"Zhen, Zhen, please, for the sake of our Xia clan, cancel your marriage to Lady Zhu..."
"Please, Zhen, Lady Zhu has been taken as a personal disciple by Master of the Sacred Sky Valley. If she becomes angry, our clan could be destroyed."
"That's right, you must forget about Lady Zhu. She is destined to be a woman beyond the reach of all men."
"..."
Zhen had no idea what was happening. Suddenly, he found himself in an ancient house, surrounded by a group of young men with long hair wearing ancient robes.
They seemed to be pleading with him to cancel his marriage.
Moments later, Zhen discovered another memory in his mind—the memories of Xia Zhen, the son of the previous Xia Clan Master.
He was the young master of the clan, but his father had died, causing his status to plummet drastically.
Most importantly, he couldn't comprehend a single scripture, making cultivation extremely difficult for him. Despite being 18 years old, he hadn't achieved any cultivation, which was considered a disgrace to any cultivation clan.
However, in the past, his father had once saved the Zhu Clan Master, who in turn had promised his daughter to Xia Zhen, and tomorrow was the day of their wedding.
It was a blood oath that could not be broken unless he was willing to accept death or Xia Zhen himself cancelled the marriage.
However, Xia Zhen was not very intelligent. He apparently insisted on marrying Lady Zhu or Zhu Yueli because he could not forget her beauty, which surpassed the beauty of the world.
The Zhu Clan could not accept this, but they could not force Xia Zhen because they needed to consider the safety of their Clan Master.
They were even forced to prepare the wedding ceremony and summon Zhu Yueli back from the Sacred Sky Valley.
In the end, the only thing they could do was influence the members of the Xia Clan to keep urging Xia Zhen to cancel the wedding on his own initiative.
And they did so because they were afraid of Lady Zhu's current status.
'I don't want to be this man,' thought Zhen, finally realising that he had been reincarnated into a legendary cultivation world like the main characters in the novels he had read.
How could he not understand such a cliché plot, a plot he once loved but now hated because he had read it too many times.
He preferred plots where the main character was someone who wasn't involved in any conflicts and just focused on cultivating in peace.
'Of course, I will cancel this marriage and then I will wander to find a way to cultivate peacefully on a remote mountain. I will reappear in the world after reaching the summit,' he thought.
DING!
(Cliché Plot System activated!)
[Name: Xia Zhen]
[Cultivation: None]
[System Points: 0]
[Scripture: None]
[Body: Mortal]
[Soul: Mortal]
[Bloodline: General]
[Technique: None]
(The Cliché Plot System is a system that requires you to follow the cliché plot that comes into your life, and you will receive rewards from the System as long as you follow the cliché plot!)
(System Points are points you will continuously earn and can use to exchange anything with the System!)
(The first cliché plot you must do is declare to everyone that you will marry Zhu Yueli!
- 10 System Points
- Infinite Spiritual Body, a legendary body that ensures you will never run out of Spiritual Energy and significantly enhances your comprehension abilities!
(After the wedding, you will receive three additional rewards!
- 30 System Points!
- A blood pact with Zhu Yueli that after you two marry, Zhu Yueli must grant you all the rights of her husband!
- A secret protector with strength equal to the strongest expert in your region!)
Zhen, "...."
'It seems like this kind of plot is inevitable in a reincarnation story set in a cultivation world,' he thought, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
He wanted to create a calm plot, but his golden fingers wouldn't let him.
It even shamelessly called itself a 'Cliché Plot System.'
However, the rewards were too good to refuse.
If there was a reward, how could he be afraid?
He looked at the young men of the Xia Clan trying to influence his thoughts and smiled faintly before standing up, which surprised the young men.
"Heaven has destined me to be Zhu Yueli's husband; why should I refuse? Announce to everyone that I will marry her, and we will have many children in the future," Zhen said in a loud voice that instantly silenced the young men.
They froze, but it didn't last long. After that, their faces turned red with anger.
One of them even hit the table.
"Xia Zhen, you're just trash who can't cultivate, you're just a frog, how dare you dream of swallowing a swan," said the young man with overly thick eyebrows.
He glared angrily at Zhen.
From the start, this marriage had made all the young members of the clan jealous.
They naturally preferred it to be cancelled, not because they cared about the clan's fate like the elders, but because they didn't want Xia Zhen to succeed.
Unfortunately, trying to influence Zhen gently seemed unlikely to work.
DING!
(You have a new task: make Xia Bai angry!
Reward List:
- 3 System Points every time you make him angry!)
Zhen rolled his eyes when he saw the new mission.
He looked at Xia Bai, his cousin, the son of his uncle who is now the Clan Master.
"Hehehe, aren't you just jealous of me? You can only blame your father for running away when Clan Master Zhu was attacked by enemies in the past. However, this is my destiny. Besides, I am the only one in this clan who is handsome enough to be paired with Zhu Yueli," he said to him.
"You?" Xia Bai's mouth opened involuntarily upon hearing his words, not expecting him to dare to insult him like that.
In this clan, he was the most talented among the younger generation. Xia Zhen usually dared not to defy him, which is why he was so shocked to be insulted like this.
His breathing became rapid due to his anger.
DING!
(You angered Xia Bai, you gained 3 System Points!)
[System Points: 3]
'Damn, when will I get the Infinite Spiritual Body,' Luis thought, as that was the reward he had been waiting for.
It seemed he wouldn't just have to announce his decision to the clan members.
Realising this, he stepped out of the clan hall.
"What?"
"Xia Zhen, where are you going?"
Xia Bai, furious, quickly chased after him.
Upon reaching the entrance, Zhen found a group of people preparing to leave the clan.
They were the makeup artists hired by the Zhu Clan to prepare him for tomorrow's wedding.
Why were they leaving?
Zhen then noticed they were accompanied by an elderly, slightly overweight man, Xia Mao, one of the clan elders.
"Wait!"
Zhen quickly chased after them.
Hearing his voice, they stopped in their tracks and looked in his direction.
"Where are you going?" Zhen asked.
"Young Master Xia, I heard that you have cancelled your marriage with Lady Zhu," replied the leader of the group, a beautiful man with a tall, slender build carrying a feather fan.
"What? When did I say that?" Zhen couldn't help but look at Xia Mao, realising that he was lying on his behalf.
The old man felt a bit embarrassed under his gaze.
In truth, the Elders weren't very daring in oppressing him because each of them owed a debt of gratitude to his father.
"Young Master Xia, what's going on?" the beauty man asked in confusion.
"I did not cancel this marriage. Return to the inn. Tomorrow, I will go to the Zhu Clan," Zhen replied.
In the clan courtyard, his words were naturally overheard by the servants, among whom were spies, and they began to secretly spread the news using Communication Jades, which functioned similarly to phones, able to transmit voices to other Communication Jades.
DING!
(You have obtained 10 System Points and the Infinite Spiritual Body!)
[Name: Xia Zhen]
[Cultivation: None]
[System Points: 13]
[Scripture: None]
[Body:
- Infinite Spiritual Body]
[Soul: Mortal]
[Bloodline: General]
[Technique: None]