Lin Yu’s smile froze, a vein bulging on his forehead as he cursed inwardly, “System, what the hell is this title? Matchbreaker… are you forcing me to become a homewrecker?!”
But just then, a few young women rushed toward him, leaving Lin Yu stunned. “What are you doing?”
Their eyes shimmered with unexplained admiration and affection. “Don’t be afraid, Young Master. We just want to get to know you. These are our Greeting Gifts!”
Confused, Lin Yu looked down as he suddenly felt his arms fill with weight. “What the… what is all this?”
Those women were shoving all kinds of things at him—cultivation techniques, pills, weapons, jade, and even their entire savings.
In the seating area, several men clutched their wives tightly. “Honey, what do you want? Calm down! Please, calm down!”
But the women’s eyes were filled with fervor. “Let go of me! I want to be friends with the young master! I want to give him a gift!”
Lin Yu was dazed, but then realization struck. “So this is the effect of that title? This is insane!”
With that title on him, everyone who saw him fell for him. But Lin Yu soon noticed a flaw—it only attracted low-level fanatics, many of whom were still in the Body Tempering Realm. Those with higher cultivation levels also showed admiration and affection, but could restrain themselves from acting out.
That included Su Yao.
Su Yao’s eyes flickered. “Why do I suddenly want to be alone with Lin Yu?”
She shook her head hard to suppress the urge, but what replaced it was a surge of jealousy.
Lin Yu clicked his tongue. “So the stronger the cultivation, the more resistant they are to the title’s effect.”
From the cage, Lin Qingdi’s furious roars still echoed, snapping everyone back to reality.
Inside the cage, Lin Qingdi didn’t understand why Lin Yu was suddenly so popular. But he felt as if he had just lost something incredibly important. The feeling made him uneasy and even more agitated. But with the chains sealing his true Qi, all he could do was rage helplessly.
The more Su Yao looked at Lin Qingdi, the more annoyed she felt. She said coldly, “Hmph, a demon like this should just be dragged out and executed.”
The auctioneer was furious too. “Silence! That young master just saved you. How could you be so ungrateful?”
He looked at Lin Yu and asked, “Young Master, what would you like to do with this demon slave?”
Many people joined in to persuade him. “A demon slave with no gratitude isn’t worth your time. Just let him die!”
Su Yao fixed her gaze on Lin Yu, curious to see how he would respond.
Lin Yu sighed emotionally. “Perhaps… he’s just too scared, and that anger is his way of hiding it.”
Looking at Lin Qingdi with gentle eyes, Lin Yu said, “Don’t be afraid, little one. I’ll get you out of here.”
“You son of a…” Lin Qingdi trembled with rage as he met Lin Yu’s fake gentle gaze, then coughed up blood and pointed a shaky finger. “You beast… beast!”
Pretending not to notice Lin Qingdi’s glare, Lin Yu let out a long sigh. “Let him go. I’ve paid the price.”
The staff immediately dragged Lin Qingdi away like a dead dog and tossed him outside.
Before leaving, Lin Qingdi glared venomously at Lin Yu. “You better remember this. I’ll repay this humiliation one day!”
Gentle. Kind. Handsome. Wealthy.
At that moment, Lin Yu’s image was as noble and radiant as a deity in everyone’s eyes.
Some were even moved to tears. “He truly is a great man! Repaying evil with kindness—that’s our young master!”
Su Yao’s eyes softened as she looked at Lin Yu. “Marrying someone like him… might not be so bad.”
Though she still didn’t feel much romantic love for him, after spending this time with Lin Yu, she had already acknowledged and admired his character.
[Su Yao Favorability +15!]
[Su Yao Favorability +15!]
[Ding! Detected that Su Yao’s Favorability toward Host has reached the upgrade threshold. Current Heartbeat Value: 30!]
[Ding! Detected damage to Lin Qingdi’s Dao Heart. Cultivation has regressed!]
[Luck Value +1,000!]
[Luck Value +1,000!]
Lin Yu blinked and couldn’t help glancing over at Su Yao in the corner, her face hidden beneath a veil. The corner of his mouth lifted into a smile.
Opening the Heartbeat Value description, Lin Yu grew even more excited. “Once it reaches 100, Su Yao will fall in love with me?”
With that, he would completely rewrite his fate.
As for Lin Qingdi, he was nothing more than a toy now.
The auctioneer returned to the main event. “Let’s continue with the auction!”
Su Yao pushed aside the earlier incident and focused on the platform. The item up for bid was the final herb she needed to refine the Break-Nascent Pill.
After the introduction, the auctioneer announced, “Red Spirit Fruit, Grade-3 spiritual medicine, starting bid: 500 spirit stones!”
Just as Su Yao prepared to bid, Lin Yu suddenly shouted, “I’ll pay 5,000 spirit stones for that herb!”
Everyone was stunned.
Su Yao grew anxious. “What’s going on? Why is Lin Yu bidding for the Red Spirit Fruit too?”
But just as she was about to give up, Lin Yu suddenly spoke again, his voice full of emotion. “To be honest, I have a fiancée. She once suffered a terrible misfortune and lost her ability to cultivate. Now that she’s finally recovered, I want to refine a Break-Nascent Pill and give it to her. So please, everyone, grant me this one favor.”
Gasps and murmurs of envy filled the hall.
Even Su Yao’s body trembled as she looked up in shock. “Lin Yu… he’s buying the Red Spirit Fruit for me… and he wants to refine the Break-Nascent Pill to give it to me?”
Deep within her heart, something melted—like a thousand-year-old glacier being touched by warmth for the first time.
What she didn’t know was that Lin Yu had said all of that just for her to hear.
[Su Yao Heartbeat Value +1!]
[Su Yao Heartbeat Value +2!]
Lin Yu’s smile stiffened. “Seriously? That’s all I get?”
He had hoped to max it out in one go, but it looked like it wouldn’t happen anytime soon.
Even after the auction ended, Lin Yu looked gloomy and disappointed.
Su Yao hesitated, debating whether she should go over and reveal her identity. In the end, she held back.
Unbeknownst to her, Lin Yu wasn’t upset about her—he was frustrated that Lin Qingdi had disappeared!
“Damn it, how did that guy run off so fast? No way, he’s a walking Luck Value pouch—I have to find him!”
Determined, Lin Yu turned into a streak of light and rushed off.
He headed toward the Ninefold Sacred Domain. It was time to return for a visit.
But the moment he set foot in the Ninefold Sacred Domain’s territory, a cold flash of light slashed toward him!
Lin Yu dodged quickly. “Who’s there?!”
He steadied himself, eyes narrowing at the sky above.
There, a young girl stood, wielding a black-gold spiritual blade, her eyes locked on his.
She sneered coldly. “My dear brother… I finally found you.”
Brother?!
Lin Yu was stunned and blurted out, “You’re Lin Qianqian?!”
In the original novel, Lin Yu had a half-sister. But since she was born of a concubine, she was neglected by the Ninefold Sacred Domain and had left home at a young age. She didn’t reappear until the middle of the novel—by then, she was already a Supreme Empress, having joined Su Yao in flattening an entire sacred domain.
But Lin Yu hadn’t expected her to appear so early.
Could this… be the butterfly effect?