The Child of Destiny, Me, is Bound to the Villain System? - Chapter 1
"The Child of Destiny, Me, is Bound to the Villain System? - Chapter 1: The Child of Destiny and the Villain System"
Chapter 1: The Child of Destiny and the Villain System
In a remote city within the Tian Shu Domain.
This place, in the cultivation world of the Tian Shu Domain, was overlooked by major sects due to its distant location.
Thus, the city was controlled by four families.
Ten years ago, the Lin Family welcomed the birth of a prodigy named Lin Ye. Upon his birth, celestial phenomena occurred, and the shadow of a sage bowed in reverence.
This event even attracted visits from many prominent sects, all eager to recruit him into their ranks.
However, since the child was still too young, they agreed that when he came of age, the sects would send representatives to welcome him, at which point his future affiliation would be decided.
Lin Ye did not disappoint. Once he began cultivating, he quickly reached the peak of the Qi Foundation stage within just a few years.
This was a realm that only the older generation in Yu City could achieve!
The other families no longer dared to compete with the Lin Family. It seemed as if Yu City would soon bear the Lin name.
But good times didn't last long. Not long after, Lin Ye's mother mysteriously disappeared, and during an outing for training, Lin Ye's Dao bones were gouged out by someone.
From then on, his cultivation stagnated, and he gradually became a useless person unable to cultivate.
The Lin Family fell into decline, and the other families banded together to mock them. Lin Ye, the once proud son of the Lin Family, secluded himself indoors.
In the backyard of the Lin Family.
A handsome young man sat on a large rock. He wore white robes, his ink-black hair tied with a simple cloth ribbon, with a few strands falling casually across his forehead, giving him an air of carefree elegance. His bright and piercing eyes were fixed on a ring on his finger, lost in thought.
"Unbelievable... I've been in this world for ten years now. My Dao bones have been gouged out, my cultivation ruined, and soon, they'll come to cancel the engagement."
"The old man inside this ring should awaken soon!"
The young man was Lin Ye. From what he just said, it was clear—he was a traverser!
After arriving in this world, things had gone so smoothly that it made him uneasy and confused.
In his past life, he was an avid reader of web novels, and he understood the tropes all too well.
This was a remote small city. He had no background or identity, only his Dao bones. His cultivation progress had been too smooth, and the peace was unnervingly eerie.
Until his mother disappeared, leaving behind a ring, which finally put him at ease. He wasn't worried about his mother because he understood the trope!
Pure, unadulterated Child of Destiny, right?!
His mother must have been the heir of some great family, taken back home. All he needed to do was awaken the old man in the ring, say something like "Do not look down on the poor youth," and naturally, his family would reunite.
"No, seriously, why haven't you awakened yet? Aren't you supposed to be the standard old man for traversers? Can't you even handle this?"
Ding dong...
As Lin Ye fiddled with the ring, an electronic voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
System initializing...
Countdown: 3.
2...
1...
Congratulations, host. System installation complete.
The electronic voice was devoid of emotion, but Lin Ye nearly jumped out of his skin.
He knew it!
The cheat might be late, but it would never be absent. The day of the broken engagement was near, and relying on the old man was clearly out of the question.
Who would've thought that before the old man awakened, the system would arrive!
Ssshhh...
Accompanied by a sound resembling signal interference, the system finally activated.
"Host, greetings. I am your dedicated assistant system, ID 0000001. This system is here to help you become the strongest in the nine heavens and ten earths!"
"Finally!"
Lin Ye exclaimed excitedly, "Where's my newbie gift?"
"No... What's that?" the system replied bluntly, "If you want to grow stronger, you have to work hard! Young man, stop looking for shortcuts."
"What? Seriously! How rude are you? You're a system meant to assist me, and you don't even have a newbie gift? What use are you to me?"
"What nonsense is this?! What are you talking about?!"
Hearing Lin Ye's complaints, the system suddenly sounded defensive: "I'm very powerful, alright? I'm the top-tier system. Look at my ID, 0000001! Don't you understand how valuable that is?"
"So what? Newbie gift..."
"No..."
Lin Ye's face darkened: "Uninstall. Keeping you around is useless. Even the old man in my ring seems more reliable."
"No! No! Buddy, trust me. I'll make it up to you later. I'm super useful—you'll see once you try me."
"Alright, alright... Stop wasting time. Open the interface already. Don't tell me you don't even have that function."
"How could I not have it?! Who do you think I am?!"
Ding dong...
With a mechanical tone, the system's interface appeared in Lin Ye's mind.
Host: Lin Ye
Bone Age: Ten years
Tags: Traverser, Child of Destiny, Romantic Luck, Resilient, Rebellious Apprentice, Remarkable Talent, Fated for Misfortune.
System Gifts: Child of Destiny Faction, Charm Aura, Exiled Immortal Descent, Black Hand, Fated for Misfortune, Short-Lived Appearance.
Special Physique: Innate Dao Bones (Gouged Out). Note: Can't even protect a bone—worthless.
Realm: Early Qi Refinement Stage. Note: You're worse than a chicken in a cultivation sect. Chickens train harder than you in two and a half days.
Techniques: Profound Rank Burning Yang Technique, Profound Rank Body Tempering Art.
Skills: Yellow Rank Blazing Palm, Yellow Rank Stone-Crushing Kick, Profound Rank Flying Sword Technique, Profound Rank Throwing Dagger Technique.
Faction System dedicated to making you the number one Black Hand in the nine heavens and ten earths. Encounter a Child of Destiny? Kill them. Encounter a destined woman? Steal her. Encounter an opportunity? Seize it.
In short, one word: What's yours is yours, and what's others' is also yours.
***
Staring at his interface, Lin Ye was dumbfounded.
It wasn't just him—even the system went silent.
If the system could materialize, they'd probably be staring at each other in disbelief.
Lin Ye: "What... Black Hand faction? Child of Destiny faction? What does this mean? Rob my own opportunities, steal my own women, and then kill myself?"
System: "Buddy! Are you really the Child of Destiny?! There's... uh... I think there's been a misunderstanding."
"..."
The scene fell into an awkward silence.
After what felt like an eternity, Lin Ye suddenly roared, "Uninstall! Must uninstall! No, wait! Self-destruct! Hurry up and self-destruct!"
The system was practically crying: "Buddy, calm down! Give me a moment—I don't even know what's going on yet."
"Do you need to figure it out? I'm the Child of Destiny, aligned with the Heavenly Dao! What are you? Go on, hurry up and self-destruct! Every second you delay is an insult to the Heavenly Dao!"
"Can we talk this over? I'll go find you a newbie gift—no, I'll get you something better, alright?"
"No! Even if you double it, it won't help!" Lin Ye shouted angrily.
He was utterly exasperated. When he saw the interface, especially the glowing tags labeled "Child of Destiny" and "Traverser," Lin Ye had been ecstatic.
Think about it—he was part of the four great families' destined children: Ye, Chu, Lin, Xiao. He at least had two characters in his name!
The Child of Destiny had to be him.