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The system flipped through the book. [That's right. The book says Immortal Ziyang treated Ran Zirou very well and gave her every cultivation resource she could get. But Ran Zirou saw having her as a mother as a stain on her life, so she killed her.]

[Wait, system, wasn't Ran Zirou reborn? What if she came back with a change of heart and really wants a warm, genuine bond with her mother?]

[Host, you really are naive. In her previous life, Ran Zirou committed so many evil deeds that the Heavenly Dao struck her dead. After being reborn, all she wants is to fight the Heavenly Dao, so she'll do everything she can to raise her cultivation. She's never longed for genuine affection. She'll drain everyone around her who has something she can take. As for Immortal Ziyang, she only wants to use her.]

Li Zi bit her lip. [I really want to tell Immortal Ziyang not to trust Ran Zirou, but this is between a mother and daughter. I'm an outsider. I can't interfere.]

The system said, [Forget it. Saying the wrong thing will only bring trouble.]

Immortal Ziyang trembled.

When she looked at Ran Zirou again, her gaze shifted again and again. She seemed to be struggling with herself, and her expression grew strange.

The Second Elder, Ji Zheng, and Fu Chaoqing could all hear Li Zi's thoughts.

All three looked at Ran Zirou with disgust.

The Second Elder said, "Ziyang, you'd better think this through. She looks like you, but that doesn't necessarily make her your daughter. Plenty of people in this world look alike."

So far, nothing Li Zi had grumbled about in her thoughts had been wrong.

What if Ran Zirou really did only want to bleed her dry?

At the Second Elder's words, a barely perceptible flash of malice crossed Ran Zirou's eyes.

When she raised her gaze again, her eyes shimmered with just the right amount of tears.

"Mother, you came to see me before, didn't you? When I was five, and again when I was seven."

Immortal Ziyang was even more moved. "You knew?"

Ran Zirou nodded firmly, her eyes brimming with tenderness.

"Yes, Mother. I did see you, but I didn't know you were my mother. I thought you were a fairy."

Of course, she hadn't seen her at all.

Immortal Ziyang had told her all of that in her previous life.

Immortal Ziyang's heart melted into a puddle.

She had often gone to check on her daughter. She had never imagined her daughter had seen her.

"Come on, get up."

In the end, her heart softened. Immortal Ziyang took Ran Zirou's hand and pulled her to her feet.

Mother and daughter embraced and wept bitterly.

The Second Elder had wanted to remind Immortal Ziyang not to let love cloud her judgment.

But then he recalled what Li Zi had said in her thoughts and held back.

It was, after all, between mother and daughter. As an outsider, he really couldn't interfere.

[Knowing what happened in a past life sure comes in handy. Ran Zirou has Top-Grade Cultivation Method and Martial Arts Techniques, and she even knows how to sweet-talk people. She learned all this in her previous life, didn't she?]

[That's right, Host. Ran Zirou wants to win Immortal Ziyang over, then scrape every cultivation resource she can from her.]

Immortal Ziyang's hand paused for an instant as she patted Ran Zirou's back.

Once the two had cried themselves out, Li Zi tried to return the Perfume Sachet.

Immortal Ziyang smiled. "I gave it to you, so keep it. Zi'er, call me Mother from now on, all right?"

Li Zi stared blankly. "Huh? Mother?"

Immortal Ziyang rubbed her head. "Good girl."

Ran Zirou finally couldn't hold back. She stepped forward and clung to Immortal Ziyang's arm, displeased. "Mother, I'm your own daughter. Why are you giving her things and not me?"

Where no one else could see, she shot Li Zi a vicious glare.

Li Zi shivered and tightened her grip on the Perfume Sachet.

[I'm done for, system. I've really made an enemy of Ran Zirou this time.]

[It's all right, Host. Even if you hadn't offended her, she'd still have her eye on your Divine Bone.]

Immortal Ziyang smiled gently at Ran Zirou. "Zi'er is my adopted daughter, which makes her your younger sister. You should look after her. I have more things like that. I'll give you some in a moment."

Impatience flashed in Ran Zirou's eyes, but she nodded.

At the sight of her reaction, Immortal Ziyang's smile deepened.

The Second Elder called Immortal Ziyang aside, and the two talked for a long time.

Meanwhile, Ji Zheng and Fu Chaoqing dismissed the disciples.

From beginning to end, Ji Zheng kept his distance from Ran Zirou. He hardly dared look at her.

Ran Zirou watched him with a wounded gaze until he was gone.

She could clearly sense that Ji Zheng had feelings for her. Why did he keep avoiding her?

There was nothing more for Li Zi to do, so Fu Chaoqing took her back to her cave residence.

Even so, Li Zi learned what happened that night from the system.

After speaking with the Second Elder, Immortal Ziyang took Ran Zirou to see the Sect Master and said she wanted to take Ran Zirou back to the Hehuan Sect.

Ran Zirou protested fiercely. She said she liked the Spirit Sword Sect and didn't want to leave.

But the elders were discussing the matter, and they gave her no chance to argue.

In the end, Ran Zirou was taken away, however unwillingly.

Resting her chin on one hand, Li Zi fiddled with the Perfume Sachet.

"System, I really am worried about my adoptive mother. Ran Zirou can't be up to any good staying by her side."

The system flipped through its files. "Host, I can't show you what happened. I can only describe it. The elders and your adoptive mother actually seemed a little strange at the time, as though they had everything under control. Don't worry. They're all big shots in the Nascent Soul Realm or the Spirit Transformation Realm. You should worry more about yourself."

Hearing that, Li Zi felt reassured.

Ran Zirou had left the Sect. At least Li Zi was safe.

Now she needed to keep raising her cultivation.

In this world, the strong reigned supreme. If she wanted to truly defy fate and change her destiny, she needed real strength.

"Host, hurry and open the Heaven-and-Earth Artifact. Several of the Spirit Medicines and Medicinal Pills inside will be quite useful to you. You need to purge the toxins and impurities from your body as soon as possible."

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Transmigration into a Book

Female Supporting Character Story

Immortal Cultivation Story

Cannon Fodder