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How had things taken off at a dead run in a direction she never saw coming?

So Ran Zirou was not only getting kicked out of Brocade Splendor Manor, she was also being branded a woman who snuck out in the middle of the night for a tryst?

"Wait, does that mean they're both getting expelled from the manor? Then hasn't Ran Zirou gotten exactly what she wanted? She can keep Sang Xinghui by her side."

The System cackled.

"Host, here's the real bombshell: Sang Xinghui has already left the manor. He's going to climb the Immortal Ascension Ladder. He even left a note. Ran Zirou never saw him at all."

Li Zi rubbed her ears, wondering if she had misheard.

Did that mean Ran Zirou had gone through all this trouble and gotten nothing, while managing to offend Brocade Splendor Manor?

What kind of ridiculous turn was this?

"System, doesn't Ran Zirou have the protagonist's halo? Is that thing not working anymore? Her luck is awful."

The System closed its book. "I don't know either."

Though she had missed the action, Li Zi still wanted to catch the aftermath. She teleported to the main hall, where voices were clamoring.

Lights were on in nearly every courtyard across the manor. Quite a few women had gathered near the main hall, and the sound of a woman crying drifted faintly from the courtyard amid the commotion.

Li Zi rose on tiptoe and craned her neck among a group of maids. All she caught was the sight of Sang Qingzhi, his face dark, smashing a teacup.

Look how angry the kid is—his period's about to start. Qingzhi, why don't you challenge Ran Zirou to a duel instead of taking it out on your family?

A woman's sobs rang out. "When has our