Gu family, the darkest dungeon in the deepest part.
This place is isolated from all light and sound, with only cold stone walls and deep silence.
Ye Chen curled up in the corner, his hair disheveled and looking haggard.
The news of the demise of the alchemy master Yao Chenzi was like the last straw that completely broke his tense nerves.
He heard it.
I heard how Yao Chenzi was easily crushed by Gu Changqing.
I heard about how the branch of Tianfu Sect was uprooted.
I also heard about the Gu family's bottomless, hopeless and terrifying background.
The strong will that he was proud of collapsed in the face of cruel reality.
The good fortune and adventures I once had seemed like a splendid but short dream.
The dream is over.
Only endless coldness and despair remain.
All the efforts and opportunities seemed so ridiculous and powerless in the face of Gu Changqing's overwhelming background and strength.
"Am I... really the child of destiny?"
Ye Chen muttered to himself, his voice hoarse and dry, full of deep self-doubt.
If it was really destiny, why did he end up in such a situation?
Why was everything he had easily taken away and trampled upon by Gu Changqing?
“Squeak—”
The heavy stone door of the dungeon was slowly pushed open.
A faint ray of light penetrated and stung Ye Chen's eyes that had been in darkness for a long time.
Gu Changqing's figure appeared in the light, as indifferent and calm as ever, like a god patrolling his territory.
He would occasionally "visit" Ye Chen.
It's not out of cat-and-mouse fun, nor is it for unnecessary humiliation.
But for observation.
Observe the remaining fluctuations of luck on the body of this former son of luck.
And under the system's prompts, make some insignificant "investments".
For example, a low-grade spirit stone thrown away casually.
"bite!"
"Invest in the remaining luck target Ye Chen. The return rate is affected by the target's current luck strength, potential, and host behavior..."
"Trigger a hundredfold return!"
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining: [A fragmented image of the future that flashed back in Ye Chen's mind*1]!"
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining: [Ye Chen's partial understanding of the "Burning Heaven Art"*1]!"
The system prompt sounded in Gu Changqing's mind.
Just as he expected.
As Ye Chen's luck continues to decline, the return on investment is no longer as high as before.
But, it is still valuable.
Even if it was just some leftovers, for Gu Changqing, it was a embellishment that was better than nothing.
Although those flashbacks to the future were incomplete, they could occasionally reveal some missed opportunities and clues to him.
And his insights into the martial arts techniques can give him a more intuitive understanding of certain settings in the original work.
Gu Changqing calmly accepted the system's return.
He looked at the distraught figure in the corner, his eyes expressionless.
Ye Chen's state of mind has long been distorted by the blows and "charities" he received day after day.
Sometimes he would rage and curse, sometimes he would cry bitterly, and sometimes he would fall into deathly silence.
Despair, like a maggot in his tarsal bones, gnawed at his soul.
Faintly, a trace of black aura began to linger around him.
It was a condensation of resentment, unwillingness, and all negative emotions...a sign of evil.
Gu Changqing didn't care about this.
Darkening?
As long as he has the ten thousand times return system in his hands, no matter what Ye Chen becomes, he is destined to be Gu Changqing's "luck ATM".
Even a Ye Chen who has turned evil and may be able to unleash greater potential may be able to provide even richer rewards.
He informed several senior members of the Gu family about Ye Chen's situation in a nonchalant tone.
Those old monsters who had lived for a long time reacted indifferently to this.
"He's just a defeated son of luck. No need to worry about him."
"It's a bit unexpected that Chang Qing could suppress it so easily. It seems that my Gu family's Qilin'er has extraordinary means."
One of the ancestors even mentioned it lightly:
"Back in the day, I also easily killed a few clown-like so-called 'people of destiny'. They were mostly similar creatures, so it's not surprising."
His words showed contempt for people like Ye Chen, as well as absolute confidence in the Gu family's own strength.
These words gave Gu Changqing a deeper understanding of his family.
It turns out that the so-called "son of luck" is not a rare thing in the eyes of a behemoth like the Gu family.
Ye Chen is far from the first, and will definitely not be the last.
His failure seemed more like an inevitable fate.
Soon, Ye Chen's miserable situation in the Gu family dungeon spread like wildfire through the whispers of some Gu family servants.
This undoubtedly further intensified the fear and awe of the major external forces towards Gu Changqing and the entire Gu family.
Even the son of destiny who was destined by heaven was played around by the young master of the Gu family and ended up being treated worse than pigs and dogs.
How could ordinary people like them dare to have the slightest intention of disobeying?
At this point, Ye Chen, the protagonist of the original book, has completely become a stray dog.
His path to rise had been cut off by Gu Changqing himself, leaving no possibility for him to rise again.
Gu Changqing completely replaced his position and became the most dazzling and terrifying focus among the younger generation in this vast territory.
His gaze had already passed the dry bones under his feet.
Headed towards the ancient teleportation array that connected the unknown and opportunity.
A new journey is about to begin.
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