Chapter 8: Ridiculous, Targeted by the Azure Dragon
The moment the contract was completed, Shi Muran heard a mechanical system prompt sound echoing in her mind.
[ Ding! Tamed the divine beast Azure Dragon as a beast companion. The host has successfully seized the female lead’s opportunity. Congratulations on receiving cashback rewards: two pairs of Heavenly Extreme Beast Rings, one divine beast egg, and 100,000 points! ]
The points reward was not the first time she had received such a prize. Both points and regret value served the same purpose and could be used proportionally in the system’s marketplace.
The greater the opportunity seized, the more generous the rewards.
“Tongtong, you’re truly wonderful. These are all very useful treasures for me.”
“As expected of my right-hand aide, I really appreciate you. In my past life, I would have definitely given you a high-ranking official position.”
Shi Muran chatted with Tongtong in her mind, her eyes sparkling like stars.
From now on, the Crematorium System was her most beloved Tongtong.
After all, this was a special favor arranged by the Crematorium System for Shi Muran, exploiting loopholes to boost her.
Feeling Shi Muran’s starry-eyed admiration, Tongtong was practically soaring, feeling utterly comfortable all over.
It was determined to strive for even better treasures for its host!
“Hmph, of course! This is called a Crematorium after all. How could my host complete the Crematorium without some real strength?”
“Didn’t you see this is a cultivation world? Didn’t you see how strong those people are? Expecting a weak girl to finish it alone is just laughable!”
“But rest assured, my Crematorium System is not just a name!”
Saying so, it excitedly put on a pair of glasses and began searching for items Shi Muran might need in the future.
All the good treasures—take them all, take them all!
Rewards, rewards, rewards! All of them are for my dear host as rewards!
Shi Muran’s eyes flickered with interest, her brows slightly raised, looking clever and sly like a little fox.
See, even the Crematorium System could be tamed.
She just hoped everything was going smoothly with Bei Jia.
They were never good people—only desperate to climb higher.
They would stop at nothing to achieve their goals!
Even if it meant using one person after another, even the so-called system, it was their honor.
She didn’t want things to be this way, but if she didn’t stand up, she and Shen Beijia would be the ones who perished.
Shi Muran looked at the Azure Dragon, which had gradually calmed and knelt in submission on the ground, feeling the future was within reach.
Everything was unfolding according to her expectations.
After breaking through the magma lake with the Azure Dragon, Shi Muran glanced outside the Nine Nether Cave and whispered with some emotion.
“Father, once you trusted others who plotted against loyal ministers, poisoned my mother, killed my uncle, and forced me to stab myself... did you ever think that in the end, the daughter you despised most would become the final victor?”
“You always said daughters are inferior to sons, that women are less than men, but in the end?”
“The kingdom you couldn’t hold, I held! The people you couldn’t protect, I protected! You say women are inferior to men, but I insist that women can also shine in the court!”
“Now, even the eternal life you sought in vain, I have touched it! My blind and foolish father, how pitiful you are.”
Though the other side could no longer hear her, Shi Muran couldn’t help but snort coldly.
“Women inferior to men? How utterly ridiculous!”
She would remember all her past experiences deeply.
On her way to the summit to vindicate women, she faced countless setbacks and hardships, losing so much. Shi Muran dared not forget, nor could she!
These experiences constantly reminded her: better to be the chess player than the pawn!
In this world, she had to be even more cautious, lest she meet an untimely death!
...
Main Peak.
The sect’s treasured sword suddenly disappeared without a trace, and Zhai Zhe was furious, determined to find the culprit.
The entire Heavenly Dao Sect was thrown into chaos!
This was a major event! The treasured sword was the sect’s anchor—the sword exists, the sect exists!
Zhai Zhe searched grim-faced, unwilling to overlook any possible hiding place.
While all disciples and elders were being investigated, Jiang Wanwan... had already appeared inside the Nine Nether Cave!
To Zhai Zhe, Jiang Wanwan was a newly accepted disciple of weak strength, nothing suspicious.
Besides, the sword was originally intended for Jiang Wanwan in the future. She was Zhai Zhe’s current favorite disciple.
He had no doubts about her and simply ignored her.
At this moment, Jiang Wanwan entered the Nine Nether Cave with an excited expression. She had waited a long time for this day!
“Soon, I will have my own beast companion to let Shi Muran, that useless waste, take the blame. This time, I will definitely drag her into an abyss of no return!”
“I don’t know who she’s pretending to be so aloof for—it’s so annoying!”
“No matter how much she begs me, I won’t forgive her. If possible, I want everyone in the Heavenly Dao Sect to see her utterly humiliated!”
Jiang Wanwan spoke viciously, her expression twisted, as if she already pictured Shi Muran’s miserable downfall!
She entered the Nine Nether Cave as if it were her own domain.
Even if Zhai Zhe sensed someone entering, she paid no mind.
“Fortunately, my master favors me and gave me a token to enter and exit the Nine Nether Cave at will. Not even Senior Brother Zichuan knows.”
She said proudly, flaunting the token on her hand, unconcerned if others overheard.
Because there was no one else here!
As for Shi Muran?
Hmph, a useless prisoner locked in a cage, probably suffering torture at this moment! How could she possibly hear her?
The Nine Nether Cave was vast; one wrong step meant getting lost inside.
But Jiang Wanwan seemed to have a map, striding straight to the magma zone, her goal clear.
At the magma lake, Jiang Wanwan glanced around, then activated her spatial ring and layered protective shields around herself before leaping into the magma!
Revealing all her treasures—if others saw, they might kill to steal them.
She was dripping with wealth!
Watching secretly, Shi Muran nodded slightly, thoughtful.
Could it be that the female lead in the book really had some unknown secrets?
“This looks even more challenging. What exactly is behind Jiang Wanwan?”
Shi Muran didn’t believe Jiang Wanwan could have found this place so precisely on her own.
A golden finger granted by the female lead aura?
Just wait—whether person or thing, she would take them all!
“Achoo!”
Suddenly, Jiang Wanwan sneezed, her mucus instantly blending with the lake water, indistinguishable from it. Fortunately, Shi Muran had not ventured in.
“Is it that Master or Senior Brother missing me?”
Jiang Wanwan thought this, then was shaken by a dragon’s roar and spat blood!
Following orders, the Azure Dragon, still pretending to be sealed, felt heartbroken!
With both mucus and blood, it was utterly filthy! Its gaze toward Jiang Wanwan grew even more hostile!
Yet Jiang Wanwan did not know she had already landed on the Azure Dragon’s hit list, eagerly boasting to it.
“Great Beast King, I can release you to take revenge, as long as you submit to me afterward!”
“In this sect, only I am your savior!”