Shen Jiuyi noticed the displeasure in Lin Yu's expression.
She added another sentence:
"I just thought that even if I asked, you wouldn’t tell me the truth."
"Telling you so much about Yao Yao was a way of 'striking first.'"
"I don’t expect you to be particularly 'good,' but I hope you’re not outright 'evil.'"
Lin Yu: "..."
So this is what a high-IQ girl is like?
She rambled in circles, only to sum it up with this one line—leaving Lin Yu with a chill down his spine.
Shen Jiuyi…
On the surface, she seemed scatterbrained, blurting things out without being asked.
Yet, deep down, Lin Yu sensed there was more to it.
Lin Yu replied as casually as he could:
"Why wouldn’t I tell the truth?"
"Jiuyi-jie, aren’t you overthinking this?"
Shen Jiuyi paused her tea-drinking, suddenly standing up.
She leaned across the table, locking eyes with Lin Yu:
"In the years of Jia and Ji, Bing leads the way..."
Lin Yu: "!!!"
Damn it!
This woman!
If she had said this ten minutes ago, Lin Yu wouldn’t have had a clue what she was talking about.
But now…
[Purple Star Astrology] had already been integrated into Lin Yu’s skill set.
Every theory and application was etched into his mind.
Shen Jiuyi’s seemingly random phrase was the first line of the "initiation mantra" in Purple Star Astrology.
Using this to test whether Lin Yu understood the system was like using a cultural reference to gauge someone’s background.
He’d acquired the skill too soon!
Now…
Should he pretend ignorance?
But even the slightest shift in expression might give him away—this girl seemed to see through everything.
If she caught him deliberately playing dumb, wouldn’t that just confirm her suspicion that he was dishonest?
Steadying himself, Lin Yu spoke:
"In the years of Yi and Geng, Wu takes the lead."
Shen Jiuyi remained unreadable: "I retract my earlier impolite doubts. Thank you for your honesty."
Lin Yu: "..."
Originally, Lin Yu hadn’t paid Shen Jiuyi much attention.
But this feeling of being anticipated and manipulated was seriously grating on him.
This woman was playing with fire!
Shen Jiuyi didn’t sit back down. Instead, she remained standing, staring at Lin Yu for a long time.
Lin Yu couldn’t take it anymore and snapped:
"Shen Jiuyi, you’ve tested me, we’ve talked."
"If you think I’m unreliable, just tell Yao Yao-jie to keep her distance."
"What’s with the staring? Treating me like a criminal?"
Shen Jiuyi shook her head calmly:
"I won’t interfere with her, nor is it necessary."
"You’re not a prisoner, but you wouldn’t understand the impulsiveness of someone released from confinement. Stopping her would only backfire."
"Right now… I have a personal matter I’d like to ask for your help with."
At the same time, the system’s voice chimed in:
[Ding!]
[Time-limited mission issued: Host has mastered the art of divining fate through celestial observation. Please promptly perform a destiny analysis for a lost sect member and guide them back to the fold!]
[Time limit: 72 hours.]
[Reward: 100 Sect Contribution Points, 200 Spirit Stones, 1 free system shop draw.]
Lin Yu kept his expression neutral, but inwardly, he already knew what Shen Jiuyi was about to ask.
Purple Star Astrology was a form of fate-reading, and while it didn’t strictly forbid self-divination,
after fully absorbing Shen Jiuyi’s skills, Lin Yu knew their tradition upheld the rule: "Read others, never yourself."
Shen Jiuyi, seemingly detached like a monastic nun,
surprisingly, had worldly troubles of her own.
With this mission now active…
Once completed, he’d probably get to see Shen Jiuyi’s full character profile.
"What’s this personal matter of yours?"
Lin Yu feigned ignorance, waiting for Shen Jiuyi to spell it out.
Shen Jiuyi stepped away from the table, standing before Lin Yu.
Her tone was noticeably more polite now:
"After our transaction is done, could you spare some time to perform a destiny reading for me?"
"This is a private request. If you have conditions or fees, name them."
Lin Yu studied her:
"Earlier, you analyzed Yao Yao-jie’s fate with such confidence."
"You’re clearly no amateur fortune-teller."
"Shouldn’t you be able to roughly deduce your own destiny just by running through your birth chart in your head?"
"Have you really never once tried? Not even a little?"
Shen Jiuyi shook her head:
"Before my grandmother passed, she told me never to use it on myself."
"I trust her, so I’ve never even considered it."
Lin Yu: "..."
Just how disciplined do you have to be to never even entertain the thought?
What an extreme person!
Lin Yu: "Let’s leave it for today. I’ll think it over and maybe reconsider another time."
Shen Jiuyi: "Thank you, Lin Yu. That’s all I wanted to say."
Lin Yu: "..."
He’d half-expected to see disappointment or regret on her face.
But this?
That’s it?
Does this girl even have emotions?
Well, the mission had a 72-hour window. He’d let her stew for a bit.
Let’s see who cracks first!
After their conversation,
Lin Yu stepped outside and found Shen Buyao waiting by an empty stall.
"We’re done. You can go in now."
Hearing Lin Yu’s voice, Shen Buyao jumped up, her expression curious:
"What did that big cow talk to you about for so long?"
"Was she badmouthing me?"
Lin Yu played it cool:
"No one was badmouthing you. She just asked what kind of girls I like, stuff about my personal life."
Shen Buyao: "That’s it?"
Lin Yu: "Yeah, that’s it."
Shen Buyao’s eyes sparkled mischievously: "And? What’d you say?"
Lin Yu shrugged, deliberately vague:
"I told her my parents passed away, so it’s just me and Aunt Qimeng, who took me in."
"I’m studying at Pingchuan University, usually—"
He knew what Shen Buyao wanted to hear but avoided it.
He expected her to press him impatiently,
but instead, she listened intently, even muttering along as if memorizing.
Back when they lived under the same roof,
they’d barely interacted.
Now, it seemed like she was seizing the chance to get to know him properly.
When Lin Yu trailed off,
Shen Buyao kept prodding:
"You were just talking about your major—why stop?"
"So your future career is in TV program planning?"
Lin Yu: "..."
She’s genuinely curious?
"Yao Yao-jie, I just remembered—Jiuyi-jie said we should go in and finish the transaction first. Business before pleasure."
Shen Buyao clapped her hands:
"Right! Almost forgot about that!"
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
