That Fiancé? Better Off Without Him!

The border of the Star Luo Empire, the Nether Forest.

The night was as dark as ink, and the rain poured down in torrents.

The icy rain washed over the muddy ground, yet it could not wash away the faint scent of blood lingering in the air.

"Cough, cough..."

A black silhouette stumbled through the shrubbery. Blood continuously seeped through the fingers clutching her left shoulder, staining her already tight-fitting black leather suit.

The young girl looked to be no more than twelve or thirteen, yet her figure was exceptionally well-developed, her explosive curves visible beneath the soaked clothing.

However, at this moment, her cold, beautiful face was as pale as paper, and her obsidian-like eyes were filled with exhaustion and resolve.

Zhu Zhuqing.

The second young lady of the Zhu Family in the Star Luo Empire, and a fugitive currently enduring the cruel competition of her clan, hunted by her own sister.

"Dai Mubai..."

She leaned against the back of a towering tree, gasping for breath, using the sound of the rain to mask her movements.

These two words were the only motivation that had sustained her flight all the way from the Star Luo Imperial City to this place.

That was her fiancé.

Although he had cowardly chosen to run away back then, leaving her alone to face the crushing pressure of the family.

Yet, a glimmer of fantasy remained in Zhu Zhuqing's heart.

Perhaps he had gone to find a way to become stronger?

Perhaps he was waiting for her somewhere, preparing to accumulate strength and fight his way back to Star Luo?

As long as she found him, as long as he hadn't given up, then the suffering she endured and the blood she shed would still have meaning.

Just as Zhu Zhuqing forced herself to stay alert, preparing to continue her journey.

"Hum—"

An eerie golden light ignited within her bosom, shining even through her clothes, appearing completely out of place in the pitch-black, rainy night.

"What is this?!"

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes narrowed, and she became instantly vigilant.

If this were a tracking mark, she would be dead!

She quickly reached into her clothes, but what she pulled out was not some soul-guided bomb, but a black notebook with a warm, smooth texture.

On the cover, five gold-stamped characters shimmered in the night—Su Yun's Diary (Copy).

"A diary?"

Zhu Zhuqing was stunned.

Who writes a diary in this day and age?

And why would a copy be delivered into the arms of someone currently being hunted?

Was it her sister's conspiracy? Or... some unknown divine miracle?

Driven by an inexplicable impulse, she flipped to the first page.

The handwriting above was vigorous and powerful, exuding a casual, carefree air, but the content was like sharp knives, stabbing fiercely into Zhu Zhuqing's heart.

[X Year, X Month, X Day, Rain. A good day for sleeping, and a good day for catching an adulterer.]

[Since I'm heading to Suotuo City, I have to mention one of the "scenery" spots there.]

[That Sick Cat, Dai Mubai, is probably living quite comfortably right now, isn't he?]

[A dignified Star Luo prince, instead of thinking about how to cultivate hard and return to save his fiancée, he's acting like a coward in such a small place.]

[He's even become a "Debauched Wanderer" there just to numb himself.]

[Tsk tsk, calculating the time, he should be at the Rose Hotel in Suotuo City tonight, right?]

[Still in that "Red Ocean" themed suite, still with that pair of hot-bodied Twin Sisters.]

[Holding one in each arm, living a life of drunken dreams.]

[Poor little fool Zhu Zhuqing is still traveling thousands of miles to her death.]

[She thinks she is rushing toward hope, but in reality, she is rushing toward a joke.]

[Not only will she be mocked and ridiculed by that so-called fiancé, but she will also be swindled into joining that raggedy Shrek Academy, acting as a sucker who only knows how to suffer.]

[If I were her, the first thing I'd do upon reaching Suotuo City is break Dai Mubai's third leg, then break off the engagement! Let him go live with the twins!]

The rain seemed to fall even harder.

The cold rain hit her face, but Zhu Zhuqing could not feel the cold.

Because her heart had already frozen into a block of ice.

"Sick Cat..."

"Coward..."

"Rose Hotel... twins..."

Zhu Zhuqing stared fixedly at those words, her knuckles turning white from the force of her grip, nearly crushing the diary.

So, this was the truth?

I have been struggling to survive amidst blood and storms, every breath feeling like a hard-won prize.

And you, my fiancé, have been enjoying yourself in a bed of comfort?

I looked to you as a lifeline, yet you treated me as a burden to be discarded at will?

"Heh..."

Zhu Zhuqing suddenly laughed.

The laughter was low, blending into the sound of the rain, carrying a heartbreaking sorrow, but even more so, a cold sharpness born of transformation.

The glimmer of hope in her eyes was extinguished completely.

In its place was an unprecedented clarity.

"Dai Mubai, you truly make me... sick."

Zhu Zhuqing closed the diary, but instead of discarding it, she tucked it carefully against her body.

She did not know who this person named "Su Yun" was.

Nor did she know how he could possibly know these secrets.

But her intuition told her that what was written in this diary was true. It fit the style of Dai Mubai's escape back then far too well.

"Su Yun..."

Zhu Zhuqing whispered the name, a strange light flashing in her eyes.

"Since you know everything, even my current predicament..."

"Then I shall go and see exactly what kind of sacred being you are."

She leaned against the tree trunk and slowly straightened her body.

Her back, previously hunched from injury, was now as straight as an unsheathed sword.

The pain remained, but the sense of helpless confusion had vanished.

"The assassins sent by my sister are still behind me."

"I cannot die."

"At least not until I see Dai Mubai's ugly face with my own eyes, and not until I throw the marriage contract in his face—I absolutely cannot die!"

Zhu Zhuqing identified her direction.

Suotuo City.

It was once a sanctuary in her heart; now, it had become a battlefield where she would settle her accounts.

"Dai Mubai, I hope your twins are charming enough."

"Enough to keep you smiling when you face my Nether Thrust."

"And as for that Su Yun..."

A cold curve touched the corners of Zhu Zhuqing's mouth:

"If you are lying to me, then you will die as well."

Whoosh!

The black figure plunged once more into the rain-drenched jungle.

This time, her pace was no longer frantic, and her eyes were no longer lost.

The Nether Civet, at this moment, truly bared her fangs.

At this moment, thousands of miles away, Su Yun was lying in a comfortable carriage, enjoying being fed by Xiao Wu.

Suddenly, a system notification rang in his mind.

[Ding! Detected a drastic change in the mindset of key character "Zhu Zhuqing."]

[Original plot "Zhu Zhuqing's unrequited love for Dai Mubai" has collapsed.]

[Dai Mubai's Luck Value -2000, Host's Villain Value +2000.]

[Reward: Nether Shadow Clone (Skill Book), Agility +50.]

Su Yun was stunned for a moment, then swallowed the grape Xiao Wu handed him, smiling like a fox that had just stolen a treat.

"Oh?"

"It seems that little wild cat has already received my delivery."

"Dai Mubai, oh Dai Mubai, your good days are coming to an end."

"Twins? Let's see how you survive this single-life tribulation!"