You Chumu is the most terrifying character I have encountered in recent reading, and I cannot stop thinking about him. The moment he opened his eyes in that dark alley and looked at Xu Chi like he was an object rather than a person, I felt genuine dread. And then he smiled. That smile—pure, harmless, peach-blossom eyes curving into something that looked like gratitude—was the most chilling thing I have ever read. It was not a fake smile in the way we understand fakeness. It was something worse: a smile that had no connection to any human emotion behind it. He had been raised in a lab, tortured, experimented on, and something fundamental had been stripped from him. He did not know how to be kind because he had never been kind to him. He only knew how to observe, to calculate, to survive. Xu Chi, on the other hand, is fascinating because he is so ordinary. He is not a hero. He is not brave. He is a 23-year-old office worker who transmigration dumped him into a manga where he is supposed to die. And yet he makes the choice to save You Chumu anyway. Not because he is noble, but because he is Xu Chi. When he slapped You Chumu to wake him up, when he carried him up nine flights of stairs, when he changed his clothes and cooked him noodles—these were not the actions of a man who wanted to survive. They were the actions of a man who could not help being good, even when being good should have gotten him killed. The relationship between them is built on a foundation of lies and survival. You Chumu pretends to have amnesia. Xu Chi pretends to believe him. Both know, on some level, that this arrangement is fragile. But there are moments—small, almost invisible moments—where something real seems to flicker. When You Chumu asked about the noodles, when he could not understand why Xu Chi would share his food, when he watched Xu Chi change clothes with that flat, unblinking stare. He was learning. He was observing. He was trying to understand a world that had never been allowed to teach him. And Xu Chi? He was terrified, yes. But he was also curious. He kept talking, kept explaining, kept performing kindness like a shield. “Brother, do you know my name? I forgot.” That line was delivered with such innocence, but I knew it was a test. You Chumu was testing Xu Chi, seeing how much he knew, how much he understood. And Xu Chi fell for it, or pretended to, because survival required it. I keep coming back to the scene where You Chumu refused to eat the noodles until Xu Chi ate his own first. That was not amnesia. That was paranoia. That was a person who had been fed nutrient solution through a tube and had never trusted food that was not injected directly into him. The lab had taught him that everything could be poisoned, that kindness was a prelude to pain. And now he was sitting in a small apartment, eating noodles with chopsticks he did not know how to use, while an ordinary man cooked for him. What happens next? I do not know. But I know this: You Chumu is not the villain from the manga anymore. The amnesia has changed something. He is still dangerous, still unhinged, still capable of terrible things. But he is also learning. And Xu Chi is the one teaching him, whether he realizes it or not. That is the most terrifying and beautiful thing about this story.
There's a scene — and I don't even think the author realizes how cinematic it is — where Yun Yun finishes chatting with y, drags herself to the bathroom, plays soft music, washes her hair, blow-dries it, and by the time she gets into bed it's past 2 AM. The clock hands are moving. The music is playing. The whole sequence is so mundane and so intimate that I felt like I was watching a film. Then cut to the next day: she wakes up after noon, ties her hair in a ponytail, goes downstairs to buy lunch because she's been relying on delivery too much, practices dancing, changes into a fitted blue t-shirt and dark jeans, does her hair in a neat bun. All of this is described with this lazy, observant eye that makes the whole world feel lived-in. This isn't a glamorous entertainment industry story — it's a girl who takes the subway, eats takeout, gets excited about little pink wing props, and shares them with her coworker Rourou. The live streaming room itself is a world-building masterpiece in miniature. You have the bullet comments scrolling, the host Xiao Wu narrating everything like a sports commentator, the gift effects flashing, the PK battles, the rock-paper-scissors drama. It's chaotic and loud and completely specific to this culture. And then there's Li Yiyan's side — just a screen, a phone, fingers tapping, sending cruise ships like they're confetti. The contrast between Yun Yun's physical world (bathroom music, hairdryer, subway, stage wings) and his detached digital generosity creates this whole atmosphere of two people existing in completely different spaces but connected by something neither of them can quite name yet.
Okay so let me just say—this chapter had me gripping the pages like my life depended on it. The whole Duanhun Shan setup is a masterclass in tension-building. You've got the Emperor dropping these rules like grenades: no leaving your team, last ten from each family qualify, and if you teleport back arbitrarily it counts as failure. Like, what kind of sick training is this? And then Yan Wuxin shows up HALF AN HOUR LATE after everyone's been waiting, and Yan Heng is just radiating murder energy. The fact that she casually says "buying things" like she didn't just insult every person there? Chef's kiss. But the real plot twist that hit me was the Fourth Prince's scheme. He literally uses the Mei family disciples as bait to lure the Phantom Beast toward Yan Wuxin. "Quick, lure the Huanhu toward the tree!" — this guy is pure venom wrapped in silk. And Yan Wuxin? She doesn't even flinch. Throws silver needles, pushes Shangguan Ruoyu aside, and lures the beast away alone. This woman is built different. The structure here is also doing something clever — we get the family gathering first (exposition dump but done well), then the rules announcement, then the immediate danger in the mountain. No filler. Every scene pushes the plot forward. The Wannian Shilian remains the ghost in the background, pulling Yan Wuxin deeper into this web. I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop and it's gonna be massive.
The peach tree scenes in this book are going to ruin me I can feel it. Like, Jia Xiangwei planted ALL those peach trees because her son fell in love with a girl under one. And that girl was Gu Ning. The parallel is so brutal I actually had to pause and stare at the ceiling. "The peach blossoms remained as vibrant as ever, but the person had grown thin and frail." THAT LINE. I'm not okay. And then Gu Ning remembers—she remembers HIM climbing the tree to pick peaches for her, turning back with those sharp little canine teeth and smiling. The narrative just drops that memory like a bomb in the middle of this carriage ride and I was NOT prepared. She's sitting there pretending to be someone else's fiancée, going to treat her dead lover's mother, while surrounded by peach blossoms that were planted as a memorial to their love. The emotional whiplash is unreal. And Jia Xiangwei, sweet desperate mother, asking for Gu Ning's given name like she's looking for a connection to her dead son, not realizing she's literally sitting across from the girl he loved. The irony is so thick I could choke on it.
this novel is better than previous version
每当我用中文写评论时，往往是出于我对祖国的热爱与自豪。然而今天，我用中文书写，是因为作者与我同样是中国人。看到一位同胞在这个平台上，感到非常欣慰！衷心祝愿你在写作之路上披荆斩棘，勇攀高峰，超越他人，创造属于自己的辉煌！！！
I'm loving the book already , i really feel you all should give it a try. Author please release more chapters already.
Great novel, the premise is greatAs of now(chp 11)A few things to mention There are potential but they are not important as it seems it can be increased by training or evolving The grammar is not bad but there are a few spelling mistakes( it nothing to big)The novel is set in the past and from what I can gather it nether our world or the Pokémon world( it called Gaia it similar to Pokémon world but not the same I feel like)The mc is the 10th son of dukeIt seems like he is hiding his potential(they think he is average not bad) at the start which I do not like but at least he is not like those protagonist who get stepped on
well I'll review this book based on the first 11 chapters I read.World Building: even though it's still fairly early the author managed to introduce a lot of elements about the world that makes it very alive and interesting wich makes me very excited to explore it.Charachters: so far we have only been introduced to 4 Charachters but they are all unique in their own way no 2 charachters have felt similar, and it seems the girls will be more then just "trophies" for mc.Power System: veryyyy new and original not the clishe "mana and elements
if you want to kill your brain cells to read smut, there are better novels
Is this story based on NTRMAN's Adelaide Inn game?
I hope you all come to see my work I'll try to update as much as I can