When Wang Yunshu died, she was bound to a Wish System. It told her she was a virtuous person in a hundred lifetimes, had earned enough merit, and could have one wish granted.
Wang Yunshu: I hope that when I arrive, I'll have a powerful, open-minded mom and dad, and that everything in my life goes smoothly, with wealth and good fortune coming my way. I want whatever I want, and not have to do anything I don't want to do. And it'd be great if I could be stunningly beautiful...
Before she could finish, her consciousness sank into darkness. She transmigrated.
However, not a single one of her wishes came true.
A selfish, feudal-minded father, a timid mother who died young, a vicious stepmother and stepbrother, and a shattered, stunned Wang Yunshu.
"This is what you call having earned enough merit?"
"Even if I'd spent ten lifetimes doing evil, I don't deserve a start like this, do I??"
The guilty System promised to grant her at least one wish.
And so, the eldest disciple of Xuantian Sect, far away in the Cultivation Realm, was forcibly bound to a childcare game. Unable to unbind himself, he was happy enough to do the occasional favor for the "daughter" in the game during his free time.
But this free daughter was just too fragile. He went into seclusion, and his daughter got hurt. He came out of a secret realm, and his daughter got hurt. He faced a tribulation, and his daughter died...
Wang Yunshu, just before dying: I don't want this dad anymore. Next life, I want a real dad.
System: Acknowledged.
Wang Yunshu transmigrated to the Cultivation Realm where her dad lived. She was born into the family of a mid-tier faction, where everyone was calculating and self-serving. Her new stepfather only wanted to trade her for resources for her brother.
The System notified the eldest disciple, who had now become a Sword Venerable, and assigned him a mission to prepare the resources Wang Yunshu would need as she grew up.
Considering their past bond, the Sword Venerable casually handed over the resources and went into seclusion, never bothering to check which Cultivation Realm Wang Yunshu had ended up in.
After Wang Yunshu grew up and joined a sect, she fell in love while fretting over how to escape the engagement her self-serving father had arranged for her. Then the Sword Venerable emerged from seclusion, having reached the Nascent Soul stage.
At the sect's welcoming ceremony, Wang Yunshu saw the immortal venerable. A familiar feeling deep in her soul made her blurt out, "My stepdad?"
Immortal Venerable: So that's what you call me in your head?
Her father in this life: ? If he's your dad, then who am I?
Someone seizes the opportunity: Dad.
Immortal Venerable: What wild boar is rooting up my cabbage?
Tips: The romance is still undecided. Not sure if there will be one, or who it will involve. The general premise is as above.
Theme: Go with the flow and be content with what you have.