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Wei Nian led Fan Liuer to the other side of the railing, put his arm around her and leaned her against the railing, and told Fan Liuer her story.

It wasn't long, but it was quite tortuous.

Wei Nian is an orphan. Because of her different body, she was abandoned by her family right after she was born.

Fortunately, a kind-hearted old woman took her in and raised her until she was five years old, when the old woman passed away due to illness.

Five-year-old Wei Nian became an orphan again. To survive, she mingled on the streets and became a little beggar, living by begging and petty theft.

And so, she grew to be seven years old.

One day, she stole a steamed bun from an elderly man in his sixties. After being caught, she thought she would be beaten as usual, but instead, the old man treated her to a full meal and then took her home.

There are a group of children in the family who are about the same age as her, both boys and girls, all of whom were taken in by the old man.

The old man told them to call him master. He fed and clothed them well and taught them kung fu.

Wei Nian was smart and learned everything quickly. By the age of twelve, he had become the leader among the children.

Everyone thought she was a boy and called her Senior Brother.

Her master treated her the best, regarding her as his own daughter, and never letting her do any dirty or tiring work.

Wei Nian had long since come to regard her master as family.

However, she kept her physical secret very well. She wasn't a clueless child; she knew that no one in the world could accept someone as different as her.

But the truth couldn't be hidden forever, and she was eventually discovered.

She had her first period.

Wei Nian thought she would be abandoned again this time, but she wasn't.

When her master found out, he was somewhat disappointed, but he didn't say anything. He continued to feed her and teach her kung fu as usual. Apart from a few people who were jealous of her and would call her "senior sister," everyone else still called her "senior brother."

Everything seemed the same, but Wei Nian knew that things were different.

Her master was no longer so close to her, and no longer taught her everything. Her position was taken by another girl.

Wei Nian once went to see her master and asked him if he also disliked her because of her body.

His master said that he did not despise her, but that she was destined to be a mortal and could not embark on the path to immortality with him.

Wei Nian didn't understand those words at the time. She only knew that her master didn't dislike her, and that was enough for her.

In the days that followed, their master began to assign them tasks, and Wei Nian gradually understood what her master meant by those words.

The master claimed to be a cultivator, and these children were his chosen immortal servants who would one day join him in the ranks of immortals.

Of course, Wei Nian is an exception; her body has a defect, disqualifying her from being a celestial attendant.

In order to embark on the path of immortality as soon as possible, the master has been cultivating a secret technique that requires elixirs made from the blood and flesh of ninety-nine women to aid in his cultivation.

The fairy servants, on the other hand, need to help him kidnap people.

Everyone was raised by him from childhood, and they worshipped him like a god. They were brainwashed by him and fantasized that one day they could become gods with him. Therefore, no one refuted his words, and they did whatever he told them to do.

Wei Nian was the same, but not because she wanted to become a god, but because she had to be obedient in order to stay here.

If she leaves here, she doesn't know where else she can go.

The master didn't have high requirements for the people to be kidnapped; any woman between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five was acceptable, whether she was unmarried, married, or had children.

Everyone longed to become immortals with their master, but they hadn't completely lost their minds. They secretly conspired to only kidnap wicked people who had committed numerous evil deeds.

The wicked deserve to die; they did so on behalf of Heaven.

With this self-comforting mindset, they have used their years of martial arts training to kidnap people all over the years.

They don't stay in one place for long; they move to another place every two or three years.

Last year, during the war, their master led them to Xingzhou, where they found this tomb and settled down there.

Soon, the crucial moment for the master to cultivate the secret technique arrived, but four women were still missing from the ninety-nine available.

A few days ago, they searched all around the area but couldn't find a woman who met their requirements. Either she wasn't the right age, or she wasn't a bad person.

After searching for a long time without finding the person, the master became angry and ordered them to hand the person over by any means necessary.

In an attempt to appease their master's anger, two junior brothers abducted two women who did not meet the standards.

The age is acceptable, but the person is perfectly fine, well-educated and reasonable, and not the kind of villain they planned to arrest.

That was the first time Wei Nian questioned their behavior and their respect for their master.

Recalling the past, she broke out in a cold sweat.

Is Master cultivating to become an immortal or a demon?

Can one truly reach that place by using human lives to pave their way to immortality?

Will the gods recognize it?

She began to suffer from insomnia and nightmares, with all the people she had killed in her dreams coming to haunt her and demand her life.

She wasn't afraid of death. In fact, she should have died the day she was born. She was lucky to have lived to the age of twenty.

She was just confused. The fact that the people she had believed in for so many years had suddenly become less sacred filled her with fear.

Under the guise of searching for someone, she walked the streets of various towns, watching ordinary people struggling to make a living in their daily lives.

She saw a woman on the street throwing a tantrum and verbally abusing a vendor after being refused a small favor. The woman had a mean and fierce face, spoke harshly, and was unreasonable. She instinctively followed her.

These are the kinds of bad people they usually seek out.

She followed the woman all the way home, who was carrying a vegetable basket. When she reached her doorstep, she saw a little beggar lying there and immediately snapped, "Get out! Get out! Begging at people's doorsteps, how unlucky!"

Wei Nian clenched his fists at his sides, a murderous intent rising within him.

As the woman entered, Wei Nian nimbly leaped onto her roof and hid in a concealed spot, watching her.

As soon as the woman entered the door, two children rushed to her, sweetly calling her "Mommy."

The woman changed her fierce demeanor from the outside world, hugged the two children, and her voice became much gentler.

Seeing this scene, Wei Nian became confused again.

She is not a good person; she is mean, vicious, and unreasonable.

But she also seems to be a good mother, and her children seem to love her very much.

Wei Nian fled in panic, panicking that the ninety-six so-called villains in front of her were nothing but self-deceiving lies.

Disoriented, she walked to a Guanyin temple and followed the people offering incense into the main hall.

Standing in the main hall, looking at the Guanyin statue with its lowered eyes observing all living beings, she heard a conversation.

"Mother, will the gods really hear my prayers and cure Father's illness?"

"Of course, God loves the world and He will bless each and every one of us."

Wei Nian suddenly realized his mistake.

God loves the world. How can someone who climbs up by stepping on human blood become an immortal or a god?

She was scammed.

They were all scammed.