Chapter 789: Chapter 793: Luck Bag, Now Online (28)

Once, she had thought that her fate had been sealed the moment she entered Xiangzhang Court.

Like the other sisters in the courtyard, the best outcome was merely to charm the patrons into buying her freedom, and then spend her remaining days in someone’s backyard.

However, such endings often meant that their fate was not very promising.

Yet, she hadn’t expected there to be a turning point when that person sent someone to find her.

All she needed to do was to betray a man who wasn’t very sincere toward her, to seize this opportunity. Such a choice was easy to make.

She didn’t need more time to think; she agreed on the spot.

She was gambling on a path that could free her from her current muddy life.

Luckily, she had gambled correctly.

Hearing about the rumors the young girl next to her had gathered, Mr. Chang was finished… She knew then it was time to thank those two individuals.

Who those two were, she didn’t know and didn’t wish to delve deeper until much later, when she suddenly remembered and chillingly surmised that one of them was the figure seated atop the clouds.

Truthfully, she hadn’t done much except to take what that person handed her and stitched it inside a sachet.

She gave that sachet to Mr. Chang.

Mr. Chang was naturally suspicious; to make him accept it, she really put in much effort, and even under her act, she clearly sensed a slight fluttering in his heart.

For a moment, she hesitated, thinking if she could grasp his loosening heart, her future life might be much easier.

But that slight hesitation was quickly crushed by herself.

Thinking of herself, a woman who had scrambled through muddy swamps, it was hard to place all her hopes on a man.

Since ancient times, men had often been heartbreakers; having seen many tragedies befall her sisters, her heart had naturally hardened.

Besides, Mr. Chang had a jealous and fierce mother at home.

Especially since that woman had directly paid to have her killed.

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Xinghua Village

“The wines are good in Xinghua Village, ask not the shepherd boy by the bridge.”

Famous for its liquors, Xinghua Village had today attracted a beautiful young woman, causing the village’s older children and younger ones to joyfully gather around to watch.

This small woman was indeed beautiful, especially with her magical brewing skills, surpassing even the old men of the village.

After hearing she had recently been widowed, many matchmakers nearly wore out her doorstep.

Folk of ordinary households didn’t care much about whether a woman had been married before, without such particularities.

With a beautiful woman like Mrs. Qiao, who wouldn’t be fond of her?

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Qiao rejected all suitors and surprisingly chose to adopt two orphans from the village.

A boy and a girl, two little Xiao Tong, she single-handedly raised them to adulthood.

Fifteen years later, because of her adopted son, Mrs. Qiao, after a decade, returned to the Capital.

Only this time, she was no longer the lady who had left in haste without a trace, but had become the esteemed Old Sealed Lord of the Qiao Family.

After being conferred the title of First-rank Lady, she met the person who had changed her destiny for the first time.

“It’s you…”

“Madam Qiao greets the Holy Emperor and Duke Zhen….”

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After freeing herself from the ancient skin of Duke Zhen, Su Li encountered the Heavenly Dao of this world.

Then, she saw the future that would have unfolded had she not arrived.

Zuo Jiao, thanks to the reputation of the Luck Bag, was unstoppable in the Capital.

Even the Prince and the Emperor were enchanted by the anomaly about her, and Zuo Jiao’s fame as the chosen girl spread; eventually, major powers clashed fiercely to claim her.

This struggle lasted for many years, dragging numerous innocents into it and altering many fates.

Moreover, the so-called luck of Zuo Jiao wasn’t inherently hers but was a special ability that actualized others’ destined fortunes prematurely.

But since a person’s fortune is pre-determined, spending it too soon meant their later life could be fraught with setbacks.

A talented young man destined to become the top scorer repeatedly failed due to various accidents.

Originally, he could have been a high-ranking official benefiting a region, but this prevented his rise; the area once protected by her fell under a dishonorable ruler, becoming a continual disaster zone.

Such similar incidents increasingly multiplied and eventually erupted en masse.

The world descended into chaos…

Who could have imagined that all these events originated from a woman incapable of lifting a finger?

As the greatest hero to stop all this, Su Li forcefully scraped a layer of Merit Power upon her departure,

Otherwise, she truly wouldn’t have been able to forgive herself for being trapped in the skin of a middle-aged man for over a decade.

The most terrifying and unbearable part was facing Lady Liu.

The original body and Lady Liu had a harmonious and loving marriage.

Initially, Su Li could make excuses to avoid her, but as time passed, Lady Liu caught on.

She furiously confronted Su Li, making it extremely difficult for her.

Lady Liu was unlucky too; her demands were reasonable, but the inhuman cut-off she experienced due to Su Li was tragic indeed.

Yet her desires remained those of a normal woman.

Unable to sacrifice and mistreat herself, yet neither able to hit nor scold nor neglect Lady Liu.

It was incredibly difficult.

In the end, Su Li thought of a drastic solution and disabled herself, then quickly arranged for Su Jingqiu to marry.

Only after a third generation emerged did Lady Liu shift her focus onto little Xiao Xiao, giving Su Li a breather.

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“Goddess Su, are you still reading? It’s lunchtime; let’s go eat together.”

Su Li poked her head out from the bed curtains, shook her head, and said faintly, “I won’t go, just bring me a serving of fried rice when you return.”

“Alright,” said Shi Tong, a girl from dormitory 403, sporting a round face with bobbed hair.

After asking Su Li, Shi Tong paused, then tapped on another girl’s bed and said, “Xiao Hua, do you want to come eat with me, or should I bring you a portion?”

Xiao Hua, a girl with rather dark skin, looked timid and somewhat inferior.

“No, don’t bother, I—I’m not hungry.” Without waiting for Shi Tong to react, Xiao Hua quickly turned away, her back facing everyone.

Shi Tong wanted to say more but stopped herself.

She pursed her lips, shrugged at Su Li silently, feeling both helpless and somewhat upset.

At their age, who wanted to be warmly engaging only to be met with cold dismissal?

Shi Tong said no more, grabbed her belongings, bid farewell to Su Li, and left.

Once the dormitory quieted down completely, through a gap in the bed curtains, Su Li seemed to see Xiao Hua on the opposite bunk wiping her tears, her shoulders heaving.