Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

Ying Hengzhi told the truth.

She appeared innocent and pure.

Lan Yan looked at her, her eyes filled with affection. "Child, have you ever heard of the chosen one?"

Ying Hengzhi's heart stirred, but she remained expressionless, revealing just the right amount of bewilderment, and gently shook her head.

Lan Yan's eyes turned melancholy. She looked at Ying Hengzhi's face and slowly said, "It was probably a thousand years ago when a legend spread among the southern barbarians."

The legend says that in the distant future, the Xuan clan will produce a chosen woman who will influence the fate of the four kingdoms.

And this chosen one will stand at the pinnacle of the four kingdoms.

"Child, you are the last bloodline of the Xuan Clan, the chosen one, you are!"

Ying Hengzhi couldn't help but show a look of surprise on her face.

She seemed slightly flustered and asked uneasily, "The chosen one? Me?"

In her mind, she quickly communicated with 008: [Myna, what's going on? Am I the chosen one?]

System 008 chuckled: [Host, you don't actually believe that, do you? You're destined to be a jinx; these southern barbarians must have mistaken you for someone else.]

If you were truly some chosen one, then you would be bound to another system, not me.

But that's fine, let them think that way, it's in your best interest.

There is no place for you in the Northern Xuan; the Southern Barbarians are your best option.

A glint flashed in Ying Hengzhi's eyes as she looked up and stared intently at Lan Yan.

Lan Yan's loving face showed a hint of heartache. "Child, you have suffered in Bei Xuan. Don't be afraid. You are indeed the chosen one of the Southern Barbarians. You deserve supreme honor and power."

"As long as we can bring you back to the Southern Barbarian lands, any price we pay will be worth it!"

Ying Hengzhi couldn't help but feel her heart race.

But she revealed just the right amount of surprise and bewilderment.

The Southern Barbarians were all filled with anger upon seeing Ying Hengzhi's rebellion.

Utusu roared angrily, "These Northern Xuan barbarians are utterly despicable! They have no respect for talent! They actually forced our chosen one to become someone else's concubine! Such humiliation! I will avenge this!"

"Indeed, the way they treated the chosen one, even putting her in chains, will surely make her regret it when she realizes what she missed!"

Those treasures are nothing but inanimate objects; how can they compare to the chosen one?

"Hmph, being born a peasant means you can't shake your shallow and short-sighted nature."

Lan Lie said bitterly.

The group of southern barbarians all nodded in agreement.

Ying Hengzhi's eyes reddened, and tears welled up in them.

"I... am not suffering."

I used to feel a sense of loss and sadness because I didn't have a father.

I often envied my second sister for having the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to rely on, but I could only dream about it. But now it's different; now I have my own family.

She looked up at the Southern Barbarians and couldn't help but shed tears.

The eyes of the southern barbarians all showed emotion.

"Damn the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, damn Ying Yufu!" Lan Lie cursed angrily, "The chosen one must have been bullied by that Ying Yufu in every way."

Ying Hengzhi quickly shook her head: "It's all in the past. Everything in the past is in the past for me. In the future, I will have a new family."

She looked intently at every single person from the Southern Barbarians.

The Southern Barbarians thought, "It doesn't matter if the Trojan Horse is destroyed, it doesn't matter if we lose three cities, it doesn't matter if we have to give so many treasures to the Northern Xuan! As long as the Chosen One returns, we've already made a profit!"

"Good boy!"

Lan Yan reached out and took Ying Hengzhi's hand, "From now on, Nanman is your home, your place of belonging!"

From now on, no one will ever be able to wrong you again.

"Mmm." Ying Hengzhi nodded happily.

【Very good host, the current situation is related to you absorbing Mingluan's luck.】

You are protected by the fortune of a princess, which is why you have the destiny of being the chosen one.

However, your lucky destiny cannot be changed by the fortune of a princess. You should continue to set your sights on the next target and absorb their fortune in order to solidify your position in the Southern Barbarian lands.

[Myna, are there any suitable people among these people for me to absorb their fortune from? Or will I have to wait until I reach the Southern Barbarian lands to find a suitable candidate?]

System 008 said: "The people here won't do. You need to find the true Chosen One. If you can absorb the true Chosen One's fortune into yourself, then you will become the true Chosen One."

Ying Hengzhi's heart stirred greatly. [The true chosen one? Could she be in the Southern Barbarian Lands?]

Perhaps so. The legend of the Chosen One appears in the Southern Barbarian lands, and perhaps the true Chosen One resides there.

Ying Hengzhi suddenly felt an urgent desire to return to the Southern Barbarian lands.

Only by returning to the Southern Barbarian lands can she pinpoint the true chosen one and seize her destiny.

System 008 said: [Before finding the true chosen one, to solidify your luck and prevent it from being destroyed by your unlucky fate, you can first select another person with abundant luck for you to absorb.]

Okay, I understand, Mynah.

Ying Hengzhi looked at these southern barbarians with innocent eyes that seemed to want to get close to them, but in her heart she was thinking about which one to choose as her target to consolidate her fortune.

Unbeknownst to these southern barbarians, the northern Xuan people had already set off for the southern barbarians before them.

……

By the time the sun rose, Ying Yufu and her group had arrived at the nearest inn.

They disguised themselves as wealthy people visiting relatives in the south and went to an inn to rest.

We were mainly tired from the long journey and wanted to go to an inn to wash up, rest for a while, and then continue our journey.

They needed to shake off the southern barbarians and travel south, constantly searching for King Qinjiang and his entourage along the way.

Maybe I'll even meet the Prince of Qinjiang's two children.

The letter stated that the Prince of Qinjiang had been assassinated, and his two children had gone missing, their fate unknown.

"Shopkeeper, give us three superior rooms and a meal."

As soon as she entered the post station, Shangguan Fei raised her voice and said.

"Good sir, you've struck gold! There are only three superior rooms left!"

The waiter greeted them warmly, "Gentlemen, please come upstairs."

Ying Yufu and the others nodded and followed the waiter upstairs.

As they stepped onto the stairs, they heard someone lift the curtain and enter from outside, calling out, "Innkeeper, two superior rooms, please!"

The waiter paused in his steps.

Ying Yufu and the others also turned around and glanced back.

Then a group of young men and women entered. The two leading men and women were dressed in tattered clothes and looked quite similar, clearly related by blood.

The other three men and two women were dressed in fine clothes, handsome men and beautiful women, and all of them followed the lead of the two who looked disheveled.

This combination is quite novel.

Ying Yufu and the others couldn't help but take a few more glances.

The waiter didn't think much of it and continued to lead Ying Yufu and her group upstairs.

The innkeeper stepped forward and said, "Gentlemen, you are a step too late. The only three superior rooms left have already been reserved by those distinguished guests."

"We have two more mid-to-high-class rooms available. How about you gentlemen choose the upper-class rooms?"

The two men and women at the head of the group immediately frowned.

The girl glanced around, her gaze settling on Ying Yufu and her group who were going upstairs. She asked, "Was it booked by them?"