The Abandoned Child Knows Heavenly Fate

Lin Yi had been reincarnated.

He had successfully arrived in another world.

Before Lin Yi could even let out a sigh of emotion, a line of text suddenly appeared before his eyes.

[Reincarnation successful. Not forgetting the past, born into this world, those who know the past shall Know Heavenly Fate. Those who Know Heavenly Fate can turn ill fortune into good, avoid calamity, defy the heavens to change fate, and awaken the Destiny—Know Heavenly Fate.]

[Reincarnation successful, rewarded with 5,000 Destiny Talisman Coins.]

[Destiny: Know Heavenly Fate]

[Effect: Can sense good or bad fortune in advance, see the Aura of Fortune on others, and spend Destiny Talisman Coins to actively activate the Destiny ability [Strong Luck].]

[Current Fortune: Great Calamity]

[Great Calamity: Hatred from your biological mother.]

[Your biological father, who sired you but refused to raise you, fled after his deception.]

[Your mother possesses a rare Destiny called [Molting Jade Cicada]. A woman with [Molting Jade Cicada] will have her firstborn child absorb her natural talent to gestate their own new Destiny.]

[At this moment, your mother hates you to the bone.]

[The pain of having her talent stolen, combined with the betrayal by your biological father, has caused her to transfer all her intense hatred onto you.]

[Survive your mother's hands.]

[Reward: 10,000 Destiny Talisman Coins.]

"???!"

"What the hell?"

The room was dimly lit, and Lin Yi could barely open his eyes.

Through his blurred vision, he could see his mother, her face as cold as frost.

He silently sensed his own clumsy infant body, which was moving purely on instinct.

Heh...

Lin Yi laughed.

He was so angry he laughed.

So much for no pressure?

Great, he was handed this level of difficulty right at the start.

The pressure was maxed out.

Are you kidding me!

He had just been reborn, only to face a restart?

"Miss, look quickly, it's a boy..."

Xu Chan's face was deathly pale, her eyes dull and half-closed as she cast a casual, indifferent glance.

"Goo, goo..." The infant babbled, looking quite healthy.

This was her child?

The corners of Xu Chan's lips curled up; her smile held no warmth, but rather a hint of self-mockery.

The midwife, feeling a sudden softness in her heart, couldn't stop talking.

"This baby is truly beautiful. In the twenty-plus years I've been a midwife, I've delivered at least eight hundred babies, if not a thousand. Other newborns are all wrinkled like little old men... but this one, he looks like he was carved from jade, so beautiful..."

"They say a boy takes after his mother. You have such extraordinary features, Miss, so this child will surely grow up to be exceptionally handsome..."

"Give him to me..."

Before the midwife could finish, Xu Chan interrupted her.

The midwife assumed Xu Chan was simply overflowing with maternal love and eager to hold her child.

Thus, she carefully handed the baby over, not forgetting to advise, "You've just given birth, Miss, your body is weak, and the child is a newborn, so it's best to support him while holding him..."

Xu Chan remained unmoved. She propped herself up and took the child directly.

The child's eyes were bright and alert, his pupils clear and distinct.

Xu Chan took the child.

Their eyes met.

Her weary, lifeless gaze locked with the newborn's alert eyes.

An inexplicable emotion surged between them.

Lin Yi looked at his mother. She was exhausted and pale, yet even so, nothing could hide her ethereal, immortal-like beauty.

Of course, it would be better if there wasn't such hatred in her eyes.

Lin Yi felt a surge of intense anger and unwillingness churn within his heart.

He wanted to live...

"Destiny [Know Heavenly Fate] can activate [Strong Luck] by consuming Destiny Talisman Coins..."

Perhaps this is the only chance I have to survive, Lin Yi thought to himself.

Glancing at the five thousand Destiny Talisman Coins remaining in his balance, he did not hesitate.

Activate Destiny [Strong Luck].

I want to hear the echo of Strong Luck!

[Activating [Strong Luck], Destiny Talisman Coin -10]

Minus ten?

That's fine, acceptable.

[Destiny Talisman Coin -10]

Hm? Did the cheat code glitch?

As another deduction notification appeared, Lin Yi suddenly realized.

This thing was calculated by the second—ten coins per second!

Ten per second, with a total of five thousand Destiny Talisman Coins, it could only last for less than nine minutes!

Everyone, if you encounter advertisements like "Are you a True Person," ignore them and close them; do not scan codes or send text messages!

That's damn fast!

But Lin Yi clearly couldn't worry about that anymore.

An infant's nerves were naturally weak and required sleep to develop; having been awake for this short while since birth, Lin Yi's eyelids were already beginning to droop.

Leave it to fate.

With this final thought, Lin Yi drifted straight into a deep sleep.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Time slipped away as their gazes met, until Lin Yi slowly closed his eyes.

The scene became somewhat awkward.

The midwife also sensed that the atmosphere was off and spoke with a fawning smile, "Miss, isn't this child very beautiful..."

"Heh... yes, he is..." Xu Chan let out a soft laugh, her clear, pale face twisted.

Immediately after, Xu Chan moved. Holding the infant in her hands, she raised him high. Her originally elegant face turned cold to the extreme, even carrying a hint of gratification.

The next second, she violently threw the infant in her hands onto the ground!

The fawning smile that had been hanging on the midwife's face instantly stiffened.

Her face, already covered in wrinkles, was suddenly blanketed with terror!

"Ah!!!"

The old woman let out a shrill scream of horror, looking fearfully at the woman on the bed who looked like an immortal. Her body trembled as she retreated backward, her fingertips shaking as she spoke.

"Mad... madwoman!"

Unheard of!

Even a tiger would not eat its own cubs!

What kind of mother would throw her newborn child to its death!

The midwife dared not look back.

She dared not look at the infant who had likely already been reduced to a pulp of flesh.

However, the next second, the gratification on Xu Chan's face suddenly cooled.

A look of astonishment flashed across her face, and she snapped sharply, "Who is it!"

The midwife looked tremblingly toward the direction where Xu Chan had thrown the infant.

There, the delicate, jade-like infant remained completely unharmed.

He was eerily suspended in mid-air, a mere ten centimeters from the ground.

The midwife felt a wave of relief.

BOOM!!!

The door was violently pushed open.

"To have such a heaven-sent [Destiny] as a newborn, wouldn't it be a pity to just throw him to his death like that?"

A middle-aged man stepped inside, dressed in gray-white Daoist robes with his hair tied in a Taiji bun. His hair was black on the left side and gray-white on the right, and his handsome face held an eerie quality.

The man had barely stepped inside when—

BOOM!

A massive fireball slammed down behind him, gouging a deep crater into the ground.

The middle-aged Daoist cast a faint glance at the enormous pit behind him, his thoughts complex.

"Today, I originally intended to track this fallen meteorite to use as high-quality material for artifact refining."

"Yet, for some reason, this meteorite suddenly changed course and smashed into this small courtyard."

"Today's Fortune is quite good; I never expected such an unexpected joy."

"Judging by my Art of Qi Observation, this child is surrounded by golden light, his Aura of Fortune like a dragon reaching toward the heavens. He has undoubtedly awakened a powerful Destiny."

"My current body is nearing the end of its lifespan, and I only just obtained a Possession Pill. Now, a perfect vessel has been delivered to my doorstep. Truly, heaven is helping me!"

The middle-aged man's eyes locked onto the infant, who hovered less than ten centimeters above the ground, a flicker of greed flashing in his gaze.

"Who are you!" Xu Chan frowned, pulling her robes tight around herself.

With a wave of her hand, the Cyan-White Jade Sword hanging on the wall flew into her grasp.

The middle-aged man chuckled. "Corpse Puppet Path, Jiang Mingsi."

Xu Chan's pupils constricted.

Jiang Mingsi, a sixth-rank Corpse Puppet Path cultivator, was known for his treacherous methods. Within the Demonic Sect, he was titled the "Corpse-Dissecting Daoist" and had become a prominent powerhouse of late.

Under normal circumstances, Xu Chan was confident she would not fear him. But she had just given birth, and her cultivation and talent had been poured entirely into this wretched creature's body... She feared she was no match for him now.

Jiang Mingsi sensed Xu Chan's apprehension. He reached out with a phantom grasp, and the infant instantly floated into his arms.

"Give that wretched creature back to me!" Xu Chan cried out in a rage.

Jiang Mingsi chuckled, speaking in a languid tone:

"Rest assured. Since you wish for this child to die, I am a man who loves to help others. There is no need for you to trouble yourself; I shall do it for you."

As he spoke, he helplessly poked the infant's cheek with his fingertip. "Tsk tsk, little one, it was your mother who wanted you dead. You really can't blame me..."

Having said that, Jiang Mingsi looked at Xu Chan. "Young lady, I will fulfill your wish. However, I must ask you to go first; afterward, I will naturally send this child down to keep you company. Rest assured, those of us who seek the Dao value honesty and integrity above all else."

Jiang Mingsi was never a man of the righteous path, and he naturally believed in cutting weeds and digging up the roots.

As his voice fell, he flicked his sleeve, sending a streak of blood-red True Qi shooting directly at Xu Chan.

Crack!

A crisp shattering sound erupted as the roof above the room burst apart.

A clear, resonant sword hum rippled out, and a beam of True Qi, bright as moonlight, struck from the air, forcefully severing the blood-red True Qi.

"Sister, I've finally found you."

A light, cold voice drifted down from the hole in the roof. A woman descended through the air, her skin like fine lard, her face stunningly beautiful. Her brows carried a touch of icy chill, and her white dress lent her an ethereal, immortal air.

It was her younger sister, Xu Shuangshuang, who had come searching for her.

Seeing this, Xu Chan ignored her own weakness and hurriedly shouted to her sister in the air: "Quick! Bring that wretched creature back first!"

Xu Shuangshuang was stunned. She looked toward the doorway, only to find that Jiang Mingsi, who had been standing there holding the infant, had already vanished without a trace.