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[ "I've never been the first to march to into the light, never been the first to be the one who defends. Never been the first to act righteously.
Yet I was the very first who held darkness on my own hands, the first to feed it. And the first to tame it." ]
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Humming as I start to cut the threads of the dresses and clothes with my silver needle. A sudden thought came into mind.
The system.
If the system is what I really think it is, like the ones I read on daily basis on my phone. Then wouldn't it help me level up like those games? I never had played games like those, but I have always read some novels about them. And most of the stories I read would have the same situation like me.
Though, the Heroine of those stories would have an awfully bad start. They would often wake up dead in a middle of a forest. Or wake up being tortured to death by some servants or something. Now that the same thing has happened to me I can't help but find that they would be awfully calm is situations like those.
Well if it's them, and I'm me. But the thing is, the one that I am awfully curious about is those 'status'-
[Name: Liu Zhi Ruo
Race: Human
Level: 0
Cultivation level: Gathering; Concentration rank 1
Titles: Owner of the lotus dimensions, transmigrator, Trash Xiaojie of the Liu Fu....
EXP: 0/100
HP: 50/50
MP: 50/50
AGILITY: 15
SPEED: 15
STRENGTH: 15
DEXTERITY: 20
ACCURACY: 15
CHARM: 20
LUCK: 20
INTELLIGENCE: 25
STAMINA: 15
Stats points: 0 ]
"What the fuck?" I couldn't help but exclaim the moment the familiar glass window popped up in front of me. The needle on my hand slipped and it pricked my finger. It wasn't injured, but it surprised me that I couldn't help but curse out loud.
I surveyed the text that was displayed and found out, that it was the same as the ones I read online. "Doesn't that mean that I can work my body like a game?" I couldn't help but mutter out loud.
[ The system cannot answer the host's question ]
Another window popped from beside the status window. I tilted my head in confusion. And I opened my mouth again and muttered to myself after coming to a random conclusion. "Does that mean the cultivation level and the system's level are different?"
[ Affirmative ]
The window that popped up had, been replaced by the new message. If both are different does that mean that I have to focus on one of the two to practice?. A random thought of mine popped up again and the system answered.
[ Denied ]
"What does that mean? You system have to elaborate." The clothes on my hands was momentarily forgotten as I chided the system.
[ The host can both level up the system and the cultivation. In leveling up the system the host can access to more Fantasy base techniques. While leveling up the Cultivation, the host can perform this world's techniques. ]
"Ara," I can't help but chuckle. The system did elaborate the answer. "Can I then ask the system for questions then?" I put down the needle and cloth in my hands.
[ Affirmati-#)#!;* Denied(#)/ ]
The window that popped up suddenly glitched out and turned white. Then it displayed it's answer. It seems like it can't answer questions like those. It made me wonder. "How can I level up in the system?" Another window popped up.
[ The host will receive task, starting after the host discovered Status application. Host would start to receive task now. ]
I scoffed, then from now on I would start getting random tasks? Is that it?
[ Affirmative ]
Aish, I continued to nip at the edges of the clothes until all of the threads were undone. It would be random, if I'm guessing correctly. Most of the Female leads that I read would get a random tasks like 'drink two glasses of water' or 'rest for eight hours' along the lines of those.
After I finished all four of them, I put away the needle and opened up the replicating dimension. And swiftly grabbed two types of threads a scissor and a sewing needle.
[ Dimension opened....
Duration 2.89 seconds
MP: 45/50 ]
Another annoying notice popped up, made up a random conclusion that the cultivation level and the system's level are somehow connected. I furrowed my brows in frustration at the notice, MP? If I recall that's Mana points so Mana and Qi are the same and this is how little I have for now. Shaking my head I decided to focus, after cutting it in the pattern that I would make the clothe masks. I started to sew each of it little by little.
[ Receiving a task. Make two clothe masks.
Reward : 25EXP
Penalty : None ]
I didn't want to bother looking at the new notification, but I did anyway. After looking at it's content I continued on what I was doing. Curious about the reward I decided to speed up how my actions and the results l was completing the masks in half a time. This time I awaited the system's notification.
[ Congratulations! You have received 25EXP ]
[ EXP: 25/100 ]
I received two notification at ones as I clutched my clothe masks. I pressed the <X> button and I put on the mask, and put the other one on the cabinet. I stood up and put on the two inches heels, leaving the clothe's that wasn't used in the corner of the room.
"Now where shall this lady go?" I went outside the Zhi Courtyard and looked around. Even the outside of the courtyard is deserted. "Status" I muttered and the window popped up in my vision.
[Name: Liu Zhi Ruo
Race: Human
Level: 0
Cultivation level: Gathering; Concentration rank 1
Titles: Owner of the lotus dimensions, transmigrator, Trash Xiaojie of the Liu Fu....
EXP: 0/100
HP: 50/50
MP: 50/50
AGILITY: 15
SPEED: 15
STRENGTH: 15
DEXTERITY: 20
ACCURACY: 15
CHARM: 20
LUCK: 20
INTELLIGENCE: 25
STAMINA: 15
Stats points: 0 ]
"Since my cultivation is on its first stages, then shouldn't I level up the system?" I walked along the dirt road to the main Fu. "But making money is also important, now think Zhi Ruo. What is the general's side business?" I began to smile while thinking. "How can I ruin the general's side business?"
If I really think about it, the general's side business isn't personally being taken care by him. It was taken care of by Liu Su Yang, the general is too busy going in expeditions and going into war on the borders. Liu Su Yang is taking care of that business to support the heavy amount of Potions and cosmetics for her daughters.
Now I remember hearing about the side business of the general was actually stone gambling. Among all other gossips the fact that the side business of the general is related to gambling actually stood out. Surprised that the righteous general was actually that kind of person. Liu Su Yang actually took advantage of the gossip and spread the word, making the business have a steady flow of costumers.
My blazer danced as I jumped on the rooftops of the Liu Fu. Escaping from eyes view of the people below.
"But I have to have money first just to purchase a single stone. If I can just purchase a single stone it would be enough." I took a peek at the courtyard of the Shu sisters. And found out that both of them were preparing to leave. A curve tugged on the corners of my lips, the moment that I saw the opened jewelry boxes. And the thinning servants outside the rooms of said sisters.
Unhurriedly I made my way to the windows of Liu Qi Sen's room. I put my ears by the paper walls and listened to the fading footsteps of the servants. When I confirmed that, there were no one inside did I decided to slip in. I opened the window a little then I my footsteps landed on the wooden floor boards of Liu Qi Sen's room.
Their wasn't anything in Liu Qi Sen's room that didn't look like antiques in my modern eyes. The only thing that caught my attention was the pile of jewelries that was left unorganized on the table that had a copper mirror. The gems on the rings if gold and silver couldn't stop the mischievous smile that broke on my face.
I happily grabbed the chained of glittering gold, and shimmering gems. And held them up close, each one of them was splendidly made, you can tell by it's shining splendour. One could instantly say that the owner did not hold back when it comes to picking jewelries like these.
The pile of shining gold chains and precious stones had me instantly thinking of a plan. I held up a golden chain necklace that had blue stones embedded in it delicately, and a precious golden ring that had a equally precious yellow gemstone in the middle. Out of all the jewelries on the pile. I only chose the ones that could be easily lost in it.
And I chose Another two, one was a delicately small chained necklace that had a giant gem stone as a pendant. And other other was a magnificent pair of ruby earrings. A curve was instantly turned vicious the moment I took the four jewelries out in the window.
This time I went to Liu Qi Sen's sister, Liu Ya Ren's room. I checked before hand that the servant inside had already left. And with the same manner I did on Liu Qi Sen's room I stepped inside through the window. I looked around and it was easy spotting the jewelry box in front of the copper mirror.
I opened the delicately carved jewelry box and found that Liu Ya Ren had not have the same amount as Liu Qi Sen's jewelry. But it was still many in the eyes of many. My hands went and searched every single secret space on the jewelry box to see if I had something that caught my eyes.
Sighing at the amount, I took a single golden ring that had some simple carvings. Then the corners of my lips went up again mischievously. I then put the delicately chain necklace with the giant gem stone as a pendant, and the magnificent ruby earrings on Liu Ya Ren's jewelry box. After making sure that everything was put neatly back into place.
I searched again around in Liu Ya Ren's room and found a single handkerchief on the corner of the elevated bed. It had Liu Ya Ren's initials. After checking the room if there was anything amiss, did I go back to Liu Qi Sen's room and put the handkerchief below on the table that had a copper mirror.
Looking around Liu Qi Sen's room, I looked and rummaged inside her semi walk in closet. And looked for something that could cover my whole body and face. After searching around, the only ones I could find was some delicate robes and flimsy shawls.
I had no choice but to open my dimensions. The moment I did so I timed my actions. I let the lotus dimensions engulf my body and looked around for something that could cover my whole body. It wasn't very long before I found something that matches what I wanted. I instantly got out of the dimension.
[ MP: 20/50 ]
The systems notification was spared a glance before it was dismissed. The moment I landed on the outside world. The sweat was drenching my whole face. I wiped my face with the thick cloak that I got. I looked at the item on my hand and felt that it was indeed one of the things that I designed.
The cloak was simple, it was covered in amazing thin fur that was black in color. The length was up to my ankles, and if I put the hood over my head it could easily cover my whole face. It wasn't heavy and it didn't hinder my movements.
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[Qiao Liwei Auction house]Zhi Ruo gracefully accepted the outstretched hand offered by Ravel, who was dressed in his servant clothes. The only difference was, he had taken upon himself to don a white mask with no holes for the eyes nose and mouth. Stepping down from the carriage they had taken from the opulent mansion after their— quote on quote "satisfying lunch", she found Yuan Chuanli awaiting their arrival. As he had went out before her.His imposing figure stood tall, the clan's emblem prominently displayed on his back, drawing curious gazes from onlookers nearby. Both the participants of the auction and the bystanders that had nothing else to do but waut outside the auction house to try and take a good look of the rarely seem rich people.Zhi Ruo stepped beside Yuan Chuanli with a similar robe on her shoulders, adorning the Ye clan symbol of a similar fashion. She didn't mind the stares that was aimed at her, because in the first place, she didn't want to hide, nor cared to hid
[The Mansion]
With a brisk and determined pace, one that Yuan Chuanli grew to familiarize, Zhi Ruo arrived at the mansion she knew so well. Well, as much you can know from the daily reports of your butler that is. As she stepped inside, she couldn't help but notice the striking metamorphosis that had taken place. The familiar building and grounds remained, yet the ambiance and energy of the house had undergone a remarkable transformation. As Zhi Ruo led the way, Yuan Chuanli quietly followed, his initial grumbling fading away. Their path unveiled a street of lavish grandeur, unmistakably tailored for the privileged few who could afford such opulence. Yuan Chuanli couldn't help but entertain the thought that Zhi Ruo had led them astray. However, any words that formed on his lips died as his tongue was suddenly glued to the top of his mouth, he observed Zhi Ruo confidently and nonchalantly enter one of the most expansive estates.
[The Maid's Incompetence]
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[Tassle]
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[Curious]
"Interesting people you say..." The owner echoed Alberu's words. The side of her lips pulled up in a quirk. A flash of uncertainty crossed her eyes looking at the representative of the Liu clan being led by her staff. 'Those guys are pretty bold to come inside without any disguises, are they not afraid of others spreading rumours? It's already bad enough that General Liu is already rumoured to have taken a bad turn in terms of his health. Now his people are coming in so brazenly. How careless, to think they even displayed their logo so proudly on their chests.' Yang Meixiang closed her fan, and tapped it gently on her palm, her thoughts were full of dissatisfaction towards the representatives of the Liu clan. Full of judgement she may have, but she could not voice these thoughts aloud.'Its also very unusual for his two concubine borne daughters to not appear in the socialite circles. In most cases, in big auctions like these, they are usually the first in line to book a private roo
[Information]
As if he doesn't know what was running through Yang Meixiang's head, Alberu turned his head and was heading straight towards the seat that was meant for the owner of the room. Which mind you, wasn't him.The owner could not help but break her expression upon seeing Alberu's audacity. It was clear to her that the masked man never put her in his eyes. But she could only open and close her mouth, knowing that she cannot afford to step on the toes of this young man. The fan on her hand fluttered quickly for a split second before Yang Meixiang chose to quietly regain her bearings. "Indeed I am busy these days..." The masked man crossed his legs as he made himself comfortable in Yang Meixiang's seat. "I hear you sell information?" He promptly changed the topic, his head tilting towards Yang Meixiang's direction. Even without seeing his eyes, Yang Meixiang knew that the young master wasn't in the mood for joking or beating around
[The Auction House]
Zhi Ruo rolled her eyes. "Quit yapping you brat, and just follow me." The young miss went inside first, before Yuan Chuanli sighed behind her and followed her lead. Behind the boy genius, Ravel followed calmly carrying Zhi Ruo's luggage. Inside, Zhi Ruo adjusted the container of Zhōngguó, and faced Yuan Chuanli unflappable façade. Before scoffing after seeing that the boy genius wasn't as unflappable as he wanted to be seen in Zhi Ruo's eyes. The vehicle started moving as soon as everyone was seated, Ravel who had already been instructed as to what to do, took over as the driver of the vehicle. And slowly, they departed from the Sighted Valley safely. The journey would take about 6 hours under Zhi Ruo's estimation given the speed that they were going, it was enough to catch up with the auction, so Zhi Ruo let Ravel do his thing and instead focused on Yuan Chuanli.
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