"My conditions are: guarantee the Demon Palace won't be destroyed, Yin Lan won't get entangled with Luo Dongqing and lose her mind over him, and my Demon Palace's many disciples won't become Luo Dongqing's playthings."
Yin Xin looked at the white-clothed woman standing before her, a trace of hope appearing in her eyes. When the other arrived, she hadn't sensed anything at all—showing the other's power.
Even knowing what would happen in the future, she might not be able to stop it. Luo Dongqing was a freak—the stronger the enemies he encountered, the stronger he became. Yin Lan was her most valued disciple, completely ruined because of Luo Dongqing.
The Demon Palace was built through her painstaking efforts. She never expected the Demon Palace disciples would become Luo Dongqing's playthings. Even in death, she couldn't rest in peace. Yet he seemed invincible—no one could do anything to him. Whoever opposed him only had death as their fate. If his enemies were men, they'd definitely meet miserable ends. If women, these women would mostly become one of his playthings.
She had no confidence and could only place her hope on this mysterious and powerful white-clothed woman.
"Alright, I agree." A-Xin answered with a faint smile. "Now where do you want to go? I'll send you there."
Yin Xin paused slightly. "Anywhere I want?"
"Of course."
In the end, Yin Xin chose to go to an ordinary human world without cultivation power.
A-Xin took over Yin Xin's identity and everything about her. Now she was the Eastern Cloud Continent's Demon Palace Master, Yin Xin.
Yin Xin loved snow-white gauze dresses, which happened to also be her preference.
The person who awakened her was named Ji Yunman, the Ji family's genius young lady. At fifteen, she was a fourth-rank Spirit Master, sought after by all major sects. In her fifteenth year, she joined the Seven Star Sword Sect. If no other accidents occurred, her future was boundless. She would definitely become one of the Eastern Cloud Continent's strong people, worshipped by countless others.
An unexpected person appeared, disrupting her life and ultimately making it a tragedy.
This person was Luo Dongqing, mentioned by Yin Xin. The Luo family was also a good major family on the Eastern Cloud Continent. His status was high—a direct descendant young master of the Luo family. The Eastern Cloud Continent revered martial strength. Before age fifteen, if one's strength couldn't cultivate to fifth-rank Spirit Scholar, one was definitely trash.
At seventeen, Luo Dongqing was still a third-rank Spirit Scholar—trash among trash.
The Luo and Ji families had a marriage contract. Originally when Luo Dongqing turned fifteen, the Ji family planned to break the engagement. For both families' face, they gave Luo Dongqing a chance. At that time, Ji Yunman was only thirteen. They agreed to wait another two years.
At fifteen, Luo Dongqing's cultivation was second-rank Spirit Scholar. By seventeen, only third-rank Spirit Scholar. Ji Yunman was already a fourth-rank Spirit Master, accepted into the Seven Star Sword Sect. The Ji family thought the gap between them grew larger. They'd already given two years' chance—the engagement should be dissolved.
Ji Yunman herself wasn't very familiar with Luo Dongqing. Their marriage contract existed because their grandfathers had good relations. She focused on cultivation and didn't want to be drawn into romantic entanglements.
That day, the Ji family came to the Luo house and spoke of this matter, taking out the engagement token from back then. The Luo family was unwilling. Anyone who wasn't a fool knew Ji Yunman's future was boundless. Connecting their two families was just this one engagement. If dissolved, they'd be the losers. The scene was somewhat stiff then. Everyone understood—if the Ji family truly wanted to dissolve the engagement, it couldn't be stopped. They couldn't forcibly put two young people together.
The Luo family still wanted to salvage something, so their words were rather pleasing. In many people's eyes, this seemed somewhat humble. These many people included Luo Dongqing who'd just transmigrated from modern times. He'd just crossed over and heard his fiancée was coming to dissolve their engagement.
After understanding the situation, he thought the other looked down on him as trash. Right then he rushed to the hall and pointed at Ji Yunman saying, "If the engagement is to be dissolved, I should be the one to speak. Ji Yunman, I, Luo Dongqing, am dissolving our engagement. Please remember—it's I, Luo Dongqing, who doesn't fancy Ji Yunman."
Before both families, Luo Dongqing was arrogant with abundant momentum, truly intimidating quite a few people. "Father, you don't need to be so humble and watch others' faces. I, Luo Dongqing, am trash today but may not be tomorrow. Ji Yunman is this kind of woman who loves wealth and despises poverty. Thinking I'm trash, she plans to throw me away and find someone else. I, Luo Dongqing, truly don't fancy her."
Originally both families' attitudes were still good, just the atmosphere slightly stiff. For engagements, if they couldn't agree, forget it. As a result of Luo Dongqing's actions, the two families' relationship directly ruptured. Ji Yunman wasn't familiar with him. Because of today's statement that she loved wealth and despised poverty, her reputation was also ruined.
The Ji family threw down the token and took Ji Yunman away.
From then on, no matter where she went, however hard she worked, however powerful she became, behind her back people would always point at her nose and curse. This woman's character wasn't good. Just because her fiancé's cultivation was temporarily low, she directly brought people to dissolve the engagement, not giving face. The Luo family begged her but she wouldn't give a chance.
Such rumors reached their peak after Luo Dongqing gradually rose. The rumors also changed from Ji Yunman being heartless and unrighteous to having no vision, missing out on the bright pearl that was Luo Dongqing.
Luo Dongqing later rose rapidly. More and more women appeared around him. He had one favorite woman—his childhood sweetheart Dan Shu who'd always followed him.
Dan Shu was pure and cute with a kind personality. When he was down and out, she didn't abandon him. He even told his later women that Dan Shu was most important in his heart. He told these women not to be jealous and couldn't bully Dan Shu. He didn't want women who casually got jealous and didn't understand the big picture. Perhaps he was truly too powerful. Even women of the noblest status would humble themselves before him, obediently listening, not daring to disobey at all—coming when called, leaving when dismissed.
Even the proudest young ladies, if they didn't listen to him, couldn't stay by his side. No one thought there was any problem with this because these women who followed Luo Dongqing—their families grew stronger and stronger. Everyone thought these women's judgment was very good.
As Luo Dongqing gradually rose, the Ji family suffered. Not only did the Ji family suffer, but Ji Yunman's Seven Star Sword Sect also fell into difficulty. Because of some small conflicts, these two forces offended Luo Dongqing.
Before everyone, Luo Dongqing told Ji Yunman to obediently return to his side and he could let bygones be bygones. Because of her past, no matter how many women he had in the future, she could only be the lowest one.
Ji Yunman was very angry. Whether the former Luo Dongqing or the current incredibly powerful Luo Dongqing, she'd never fancied him. Before breaking the engagement, she had no opinion about the unfamiliar Luo Dongqing. Toward this current Luo Dongqing, she only had disgust.
But if she didn't agree today, the Ji family and Seven Star Sword Sect would fall into difficulty. In the end, she agreed and went with Luo Dongqing.
Luo Dongqing brought her back and before all his women told her, "If you want to truly become my woman, behave better from now on." This statement carried infinite humiliation but let Ji Yunman breathe a sigh of relief. She didn't want to become Luo Dongqing's woman.
In the following time, she witnessed how Luo Dongqing got along with his women. She truly couldn't understand—these women's statuses weren't low. Originally they held transcendent positions, surrounded by stars and the moon. Why were they willing to lose self-respect before Luo Dongqing and share a man who, besides strength, wasn't that great? During this period, the person most familiar to her should be Luo Dongqing's childhood sweetheart Dan Shu.
She often saw Dan Shu's expression darken. After becoming familiar, she once couldn't help asking. Dan Shu told her, "It's not really a big deal. Too many people like Brother Dongqing. Every time I see him with other sisters, my heart hurts."
"However, Brother Dongqing said I'm the person he cares about most. He's so outstanding—being liked by so many is inevitable."
Ji Yunman couldn't help saying, "If he cares about you, why is he still with other women? Besides these few brought back, who knows how many are outside? Can you truly tolerate someone you like having countless women?"
Dan Shu cried and said, "What can I do? Brother Dongqing long ago stopped being only mine. I can't leave him either."
"If you leave him, will you die?"
Dan Shu said, "Won't die, but it'll be worse than death."
Ji Yunman never understood.
Luo Dongqing didn't do anything to her. She could peacefully cultivate on the side. Anyway, he had so many women—he shouldn't remember her.
However, the Ji family and Seven Star Sword Sect still had problems. The cause was someone inside wanting to marry a woman Luo Dongqing fancied. They originally had an engagement, but that woman liked Luo Dongqing and didn't want to marry. At the last moment, she sent word to Luo Dongqing.
Luo Dongqing went to steal the bride, casually killing all the related people that day. This wasn't all. Fearing they'd retaliate against this woman's family, he went to the Ji family and Seven Star Sword Sect, killing all the strong people of both forces. Among them were Ji Yunman's master, parents, and some people she knew.
Many days later, Ji Yunman learned this news. She thought of nothing—seeing Luo Dongqing, she wanted to kill him. At this time, she was no longer Luo Dongqing's match, beaten without ability to fight back. Luo Dongqing also seemed to remember her, smiling viciously at her, wanting her to become his true woman.
Facing her parent-killing enemy, how could Ji Yunman endure such humiliation? She self-destructed, blowing Luo Dongqing's body to bloody pieces.
At that time, Luo Dongqing only said: "Unlucky! I have plenty of women. I'm not short one of you." After saying this, he saw his childhood sweetheart Dan Shu standing to the side as if stunned. He directly carried her into the room, completely not noticing Dan Shu's pale face, only wanting to vent what he hadn't obtained onto Dan Shu.
A-Xin finished browsing this world's plot and smiled faintly. This world was actually rather simple. Strength was the rule. Acting didn't require restraint—being strong enough was fine. The only inconvenience was this body's identity as Demon Palace Master, called a demoness by outsiders.
Now two years had passed since Ji Yunman and Luo Dongqing broke their engagement. The unremarkable cultivation trash Luo Dongqing had already cultivated to Spirit Master realm. His trash reputation had mostly disappeared. Now he had two women by his side—childhood sweetheart Dan Shu, and another from the same family, a genius young lady who by relation was Luo Dongqing's cousin, Luo Yuxin.
He wasn't yet powerful enough now, didn't have that later arrogance.
Speaking of this Luo Dongqing, originally in modern times he was just a small person. Near thirty, accomplishing nothing. The girlfriend he'd dated for seven years finally gave up and broke up with him. He thought his girlfriend loved wealth and despised poverty, looking down on him. Just when his mood was depressed, he had another conflict with his boss. In a fit of anger, he fired the boss.
Drinking at midnight, he accidentally fell from the balcony. Waking up, he'd arrived in the body of the Luo family young master of the Eastern Cloud Continent, conveniently also binding a system. His achievements then were largely thanks to the system. Many thought his later rapid cultivation was because he was originally a genius who'd found the right cultivation path.
They didn't know he truly was trash. That he could cultivate relied entirely on that system's help. This system was called the Imperial Women System. It wasn't a system where dual cultivation with women increased cultivation. Rather, he needed to make women devoted to him. These women's statuses couldn't be low. Most importantly, they had to truly like him. The system could then use this to absorb the luck from these high-status women and bestow it on Luo Dongqing. Naturally, everything he did went smoothly.
Currently, he'd already obtained two women's devoted following. His luck improved. Obtaining various precious materials and cultivation methods, his cultivation naturally sped up.
"Another system." A-Xin fell into thought. "This is somewhat interesting. However, this system obviously isn't the last one. Just hearing about it makes me want to crush it."
"Master."
A familiar voice came from outside the door. A-Xin temporarily stopped thinking. "Come in."
Yin Lan bounced in and sat beside A-Xin, blinking her eyes. "Master, a secret realm is opening. Should we go look? According to the news, many spirit medicines of decent age are growing just in the outer area. Who knows what's inside?" Seeing A-Xin's bland expression, Yin Lan pleaded, "Master, let's go look. Maybe we can get lots of treasures back."
"Then let's go."
Secret realm opening?
A-Xin recalled the plot. Indeed there was such an important secret realm opening. Many people would go this time. Among them, Luo Dongqing definitely had to go. Additionally, most importantly, Ji Yunman would also go. She glanced at Yin Lan smiling brilliantly beside her. It was also because of this time that Yin Lan met Luo Dongqing, then became entangled with him, causing the Demon Palace's final tragedy.
Even knowing the cause, she didn't plan to avoid it. Both in the Eastern Cloud Continent, the two would meet sooner or later. With her going along, perhaps she could resolve the trouble earlier. This trip out, she wouldn't return to the Demon Palace for a short time.
Yin Lan was somewhat surprised. "Master, you agreed? You're also going?"
"Going."
"That's really wonderful."
Yin Lan tilted her head. She always felt her master was somehow different, yet still such a quiet person. Where was the difference? She couldn't figure it out. Because of her happy mood about going to explore the secret realm soon, she threw this matter to the back of her mind.
"Master, when are we going?"
"Tomorrow." A-Xin thought about it. "Just the two of us."
Huh?
Didn't Master always bring a large group wherever she went, grand and imposing? People outside seeing them would all look apprehensive, probably thinking in their hearts: the Demon Palace demoness has come out again, quick run, and such.
Why was Master so low-key this time?
The next day, when Yin Lan saw A-Xin, she still didn't understand. Seeing she truly didn't plan to bring others, she asked no more.
She wore fiery red clothing. A-Xin was exactly the opposite in all white, looking cold and aloof, seeming like an unworldly celestial fairy. Yin Lan shook her sleeves. Though they were both Demon Palace people, Master looked like a fairy while she looked like a demoness.
The secret realm was on an island, requiring a boat to get there. Of course, if one's strength was powerful enough, flying over was also possible.
When the two arrived at the coast, many people were already there. Both had outstanding appearances, but in this world there were too many people with outstanding appearances, so they didn't attract much attention.
"Brother Dongqing, are we really going? There should be many strong people going to the secret realm. Won't there be danger?"
This voice caught A-Xin's attention. Turning back, she saw a fair young girl pulling a young man and speaking quietly. The young man was Luo Dongqing. That fair young girl was his childhood sweetheart Dan Shu.
"Shu'er, just rest assured. There won't be any danger." Luo Dongqing pulled Dan Shu's hand and scraped her nose. "If you're afraid, then wait here. At most half a month and I can return." This secret realm opening, the system had already told him there were many good things inside. He couldn't miss it.
"No, I'll still follow you."
"Master, is that person Luo Dongqing?" Yin Lan paid great attention to external situations. Luo Dongqing's broken engagement back then had caused quite a stir.
Now when people mentioned Luo Dongqing, they'd remember his tough stance back then. Now his cultivation was already third-rank Spirit Master. From third-rank Spirit Scholar to third-rank Spirit Master in just two years—no one would believe he was truly trash. Vaguely people were discussing that Ji Yunman was short-sighted and blind.
"Should be." A-Xin answered.
Yin Lan became interested. "I heard he's already a third-rank Spirit Master. Among the younger generation, this isn't considered very powerful, but he only used two years for one major realm. This is very impressive." She shook her head. "Wonder if Ji Yunman regrets that Luo Dongqing actually isn't trash."
A-Xin glanced at Yin Lan. "Does Lan'er think Ji Yunman will regret?"
"Should, right? According to current momentum, Luo Dongqing's cultivation talent should be pretty good."
A-Xin smiled faintly. "Why hasn't Lan'er considered that Ji Yunman won't regret?"
"This..." Yin Lan was somewhat puzzled. "Why won't she regret? Master, Luo Dongqing should originally be her fiancé. She broke the engagement because his talent wasn't good. Now his talent is very impressive—shouldn't she regret?"
"What if she never liked Luo Dongqing and had no thoughts about him? Talent was just a trigger. Their marriage contract was set by elders. I heard they actually haven't met many times, aren't familiar at all, let alone have feelings. She doesn't like Luo Dongqing. According to Ji Yunman's personality, no matter if Luo Dongqing's future is good or bad, it has nothing to do with her. Where does regret come from?"
Yin Lan was somewhat confused. Was that so?
"But everyone says Ji Yunman is heartless and unrighteous. Just because Luo Dongqing had no talent, she wanted to abandon him."
"He and I originally had no relationship. As this young lady said, it was an engagement set by both sides' elders. Engagement isn't marriage. If unsuitable, dissolve it. Why say I abandoned him? Even if married, there are separations due to unsuitability. Can this also be called abandonment? I, Ji Yunman, from birth until now—when I spoke most with Luo Dongqing was two years ago."
Ji Yunman walked from the distance to before A-Xin and the other. Her originally somewhat proud expression, when looking at A-Xin, instantly withdrew. Her eyes brightened somewhat. "This matter has already passed two years. Miss is the only one to speak for me." She glanced at Yin Lan, then turned her gaze to A-Xin, unconsciously showing some smile. "If Miss doesn't mind, let's share a boat." As for Yin Lan beside her, she completely ignored her.
Yin Lan: Miss Ji is so realistic.
Yin Lan looked at A-Xin. Her master didn't like being with others, so she wouldn't agree.
"Alright." A-Xin answered.
Yin Lan: This face-slapping, so loud.
"I wonder what Miss is called. You should already know my name—Ji Yunman." Ji Yunman raised her chin. "The Ji Yunman viewed by countless as heartless and unrighteous, abandoning her trash fiancé." Two years ago, her reputation was already ruined. She didn't care about these things. What outsiders said—what did it matter to her?
"Yin Xin."
The Demon Palace Master rarely appeared. Outsiders didn't know her name. Ji Yunman wouldn't connect her to being the Demon Palace Master.
"Miss Yin, let's board. We'll get to the island earlier."
Yin Lan silently followed behind the whole time. Ji Yunman's appearance made her attention to Luo Dongqing decrease greatly.
Luo Dongqing saw Ji Yunman. The two weren't far apart. Ji Yunman also discovered him and glanced at him. Luo Dongqing pulled Dan Shu beside him into his arms, as if to show off. Seeing this, Ji Yunman sneered. No matter how strong Luo Dongqing was, he wasn't her type. This person was even more annoying now.
Luo Dongqing's expression was heavy. This woman who loved wealth and despised poverty—sooner or later, he'd make her regret.
[Host, those two women's luck is very strong. If you can find ways to make them devoted to you, your luck will get better and better. In the future, you'll obtain more and more good things.]
Luo Dongqing's eyes narrowed. [The two women beside Ji Yunman?]
[Correct. These two have very strong luck. Especially that woman in the white gauze dress—I've never seen such thick luck before. If you could make just her devoted to you, you'd be invincible in the Eastern Cloud Continent.] The system's voice was also full of excitement. Too strong, such strong luck—really wanted to devour it in one gulp.
[As long as it's not Ji Yunman, other women are quite easy to get. That woman looks cold and aloof. Actually, this type of woman, using the right method, it's very easy to make them devoted.] Luo Dongqing's gaze burned as he stared at A-Xin, successfully catching A-Xin's attention.
Seeing A-Xin actually look up at him, Luo Dongqing's heart leaped with joy. Relying on these two years of never failing, he actually directly walked toward A-Xin. Ji Yunman frowned, thinking Luo Dongqing was coming for her. She didn't expect he'd walk before A-Xin.
"Miss, are you also going to the island?" Luo Dongqing smiled. "Perfect, we're going too. I have a large ship. Do you want to go together?"
A-Xin asked, "Where's your large ship?"
"Miss, please look." Luo Dongqing thought there was a chance. Coming to the shore, finding an empty spot, he waved his hand and placed the large ship on the sea surface. Compared to other small boats, this ship was indeed relatively large, able to hold quite a few people. "I still need to wait for a few friends. Miss, do you want to board first and rest?"
Ji Yunman also looked at A-Xin, lightly pressing her lips. She didn't hope this woman with a good impression would board Luo Dongqing's ship. If the other went over, she could only go alone.
A-Xin only glanced, disdain flashing in her eyes. "Young master, your ship is large, but it's a bit shabby. Not luxurious at all."
What?
Luo Dongqing froze. What did that mean?
Ji Yunman was stunned. Not luxurious—did she hear wrong?
Only Yin Lan's expression was somewhat normal. As expected, Master was used to grand displays and still couldn't bear this kind of simple scene. Originally thought Master not bringing a large group of disciples meant wanting to try a simple life. Didn't expect she'd be exposed as soon as they came out.
A-Xin's palm opened. In her palm appeared a delicate small boat. Silently reciting an incantation, an extremely luxurious large ship appeared on the sea surface. About the same size as Luo Dongqing's, but as long as one wasn't blind, all could see this was a magic treasure.
"Young master, your ship is too shabby. Better not go together." A-Xin smiled faintly, then told Ji Yunman, "Miss Ji, didn't you want to share a boat with me? Let's go. We'll talk on the boat."
Ji Yunman reacted. Seeing Luo Dongqing's ugly expression, her heart actually felt a bit pleased. No, very pleased. There was a breath she'd held in her heart for two years. Didn't expect to indirectly release it today.
"Then I won't be polite."
Ji Yunman ignored Luo Dongqing and followed A-Xin onto the boat.
"Miss, you're going too far." Luo Dongqing couldn't help speaking. "I kindly invited you, yet you humiliate me."
A-Xin turned back, expression unchanged, tone still flat. "Isn't your ship shabby?"
The onlooking crowd examined both boats, comparing in their hearts. Silently thought: compared, it really is quite shabby.
"Didn't expect you're such a shallow person."
"Shallow?" A-Xin glanced at him. "I have many ships like this. To me, it's just an ordinary object. It's that you're too poor. Go ask the young masters and misses of major families—if a beggar enthusiastically invites them to stay in a broken temple, but in the end they're unwilling and still want to live in their own mansions, the beggar jumps up cursing that they look down on him for not staying in the broken temple."
"Young master, isn't this beggar quite unreasonable?"
Ji Yunman was stunned. She looked at the white-clothed woman standing on the deck, admiring from her heart. If back when she broke the engagement Miss Yin had been there, she probably wouldn't have suffered such a big loss. Look at Luo Dongqing's face—it matched his name, an iron-blue terrifying color.
Yin Lan blinked. Indeed unreasonable. She told Luo Dongqing, "That's right, young master. We're not getting on your large ship—truly your ship is a bit shabby. My master really enjoys herself and is used to a luxurious life. Not boarding isn't looking down on you. She's truly not used to places that are too shabby."
Facing the strange looks around him, Luo Dongqing nearly fainted from anger.