Wang Zhuren’s descent from the mountain was, in truth, the result of a special mission entrusted to him by his Grandmaster.
The Grandmaster had issued a divine decree, saying that in the future, a “madam” capable of overturning the world would descend upon the mortal realm, and Ling City High School would be the key location. He was ordered to wait here in silence.
Following this command, Wang Zhuren settled down at Ling City High School. Seasons came and went—summer, winter, spring, autumn—and he waited for eighteen long years.
Yet the “world-overturning madam” prophesied by the Grandmaster never even showed a shadow.
As time passed, Wang Zhuren couldn’t help but grow suspicious. He even began to wonder if he had eaten too much in his daily life, angering the Grandmaster, who had simply used this as an excuse to send him down the mountain.
Otherwise, there was no explanation for why eighteen years had passed without any sign of her.
At the same time, Teacher Xiao Yangshuo returned to the classroom with light, quick steps.
Normally at this time, the classroom was noisy like a bustling market. But today was completely different.
As soon as he entered, he saw the students of the class gathered together, enthusiastically discussing problems.
This scene was so rare that, for Xiao Yangshuo, it was almost unheard of.
Mou Xingchen was holding a workbook tightly, excitedly shouting at Yu Bohan:
“Yu Bohan, come look! I actually solved this hard problem! How about it? Am I amazing or what?”
She waved the workbook wildly, as if it weren’t just an exercise book, but a precious trophy of victory.
Yu Bohan immediately refused to accept defeat.
“Hmph, what’s there to be proud of? I can solve this kind of problem easily too!”
He lifted his chin slightly, chest out, eyes full of confidence, as if showing off his abilities to everyone.
Around them, other students were also busy, heads down, furiously writing and solving problems.
Seeing this, Xiao Yangshuo felt emotional—this was what high school seniors were supposed to look like!
Meanwhile, at the corner of the classroom, Jiang Mian was completely out of sync with the studying atmosphere.
Her mouth was stuffed full of chips, cheeks puffed up like a little squirrel storing food. A cup of cola sat on the desk, and she took occasional sips while happily munching.
“Wow, this is so good!” she mumbled incoherently, “The students of Class 13 are so nice… so caring… they even bought me food and snacks. I love it, I love it.”
For Jiang Mian, who had cultivated for thousands of years, worldly food was simply too tempting.
She ate happily, completely forgetting about Xiao Yangshuo’s betrayal by his fiancée.
After all, in her mind, food came first. Everything else had to step aside.
Her appearance carried none of the cold mystery of a cultivator; instead, she looked like a normal eighteen-year-old girl—lively, innocent, and cute.
Ring—
The school bell finally rang, signaling the end of the day. Class 13 had a very pleasant day.
Not only did they make that arrogant Class 1 student Li Chuan suffer a loss, they also gained Jiang Mian—the quirky “alien”—who added a lot of fun to their dull final semester.
As for Jiang Mian, as an unloved daughter of the Jiang family, she naturally did not receive the same treatment as her sisters.
After school, no driver came to pick her up. She had to walk home alone.
As soon as she entered the house, before she could even steady herself, a teacup suddenly flew toward her—brushing past her cheek and nearly hitting her head.
“You unfilial daughter, you still dare to dodge!” Jiang Wencheng roared, eyes wide with rage.
Jiang Mian curled her lips slightly and sneered.
“If I didn’t dodge, am I supposed to just stand there and get hit?”
She then turned her gaze toward Jiang Huan.
Jiang Huan was sitting there with bandages wrapped around her hands and feet, looking extremely fragile.
Jiang Mian scoffed inwardly.
What a great actress.
She had only pushed her lightly. At most it should’ve hurt a bit—there was no way it would be this serious. She knew exactly how hard she had pushed.
This was clearly just an act to gain sympathy from Jiang’s parents.
Even the leader of a “white lotus sect” would have to step aside for her.
At this moment, Jiang Wenting also stepped forward, furious.
“Jiang Mian! You’ve gone too far! Look what you did to your sister! Apologize to her right now!”
“I already said it,” Jiang Mian replied coldly. “I will never apologize.”
The nanny beside Jiang Huan was also red-eyed with anger.
She had returned home a few days ago, and only now discovered that her biological daughter had been injured so badly—by Jiang Mian, the adopted daughter of the Jiang family.
“Jiang Mian, how could your heart be so cruel? You hurt your sister like this and you still think you’re right?” the nanny said, voice trembling.
“I don’t have a sister,” Jiang Mian said flatly, preparing to go upstairs.
To her, they were all just air.
A blind mother, a non-biological father, and a nanny with ulterior motives—none of them were worth her anger.
“Jiang Mian! Stop right there! You’re absolutely lawless!” Jiang Wencheng shouted again and threw another teacup.
But it was still dodged.
The teacup flew instead and hit Jiang Huan’s forehead.
This immediately panicked the nanny and Jiang Wenting.
“Huahuan! Are you okay?”
Jiang Mian watched coldly.
Her “blind mother” really was something.
The nanny had claimed she fainted after giving birth and never saw the child being switched—that it might have happened because both babies were in the same delivery room and the nurses made a mistake.
Jiang Wenting believed it completely.
In reality, the nanny had been involved with Jiang Wencheng all along—right under Jiang Wenting’s nose.
Jiang Huan was Jiang Wencheng and the nanny’s biological daughter.
The baby swap was orchestrated by Jiang Wencheng himself.
If the Jiang family hadn’t brought a master from the Huo family to investigate, Jiang Wenting would have been deceived her entire life.
Even now, although she already knew Jiang Huan wasn’t her biological daughter, she still treated her like her own—while neglecting her real daughter instead.