With the system in my grasp, the world is mine. For every scheme you devise, I have a counter. Since ancient times, deep affection cannot hold someone, but cunning always wins hearts. The longest road
“Ahhhhh—!”
A scream, not a martial technique from the heavens but a piercing shriek, echoed across the sky. Birds and beasts in the surrounding forest scattered in alarm. With a splash, something fell into the water, sending droplets flying in all directions.
Chen Xiang had just experienced the sensation of flying, but now he felt utterly drained, mustering his last ounce of strength to keep his head above the surface. He looked around in bewilderment at the trees and the small lake encircling him.
Wasn’t I plummeting from Mount Tai? Is there a lake at the foot of Mount Tai? Why don’t I know about it?
“Achoo! Damn it, what is this place?” Chen Xiang muttered. He truly thought he was doomed, given the height he’d fallen from. Oddly enough, he’d only been standing on a high platform, using his hard-earned DSLR camera to capture the sunset, when, inexplicably, a tremendous force had sucked him down. He even remembered snapping the railing off the platform as he was dragged away.
He’d fallen from the platform at dusk, so there hadn’t been many people on the mountain—likely, no one had even noticed someone was missing yet.
Swearing under his breath, Chen Xiang swam toward the shore. Had it been any farther, he would’ve been too weak to make it. Collapsing onto the bank, the damp earth and fresh grass filled his senses. The shock had left him exhausted, and soon he drifted off to sleep on the grassy ground.
……
When Chen Xiang next opened his eyes, he found himself lying inside a rustic farmhouse. Though the furniture was sparse,