After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

"Hey, isn't this my ex-boyfriend?"

What, you're tired of being played by rich women, so you're trying to seduce our bookish goddess now?

Su Xiaoxiao, wearing a deep V-neck, backless red dress, walked over arm in arm with Zhao Gang.

Her face was adorned with exquisite makeup, yet it couldn't conceal the harshness and weariness in her eyes.

The extreme humiliation she experienced at the Wu family villa that night haunted her with nightmares every night, and her hatred for Zhou Ran ran deep in her bones.

The Song family offered her an irresistible price: five million plus a plane ticket abroad, if she cooperated in the play.

This is her last chance.

Su Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, and the next second, her eyes instantly reddened, and crystal tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Zhou Ran, are you even human?"

She cried hysterically, filled with endless grievances.

"I worked so hard to support you, and all you did was dump me as soon as you hooked up with a rich woman, and even sent me a message warning me to get out of Jiangcheng..."

She cried with tears streaming down her face, as if she had suffered an injustice beyond measure.

"You said... if you ever see me again in Jiangcheng, you want me to disappear from this world completely..."

woo woo woo...

How could you be so heartless?

"Are you even a man?"

Zhou Ran: ? ? ?

This move, which reversed the Heavenly Dipper, almost left Zhou Ran completely bewildered.

The students around, unaware of what was going on, immediately erupted in an uproar.

"Holy crap! Really? That's so awful!"

"Living off a woman and still acting so arrogant? He's the epitome of scum!"

"I used to think he was quite handsome, but I never imagined he was this kind of person! Call the police, we have to call the police and have him arrested!"

Zhao Gang stepped forward, looking righteous and awe-inspiring.

"Everyone, please be quiet!"

Zhou Ran is a disgrace to our department.

But today is a joyous occasion, let's not let this one bad apple spoil our mood.

As he spoke, he reached out to push Zhou Ran, which was of course intentional on his part.

"Get out! You're not welcome here!"

However, before his hand could even touch Zhou Ran's clothes, it was as if he had bumped into an invisible wall of air.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud.

Zhao Gang was sent flying three meters away, crashing heavily onto a marble round table. He grimaced in pain, and half of his body went numb.

"You...you dare to hit someone?"

Zhao Gang roared in terror.

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

No one saw how Zhou Ran made his move before Zhao Gang was sent flying.

"He's spewing filth; he deserves to be beaten."

Zhou Ran dusted off the corner of his clothes, his expression indifferent.

Just as everyone was intimidated by Zhou Ran's aura and dared not step forward.

Lin Qingxue, who had been hiding behind Zhou Ran, suddenly stepped forward.

She pushed up her thick glasses.

Pointing at Su Xiaoxiao, he said clearly, "She's lying."

Everyone was stunned.

Lin Qingxue stared at Su Xiaoxiao's face and said to herself:

"Your forehead is dark, and your brow is shrouded in a thick aura of resentment."

"This means that you have recently committed a heinous act that goes against your conscience and is contrary to morality."

She paused, a strange gray-white glint flashing in her eyes behind her glasses.

"and……

The vengeful spirits of a father and son are clinging to your back, wailing at you.

They...want to drag you to hell!

"ah--!"

Su Xiaoxiao let out a heart-wrenching scream, her face instantly turning ashen white, her hands frantically clawing at her back in terror.

"What nonsense are you spouting! You're insane!"

She was really scared.

The scene of Zhao Tao and his son Zhao Shijiang being burned alive by demonic fire is her eternal nightmare.

Lin Qingxue's words were like a heavy hammer, completely shattering her psychological defenses.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Zhao Gang endured the excruciating pain, got up from the ground, and roared loudly.

"Don't listen to this charlatan's nonsense! Take your seats! Everyone, take your seats now!"

"A distinguished guest from the capital is arriving soon; we mustn't let them see us make a fool of ourselves!"

He didn't want to argue with Zhou Ran anymore; anyway, the wine was poisoned, and he'd have plenty of opportunities to deal with him later.

The banquet hall was resplendent with gold and jade.

The dozens of round tables were all occupied, except for the central seat at the main table, which was deliberately left empty.

With a forced smile, Zhao Gang led Zhou Ran to the main table and personally pulled out a chair for him.

"Hey, Zhou, the most handsome guy in the department, here's your seat."

Zhou Ran didn't stand on ceremony and sat down with an air of authority.

Soon, waitresses dressed in cheongsams began serving drinks.

Everyone else had ordinary red wine in front of them, but the wine in front of Zhou Ran was an extremely alluring deep red.

An ordinary person would not be able to detect it, but Zhou Ran is a cultivator with demonic eyes.

Zhao Gang picked up his wine glass, his face full of magnanimity.

"Zhou Ran, we were classmates. Whatever grudges we had before, let's drink this glass of wine and let bygones be bygones!"

"Here, let me toast you! I'll drink first as a sign of respect!"

"Squad Leader Zhao is impressive. He just got slapped in the face, but he immediately offered a toast. What magnanimity!"

"Wasn't that because of his nephew's training? Back then, he was like a damn lapdog in front of Zhao Tao."

"Huh? Why isn't Zhao Tao here?"

"I heard that Hongyuan Group has been sold. I guess they've laundered their money, gone abroad, and are living a carefree life."

......

Some students who were watching the commotion started whispering among themselves.

However, their eyes were all focused on Zhou Ran.

Su Xiaoxiao stared intently at the glass of wine, her fingers digging into her palm.

Drink it!

If he drinks it, he will become a cripple who can't even walk!

At that time...

Zhou Ran picked up his wine glass and swirled it gently.

The liquid in the cup was viscous and clung to the sides, emitting a sweet and cloying aroma that only cultivators could smell.

"What? Zhou, the most handsome guy in the department, has become too arrogant. He doesn't even give me, his old class monitor, any face anymore?"

My butt is practically split in eight pieces from that fall.

Seeing that he didn't move, Zhao Gang started to verbally provoke him.

Zhou Ran only asked the question in his mind.

"Old Deng, this poison feels much stronger than any I've seen before. It's quite interesting."

Ye Futian's arrogant and unrestrained laughter echoed in Zhou Ran's mind.

"Hahaha! This mere Corrupting Elixir dares to call itself poison?"

This kind of garbage, in my time, was used as the starter culture for spirit wine!

"However, the decaying spiritual energy contained within is just right for your Yin-Yang Technique."

Drink it as an appetizer; it might even help you break through your plateau.

Zhou Ran smiled.

He sniffed the wine in his glass and gestured to Zhao Gang:

"Excellent wine!"

"I apologize to the old squad leader. I'll do it; you can do whatever you want."

After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.

The liquor entered my throat without the expected spiciness; instead, it transformed into an icy stream that rushed straight to my lower abdomen.

That's the effects of a potent poison.

If it were an ordinary martial artist, even a terrestrial immortal whose foundation was not solid enough.

By now, his meridians are probably riddled with holes from corrosion, his internal strength is completely lost, and he is as limp as mud.

But within Zhou Ran's dantian, a black vortex suddenly accelerated its rotation.

The Yin-Yang Technique was operating wildly.

"Sizzle..."

An extremely subtle sound came from within his body, and the toxins were instantly broken down and transformed into the purest energy, nourishing Zhou Ran's limbs and bones.

One word.

Cool!

Zhou Ran felt as if every pore on his body had opened up, and the bottleneck he had been at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Condensation was actually loosened a bit more under the stimulation of this external force.

Zhao Gang and Su Xiaoxiao stared intently at Zhou Ran, revealing relieved smiles.

Zhou Ran put down the empty cup and shook her head in disgust.

"This cup is too small, not enough."

After saying that, he reached out and grabbed the decanter in front of him.

There were three bottles of spiked red wine inside!

Zhou Ran went straight to the decanter and started drinking heartily, gulping down the wine.