I've become addicted to seizing opportunities after transmigrating into the body of an immortal

Chapter 5 Alignment of Interests (The Greatness of the Halo)

Su Su was unwilling to say more and said seriously, "I have already retrieved the indenture for you. Please take the dowry back with you. I will give you half of the silver. Consider it as me seeing you off as your mistress. You must do everything for me. If you have any questions, you can ask my mother. She will not harm you."

"Go quickly."

"Yes."

Su Su watched Qing Shan's hurried departure and a smile finally appeared on her lips.

With her warning, the Su family might escape this disaster, but the Fu family might not be so lucky.

Fu Ssu-nien is indeed intelligent, but today's opportunity is too good to pass up. Without Fu Ssu-nien's family, not even half a brain could be put together.

But the Fu family shouldn't let this go. A mere incident involving a divine medicine won't destroy the Fu family's foundation. Once they're in the cultivation world, Su Su will surely find a chance to return and avenge the original owner of this body.

As the sky brightened outside, the Fu residence finally came to life, with many servants getting up to sweep and serve their masters.

Qingshan has already left.

Su Su's gaze fell upon the Fu residence on the next street.

Fu Ssu-nien got up with the help of his servants. Despite being exhausted yesterday, he still had to go to the Hanlin Academy to await orders today.

A blue official robe accentuated the young man's youthful figure. "Shujie, go ask Miss Su if she needs anything else."

Shu Jie said with slight dissatisfaction, "Young Master, the engagement has already been broken off, why should we still care about her?"

Fu Ssu-nien sighed, "In the end, it is I who have let her down."

Having suffered from insomnia last night, Fu Sinian walked along the riverbank in the cold wind, feeling increasingly guilty the more he thought about it.

How did such a perfectly good wedding turn into this, making the bride's family lose face?
"Shujie, you are not allowed to be rude to Miss Su. You must treat me the same way you treat me in everything you do. Do you understand?" Fu Sinian instructed sternly.

Shujie lowered his head, slightly resentful but having no choice but to obey, "Yes."

I wonder what the master and servant would think if they knew that Su Su had taken the storage bag first.
After the master and servant finished packing, the coachman was already waiting at the door with the carriage.

The carriage bearing the Fu family's insignia gradually drove away, heading towards the Hanlin Academy.

Inside the carriage, Fu Ssu-nien held a book in his hands, his eyes glued to it.

Unbeknownst to him, someone was clinging to the side of the carriage and quietly sneaking inside.

"Young Master, would you like a thermos today?"

The sudden sound startled Su Su.

She thought to herself, "What the heck? I have to hold a thermos? Am I that weak?"

Su Su's actions were driven by a desire to seize an opportunity.

"No need." The spring chill was still heavy. If it were any other day, Fu Sinian would have already been wearing a cloak and holding a thermos. Today, however, he was quite comfortable.

According to the book, Fu Sinian would not return today. Time was too tight, and Su Su could not find any other reason to go to the Hanlin Academy with Fu Sinian, so she could only sneak onto his carriage.

Fortunately, Su Su has already reached the first level of Qi Refining, so her skills are quite good.

Otherwise, her physical activity level in modern times—sitting rather than standing and lying down rather than sitting—would have been exposed the moment she fell off the horse-drawn carriage while hanging upside down.

However, now that two incense sticks have been lit, Su Su needs to change her posture, otherwise her hands will hurt a lot.

A particularly luxurious carriage came from the opposite direction and blocked the way in front of the Fu family's carriage.

"Young Master, the Imperial Preceptor's residence is across the street," Shu Jie called out anxiously.

The Imperial Preceptor and a proper scholar have never been related, so why is he suddenly blocking Fu Ssu-nien's car now?

Inside the luxurious carriage, the Imperial Preceptor, dressed in a Taoist robe, asked his servant with a solemn expression, "Which family's young master and young lady are in the carriage opposite?"

The servant, filled with trepidation and utmost respect, replied, "The person opposite you, sir, appears to be a fifth-rank Hanlin official, Lord Fu Sinian."

The Imperial Advisor narrowed his eyes, noticing a strange aura emanating from the area.

Where does this spiritual energy come from in the mortal realm? Could it be from evil cultivators who commit wicked deeds?

The sect sent him to guard the mortal realm to curb these evil sects. Now that they've happened to encounter this, they can't just ignore it. "Go and invite that young master down from the carriage. Tell him I have something to discuss with him."

After the servants from both sides relayed the message, Shu Jie asked Fu Sinian in a low voice from inside the carriage with some alarm, "Young Master, what should we do? The Imperial Advisor wants to invite you over."

The Grand Preceptor's reputation in the court is mixed, but it is said that anyone the Grand Preceptor suddenly takes a liking to either never sees again or is destined to die.

That's why Shujie was so terrified.

"We'll deal with whatever comes our way; it's just a matter of meeting them once." Fu Sinian frowned, unable to understand what could possibly alarm the Grand Preceptor.

Su Su's heart pounded as she sat under the car. Was the term "Imperial Preceptor" referring to the outer disciples of the Qingyun Sect stationed in the mortal realm?
The original book seems to briefly describe that disciples who have no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage in a sect would go to the mortal realm to stay and enjoy wealth and honor. Could she be so unlucky as to encounter a sect disciple right away?

Why did the Imperial Advisor stop the carriage? Could it be that she has already been discovered by the Imperial Advisor?
Su Su gritted her teeth. She couldn't hide any longer. Even if she exposed herself, she couldn't let the Imperial Advisor see her as a villain.

Su Suyanzi flipped and jumped into the carriage. Fu Sinian was startled, mistaking her for an assassin. Just as he was about to jump out of the carriage, he looked closely and exclaimed, "Miss Su?"

Su Su silently hummed in agreement, "It's on the way, I'll hitch a ride."

There was really no reason to find one, but she hadn't done anything wrong. Did the Imperial Advisor think he could eat her?
Fu Ssu-nien's heart skipped a beat. "The Imperial Advisor is calling me. Should we go down together?"

"..." Su Su remained silent, but she had a feeling that this bastard was looking at her strangely.

"Miss Su, are you afraid of the Imperial Advisor?" The two had unknowingly gotten very close during their shoving and pushing. "What are you trying to do, hiding under my car?"

Fu Sinian was just momentarily stunned. He wasn't stupid; how could he not know where Su Su came from?
The male lead truly lives up to his reputation.

With such a dazzling aura, how could Su Su possibly take someone's head when he had already shown his face to the disciples of the Qingyun Sect stationed in the mortal realm?
Su Su scratched her hair in frustration; her plan was completely ruined for the time being.

The protagonist's halo is indeed powerful.

Hearing this, he became even angrier. "Is this how you treat your savior? Do you even know where the food you eat comes from?"

Damn, that storage bag belongs to the Qingyun Sect, I almost forgot.

Fu Ssu-nien immediately fell silent, and the two instantly aligned their interests.

"I have offended you."

"Shujie, lead me and the young mistress to pay our respects to the Grand Preceptor."

Shu Jie was stunned. Young mistress? Which young mistress?

But then, Fu Sinian led Su Su, who was dressed in a gray robe, down from the carriage.

To make infiltration easier, Su Su wore a gray outfit that she had taken out from her best-kept wardrobe early that morning. It looked unremarkable, and paired with her pale face, she didn't look like a young lady from a wealthy family at all.

His face was tense, as if he were waiting to be interrogated by the imperial advisor.

Shujie swallowed the question in his mouth. The young master said that Su Su should be treated like him.

The two walked like a normal newlywed couple to the carriage of the Imperial Preceptor's residence.

"My name is Fu Sinian, and I, along with my family, pay our respects to the Grand Preceptor."

"Hmm..." The Imperial Advisor pondered for a moment, sensing that there was no one else in the carriage, nor was there any spiritual energy emanating from it; all the spiritual energy was coming from the young woman.

It turns out it was all a misunderstanding.

To show that he meant no harm, the Imperial Preceptor asked in a casual manner, "Which sect are you a disciple of, or a rogue cultivator?"

Fu Ssu-nien was wondering what the question was, but then he realized that the Imperial Preceptor wasn't asking him.

Su Su also raised her head slightly in surprise, only to see that the carriage curtain had been lifted a crack, and inside the crack, a middle-aged man dressed in a Taoist robe was holding a black-backed, white-bellied raccoon in his arms. The raccoon was hooking its tail around the middle-aged man's hand, looking very relaxed.

The power emanating from him was a warning to Su Su not to resist him.

Su Su: Damn it! The late emperor passed away before his great undertaking was even halfway done, and my path to seizing this opportunity has only just begun!

Her mind raced, but the situation was urgent, and she could no longer remain silent!

(End of this chapter)