiled.
Shen Tian stared.
"Why are you here?"
Qin Hao looked toward him.
"Chen Mo."
Shen Tian’s expression changed slightly.
"What about him?"
"I found his father."
Silence.
Xu Ning immediately opened a panel.
Chen Mo route.
Fate movement.
Then...
Qin Hao continued.
"Or..."
"Someone claiming to be his father."
Shen Tian’s eyes narrowed.
"Where?"
"United States."
Silence.
Rose looked toward him.
Then...
Immediately...
"No."
Shen Tian stared.
"What?"
"Vacation."
Qin Hao looked confused.
"What?"
Rose pointed toward Shen Tian.
"He is not leaving tonight."
Qin Hao stared.
Then...
At Shen Tian.
Then...
His thoughts escaped.
She controls him?
Absolute silence.
Shen Tian’s expression changed.
Rose’s face became red.
Qin Hao realized.
"Oh."
Shen Tian smiled.
Dangerously.
Qin Hao immediately corrected.
"I meant..."
"Nothing."
Han Yuer covered her mouth.
Shen Tian stared.
Then...
Rose stepped closer.
"He’s staying."
Qin Hao looked between them.
Then...
"Fine."
He held out a file.
"Tomorrow."
Shen Tian took it.
Opened.
Photograph.
Older man.
Dark hair.
Gray at temples.
Sharp features.
Chen surname records.
Bloodline match probability...
98.7%.
Location...
New York.
Then...
Another image.
A symbol.
Silver serpent.
Black crown.
Shen Tian’s smile disappeared.
"Crowned Serpent."
Qin Hao nodded.
"North American division."
Xu Ning froze.
[Host.]
"What?"
[Same region as Anomaly 127.]
Silence.
Shen Tian looked toward the ocean.
Then...
At the file.
Then...
His smile slowly returned.
Qin Hao noticed.
His thoughts became very simple.
Fuck.
Han Yuer heard.
Her expression changed.
(Author’s Note: IMPORTANT!)
SEND POWESTONES!!!
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