Five-year-old Su Xiaoli was bound to a System and learned that the world she lived in was a cultivation ensemble novel called The Long Road.
The main group had six members: a sword cultivator who says, “You can touch me, just don’t touch my sword”; a beast cultivator with a heart full of fluffy animals; an alchemy cultivator who dares anyone to compete over taking pills; a demon cultivator who must always keep her tail hidden; a talisman cultivator who throws talismans around as if they cost nothing; and a ghost cultivator who writes down the names of people who are in for a bad time.
The System said the plot had gone awry, and many of the villains who were supposed to drive it forward had disappeared.
But the world couldn’t be without villains, so five-year-old Su Xiaoli was forced to take the job.
System: “See that sword cultivator up ahead? Steal his wife, no, steal his bonded sword!”
Su Xiaoli charged forward full of confidence and grabbed the hilt, only to end up dangling from the massive sword, which didn’t budge an inch.
The sword cultivator turned around just in time. “...?”
Su Xiaoli swayed in the breeze a couple of times. “I-I thought your sword could use an ornament qwq”
System: “See that demon cultivator up ahead? Hurry and cut off her tail!”
Su Xiaoli sprinted a hundred meters with a pair of scissors, but tripped over the demon cultivator’s fluffy tail and landed face-first in a mouthful of fur.
The demon cultivator looked back. “?”
Su Xiaoli shakily raised the scissors. “D-do you need a fur-trimming service?”
System: “See that beast cultivator up ahead? Hurry and ambush his contracted beast!”
Su Xiaoli searched herself from head to toe and found only a round little cloth pouch. The enormous contracted beast’s nose itched. It lowered its head, spotted a big tomato that had rolled out of the pouch, and swallowed it in one gulp.
System: “...I told you to ambush it, not feed it!”
Su Xiaoli: “Qaq, I really was ambushing it!”
*
Much later, Su Xiaoli said, “I’m going to fight!”
The sword cultivator pressed a hand on her head. “An ornament should stay put. Leave the rest to the sword.”
The beast cultivator picked her up and placed her on his mount. “You’re still little. All you need to do is play with the kitties.”
The alchemy cultivator pulled out a handful of pills and stuffed them into her hands. “Come on, Lili, have some candy. All little ones love this stuff~”
The demon cultivator covered her with her big fluffy tail. “What fight? You’re just a little kid. Hurry up and go to sleep. Stay tucked in so you don’t catch a chill!”
The talisman cultivator took out a stack of talismans. “Look, is this one I drew pretty? If you like it, take them all with you.”
The ghost cultivator pulled out his little notebook. “Lili, tell Big Brother who bullied you. Can you write down his name?”
System: I gave her a villain’s script. How did it turn into a story about everyone doting on her??? [A million confused faces.jpg] [My heart is so tired.jpg] [Fine, I give up.jpg] [Lie flat.jpg]
Reading Guide
◆ A goofy, everyday story about raising a kid. The romance comes much, much later.
◆ Blurb screenshotted on March 20, 2022.
◆ Welcome aboard, mwah (づ ̄ 3 ̄)づ
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