Chapter 1

Ling Ling had transmigrated into a novel!

The good news was that she was a female lead.

The bad news was that she’d transmigrated into a male-oriented cultivation harem novel, and she was merely one of the women in the protagonist’s harem.

The novel was called Rise of the Mortal-Boned: I Am the Dragon King. Its male protagonist, Chu Fan, had originally been a good-for-nothing, but through a stroke of luck, he obtained a dragon pupil and implanted it into his eye, beginning his rise to power.

Chu Fan had been born with exceptionally poor aptitude for cultivation, and his family only wanted to use him as a tool for a marriage alliance. Refusing to accept his fate, he ran away from his wedding with his childhood sweetheart to pursue cultivation.

Along the way, he repeatedly turned the tables on those who looked down on him, grew increasingly powerful, and encountered all kinds of beautiful women. In the end, the invincible Dragon King devoted his love to only four women.

He ended up with his gentle childhood sweetheart, his cold and aloof master, a seductive fox woman, and his tsundere fiancée.

Unfortunately, Ling Ling was that very fiancée.

The original novel’s plot made it perfectly clear. After Chu Fan ran away from their wedding, the proud young lady suffered endless humiliation. She pursued him across thousands of miles to seek revenge, making trouble for him at every turn.

However, when she was on the verge of death, Chu Fan risked his life to save her. She promptly fell for him and threw herself at him, willingly joining his harem and becoming his fourth wife.

Inside the room, the maids were applying her makeup and arranging her hair. Gazing at the breathtaking beauty reflected in the mirror, Ling Ling maintained an optimistic attitude. She figured she could simply stay as far away from the male lead as possible. Not only had she come back from the dead, but she’d also gotten an incomparably beautiful body for free. It was worth it!

But in the next moment, a single sentence completely shattered her good mood.

“Miss, we’ll send the Sun Ring from the Sun and Moon Rings to the Chu residence ahead of time. Then, when the wedding takes place at dusk, you can exchange rings!” a maid said.

“Wait. Bring it here.” Ling Ling instinctively stopped her. The Dragon King was already planning to run away from the wedding, so why on earth should she send him anything?

Following her instructions, the maid brought over a brocade box. Inside were two rings, one gold and one red, both dazzlingly brilliant. Upon closer inspection, there seemed to be a vertical pupil gleaming within each one.

Wasn’t this exactly what the dragon pupil looked like in the illustration the original author had posted?

Ha! So the male lead’s heaven-defying cheat ability, the one that allowed him to change his fate throughout the entire novel, actually came from the wedding ring she gave him?

Unbelievable! That bastard took the wedding ring, obtained his cheat ability, and still had the nerve to run away from their wedding?

“There’s no need to send it over. The wedding is at dusk anyway, so I’ll bring it myself. You may leave now.” Ling Ling rubbed the two rings between her fingers. They were her wedding rings. Why should she give them to the male lead?

“Yes, Miss.” The maid acknowledged her instructions and obediently left.

Ling Ling picked up both rings. So the dragon pupil was supposed to enter his eye, huh? Since it belonged to her, then it should enter her eye instead!

She pricked her finger and dripped her blood onto the two rings.

The red ring absorbed her blood without any difficulty. The dragon pupil on its surface flickered, burst out of the ring, and entered her right eye.

However, the golden ring refused to absorb her blood no matter what she tried. Ling Ling gripped it tightly.

What? Did it absolutely have to be the male lead?

Fine. Just wonderful. If something that belonged to her refused to acknowledge her as its master, then no one else was getting it either.

As that thought crossed her mind, a blood-red light suddenly gathered in her right eye, locking firmly onto the golden ring.

A sudden pain shot through her head, and a faint but urgent thought forced its way into her mind. It said, ‘It’s not that I refuse to choose you. It’s just that only someone with the Chu family’s bloodline can accommodate it.’

So that was how it worked! In that case, she might as well destroy it.

The red light from her right eye fell upon the golden ring, and the consciousness inside became even more frantic. ‘Don’t! If I die, the other one will die too! Just give me to anyone you like! As long as they have ​Read on BaiLianTales​the Chu family’s bloodline, I don’t care who it is! I’m not picky!’

Someone with the Chu family’s bloodline? Ling Ling sneered. In the end, hadn’t the entire Chu family shamelessly fawned over Chu Fan and become a super-powerful cultivation clan? Who among them would ever take her side?

Wait…

There actually seemed to be someone.

After all, if there was a good-for-nothing, there naturally had to be a genius who served as his foil.

Chu Fan’s genius older sister, Chu Chaoyue.

She was the most talented descendant of the Chu family, possessing a single lightning spiritual root, pure spiritual bones, extraordinary comprehension, and a clear and unwavering Dao heart.

She was the genius most likely to lead the Chu family into the Divine Continent of the Central Lands.

It was because of her that the Ling family had been willing to form a marriage alliance with the Chu family in the first place.

Of course, since she existed to serve as the male lead’s foil, her fate was naturally far from pleasant.

So what if she possessed a single lightning spiritual root? Chu Fan awakened an unauthorized copy extraordinarily powerful dark spiritual root.

She possessed pure spiritual bones, but Chu Fan had the Undying Dragon Bones.

Her comprehension was extraordinary, but Chu Fan could see through everything with his dragon pupil.

After suffering defeat after defeat, her Dao heart shattered, and she ultimately perished while fighting a Demon King.

She was the one!

The original novel had made the events perfectly clear. On the night of the wedding, when Chu Fan failed to appear, Chu Chaoyue was entrusted with handling the crisis. She escorted Ling Ling into the Chu residence to complete the wedding ceremony. The Chu family also promised that they would find Chu Fan and give the Ling family a proper explanation.

“Miss, it’s almost time. We should get going.” The maid’s urging came from outside the door.

Ling Ling rose and boarded a carriage drawn by eight white horses, setting off toward the Chu residence.

At that very moment, the Chu family had already descended into chaos. The bride was almost there, yet Chu Fan had disappeared!

What were they supposed to do?

The Ling family was the most powerful cultivation clan in Baihe City. The only reason the Chu family had managed to establish ties with them was that their [read the original at bailiantales.com]family had produced a genius capable of reaching the Divine Continent of the Central Lands.

“Find him! Send people out to find him!” the family head roared, slamming his hand on the table in fury.

“F-Family Head, what about the bride…?” What were they supposed to do? Who would go out to receive her?

“Have Chaoyue welcome her. She’s the one the Ling family valued in the first place.” The family head reasoned that the Ling family had agreed to the marriage alliance precisely because they valued Chaoyue’s talent.

As long as they showed sufficient sincerity, they could at least keep the situation under control for the time being.

However, he’d heard that the eldest young lady of the Ling family had a terrible temper. Forget it. The Chu family was destined to lose face today anyway. They would welcome her first and apologize afterward.

Holding a fan in her hand, Ling Ling stepped out of the carriage. The tassels hanging from her bridal headdress swayed before her eyes, while the soft glow of candlelight dazzled her vision.

A hand reached out toward her. Its fingers were slender, elegant, and beautifully defined. It was clearly a woman’s hand.

Ling Ling lowered her fan. She wanted to take a look at this genius who served as the male lead’s foil.

Beautiful.

That was her first impression of Chu Chaoyue. Her [bailiantales.com]eyebrows resembled distant mountain peaks, her eyes were like deep, icy pools, and she possessed a proud, noble bearing and an ethereal elegance.

The Chu Chaoyue standing before her truly lived up to her name. She was like the moonlight just before dawn, hazy and mysterious, yet carrying an unmistakable air of cold dignity.

“My apologies, Miss Ling. I am Chu Chaoyue. Something has happened to Chu Fan, and the Chu family will certainly give you an explanation. For now, would you allow me to welcome you into our home?” There was an apologetic note in Chu Chaoyue’s voice as her eyes met Ling Ling’s.

The eldest young lady of the Ling family stood frozen before her, her cheeks flushed and her eyes glistening with moisture. For some reason, Chu Chaoyue felt an unexpected pang of tenderness toward her.

“Y-You’re marrying me?” Ling Ling asked, somewhat dazed. To be fair, seeing such a stunning beauty up close really was quite overwhelming.

Before setting out, she’d planned to make a huge scene to vent her resentment before having a conversation with Chu Chaoyue.

But the moment she saw Chu Chaoyue, she completely forgot about making a scene at the Chu residence, showing off the original owner’s terrible temper, and everything else she’d planned to do afterward.

There was only one thought left in her mind now: the breathtaking beauty standing before her was the one marrying her.

Hearing Ling Ling’s question, Chu Chaoyue initially wanted to explain. But when she looked into Ling Ling’s eyes beneath the curtain of dangling tassels, she somehow couldn’t bring herself to deny it.

She said, “Mm. I’m the one marrying you.”

The moment the words left her mouth, Chu Chaoyue felt a little regretful. [stolen content]However, in the very next instant, a soft, fair hand came to rest in hers.

Ling Ling raised her fan to cover her face again, but continued speaking. “Then let’s go. It’s almost the auspicious hour.”

Chu Chaoyue froze for a moment before curling her fingers around Ling Ling’s hand in return. She helped her down from the carriage and led her toward the wedding banquet.