Ancient Eden - Chapter 42

-Includes mature content/2chps a day-Eizkel Rhyse, a 21-year-old who dies unexpectedly—only to be granted a second chance at life in a parallel world that closely resembles Earth. Gifted access to a mysterious golden interface called the Record, Eizkel can now track his attributes, develop skills, and receive “quests” with real-life consequences. Reborn as an 18-year-old university student, he must adapt to a new identity, unfamiliar surroundings, and the subtle chaos of everyday life.As Eizkel begins building relationships, he learns that a second life doesn’t need to be extraordinary to be meaningful. A story that blends heartfelt humor with introspective moments, highlighting the beauty of genuine connection, personal growth, and the chance to start over.With witty dialogue, emotional depth, and grounded slice-of-life charm, all about the rediscovery of oneself, finding comfort in the ordinary, and learning that the small things often matter most.

“If you were the supreme master of the Dao of Immortals, revered by countless beings, able to glimpse life and death, and understand the destiny, what kind of woman would you seek as a partner?”Jiang Feng: “I would marry an eighteen-year-old.”“...do you want to die?”“I'd rather die to marry an eighteen-year-old.”

After being flogged to death for a crime she didn’t commit, Calista received a second chance when a system contracted her. It was simple: complete tasks and she could earn a second chance in life. After completing several of them, the chance to reincarnate in her original world and body was finally granted to her.However, unlike others, she didn’t want revenge against the people who killed her or wanted to unmask what truly transpired back then. All she wanted was to live peacefully and enjoy the bounty benefits which came with the reincarnation.And that was something she found when she met a man she fell in love with in some backward village. Unfortunately, all that was broken when her husband of five years perished at the hands of bandits.Things went downhill when Calista married her second husband, Orson, an amnesiac man whom she scammed into marrying her. But things weren't as simple as they seemed— Orson might be hiding some secrets of his own.Led on a path of revenge that Calista never thought she would be on, she soon realized that Orson might have more to do with her first life and death than he led on. If he knew she was still alive, he might kill her again.That meant that this time, Calista might have to strike first.

“I curse you to never die in peace!”

Thus, Shang Ke started a never-ending (forced) cycle of constantly throwing away his miserable life.

He would always show himself as a martyr while letting others cry over his death.

It was because of a woman’s curse that Shang Ke was hit by a car and turned into a human vegetable. This led to him becoming bound by an unlucky system in which he was cursed to die. The most unfortunate part was that he never cheated on anyone’s feelings. The reason for why he was cursed by a woman was because of a guy named Qi Chen. Qi Chen was a ladies man, and he would always use Shang Ke as an excuse to break up with any woman that he was with. As a result, Shang Ke was always blamed for the breakups. Since then, the main character could only be forced to cross into different worlds. He would thus experience for himself, the hero’s “thrill”.

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