When Xu Liting saw Zhang Lin carrying the Miao sword upstairs, she was completely dumbfounded, probably with this expression: ((⊙﹏⊙))!

"Zhang...Zhang Lin?!"

She screamed in surprise, her voice cracking from the shock.

"I...I didn't!" She realized what she was saying; Zhang Lin must have heard her. Her mind raced. "Let me explain!"

He had to immediately tell Zhang Lin his true thoughts and find a way to make her believe him, even if it meant revealing his purpose and offending the women on the third floor and An Qingge.

First and foremost, I have to stay alive!

"Once you get to heaven, explain things properly to God and see if He will give you a chance to be reborn as a human!" Zhang Lin was too lazy to waste words. He strode over to Xu Liting, grabbed her hair, and dragged her to the window.

As soon as the window was opened, a blast of icy cold air rushed into the room. Zhang Lin, being physically strong, was fearless, but Xu Liting turned pale instantly, whether from the cold or from fright, it was hard to tell.

"Spare me! Spare me!"

Xu Liting realized things were going badly and quickly said, "I didn't mean to harass you. I'm willing to be your dog, please spare me! I'm willing to be your dog!"

However, Zhang Lin ignored her explanation and forced her head out of the window before slashing it off with a single stroke.

puff!

Xu Liting's head flew off, and blood gushed from the cut on her neck. However, in the extremely low temperature outside, the blood froze instantly, turning into ice blocks before it even hit the ground. When it fell onto the thick layer of ice on the ground, it shattered into several pieces like glass.

Zhang Lin then threw her body out.

The window was left open because there were other people to deal with.

"ah--"

"Ah ...

At that moment, screams from women echoed from inside the room.

Zhang Lin beckoned to Zhu Qinqin and the others with his finger and said coldly, "Come here yourselves, one knife each, it'll be quick!"

They looked at each other, seeing the fear in each other's eyes. One of them couldn't help but beg for mercy, "We were all bewitched by Xu Liting. We didn't mean to offend you. Please spare us!"

"Don't make me say it a second time!" Zhang Lin said coldly. "Otherwise, you can get out of here yourselves. You know what the situation is like out there. Believe me, it's more painless to just die!"

The outside temperature is now below minus fifty degrees Celsius, a temperature that is absolutely impossible for an ordinary human to survive in, especially without buildings to shield them from the wind and snow, and without several layers of cotton clothing or blankets for warmth.

Everyone knew that going out like this would be a certain death, and a rather gruesome one at that!

But who wants to die?

Zhu Qinqin and the other two looked completely lost and had no idea what to do.

Zhang Lin didn't bother with any more nonsense. He immediately stepped forward and led a woman to the window. Soon, she ended up like Xu Liting.

Then came the second one, and finally Zhu Qinqin.

They turned and ran, but they were no match for Zhang Lin and were killed instantly.

"Phew... My mind is clear now!"

In all his years of life, this was the first time Zhang Lin had ever heard someone say they wanted to turn him into a dog. He wouldn't be able to sleep until he killed Xu Liting today.

Poor Xu Liting, she went crazy selling courses online, thinking only about how to win Zhang Lin's favor and curry favor with him, but saying something completely different. She ruined herself, and not only that, she also ruined the lives of the three people she had fooled, including Zhu Qinqin.

At this moment, the other three women on the third floor were terrified. They huddled together and looked at Zhang Lin in horror.

“You’re quite good; you didn’t listen to Xu Liting’s instigation.” Zhang Lin gave them a threatening look. “Don’t worry, I won’t kill you.”

After saying that, he turned around and went downstairs.

At this moment, his smile was terrifying in the eyes of the three women. They dared not say anything, trembling as they watched Zhang Lin go downstairs. Even after Zhang Lin had been downstairs for a long time, they still clung to each other, none of them daring to move.

After returning to the room, Zhang Lin asked An Qingge to go to the third floor to check on the remaining three women and not to frighten them, while he stayed on the second floor.

He didn't rush to call Dou Xiujiao and the others, but instead spent time with Ji Yuetong and the others first. Zhang Lin was a sentimental person who liked new love, but he wouldn't neglect his old love either.

Happy times always fly by.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye. Zhang Lin worked a little overtime, appeased all the women who had already been with him, and then began to plan for new rewards.

At this point, it was already the twentieth day of the period of extreme cold.

The temperature had dropped to extremely low levels, reaching as low as ninety degrees Celsius. At that time, in addition to turning on the heating indoors, people also had to light open flames in open areas to keep warm. Meanwhile, everyone was huddled under thick blankets and could not go out to move around at all.

Fortunately, the lowest temperature of minus ninety degrees Celsius only lasted for less than a day. After reaching the extreme point, the temperature began to slowly rise, which is why Zhang Lin started planning the new reward.

Otherwise, given the temperature before, he wouldn't have dared to even take out his kilt, let alone complete the ritual between husband and wife.

The first candidate is Dou Yujiao.

Before asking her that question, Zhang Lin called her into the room and gave her a final warning: "Have you fully accepted the questions Qingge asked you before? I have a way of telling you whether you are sincere. If you haven't accepted them, I will have to kick you out later."

Dou Xiujiao was a slightly socially awkward girl, and she didn't dare to look up at Zhang Lin. She lowered her head and whispered, "I can accept it."

"Alright!" Zhang Lin nodded and asked directly, "Would you like to be my wife?"

"I...I'm willing..."

Although she was shy, her answer was resolute: "You killed the villain Xu Liting, and I am willing to repay you with everything I have. Moreover... being your wife and bearing your children is not a loss for me; on the contrary, it is my honor!"

"Congratulations on your new marriage! Your family is now even more prosperous and powerful."

"..."

That's all?

Zhang Lin was waiting for the system to announce the reward, but at this moment, the system suddenly went silent, which stunned him.

What happened?

The system crashed?

How am I supposed to openly have a harem in the future?

"System, are you still alive?"

He asked himself a question silently.

"This system is here!"

"The system has detected that the host's growth has exceeded a certain threshold. The reward system has changed. Would you like a detailed explanation?"

That's strange.

The previous system was completely robotic; it would only appear briefly when certain conditions were met, give a small reward, and then disappear again.

Zhang Lin wanted to ask some questions about the system, but it couldn't answer them.

At this point, it seemed to have upgraded and become more intelligent, and it could even communicate with him.

"Xiao Jiao, you go back first, I'll come find you later!"

Zhang Lin had no interest in completing the ceremony with his new wife at this moment; all his attention was focused on the system.