The pond water was freezing cold, laced with the faint scent of blood.
When Luo Jin opened her eyes, moonlight shattered like ice.
In her ears came a woman's sharp laughter and scorn.
"Dear elder sister, don't blame us—
you were the one foolish enough to covet the Regent!"
The last thing she remembered was her half-sister Luo Ying shoving her into the water,
while the concubine Madam Shen sighed hypocritically on the bank.
"How pitiful. And yet—deserved."
But she was Luo Jin—
a modern battlefield medic, a god of death and healing.
Die? She refused.
With a flick of her finger, a ripple of spatial energy flared.
The world froze. Moonlight folded into her palm,
and her body was pulled into the light.
She woke to the familiar smell of disinfectant and the beep of monitors.
Glass walls surrounded her, and a medical pod hissed open.
On the main screen flashed the words: "Core System Activated."
"Beep! Host Luo Jin—binding complete!"
chirped a childlike AI voice in her head.
"I'm your all-purpose system, Xiao Ling!
Space includes: luxury villa, infinite mall, infinite hospital, infinite armory, infinite transport—and optional romance missions~!"
Luo Jin raised an eyebrow.
"Romance missions?"
"Interact with the designated target, Feng Yu, the Regent!
Increase affection value to unlock more functions!"
"Delete."
"Cannot delete! It's a locked main quest—force-quit may cause explosion, hehe~"
Two seconds of silence.
"Then I'll blow you up first."
"Wahhh! Don't! I'll behave, promise!"
She swiped her hand over the control panel. The pod opened,
mechanical arms replaced her soaked gown with a clean combat suit.
In the mirror, a cold, beautiful face reflected back—
Luo Jin, legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's house.
"Xiao Ling, list all crimes of Shen Shi and Luo Ying."
"Compiled! Also prepared a revenge roadmap~"
"Good."
Back by the pond.
Time resumed.
A maid screamed,
"Th-the body—it's gone!"
In the night, a man in black stepped from the shadows—
Feng Yu, the Regent Prince, the most dangerous man in the empire.
He had just returned from the frontier, investigating secret plots,
when he saw ripples in the moonlit pool.
"My lord, the corpse vanished." whispered a shadow guard.
"No need to search," said Feng Yu quietly.
He caught the faint trace of cold fragrance in the air.
"She'll return."
The next day.
Madam Shen and Luo Ying were feigning grief, preparing Luo Jin's memorial tablet—
when the "ghost" herself walked in.
Clad in white, calm and ethereal.
Madam Shen staggered back.
"Y-you… are you human or ghost?"
Luo Jin smiled faintly.
"You tell me."
"Xiao Ling, record. Send to the palace."
"Upload complete~!"
Madam Shen collapsed. Luo Ying's face turned ashen.
A flick of Luo Jin's sleeve—
a silver needle flashed, and Madam Shen's throat went numb before she could scream.
"Revenge mission complete!" chirped Xiao Ling.
"Reward: ten gold bars + romance mission update—Feng Yu has noticed you!"
"…Don't remind me."
Night.
Feng Yu stood at the alley's mouth, watching a white figure leave the gates.
Her silhouette—clean, but dangerous.
"Who are you?" he murmured.
Luo Jin turned. Moonlight in her eyes glinted like shards of ice.
"The woman your name killed."
He narrowed his eyes, a cold smile touching his lips.
"A stubborn life. I like that."
"Then try surviving me first."
Their gazes locked, tension sparking.
"Affection +5%. Keep it up, Host!" whispered Xiao Ling.
"Shut up."
"Yes ma'am—but you two are so compatible♡"