Chapter 1

Late at night, Gu Jiuge habitually opened a novel app before bed, intending to find something to read herself to sleep.

Having run out of books to read, she was willing to try anything and browsed through every novel on the rankings.

Female-oriented novels were either about a domineering CEO falling in love with the female lead or about fighting through palace and household intrigue to reach the pinnacle of life. She already knew these formulaic plots by heart and had no desire to follow any of them.

Bored, she thought it over and eventually opened a male-oriented novel on the rankings, ready to enter a whole new world.

The various urban fantasy genres among the male-oriented novels dazzled Gu Jiuge. Spotting keywords such as supernatural abilities, soldier king, and cultivation, she clicked through them one by one.

Soon, she came across an urban cultivation wish-fulfillment novel in which the male lead’s younger sister shared her exact name.

The book was titled Urban Cultivation: The Abandoned Young Master’s Counterattack. Seeing how lively the comments section was with readers demanding updates, Gu Jiuge decisively purchased all the chapters and began reading.

Because their parents had died early, the ​Read on BaiLianTales​brother and sister, who depended on each other, had lost their source of income at a young age.

To support his younger sister through school, the elder brother, Gu Chengze, had even tearfully torn up his acceptance letter from Capital University several years ago. He went to work odd jobs at construction sites to cover their daily living expenses.

As if one misfortune were not enough, the siblings’ miserable days did not end there.

The younger sister’s exceptionally lovely appearance attracted the foreman’s son, who blatantly tried to force the male lead’s sister to become his girlfriend.

When she refused, her brother naturally stepped forward to defend her.

Unfortunately, two fists were no match for four hands. He was soon kicked to the ground by the men the foreman’s son had brought with him, dark-red blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

At that critical moment, when disaster was only a hair’s breadth away, the male lead’s hidden protagonist halo and cheat finally appeared.

The male lead, Gu Chengze, broke through the spiritual seal within his body and seemed to become a completely different person. With only a few punches, he beat the men until they dropped to their knees and begged for mercy. In the end, they fled dejectedly with bruised and swollen faces.

After they left, the male lead suddenly collapsed and lost consciousness, leaving his [unauthorized copy]younger sister frantic with worry.

Just as she was about to call 120 for an ambulance, an elderly man with the bearing of an immortal appeared and felt the male lead Gu Chengze’s pulse.

“The fact that he was able to break through the spiritual seal left by the Old Master proves that he does possess spiritual roots.” The old man murmured to himself before his eyes suddenly lit up. “He actually possesses supreme-grade spiritual roots, the kind seen only once in a century! The Old Master will surely be greatly comforted when he hears this news.”

“Young lady, your brother doesn’t need to be taken to the hospi—”

Before the old man could finish saying “hospital,” his gaze became glued to the male lead’s younger sister. His eyes gleamed brightly, as if he had discovered something even more astonishing than supreme-grade spiritual roots.

At this point, the author did not reveal why the old man’s eyes had lit up.

The foreshadowing left Gu Jiuge itching with curiosity. Thoroughly hooked, she continued reading.

In the ensuing plot, the male lead Gu Chengze received guidance from the old man and gradually found his way into cultivation.

Wanting to establish a firm foothold in the cultivation world, he followed the old man’s instructions and married the eldest young lady of the Lian family.

The Lian family was merely one of the subordinate clans attached to the four great cultivation families, but in the secular world, Lian Yunjin was the very definition of a wealthy, fair-skinned beauty. She controlled the economic lifeline of the Lian family’s secular enterprises and was also a prominent, renowned female CEO in the local city.

Someone of her status was far beyond the reach of an unsuccessful man like Gu Chengze.

Unfortunately, in the cultivation world, where strength reigned supreme, Lian Yunjin’s resistance did not create even the slightest ripple. A childhood betrothal was forcibly foisted upon her as an excuse, and she became engaged to Gu Chengze.

Seeing this ridiculous childhood-betrothal excuse reminded Gu Jiuge of herself, making her head throb with anger.

A university campus should have been the perfect place to date freely, yet she had spent the past few years shackled by a so-called childhood betrothal too. Whenever she showed even the slightest yearning for a sweet romance, her greasy fiancé, who attended the same university as her, would appear and constantly remind her of their betrothal.

What century were they living in? A childhood betrothal, seriously?

It was bad enough that she had to face her greasy fiancé in real life, but even an outstanding woman like CEO Lian was not allowed to resist in a novel?

There was nothing satisfying about this! It was far too stifling!

Gu Jiuge could not let go of how CEO Lian had been forced into the engagement. Having completely lost the desire to continue reading, she immediately dropped the novel.

She glanced through the comments section and discovered that CEO Lian’s attitude toward the male lead inexplicably changed later in the story. Afterward, she loved him so deeply that she was willing to sacrifice her life for him.

While Gu Jiuge was rendered speechless, she also discovered that many more stunning female supporting characters would appear later in the story. The author’s fantasies reduced their intelligence whenever they encountered the male lead, causing them to love him desperately.

What she found most unacceptable was that CEO Lian did not care about the male lead’s infidelity at all. Instead, she even helped him placate his harem.

Even from the comments section alone, Gu Jiuge could tell that, to satisfy the male lead’s need for a harem, the personalities of every female supporting character—including CEO Lian—had completely fallen apart!

Yet the comments section was perfectly harmonious, with no one discussing the collapse of their characterizations. Every comment was asking when the male lead would bed a particular female supporting character or begging the author to describe the conquest scenes in detail.

Reading those comments made Gu Jiuge physically ill.

Suppressing her discomfort, she continued searching through the ​read the original at bailiantales.com​comments for information about the foreshadowing surrounding the male lead’s younger sister.

Not long after the male lead Gu Chengze married CEO Lian, someone discovered that his younger sister possessed the constitution of a supreme-grade cultivation cauldron, prompting countless cannon fodder villains to flock toward her.

Being protected by the male lead time and time again caused the younger sister to grow increasingly depressed. She constantly felt that she was a burden to her brother.

She believed that from the moment her brother had tearfully torn up his acceptance letter from Capital University, she had become dead weight dragging him down. Now that she possessed such a constitution and kept causing him to be injured, she felt that her very existence was an unforgivable sin.

And so, she forced herself to stop resisting and allowed herself to be raped to death.

After reading what happened to the younger sister, Gu Jiuge felt as though ten thousand alpacas were stampeding through her heart. She immediately felt even more stifled.

The fact that every one of those female supporting characters had been blind enough to fall for a married man was already unbearable, but she had never imagined that the younger sister’s way of thinking would shatter her worldview even further.

Her brother had already established himself in the cultivation world, and her future sisters-in-law among the supporting characters each had powerful backgrounds of their own. With so many protective umbrellas around her, was there really any need for her to “heroically sacrifice herself”? Was it merely to provoke the male lead and give him a reason to become stronger?

Even more sickeningly, the author had deliberately depicted the sexual details of this “heroic [unauthorized copy]sacrifice” rape scene. After seeing excerpts of those details posted in the comments section, Gu Jiuge could no longer endure it.

She furiously hammered away at her phone’s keyboard, writing a two-hundred-word rant that pointed out every unreasonable part of the novel. At the end, she passionately expressed her indignation on behalf of the male lead’s younger sister, who shared her exact name.

The male lead’s younger sister had the protection of so many powerful forces and was naturally blessed with the constitution of a supreme-grade cultivation cauldron. In Gu Jiuge’s view, she was entirely capable of achieving no less than the male lead.

Yet the male lead’s younger sister chose to “heroically sacrifice herself”?

She was the perfect example of someone playing an excellent hand so badly that it became worthless!

She was far too stupid!

After uploading her comment with satisfaction, Gu Jiuge never expected so many brain-dead male chauvinists to still be awake in the middle of the night and start arguing with her.

To prove her point, she furiously hammered away at the keyboard once more, explaining concisely how it was entirely possible for the male lead’s younger sister to surpass him.

[Your intense indignation has successfully attracted the attention of this system. Effective immediately, you have been selected as the host of ​read the original at bailiantales.com​the Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing System.]

Gu Jiuge assumed she was so angry that she had started hearing things. She patted her head beneath the covers and continued typing furiously, laying out her arguments in the comments section.

[Once bound to the system, you must help the target character complete the mission of defying the heavens and changing her fate before the system can be unbound and you can return to your original world.]

Immediately afterward, a dazzling white light flashed before Gu Jiuge’s eyes and quickly transformed into a sheet of white paper.

The sheet of white paper floated unrealistically in midair. As she stared at it in confusion, conspicuous black text appeared across its surface.

Target Character: Gu Jiuge, the male lead’s younger sister in Urban Cultivation: The Abandoned Young Master’s Counterattack

Original Fate: Lived in depression and was raped to death by evildoers.

Fate-Changing Objective: Attain achievements surpassing those of the male lead.

Gu Jiuge had only just finished reading the contents ​unauthorized copy​when, before she could think about them carefully, she suddenly felt as light as a swallow. A moment later, she was separated from her warm bed and blankets.

…

Gu Jiuge’s upturned eyelashes trembled slightly. Her hazy eyes slowly opened as she surveyed the unfamiliar room.

Where… was this?

The room’s high-end furniture set and expensive camel-colored carpet were all luxury items Gu Jiuge could never afford.

Touching the silk pajamas she was wearing, Gu Jiuge gazed at the lavishly decorated Nordic-style room, utterly bewildered.

Before she began reading, she had clearly been wearing childish SpongeBob pajamas while lying in her cozy shared dormitory.

So what was happening now? Had someone kidnapped her?

No! What kidnapper would provide such luxurious accommodations and perfectly fitted silk pajamas?

Still utterly confused, Gu Jiuge threw back the covers and got out of bed, intending to open the door and see what was happening outside.

However, just as her hand reached the doorknob, a cold gust of wind blew in through the window. She instinctively turned around and saw a lecherous, wretched-looking man climbing in, his lust-filled eyes roaming over her with malicious intent.

The sense of danger made Gu Jiuge instinctively tense. Her gaze swept around the room, searching for anything she could use to defend herself.

“Don’t be afraid, little beauty. I’m a good man who came to help ease the unbearable discomfort of your arousal.”

Gu Jiuge did not understand what he meant, but his words still disgusted her so much that her stomach churned.

The instant the wretched man finished speaking, he moved to her side. He seized her by the throat, then greedily inhaled her scent from the crook of her neck.

Realizing that she had fallen into the hands of a pervert, Gu Jiuge forcefully raised her knee, intending to show the wretched man exactly why flowers were red.

However, she never imagined that the self-defense move that had never failed her before would now be effortlessly neutralized by him.

A nauseating smile curled across his face. Raising a hand, he deflected the force of Gu Jiuge’s knee, then slowly lowered his palm as if intending to caress it.

Bang!

At that moment, a tall woman pushed open the door and entered.

A pair of slender, delicate feet was the first thing to come into view. Her high stiletto heels carried an invisible air of authority as she approached step by step. Her moon-white skirt and long black hair fluttered in the cold wind blowing through the window, revealing the woman’s exquisite features.

The woman’s cool, beautiful face seemed coated in frost. Her icy gaze locked onto the wretched man as she enunciated with imposing authority, “Let her go! You even dare to trespass into the Lian residence? Do you have a death wish?”

The wretched man was shaken by her imposing presence, but ultimately, he considered the person imprisoned in his arms more important.

He lowered his head and deeply inhaled Gu Jiuge’s scent again, saying as though he were addicted, “If I can dual cultivate and spend a passionate night with an aroused Miss Gu, forget the Lian residence—even if this were a dragon’s pool or a tiger’s den, I would still dare to enter.”

After inhaling her scent, the wretched man [unauthorized copy]immediately pivoted and accurately carried Gu Jiuge toward the open window.

The surname Lian was so uncommon that Gu Jiuge had only ever encountered it in the novel she had recently read.

Combined with keywords such as “dual cultivation” and “Miss Gu,” Gu Jiuge shuddered as another ten thousand alpacas stampeded through her heart.

She had not been hearing things. She had actually followed the latest trend, bound herself to a system, and transmigrated into a book!

But hadn’t they agreed that she would help the male lead’s younger sister defy the heavens and change her fate? How had she become the male lead’s younger sister herself?

Worst of all, she was currently being abducted by a wretched man whose mind was filled with lust!

Fuck! She couldn’t have arrived precisely during the scene in which the younger sister was raped to death, could she?

Driven by her desire to survive, Gu Jiuge realized they were about to leave through the window and hurriedly cried out to Lian Yunjin for help, “Sister-in-law, save me!”