The female lead thought she had a "proud and arrogant" character script.

The little boy's face turned red from her rubbing, but he was incredibly well-behaved. To make it easier for her to touch him, he hugged her leg and stretched out his face for her to rub, his eyes wet like a puppy.

Luo Qingcheng's unruly hand paused.

No, her ex-fiancé was that young?

Who could be so heartless and insane?

How am I supposed to contradict myself like this?

[Who said you were allowed to slap someone in the face? You don't have the right to do that.] The system scoffed.

[Damn, is this the kind of prestige Feng Aotian has?]

Luo Qingcheng got into another argument with the system. Unable to win the argument, the system threatened to terminate the contract, which finally made Luo Qingcheng shut up, still feeling unsatisfied.

Seeing that she stopped touching it, Sima Sui took the initiative to rub his face against her hand.

Luo Qingcheng had just finished arguing with the system when he was healed by the cute creature and his heart softened.

Fine, considering how adorable her ex-fiancé is, she won't slap him.

"Little brat, are you Sima Sui? I'm not your wife." She squatted down and spoke to him in the gentlest voice she could ever use.

Sima Sui tilted his head, pressed his index finger against his right cheek, poking a small indentation, and said in a childish voice, puzzled, "But you are my wife."

Luo Qingcheng was absolutely charmed by his cuteness.

This guy really has her wrapped around his little finger; she has absolutely no resistance to cute things.

Luo Qingcheng tried to explain to the little boy in front of him, "We have already broken off the engagement."

Baozi puffed out his cheeks, "I disagree!"

He pulled a dragon pendant off his clothes and held it up in both hands to show Luo Qingcheng.

He said very seriously, "The engagement is still in effect."

Luo Qingcheng, who had already pawned the token and it was still pawned, was suddenly a little embarrassed. The thoughtful little boy, seeing his expression, rummaged in his sleeve and pulled out a familiar jade pendant.

Phoenix pendant?

He took Luo Qingcheng's hand, palm up, and placed the phoenix pendant on it. "I know Luo Luo accidentally lost the phoenix pendant. I've found it for Luo Luo. Be careful next time."

After saying that, she raised her face and gave Luo Qingcheng a sweet smile, as if seeking praise.

Luo Qingcheng was taken aback, then turned to study the cracks in the wall, wondering if he could crawl inside.

When that failed, she simply gave up and went all out.

“Young Sima Sui, we have really broken off the engagement.”

She was about to say something more, but when the little boy heard what she said, his mouth immediately trembled and his eyes welled up with tears.

With a heavy heart, Luo Qingcheng grabbed Hongdou, who had stopped crying and was staring blankly at him, and turned to leave.

"Miss, the young master is still watching us." Hongdou turned around and peeked out, then was startled.

"Let him be."

Once out of his sight, and free from that burning gaze, Luo Qingcheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Without seeing that gloomy look in his eyes, it was hardly the look of a four or five-year-old child.

Feeling relieved to have escaped the child's harassment, Luo Qingcheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Putting this matter out of his mind, Luo Qingcheng couldn't wait to make a request to the system in order to quickly gain the power to slap someone in the face.

[System, quickly navigate to a cliff where an old man teaches unparalleled martial arts.]

[No search results found. Please try entering your destination again or try different keywords.]

You fucking—

Before Luo Qingcheng could finish outputting his message to the system, Hongdou was puzzled.

"Miss, aren't we going back?"

When Hongdou woke up, she was on the street. She didn't know why Luo Qingcheng was heading in a direction other than the Luo residence.

Luo Qingcheng: "We're not going back. Our goal is the stars and the sea. We don't have time to fight with the old man."

Red Bean seemed to understand, but not quite.

She calmed down and thought, "System, if you want me to cultivate, you have to find me a place to study, right?"

The system, secretly holding a grudge, taunts: [My suggestion is to find a cliff where an old man teaches you unparalleled martial arts and jump off, kiss~]

Luo Qingcheng was speechless.

This system is terrible and completely unreliable!

"Red Bean, do you know any famous cultivation sects?"

"Miss, what is cultivation?" Hongdou asked, confused.

Forget it, it’s better to rely on yourself than to rely on others.

Something suddenly occurred to me.

[System, lend me some of my future luck.]

[Received.] These two short words somehow conveyed a hint of schadenfreude to Luo Qingcheng.

Before she could react—

A thick, black mist appeared out of nowhere, condensing in the air to form a black skull.

[Wait a minute, this doesn't seem like it'll bring me good luck, does it?]

The system said cheekily, "[What are you thinking? You're destined to be unlucky in the future, so borrowed luck won't bring you any good fortune~]"

Oh no! She forgot she had already finished rising and was about to keep falling.

[Stop! I won't lend it then!]

[Loan application has started and cannot be paused.]

Luo Qingcheng could only watch helplessly as the black skull took shape and spiraled into his body.

Then a small skull formed on her forehead and disappeared.

My body feels so heavy.

In an instant, Luo Qingcheng's face turned pale, then black.

This startled Hongdou.

"Miss, Miss, what's wrong?!"

Luck is something invisible and intangible. Hongdou didn't know what had happened, but she saw Luo Qingcheng suddenly swaying and his face turning very pale.

Her shouts attracted a wandering Taoist priest dressed in a cloth robe and wearing a turban.

With just one glance, he said to Hongdou, "Prepare for your funeral."

Judging from the soaring bad luck, his death is probably not today, but tomorrow.

After saying that, he shook his head and left.

This scared Hongdou, who was already completely bewildered, to tears.

"Miss, don't die! I'll take you back. Master will definitely not leave you to die!"

After saying that, she wiped away her tears, her expression becoming firm.

The crybaby girl realized that to save Luo Qingcheng, she couldn't rush to cry; she had to take her mistress back!

After saying that, she grabbed Luo Qingcheng's arm and dragged him towards the Luo residence.

After adjusting for a moment, Luo Qingcheng said weakly to Hongdou, "Stop, let's head out of the city."

"Miss, are you alright?!" Hongdou exclaimed in surprise.

"I am Feng Aotian, how could anything happen to me?" Luo Qingcheng replied with a bitter face.

Is Miss really alright? Why is she speaking in a language she can't understand again?

Hongdou looked puzzled.

At this moment, Luo Qingcheng felt as if he were carrying a mountain on his shoulders.

Oh no, she's had bad luck. How is she supposed to find a cultivation sect to study under?

The rogue cultivators in the novel are all miserable, lacking resources and background, and are bullied. Miss Luo is used to being rich and noble, and she is unwilling to suffer such treatment.

Moreover, perhaps due to bad luck, his already severely injured coccyx began to ache again.

Frowning, she asked weakly, "System, when will the luck I borrowed this time be used up?"

[Two days.]

Luo Qingcheng was shocked. Borrowing a little strength only took half an hour, but borrowing bad luck could last for two days?

Knowing what she was thinking, the system explained: [There's nothing I can do, you're just incredibly unlucky, you borrowed so much just from a small amount.]

OK.

Being ostracized was Feng Aotian's fate, and she understood it.

The capital city is quite large, and they were walking slowly. They hadn't eaten anything since they got up, and before they even left the city, they were starving.

"Gurgle—" The symphony of the stomach began to play.

Hongdou also did a lot of physical work. She supported Luo Qingcheng with one hand while covering her stomach with the other.

He stared longingly at Luo Qingcheng.

Luo Qingcheng was also hungry, but her first pot of gold had been stolen, and she had left in such a hurry that she practically fled in panic, forgetting to ask the child to give her the money.

Helpless, Luo Qingcheng clutched his rumbling stomach and looked longingly at Hongdou.

Meeting the red-bean-like puppy eyes, Luo Qingcheng suddenly remembered that the little girl in front of him was his maid.

Miss Luo has never had a servant who serves her go hungry.

[System, get some food.]

The sun has not yet set.

Subtext: Has she started dreaming?

Tsk.

As if things weren't going to go wrong, it was already close to dusk, and everyone was starting to cook. The aroma of food filled the air, making us even hungrier.

[Isn't there any other way?]

Why should someone as proud and powerful as Feng Aotian suffer like this?

Don't other people's systems have everything they need? Why is my damn system lacking everything?!

[It is recommended to fast directly.]

The system, which had nothing to offer, said coldly and ruthlessly.

After the system mentioned that, Luo Qingcheng thought of the novels he had read, and it seemed that the first step in cultivation really did start with fasting.

She rested her chin on her hand and pondered for a while.

It makes sense.

Completely unaware that others only begin fasting after they can guide spiritual energy into their bodies, thus avoiding starvation, Luo Qingcheng decided to start fasting from this moment on.

“Red Bean, if we want to become superior people, we must first fast,” she said to Red Bean, whose eyes were glowing green.

Hongdou was confused. She didn't understand what fasting was, but she understood that she wanted to become a superior person. She firmly believed that whatever her young mistress said was right.

"Alright, Miss, let's fast!"

Then, tilting his head, he asked, "Miss, what does 'Bigu' mean?"

Luo Qingcheng explained, "It means I haven't been eating or drinking anything."

Red Bean looked miserable. "Won't we starve or die of thirst?"

Luo Qingcheng recalled the novels he had read and affirmed, "No, eating and drinking will cause impurities to accumulate in our bodies, which is detrimental to our cultivation."

"Miss, what is 'cultivation'?"

…………

The two chatted idly and gradually stopped feeling hungry. The sky had darkened, the stars were twinkling, and before they knew it, they looked up and finally saw the city gate.

"Miss, we've finally arrived!" Hongdou exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes~" Luo Qingcheng replied weakly.

I stumbled and fell countless times along the way, and my body ached all over.

Misfortune is plaguing us, it's terrifying!

If she hadn't been afraid that her biological father might do something rash and come to take her back, she wouldn't have worked so hard and been in such a hurry to leave.

Fortunately, the Fengtian Dynasty is developing well, and the curfew is late, so they can still leave the city now.

She didn't notice the skull on her forehead suddenly flash.

“Miss, just now on your forehead—” Hongdou hesitated, not quite seeing it clearly, but saw a small black thing flash by and then disappear.

"What?" Luo Qingcheng touched it.

[System, what happened?]

[It's nothing, just bad luck. The fall was nothing serious, but the mark on your forehead means you're about to have a really bad time.]

The system remained calm.

Luo Qingcheng remained calm.

It's a blessing, not a curse, but it's a curse that cannot be avoided.

But she was afraid of implicating Hongdou.

"Red Bean, you should go back now. We'll part ways here."

Luo Qingcheng originally intended to take this devoted maidservant with him on his journey, and if they found the path to cultivation, he would bring her along.

Now that I think about it, I'm going to experience a huge ups and downs in my life. I'll be fine as a phoenix, but the people around me will suffer.

Just like in the novel.

You can't let the people around you take the blame for you.

"Miss, what did Hongdou do wrong? Why are you kicking me out?" Hongdou didn't expect Luo Qingcheng to say that, and her eyes widened.

In Hongdou's opinion, she was already being kind by not abandoning her and currying favor with the second young lady like the other servants. How could the young lady dare to despise her first?

"Is it because I secretly ate the pancakes the day before yesterday and didn't share with you?" Hongdou pondered deeply.

Luo Qingcheng shook his head.

"Is it because Little Blackie from the manor gave me candy yesterday and I didn't share it with you?" Red Bean racked her brains.

Luo Qingcheng's black line.

This little girl only has food on her mind.

“If neither of those are the case, then I don’t want to leave you, Miss.” Hongdou immediately became righteous and assertive.

Miss is all alone now. If she leaves, won't Miss be even more pitiful than that lame yellow dog on the street?

By the way, Dahuang is a black cat, fed so well by the servants of the Luo family that it's shiny and healthy. It's much luckier than Luo Qingcheng, who is starving and emaciated.

Luo Qingcheng had no idea what Hongdou was thinking about her. He was about to say something to her, explaining that he was doing it for her own good, when Hongdou stopped him.

"If Miss wants to say it's for my own good, then there's no need for that. As long as Hongdou stays by Miss's side, she's the best Hongdou."

Luo Qingcheng was deeply moved and immediately decided that if any disaster struck, she would send this little maid who dared to talk back to her to take the hit.

But just as they stepped out of the city gate, before Luo Qingcheng could even react and push Hongdou to ward off disaster, everything went black.

She only heard one sentence before she lost consciousness.

"I never expected to encounter such an unlucky little girl while passing through the capital. Perfect for practicing my Gu poison. My curse technique will soon be perfected! Hehehehe..." The hoarse voice sounded like someone had swallowed charcoal.

You damn pervert! Can't you have any self-awareness?

If your voice is so awful, don't go out and scare people!

He then fainted.

As the sun rises and sets, the sound of dripping water echoes in the dimly lit dungeon.

Luo Qingcheng suddenly sat up!

In an instant, something slid off her body, and the cool, slippery touch sent shivers down Luo Qingcheng's spine.

There was a pungent, fishy smell in the air.

The hissing sound reached Luo Qingcheng's ears, and she paused, seemingly realizing her predicament.

He said mechanically, "System, tell me I'm not in the snake pile right now."

The system has not responded for a long time.

After Luo Qingcheng repeated himself, the system remained silent for a long time: [...You are not currently in the snake pile.]

[Liar!] Liars become twisted!

Luo Qingcheng was devastated.

"Crack." A flash of light appeared from outside.

The closer he got to collapse, the calmer Luo Qingcheng became. He stiffly looked up and, by the dim light, realized that he was indeed completely surrounded by snakes.

She was now kneeling on the ground, and every now and then several triangular heads with brightly colored, slender bodies slithered across her legs.

She looked shakily out of the cell. Her long, distorted shadow, stretched by the firelight, drew closer with each footstep. Stimulated by the sound, the snakes intertwined more fiercely.

Luo Qingcheng stared intently in the direction of the approaching person, his eyes fierce, as if he wanted to tear everything in sight with his gaze.

Luo Qingcheng will remember this grudge!