"Ah Ling, your father and I are getting divorced. You know my work situation—I won't be able to be with you regularly. From now on, you should stay with your father. After all, you're his biological daughter—he won't mistreat you..."
"Ah Ling, did you bully your sister again? As the older sister, can't you be more sensible..."
"Ah Ling! Have you read that trending novel lately? The male lead is so handsome, devoted, and domineering—though his life has been tough. Of course, the female lead is amazing too! She's an incredibly talented alchemist!"
"Oh, and there's a supporting female character who shares your name! She's wonderful too—childhood sweethearts with the male lead, innocent and kind-hearted, secretly in love with him since childhood."
"Honestly, I thought she might turn evil like typical antagonists. But she turned out genuinely good, though her ending was tragic—saving the female lead ruined her cultivation foundation and nearly killed her... Luckily, the female lead had a conscience and spent years trying to restore her spiritual veins!"
"She even faced danger for it!"
Conscience? Hah! What conscience?
Just hypocritical pretense from the beneficiary.
Jiang Ling heard herself scoff.
They were childhood sweethearts, one step away from being together—such pure feelings ruined by the sudden appearance of the female lead.
In Jiang Ling's eyes, Shangguan Ling was noble-born, beautiful, adored by Sikong City's disciples, and a genuine Single Spirit Root prodigy—superior to the female lead in every way. This was protagonist material...
And Sikong Jing—a supreme expert repeatedly risking his life for the female lead, never considering how Shangguan Ling would feel witnessing this...
Don't worry. Since I've taken over this body by fate's twist, I'll fulfill your wishes and mend your regrets...
The moment Jiang Ling realized she'd transmigrated into the novel, after brief confusion, she placed a hand over her heart and silently vowed to the original owner.
Truly, extreme speechlessness could make one laugh.
Knowing the truth serum's effects ensured these words were genuine, yet seeing the other's devout expression still made An Ning's lips twitch.
After a long pause, she managed: "So you're saying everything you've done was to fulfill 'Shangguan Ling's' so-called wishes?"
Including stealing the "female lead's" (the original body's) opportunities, her beloved master, and most importantly—the so-called regret himself, "Sikong Jing"?
Yet reality? The real Shangguan Ling knew when to let go. Once confirming her senior brother's disinterest and his affection for another, she released him completely. She genuinely cared for the original owner—why else would she risk her life?
Had circumstances differed, they might have been lifelong sisters.
That youthful unrequited love was merely a brief interlude in Shangguan Ling's long life...
Presuming to act on her behalf while utterly ruining her friend's life... Watching the delusional Shangguan Ling before her, An Ning inwardly sneered: Do you love Shangguan Ling, or the devoted male lead?
Or perhaps your own hidden jealousy...
Too exasperated to even mock, An Ning numbly sat on a servant-brought couch, her phoenix eyes dull: "Earlier, I couldn't sense your presence—you must have powerful concealment artifacts. Is that why Sikong Jing risked bringing you?"
"And how did you pinpoint our location?" Her tone grew puzzled:
Unlike modern airplanes, flying vessels had no fixed routes—the skies were open except for general directions.
Recalling the third life where the original owner hid in remote corners with disguises, yet was still found, An Ning's gaze darkened as she stared at her guest.
"It's... bloodline detection. I have a spiritual treasure that locates blood relatives. Recently, we found Chen Family Village..." Shangguan Ling murmured dazedly.
Timing-wise, the original owner's parents were likely deceased, but her younger brother would still be alive.
Well... this was the cultivation world—hardly surprising.
"List all your treasures!"
"Besides the concealment bracelet, kinship compass, and soul-capturing bell, I also have... a water-repelling pearl, mermaid tears..."
Hearing over a dozen rare items, even An Ning felt a twinge of envy.
Just how advantageous was foreknowledge in the cultivation world?
Yet seeing Shangguan Ling—no, Jiang Ling—still only at mid-stage Golden Core cultivation, An Ning felt speechless.
At least this trip wasn't fruitless. After confiscating the treasures, An Ning returned to her room to analyze.
According to Jiang Ling, the original owner's "first life" memories weren't the story's beginning, but the second life already altered by the transmigrator—opportunities stolen, and her would-be mentor Elder Ye barely seen.
Recalling her outer disciple days when Elder Ye's lectures were often substituted by this junior sister Shangguan Ling—clearly intentional...
The original owner likely missed her chance then, eventually studying under Elder Fufeng. That lifetime's teacher, Elder Wen now competing for the Nascent Soul Pill, was also suspicious...
And today's "prophet."
But after tonight, it no longer mattered...
Sipping Pavilion Lord Qin's gifted spirit tea, just as An Ning began meditating, the system's shocked voice echoed in her mind:
"Host... those people today... they..."