A moment later.
Shen Zhaozhao contentedly stuffed the contract, which shimmered with golden light and exuded an aura of "blessing," back into her storage bag.
In contrast, Little Yellow, whose paw prints had been forcibly pressed onto his body, huddled in a cold, moss-covered corner of a giant rock, looking like a wilted cabbage seedling.
He hugged his knees, his shoulders trembling, his delicate little face buried low, only the suppressed sobs could be heard intermittently, occasionally mixed with two uncontrollable, extremely aggrieved hiccups.
Her fluffy, dark golden short hair had a few strands sticking up in a messy manner, making her look like she had just experienced a brutal and inhumane ordeal.
miserable.
That's just too tragic.
Shen Zhaozhao glanced at him, walked over without a shred of pity, grabbed Xiao Huang by the back of his collar, and lifted him off the ground like a chick.
"Alright, alright, it's too late now, crying won't solve anything."
She patted his moss-covered shoulder and began earnestly and passionately painting a picture of the future: "Come, come, look up and see your new world!"
"Look at your new arms and legs!"
"This is a genuine human body, a threshold that countless demons cultivate for hundreds of years but still can't reach. Today, you've achieved it in one step!"
"Golden Core stage, Little Huang!"
She patted Xiao Huang's thin shoulder hard, her tone full of amazement that she thought, "You got a great deal!" "Do you know what that means?"
"How many cultivators spend their entire lives stuck at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, their hair turning white from years of hard work, yet they still can't even touch the threshold of the Golden Core stage? Look at you, standing at this peak with ease! Aren't you happy? Aren't you surprised?"
Xiao Huang was so dizzy from being shaken that she was forced to lift her tear-streaked face.
In his round, big eyes, bewilderment, humiliation, and indignation intertwined, eventually transforming into a stagnant, lifeless despair, as if he had seen through the ways of the world.
The boy opened his mouth, his voice trembling with sobs: "How about... you just let me die? Really, right now!"
Immediately, Xiao Huang pointed sharply to the gloomy sky above, his eyes filled with a longing for "liberation": "Have mercy! Send down heavenly lightning and strike me dead! Turn me back into my original form!!!"
Shen Zhaozhao clicked her tongue leisurely, crossed her arms, and leaned against a tree next to her. Her tone was relaxed: "You think that breaking the contract is simply a matter of being reduced to your original form, turning back into a worthless yellow rat, continuing to foolishly jump around and happily roam in the wilderness?"
"Times have changed, Xiao Huang."
Shen Zhaozhao shook her head in anguish and began to bluff without any mercy: "What if the Heavenly Dao doesn't control its power and kills you in one strike?"
"You have no idea, the underworld is now very KPI-driven, and the reincarnation quotas are tightened and they're extremely tight."
“A wild spirit like you, with no background, no connections, no merit, and who almost killed someone, will not even be able to be reborn as a human, let alone be reborn as an animal.”
"By the way, do you know what the underworld needs most right now?"
"A temporary worker."
"If you continue like this, you'll only be a temporary worker, serving tea and water to the King of Hell every day, sorting through the mountain of the Book of Life and Death. Only after working for a full three hundred years and performing well will you be qualified to queue up for the lottery, and even then, you might not be able to predict what kind of person you'll get."
"What if you were reincarnated as a fiery, innocent cockroach in your next life? Would you be happy?"
Shen Zhaozhao shrugged: "If you work for me, at least you'll have four hours of rest a day, and you won't be exposed to the wind or rain. You can weigh the pros and cons yourself and see which is more worthwhile?"
The boy suddenly sobbed, lifting his tear-streaked face, his voice trembling with despair: "You're talking nonsense! I... I've never heard of such a thing before?!"
Shen Zhaozhao: "Have you ever heard of a yellow-skinned rat who couldn't get a title and ended up working for someone else for free?"
Xiao Huang: "..."
The overwhelming sense of absurdity and the undeniable reality poured over him like ice water, extinguishing the last glimmer of stubbornness in the boy's beautiful eyes, leaving only despair and resignation.
He sobbed for a long time before finally squeezing out a weak breath from deep in his throat, with a tragic air of a warrior cutting off his own arm: "Then...then every month...besides giving me three low-grade spirit stones...you also have to take care of my food and drink. I need to eat three spirit chickens every day! Three! Not even one less!"
He took a deep breath, as if using up all his courage, with the last vestige of resistance: "Otherwise I... I'll go on strike, I'll starve myself! I'll make sure you lose everything!"
Shen Zhaozhao looked at the little beast with its fur standing on end, a sly glint in her eyes, but her face remained impassive, only a faint smile playing on her lips: "Deal."
[Ding!]
[Host detected to have performed an unprecedentedly immoral act, immorality value +3000 points (base reward: 1500, trigger achievement: even Heaven shakes its head, reward: critical hit x2.)]
[Current Morality Points Balance: 5000 points.]
Before Shen Zhaozhao could even rejoice at her sudden windfall, the semi-transparent system screen in front of her suddenly unfolded automatically, revealing an interface that was noticeably more elaborate than before.
Several slots in the redemption area below were also lit up:
[Marrow Cleansing Pill (Supreme)]: 200 points (Cleanses the marrow and improves aptitude)
[Spirit Gathering Pill (Superior Grade)]: 300 points (Accelerates spiritual energy absorption for 12 hours)
[Rejuvenating Powder]: 150 points (quickly restores minor injuries)
Shen Zhaozhao's eyes quickly swept over the newly unlocked, practical gadgets, all priced under 500 points. However, her gaze finally settled on the bottom of the exchange area, on the option that radiated an alluring purple-gold light and even had a dynamic "Draw!" button—
[Spirit Pool for Summoning]: Unlock by spending Morality Points (You're guaranteed an SSR Golden Spirit Pet in your first 10 draws, and there are even UR Ancient Divine Beasts waiting to be your companions! May you be blessed with good fortune and find your destiny! The next chance to change your fate is in the next draw! Fellow Daoist, are you sure you don't want to give it a shot?)
Shen Zhaozhao's smile instantly froze: "Wait, is this still a proper cultivation game?! Has your system been possessed by some pay-to-win mobile game planner?!"
The system paused for a moment, then spoke in a very familiar, cheeky tone: 【Oh dear~ Host~ Look, you're in a hurry again.】
It's too small.
[Their vision is too narrow.]
Look up and see the new world before you!
[How is my gacha pull anything unorthodox? This is a genuine manifestation of 'divine destiny'! Countless cultivators spend hundreds of years trying to even reach the threshold of obtaining a top-tier spirit pet, but today, as long as you accumulate enough 'misdeed points,' you can easily have your hands on one in one go! Aren't you happy? Aren't you surprised?]
Shen Zhaozhao's smile froze instantly.
Shen Zhaozhao: "..."
Wait, why does this word seem so familiar to her?!
Aren't these the very words she just used to fool Xiao Huang?!
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