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Foreword:

------If we can't join a top club, then we'll create our own. (Agrius)

------If they're all crazy, that's fine. My fear is that the truth is: we're crazy. (Liverpool Phil Director)

Truly powerful people are not those who can challenge the rules, but those who can become the rules themselves. Ordinary people should have the awareness of ordinary people; the protagonist's halo is not something you put on yourself, it's a gift from God. (Fofana)

I'm just curious about one thing: how far can a god-like figure lead the Chinese national football team in the World Cup? (Liu Zihao)

The happiest thing in life is lying flat. Even happier than lying flat is lying flat early on. (Zheng Jinxin)

"My child, do not believe in such mindless things as love. On your shoulders lies the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the family." (William Rothschild)

Some things may seem against the rules, but if you do them, no one will say anything. However, if you ask who can do it, the answer will definitely be no—that's called the unspoken rule. (Du Siyu)

This world isn't about absolute black and white; it's mostly about gray. I can allow gray to exist, but its surface cannot be stained with dirt. (Zhao Changling)

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"Oh dear! Is there nothing else to eat in Taihu Lake besides whitefish, white shrimp, and hairy crabs? My mouth is so bland."

A woman in red ancient costume stood on a tree branch, legs spread apart, looking utterly bored.

Judging from the woman's face alone, she is gentle and charming.

If someone sits quietly without speaking, they will definitely leave a gentle and virtuous impression.

But now, with his words and posture, he seems to be completely letting loose.

The woman's name was Luo Chan, and she was the daughter of the Immortal King of the Garan Immortal Realm.

This year was the 57859th year of the Taihe calendar.

Princess Yaoguang, the sixth daughter of the Taihe Immortal Emperor of the Taihe Realm, has successfully reincarnated. The Taihe Immortal Emperor is overjoyed and the entire Immortal Realm is given a three-day holiday.

Unlike ordinary people who need to be reincarnated, immortals are born directly after a successful reincarnation.

Before becoming immortals, they will go through many cycles of reincarnation, being reborn like mortals, and undergoing trials to hone their immortal life.

The Immortal Emperor had five sons and two daughters. The first five sons and one daughter had all successfully reincarnated, and now only the seventh daughter, Princess Luoying, had not yet been reincarnated.

However, Princess Luoying has already completed her previous reincarnation.

In the Kylo star system of plane 4573, he led a group of prehistoric humans to fight against quantum civilization with cold weapons.

He secured a corner for humanity to survive, and then perished, completing his cycle of reincarnation.

Legend has it that Princess Luoying is highly likely to be reincarnated in a peaceful era of civilization in her next life, where she will complete her final reincarnation.

This statement is based on evidence.

Because many great immortals went through countless hardships before their reincarnation, their final reincarnation was peaceful and tranquil.

The Garan Immortal Realm is a region of the Taihe Realm. During this Immortal Realm holiday, Luo Chan took her disciple Qingyan out for a trip.

The immortal realm has a three-day holiday, which is different from the three-day holiday in the human realm.

A day in the celestial realm is equivalent to a year in the human world.

As the saying goes, a day in heaven is equivalent to a year on earth.

Therefore, these three days in the Immortal Realm are as long as three years in the human realm.

During this long period of time, Luo Chan took Qingyan to travel to many realms.

On this last day, she chose to travel to Earth, this mortal planet.

Because there is a legend that Princess Luoying's last reincarnation was most likely on this mortal planet.

Of course, there is another reason.

The Immortal Realm forbids technological civilization, but the technological civilization here can broaden their horizons.

On this planet Earth, Luo Chan and Qing Yan played for a long time.

Here, they did not encounter any of their own kind.

There are too many mortal planets for immortals to explore.

Here, without her father's constraints, she completely let loose and had a great time.

I've been on this mortal planet for several months now, and the initial novelty has long worn off.

I'm too lazy to run anymore, but going back now feels like a waste.

Now the master and apprentice are staying by Taihu Lake and won't leave, and they've been staying there for more than half a month.

"Master, I'll go find you something fresh to eat."

Qingyan is a very well-behaved disciple, and she gets along very well with Luochan. The two usually address each other as sisters.

Most importantly, Qingyan is very good at serving people, so Luochan takes her with her wherever she goes.

At the same time, Qingyan is also good at causing trouble, which suits Fairy Luochan's taste perfectly.

......

"Master, come quick! Look what I've caught!"

Luo Chan didn't have to wait long before she heard Qingyan call out.

Luo Chan jumped down from the tree, perked up, and skipped over, lifting her skirt.

Whoosh! A wisp of smoke appeared on the shore, pinning down a huge turtle.

This turtle is as big as a washbasin; it must be a thousand years old, right? Luo Chan thought to herself.

This is fun!

Luo Chan stepped forward, reached out and grabbed the old turtle by the tail, lifting it upside down.

The old turtle was not used to being held upside down.

It flipped its four claws over, tilted its head back forcefully, and opened its mouth angrily, as if it were about to bite.

"Hey! You damned turtle dares to be aggressive towards me? Disciple, chop its head off for me."

Luo Chan got angry when she saw it like that.

"Alright!" Qingyan reached out and grabbed it, and with a snap, she expertly tossed the old turtle onto a large rock.

Immediately afterwards, with a flick of his wrist, a large cleaver appeared in his hand.

The old turtle seemed to understand human speech, and it was so frightened that it shrank its head and hid its entire body inside its shell.

With a snap, Qingyan swiftly swung her knife, cleaving the old turtle in two.

The turtle, chopped in two, had its head squeezed out of its shell, its eyes wide open. Half of its body trembled, and it was so angry that it wanted to curse.

Unfortunately, he couldn't express his suffering and could only curse in his heart.

Damn it, why aren't they playing by the rules? What happened to the promised decapitation? Why are they chopping off my body? Are they kidding me?

That woman is no good! I'm not having it! I'm going to report her! I'm so angry!! Waaah~~~~ My beloved concubines, I can't bear to part with you all...

.......

"I must say, this turtle soup tastes quite delicious."

Luo Chan, who had taken a sip from the large pot, put it down and patted her bulging belly.

"There's just not enough meat," Qingyan said, picking through the meat in the pot.

Neither of these two, master and apprentice, has a proper way of eating.

Just as the two were losing their appetite, Luo Chan suddenly received a message.

She picked up the megaphone and glanced at it. "Father wants us to go back immediately. What happened this time?"

"It's not time yet." Qingyan was a little unwilling, and her words carried a hint of resistance.

Although the trip wasn't very interesting anymore, there were still three or four months before it was time to go back.

Even if you don't play, you can sleep for months.

"It must be urgent, otherwise Father wouldn't have sent me back so hastily. Let's go!"

Although Luo Chan is carefree, she is still able to prioritize.

The two transformed into a gentle breeze and vanished from the mortal realm in a flash.

......

"Tell me what you two have done! Of all the things to eat, you had to eat the illegitimate son of the Immortal King of Longevity from the mortal realm! What do you suggest we do about it?"

Although King Garan was fuming, he was secretly delighted.

It turns out that the Longevity Immortal King was actually a turtle spirit in disguise. Now he can have a good chat with all his beautiful fairies.

The Immortal King of Longevity is famous in the immortal realm for having many beautiful women, many of whom are aloof and elegant fairies.

It is said that among them are two beautiful sisters from the Phoenix Clan, which aroused the envy and jealousy of some Celestial Kings.

"Father! You're wronging us by saying that! How could we have known he was the illegitimate son of the Immortal King of Longevity in the mortal realm?"

"When we killed it, it was so busy biting people that it didn't say a word."

Luo Chan acted like a wronged little girl, twisting her small hands and swaying her slender waist, creating a rather contrasting scene.

"Of course I know that!"

The Celestial King Garan stroked his beard, shook his head, and began to speak in a leisurely manner.

"The illegitimate son of the Immortal King of Longevity is born from his crossbreeding with a female turtle in the mortal realm, so his bloodline is impure and he cannot speak human language."

"However, it has been cultivating in the human world for nearly a thousand years and will soon be able to transcend the mortal realm and enter perfection."

"By then, it will not only be able to speak human language, but may also be able to enter the immortal realm."

"But at this crucial moment, you two chopped it up, and then it was completely finished."

"While it's impossible for you to take full responsibility, you do bear some responsibility, don't you?"

"No matter how you look at it, it's a form of accidental killing. Most importantly, all those centuries of work have been for nothing..."

The Immortal King of Garan spoke with great intonation and rhythm, showing the potential of a broadcaster, and it was quite enjoyable to hear him speak.

"Your Majesty! It was I, the maid, who killed it. It had nothing to do with Miss. I was the one who did it!"

Qingyan stepped forward with great loyalty; all she could think about at that moment was protecting her mistress.

"Father, it was I who made Qingyan do it; I should be the main culprit."

It's clear that the relationship between the master and apprentice is as close as that between sisters.

"You two don't need to argue about this. The one who filed the complaint is the soul of the illegitimate son of the Immortal King of Longevity. The Immortal Emperor is fully aware of the entire process."

King Garan gave Qingyan a strange look.

"That guy seems to hate you for your ruthlessness. He said you lacked martial ethics. He said he would chop off its head, but you just split its body in two. That guy insisted on being punished."

"Oh, I see!" Qingyan stuck out her little tongue shyly and turned to make a face at Luo Chan.

Seeing that his daughter and her disciple didn't care at all, King Garan was at a loss.

They've been spoiled rotten all along!

"Alas!" King Garan sighed deeply.

"Given that the situation is true, and after my repeated pleas for leniency, the Immortal Emperor has given it careful consideration and has decided on the following punishment."

"Punishment—a wisp of smoke reincarnates into the eighty-one realms of the human world, to experience all the suffering of humanity."

"Luo Chan is to be confined to her quarters during the time she is in the cycle of light smoke, and is not allowed to enter or leave the various immortal realms or the mortal world."

"Ah!" The master and disciple's eyes widened. "Did we just leave that mortal realm?"

"Father! This is not fair!"

Realizing what was happening, Luo Chan pounced forward and grabbed the leg of the Immortal King Galan.

"Father! Go and discuss this with the Immortal Emperor. Let me take the punishment in place of Qingyan! I'm the main culprit; this punishment is unfair!"

Luo Chan started howling, seemingly acting very loyal.

"Master! This is not in accordance with the rules."

Qingyan grabbed Luo Chan's thigh and dragged her backward, reminding her as she did so, "The Immortal Emperor has already made his judgment, and the result cannot be changed. Just let your disciple go."

"Qingyan!" Luo Chan scooped up her apprentice.

"Is your master usually good to you? This time, why don't you let your master have this fun opportunity?"

These words completely exposed his true colors.

"Master! I really dare not refuse this; doing so would violate the rules of the immortal realm."

Qingyan tried to pry Luo Chan's claws open with her small hands, but couldn't budge them.

"But don't worry, Master, I'll remember to tell you about any fun things that happen when I get back."

"Nonsense!" Emperor Galan was so angry his nose almost twisted out of shape.

"Is the human world a fun place? If Qingyan goes there, she will suffer and experience all kinds of hardships in the human world."

"Remember, when you go there, you must reincarnate properly and not cause any trouble. Stop making a fuss; this is the Celestial Emperor's decision, and no one can change it."

......

In the Underworld, in the Hall of Yin and Yang Separation, Luo Chan and Qing Yan were saying their final goodbyes.

"Qingyan! If anything fun happens, be sure to come back and tell your master..."

"How lucky you are to have been sentenced to go to the human world. There were so many things I didn't get to play with last time."

Although the rules of the immortals cannot be changed, Luo Chan was still somewhat unwilling to give up.

"Don't worry, Master, I'll remember to help you with any fun activities."

As she spoke, Qingyan nodded her little head vigorously.

"By the way, what do you want to be in this life? Your master will help you pull some strings."

Luo Chan turned her thoughts around.

"this?"

Qingyan hadn't figured it out yet, so she tilted her head and started thinking.

"Ahem!" General A, who was supervising nearby, couldn't help but cough twice.

"Fairy Luo Chan, that's enough. If you do that, things will be very difficult for us."

"Getting excited, huh? Fairy Suqin will be assigned to the Fairy Realm in about ten days. Don't you want to know where she'll be assigned?"

Luo Chan was already angry and had nowhere to vent, so she retorted with a dark face.

Fairy Suqin was a maidservant to the Celestial Emperor. When her service expired, she would be reassigned to various celestial realms, which was equivalent to the expiration of a human's contract.

This General Jia is one of Suqin's secret admirers, and he had previously asked Luochan for help.

"Thank you for your hard work, fairy."

General A, being very sensible, quickly clasped his hands in a fist and bowed.

"Hmph!" Luo Chan snorted lightly, then looked at Qingyan with great interest.

"By the way, in this life, you should become the emperor's favorite concubine."

"Since this whole affair was caused by the Celestial Emperor's precious daughter, why don't you go to the mortal realm and wreak havoc on the emperors there, and see if that's entertaining?"

Without waiting for a reply, he took a jade pendant from the box held by General Jia and imprinted it on Qingyan's forehead.

.......

This era is the Zhou Dynasty in Chinese history, at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period.

After his defeat, King Goujian of Yue presented two beautiful women to King Fuchai of Wu. One was named Xi Shi, and the other was named Zheng Dan.

After Qingyan's first reincarnation, Luo Chan eagerly pulled her over, "Tell me quickly, what's fun about this life?"

"I'm so angry." Qingyan frowned.

"I was sent to the King of Wu, and as a result, Xi Shi, who was with me, spoke ill of me to the King of Wu every day."

"As a result, I was relegated to the sidelines and died of depression."

Luo Chan raised her eyebrows. "west...Shi...that long-tongued...woman?"

"It's alright, Master will avenge you. I'll make a dish so people will pull out her tongue every day."

Thus, a famous dish was created in the world, called "Xi Shi's Tongue".

.......

After several lifetimes of reincarnation, Qingyan began to complain softly as Luo Chan listened with great interest.

"Master! I've been a favored concubine of emperors for several lifetimes. But being a favored concubine is no fun at all. It's all about palace intrigue every day. And I have to pretend to be all soft and weak, always whimpering. I can't stand it anymore. Can't I get a different one?"

"Okay! What kind would you like to change it to?"

Luo Chan, who was just struggling to come up with something new, also became interested.

"In this life, I want to be a fierce female general, the kind who goes to war on the battlefield."

Qingyan was clearly well-prepared, her face beaming with excitement.

"Well, it seems like women aren't allowed to join the army and fight in wars!"

Luo Chan knows quite a lot.

"I can disguise myself as a man and join the army in my father's place!"

Qingyan had already come up with a plan.

.......

And so, in this world, there was one more woman named Hua Mulan.

Another reincarnation hall.

Upon meeting, Luo Chan rushed over.

"My disciple, my disciple, tell me quickly, did they discover your identity this time?"

Qingyan blushed and said shamefully, "I...I...I don't know...if I've been discovered..."

"Well... at night, I secretly went out to take a bath by myself. And then, the whole camp ran to the pond."

This! This is more than just being discovered! This is being discovered... it can't be discovered any further.

For the first time, Luo Chan realized that her disciple's mind wasn't quite working very well.

"And then what?"

Qingyan frowned, looking aggrieved. "Then, then, I held my breath underwater, too scared to come out. And then... I suffocated."

Poor child! Luo Chan thought to herself.

Suddenly, he exclaimed, "That's not right! You died like this, but you weren't wearing any clothes when you died!"

"Ah!" Qingyan realized what was happening, let out a scream, covered her face and couldn't lift her head.

"Never mind, never mind." Luo Chan couldn't bear to see her disciple's embarrassing state.

"Remember not to make this mistake again next time, or you'll just be letting those lousy soldiers get away with it."

Hearing this, Qingyan felt even more ashamed to lift her head.

"By the way! Have you decided what you want to be in this life?"

"Hmm! I've thought it through..." Qingyan clenched her little fists as she talked about the new program.

"Throughout my many lifetimes, I've always heard men and old people say things like, 'A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent.' I was very indignant about that. In this life, I want to be a talented woman, the kind with great literary flair."

.......

Thus, in this era of the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a new talented woman named Li Qingzhao, whose lyrics and music put many men to shame.

"How was it? Did you enjoy this life?"

Luo Chan addressed the disciple who had just returned from reincarnation.

"Wow! My first half of life was really exciting. My brilliance made those men pale in comparison."

"Poetry and prose are just words that come out of my mouth; I never imagined I was so talented."

Qingyan spoke with great enthusiasm.

"The first half of your life? What? Is there a problem with the second half?"

Luo Chan heard the crux of the problem.

"Hmm!" Qingyan immediately wilted.

With her head down and forehead furrowed, she said aggrievedly, "In the second half of my life, my husband died. Then, I was tricked into marriage by a man who swindled me out of all my savings. And then, and then, I died poor."

"You're just stupid to death," Luo Chan said, exasperated.

"Tell me, what other positions have you not yet held that you'd like to hold?"

The question caused General A, who was holding the box, to twitch at the corner of his eye.

This cycle of reincarnation is like playing house.

This guy was quite composed; he held back and didn't dare to utter a sound.

"Oh dear! I really can't remember. It seems like I've already done everything I wanted to do."

Light smoke was also having a headache, mainly because playing the same game repeatedly was boring.

"Why don't you become a courtesan this time? That would definitely be fun."

Luo Chan had a wildly imaginative idea.

"Master, don't courtesans have a bad reputation?"

Qingyan felt a little resistant.

"Who said that? If we're going to do it, we'll do the kind that... sells art, not sex. How about Ma Xianglan, one of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai?"

"Ma Xianglan is nearsighted, and it's very distressing for her to not be able to see things clearly."

Qingyan was very good at picking and choosing.

"Then you can choose for yourself. Just let the master know which one you like."

Luo Chan simply delegated the authority.

"Actually, Master, you can just choose any one. How about Liu Rushi?"

Qingyan, who was indecisive, had her own opinions.

General Jia seemed to be asleep, holding the jade box, when Luo Chan unknowingly pulled out a jade token from it.

.......

"What happened in this life?"

Seeing that the disciple who had reincarnated seemed quite unhappy, Luo Chan was very curious.

"I thought I had married a pretty good man in this life, who was both the Vice Minister of Rites and a third-ranked scholar."

"I never imagined that when our country was on the verge of collapse and our homes were in ruins, we would agree to drown ourselves in the river to die for our country, and he would actually say to me: 'The water is too cold!'"

Speaking of this, even someone as docile and obedient as Qingyan couldn't help but swear.

"Why the hell should I go to the public bathhouse? I was so angry I jumped into the water myself."

"My disciple, that's not right! Didn't Liu Ru drown herself in history? She tried to drown herself but was stopped, and many years later, she hanged herself. Aren't you changing history by doing this?"

Luo Chan was somewhat worried.

"I simply couldn't bear to spend another ten years or so with that coward. So, with a final breath, I jumped down again and died!"

Qingyan stood with her hands on her hips, looking very proud.

After saying that, he added proudly, "This time they were wearing clothes, three layers inside and three layers outside."

General Jia, who was standing next to them, was almost fainting from listening. These two were having so much fun that they were even changing the plot. Weren't they afraid of going too far?

Of course, others remained composed, and no matter how much they couldn't stand it, they didn't say a word.

Don't be fooled by their silence; they know what's going on.

This is already the eighth cycle. Thank goodness, there's only one more to go. Please, please don't let anything go wrong.

Just as General Jia was thinking this, a sudden drumbeat sounded, signaling the arrival of a celestial deity.

"Now, the Immortal King of Longevity has filed a complaint against Qingyan, a maidservant under the command of Immortal King Garan. She claims that all the punishments she received during her sentence were too lenient and the duration too short. She is someone who enjoys the upper echelons of the mortal world and has suffered too little hardship."

"The Immortal Emperor, considering it was his first offense, could not bear to punish him too severely."

"The decree is hereby issued: the female offender Qingyan has one last reincarnation. In this final life, she shall not be limited to thirty years as in her previous lives."

"In this lifetime, one must live a full sixty years. However, during these sixty years, one must live at the bottom of society and experience all the hardships of life."

"Furthermore, considering that he left no descendants in his previous eighty reincarnations, he must leave more than one descendant in this life. So be it!"

"Tch! It's just staying for sixty days, what's so scary about that? At worst, I'll just wait for you at home for 60 days this time."

Luo Chan scoffed, then turned excitedly and said, "By the way, I heard that children are a lot of fun. Why don't you have a few more this time?"

"Master, taking care of children is very troublesome." Qingyan was a little overwhelmed, mainly because she didn't have much experience.

"It's okay, it's okay. There are plenty of kids who will play by themselves; you won't need to take care of them."

Luo Chan got excited.

"Master, you're not lying to me, are you?"

Qingyan felt that her master was a bit of a liar.

"How could that be! How about we switch places? I'll go give birth."

As Luo Chan spoke, she became eager to try.

"Fairy, please give us a break. This is the last cycle of reincarnation, so please stop causing trouble and let us finish our mission peacefully, okay? I beg you!"

General Jia couldn't hold back any longer; the problem was that the master and apprentice were just too much trouble.

My inner monologue: People with connections are different. Even with all this chaos, the higher-ups just raise the big stick high and then gently lower it.

Back then, one of his brothers was punished by being sent to the mortal realm for eighty-one reincarnations simply because he dozed off while on duty.

Each time was very short; the punishment was to be sent to the mortal world to be a pig, to be slaughtered once a year during the Lunar New Year, for a total of eighty-one times, without changing the type of pig.

"You're just being nosy. I was just saying it, I'm not actually doing it."

Luo Chan retorted angrily, then offered words of comfort.

"My disciple, go in peace. This is the last time, let's do it properly and make a good show of it."

Well! She even knows she didn't behave properly before.