Landis fixed his gaze upon the system interface. Currently, besides the lottery icon shining, all other icons appeared in shades of gray.
"System! How does one utilize this?"
"As long as the host concentrates, the system can be operated through mental focus!"
The system's prompt chimed swiftly.
Following the system's guidance, Landis concentrated his mind. Indeed, the lottery icon twinkled, leading him to an interface featuring three lottery roulette wheels. Resembling the prize wheels at a supermarket event, these wheels were densely packed with various items. Once the wheels stopped spinning, the pointer would indicate the acquired item.
Landis observed that only the first roulette wheel displayed a note beneath, indicating a single free draw.
Glancing at the other two wheels, Landis was astonished. The second wheel required a hundred ferocity points per draw, while the third demanded a staggering ten thousand.
Focusing on the first roulette wheel, Landis noticed a small line of text behind the "free draw" notification. Each draw, even the free one, would cost ten ferocity points.
Could it be that ferocity points were utilized in this manner? However, the system seemed quite stingy, offering the cheapest option for free.
At the moment, Landis only had access to this free draw in the Most Ferocious System. Without hesitation, he concentrated his mind to initiate the draw. Although Landis had always had poor luck with draws in the past, even failing to win the lowest prize in a lottery ticket, he figured that since this draw was free, he had nothing to lose.
As the roulette spun, the pointer swiftly passed over various items. Gradually slowing down, Landis's heartbeat accelerated.
Despite his consistently ill-fated luck, Landis hoped for a valuable item.
Suddenly, Landis's heart skipped a beat.
"As expected, my luck remains abysmal. Qi-Nurturing Pill. Although it's considered a decent item, being a spiritual medicine used by martial practitioners during the meridian-opening stage and selling for ten silver taels in the market, it's just..."
Thinking about his unresponsive meridians, the Qi-Nurturing Pill was merely exchangeable for silver.
"Wait! The roulette hasn't stopped yet!"
"Meridian-Penetrating Pill! It's actually a Meridian-Penetrating Pill!"
"Congratulations to the host for drawing one Meridian-Penetrating Pill. The pill is now stored in the system's inventory, ready for the host to use at any time!"
"Young Master Li, what happened to you? Don't frighten Xiaozhao!"
Suddenly, someone shook Landis's body. Xiaozhao anxiously called out to him, diverting Landis's attention from the system.
"Xiaozhao, stop shaking. I'm fine! If you continue, something might actually happen!"
"Young Master Li, what should we do now? Li Lai is dead, and Young Master Yan won't let this go easily!"
Xiaozhao glanced at Li Lai's lifeless body, then fiercely gritted her teeth.
"Young Master Li, quickly lie down on the bed. I killed Li Lai, and it has nothing to do with Young Master. Yes, Young Master has been unconscious the whole time and hasn't awakened!"
Upon hearing Xiaozhao's words, Landis looked deeply into her eyes. He hadn't expected Xiaozhao to take the blame for Li Lai's death. She willingly shouldered all the consequences, even though she knew the repercussions of killing Li Lai, the right-hand man of Young Master Yan.
After Xiaozhao finished speaking, she tried to push Landis onto the bed. Landis suddenly grabbed Xiaozhao's pushing hand, looking at this slender maid.
"Xiaozhao, do you understand the consequences of your actions?"
"I do. Xiaozhao won't be able to serve Madam and Young Master in the future!"
For some reason, Xiaozhao's words made Landis feel like fine sand had blown into his eyes, almost causing him to shed tears.
"Haha!"
Suddenly, Landis burst into laughter. Xiaozhao was a bit puzzled. What had happened to Young Master? Why did he suddenly burst into laughter?
"Xiaozhao, now go find the family head. Just tell him that Li Lai tried to harm me, and I killed him!"
Landis referred to the family head, not as father or dad, but as the family head. Landis truly felt no father-son affection towards Land Tianxiong. Even in the past, Landis, despite being a member of the Land family, received no affection from Land Tianxiong. The fact that Landis was beaten to near death by Land Yan's lackeys reflected Land Tianxiong's lack of fatherly love. If there had been even a bit of it, Landis would not have suffered abuse from the household servants.
"Young Master Li, you mustn't say that! Li Lai was killed by me, and it's my doing. Young Master Li has been unconscious the entire time!"
"Silly girl, let me ask you, am I not the young master of the Land family? Is Li Lai not a servant of the Land family?"
Xiaozhao thought for a moment and nodded. It seemed correct that Landis was indeed the third young master of the Land family, and Li Lai, despite his favorable status with Young Master Yan, was still a servant of the Land family.
"A servant conspiring against the master. Shouldn't I kill him?"
Xiaozhao nodded again. In the Snow Moon Continent, if a
servant conspired against their master, the master had the right to kill them.
"Killing a servant who conspired against the master, is it justified?"
Xiaozhao shook her head, indicating that there was nothing wrong with it.
"Then go and tell the family head!"
Xiaozhao took a step towards the door instinctively, but hesitated.
"Young Master Li, but..."
"What's the matter? I killed Li Lai reasonably. Shouldn't the family head reward me instead?"
"Xiaozhao, you can't listen to my words?"
"Xiaozhao dares not!"
Xiaozhao was about to leave the room when Landis suddenly stopped her. He pointed to his chest, and Xiaozhao, not understanding, was guided by Landis to look where he was pointing.
Looking at the place where Li Lai had torn her clothes just now, Xiaozhao suddenly blushed and ran out of the room in embarrassment.
"Change your clothes before telling the family head!"
Facing Xiaozhao's retreating figure, Landis shouted.
"This girl is so slender, but not small there!"
Why am I having these thoughts? Landis shook his head, glanced at Li Lai's corpse, and walked out of the room.
Although Landis was not well-treated in the Land family, as the third young master, he still had his own separate courtyard. Now, with Xiaozhao gone, this courtyard appeared empty.
Retrieving the Meridian-Penetrating Pill from the system's inventory, it was a small, red pill about the size of a pinky finger joint.
"Meridian-Penetrating Pill. Haha, didn't expect this! Although I, Landis, transmigrated into a disabled body with blocked meridians, I carry a system with me. And on the first draw, I actually got a Meridian-Penetrating Pill, a heaven-defying item that can turn a disabled person into a martial artist."
Landis, from his original memories, knew what kind of existence the Meridian-Penetrating Pill was. It was a miraculous item that could unblock even the most blocked meridians. The reason why this body couldn't cultivate before was precisely because the meridians were blocked.
Without hesitation, Landis directly put the Meridian-Penetrating Pill into his mouth. The pill melted upon entering, turning into a warm flow that directly entered Landis's meridians.