Remuneration
Emotions are a big taboo in cheating and gambling. Never be happy about a bet that you haven't received yet. Forget about it, avoid those joys while confusing your opponents, so that you won't be sad because of failure. When those bets you placed unexpectedly make you win, you can get the surprise you deserve.
These words were said by Master Yu San, and after being verified repeatedly by Wu Ci, they were regarded as the truth that could be executed without reason.
He did just that, and accepted the chess piece in a sanctimonious manner.
Inès moved her nose and said, "It seems to be the influence of authority. After a slight contact for a while, I found that your soul is really fragrant."
"Those mysterious spirits also said so, and it even gave rise to human greed." Wu Ci clenched the chess piece, closed his eyes and felt it carefully, and he felt that his soul was more and more attractive.
The strange aroma of medicine seems to fill the empty void in one's heart and cure some incurable illness if swallowed.
This is... a side effect?
He had a guess.
Could it be that the authority of the Heavenly Dao is poisonous, causing all creatures and consciousnesses with authority to desire special souls?
This explains why Sui Gu did not get involved when Buddhist disciples disturbed the entire dynasty during the Qian Dynasty, no wonder the Heavenly Lord tolerated him, and no wonder Sir Yin and Madam An Hun were so obsessed with him... Judging from the chess piece in his hand... Sir Yin and Madam An Hun fought so fiercely that even the authority of Heaven was broken into pieces.
Is his soul... so special?
Actually, Wu Ci didn't want to say that, but he could also smell his soul.
If it were someone else, if the soul belonged to someone else, he would definitely lose his mind and would resort to any means to deprive them of their souls in order to satisfy his own greed.
Unfortunately, this soul belongs to Wu Ci himself.
Wu Ci found it difficult to explain what he should do. This feeling was like drinking poison to quench thirst. He was troubled by the strange fragrance surrounding his nose all the time. His soul was also clamoring frantically for more to fill the gullies that were as dry and cracked as the land, but he couldn't just take out his own soul to eat.
The gullies were difficult to clear and blocked the road ahead, making him look like a hungry man.
But such a strong greed would not only affect Wu Ci, but also the mysterious spirits. Why wasn't Ines affected so much by them?
Is it that the scope of the side effects of authority is different? Or is it that, like his soul, he and those mysterious spirits are special?
Oh, witchcraft hates being special.
He hated any specialness when he was at a disadvantage, which would draw people's attention to him and make him a laughing stock if he was not careful.
What he likes is the special power and status he has when he is in a high position, which means he is free from the possibility of becoming a villain and becomes a free man who can enjoy the special attention and leave at any time as he pleases, instead of being forced to accept it.
Wu Ci asked Ines for an exquisite silver pendant, put the chess piece in it, and hung it around his neck to prevent it from coming into direct contact with him, which slightly reduced his desire and greed for his own soul.
"Dextall, please wait." Ines stopped him when she saw him about to leave.
Wu Ci paused for a moment, turned his head and looked inquiringly.
"Sorry, I'm just a little curious... What's the matter with this injury?" Ines, who was known for her cruelty and took pleasure in inflicting pain on people, stretched out her finger, stood on tiptoe, and touched the red mark under Wu Ci's left eye that looked like a tear mark with heartache. She blew on it carefully twice, "It looks like it's been there for a long time. Why don't you remove it?"
Wu Ci lowered her eyes and bowed her head slightly to make it less strenuous for her, but it made the red marks look more like tears of sorrow.
He smiled helplessly and said, "It's just something that comes with the body. It's not a problem."
"Are you leaving?" Inès asked.
"Wait until Zhen Shanhe comes back," Wu Ci looked at the sky, then glanced at the time on his bracelet and replied.
The time showed that it was already evening, but the virtual sunlight outside was still as bright as noon. The fireball hung in the sky made up of a holographic screen, warm and a little dazzling.
From this, it can be seen that this is not the light from the top of the white tower in the center of Dark Star City. This is a private light source that is driven by a spiritual power battery and is extracted from the light source system at the top of the white tower and transferred here.
Compared to the old city area which looks the same both day and night, this place also looks the same both day and night.
Such a luxurious enjoyment, the spiritual power battery burning in the fireball in the sky can only be the corpses of those unlucky spiritualists. If Wu Ci had died accidentally before, he might have been one of the people burned.
"Turn off the sun." Wu Ci said to the maid in the distance.
Then, he reached out and covered Ines' eyes, signaling her not to look at the false sunshine that had not been turned off in time, "Go to sleep. If he is tied up by work, maybe I can tell you a story."
"I'm past the age of fairy tales, Dexter. I want to hear you tell me stories about your experiences."
Inès's tone was still full of dramatic sighs, so affectionate and romantic that she seemed about to sing, as if Cinderella did not ask for treasures and dresses like her sisters, but only begged her father who was far away to bring back a branch that brushed off her hat.
She still can't change this exaggerated "essential princess characteristic", which is so ridiculous that it seems like she is in a musical.
To be honest, Wu Ci hates musicals. Everything in musicals is ridiculous. Even if the other party scolds you, ridicules you with the most vicious words, or even retweets you, you have to wait until the next round to sing back.
The funniest thing is that no matter how fiercely you quarrel or how hostile you are in the plot, as the leading actor on the same stage, you still have to sing along with him when he sings and curses at you.
Forgive Wu Ci for thinking too much. After he got the power, he would always start to think deeply for no apparent reason, thinking that this world is not worth living...
Please forgive me. He was just too lazy to emphasize his identity to Ines again. Anyway, both parties knew it well, so he just patted Ines on the head and said, "Then let's talk about something else. But this may be a very boring story."
"The protagonist of the story is called...J."
The witch's words were deliberately casual and relaxed, as softly as a lullaby:
"A long, long time ago, J was born without parents and was sent to an orphanage at that time.
J is a quiet, dull and uninteresting person, not very popular until he is noticed by his adoptive father.
The adoptive father was a gambler, a noble man who gambled for excitement, so he did not adopt J. He only asked J if he was willing to learn something from him and treated J as a little pet for entertainment.
J was very clear about this and ignored what others said about his adoptive father making him his heir. He knew that he was just a toy to pass the time and never had any delusions about things that did not belong to him.
Ines asked, "What happened next?"
"Later... J's adoptive father died. J worked hard to grow up and learn everything he could, wanting to live an ordinary life like all ordinary people. But because of J's silence and unsociability, as well as his face that was too outstanding, J was targeted by others.
He was thrown into prison, and gradually turned into a criminal, becoming a veritable scoundrel.
Ines closed her eyes and chuckled, "Oh, it must be very sad. Unfortunately, this is how the lower class people are. We should be grateful to be able to survive."
"Yes, so he died later. The time he was adopted and educated was the foundation for him to understand the upper-class life. The fact that he was targeted by others was the fuse... He became more verbal and used hypocrisy to disguise his hatred. He wanted to attract the attention of others and climb to the top."
"It's very difficult. There are only a few people from the lower class who can climb to the upper class, and most of them died," Ines said sleepily and confusedly. "Even if it climbs up, the upper class people who are naturally superior to it can easily kill it. In the final analysis, it is just a scumbag from the lower class..."
"You are right, my dear Inès, I hope this little ugly story can make you smile in your sleep."
Wu Ci gently moved Ines' head from his legs to the pillow handed by the maid, and watched with a gentle smile as the maid covered Ines with a blanket.
Then he turned around and left without any regrets.
In the dark palace where the false sunlight was extinguished, Zhen Shanhe stood there at some point in time, just like when he first saw the high-rise building, it was like a saber in the neon lights stabbing into the steel forest in the city, unchanging, indifferent, and solemn.
He said in a hoarse voice, "I thought you would be at least half killed by this old woman. It seems that you have learned some of her skills in seducing people. You are not picky about meat or vegetables, and you don't care about people."
"You're joking. I'm just thanking you for your concern." Wu Ci smiled and bowed. "Besides, I love every life in this world equally... Even if it's just a flower or a green leaf, I won't be stingy with my attention."
"Heh." Zhen Shanhe sneered and said directly, "Let's not waste time. The Seven Sins Council has been too rampant recently. In Sky City, Yu Jinjie also has other movements. I want you to pretend to be the head of the Seven Sins Council, 'Arrogance', and be arrested and escorted to Sky City. When the time comes, I will send someone to notify you if there is anything they need to do."
Disguised as "arrogant"? Isn't that the original identity?
Wu Cichu was shocked when he heard this, but then he realized that it might be because his original body was dead, and he had never used the identity of "Pride", which caused "Pride" to be mysterious, so this identity was easier to disguise, and it could also catch the people of the Seven Sins Council.
He quickly figured it out and asked, "So, what can you give me?"
Zhen Shanhe was so angry at his behavior that he laughed, "How dare you bargain with me?"
"I know that you have my contract as proof, and your status is higher than mine, so you can give me orders at any time.
However, I am the Lord's man. If you frequently use the contract and evidence to order me, or if you directly cut off my connection with this world because I made you angry, the Lord will be unhappy. After all, the Lord ordered me to come to the real world for other orders. It would be difficult to go back without completing the order..." Wu Ci blinked, "I will not be able to help but complain."
You went back in disgrace after failing to do your job well, and now you want to complain to Tianzun and shirk the responsibility?
Zhen Shanhe simply wanted to strangle Wu Ci's neck and shake the things out of his head.
Although I know that Tianzun recruits people based on their appearance and is the most tolerant of garbage and idiots, it is still a bit outrageous.
What kind of people-friendly entrepreneur is Tianzun? Is he so humane that he can tolerate his followers messing up things and then shirking responsibility?
With this thought in mind, Zhen Shanhe managed to please Wu Ci with a straight face and an expressionless look.
Witches love to cause trouble to others.
He said in a gentle voice, "If you use force to make me obey, then when I am doing things for you, I will inevitably feel 'dazed' because of your 'tough attitude'. At that time, some mistakes may occur, and it is likely that I will misunderstand your orders."
"I'm sorry, I have no objection to you." Wu Ci raised his lips humbly and said sarcastically, "However, I thought that according to common sense, you should pay me the due compensation for completing the work for you. It turns out that I was too ignorant and overstepped the line. You have already abolished this rule that everyone knows, and directly used force to order me to work for you without paying me?"
"Shut up, Wuci, what do you want?"
Wu Ci smiled but said nothing.
Zhen Shanhe frowned unhappily, "Speak."
Wu Ci pointed at his mouth, signaling Zhen Shanhe to shut up and not speak.
"Don't waste my time." Zhen Shanhe raised his hand impatiently and pinched his chin, forcing him to look up.
Wu Ci was not angry. He handed over the metal card in his hand, which he had not even had time to look at, and said in a good-natured manner, "I think quality is more important than quantity. I would like to use this card I got from Senior Yu Xuan to exchange for the data of the second step of [Seven Steps of Divine Movement] from you."
He raised his cyan eyes and looked directly at Zhen Shanhe, "You are so generous, you will agree to my request, right?"
Sorry for being a little late. I worked overtime until 12:00 yesterday, and got up at 5:30 in the morning to go to work. I worked overtime again today, so I didn't have time to finish writing. Angels who leave comments on this chapter before the next chapter is updated will receive red envelopes.
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