The autumn wind in Suzhou has, without us even realizing it, permeated the entire city.

Before I knew it, a month had passed.

The chill of night grew stronger each day, but the coldness outside paled in comparison to the stagnant atmosphere in the villa's living room.

At the dining table, four pairs of eyes simultaneously fell on Shen Shuchou.

Being watched by four pairs of eyes at the same time, Shen Shuchou felt extremely uncomfortable, as if he were sitting on pins and needles.

Due to the suppression of the Heavenly Dao rules, Luo Shisan and his group had to temporarily leave Blue Star several days ago.

Now, only Hu Baibai, Jiang Qianqiu, Yu Linghuan, and Lu Wanheng remain here.

Even though four of the nine female protagonists were gone, the atmosphere inside the room was still so tense it was suffocating.

Shen Shuchou wasn't too worried about the three women on Hu Baibai's and Jiang Qianqiu's side.

The only person who truly kept him on his mind from beginning to end was Lu Wanheng.

During this period, apart from Hu Baibai and Yu Linghuan, Lu Wanheng fought with almost all the other female protagonists from the ninth life.

Without exception, everyone was at a disadvantage, even Jiang Qianqiu and Pei Rou suffered some defeats at her hands.

"Why aren't you eating? What are you all staring at me for?"

Feeling uncomfortable under the gaze of the four women, Shen Shuchou raised his eyes and spoke.

Lu Wanheng sat to his left, while Hu Baibai, Jiang Qianqiu, and Yu Linghuan sat opposite him.

"Is the food good?" Fox White asked with a smile.

"It tastes pretty good."

Shen Shuchou answered in response.

"Now that you're full, shouldn't you rest and go to sleep?"

Yu Linghuan responded at the opportune moment.

Listening to the two of them singing in unison, Shen Shuchou was filled with confusion and bewilderment.

The next moment, Lu Wanheng's cold voice rang in my ear.

"Since you are tired, come with me."

As soon as she finished speaking, she took Shen Shuchou's arm and was about to get up and leave the room.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Qianqiu immediately stood up, his dark eyes flashing with coldness, and asked in a chilling voice, "On what grounds?"

"Why should I? Because you're my defeated opponent." Lu Wanheng retorted coldly, with a hint of mockery.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qianqiu's expression grew even colder.

"It was merely my intention to yield. I should have gone first on the first night," Jiang Qianqiu retorted, refusing to budge an inch.

Seeing the two women locked in a fierce argument, Fox White smiled and said, "Instead of arguing, why don't the four of us fight together?"

"Since our Xiaobaibai has said so, I naturally have no problem."

Yu Linghuan smiled and agreed.

Jiang Qianqiu lowered her head slightly, secretly glancing at Shen Shuchou, her voice barely audible: "I... can too."

"You make it sound so easy for you. I disagree."

Lu Wanheng's tone was cold, and he resolutely rejected the idea.

Then, she looked at Shen Shuchou beside her and said calmly, "Disciple, choose one for yourself tonight."

Shen Shuchou, who had been the center of attention throughout the conversation, was initially confused, but upon hearing this, he completely understood their intentions.

As Shen Shuchou met the four pairs of gazes that were fixed upon him, he could clearly see the undisguised desire surging in their eyes.

"When did you reach this agreement privately?"

Shen Shuchou spoke with a sense of helplessness.

"You don't need to worry about that. Tonight, you either choose one of the four of us, or all four of us will stay with you."

Fox White said with a smile.

"No. You must choose one person tonight, only one."

Lu Wanheng's cold voice immediately fell, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"gentlemen……"

Jiang Qianqiu gazed intently at him.

Faced with the intense gazes of the four women, Shen Shuchou felt a headache and weakness.

After a brief silence, he tentatively asked, "Can I choose none of them?"

"Can't!"

The four women spoke in unison, their tone uniform and resolute.

"Our master is so greedy. He wants us to live in peace, but he won't give us even the slightest reward. This won't do!"

Fox White blinked her eyes, her tone carrying a hint of playful reproach.

Shen Shuchou felt a headache coming on.

He knew perfectly well that he couldn't avoid this choice tonight, no matter what.

He slowly scanned the expressions of the four people.

Lu Wanheng, who was closest to him, almost overflowed with longing and possessiveness in his eyes.

No.

Shen Shuchou shook his head inwardly.

He still vividly remembers Lu Wanheng's extremely domineering and violent nature; he absolutely could not choose him.

He then looked at Jiang Qianqiu.

The girl's gaze was fixed on him, her eyes filled with affection and desire, yet also with a tenderness that evoked pity.

When Shen Shuchou's gaze fell upon Hu Baibai's captivating eyes, he felt a slight chill.

Although Hu Baibai is not as domineering and assertive as Lu Wanheng, she is the most persistent and troublesome of the four.

Finally, he looked at Yu Linghuan.

Unexpectedly, her gaze was calm and gentle, without the slightest hint of eagerness to compete.

After a moment's hesitation, Shen Shuchou raised his voice and said, "I choose her."

The remaining three women looked in the direction he pointed, and in an instant, a chilling killing intent suddenly enveloped the entire area.

Hearing Shen Shuchou's choice, a hint of surprise flashed across Yu Linghuan's beautiful eyes.

She hadn't expected that Shen Shuchou would choose her out of the four.

In an instant, tender feelings welled up in his eyes.

But when she met Lu Wanheng's gaze, which was fixed on her with murderous intent, Yu Linghuan smiled lightly: "If you want it, I can give it to you."

Upon hearing this, Lu Wanheng scoffed coldly: "I don't need your charity."

She suppressed the chilling killing intent emanating from her, leaned close to Shen Shuchou's ear, and whispered in an icy tone, "Disciple, I'm really unhappy that you didn't choose me as your master. However, you'd better behave yourself tonight."

Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, and she made no attempt to hide it, clearly reaching the ears of the other three women.

"I see you're just desperate because you can't have what you want. Stop threatening the gentleman here."

Jiang Qianqiu immediately said in a cold voice.

"You're a defeated opponent, why are you uttering so much nonsense?"

Lu Wanheng's tone was indifferent, brimming with contempt.

"I only let you off last time because I deliberately let you have your way! If you're so capable, then fight me again!"

Upon hearing that harsh address again, Jiang Qianqiu's dark eyes suddenly flashed with anger, and a surge of thunder seemed to be brewing in his eyes.

She hated being called a loser more than anything in her life, and the last time she was humiliated like this was by the troublesome woman in red.

Now, despite being repeatedly ridiculed by Lu Wanheng, she refuses to admit defeat even when she was slightly at a disadvantage before.

Jiang Qianqiu volunteered for the battle, and Lu Wanheng, who was already full of resentment, was looking for a way to vent his anger.

"No matter how many times we fight, you will always be my defeated opponent," Lu Wanheng said sarcastically.

"Bah! Enough with the nonsense, you bastard! Let's see who's stronger!"

Jiang Qianqiu's face was tense, filled with anger.

The next instant, her figure suddenly vanished into thin air. Lu Wanheng's eyes turned cold, and he immediately followed.

In the blink of an eye, only three people remained in the noisy hall.

Without the tension between the two, Hu Baibai gently tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and smiled sweetly: "Sister Linghuan is truly blessed. The first person Master chose was you."

Yu Linghuan rolled her eyes at her, a teasing smile playing on her lips: "What's wrong? Little slut, itching for a ride? Want to join in?"

"Since you have so kindly invited me, it would be impolite of me to refuse." Fox White smiled gently as she responded.

Hearing the two women's ambiguous exchange, Shen Shuchou's face instantly froze completely.

But a moment later!

A soft laugh came from inside the room.

"You little slut, stop posing like that."

"If my sister says that about me, does that mean she isn't either?"

"Besides, I learned these skills from my older sister."

Faced with the two women attacking from both sides, Shen Shuchou lay in the middle, caught in a dilemma.

He clearly chose what he thought was the best option, so how did it suddenly turn out like this?

In this seemingly inconspicuous noodle shop in Suzhou, shrouded in the night.

A middle-aged man wearing an apron was kneading dough inside the house, and a moment later, a figure slowly walked in.

"Sorry, boss, we're closed."

The middle-aged man listened to the footsteps and said calmly.

"Can't you make one bowl if you're closed?"

Then a soft laugh rang out.

Upon hearing this voice, the middle-aged man paused in his hand, which was holding the dough.

The next second, he turned his gaze to look.

"Is it you?"

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