When a Cultivator Boss Gets Thrown Into a Fake and Real Daughter Script - Chapter 1

“Listen to me, just take the beating quietly. It’s better for both of us this way!”

Zhou Luo leaned against the wall, barely holding herself upright, watching the red-haired delinquent girl in front of her with a half-smile. To be honest, this body she’d landed in… really couldn’t take a hit.

Heh.

She let out a short laugh, which only made the redhead even angrier.

“What are you laughing at?”

“I’m laughing because your time’s up!”

“The hell’s wrong with you? You’ve got a death wish or what? Girls, get her!”

Zhou Luo’s grin widened. Perfect. She had been looking for a place to vent her frustration anyway.

An hour ago, she had been a cultivator on the verge of ascension. After a hundred years of secluded cultivation, she was finally ready to ascend to immortality but only to get struck dead by lightning. Pathetic. She hated to admit it, but she really hadn’t survived her tribulation.

As if that wasn’t humiliating enough, the dignified Immortal Lord Zhou Luo, one of the most powerful hidden cultivators in the mortal world had somehow woken up inside a novel.

And just a while ago, a so-called “genius student system” had forcefully bound itself to her, trying to tell her what to do.

“How amusing.”

Wiping the bl00d from the corner of her mouth, Zhou Luo looked at the group of raging girls charging toward her. Sorry, ladies, she thought, but now that I’ve rebooted, it’s my turn to play.

The original Zhou Luo, according to the story’s script, had it rough.
First, her adoptive parents almost sold her to an old bachelor in the next village for thirty thousand yuan. Then, after being reclaimed by her biological parents, she was treated as a tool for a business marriage.

Why her? Because her “real” parents couldn’t bear to part with their obedient, gentle adopted daughter, the fake heiress.

That wasn’t even the worst part. The fake daughter had actually hired thugs to beat the real Zhou Luo to death right before her college entrance exams.

And those hired thugs were… the ones standing in front of her now.

The novel she had landed in was one of those cliché stories you would see on every short-video app. Blind parents, brain-dead family, and a poor real daughter who’s abused to death while everyone pampered the fake.

Her so-called biological parents were the kind who couldn’t tell right from wrong, feeling guilty toward the fake daughter instead of the real one.

And the most absurd of all? Her biological brother who knew perfectly well that the adopted girl was faking an illness had still kidnapped his real sister and forced her to give up a kidney.

According to the novel’s timeline, the original Zhou Luo was supposed to die today.

What kind of garbage plot was this? Zhou Luo could hardly stop herself from spitting in disgust. Too bad for everyone, the body’s original owner might’ve been a pushover, but she definitely wasn’t.

As the gang of street girls closed in, Zhou Luo glanced around, spotted a baseball bat on the ground, and picked it up casually.

“Girls, let’s finish her off quick and head home!” the redhead barked.

Her friends’ eyes lit up as they charged forward, high on the thrill of the fight.

Zhou Luo rolled her eyes. Looked like that fake daughter must’ve paid these thugs quite a lot.

She weighed the bat in her hand. Cultivators don’t kill, she reminded herself. Fine, I’ll leave them a breath of life.

The redhead was the first to move, swinging her stick straight for Zhou Luo’s head.

“??!!!” Zhou Luo blinked. Isn’t that attempted murder?

But the redhead clearly underestimated her. She had no idea that the half-dead girl in front of her wasn’t the same Zhou Luo anymore. If she had known, she wouldn’t have rushed in first.

According to the fake daughter’s intel, this “country bumpkin” was weak and timid. Someone anyone could bully. Even if they went a bit too far, nothing serious would come of it. That was why the redhead was so arrogant.

Zhou Luo tilted her head, testing the weight of the bat. It was heavier than she expected. She almost couldn’t lift it. Tch, this body really was pathetic. Guess she would have to start physical training later.

Then—thud! A single swing landed cleanly, and the redhead dropped to the ground like a sack of bricks, face pale and motionless.

It all happened so fast that her friends didn’t even see Zhou Luo move. One blink, and their leader was down.

“Sh1t, Boss Bei—!”

The rest of the girls screamed and rushed forward, but Zhou Luo didn’t even flinch. Within seconds, every one of them was sprawled on the ground, groaning.

【Ding~ New system task complete! Congratulations, Host, for altering Zhou Luo’s death before the college entrance exam. Reward: 500 newbie points. System shop unlocked.】
【Wishing the Host a fun and pleasant experience!】

Zhou Luo: “…”

Heh. So they had come to hand her free points.

She dropped the bat, looked around, and realized she was in a deserted alleyway. After brushing the dust off her clothes and picking up her schoolbag, she followed the body’s memory back home.

Only to walk right into a heartwarming family scene.

“Thank you, Mom. You’re so good to me. I’ll study hard and get into a great university to make you and Dad proud. I’ll definitely repay your love in the future~”

Hearing that, Zhou Luo almost burst out laughing. Repay their love?

If she remembered the novel correctly, that fake daughter, Zhou Man, eventually took over the entire Zhou family fortune. The parents died homeless on New Year’s Eve, and the older brother… went insane after losing everything and being betrayed by her.

Looking at the smiling, “happy” family in front of her, Zhou Luo raised a brow, a strange ache rising in her chest.

No one noticed she was injured. No one asked why she had come home so late.

She pressed a hand to her chest. The pain wasn’t hers. It came from the body’s original owner.

Zhou Man finished her sweet act and leaned into Mrs. Zhou’s arms, cooing affectionately. Mrs. Zhou gazed at her adopted daughter with pure adoration, completely oblivious to the figure standing quietly at the door—her real daughter.

The daughter who had lost a kidney. The daughter who was supposed to die today.

Zhou Man snuggled closer to Mrs. Zhou, her heart full of smug satisfaction. That Zhou Luo thinks being “biological” makes her special? She’s just a cheap girl raised in the countryside. What does she have to compete with me? Once I get into a top university, everything in this house will be mine.

And as for that Zhou Luo by now, she should be…

Just then, Zhou Man casually pulled out her phone, but her gaze froze when she saw someone standing at the doorway. Zhou Luo.

Her pupils contracted. She hadn’t expected Zhou Luo to actually come back alive.

“Hello, sister.” Zhou Luo met her stare and gave a small, teasing wave.

Everyone in the living room turned toward the door at once, only to see Zhou Luo, bloodied from head to toe.

Mr. Zhou frowned instantly, as if it were an everyday annoyance. “You’d better not be causing trouble again!”

“???” Zhou Luo blinked. Seriously? I almost died, and not a single ‘Are you okay?’ Not even a casual question?

【No, not even one.】

Thanks, she thought drily. Really needed that reminder.

Mr. Zhou continued, tone full of disgust. “I’ve looked into your situation. Even though you’ve come back to our family, that doesn’t mean you can act out at school. Why can’t you be more like your sister—gentle and well-behaved?”

“You keep saying people bully you. Let me ask you this—why do they only bully you? Why not your brother or your sister? What makes you so special?”

Zhou Luo almost lost it.

‘Looked into’? Who’d he ask—Zhou Man? Did this family even have a functioning brain cell? How could they still not see who had been tormenting the real Zhou Luo all this time?

It was Zhou Man!

And now he wanted her to learn from Zhou Man’s “gentleness”? What a joke.

Zhou Luo took a deep breath. They’re NPCs (Non-Player Character), she told herself. Just NPCs. You’re here to farm points. Don’t get angry.

“What kind of attitude is that? That’s your father you’re talking to!”

Mrs. Zhou finally spoke, shooting her a cold glare before turning to Zhou Man. “You’re such a headache. Must be all that country upbringing—so wild, so uncivilized.”

“Mom, don’t be angry,” Zhou Man said gently. “I’m sure she didn’t mean it. It must’ve been those people’s fault…”

That “comfort” only made things worse.

Mr. Zhou slammed the table. “You don’t have to defend her every time! Just look at her. She’s making a fool of herself again. She’s a disgrace to our family. If I’d known she would be like this, I would have left her rotting where she came from instead of bringing her back to embarrass us!”

Honestly, Zhou Luo really wanted to smack them all with that bat again but she couldn’t. The system had been nagging in her head the whole time to stay calm.

Lowering her gaze, she muttered under her breath, “Please, for the love of god, just shut up already.”

Of course, what actually came out of her mouth was, “I’m sorry, Dad, Mom. I didn’t mean to cause trouble. I know I’m not as good as Sister. I’ll behave from now on, study hard, and make you proud too.”

Father Zhou and Mother Zhou were silent for a long moment.

Zhou Man blinked. “???” What the hell was wrong with this idiot today? Did she suddenly learn how to talk? Got her brain knocked loose? And what was going on with Wu Beibei’s group—how did that filthy thing even make it back here standing?!

“Hah. You? Get into a good university? Based on what? Your single-digit scores in every subject?”

Just a moment ago, Father Zhou had thought that maybe there was still hope for Zhou Luo when she bowed her head. But the second he heard her talking about getting into a good school, his face darkened instantly, turning the color of pig liver.

“Stop embarrassing yourself. Our Zhou family can’t afford that kind of shame!”

To be blunt, if it weren’t for the fact that this daughter still had a somewhat decent face, he wouldn’t have let her come back at all.

So what if she was his biological child? Once a mistake had been made, keeping it that way didn’t seem so bad.

Zhou Man was sensible, after all, of course he couldn’t bear to let her do something like that…

Zhou Luo frowned. Seriously? Did they all have to look down on her like this? Just how bad had the original Zhou Luo been?

According to the novel’s plot, the original host was actually hardworking. So what? Did these two old idiots only ever hear about grades from their precious fake daughter Zhou Man?

If the original Zhou Luo had really been that terrible, why would Zhou Man have bothered hiring people to beat her up right before the college entrance exam? It was because she was scared Zhou Luo might actually outshine her.

Forget it. Garbage novels were always written like this and nothing ever made sense.

“Dad, don’t be angry. Little sister’s just trying to cheer you up,” Zhou Man said sweetly, shooting Zhou Luo a provocative look as she spoke.

Cheer them up? Zhou Luo chuckled silently. If you can talk, maybe you should just talk less.

“I’ll definitely get in!” Zhou Luo said before heading upstairs. This family was a bunch of idiots just looking at them made her tired.

“Rude thing! Who do you think you’re talking to?!”

Father Zhou couldn’t stand Zhou Luo’s attitude. He jabbed a finger at her back as she walked up the stairs, cursing under his breath.

This so-called biological daughter of his had never been close to them. Sometimes, Zhou Congwen even thought if they’d been raising a dog all these years, it would’ve learned to wag its tail by now.