Lin Mei was eight years old when she first used the System without permission.
Not by accident. Deliberately. She had watched her father train in the courtyard every morning since she could walk. She knew the stance. Knew the breathing. Had memorized the entry sequence from watching him open the interface a hundred times.
She slipped out of bed at five AM, went to the courtyard, and tried it herself.
The System responded.
BLOODLINE DETECTED: Sovereign Lineage — Second Generation
Welcome, Lin Mei Chen.
Your father was the first. You are not the last. But you are next.
Evolution path unlocked.
She stared at the floating interface, golden and warm in the pre-dawn dark. Her hands were shaking. Not from fear.
From wanting.
That was the moment Xiao Ru found her.
She stood in the doorw
