Romance of Dragons and Snakes - Chapter 172: Turn the Hand to Cover the Fist and Intertwine Yin and Yang to Let it Fly

Aric Valerian was born a curse.The fourth prince of the Valerian Empire. A bastard. A cripple. A forgotten shadow in the court, mocked as a stain on royal blood.But when the gods reached down, healing his body and allowing strength into his veins, Aric tasted hope for the first time. He fought for honor, clawed for recognition—only to be betrayed by the brother he trusted most. Cast into a slaughter pit, abandoned to die.And in the moment when despair and death should have claimed him, the world offered something else.[Would you like to change your fate?]From that line, Aric Valerian was reborn—sent back to the past not as the forgotten prince, but as a weapon. A sovereign forged in agony, guided by a system of relentless ascension:[Ki Circulation Mastered: Strength +10][System Upgrade: Tactical Genius Acquired][Hidden Fortress Constructed: Security +15%]Every scar became a push. Every betrayal, a reason. With blood-soaked hands, Aric began carving a path through enemies, kin, and gods alike. The empire that spat on his name would kneel or burn. The brother who betrayed him would drown in his own crown.Yet with every victory came sacrifice. Every step forward dragged him closer to the abyss, until vengeance and damnation became one.But Aric does not care.Because the cursed prince has only one destiny left:To rise as the sovereign who will shatter gods, break empires, and tear fate itself apart.Or die trying—and take the world with him.

(Completed) She and he were born on the same year, month, day, and time, and on their first day of life, their unscrupulous parents arranged their future marriage.From then on... she began to cling to him.As a child, Luo Mengmeng would say in her baby voice to Gu Zhihan, “Husband, I want to marry you,” but he would grimace and respond, “Who would marry you!”When they grew up, Gu Zhihan hooked her chin, pinned her against the corner, and smirked, “Mengmeng, I heard getting married is cheap nowadays, I'll treat you.”From birth to kindergarten, elementary, middle school, high school, and university, they had always been together.[Growth literature, from childhood to adulthood, exclusively adored]

The day when he turned from a winner in life to a short high school student, Xu Ziran thought: This must be a conspiracy!

But those who can succeed once can of course succeed the second time. Xu Ziran is gearing up to build her business kingdom again. As a result—

[Ding——The host is too far away from the target person, please keep the distance within 100 meters. 】
[Ding——Host, your target character is very sad, please keep it above 50 points of pleasure. 】
[Ding——Host, you need to rest. If you continue to work hard, you will be forced to sleep. 】

I have cat disease! Everyone’s system is to help the host to reach the peak of life, why is her system only causing trouble for her!
In short, a life winner goes back to the past and becomes a life winner again and talks about a love story.

Edible Instructions

1. As usual, things happen in different worlds. If there is a bug, it is normal.
2. 1v1, Wenqing Healing Department X Pseudo Lolita is the winner of life
3. Glittering golden fingers
4. The update time is before twelve o’clock in the evening, and the typos are corrected at other times.
5. Daily growth essay, slow heat

Content tags: rebirth inspirational life sweet text
Search keywords: protagonists: Xu Ziran, Qiu Yurou ┃ supporting roles: Tian Jiaqi, Cheng Haoyan, some classmates ┃ others: rebirth, system, childhood sweethearts, campus life, inspirational struggle

- Description from novelbuddy

Emperor Yuanwu ‘Zhou Di’ is muddle-headed and tyrannical. In his pursuit of the ‘Undying Immortal Dao’ for longevity, he has caused the Court to become corrupt and common people to struggle.Xu Qing transmigrated here, becoming an ordinary beggar in a remote border town. Abandoned at birth for being simple-minded, he was fortunately saved by the old beggar Nine Fingers and lived to the age of sixteen.In such a chaotic world, as an ordinary mortal, Xu Qing found it difficult to survive. Fortunately, he possessed the Treasure ‘Encyclopedia of All Things’, which can record and strengthen all things in the world.【Baji Fist Level 1: 0/10 (This is a powerful and vigorous short-range fist technique. Its movements are swift and unadorned, and its power generation is extremely fierce, channeled to the fingertips.)】【Baji Fist LVMAX: MAX/MAX (Contains the Mystical Techniques of the Fist Dao. Fists and palms reach the eight extremes. A single punch can make the heavens and earth boom.)【Iron Sword Level 1: 0/5 (This is an ordinary iron sword forged by a common blacksmith.)】【Iron Sword LVMAX: MAX/MAX (Contains the Sword Dao Mysteries. The sword can sever all things. A single strike can make the world fall.)】