Eastern Wastend, Ziyang Prefecture.

  Under the clear blue sky, the official road was bustling with the noise of carriages and horses. A convoy of over a hundred people with more than a dozen carriages was rushing along.

  A young man in silk clothing lifted the curtain of the carriage, his face pale as he tried to breathe in some fresh air.

  "Ah... Traveling in ancient times is really a killer, cough."

  The young man coughed twice as the dust from the road choked him when he lifted the curtain.

  "Young master, it's still two days' journey to Qingyuan Sect," the butler driving the carriage said with a smile.

  He added cautiously, "Our carriage is already the most comfortable for traveling."

  "Alright."

  Li Mo responded, sighing inwardly.

  High-speed trains and airpnes are much more comfortable.

  Two days ago, he unlocked the mystery of his birth and awakened memories of his past life.

  In his previous life, he lived in a pce called Blue Star, where modern technology was highly advanced.

  Great Yu, however, was different.

  This was a world where everyone revered martial arts, and power was concentrated in individuals.

  He was now sixteen years old and hadn't enjoyed enough of the leisurely life of a wealthy family in ancient times before his father packed him into a carriage, sending him to Qingyuan Sect, one of the three major sects in Ziyang Prefecture, to participate in the entry examination.

  "Practicing martial arts..."

  Li Mo showed a look of longing as he gazed at the three suns hanging high in the sky.

  On the way, he heard from other youths heading to Qingyuan Sect that in this world, martial arts practitioners like his father, who were like humanoid tanks, were only at the stubborn bronze level.

  It was said that the three suns in the sky were transformed from two emperors of Great Yu.

  This was not a myth but a well-documented history.

  ***

  An hour ter.

  The sky darkened.

  The convoy, protected by an escort agency, slowly stopped at a courier station.

  As Li Mo jumped off the carriage, the curtain of the carriage behind him was also lifted.

  A young girl in indigo clothing, her skin as delicate as white porcein under the moonlight, emerged.

  Her youthful body was beginning to take shape, almost as tall as Li Mo.

  Days of travel and the torment of illness had added a touch of fragility to her elegant and noble appearance, yet she remained breathtakingly beautiful.

  She was tired, weak, and dressed pinly, but beautiful.

  The girl's name surfaced in Li Mo's mind.

  Ying Bing.

  The Li Cn and the Ying Cn had been family friends for generations, with close ties since their grandfathers' time.

  In their generation, the elders of both families intended to match the younger ones in marriage, strengthening their bond.

  "Is there anything you'd like to eat? I'll have the kitchen prepare it."

  Li Mo asked casually.

  The girl ignored him, her eyes like icy mirrors not even gncing at Li Mo, as she passed by him into the courier station, leaving only a faint fragrance behind.

  "Miss Ying has also recently suffered a family misfortune, so..."

  "No need to expin for her, it's my own past foolishness."

  Li Mo said helplessly.

  What a mess.

  In this new world, how did I become such a brat?

  With a wealthy family background and being spoiled by the whole family, he had done plenty of mischievous things.

  Like peeking at the maid bathing or hiding firecrackers in the firewood pile...

  A few years ago, a disaster beast attacked the city, and the Ying family tragically perished, leaving only Ying Bing. His father had her settle first at the Li residence.

  He often bullied her on purpose, while secretly liking her.

  It was a bit like a middle schooler having a crush on a girl and pulling her hair to get her attention...

  As a novel enthusiast in his previous life, Li Mo's mind wandered.

  "Soup delivery!"

  The waiter came over with a tray, smiling broadly.

  Li Mo's mouth twitched as he muttered: "Having lived two lives, how come I don't have any golden finger or something..."

  [Hello, you do.]

  "Who's speaking?"

  Li Mo jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

  "Young master?" The butler looked puzzled, wondering what the young master was up to now.

  "Nothing, maybe it's just tinnitus."

  Li Mo frowned, suspecting he might be hallucinating.

  Then the voice echoed again in his mind:

  [Since you, the host, have asked sincerely, this system shall appear.]

  Li Mo: "......?"

  So if I hadn't asked, you wouldn't have shown up in this lifetime?

  Alright, that's not the point.

  "What can you do, system?"

  [This system is the Investment Rebate System.]

  [The host can invest in any target. The stronger the 'fate' of the investment target, the better the rewards.]

  [If the investment target makes a significant breakthrough, additional rewards can be obtained.]

  Li Mo raised an eyebrow slightly.

  Any target?

  "Can I invest in myself?"

  [The Divine Fate Eye has been granted to the host. Please judge the investment value yourself.]

  So that's a yes.

  As Li Mo thought this, he suddenly felt something inexplicable in his mind, unseen and untouchable, yet undeniably present.

  He didn't know the mystery of this thing, but he found he could use it.

  However, the mysterious information was obscure and difficult to understand, neither sound nor text.

  Divine Fate Eye?

  Li Mo frowned; he couldn't understand it.

  The next moment, a panel appeared before him, seemingly undergoing a user-friendly modification.

  [Name: Li Mo]

  [Age: 16]

  [Root Bone: None.]

  [Realm: Mortal.]

  [Fate: Gray (Innately deficient, destined for a troubled life)]

  [Evaluation: Innate deficiency leads to a weak and frail body, not suitable for martial arts. Besides being handsome and having a good father, what else do you have? What are you?]

  [Recent Encounter: Met this system.]

  Li Mo: "......"

  Too real.

  Not very polite, but I have to admit, there's indeed no investment value.

  "There must be some promising seedlings among those going to Qingyuan Sect from the county."

  Li Mo lost his appetite and looked up.

  His eyes fshed with complexity as he gnced at his fellow travelers eating and resting in the hall.

  [Name: He Yong]

  [Age: 16]

  [Root Bone: None.]

  [Realm: Vital Energy Realm, One Meridian.]

  [Fate: White (Reed-like)]

  [Evaluation: Among the masses, like reeds and mayflies, nothing noteworthy.]

  [Encounter: Comes from a woodcutting background, borrowed travel expenses from neighbors, worried about repaying the debt.]

  [Name: Chen Xiaoyan]

  [Age: 16]

  [Root Bone: None.]

  ***

  After looking at a few people, most had white fate, with the best being green.

  Until Li Mo's gaze fell on a corner, where a hint of cyan-blue appeared.

  [Name: Wang Hu]

  [Age: 16]

  [Root Bone: Tiger Arms, Leopard Waist.]

  [Realm: Vital Energy Realm, Three Meridians.]

  [Fate: Cyan (Slightly Gifted)]

  [Evaluation: Slightly talented, with diligent study and practice, may achieve something in the future. However, narrow-minded, vindictive, arrogant, and domineering, prone to extreme paths.]

  [Recent Encounter: Reached a bottleneck in fist techniques, urgently needs sparring to break through.]

  In summary, there were no particurly worthy investment targets.

  The only one who seemed decent, Wang Hu, had a grudge with him.

  At this moment.

  "Sir, the chicken soup you ordered, with ten-year-old ginseng as you requested. I'll take it up to the second floor for you."

  The waiter at the courier station greeted him and prepared to take the food box upstairs.

  "Wait."

  Li Mo had a thought and stopped him: "I'll take it up myself."

  Under the waiter's puzzled gaze, Li Mo took the food box.

  His eyes turned to the room at the end of the second floor.

  What kind of fate would she have?

  Knock, knock—

  After knocking for a moment, a soft voice came from inside:

  "Come in."

  The girl sat quietly by the window, moonlight streaming through the gauze window onto her hair, making her eyes seem to glimmer with light.

  Seeing it was Li Mo who entered, her brows furrowed slightly.

  Li Mo, however, had no time to observe her expression, as he stood there completely stunned.

  The information about her appeared before his eyes:

  [Name: Ying Bing]

  [Age: 16]

  [Root Bone: Lunar Phoenix Physique.]

  [Realm: None.]

  [Fate:.....]

  At this point, the Divine Fate Eye seemed to stutter, as if the burden of her fate was too great, causing a temporary glitch.

  After a few seconds, the subsequent information slowly emerged.

  [Fate: Red (Possesses Emperor Bone, Life of Profound Ice, Spirit of Autumn Water, Aspect of the Phoenix Heaven)]

  [Evaluation: A destiny fraught with tributions, yet always able to turn misfortune into fortune. Though her wings are not yet fully grown, when the winds of change come, she will soar above the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the Phoenix descending upon the Six Directions and Eight Desotions.]

  [Recent Encounter: Before the Lunar Phoenix Physique opens its meridians, it manifests as the Severed Meridian Physique. Before fully mastering the Power of the Lunar Yin, she must endure the torment of extreme cold daily.]

  Li Mo: "?"

  Well, what did I say?

  Even the color is gone, directly cssified by phenomenon.

  According to the Divine Fate Eye's judgment, fate is ranked from low to high as follows:

  Bck, Gray, White, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Gold.

  Above Gold, there is Red Fate.

  Such fate is not merely cssified by color but accompanied by various phenomena.

  The Martial Ancestor Emperor, who established the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths for humanity and founded the Yu Dynasty, is recorded in history to have been born under the simultaneous presence of the sun and moon, with the Purple Star moving, and a divine turtle carrying a stele to name him.

  Thinking of it this way, this is what is called a fate phenomenon.

  A yet-to-be-wedded wife, a future existence comparable to the Martial Ancestor Emperor?

  It's quite sudden.

  Little Li fell into deep thought, questioning his life.

  "Uh... the chicken soup, drink it while it's hot."

  Bang—

  ***

  The door closed.

  "So I've returned to this day."

  "Nirvana rebirth, so that's what it means."

  Ying Bing picked up a piece of chicken and threw it out the second-floor window into the backyard.

  The yellow guard dog gobbled it up with panting breaths, showing no signs of abnormality after a moment.

  Just ordinary chicken soup?

  It's not about holding grudges; apart from her closest kin, those distant loves and hates are already fleeting memories to her.

  It's just that in her memory, Li Mo used to enjoy using childish tricks to tease her.

  Today, why did he voluntarily bring chicken soup?

  [Ding—]

  At this moment.

  A clear sound suddenly rang in her ears.

  "Who?"

  Ying Bing's eyes narrowed instantly.

  The voice seemed oblivious to her vigince, continuing to sound:

  [System binding successful.]

  [Victory belongs to the king, defeat to the dust, are you... ready?]