I think my luck is turning around.

Lin Jingqing looked at the girl, her eyes filled with joy as she debated whether to eat another bite. It seemed she hadn't felt this happy since learning she was a sacrifice!

Lin Jingqing is the offering prepared by the family for the family's guardian deity over the past twenty years. He is to give his life in times of crisis so that the guardian deity can bless the family to continue to prosper.

But he refused; he refused to be a sacrifice to be slaughtered at will.

Lin Jingqing's mother was Lin Nancheng, the daughter of Nanyue. Nanyue, as the second son, toiled tirelessly for the family's cause. Nandai, as the eldest son, had already risen to the position of Prime Minister, a source of pride for their family. The two brothers brought glory to the continuation and prosperity of their family.

However, as the daughter of Nan Yue, Nan Fengyan married the third son of the Lin family for the sake of cooperation between their families. Although the third son of the Lin family was of good character, their son was chosen as a sacrificial offering for the family when he was five years old. This blow was too much for Nan Fengyan to bear, and she eventually passed away.

After his mother's death, his father also became despondent. He was powerless to resist the family's choices, and powerless to protect his wife and children. He only felt like a useless person. In his years of despair, he also passed away when Lin Jingqing was ten years old.

Lin Jingqing, now an orphan, knew his fate, but he didn't want to be a sacrifice. He wanted to live, to live for himself. After years of planning and preparation, he escaped the Lin family. But how could he let the escaped sacrifice go unpunished?

The Lin family issued a direct order to pursue the wandering ghost and capture Lin Jingqing alive. For the family's sacrificial offerings, the living are best. However, this inhumane rule has persisted for three hundred years, and dozens have died as sacrifices.

The moment Lin Jingqing escaped from the Lin family ancestral home, he didn't relax for a second, running into the mountains according to his planned route. He was free now!

Lin Jingqing looked at An Ge, who seemed confused. She looked at Lin Jingqing with a puzzled expression and said, "Why do I feel more and more familiar with you? But I can't remember where I've seen you before."

An Ge really couldn't remember, as if she were trying to find old notes on a blank sheet of paper. Lin Jingqing didn't say anything, but simply handed the reddest fruit to An Ge.

"Never mind if you can't remember, this one is very sweet."

An Ge took the fruit, took a bite, and found it really sweet. This sudden moment of happiness was probably the first time in the past few years!

"Let's set off tomorrow. Let's hitch up a horse-drawn carriage! That way we won't be so tired," Lin Jingqing said to himself. An Ge wasn't listening at all; her attention was still on the fruit.

At this moment, An Ge suddenly blurted out, "Could it be that we've met in a dream before?"

Hearing An Ge say it was a dream, Lin Jingqing couldn't help but smile. It was indeed a dream for her, but a wonderful experience for herself.

“Meeting in a dream is a good experience too!” Lin Jingqing said with a smile, thinking to himself, “We are destined to be together.”

An Ge has many dreams, but she remembers very few. As for dreaming about Lin Jingqing, it's probably a dream outside her memory! An Ge isn't sure, but looking at the handsome guy in front of her, she feels she hasn't lost out.