I'm only one year old what the heck Is a overturning system

Every Lantern Festival sees the Capital City teeming with exceptional excitement.

This year is no different.

With lanterns adorning every household, their illumination at night paints each neighborhood of the Capital City in a warm, radiant glow.

The liveliness in Duke Wu'an Mansion is as usual.

However, the absence of Marquis Chen Taiping and the two young masters renders the festivity somewhat superficial.

Following the merriment, everybody dispersed early.

Yet in a secluded courtyard at the back, Old Madam Chen summoned several individuals.

Present were the second master of Marquis Mansion, Chen Lixin; the third master, Chen Lide; Second Young Master Chen Taixing; and several dozen men dressed in black, tight-fitting, short clothing.

"Mother, has Taiping sent any letters?" Chen Lide looked at the men in black and nodded to himself in approval.

Although these men were not Chen Family descendants, each one was a skilled member of the Wuan Army.

In addition to their strength having reached the Fifth Grade Core Formation Realm, they also specialized in reconnaissance and tracking, representing the elite scouts of the army.

"Taiping has asked me to relay this to you," said Old Madam Chen, her aged body shaking but face serene as she told them, rotating her prayer beads: "Investigate Duke Jingye."

"Duke Jingye?"

"Zhou Tiance?"

Chen Lixin and Chen Lide were taken aback and exchanged glances, before continuing, "Mother, are you saying Taiping suspects that it's Old Marquis Zhou who has acted against the children?"

Old Madam Chen lifted her eyelids and swept her gaze over them.

"I only pass the message; listen or not, it's up to you."

"But..."

Chen Lixin wanted to ask more but was stopped by Chen Lide beside him.

"Mother, since Taiping has said so, I will take them to investigate Duke Jingye Mansion."

Saying this, Chen Lide glanced at Chen Taixing, who still looked somewhat surprised, and instructed: "Taixing, they will be under your command."

"I will inform you later on how to investigate Duke Jingye Mansion; being regarding Old Marquis Zhou, you cannot afford the slightest negligence."

Chen Taixing responded in affirmation, then hesitated: "Uncle, what if we find out that the person behind this is really him?"

"Hmph, if it really is him, our Chen Family naturally demands an explanation!"

"Indeed, even if we have to report to the Holy Emperor, I will make him pay the price!"

As the Chen Family discussed, the dozens of scouts stood silently on the side, their eyes resolute.

"Then proceed as Taiping has said, and start the investigation!"

...

Compared to the slightly festive atmosphere of Duke Wu'an Mansion, Duke Jingye Mansion was clearly a lot quieter and emptier.

There were no lanterns outside the gate, no people in the courtyards, as if it were an abandoned house.

Creak.

The door, whose lacquer was slightly peeled, opened, and Zhou Tiance, coughing, stepped out of the ancestral temple.

Chen Ke, holding a luminous lantern, proactively stepped forward to support him.

"Old Master, let me take you back."

Zhou Tiance glanced at him, his stooped body moving forward on its own.

Chen Ke did not take offense and carefully followed at his side.

"As you wished, the operation by the Grand Void Sect has failed."

"One 'Hidden Dragon seed' was lost as well; cough cough, are you satisfied now?"

Chen Ke's expression remained unchanged, and he did not speak.

He knew that if Zhou Tiance were really angry, he wouldn't be saying these things.

"Do you also think I have become a senile, mad old man?"

"I would never dare to think so," Chen Ke quickly bowed and said respectfully.

"Humph," Zhou Tiance snorted, "The day you returned to the Capital City, you took action to clean things up, which was timely."

"What? Afraid that if Duke Wu'an finds out it was my doing, you will be implicated?"

"Old Master, Chen Ke has no such intentions! All I think about is your safety and the security of the Marquis Mansion."

"Heh," Zhou Tiance let out a cold laugh and fell silent again.

It was not until they passed through the empty Martial Arts Hall and the central courtyard to reach the back garden that he continued,

"I don't care what you're planning, but Yuan Er must not fail in his task!"

"Since you're unwilling to make a move against those two brats, then let's wait for Yuan Er to finish his studies and come down the mountain."

At this, a rare gleam appeared on Zhou Tiance's gray face, and his cloudy eyes sharpened slightly.

"By then, 'Hidden Dragon' will be under his control!"

Chen Ke once again bowed, as if gladly accepting this outcome.

"As for you," Zhou Tiance remained unmoved and coldly huffed, "cooperate well with Chou Long and the others."

"In three years, when Chen Taiping returns, I want to see a Devoted Army with the capability to fight!"

"Understood, Chen Ke!"

"I hope you truly understand."

Saying this, Zhou Tiance turned and walked towards the silent and dark backyard, coughing as he left behind a sentence.

"From now on, lie low."

After Zhou Tiance had walked far away, Chen Ke stood up.

He waited a long time before he coldly spoke.

"Pass down the order, have our men enter stealth mode."

After pondering, he added another line: "Every single one of them!"

As soon as the words fell, a response came from the corner, along with the faint rustling of someone leaving swiftly.

After finishing these tasks, Chen Ke sighed and slowly turned to leave.

This outcome was already the best.

He only hoped that by doing so, he could ensure the safety of the Old Marquis, the young lady, and Mr. Yuan.

...

Far away at the Grand Void Sect, Chen Yi was unaware of what was happening in the Capital City Prefecture.

He spent the entire day frolicking with Lin Xueru and others.

Apart from the little girl, the siblings Du Yanqing and Wei Letian, as well as the long-unseen Wang Yongnian, had all taken leave from their masters to come to Sword Edge Mountain.

Hua Youxiang, envious, also sent word to Fairy Hua Xianzi and Hua Yourong, inviting them to come over from Dan Peak Mountain.

It's worth mentioning that Xiao Xuanzhen, out of curiosity about what the Lantern Festival was like, also came along with Ning Xue and Lin Xueru.

This daughter of the Sect Master had been raised on the mountain; not only had she never experienced the Lantern Festival, but she also had no concept of other holidays, big or small.

Most often, her knowledge came either from books or from listening to others.

After all, in the Grand Void Sect, where martial arts cultivation is of primary importance, there were few who would waste time on festivals.

Of course, there were exceptions.

But like Chen Yi and others, it was just a small gathering of friends from the same hometown, reminiscing about days spent below the mountain.

And then the following day, they would continue to immerse themselves in martial arts cultivation.

After a day of various small activities, Xiao Xuanzhen's peach-blossom eyes sparkled brightly.

Although she still found Chen Yi hard to stomach, it didn't prevent her from having fun with Lin Xueru and Fairy Hua Xianzi and others.

She participated actively in activities like lantern riddle-guessing and hand-made dumpling-making.

Even for the final activity of writing wishes on "Flying Immortals", Xiao Xuanzhen followed Chen Yi and the others in writing a wish.

As she wrote, she even smiled meaningfully at Chen Yi.

No need to guess; Chen Yi knew her wish had something to do with him.

Probably something along the lines of defeating him, crippling him, or killing him.

Little did he know, the content Xiao Xuanzhen wrote indeed involved him, but went even further than his guess.

"My first wish is to defeat Chen Yi, and see if he dares to ignore me in the future!"

"My second wish is for Sister Lin to stay away from him; how can such a nice little girl be betrothed?"

"My third wish is to see the Immortal who receives my wish. Whatever sort of Immortal you are, I advise you to help me fulfill it as soon as possible, otherwise..."

If Chen Yi saw what she wrote, not only would he not be angry, he would probably burst into laughter.

It was his first time seeing someone make a wish in a threatening tone, telling the "Immortal" to help her fulfill it.

When the "Flying Immortal" had floated far away, to the point of no longer being visible, Lin Xueru blinked her large eyes and asked:

"Brother Yi, why didn't you ask what my wish was this time?"

Following her lead, Chen Yi smiled and asked, "Then what is your wish?"

"I'm not telling you~"

Saying that, the little girl ran off towards Fairy Hua Xianzi and the others.

As she ran, she kept looking back at Chen Yi with a playful smile, her petite figure dancing joyously like a butterfly.

"..."

Chen Yi was speechless.

But seeing those girls chattering about something, he also didn't go over to disturb their fun.

On Lantern Festival, as long as they were happy, that was all that mattered.

As for Chen Yi's own wish tonight—

He looked up at the star-studded night sky and the bright full moon, and smiled faintly.

"I, Chen Yi, dare to ask the Heavenly Immortals…"