The male supporting character was actually myself.

Chapter Thirty: Urgent Letter from Home—Something Has Happened

"Look at that pale purple aura (it's not good enough)!"

On this day, Jiang Chen and the Taoist priest finally managed to steal a moment of leisure. In the clear and refreshing afternoon, they sat on the rooftop, enjoying a jar of wine and a roast chicken while chatting.

As he got excited, the Taoist priest pointed at a newly built courtyard in the distance with a golden, oily chicken leg in his hand, his fingers trembling slightly. "I never dared to imagine that someone would build a shrine for me in my lifetime!"

The shrine houses my stone statue, but it is you who are worshipped.

"I've traveled all over the country, and you, young master, are absolutely the first person I've ever met!"

"Alright, stop flattering me." Jiang Chen casually leaned on the rooftop, his slender fingers hooking a wine jug as he leisurely poured a thin stream into his mouth. After tasting the newly brewed wine, he asked, "Do you still see cracks now?"

The Taoist priest chuckled, "I'm just taking advantage of your good fortune and accumulating a lot of merit."

You have to give me a chance to show my skills, right?

To be honest, I can't see it now. You are enveloped in a purple aura of good fortune, which is the will of the people!

but……"

He changed the subject, lowering his voice, and said, "I wonder if those with higher levels of skill than me can see it."

At your current stage, there's generally no need to worry too much.

After all, everything you've done is virtuous, benevolent, and beneficial to the country and its people. Who would be so foolish as to expel you?

"Then I can relax a little..."

"You can rest assured. As long as you stay true to yourself and keep doing this, I, the old Taoist priest, guarantee it! Anyone who tries to harm you will have to step over my dead body first..."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard the voice of his pageboy, Han Hong, coming from the front yard, "Master! A letter has arrived!"

Then he ran to the eaves in a flash and shouted, "Butler Lao Zhong sent someone over urgently, saying something has happened!"

Something happened?

Jiang Chen put down the wine pot and jumped off the roof. He grabbed the letter, tore it open, and hurriedly swept the paper across the surface.

"Young Master, is it the Master?" Han Hong saw his face growing increasingly gloomy and thought the Master's condition was not good, so he hurriedly comforted him, "No matter what happened, please don't panic!"

The little white cat's fluffy head swept across the letter paper, unable to decipher the scribbles yet eager to know what had happened, its gossipy little ears perked up.

The Taoist priest, still sitting on the roof, hurriedly began to calculate, looking at the sky as he did so. "Huh? This shouldn't be happening. How come I can't foresee any major event occurring in the manor? Huh? Could it be that I've drunk too much again today?"

"Master is alright for now." Jiang Chen frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and gestured for his page to come forward. After whispering something to him, the page obeyed and left in a gust of wind.

The fluffy little dumpling looked completely bewildered. "Host, why did you arrange for the protagonist to come here? Isn't this just right?"

The script is no longer being updated;

Lin Mubai was clearly and unequivocally confined to the ranks of the household servants, without even a chance to leave the house.

Bringing him here would disrupt the balance, wouldn't it?

Jiang Chen greeted the Taoist priest and went back to his room first. He put the letter back in the envelope and put it away. He sat at his desk, rubbed his temples, and explained, "Zhang Daniu is dead."

He was the steward in charge of the courtyard where Lin Mubai used to live.

Before I took office, I had a long talk with the steward, Lao Zhong.

He repeatedly instructed them to keep a close eye on Lin Mubai and to report any movement or disturbance related to him immediately.

So when the steward, Lao Zhong, learned of the news, he immediately wrote me a letter and sent it over by someone.

Judging from the timeline, Zhang Daniu's accidental death occurred four days ago.

If I'm not mistaken, Lin Mubai has already started targeting those around him, stealing their luck points.

"Ah? Then he must have already..." The little white cat remembered what was in the hole in the wall, covered its mouth with its little paws and exclaimed in surprise, "That shouldn't be the case!"

Logically speaking, your arrangement, Host, is practically placing the protagonist under house arrest, just short of imprisoning him.

How can he still be jumping around?

"First of all, it is illegal for a private residence to be used as a prison in this world, so the only option is to keep him under house arrest in the Xue residence;

Secondly, he has the protagonist's halo and is unreasonable.

Even if I imprisoned him in the county jail, let alone confining him to the Xue residence, Lin Mubai would still have a chance to escape.

After all, although the script hasn't updated the world's operating mechanism, it still revolves around him. Unless he dies or is abandoned by the main system, there will always be various coincidences that allow him to exploit loopholes.

My previous plan was to have Han Hong send someone to make proper arrangements to bring the Lin couple over.

Lin Mubai's filial impiety is an indisputable fact that cannot be undone, and even if he were to meet the emperor, he would not be able to escape punishment.

Unexpectedly, the elderly couple, who had never traveled far before, fell ill on the road and had to recuperate for a long time.

In addition, the journey was long and arduous, a distance that young people could cover quickly on horseback, but for them, traveling by carriage with frequent stops and rests, it was uncertain when they would arrive.

If I don't hurry up and get him here and keep him by my side, I'm afraid Lin Mubai's luck will suddenly surge.

If it could be exchanged for various items, that would be a huge problem!

The little white cat grew increasingly worried as it listened, its little paws rubbing its host's shoulders, its face full of sorrow yet unable to come up with any good ideas.

"I've heard that conditions in Lugu County are quite harsh!"

"Our young master is too kind-hearted. What's the point of staying in such a lousy place?"

"With the wealth and connections of your household, it would be easy to transfer to another place, but the young master doesn't ask anyone to pull strings."

"I heard that the young master has lost weight! Aunt Ge brought a lot of tonics, please remember to give them to him, since he has only recently recovered."

"Everything else is fine, but why did you let Mu Bai go along? He's useless at everything but good at eating and sleeping. He'll only cause trouble if he goes!"

"It's what the young master instructed, so I can only ask the steward to put in extra effort."

……

A long line of carriages was parked in front of the Xue residence, and the steward was watching as many servants carried things onto them.

The servants whispered among themselves as they worked, occasionally casting disdainful glances at Mu Bai, clearly showing their dislike for him.

Lin Mubai remained calm in the face of everyone's gaze.

He's in a good mood right now.

My luck value has finally increased!

Although life at the Xue residence was comfortable and easy, aside from the lack of beautiful women and entertainment, one could eat and drink to one's heart's content and do some regular work.

This would have been the ideal life of simply lying down and doing nothing in the past, but things are different now.

A person who transmigrates and has a system, destined to defy the heavens!

How can one spend their whole life holed up in a small courtyard, living a mundane and uneventful life?

Seize the luck points, reach the pinnacle of life, and have a harem of wives and concubines—that's the right way to experience life after traveling to ancient times.

He was to stay in the Xue family as a servant, only to be matched with an older maidservant by his master in two years.

Pooh!

I, Lin Mubai, do not accept handouts!

I want to become a winner in life by relying on the advanced knowledge and ideas in my mind!

After lying low for a while, he finally seized his opportunity.

First, he pried open the sealed back window, then targeted the maid in the backyard, causing her some trouble and successfully stealing some luck points.

He then tricked the servant who usually brought him food a few more times, and his luck value indeed soared.

Chapter Thirty-One: Chains and Locks

After making several inquiries, Lin Mubai finally learned that the steward Zhang Daniu was in charge of the affairs of the courtyard where he used to live. After having the key to the courtyard gate, he tried every means to steal Zhang Daniu's luck points while getting his hands on the key.

Although he accidentally went too far and killed Zhang Daniu by stealing all of Zhang Daniu's luck points.

But the result was still pleasing, after all, I took the opportunity to retrieve the cloth bag that was hidden in the crack in the wall!

With an ace in hand and a soaring luck value, how could you possibly fail to complete the beginner missions?

It turns out that the higher your luck value, the better your luck will be.

Sure enough, just as the luck value he had seized reached three hundred, he received news that he was to follow the manor's carriage to Lugu County.

He had heard that they were dirt poor over there!

No matter how high Young Master Xue's luck is, being a poor county magistrate with everything going wrong every day will wear him down.

If I could take advantage of the other party's bad luck and give them a push to absorb their luck value, I could directly inherit the Xue family's assets with the token!

"Hehehe! When luck comes, there's no stopping it!" Lin Mubai chuckled to himself as he imagined a smooth-sailing future.

The other servants, seeing this, kept their distance from him.

He climbed into the carriage designated by the steward, glanced disdainfully at the group of servants, and thought to himself that when he returned, he would be the master of the Xue family.

Take advantage of the moment to laugh, and laugh while you can.

In the not-too-distant future, you will have your moment to cry!

The journey to Lugu County was fraught with difficulties, with frequent stops and starts making Lin Mubai suffer greatly in the crowded and stuffy carriage.

The road was rugged and bumpy, and the servants' carriages were so simple that they felt like they were about to fall apart from the bumps.

It's unclear what the manager was thinking. They rested during the day and traveled at night, not eating or resting well. When they arrived at Lugu County, it was the middle of the night. Half-asleep, Lin Mubai lifted the curtain and peeked out. It was pitch black, and he could only make out some outlines.

Upon entering the backyard of the county government office where Young Master Xue was temporarily staying, Lin Mubai glanced around in the dim candlelight and grinned disdainfully, thinking, "Look how dilapidated this county government office is!"

If the county government office is in such a sorry state, one can imagine how poor Lugu County is. It seems that Young Master Xue is not doing a very good job in his post. I, on the other hand, will soon be able to implement my plan to seize the luck value.

"It's getting late, and the young master must have been resting long ago after a long day." The steward of the government office's backyard swept his serious face across everyone. "Although we are temporarily residing in the backyard of the government office, we must keep our distance from the officials."

The master has already given instructions on how to arrange the newly arrived personnel.

Whoever I call out, comes out to lead the task.

Be quick and stop dawdling!

Laiwang, from now on you will be on duty at the side gate, in charge of the master's going out.

Quanfu, why don't you get acquainted with the guards?