Chapter 1: Dying from a Wound, Bound to a System, and Transmigrated!
Changrong State, Wushan Village was in the midst of a fierce battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. On the ground lay a lifeless young woman, while three half-grown children knelt beside her, wailing their hearts out.
“Waaah—Big sister, big sister, please wake up! Waaah!”
“Big sister, waaah—look at Er Gou! You can’t die!”
“Waaah—big, big, big sister?”
The youngest girl, Xiao Ya, was so frightened when her sister suddenly opened her eyes that she hiccupped through her tears.
She hadn’t even pried open her sister’s eyes yet! How had she opened them on her own?
Bai Ruyu’s eyes were hazy and unfocused, a little dazed. She pushed herself up with one hand on the ground while clutching the back of her head with the other, squinting as she surveyed her surroundings.
Not far away, a few disheveled figures in tattered clothes were locked in a wild scuffle. Kneeling beside her were three tear-streaked children with oversized heads.
What was going on? Where had she been brought?
What happened to the promised system binding and resurrection?
She was still waiting to come back to life, to send that shameless drunk driving scoundrel who had harmed her straight to jail and make him pay dearly!
Just as Bai Ruyu’s mind filled with questions, a sharp sting shot through her head, and her mind flashed with memories and images like a revolving lantern.
[Body and soul perfectly synchronized. Data upload successful. Host’s life entering countdown!]
[Would the host like to start Douyin live streaming to earn today’s life value?]
Bai Ruyu… She knew it all along! There’s no such thing as a free lunch. What was promised and what was real were two different things.
[Countdown: three seconds. One, two—]
“Countdown all you want, I’m ready. Better to die early and transcend sooner!” Bai Ruyu thought grimly, then calmly lay back down.
After all, she had been an orphan once.
Her original self’s life hadn’t been good, and the mind was muddled and insane.
Might as well hurry to the underworld and queue up—maybe she could be reborn into a better fate.
Instructor 008: ……
After three seconds, Bai Ruyu opened her wide eyes and stared at the eaves above.
[Douyin live streaming activated. Host can exchange two hours of live streaming daily for one day of life. Streaming time can be increased at will.]
[Current fans: 0; popularity: 0; gifts: 0; likes: 0]
[All gifts and likes can be exchanged for items in the Douyin store.]
[Store level: 1. Popularity can be used to upgrade the store.]
[Instructor 008 sincerely at your service. Wishing the host a pleasant live streaming experience.]
Bai Ruyu stared at the 50-inch 360-degree blue translucent screen that suddenly appeared in midair above her head. The words, her current appearance, and the surroundings were all displayed in high definition.
No one had bound to this system? Not even allowed to die?
In the lower left corner of the live stream, users with different IDs began flooding in, making Bai Ruyu’s eye twitch involuntarily.
[“A ray of hope in the darkness: What is this streamer performing?”]
[“King Tiger: The streamer looks so silly, is she pretending to be an idiot?”]
[“Mianyang Cream Puff: Friends, have I stumbled into some grand murder mystery live stream? The environment, characters, and makeup are so realistic.”]
[“Liu’er’s Best: Upstairs, I feel the same. Look at those fighting so hard over there, this must cost a lot.”]
Seeing the last comment, Bai Ruyu turned her head toward the brawl, sighing inwardly.
The system wouldn’t let her die, wouldn’t send her back to China, and forcibly activated live streaming…
It seemed she could only accept everything about her original self, no matter how bitter.
She had to survive here.
Thinking of her original parents among the crowd, both utterly overwhelmed and beaten down.
Bai Ruyu, as a dutiful “stepdaughter,” could only raise her voice:
“Stop! Everyone stop!”
The three children beside her, eyes brimming with tears, worked together to help her up.
Though she wanted to charge forward with bravado, her unsteady body was so weak she needed help just to stand.
No chance for anything else.
Hearing a faint voice behind her, Jiang family’s Mrs. Jiang, still tearing at her sister-in-law’s hair and clothes, froze and turned stiffly.
She saw her eldest daughter being helped to stand by three little ones, biting her lip as tears streamed down her cheeks.
“Sister Yu… ah!”
Just as Mrs. Jiang took a step forward, she was grabbed by the hair by one of the disheveled figures behind her, whose face was unclear.
With that came a string of curses.
“Bitch! How dare you scratch my face and try to leave? I’ll kill you today! The Feng family master taking a liking to your dead daughter is her good fortune.”
Mrs. Liu felt burning pain across her face and neck. Without looking, she knew it was all from Mrs. Jiang’s savage grabs!
How dare she be so cruel!
This bitch was not going to walk out of here unscathed today!
[Mianyang Cream Puff: Wow, this murder mystery is so realistic and thrilling! Sending a gift to add to the excitement—let’s go!]
As the comments floated by, Bai Ruyu saw a hot air balloon appear in the gift section, revealing a gift worth 888 coins. She wondered what it could be exchanged for.
[Congratulations to the host on receiving the first gift: Recovery Potion and Strength Pill x1.]
[According to platform rules, one-third of the gift value is deducted as commission. The remaining 592 coins along with the rewards have been added to your store balance and backpack. Please check your inventory.]
Though initially annoyed by the system’s tricks and preparing to just muddle along, Bai Ruyu’s eyes brightened slightly. Not too bad; not too cruel.
With a thought, the screen split in two—half showing the live stream, half displaying her backpack.
Fortunately, the screen responded to her thoughts, not needing her touch, which was very convenient.
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