1: Chapter 1: The Insignificant Character in a Pampered Novel

"Beep beep beep—Male lead Feng Ye is dead. Wish one: Prevent Feng Ye from dominating the martial arts world—Complete;"

"Wish two: Prevent Feng Ye and Chi Xiaoxiao from being together—Complete;"

"Wish three: Reform Feng Ye... I suppose... it's complete."

A huge wave of merit hit, making system 1105 a bit dizzy. After fully digesting it, it settled down and earnestly advised, "Zhao Zhao, although the mission is complete this time, the Wisher isn't actually very satisfied. Her third wish was to reform Feng Ye, but you killed him. It was just too bloody after all."

"Bloody? To clear his name, he killed his adoptive parents who were as kind to him as a mountain. Is that not bloody? For his white moonlight, he toyed with the Wisher's feelings, exterminated her entire family, stole her ancestral secret manual, and threw her into a snake pit to be bitten to death. Is that not bloody either?"

1105 was momentarily speechless.

"I helped him lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot. Does that not count as reforming him?"

It seemed to make some sense... 1105 scratched its head. Fortunately, fortunately... Zhao Zhao still left a way out. She cremated Feng Ye's body, took the urn to a temple for enshrinement, and gave enough money for the monks to chant sutras for his soul's transcendence. If one year didn't reform him, then ten. If ten years didn't work, then a hundred. If he still wasn't reformed by then, he'd be nothing but ashes anyway. Who would care?

Feng Ye: ... (I really thank you!)

1105 thought secretly: It turns out this love-brained Wisher never actually hoped for another woman to replace her, nor did she want to find ways to make Feng Ye fall in love with her and then reform him. No wonder so many Resentment-dispelling Masters failed before. Feng Ye simply didn't deserve to be treated with gentleness.

"Next."

"Alright, next—"

The heavy wooden door opened, and a cloud of white mist approached from afar, transforming into a thin figure.

The girl before her had withered yellow hair and dull eyes. Thick lenses could hardly hide the heavy dark circles beneath. Her face was very small, and its youthful features indicated she wasn't very old, perhaps seventeen or eighteen. After she stood there for a moment, blood from her chest dripped onto the floor, pooling into a small puddle.

It turned out she had died from being stabbed in the heart.

The young female ghost murmured, "Why did it turn out like this? I clearly worked so hard. I had my own dreams. I didn't hurt anyone. But in the end, I was discarded like a pile of trash, despised by everyone, and no one even remembers I existed..."

Zhao Yan reached out. "Give me your hand. I will help you."

The young female ghost was stunned. She stared straight at the person in front of her. Despite her cold expression, she saw a flicker of gentleness in her eyes. It was a long-lost kindness she had encountered in her life, and she instinctively reached out her right hand.

The moment their cold fingertips touched, a tide of memories flooded into Zhao Yan's mind.

The young female ghost's name was Xu Zhao. The Xu Family was barely a second-rate wealthy family in City A. She had three older brothers. Father Xu and Mother Xu had been desperate for a daughter, and Mother Xu finally became pregnant with twins at the age of 40, giving birth to Xu Jiao and Xu Zhao. However, the family status of Xu Jiao and Xu Zhao was worlds apart. At birth, Xu Jiao was a fair and tender little dumpling that everyone loved at first sight. Compared to Xu Jiao, Xu Zhao was much more ordinary, with sparse hair and a yellowish complexion.

It goes without saying as they grew up. Xu Jiao had been beautiful since childhood. Even when playing house as a kid, everyone fought to have her as the bride. Her three brothers were even more devoted, each trying to please her. What was Xu Zhao doing back then? She was either isolated in a corner or staying obediently in her room reading, the lenses of her glasses being replaced over and over.

Everyone outside knew that the two daughters of the Xu Family were like two extremes. The eldest daughter, Xu Jiao, was a famous socialite in their circle—elegant, beautiful, and noble, with countless suitors. The younger daughter, Xu Zhao, was an "invisible girl" with psychological defects who was quiet to a fault. Even the Parents of the Xu Family and the brothers thought so.

Originally, Xu Zhao didn't care about these things. Everyone has their own strengths. She indeed wasn't as cheerful, lively, or beautiful as her sister, but she loved studying. Every time she immersed herself in it and solved a difficult problem, it gave her a sense of infinite satisfaction.

But everything changed in high school.

Xu Zhao and Xu Jiao attended the same elite noble high school. Since childhood, Xu Jiao had been the school belle with countless suitors. Xu Jiao seemed gentle and affectionate toward everyone, and her suitors often got into fights out of jealousy, which also angered the admirers of those suitors. With the protection of her suitors, Xu Jiao was able to escape danger every time and even promote emotional exchange, while the one who suffered became Xu Zhao, who was in the same class.

The Xu Family could only barely be considered a second-rate wealthy family, while the students at this school all came from prominent backgrounds. Xu Zhao was either cornered and slapped by those irrational admirers or locked in the bathroom as a prank. Every time, she was threatened with the words: "Tell your sister to stay away from [Name], otherwise, if I can't touch her, can't I deal with you?"

Xu Zhao was indeed quiet and didn't like to talk, but that didn't mean she was cowardly.

When targeted, she had immediately sought help from the school. The school would talk to those students and condemn them, but it only resulted in even more severe retaliation afterward.

She went to seek help from the Parents of the Xu Family, but Father Xu would criticize her bluntly: "Why don't you look for the reason within yourself? Can't you even manage to get along with your classmates? You should learn from Jiao Jiao. Don't just focus on rote learning; socialize more and make more friends. Don't just bring trouble to the family."

She also sought help from her lively and cheerful sister. Whenever Xu Jiao saw her injured body, her expression was always one of unbearable heartache. She would turn around and vent her anger on the male lead and supporting male characters, saying they should stop seeing each other because their admirers had beaten her favorite younger sister. The male leads and supporting characters were still high school students who hadn't inherited their family businesses yet, so they hadn't reached the level of an overbearing CEO who could bankrupt a family with a single word, but that didn't stop them from despising those admirers while also despising Xu Jiao's sister for constantly stirring up trouble. They even felt that Xu Jiao was too good to her and cared too much, getting inexplicably jealous of her?! They disliked her more and more.

Seeing this, Zhao Yan, based on her experience of traversing the three realms and dispelling countless vengeful spirits, found this experience all too familiar: the jealousy of male leads and supporting characters always came unexpectedly—they were jealous of the opposite sex, the same sex, and even family members! This damn possessiveness!

Therefore, Xu Zhao was not only brutally retaliated against by the admirers of the male leads and supporting characters but was also disliked by the male leads and supporting characters themselves. Their fan clubs disliked her too. She was an unpopular existence at Yinghua High School.

Under such circumstances, she naturally couldn't study well, and her grades plummeted. Having no other choice, she thought of asking her brothers for help. She just didn't want to be beaten, didn't want to be disturbed, and just wanted to study hard. That night, Xu Jiao rushed at her, crying angrily, "I've already broken up with Li Yan! Are you satisfied now? What do you want from me? Can't you see how much pain I'm in? Why are you forcing me like this?"

Xu Zhao stood frozen for a long time, unable to react. She was the one who got beaten, and she was the one who endured the cold violence from her classmates. Why did it seem, in reverse, as if it was all her fault?

It turned out that after the Xu brothers found out about this, they had originally intended to give those girls who attacked her a warning. However, they discovered that each of them had a deep background no worse than the Xu Family's, so it really wasn't worth it for her.

They thought about talking to Li Yan, but unfortunately, the Li Family was a first-rate wealthy family that they couldn't even reach. In the end, they could only find Xu Jiao and tactfully suggest if she could ask Li Yan to handle the matter since Xu Zhao was, after all, a member of the Xu Family. This led to Xu Jiao's near-breakdown of tears and condemnation.

Xu Jiao cried so piteously and innocently that the brothers immediately felt guilty. They began to blame Xu Zhao again. Wasn't it just some jealousy and pranks between girls? How serious could it be? Couldn't she just endure it? She even made their beloved Jiao Jiao sad.

As for calling the police, the face-saving Xu Family would never allow her to do so.

From then on, Xu Zhao knew the Xu Family could not be relied upon.

Xu Zhao thought about transferring schools, but her parents wouldn't agree, and neither would the school.

Because she had originally entered this school with the highest score in the city, and Xu Jiao was only admitted as an exception by riding on her coattails. Father Xu had originally wanted to donate a library to squeeze Xu Jiao in, but this old-brand noble school didn't lack donations. The prerequisite for Xu Jiao to enter this school was that Xu Zhao had to enter it.

Over and over again, she gave up hope. She stopped asking anyone for help; relying on others was never as good as relying on oneself.

On one hand, she tried her best to avoid these people, and on the other, she used her allowance and weekends to sign up for boxing classes. Since they were hindering her dreams, she would remove those obstacles with her own hands.

But a subsequent kidnapping completely shattered her life.