novelslam Chapter 858 Ye Qinghan's daughter?
Chapter 858 Ye Qinghan's daughter?
Lin Zhiyan slowly opened her eyes in the holographic simulator.
This is a dense jungle.
Overhead were towering trees that blocked out the sky, and at their feet, fallen leaves piled up like mountains, with a stench of decay permeating the air.
[Round Two: Jungle Hunt]
The system's voice rang in her mind again.
[Mission: Hunt down abyssal beasts and earn corresponding points]
Rankings will be announced after the competition concludes.
Lin Zhiyan took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
"I was too careless last round," she told herself silently. "This time, I must win!"
She looked around and began to observe her surroundings.
As a former loyal reader of female-oriented novels, she was well aware of the tropes of protagonists achieving a comeback.
First, avoid the strongest enemy;
Secondly, suitable terrain must be found;
Finally, we must make use of all available resources.
"This is a jungle," she murmured to herself, "and jungles are never short of traps and ambushes..."
Just then, a smaller abyssal wolf darted out of the bushes and pounced on her.
It was a young abyssal wolf, only half the size of an ordinary wolf.
[Abyssal Wolf Cub]
[Rank: Four Stars]
[Danger Level: Low]
Lin Zhiyan's eyes lit up.
Four-star Abyss Wolf!
She should be able to handle a beast of this level!
However, just as she was gathering her spiritual energy to prepare to make her move, a slight rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes not far away.
She instinctively turned her head and saw a little girl with pigtails hiding behind a bush, her big eyes staring straight at her.
The girl looked to be no more than seven or eight years old. She was wearing a light blue combat suit, with fair skin and delicate features like a porcelain doll.
Their eyes met in mid-air.
The little girl frowned slightly, and her expression became somewhat strange.
There was no fear in those eyes, but rather a hint of... pity?
"Lin Zhiyan?" the little girl whispered her name, her voice carrying a hint of meaning, "Are you... really going to do it?"
Lin Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, then quickly put that strange feeling out of her mind.
"What?" she sneered. "You've got your eye on this prey too? Sorry, I'm not giving it to you."
The little girl shook her head, her eyes filled with even more pity.
She didn't say anything more, but just gave Lin Zhiyan a deep look before turning and leaving.
The figure was calm and composed, even somewhat leisurely, as if it had already anticipated something.
"Tch, if you're a coward, just admit it. Why pretend to be so mysterious?" Lin Zhiyan curled her lip in disdain. "A little kid is a little kid, can't even handle basic hunting..."
She refocused her attention on the wolf cub in front of her, a smug smile playing on her lips.
"Watch closely, this is what you call protagonist wisdom!" she muttered to herself. "Picking at the weak, taking steady steps, accumulating advantages step by step—how could those brute-force types possibly be a match for a smart person like me?"
Taking a deep breath, she channeled her spiritual energy and slashed at the wolf cub with her sword.
"Bang!"
The wolf cub was slashed down, rolled several times on the ground, and let out a painful howl.
Lin Zhiyan pressed her advantage, delivering two more blows and finally killing the wolf cub.
[Slay Abyssal Wolf Cub, +1 point]
Current points: 1
She looked at her score and a slight smile appeared on her lips.
"Indeed, wisdom is the key to victory!" she thought smugly. "How could those brute-force types possibly be a match for a smart person like me?"
However, she did not notice the rustling sound coming from deep within the jungle.
The sounds grew closer and more frequent.
It wasn't until she turned around that she realized with horror—
A huge pack of abyssal wolves was surging toward her from all directions!
It's so densely packed, it makes your scalp tingle!
"What...what's going on?!"
Lin Zhiyan's face turned deathly pale instantly.
Suddenly, the little girl's eyes flashed through her mind as she left—that strange pity, that composure as if she had foreseen everything…
Did that girl already know something?
She remembered the little girl's meaningful words before she left—
"Are you... really going to do it?"
At the time, she thought the other person was worried about their prey being stolen, but now that she thinks about it...
That sentence was clearly a warning to her!
Why?
Why did she warn herself?
Could it be... that she knew killing the wolf cub would attract a pack of wolves?!
Lin Zhiyan didn't have time to think it through. She retreated frantically, only to find that her escape route was completely blocked!
"No! Don't come any closer!"
She tried her best to escape, but the abyssal wolves were much faster than she had imagined.
In the blink of an eye, she was completely overwhelmed by the monster tide.
"Aaaaaahh ...
A heart-wrenching scream echoed throughout the simulation space.
[Player death detected]
[Forced logout in progress...]
……
Meanwhile, deep in the jungle, on a giant tree.
Lin Miaoyu squatted on a thick branch, looking down at the chaos below.
Watching Lin Zhiyan being overwhelmed by the monster tide, she sighed softly.
"Tsk tsk, another idiot..."
She shook her head, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
They always think they are incredibly smart and that they can turn the tables with their wisdom, but they don't even understand the most basic common sense.
The dire wolves live in packs.
When you see wolf cubs, the pack is probably nearby.
If you can't kill them instantly or quickly leave the battlefield, then you absolutely shouldn't alert them.
Unfortunately, that girl named Lin Zhiyan clearly didn't understand this principle.
"Didn't you pay attention in class?" Lin Miaoyu muttered. "How could you forget such basic knowledge?"
Lin Miaoyu also transmigrated, and she even obtained a strange system.
As long as her mother becomes stronger, she can get ten times the return!
Lin Miaoyu's lips twitched involuntarily as she thought of this.
She is currently a six-star martial artist. In this competition, she is not considered a top expert, but she is not at the bottom either.
She didn't have much ambition; she just wanted to get a good ranking so she could obtain more cultivation resources from the family and then "feed" them all to her mother, Ye Qinghan.
The stronger her mother is, the more she will return.
Wouldn't it be great to become stronger while lying down?
The only problem is—
Her mom is a real go-getter!
All he does all day is fawn over Chief Lin!
I heard that Lin Miaoyu was born because her mother, Ye Qinghan, took the initiative to accept the bloodline of Chief Lin!
"Is there something wrong with this system?" Lin Miaoyu couldn't help but complain in her mind again. "It's bad enough that I transmigrated from a female-oriented website to a male-oriented one, but they even gave me a 'Hope Mom Becomes a Dragon' system... If only I could wish my father became a dragon! If Chief Lin is invincible, then I'm invincible too!"
"Women's unwavering devotion to men, well, that's just how male-oriented fiction is..."
She turned her gaze back to the distant battlefield.
The wolf pack had completely dispersed and begun chasing the other contestants.
"That's about it..."
Lin Miaoyu leaped down from the tree, her movements as light as a swallow.
She had already observed the terrain carefully, knowing which prey were lone and which were dangerous groups.
The wolf pack is now scattered, making it a good time to hunt.
"Let's go kill a lone old wolf first..."
She murmured to herself and ran lightly toward the nearest lone wolf.
……
Lin Zhiyan was ejected from the holographic simulator and crashed heavily to the ground.
Her whole body was soaked in cold sweat, her face was as pale as paper, and her body was trembling uncontrollably.
Although it was just a simulation of death, the pain of being torn apart by countless monsters was so real it was horrifying.
and……
She looked down at her wrist.
A faint scar had appeared there.
Those are the marks left by the claws of the Abyss Wolf in the last round!
"How could this be..." she murmured in disbelief, "It was just a simulation, why did it leave scars?"
"Is this the realism of the Spark Martial Arts Tournament?" Her voice trembled slightly. "Simulated death... it actually leaves real damage?"
She struggled to get up from the ground, only to find that her legs were weak and she couldn't stand up at all.
The surrounding area was filled with cheers and chatter.
"Incredible! Lin Nianbai has already killed a hundred Abyssal Beasts, and his score is far ahead!"
"That kid from the Lin family isn't bad either; he's already killed eighty!"
"Is this the difference in bloodline? We're both at the Transcendent Realm, how can there be such a huge gap?"
As Lin Zhiyan listened to these discussions, a complex mix of emotions welled up inside her.
Lin Nianbai...
That seven-year-old girl has already reached the extraordinary realm!
And what about her?
Although he is one of the best among high-level martial artists, he only has one point after two rounds of competition.
Out of 100,000 participants, her ranking has fallen below 100,000!
"Impossible..." Lin Zhiyan's lips trembled slightly. "I'm clearly the protagonist... I should have the protagonist's halo..."
She looked around at the spirited and eager children, and a sense of frustration she had never felt before welled up inside her.
She is not a genius in this world.
Not the most dazzling presence.
It doesn't even qualify as above average.
She recalled the female-oriented novels she had read before she transmigrated.
In those novels, the female protagonist always manages to escape danger time and time again through her wisdom and luck, ultimately becoming a winner in life.
But in this world...
wisdom?
luck?
In the face of absolute power, these things are utterly insignificant!
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
Lin Zhiyan looked at the ranking on her wrist, her face so gloomy it could drip water.
Seventy-three thousand five hundred and twenty-one.
He ranked over 70,000th out of 100,000 participants.
Not to mention the top 3000, she didn't even make it into the top 10000.
"If I had another chance..." Lin Zhiyan gritted her teeth, "I would definitely be able to do better!"
She clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms.
Those so-called strong people are just relying on the advantages of their bloodline.
If she also had such a powerful bloodline, she would definitely be able to crush everyone!
"Never mind," she took a deep breath, "there's always next year. If I can make it into the top 3,000 next year, I'll still have a chance to go to the main star region..."
She tried to comfort herself with this thought, but her mood only grew more and more agitated.
She is clearly a time traveler.
She should clearly be the protagonist of this world.
But why...?
Why is reality so cruel?
……
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Lin Miaoyu covered her mouth, so excited she almost cried.
Top 3,000!
She actually made it into the top 3,000!
Although she was ranked only 2,893rd, far from the top, it was already an extraordinary performance for a seven-star martial artist like her.
Ten days ago, she was a six-star martial artist!
Finally, after ten days of hard work, her mother managed to advance to the level of a seven-star martial artist!
"Brilliant! Brilliant!" An excited female voice came from the communication terminal, "My good daughter! You've made it to the semi-finals!"
Lin Miaoyu looked down at the holographic terminal on her wrist, a helpless smile on her face.
On the other side of the screen was a young and beautiful face.
Ye Qinghan.
Her biological mother.
She looked like a young girl of eighteen or nineteen, with delicate features, fair skin, and bright, sparkling eyes that revealed a touch of naiveté from a wealthy family.
Her mother was indeed young, in her early twenties, wearing a light pink dress, her hair casually draped over her shoulders, looking like a naive young lady.
She completely lacks the maturity and composure a mother should have.
Well, she was originally the eldest daughter of the Ye family...
"Mom..." Lin Miaoyu sighed helplessly, "Can't you be a little more composed?"
"What's with all the composure?!" Ye Qinghan's face flushed with excitement. "My daughter made it to the semi-finals! I want to tell everyone! My daughter is the best!"
Did you know? All the contestants in the semi-finals have a chance to see your father on the podium!!!
"Oh my god! What if your father notices you?!"
"Mom, please keep your voice down..." Lin Miaoyu rubbed her temples. "Besides, have you forgotten something?"
"Wh...what's wrong?" Ye Qinghan was stunned for a moment.
"What is your current cultivation level?"
Ye Qinghan's expression froze instantly.
"A six-star martial artist?" she said, somewhat doubtfully. "Yes, it should be the peak of a six-star martial artist!"
Lin Miaoyu took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress the urge to roll her eyes.
Peak six-star martial artist.
He was classmates with Chief Lin Qiye, yet he was only a peak six-star martial artist!
Over the past seven years, there has been no progress; it's just been the same routine of having a bunch of kids every year!
I already have more than 20 younger siblings!
"Mom, look at you," Lin Miaoyu sighed helplessly, "You were Father's classmate! A top student at Galaxy Martial Arts University back then! All those classmates, after graduation, weren't they all at the Transcendent Realm? The worst were at least peak Nine-Star Martial Artists, right? But what about you?"
Ye Qinghan looked a little embarrassed: "Um... I... I've been busy taking care of the children..."
"Taking care of children?" Lin Miaoyu rolled her eyes. "Mom, ask yourself honestly, in these past seven years, besides having a bunch of kids every year, how many days have you actually spent seriously cultivating yourself?"
Feeling a little guilty after her daughter's words, Ye Qinghan stammered, "Um... I... I'll try my best..."
"Mom, if you don't work hard, how am I supposed to introduce you to Father when I go to the Main Star Region for study?" Lin Miaoyu sighed deliberately. "Should I say, 'This is my mother, a peak six-star martial artist'?"
"By then, your father probably won't even remember who you are!"
Ye Qinghan's face instantly turned bright red.
She opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but found that what her daughter said seemed... quite reasonable.
"And Mom," Lin Miaoyu pressed on, "think about it, if your cultivation level improves, won't your future siblings be even more outstanding? Maybe after your cultivation level improves, your siblings will perform better and receive more of Father's attention, which is equivalent to you receiving attention, isn't it?"
"If you continue to be so unambitious, how will you ever hold your head high among your sisters?"
Ye Qinghan fell silent.
My daughter's words make a lot of sense!
"You're absolutely right..." Ye Qinghan bit her lip, a determined glint in her eyes. "Mom can't let you down!"
"That's right!" Lin Miaoyu nodded quickly. "Mom, just listen to me and cultivate diligently! I'll be satisfied as long as you reach the nine-star martial artist level! Who knows, maybe one of my younger siblings will be even stronger than me by then!"
"Nine-star martial artist..." Ye Qinghan murmured.
"That's right! A nine-star martial artist!" Lin Miaoyu pressed her advantage. "As long as you cultivate diligently, you'll be able to impress your father in the future! He'll definitely notice you then!"
Ye Qinghan's eyes lit up again.
She was willing to do anything to get Lin Qiye's attention!
"Mom's going to train right now!" She jumped to her feet, clenching her fists. "Mom will become the strongest! I'll make your father look at me with new respect!"
Lin Miaoyu nodded in satisfaction: "That's more like it!"
……
at the same time.
Terra City, Spark Martial Arts Tournament Command Center.
Lin Qiye stood with his hands behind his back, and various data were scrolling on the holographic screen in front of him.
The ten-day preliminary round has ended.
Of the more than 100,000 participants, 3,000 successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
"Sir, this is a summary of the data from this preliminary round." The head of the secretariat handed him a holographic report. "Please take a look."
Lin Qiye took the report and quickly glanced through it.
"Of the three thousand who advanced, eighteen hundred were at the Transcendent Realm, accounting for seventy percent."
"There are nine hundred people at the quasi-transcendental level, accounting for twenty percent."
"The remaining three hundred people are mostly eight- or nine-star martial artists."
The head of the secretariat nodded: "Yes, sir. The resource allocation effect of the Spark Program is very obvious. To be able to break through to the extraordinary realm before the age of eight is to be considered a top genius even in the entire 075 star sector."
"Six stars? Seven stars?" Lin Qiye's gaze fell on the last line of the report. "How did these people advance?"
"Well..." The head of the secretariat hesitated for a moment, "Although these people aren't at a high level, their combat awareness is outstanding. They didn't choose to engage in direct confrontation, but instead used the terrain and strategy to steadily accumulate points."
"Especially the last one..."
"Last place?" Lin Qiye raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, sir." The head of the secretariat pulled up a detailed file. "This contestant's name is Lin Miaoyu. She started the preliminary rounds as a six-star martial artist, but broke through to a seven-star martial artist during the competition, ultimately advancing to the semi-finals with a ranking of 2,893."
"A six-star martial artist?" Lin Qiye's brows furrowed even more. "The rule for the ten-day preliminary round is survival in the abyss. How did she survive?"
The head of the secretariat gave a somewhat subtle look: "According to the records, this Lin Miaoyu's fighting style is very...unique."
"What makes it unique?"
"She almost never engages in direct combat with abyssal beasts." The head of the secretariat pulled up a video recording. "You see, she spends most of her time observing and dodging. Only when she's certain it's safe will she launch a sneak attack on a lone prey."
"Moreover, her targets were highly targeted." The head of the secretariat zoomed in on the video, "She specifically targeted wounded, elderly, and lone abyssal beasts. Although inefficient, it was consistent."
Lin Qiye looked at the cautious figure in the video with a calm expression.
"That's interesting."
"Furthermore, sir," the head of the secretariat added, "we have also located the mother of contestant Lin Miaoyu."
Who is it?
"Ye Qinghan," the head of the secretariat read out the name.
Lin Qiye paused for a moment.
Ye Qinghan.
This name... stirred up some distant memories for him.
Back when he was at Wuhan University, Ye Qinghan was one of the first girls he came into contact with.
Of course, the first impression wasn't good.
However, no one expected that he would eventually become the planet's chief!
Even at Galaxy Martial Arts University, many girls become pregnant with his child every year.
"I didn't expect it to be her daughter," Lin Qiye said calmly.
"Yes, sir." The head of the secretariat nodded.
"Over the past seven years, she has given birth to twenty-three children for adults."
"Twenty-three?" Lin Qiye raised an eyebrow.
"Yes." The head of the secretariat sounded somewhat strange. "Moreover, she has hardly cultivated at all over the years, remaining at the peak of the six-star martial artist level."
Lin Qiye was silent for a moment:
Where is she now?
"Sir," the head of the secretariat replied respectfully, "she is currently at her own estate in Terra City."
Lin Qiye nodded and stood up.
"The semi-finals begin three days later."
"Sir," the head of the secretariat nodded hurriedly, "We will make all the necessary preparations for the semi-finals."
Lin Qiye hummed in agreement, and with a flash, he disappeared from the spot.
……
Terra City, Ye Family Manor.
Lin Qiye appeared at the entrance of the manor.
He didn't disturb anyone, simply walking casually along the tree-lined path.
Servants occasionally passed by, but none of them noticed his presence.
After perfecting his Blood Demon Domain, his control over his aura reached an unparalleled level.
If he doesn't want to, even if he stands in a crowd, no one will notice him.
"Mom! Mom! Look, look! I've made it to the semi-finals!"
A childish voice came from not far away.
Lin Qiye paused slightly.
He turned his head and saw two figures, one tall and one short, embracing and cheering in front of a small building not far away.
The larger one was a young woman wearing a light pink dress.
She was holding the little girl in front of her, her face flushed with excitement, and tears were even welling up in her eyes.
"My dear daughter! You are truly my proudest child!"
The little girl was wearing a white combat suit, had her hair in pigtails, and had fair skin and delicate features like a porcelain doll.
She is Lin Miaoyu.
At this moment, although she had a hint of excitement on her face, a trace of helplessness flashed in her big eyes.
"Mom, did you practice today?" Lin Miaoyu asked.
Ye Qinghan's expression instantly turned somewhat awkward: "Um... um..."
"Mom, you're not slacking off again, are you?" Lin Miaoyu's voice became serious.
"No, no!" Ye Qinghan quickly waved her hands. "Mommy is trying! Mommy is really trying!"
Lin Miaoyu took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress the urge to roll her eyes.
I knew it would turn out this way.
Over the past ten years, her mother's cultivation level has hardly improved at all.
It's not that we don't have enough resources.
Rather, it was because her mother simply didn't put her mind to cultivation!
All she does all day is chase after her husband, chase after her husband, chase after her husband!
"Oh dear, you've lost weight! You've lost weight!" Ye Qinghan quickly changed the subject, "You must not have been eating well during the competition! Come on, come on, Mom will make you something delicious!"
Just then—
"Ye Qinghan."
A deep, magnetic voice sounded behind them.
Ye Qinghan's steps suddenly froze.
She slowly turned her head and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
Then, she was completely stunned.
Lin Qiye was standing not far away, with his hands behind his back.
Those deep, unfathomable eyes were now quietly watching her.
"Lin...Lin Qiye?!"
Ye Qinghan's voice was trembling.