I don't want to come up with a funny book title anymore.

The Medusa clan is a typical matriarchal society.

Women held an absolute dominant position in this society, controlling all family affairs and direction.

Their snake-like eyes possess the ability to petrify; with just a glance, they can turn living beings into cold stone statues.

On the Imperial Star, the Medusa clan, though not as powerful as the four great families, is still a renowned and well-known clan.

Each generation of Medusa's patriarchs only gave birth to one daughter, who then carried on the family line.

But for some reason, the current head of the Medusa family gave birth to a baby boy, Ye Jingtang.

He was seen as an ominous sign by his family and had nearly died several times at the hands of his clansmen who also inherited Medusa's bloodline.

But for some reason, he is still alive today.

Along with this came the rumor that he was born with a curse.

When Ye Jingtang was born, it shocked many people.

The Medusa clan, which had only ever given birth to girls, had a boy born.

what does this mean?

Many people want to understand this.

However, judging from the Ye family's dislike of Ye Jingtang, it is clear that they do not accept this only bloodline born directly from Medusa.

Xie Fengnan did indeed sense a different aura emanating from Ye Jingtang.

But it wasn't the smell of a curse; it was a trace left by the laws of nature.

From this, it's not hard to guess what the Ye family did to anger the Heavenly Dao, which led to Ye Jingtang's current state.

However, not everyone could recognize that it was the work of the Heavenly Dao, which is why the rumors of him being cursed arose.

The whispers naturally reached Ye Jingtang's ears, but he maintained an indifferent attitude on the surface.

He was already trying to guess Xie Fengnan and the others' reactions.

In the past, there have been people who approached him without knowing the truth, but after learning about his situation, they either distanced themselves or turned their backs on him.

Or perhaps she's continuing to pretend in order to get something from him.

As a result, Xie Fengnan and Xie Xingmo acted as if they hadn't heard anything, while only Chu Jiaoyang showed a hint of curiosity.

Ye Jingtang was not surprised. The time they would spend together in the future would be quite long, and if it was all an act, they would eventually slip up.

"Is this the way back to the dormitory?" Ye Jingtang had been lost in thought and subconsciously followed Xie Fengnan, but suddenly realized something was wrong.

"No, I'll eat first and then go back," Xie Fengnan said matter-of-factly.

"I don't need it, I'll go back to my dorm first." Ye Jingtang turned to leave.

"Hey—don't do that. You were dragged into this mess, so you'd be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't get a proper meal when you came back, right?"

"Yeah, yeah, the boss's cooking skills are amazing, you definitely won't be at a disadvantage."

Ye Jingtang, whose skills were far from perfect, didn't care, but Xie Fengnan's words did seem to make some sense.

Seeing that Ye Jingtang seemed interested, Xie Fengnan pressed his advantage, "Look, we're already here. There's nothing to do back in the dorm. How about we grab something to eat?"

After Ye Jingtang nodded hesitantly, the food was quickly served.

Yes, this table is a stone table that Xie Fengnan had Ye Jingtang sculpt.

Yes, the stone stove Ye Jingtang sculpted was more convenient than Xie Xingmo's vine-covered hanging pot.

If it were the previous Ye Jingtang, he wouldn't have been willing to do this. Only Xie Fengnan and his group could have done this using their superpowers.

However, he had been instilled with the idea that since he was already there, Xie Fengnan had also instilled in him the idea that, in addition, he was genuinely curious about what kind of feast Chu Jiaoyang and the others had been looking forward to.

So I reluctantly agreed.

In order to win over Ye Jingtang through his stomach and entice him to commit crimes with him in the future, Xie Fengnan prepared a special dish for this meal.

Eggplant casserole (xiang, third tone), shrimp wrapped in vermicelli, steamed crab, steamed duck with fermented rice wine, chicken marrow and bamboo shoots, and acacia soup.

Looking at the five dishes and soup that looked and smelled delicious, Ye Jingtang seemed to understand why these three people were so insistent on eating such a good meal.

This smells amazing!

Without bothering to comment, Ye Jingtang immediately joined the fray for food.

Even after putting down their chopsticks, they were still somewhat reluctant to leave.

He couldn't help but think: I've never eaten anything good before, and I even thought the nutritional supplement tasted pretty good.

Thinking of Xie Fengnan's little kitchen, oh dear, what if he also wants to freeload a meal there?

Ye Jingtang's initial idea was clear: to keep his distance from Xie Fengnan and the others and simply maintain a friendly relationship with them.

How did things gradually develop into me constantly trying to get closer to Xie Fengnan?

Seeing that they were about to leave, Ye Jingtang silently made the creation she had made disappear.

"Don't you... care about what those two people said just now?" Ye Jingtang couldn't help but ask on the way back.

He was struggling with his decision to go and freeload a meal, but he didn't want to go against his principles, so he decided to just be direct.

"What?" Xie Fengnan looked bewildered. He was thinking about how to deal with multiple opponents tomorrow.

But he immediately realized, "Oh, you mean you're cursed and will bring misfortune to those around you?"

Ye Jingtang nodded with a complicated expression.

Xie Fengnan said seriously, "I'm actually more curious about what kind of misfortune it will be. Will I be hit by a plane when I go out tomorrow? Or will I be diagnosed with a terminal illness? Or will my family be destroyed?"

Ye Jingtang looked at Xie Fengnan's eager expression: ...Everyone else avoids it like the plague, but he seems really eager to hunt this wonder.

She then turned her gaze to Chu Jiaoyang, wanting to hear his answer.

Chu Jiaoyang's thought process was inherited from Xie Fengnan: "Can I be cursed to be invincible without ever having to work hard in this lifetime?"

“That’s certainly an idea, but it’s a curse, not a blessing,” Xie Fengnan argued with Chu Jiaoyang.

"There's no rule saying a curse can't be positive, is there? Does it have to have a negative effect?"

Chu Jiaoyang thought about it carefully and said to Ye Jingtang, "Then I can only accept that it rains every time I go out."

Ye Jingtang's lips twitched slightly: ...He is Ye Jingtang, not the turtle in the wishing well.

Knowing that he wouldn't get a normal response from these two, Ye Jingtang looked helplessly at Xie Xingmo, hoping he would give a reliable answer.

Xie Xing pondered for a moment, then calmly said, "Rumors cannot sway my judgment."

As long as Ye Jingtang harbors no ill will towards them, Xie Xingmo will not change his attitude towards him because of some unfounded accusations.

This answer is undoubtedly rational and realistic.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingtang thought to himself: It seems that Xie Xingmo is the only normal person among them.

"You don't believe in curses?" Ye Jingtang continued to press.

Things that are widely believed are often based on hearsay and rumors, and there's bound to be some degree of unfounded speculation involved.

This is why, even though Ye Jingtang himself did nothing wrong, such rumors still exist.

The Ye family doesn't want him to have an easy time; they have plenty of ways to do it.

Seeing that Ye Jingtang was serious, Xie Fengnan stopped arguing. "You don't have any curse on you, so why should we believe anything?"