System 001: [Enter the next world in two hours. Please prepare, Host…]
When the mechanical voice sounded, Lu Yue felt dizzy, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in the familiar system space. At this moment, the virtual image of 001 appeared before him.
[Why is it two hours later?] Lu Yue’s narrow eyes showed a hint of confusion. He had done so many tasks in the B-rank world, and the longest he stayed in the system space each time was only an hour.
System 001: [Congratulations to the Host for successfully completing all tasks in the B-rank world. Next is entering the A-rank world, where the difficulty of the tasks has increased.]
Lu Yue didn’t care much: [How difficult can it be?]
System 001: [The difficulty of the tasks depends on the target. In the B-rank world, the targets are just minor characters with blackening values below 70. In the A-rank world, the targets’ blackening values are all above 80.]
Lu Yue chuckled softly: [Above 80, sounds a bit challenging. I suppose there will be a lot of points after completing the tasks, right?]
Three lines appeared on the virtual screen of System 001, and it seemed that the Host’s focus was a bit off, but System 001 still truthfully replied: [Points are tripled compared to the B-rank world. The punishment for failing the task is also tripled.]
Lu Yue’s eyes lit up: [Tripled? That’s a lot. It seems indeed challenging.]
System 001 wanted to remark that it was already quite challenging, but heard its own host saying, “I’m starting to feel a bit impatient.”
System 001: [Great Actor Lu is up to mischief again…]
The target of this world is named Zuo Sheng, a ruthless and cold-blooded gang leader. It’s said that behind every blackened male lead lies an unknown and bitter history, and Zuo Sheng is no exception.
Zuo Sheng’s father, Zuo Cangying, was also a prominent figure in the underworld. When he was young, he set his eyes on Zuo Sheng’s mother, abducted her, and turned a simple college student into the woman of an underworld boss.
What’s even more tragic is that shortly after giving birth to Zuo Sheng, she fell into depression and committed suicide. Zuo Cangying was only briefly saddened at the time, after all, he had more than one woman. Of course, he also had more than one son.
With his mother dead and his father’s neglect, coupled with growing up in such a violent and bloody environment, one can imagine how severe his inner blackening has become.
Of course, that’s not all.
At the age of nineteen, Zuo Sheng used ruthless means to rise to the position of the top boss in the underworld. It was also in that year that he encountered the moonlight in his life—Du Xiuran. At that time, he had not completely lost his humanity yet. At nineteen, Zuo Sheng still harbored a slight longing for warmth, and he hadn’t lost the ability to love.
Du Xiuran’s warm smile, resolute face, everything about him attracted Zuo Sheng—his eyes, body, and soul. Du Xiuran’s just-right care for Zuo Sheng instantly ignited the spark of love, and the two quickly fell in love.
In the following year, Zuo Sheng spoiled Du Xiuran to the heavens. He was extremely careful and meticulous, eager to present all his treasures before him.
Unfortunately, what he never expected was that the person he loved to the core was actually an undercover agent sent by Xu Shao, the boss of the West District, attempting to assassinate him.
When his subordinates informed him, Zuo Sheng didn’t believe it until he saw Du Xiuran viciously thrusting a dagger into his heart. Only then did he have to believe.
Coming out of the hospital, Zuo Sheng seemed like a changed man. He personally watched as Du Xiuran was cruelly dismembered, then ordered his remains to be fed to the dogs. From that moment on, he would never trust anyone again, never love anyone again, and no one could hurt him anymore.
Waking up again, Lu Yue was startled by the current situation.
In the crowded car, there were eight or nine handsome young men, all dressed in thin layers of fabric, highlighting their slender and delicate figures.
Lu Yue felt a bit overwhelmed for a moment. Being gay, facing such a group of beautiful young men felt like being surrounded by a field of flowers, a feeling of blossoming joy in his heart.
However, he hadn’t been happy for a few minutes before he noticed something wrong—these young men’s hands were all tied in front of them with ropes. And when he looked down, he realized his own situation was the same as theirs.
Lu Yue asked, [001, what’s going on? Are we being kidnapped?]
System 001 replied, [This isn’t kidnapping. You guys have been bought as male pets.]
[Male pets?] Lu Yue seemed to grasp something interesting, his eyes shining with excitement.
System 001 asked, [Aren’t you afraid?]
[Afraid? With you here, I’m not afraid at all. By the way, what was the original owner’s identity?]
System 001 said, [I’ll extract the original owner’s memories for you to see.]
The information on this body was simple. Lu Yue glanced over it and understood the situation.
The original owner’s name was Lin Ze, originally a college student. Due to his family’s gambling debts, he was sold to the underground black market by his father. Later, he was noticed by one of Zuo Sheng’s subordinates and brought over.
[Didn’t he have several male pets already? Why choose more?]
System 001 replied earnestly, [Two of them were ruined by him, and a few others were found to have been arranged by someone else. They were all fed to the dogs. There happens to be no one around him now.]
Lu Yue mused, [Seems like he has quite the demand. I really want to see him soon.]
System 001 was exasperated, [Don’t forget we’re here for a mission.]
[I just want to complete the mission as quickly as possible.]
[Don’t forget, you can’t let anyone see that you’re not from this world.]
Lu Yue smirked in his mind, [You still don’t trust my acting skills?]
To avoid short-circuiting himself, System 001 decided to ignore Lu the little trickster.
In the room on the second floor, a man in a black suit sat on a black leather chair. His black eyes exuded a cold and dangerous aura, even though he was sitting, he emitted an extreme sense of oppression.
This person was Zuo Sheng.
In front of him stood a row of handsome young men, all bowing their heads. The pressure emanating from the man in front made the air in the room thin. They knew that their fate was in the hands of this man, and none of them were without fear.
Well, except for one.
When Lu Yue entered, he secretly glanced at Zuo Sheng. Tall, handsome, cold-blooded, cruel… a string of adjectives instantly popped into his mind.
[I feel like my heart skipped a beat just now.] Lu Yue silently remarked to himself.
[That’s just your imagination.] System 001 ruthlessly countered.
[No, that definitely wasn’t my imagination.] Lu Yue said firmly.
001 decided not to argue with him. Arguing with Lu the little trickster, who was extremely narcissistic and stubborn, was like wasting breath.
[By the way, what’s his blackening value?]
System 001 replied, [95.]
[So high, this is the first time I’ve encountered someone with such difficulty.]
[What’s the matter, feeling afraid now?]
Lu Yue smiled: [I’m a little afraid, I’m afraid he’ll disappoint me.]
System 001: […]
Another man, also dressed in black formal wear, stepped forward and respectfully bowed to the man, “Master Zuo, these are newly brought back. Their identities are all clean.” After speaking, he stepped aside, waiting for the man to choose.
Every time it was about selecting people, it was Zhao Xun who picked out those with clean identities and good looks from the underground black market, then brought them back for Zuo Sheng to personally choose. He almost never set foot in the underground black market himself.
The man sitting in the chair moved his fingers slightly, and Zhao Xun, beside him, understood. He calmly said, “Take off your clothes.”
Take off their clothes? Lu Yue’s forehead twitched at the sound of these words. Taking off their clothes already? That’s too hasty.
Although surprised in his heart, he remained obediently silent on his face. Lu Yue’s acting skills had reached the pinnacle.
Watching others expressionlessly take off their clothes, fortunately, they all kept their underwear on. Lu Yue also naturally took off his clothes. Suddenly, a chill wind blew in through the crack in the door, causing goosebumps to rise on Lu Yue’s skin.
Lowering his gaze, Lu Yue discovered a scar on his left thigh, over ten centimeters long, as if it had been scraped by something.
Lu Yue thought to himself: [Is Zuo Sheng really going to choose this body? It’s so ugly.]
At this moment, System 001 reassured him, [Trust me, he will definitely choose you. I didn’t randomly select this body for you.]
[What do you mean not random?]
[Your eyes resemble those of the deceased Du Xiuran.]
Naturally, Zuo Sheng also noticed the scar. Then, he coldly swept his eyes over Zhao Xun standing nearby. Zhao Xun immediately said, “I’m sorry, Master Zuo. It’s my fault for not inspecting carefully. I’ll change him immediately.”
Upon hearing this, the young man who was originally standing there immediately lifted his head, his clear eyes filled with extreme fear, and his body trembling with fear.
Just as Zhao Xun was about to grab the young man’s arm, a low, cold voice came from behind, “No need, leave him, take the others away.”
The man’s voice unexpectedly carried a subtle, hard-to-detect emotion. Zhao Xun dared not say more and let the remaining few young men put their clothes back on, then led them out.
In the room, there was only the cold-eyed man and the bewildered half-naked young man, and the atmosphere in the room became quietly oppressive.
At this moment, the man sitting in the chair finally stood up. With his long and powerful legs, he walked to the front of the young man and stopped abruptly one step away.
The young man in front kept his head low, his disheveled bangs covering his eyes. Zuo Sheng spoke in a low voice, “Raise your head.”
The icy voice pierced into the young man’s ears like a blade, like suddenly being submerged in cold spring, making his limbs even colder.
The young man slowly lifted his head, his bewildered and nervous eyes met the cold gaze of the man in front of him.
— The eyes were exactly the same as that person’s.
Zuo Sheng’s eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression became colder.
“What’s your name?”
“I’m… Lin Ze.” The beautiful eyes blinked nervously.
His big hand touched those eyes, circling around the eye sockets. Sensing the trembling of the young man’s body, Zuo Sheng withdrew his hand and said, “Put on your clothes, someone will take you to your room later.” With that, he walked away briskly.
Then, an elderly steward in his fifties, Uncle Wang, entered. He looked at the young man standing there, his expression calm as he said, “Follow me.”
The young man lowered his head and followed quietly. Upon arriving at the room, Uncle Wang addressed him, “This will be your place from now on. Don’t wander around without reason. Master Zuo will call for you when needed.”
He then explained some rules here, essentially, don’t look at things you shouldn’t, don’t say things you shouldn’t. Don’t try to play tricks, and definitely don’t do anything that would anger Master Zuo. In short, “Don’t provoke Master Zuo.”