Martial King's Retired Life - Volume 1 Chapter 25 Can’t You Just Pretend You Didn’t See Anything?

From quiet grind to legacy brew.Jun had nothing—no café, no followers, not even a bed. Just a secondhand kettle and a broken dream.Then came the Barista System.No shortcuts. No instant success. Just slow, intentional tasks... and a promise:Brew. Grow. Endure.Every pour sharpens his skill. Every cup deepens his path.From street corners to pop-ups, from whispered praise to a space of his own—Jun’s grind is just beginning.This is a story of stillness, patience, and the quiet pursuit of mastery.Because greatness isn’t given.It’s brewed—one cup at a time.

I don’t need companions. I don’t do party play. But… the game forces party play?

The Demon Empire in the universe was reborn and came back! Enemies should kneel down in front of him! Beauties should lie down in front of him!

“I am a demon. I enslave gods and immortals! If you don’t succumb to me, I will convince you by force!”–Ye Feng!

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In her past life, Xia Wenjin kidnapped a husband to help him seize the world and sit on the Dragon Court. She hoped to grow old together with him, living in harmony, but the scumbag raised a knife against her...Reborn, Xia Wenjin guards against fire, theft, and beautiful men, swearing to live a different kind of life.The patriarch of the Xia Family was worried sick, as his daughter was known for her drama, greed, sharp tongue, shamelessness, and lack of shame... No one in all of Nanxia could compare. How would she ever get married?Later, Xia Wenjin eloped with the most handsome Imperial Grandson of Nanxia, parading through the streets of the Capital City every day.The ministers of Nanxia, having witnessed her rudeness and shamelessness, doubted their sanity after being verbally attacked by her, unanimously felt she had tainted their high-born flower of a prince, and daily petitioned for her removal.Until an enemy nation attacked, the Crown Prince led the army personally, and the Crown Princess Consort followed, repelling millions of soldiers with her words…