"Old man Su, hurry up and draw the foot-washing water for this young lady!"
The young girl sat in a chair with her bare feet swinging, waiting for Su Bai to wait on her.
Su Bai was seventy-three years old this year, right at a critical hurdle in his life.
He was a transmigrator who had been in this cultivation world for over seventy years.
Because he possessed mixed spiritual roots of all five attributes, his cultivation speed was extremely slow. After joining the Qingyun Sect for all these years, he could only remain a handyman.
Being a handyman for decades was one thing, but the crucial point was that he had offended the head of the chores department and been given the cold shoulder, dispatched to serve as the steward for this ill-tempered outer sect female disciple.
A steward in name, he was in reality a servant.
Lin Xiaoyue had entered the Qingyun Sect three years ago. After a joint appraisal by the sect elders, it was determined that she possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Sword Spiritual Root!
From then on, Lin Xiaoyue soared to become a favored figure in the Qingyun Sect.
In three years, she had cultivated to the Qi Refinement 9th Layer. Once she successfully achieved Foundation Establishment, she would be able to enter the inner sect and become one of the few official disciples of the Qingyun Sect.It's just a pity that despite her exceptional talent, this girl had a vile temper. She frequently beat and berated the servants, and sometimes even denied them meals.
Over the past three years, more than a hundred errand maids had been driven away, unable to bear her domineering personality and her harsh demands over trivial details.
The steward of the servant quarters was utterly sick of Lin Xiaoyue, yet dared not offend her. In the end, he had no choice but to assign Su Bai to her.
Hearing Lin Xiaoyue's barked command, Su Bai hurried inside carrying a basin of hot water.
Looking at this arrogant young girl who ordered him about with such condescension, his heart filled with sorrow and indignation.
Damn it.
If I hadn't transmigrated without any cheat system, I'd definitely ravage you first and then ruin you!
Wash your feet for you?
I'd shove this entire basin of water right in your face!
Although Su Bai was venting inwardly, he dared not show the slightest trace of it on his face.
He knew all too well how explosive Lin Xiaoyue's temper was.Now that Su Bai was advanced in years, if he were to be severely beaten up by this young girl, his already meager remaining lifespan would probably be reduced to zero instantly.
"Miss Lin, I only have half a year of life left. I hope you can let me go so I can spend my remaining years in peace."
Su Bai looked for an excuse to leave.
Having little lifespan left was true, but spending his remaining years in peace was false.
Although he was old, his ambition was unyielding!
No person and no matter could stop him from pursuing longevity!
In his final half-year, he decided to venture deep into the mountains in search of destiny and fortune.
If he failed, even if he died deep in the mountains, it would simply be his fate.
At least he had fought for himself.
However, Lin Xiaoyue did not let him leave, but instead tossed a small medicine bottle to him.
"Hmph, this is a Longevity Pill, a reward from this young lady to you!"
Lin Xiaoyue soaked her feet in a basin of water, her delicate toes stretching out in the water to wash away the exhaustion brought by a day of practicing martial arts and cultivation.
Su Bai was dumbfounded.
What is wrong with this girl? Why isn't she playing by the rules?
Longevity Pills are so expensive, yet you just hand them out to people casually? Did your money fall from the sky?
The most crucial point was that a pill like the Longevity Pill could only increase a person's lifespan by a single year!
He had already lived to this age—wouldn't living one more year simply mean spending another damn year carrying someone's foot-washing water and suffering?
"What are you looking at? Considering that you are still quite prompt and efficient in your work, I bestowed this pill upon you."
Lin Xiaoyue said arrogantly, "Do you take me for a master as harsh to my servants as the rumors say? As long as you do your job well, I won't treat you unfairly."
Holding that bottle of pills in his hand, Su Bai was about to say something more, but he saw Lin Xiaoyue frown and impatiently wave her hand for him to get out.
Su Bai hurriedly retreated outside.
Back in his room, Su Bai wanted to cry without tears. What kind of life was he living!
In fact, when he had first time-traveled into this world, he had been full of high aspirations, single-mindedly wanting to conquer this immortal cultivation world and ascend to the immortal realm.When he first joined the Qingyun Sect as a menial servant, he thought it wouldn't be long before he found his very own little green bottle.
After serving as a menial for thirty years in the Qingyun Sect, he believed that with his sheer perseverance, he could break through the limits of his talent and become a true Qi Refinement cultivator.
Yet today, after sixty years as a menial in the Qingyun Sect, he only wanted to retire.
He no longer wanted to live this life of waiting hand and foot on others.
But now, even this simple request could not be met.
Su Bai sighed up at the sky, gazing at the moon outside the window, wishing he could grab a treasured sword and slaughter his way to the Hehuan Sect, letting those demoness sirens drain him dry.
Life had simply become completely devoid of hope!
[Host has reached seventy-three years of age. Old Man Counterattack System activated!]
[By presenting gifts to a "Daughter of Fortune", the Host will receive critical return rewards!]
[For example, giving away one Spirit Stone with a tenfold critical hit will return ten Spirit Stones.]
"System! My cheat finally arrived!"
Hearing the voice suddenly echo in his mind, Su Bai was wild with joy.
He sprang right up from the brick bed, almost twisting his ankle as his feet hit the floor.
Fortunately, his reflexes were sharp and he managed to steady himself against the wall in time, though he still strained his lower back in the process.
Su Bai clutched his aged waist; despite the pain in his back, his face still beamed with joy.
"As long as I give gifts to the Daughter of Fortune, I get treasures returned at a minimum of tenfold profit. Won't I be rolling in wealth?"
"This is a cheat that essentially doubles and multiplies resources! If I use it well, never mind becoming a cultivator—even ascending to immortality is not out of the question!"
Immediately afterward, Su Bai pondered a crucial question.
"So where on earth do I find a Daughter of Fortune?"
Su Bai instantly thought of Lin Xiaoyue. Though young, this girl was exceptionally talented and possessed the aura of a supreme emperor.
He left his room and quietly made his way outside Lin Xiaoyue's quarters.
[Daughter of Fortune detected!]
Name: Lin Xiaoyue
Fortune: Sword Dao Female Massacre Deity
Grade: S-Grade
Return Rate: 10
The moment Su Bai saw Lin Xiaoyue's stat panel, he was overjoyed. Truly, the iron shoes had worn out in vain searching, yet the prize was found effortlessly without a single step!
He had still been searching for a Daughter of Fortune, never expecting her to be right by his side.
[First Daughter of Fortune detected. Beginner reward now triggered: ten-thousand-fold critical hit!]
Hearing the system's prompt, Su Bai grew even more excited. A ten-thousand-fold critical hit—this was a chance for massive profit with zero risk!
Yet, Su Bai also faced a dilemma. He didn't have anything good on him; what could he possibly give to Lin Xiaoyue?
What about that longevity pill?
Give back to her the very thing she had just given him?
Knowing Lin Xiaoyue's temper, if Su Bai dared to do that, she would likely beat him to a pulp on the spot.
Suddenly, Su Bai thought of something. He kept a tattered fragment of a cultivation technique hidden on his person—an opportunity he had stumbled upon in the mountains when he was young.
Pity that this sword manual consisted of only a single scrap of a diagram, and with Su Bai's level of attainment, he could decipher nothing from it.
Lin Xiaoyue just happened to be a sword cultivator, so giving her this scrap diagram couldn't be more fitting.
And once the ten-thousand-fold critical hit was triggered, even if this was just the most ordinary sword manual, it would immediately return a top-tier Sword Dao technique to Su Bai!
"What are you standing outside the door for? Why haven't you poured out my foot-washing water yet!"
Lin Xiaoyue had a carefree personality. Lazily letting out a yawn, she rested her pair of bare, pinkish little feet upon the table.
Along with those snowy-white calves of hers, they were laid bare under the moonlight.
Naturally, Su Bai didn't dare to look too closely. Squeezing a smile onto his wrinkled, aged face, he respectfully produced a yellowed page of paper.
"Senior Sister Lin, the longevity pill you bestowed upon me is a boundless grace indeed."
"I have no way to repay you, so I have a treasure here to present to you."