The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

Su Qi remained silent, then abruptly released his grip, causing the maid Rou to fall to the ground. He then flashed to Bai Ling's side.

He circled Bai Ling several times, then looked at the sky, frowned, and began to calculate with his hands.

"Hiss... A malevolent aura gathers at the top, and fortune declines."

Su Qi suddenly grabbed Bai Ling's wrist.

"Young lady, have you been having any trouble lately?"

Feeling the immense force coming from her hand, and recalling the previous attack, Bai Ling knew that the person in front of her was a cultivator, someone she couldn't afford to offend.

So he nodded obediently.

"Yes!"

"This is a sign of declining fortune. If nothing unexpected happens, congratulations, young lady, your family will soon be destroyed!"

After Su Qi finished speaking, he let go of her hand, turned around, and shook his head and sighed as he walked away.

"The destined person I found after so much trouble, actually... sigh..."

"Fairy, wait a minute!"

Bai Ling was clearly taken aback, her face paling slightly. Seeing Su Qi about to leave, she didn't care about anything else and hurriedly chased after him.

"The fairy just said that our Bai family is about to be destroyed? If it is about to be destroyed, how can you congratulate us?"

Could it be because of that batch of light gauze?

But although that batch of light gauze caused the Bai family a lot of damage, it shouldn't have led to their destruction, right?

"Girl, don't worry. You can't build something from nothing. This is also an opportunity for you, a great opportunity to soar to great heights. It's just that you'll have to exchange it for the destruction of your family."

After saying that, Su Qi's eyes, hidden behind his mask, even showed a hint of envy.

"Such a great opportunity is something we cultivators would never expect to encounter even once in our entire lives."

“Fairy, if this opportunity requires the lives of my entire family to be exchanged, then I’d rather not have it. If you want it, Fairy, I can give you this great opportunity! I only ask that you explain where this great calamity comes from.”

Such superstitious things might not be believed by many people elsewhere.

But this is a world of cultivation, and there are many cultivators who can predict the future.

Moreover, Bai Ling didn't dare to gamble on whether the story of her family being destroyed and her loved ones dying was true.

Anyway, this fairy didn't ask me to give anything, so I'll just listen for now.

“It’s all predestined, and I can’t have it even if I wanted to.” Su Qi shook his head, then warned solemnly, “I advise you not to refuse, young lady. This is a gift from heaven.”

"My family is destroyed and my people are dead. What kind of blessing is this? Please, fairy, grant me a solution. I, Bai Ling, am willing to repay you with my life!" Bai Ling realized that the fairy before her was not a vicious person, and she pressed on relentlessly.

As for the claim that he was willing to repay the debt with his life, Su Qi thought it sounded more like a polite formality.

Just like in martial arts novels, people often say they'll be reborn as oxen or horses in their next life to repay a life-saving debt—it's just for the sake of sounding nice.

"This is an incredible opportunity! You really don't want it?" Su Qi seemed puzzled and indifferent to the reward Bai Ling mentioned.

"My family is everything to me; I can't live without a family!"

"There is a solution..."

Su Qi gave her a deep look, then lowered his head to calculate again.

Bai Ling held her breath, afraid of disturbing him.

It took Su Qi quite a while to stop.

"The divination indicates that a benefactor has appeared in your life, but this is only true for you; to others, he is a jinx."

He looked down and did some more calculations.

"The divination indicates that he will soon step forward to help you resolve this trouble. If you want to cut off this opportunity, you can try to rely on yourself to resolve this trouble, which may allow you to avoid getting entangled with this benefactor."

"This..." Bai Ling was in a dilemma. If things were so easy to solve, she wouldn't have been troubled for so long.

Or... should we just burn this batch of light gauze?

But this can only be considered a drastic measure, not a solution, right?

Seeing her troubled expression, Su Qi spoke up at the opportune moment.

"Is the matter difficult to resolve? You must know that hesitation will only lead to chaos."

"Well... our fabric shop recently received a batch of light yarn, but for some reason, the quality of this batch of light yarn is problematic. It tears easily, and the finished garments made from it are of extremely poor quality."

Bai Ling had a mischievous idea. She told the fairy about the trouble she was in and saw if she could offer a solution.

"That's it?"

Su Qi looked at him like he was an idiot.

"Isn't it easy to solve this problem? You're still lacking in life experience, girl. Actually, some clothes that tear easily are an advantage."

Bai Ling said she wouldn't do that, that clothes that tear easily are actually a good thing?

"Please enlighten me, Fairy!"

"Ahem... young lady, you haven't experienced the ways of men and women yet, have you? Once you have, you'll know that men especially like to tear off a woman's clothes during intercourse. If you were to make these light gauze garments into sexy, close-fitting clothing, I'm afraid there would be a shortage. If no one buys them at first, you could even collaborate with local brothels for promotional purposes..."

Su Qi said it in a very serious tone.

Bai Ling's face turned red, but she had to admit that this method was worth a try.

"Thank you for your guidance, Fairy. I would be honored if you would grace my home with your presence. I, Bai Ling, will go back and prepare a generous gift..."

"To your house?"

Before she could finish speaking, Su Qi jumped several meters away like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"No, no, the divination shows that your destined benefactor is in your house. I can't afford to offend this jinx."

After he finished speaking, he seemed to realize that he had said too much, and quickly and devoutly kowtowed to the heavens.

"May the Heavenly Dao be above, and may the venerable ancestors of the Divine Strategists protect me. This disciple did not intentionally leak heavenly secrets."

"Fairy..."

"Don't speak, I'm afraid I'll reveal more secrets. Just pretend I didn't say anything today, you can't tell anyone those things, and you've never even met me."

After saying that, he vanished in a flash.

"A fairy?!"

Seeing that there was no one around, Bai Ling became even more certain that she had encountered a master.

Revealing secrets of heaven without seeking reward—what else could this be but a master?

"Miss~"

Hearing the maid's whimper, Bai Ling remembered that there was still one person there.

"Let's see if you dare to talk nonsense again."

Bai Ling went to help the maid up, and, having lost all interest in leisurely strolling, called for a carriage to head home.

She wants to find someone to put her solution into practice and see if it's feasible.

As soon as Bai Ling got home and stepped off the carriage, she saw someone walking out of the gate.

He is Ye Feng, the famous gigolo of Tianfu Ancient Capital, the good-for-nothing son-in-law of the Bai family known to everyone, the sworn brother of the Great Spirit Army God Bai Luo, and the chosen one of the Heavenly Dome Continent.

The couple exchanged a glance. Bai Ling looked at Ye Feng without any emotion, and didn't care where he was going. She simply nodded and went back into the house.

This was how the two had always interacted. Bai Ling had already told Ye Feng that she would only use him as a shield and they would divorce once the storm had passed.

"Ling'er, wait a moment. I heard from the servants at home that you've recently encountered some trouble in your business..."

At this moment, Ye Feng suddenly called out to her.

"I've recently learned a few things from Brother Bai, and I might be able to solve your problem!"

Ye Feng expected to see Bai Ling's surprised face, but to his astonishment, he found that Bai Ling's eyes were filled with terror as she turned to look at him.