Lin Fan stared.
Then...
Slowly raised his coffee.
Drank.
Across from him...
Three Crowned Serpent operatives sat unconscious.
One awake.
Barely.
The diner was empty.
Not originally.
Lin Fan had paid everyone to leave.
Then...
Waited.
The operative stared.
"You..."
Lin Fan looked toward him.
"What?"
"You don’t understand."
"Probably."
"The Sovereign Villain..."
Lin Fan’s eyebrow rose.
"You know him?"
The operative laughed weakly.
"Know him?"
"He destroyed Europe."
Lin Fan smiled.
"Good."
The operative stared.
Then...
"You’ll die."
Lin Fan drank again.
"Maybe."
His system appeared.
World Synchronization: 4.1%
Native Fate Entity Shen Tian location detected
Distance: 6,214 kilometers
Lin Fan stared.
Then...
At the operative.
"What’s he like?"
The man froze.
Lin Fan smiled.
"I’m curious."
Silence.
Then...
The operative whispered...
"Monster."
Lin Fan’s smile widened.
"Strong?"
"Beyond."
"System?"
The operative’s eyes widened.
Lin Fan noticed.
"Oh."
Interesting.
"You know about systems."
The operative became silent.
Lin Fan leaned back.
Then...
His Dimensional Gate System opened.
Memory extraction unavailable
Host lacks psychic authority
Lin Fan sighed.
"Annoying."
Then...
The operative laughed.
"You think you’re special?"
Lin Fan stared.
The man continued.
"We’ve seen people like you."
"Reincarnators."
"Transmigrators."
"System users."
"Regressors."
"You’re not special."
Lin Fan became quiet.
Then...
Smiled.
"Good."
The operative froze.
Lin Fan leaned forward.
"That means this world isn’t boring."
. . .
Private island.
Shen Tian sat outside.
File in hand.
Qin Hao across from him.
Han Yuer beside Qin Hao.
Rose beside Shen Tian.
Chi Lingxi on his other side.
Others nearby.
Coffee.
Midnight meeting.
Vacation destroyed.
Again.
Shen Tian stared at the photograph.
Chen Mo’s father.
Chen Jianyu
Former Chen Clan heir.
Disappeared eighteen years ago.
Presumed dead.
Actually...
Crowned Serpent.
Not prisoner.
Not victim.
Member.
High ranking.
Qin Hao spoke.
"That’s the problem."
Shen Tian looked toward him.
"He’s working with them."
"Yes."
"Voluntarily?"
"Unknown."
Xu Ning analyzed.
Then...
[Bloodline records confirm relation.]
Shen Tian stared.
Chen Mo spent years searching for family.
Mother kidnapped.
Father missing.
Now...
Father might be enemy.
Interesting.
Very protagonist.
Then...
Qin Hao’s system flashed.
He froze.
Shen Tian noticed.
"What?"
"Nothing."
Han Yuer smiled.
Qin Hao looked toward her.
"Don’t."
She remained silent.
Shen Tian stared.
Then...
"Mission?"
Qin Hao sighed.
"Yes."
"What?"
"Kill Chen Jianyu before Chen Mo finds him."
Silence.
Rose looked toward Qin Hao.
"Why?"
"Fate."
Shen Tian smiled.
"How much?"
Qin Hao stared.
"Why would I tell you?"
Shen Tian continued smiling.
Qin Hao’s thoughts came.
Thirty eight thousand.
Silence.
Rose covered her mouth.
Han Yuer smiled.
Qin Hao froze.
Then...
Closed his eyes.
"Fuck."
Shen Tian laughed.
"Thirty eight thousand."
Qin Hao pointed.
"Stop doing that."
"I’m not doing anything."
"Your women are."
Silence.
Every woman slowly looked toward Qin Hao.
He realized.
Then...
"That sounded worse."
Rose smiled.
"Much worse."
. . .
Shen Tian looked toward Xu Ning.
"Chen Mo Fate?"
[Current approximately 511,000.]
"Potential gain if Qin Hao kills his father first?"
[Between 25,000 and 45,000 depending emotional impact.]
Qin Hao stared.
"Stop calculating my mission."
Shen Tian ignored him.
"Potential if Chen Mo discovers betrayal?"
Xu Ning analyzed.
[Could increase his Fate.]
Qin Hao froze.
"What?"
[Hidden heir protagonists often strengthen through betrayal revelations.]
Shen Tian smiled.
Qin Hao stared.
Then...
"You want me to let him find his father."
"Maybe."
"Why?"
"Let him grow."
Qin Hao closed his eyes.
"You’re still farming protagonists."
"Efficient ecosystem."
Rose laughed.
. . .
Then...
Another panel appeared.
Xu Ning froze.
[Host.]
"What?"
[Anomaly 127 moved again.]
Shen Tian looked.
Map.
New York.
Silence.
Qin Hao saw.
"What?"
Shen Tian smiled.
"Our mystery anomaly is near Chen Mo’s father."
Qin Hao’s expression changed.
Then...
His system reacted.
WARNING
Unknown Fate Entity detected
Estimated Fate Value: 950,000
Absolute silence.
Qin Hao stared.
Then...
At Shen Tian.
"Nine hundred fifty thousand."
Shen Tian’s smile widened.
Rose immediately grabbed his arm.
"No."
He looked toward her.
"What?"
"Vacation."
"Rose."
"Tomorrow."
"Nine hundred fifty thousand."
"Tomorrow."
He stared.
She stared back.
Then...
Chi Lingxi grabbed his other arm.
"Tomorrow."
Shen Tian looked betrayed.
Qin Hao watched.
Then...
His thoughts came.
They actually control him.
Rose looked toward Qin Hao.
"Stop thinking."
He froze.
. . .
Morning.
New York.
Chen Mo arrived.
Alone.
His mother remained protected.
Safe.
For once...
He ignored Shen Tian’s message telling him not to die.
Mostly.
He carried the file.
Father.
Alive.
Maybe.
His heart felt strange.
Anger.
Hope.
Suspicion.
Then...
He entered the city.
His Hidden Heir route reacted.
Not system.
Instinct.
Bloodline resonance.
Somewhere nearby...
Family.
He moved.
. . .
Three blocks away.
Lin Fan left the diner.
His system flashed.
New Native Fate Entity detected
Fate Value: 511,000
Classification: Protagonist
Lin Fan stopped.
Then...
Slowly turned.
A young man walked across the street.
Chen Mo.
Lin Fan stared.
Then...
His system displayed.
Protagonist Route: Hidden Heir
Current narrative instability: High
Lin Fan smiled.
"Another one."
Chen Mo suddenly stopped.
His instincts screamed.
He looked across the street.
Lin Fan.
Their eyes met.
Silence.
Neither knew the other.
But...
Both felt it.
Wrong.
Different.
Chen Mo’s expression changed.
Lin Fan smiled.
Then...
Kept walking.
Chen Mo watched.
His thoughts narrowed.
Who the hell was that?
. . .
Six thousand kilometers away.
Shen Tian sat on the beach.
Coffee.
Sunglasses.
Vacation restored.
Xu Ning suddenly froze.
He sighed.
"No."
[Host.]
"Tomorrow."
[Chen Mo encountered Anomaly 127.]
Silence.
Shen Tian slowly lowered his sunglasses.
"What?"
Rose heard.
Then...
Closed her eyes.
"Of course."
Xu Ning opened the panel.
Two Fate signatures.
Crossed.
No combat.
Yet.
Shen Tian stared.
Then...
Smiled.
"Interesting."
Rose pointed.
"Beach."
He looked toward her.
"Yes."
"Stay."
"Yes."
She narrowed her eyes.
"Promise?"
Shen Tian smiled.
"Today."
Rose relaxed.
Then...
His phone rang.
Chen Mo.
Shen Tian stared.
Everyone stared.
He answered.
"What?"
Chen Mo’s voice.
"Do you know a guy with gray eyes?"
Silence.
Shen Tian smiled.
"Maybe."
"I hate you."
"Common reaction."
"I just passed someone."
"Strong?"
"I don’t know."
"Interesting?"
"Yes."
Shen Tian leaned back.
"Then don’t die."
Chen Mo sighed.
"Useful advice."
"You’re welcome."
Then...
Chen Mo paused.
"My father is here."
Shen Tian’s expression changed slightly.
"You found him?"
"Not yet."
"Then why are you calling me?"
Silence.
Chen Mo looked toward the city.
Then...
"I don’t know."
Shen Tian smiled.
"Nervous?"
"Fuck you."
"Definitely nervous."
Chen Mo sighed.
Then...
"Later."
"Don’t die."
"Stop saying that."
Call ended.
Rose looked toward Shen Tian.
Then...
"You care."
He stared.
"About?"
"Chen Mo."
"No."
She smiled.
"Liar."
Shen Tian looked toward the ocean.
Then...
"Investment."
Rose laughed.
"Sure."
. . .
New York.
Chen Mo continued walking.
Then...
Bloodline resonance.
Strong.
He stopped.
Building.
Old restaurant.
Closed.
He entered.
Dark.
Empty.
Then...
A voice.
"Chen Mo."
He froze.
A man stepped from the shadows.
Older.
Gray at temples.
Sharp eyes.
Same jawline.
Same bloodline.
Chen Mo stared.
His breath stopped.
The man smiled.
"Son."
Silence.
Chen Mo’s fists clenched.
"Father?"
Chen Jianyu smiled.
Then...
Behind him...
Silver serpent.
Black crown.
Crowned Serpent.
Chen Mo’s expression changed.
His father continued.
"I’ve been waiting."
. . .
Across the street.
Lin Fan sat in another coffee shop.
Watching.
His system displayed.
Major protagonist event detected
Hidden Heir confrontation
Lin Fan drank.
Then...
Another signal appeared.
Shen Tian.
Far away.
His system continued tracking.
Lin Fan smiled.
"This world is ridiculous."
Then...
His system displayed a new message.
Warning
Sovereign Villain Fate Authority increased overnight
Current threat reassessment: Extreme
Silence.
Lin Fan’s eyebrow rose.
"Overnight?"
Another panel.
Sovereign’s Court resonance increased
Multiple bonded Fate routes strengthening
Lin Fan stared.
Then...
Slowly...
Smiled.
"He’s getting stronger on vacation?"
His system responded.
Correct
Lin Fan laughed.
Then...
Looked across the street.
Chen Mo.
Father.
Crowned Serpent.
Protagonist route.
And somewhere far away...
A villain sitting on a beach.
Lin Fan drank his coffee.
Then...
His eyes sharpened.
Finally.
Someone interesting.
But...
Not today.
Today...
He watched.
Tomorrow?
Tomorrow was another matter.
(Author’s Note: IMPORTANT!)
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