Novels by Z. Baby

The grand sitting room of the Sterling family manor was filled with thick, suffocating panic. Expensive glass cups and golden plates were scattered across the floor, knocked over in a sudden rush of terror. The heavy red curtains were pulled tightly shut, blocking out the cold afternoon light from the busy street outside.Patriarch Julian Sterling paced back and forth across the soft imported carpet like a trapped wild animal. His expensive silk robes were soaked through with cold, sticky sweat around his neck and trembling armpits. In his shaking right hand, he clutched a thick stack of urgent letters, each one stamped with bright red warning seals from the city banks."We are completely ruined, Eleanor!" Julian cried out, his voice cracking into high, pathetic shrieks as he pulled at his gray hair. "Three different merchant houses just canceled their contracts with us in the last two hours! Every single business partner in the capital is asking why our family was dragged into the im

The heavy iron gates of the Grand Obsidian Estate creaked loudly as they swung wide open under the gray afternoon sky. Dustin Vance stood at the center of the broad paved entryway, his hands resting easily inside the clean pockets of his new dark coat. Behind him, the imperial guards finished delivering the official golden land deed into his hands before stepping back with deep, respectful bows.Dustin looked up at the massive black stone mansion that had belonged to the powerful Razor-Sexton family just twenty-four hours ago. The high towers and wide courtyards were completely silent, completely still, and now completely under his own name. A cold winter breeze rolled across the gardens, but Dustin did not feel the freezing chill at all anymore.A loud clanking sound of dragging iron chains suddenly broke the silence behind the transport carriage near the street. Two guards violently kicked the wooden steps of the cart, shoving two trembling, ragged figures straight down onto the har

"Ridiculous! A broken, brainless slave dares accuse the royal palace of treason?" a royal elder exploded with fury, his face turning bright red as the massive crowd erupted into immediate, mocking laughter."Who do you think you are, you worthless dog?" Young Master Brandon shouted from the floor, spitting black soot from his bare, burned scalp as he sneered at Dustin. "You have zero cultivation, zero Qi, and zero right to speak before His Majesty!""He has completely lost his tiny mind from the mining fumes!" Chloe Sterling cheered loudly, pointing her finger at Dustin with unyielding disgust. "Your Majesty, please execute this lying servant right now for his horrible insults to the prestigious noble houses!"Dustin did not look angry. Instead, he deliberately lowered his head, making his posture look weak, tattered, and completely pathetic. He shrank back slightly behind Lady Vivienne, playing the part of a terrified, useless live-in son-in-law perfectly."I... I am just a simple la

The giant royal plaza was packed with only the representatives of every single major house, rich merchant guild, and high-tier cultivation organization. Everyone stood tightly together beneath the massive golden banners of the empire that fluttered lazily in the cold wind.Everyone in the entire province knew the truth about these urgent imperial events. Royal meetings like this were only called for very difficult challenges that led to great, life-changing rewards.Right at the absolute front of the grand courtyard stood Chloe Sterling, looking highly beautiful but incredibly mean. Her small arm was wrapped proudly and tightly around Young Master Brandon, and her eyes scanned the crowd with extreme satisfaction.Young Master Brandon lifted his chin in supreme arrogance, looking down on every single person who walked past them on the stone path. He adjusted his expensive red cuffs, his face full of an unyielding, arrogant pride that made nearby lesser cultivators look away in shame.B

Lady Vivienne’s silver eyes weakly fluttered open for a split second, a sudden, burning wave of absolute shock and unbridled fury crashing through her fading consciousness as she processed the intimate physical contact."What a... pervert," she choked out, her voice a fragile, painful whisper. "How dare you... take advantage... of me..."Her vision dimmed once more, her eyelids growing too heavy to hold up, and she went completely back into a deep, silent unconsciousness.[Ding! 10,000 Anger Points earned from Target: Lady Vivienne! Funds successfully secured for the host!]Dustin did not waste a single second, instantly navigating the blue screen inside his mind to open the system shop."System, buy the advanced modern medical kit and use it on her immediately!" Dustin commanded in his thoughts, his eyes flashing with a serious, urgent light.[Ding! 5,000 Anger Points spent. Advanced Modern Medical Kit purchased and deployed.]A strange, sleek silver box materialized out of thin air,

The two remaining assassins stared at their leader's bleeding body in total shock, their faces turning completely white as they stepped back into the wet mud."What kind of strange sorcery is this?" the second killer shrieked, his voice shaking with a massive wave of sudden terror. "How dare you use forbidden dark artifacts against us!""You will regret doing this to our captain!" the third one roared, his eyes wide with unbridled fury. "Do you honestly think you are the only one who knows dark magic?"Dustin did not say a single word to them; he stood perfectly straight and looked only at the new words flashing brightly on his blue system screen.[Ding! 8,000 Anger Points earned from the targets' intense shock and fury! Total balance: 8,000 points!]"We cannot defeat this weapon with normal power!" the second assassin hissed, turning to his friend with a crazy, desperate look on his face. "We must use the ultimate forbidden magic right now!""Yes! Let's do it!" the third one agreed,