IBHON 06

Chapter 06

After turning from a boy into a girl and being forced into an arranged marriage, what should I feel—panic? Despair? Or hopelessness?

No. I should escape this wedding and then fight to survive!!!

I’m Lin Duoduo, now called Lin Xiaoya, and I’m completely panicked right now.

But it’s late, the night is dark—a perfect time to run.

I nimbly slid off the bed, changed into casual clothes, tied my hair into a huge vertical ponytail, and gently pushed open the door.

“Miss, it’s so late… where are you going?”

Damn it! Mark actually discovered my flawless plan and even stationed people here to watch me!

“Ah… I just thought the night was so beautiful, I wanted to come out and look at the moon,” I said with a fake smile, pointing at the sky so black not even a single star could be seen.

“Oh, go ahead. We’ll stand by and leave only after you go to sleep,” the butler said respectfully. Dozens of fully armored personnel, all above level 50, stood behind him, with solemn expressions ready to die for victory. How could a lowly level-7 like me stand against them?

“No need. I don’t want to make a show of it. You guys can go back. I’ll be fine alone,” I waved them off, pretending to be casual.

“Please don’t mind us. If it affects your mood, just consider us part of the air. We won’t disturb you,” the butler said in the same polite, official tone.

“Never mind. Actually, I don’t want to look at the moon anymore. I’ll just go back to my room.”

“Sweet dreams,” said the butler, bowing a perfect 90 degrees.

I closed the wooden door, slid down, and sat on the floor. I felt a little excited inside, though I didn’t show it at all.

Even though I hadn’t escaped successfully, I’d already set up what I needed.

They would never guess what I had done outside just now.

“Come out, Father. I know you’re in the room,” I called toward a corner.

“Xiaoya, you’re quite perceptive,” Mark emerged from the shadows, holding a wooden box.

“Stop saying lines that could be misunderstood.”

“Haha, my dear daughter, I’m just curious how you found me.”

“I just shouted casually. Who knew you were actually there?” I said with a casual, slightly disdainful tone.

“Uh… okay.” Mark sat down on a chair and casually placed the wooden box on the table.

“You’re here to stop me from escaping the wedding, right?”

“No.”

“I’ll tell you, as long as I can move, I’ll never give up escaping. Wait… what? Not? You’re not stopping me?” I was stunned. The momentum I had just gathered instantly collapsed—I didn’t expect him to pull that trick.

Really caught me off guard.

“Why would I stop you? I actually hope you don’t marry that guy. Look at him—so unsafe. With a daughter like yours, he could never hold onto you.”

“Are you really that insecure about your daughter’s looks?” I’d seen Lin Xiaoya’s appearance before—she was truly goddess-level, one of the most beautiful people ever.

“No way! Who says that! My daughter is the most beautiful in the world,” Mark said, puffing out his chest and glaring. At that moment, I really wanted to tell him that he might be the one not so good-looking.

“If you don’t want me to marry him, then why did you say that just now?”

“Wasn’t he still here? Doing some face-saving work is necessary.”

Still here? I couldn’t sense that at all. But now that Mark was openly admitting it, that guy from the Eastern Soul Divine Realm must have already left.

Then, a mischievous idea popped into my head. “Hey, Father, I have a really good plan. This plan can make it so I don’t have to run away and I don’t have to marry that guy.”

“What plan? Tell me.”

“You’re level 99, right? Just take him out quietly and efficiently. Problem solved.”

Plan approved!

“Ah, that was exactly what I was thinking. My daughter, you think just like me,” Mark said, clapping his hands. “Want me to deal with him?”

I nodded quickly, like a little chick pecking at food.

“Just think about it… he’s my brother’s son. I can’t bring myself to do it.”

“Ugh, so I got excited for nothing. If you’re not doing it, why did you even come over? Bored out of your mind?”

“Girls shouldn’t swear. I came here for a reason.”

“What is it?” I sat in a chair across from Mark, curious.

“Your mother told me to give you this wooden box after you started cultivating. You’ve absorbed the Spring Spirit and reached level 7, so now it’s time.” Mark gently pushed the box across the table, signaling for me to put it into my spatial ring.

I obediently did so, lifting it into my ring. “What’s inside?”

“I don’t know. Your mother forbade me from opening it and said it shouldn’t appear in the world until you’ve reached a certain level.”

I nodded. “Can I open it now?”

“Later. Open it after you successfully escape.”

“But if you interfere, I won’t be able to escape.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t interfere. If you escape, it’s your own skill. I’ve already set up the blockades—I have a clear conscience.”

True to form, the seasoned pro—saying that with a straight face, no hesitation, no remorse.

“Then I’m off.” I tested again.

“Go. Don’t come back without the skill to handle things alone. I’ll try to help you bear the pressure of the Eastern Soul Divine Realm.”

“Bye then.” I waved to Mark, triggered the mechanism with my mind, and turned into a wisp of blue smoke, disappearing.

Immediately, flames erupted in Mark’s bedroom.

“Damn it, this reckless daughter! Fine, run from the wedding, but why set my room on fire before leaving? If I were here, I’d have been burned alive!” Mark said. As a level 99 expert, a single fire couldn’t kill him—at most, it would singe a few hairs.

“This fire isn’t enough… let’s add more!” Soon, fires started all over the mansion.

“Uh… Xiaoya, isn’t this a bit overboard?” From the sky above the mansion, someone looked at the flames and the servants trying to put them out. With a wave of a giant hand, countless ice shards fell from the sky, quickly extinguishing the fires.

Mark focused his senses around him but didn’t detect Lin Xiaoya. “Xiaoya, this is all I can do. After this, it’s up to you.”

(One thing worth noting: Lin Xiaoya’s hairstyle is unique—after tying her vertical ponytail, her long straight hair still hangs down naturally. The ponytail is on the right side, with bangs covering her left eye.)