"Then I'll ask you a question. If you write it down honestly, you'll get a plate of meat. Otherwise, I'm going home to sleep."
Ke Meiyu picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth.
Wang Di gritted his teeth. He had already called his father "Dad" and was willing to give up his dignity. What else was there that he couldn't say?
It nodded in agreement.
Ke Meiyu readily handed a plate of meat to it.
It smelled amazing, incredibly delicious. Wang Di took a bite and swallowed it without even chewing it twice.
Since it lost its job, it has been living a life of wandering. Without a sufficient supply of spiritual energy or offerings from mortals, it is like an ordinary stray dog, dirty and running around everywhere. Not only is it hard to fill its stomach, but it also has to prevent being caught and eaten as food!
Finally, someone noticed its difference, took it home, cleaned it, and fed it.
But it is an ancient mythical beast. Not to mention eating meat and bones, it can't even fill its stomach and is forced to work!
Today, this meat is something it has been obsessed with for decades. It ate it with great satisfaction, and was moved to tears.
Ke Meiyu was taken aback when she saw this, and said with a sneer, "Don't try to play the victim in front of me. There are plenty of people who are worse off than you. Look at the Ji family, which has produced so many great scholars and benefited their hometown, they almost lost their lineage because of you!"
"Moreover, the fact that their two young daughters died of poor health is also related to the good fortune you inhaled."
"There must be things I don't know about. Tell me, what's wrong with you because of your stutter?"
Emperor Wang snorted through his nose.
"Hey, what kind of attitude is that?" Ke Meiyu smacked its head lightly in annoyance.
After eating another plate of meat, Wang Di Chu felt so comfortable that he just wanted to howl. His lazy appearance made it clear that he was going to renege on his debt.
Ke Meiyu sneered and pulled out a baked sweet potato with cheese. The aroma of the cheese was so enticing that you wanted to stick into it.
She slowly scooped it out with a spoon, savoring the soft, chewy texture and rich flavor—a true enjoyment from the soul.
Wangdi is a relatively new species among ancient mythical beasts, with a lifespan of only a few hundred years. Although it lives in the capital and seems to follow the emperor and eat all the delicacies in the world, it is actually a country bumpkin.
It couldn't help but twitch its wet little nose, its eyes shining as it gazed at the food in the cardboard box.
Ke Meiyu slowly and steadily swallowed each bite.
The cat was so anxious that it kept pacing around. It knew all too well the reality of food scarcity in this era and was afraid that she only had this one portion. It couldn't help but continue to scratch at the words on the ground with its paws.
"Little auntie, let me have a taste, and I'll do anything you ask!"
Ke Meiyu almost burst out laughing, but at the same time felt a little sad.
She took out another portion and placed it in front of it, and the two of them devoutly savored the delicious food.
After eating half of it, Ke Meiyu said, "Why are you, an ancient divine beast, working for someone else? Judging from your appearance, you don't seem to be getting much pay. You might as well come with me."
"I, your grandma, can take you to eat and drink the best food, and let you experience what life is all about—no, what life is like for animals!"
Mentioning this, Wang Di Chu's fur stood on end in anger, and he howled and wailed as he poured out his grievances. However, since the human and the beast had no telepathic connection, Ke Mei Yu simply opened her eyes and shook her head to indicate that she did not understand.
But the next second, Ke Meiyu took out a piece of paper and some ink, indicating that it should use its claws as a quill pen.
Emperor Wang angrily dipped his brush in ink and began to write about his tragic hundred-year life.
It originally stood on a stone pillar in front of the palace, diligently supervising the emperor.
However, times have changed and measures have changed. These things are not within its scope of inspection. The policy of closing the country to the outside world gradually pushed the dynasty to decline, and various forces rose up to compete for power.
Emperor Wangdi tirelessly worked for this cause, but the great edifice was on the verge of collapse, and it was not something a naive little beast like him could stop the gears of history.
After the last emperor was forced to abdicate, Emperor Wang was also forced to step down and began wandering the mortal world.
Because it was not at its post, it missed the message and was unable to return to Heaven in time.
"Just think about the stray cats and dogs on the street, and you'll know how miserable my life is!"
"When I was so thin that I was skin and bones and didn't even have the strength to walk, someone offered to feed me, asking me to absorb some of their good fortune. Could I refuse?"
"It's a pity I was so naive back then, signing the lowest-level beast contract with that person..."
As I write this, I feel a surge of anger at my own stupidity back then. I was so single-minded, only caring about the big steamed bun in front of me, that I foolishly sold my whole life!
Its claws pierced the paper.
Ke Meiyu immersed herself in the experience; even someone as single-mindedly devoted to food as herself couldn't resist such temptation.
However, her expression suddenly turned serious. The beast contract was the most solid unequal contract between humans and spirit beasts.
The requirements for signing such a contract are also very strict. The spirit beast must be willing to sign it, be willing to serve this person for life, and entrust its life to the other party.
In other words, if that person wants you to live, you cannot die; if they want you to die, you cannot live a wretched life!
Completely devoid of dignity, freedom, and democracy—this is the foolish thing that Emperor Wang did!
Ke Meiyu clicked her tongue at it and said, "Then what will you do in the future? Continue to be enslaved and do bad things?"
"Even if you have the chance to return to Heaven in the future, the sins you bear will prevent you from entering Heaven, even though you are so close to its gates!"
Wang Di continued scribbling listlessly on the paper: "What can I do? There's no way to break this contract. I'll just have to take it one day at a time. If you have pity on me, could you give me some food?"
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