The male supporting character was actually myself.

Since your father passed away, our family has suffered repeated financial losses and is now unable to make ends meet. We no longer have the right to be picky about our family.

This marriage alliance with the Luo family is a great honor for you!

If it weren't for his appearance pleasing Young Master Luo, someone with his qualities could have found someone much better. You should be grateful he's willing to marry you!

"Why did Mother make me marry above my station?" Ye Qingqing stomped her foot, turned around, and said angrily, "Father arranged the marriage for me back then, but it was you who flattered me and then forcibly broke off the engagement when the Ji family fell on hard times."

How do you know that the young master of the Ji family will not amount to anything in the future?

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young man's potential! Even if I were to marry the down-on-his-luck young master of the Ji family, and we were deeply in love and lived in harmony, it would still be better than marrying a businessman who only cares about profit!"

Upon hearing this, Ye's mother, who was packing her things, threw the clothes in her hands onto the bed and scolded, "Don't mention the arranged marriage or the Ji family anymore. The reason I forcibly broke off the engagement was for your happiness and reputation."

Before the Ji family fell from grace, I heard that the young master of the Ji family often mingled in the inner chambers. I had already wanted to call off the marriage to prevent your reputation from being tarnished.

But your father offended someone, and it was the head of the Ji family who helped him out. Since he owed them a favor, it was difficult to cancel the engagement, so the matter was delayed.

Later, the head of the Ji family made a mistake, was stripped of his title, and died in depression. None of the more than one hundred members of the family were able to manage things, and the family property was divided up in pieces. The once illustrious Ji family, which had been prominent for nearly a hundred years, was wiped out overnight.

"Young Master Ji spends his days in the inner chambers composing erotic poems and playing the field. He knows absolutely nothing of worldly wisdom, not even the value of money. If I don't force you to break off your engagement, am I supposed to let you marry a penniless wretch?"

That's not what you're saying!

Ye Qingqing was resentful, but seeing her mother's unpleasant expression, she dared not argue back.

She knew about the arranged marriage that had been set up when the child was just 100 days old, and she had even asked her best friend about the other party's character.

My friend's brother was acquainted with Ji Ningyu and once praised him as an extraordinary person. Outsiders all laughed at him for his philandering, but they did not know that his thoughtfulness and care for his sisters was unparalleled in the world!

Her friends repeatedly expressed their envy and wondered how lucky they were to marry Mr. Ji, who was sincere and considerate towards girls. They believed that their future would be filled with love and romance, making others envious.

When reading traditional Chinese stories, there's a line about the first meeting between a talented scholar and a beautiful woman: "The young man is sickly and melancholic; how can he possibly match her stunning beauty?"

Every time Ye Qingqing reads this passage, she longs to get married soon and live happily ever after with Young Master Ji, enjoying each other's company and listening to the withered lotus leaves on rainy nights.

Little did she know that the love she longed for was destroyed by her mother before it even began!

Upon learning of the Ji family's misfortune, she immediately went to forcibly annul the engagement, which made people both angry and resentful.

However, since she didn't marry Luo Jiangchen after all, she still had a chance to pursue true love. Ye Qingqing cheered herself up, and seeing her mother silently packing her things again, she asked curiously, "It's so late, why are you packing your clothes and jewelry?"

"What for?" Mother Ye said irritably, "Of course, it's to move to a lower-class cabin that we can afford!"

"Why are we moving? Didn't Luo Jiangchen say..."

"The engagement has been called off, why should you accept favors for nothing? Qingqing, where have you remembered all the teachings your mother has given you?"

"Don't you even understand something as simple as 'no reward without merit'?"

Ye Qingqing said angrily, "Those are all outdated ideas. Young people don't think like that nowadays!"

This trip to the Star Moon Continent was at Luo Jiangchen's insistence; it wasn't our request. Even if the engagement is annulled, shouldn't he, a grown man, be responsible for our trip?

Ye's mother was so angry that she trembled all over.

She didn't know when her once obedient and sensible daughter had become like this. No amount of admonitions or lectures worked. She had completely forgotten the moral principles, ethics, integrity, patience, and self-discipline she had been taught since childhood. All she wanted to do was have a passionate and romantic love affair. Her mind was all muddled.

"You may not care about your reputation, but I do!" Ye's mother said coldly.

Ye Qingqing knew she couldn't go against her mother's wishes, so she could only silently pack her luggage.

After a moment of silence, Ye's mother said softly, "Child, it's my fault for protecting you too well. You don't know the hardships of life."

All romance and love, regardless of the beauty of nature or the beauty of flowers and the moon, are based on material conditions.

If you're broke and starving, who has the heart to feel sorry for you?

Ye Qingqing pouted and retorted softly, "Anyway, all I need is a sincere heart, as long as you love me, that's enough. I don't want anything else!"

If I truly desire happiness, I would be content even if I had to beg for food.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it really does sound like they have a bit of a rebellious spirit against arranged marriages in feudal society." The little white cat eavesdropped for a while and then ran to tell its host, "The mother and daughter have already gone to the manager to change to third-class rooms."

Jiang Chen stood on the top deck of the airship, looking up at the sails gleaming in the darkness, trying to find design flaws to prevent the airship from crashing.

After hearing the retelling, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Rebellious spirit? It's probably just a love-struck mind. He's been brainwashed by reading too many romance novels and pornographic books."

If it's truly a form of resistance, then one must have the resources to do so.

People who lack the ability to survive on their own have no right to talk about resistance.

Ignore them. They've already severed ties with me, so whatever kind of torturous relationship they have with Ji Ningyu is their own business.

"Xiao Bai, go up there and check the mast. See how well it's built."

"Alright!" The fluffy little ball of fur bounced onto the sail in a few quick leaps, humming a cheerful tune as it said, "Host is right! By announcing the engagement and cutting ties, we're no longer being cuckolded. Let her do whatever she wants!"

Just as Jiang Chen was looking up and waiting for the little white cat to check the airship, the sound of the cabin door on the deck being pushed open suddenly came from the darkness.

Then two warm-colored palace lanterns illuminated the scene, and faint footsteps and whispers could be heard.

"Oh dear, someone's here!" a clear, melodious female voice exclaimed, sounding quite young.

"What kind of behavior is this, shouting like that? This is the deck, it's normal for people to enjoy the night view. Your rudeness is frightening them. Let's go to the stern, the night view is great tonight, we should be able to see something."

The person speaking next was a very gentle voice, which sounded like that of a kind-hearted girl.

The sound of light footsteps could be heard, and the light from the two palace lanterns quickly circled around to the stern, where it was blocked by the huge mast and various machines.

Jiang Chen only saw two distinctive figures in long dresses, one white and one blue, and assumed they were tourists enjoying the night view. He didn't pay them any mind and continued gazing at the starry sky, waiting for the little white cat to jump down.

Chapter Six: Flowing Light Island

"Host, there are two pretty girls over there!"

The first thing the little white cat did after jumping down was to gossip, "I took a closer look, and the girl in the blue dress must be a lady from a wealthy family, she's super pretty!"

She was accompanied by a young maidservant dressed in a plain white dress, who looked charming, clever, and very likable.

Didn't you just break off your engagement and are still single?

Should I consider a casual chat at night to try and find myself a new romantic opportunity?

Jiang Chen rolled her eyes helplessly and said in a barely audible but serious voice, "I told you to go do something important, but you went to peek at some young lady. How was the inspection?"

“(ˉ▽￣～) Tsk~~”

The little white cat hugged its short paws, turned its face away, pouted, and said aggrievedly, "I was only thinking about the happiness of my host! Such a good opportunity, you should just give it up!"

I just scanned the entire ship; the mast, sails, and all the machinery are solidly and meticulously crafted, and the quality is excellent.

It seems that the Yunmeng family did not cut corners when building this largest airship.

Why did the Yunmeng family claim the airship had a design flaw when they offered compensation after the tornado snapped the mast and caused the airship to crash into the mountain in the original storyline?

Jiang Chen looked up at the punk-style machinery, completely baffled.

"Ever since the host got back the token of love and broke off the engagement, the script has been updated." The little white cat licked its fur and said slowly, "The script team probably has to fix the bugs of the missing jade pendant and inheritance. After all, without the token of love and the engagement, even if Young Master Luo died, she would not have the right to take his money."

The script team will probably use some special tricks to give her some money to spend;

Oh, and the love token with the male lead, Ji Ningyu, also needs to be changed! The airship crash plot probably won't change much; it'll still be a tornado-induced collision and crash into a mountain.

It seems I need to hurry up and find out the specifics of the entire airship. Otherwise, with several thousand people on such a large airship, even with the help of the Horcrux, it would be difficult to save it from disaster without any loss.

"What if we ignore the airship problem and try to avoid the tornado?" the little white cat suggested. "We just need to find a place to land before we encounter the tornado, and then take off again after we've escaped it."

Jiang Chen shook his head and rejected the idea, saying, "Given the script team's track record, arranging a disaster is just a matter of a word for them."

We can indeed avoid the tornado in the original plot by finding a way to land the airship in advance, but we have no idea what disasters we will encounter during the period before the script is updated. We are too passive.

Moreover, even if they manage to dodge it once or twice, if the airship itself has a real problem, it will eventually crash sooner or later.

Let me think about how to avoid the scriptwriters' pitfalls this time, and ideally, make the Yunmeng family realize the design flaws in the airship.

The little white cat scratched its ear, its eyes darting around. "It sounds so difficult... I really don't know how to do things that require brainpower, host, so I probably can't help you much."

Just as it was about to collapse and take a nap, a sly little eagle suddenly said, "Shh, they seem to be coming this way!"

Sure enough, just as the little dumpling finished speaking, they heard light footsteps, and after a while, they saw two palace lanterns walking towards them one after the other.

"Yan'er, go and tell that guest first, so we don't offend them while they're enjoying the night view," Lan Jingshu gently instructed, the palace lantern in her hand illuminating the deck beneath her feet. She moved gracefully, a hint of anxiety on her pretty face.

The airship was so big that it would take quite a while to walk from the stern to the bow. Fearing she would miss the best time to view the scenery, she urged her maid to go ahead first.

Yan'er, dressed in a simple white dress, carrying a palace lantern, ran to a spot a meter away from Jiang Chen before stopping. After performing a half-kneeling bow, she said crisply, "I apologize for disturbing your enjoyment of the night view, young master. My lady would like to stay on the bow of the boat and enjoy the scenery for a while..."

"If there's a need for discretion, I'll go down now." Jiang Chen was pondering where to begin when he heard the other party say this, assuming it was some unmarried young lady who was uncomfortable meeting a strange man, so he replied politely.

"No, no, no!" The maid Yan'er hurriedly waved her hand and explained, "Our young lady did not mean for you to move aside. It's just that we might be a little noisy later and disturb the peace of the night. Please forgive us, young master."

If you have the time, I suggest you wait a bit, young master.

The enormous airship built by Yunmeng has a size advantage, and its chosen route was selected after meticulous calculations. Therefore, after ascending into the clouds, it is very likely to make extremely close contact with the most mysterious Flowing Light Island. Besides being able to feast its eyes on it, it might even be able to capture a Flowing Light Beast!

Liuguang Island?

Jiang Chen carefully recalled the original owner's memories.

This mission world is full of fantasy elements. Although there are no cultivators, the layout of the world is very interesting.

The twelve continents are divided into three layers, with the bottom four continents floating in the vast ocean, possessing abundant marine resources;

The four continents in the middle are supported by "heavenly pillars", and there is still a remote connection between them and the sea and land.

The four continents at the top are floating high in the sky above the clouds.

The twelve continents are all fixed and vary in size, but even the smallest continent has more than a dozen countries, making it no less impressive than the real world where Jiang Chen lives.

Besides these fixed continents, the mission world also has many islands of varying sizes, some located in the sea and others floating above the clouds.

Some islands fly along their own trajectories; most are fixed, and some even have inhabited populations.

The Flowing Light Island that the maid mentioned is a floating island, mostly hidden in the unexplored space above the clouds, and only once in a hundred years will it float down like a shooting star across the sky.

Legend has it that Flowing Light Island, just like its name suggests, is a small island where everything sparkles, yet it moves at a speed that airships cannot catch up with, making it impossible to land on and no one dares to attempt to land.

It is said that hundreds of years ago, when someone was traveling in an airship, he was lucky enough to pass by Flowing Light Island and captured a Flowing Light Beast, which caused a sensation across the twelve continents.

Since then, many people who enjoy the exotic have been waiting for the perfect opportunity to see Flowing Light Island with their own eyes and try to capture the Flowing Light Beast in their lifetime.

However, in the original owner's memory, no one has yet been able to calculate the trajectory of Flowing Light Island and accurately pinpoint the exact time it briefly streaked across the sky.

To brush past them requires exceptional luck, and more often than not, it's something that can't be forced.

"Yan'er, don't talk nonsense." Lan Jingshu walked over quickly, the palace lantern in her hand swaying and casting a hazy glow, which gave her quiet and beautiful face an even softer luster.