Zhuang Xuan was utterly astonished. She instinctively grabbed Fate by the scruff of the neck, and after being yanked around, the dazed cat looked as though it had undergone soul extraction. Its entire body went limp.
"Gently. It knows how to hold a grudge now."
Zhuang Wu hurriedly explained, "According to the observation target files, the pets of the Players have developed Spiritual Intelligence. They remember every word and action of their owners, and incidents of pets violently injuring their owners have already occurred."
"Although the injuries weren't serious—at most, a bite—but who could say what the future holds?"
"The spiritual energy has revived. Those raising pets should take care!"
Zhuang Xuan was still lost in a fog. She stroked the dazed cat with a strange expression and said speechlessly, "If you're trying to cheer me up, that joke failed miserably. It can't even be called a joke. It's a horror story."
"I wasn't lying to you. The times have changed..."
Zhuang Wu gave a bitter laugh. "Kyushu Continent really exists. Blue Star is facing a spiritual energy revival. The country has established the 'Virtual Game Anti-Addiction Technology Investigation Department' under the Information Department. I'm the head of the department now. All intelligence regarding Xiao Fengxian has already been entered into the records."
Zhuang Xuan opened and closed her mouth, feeling a chill run down her back. She still shook her head stubbornly, convinced that the rotten old man was deceiving her.
She said angrily, "Isn't this just quitting the internet? I'll listen to the doctor. I'm done playing this game. Don't scare me with jokes like this anymore."
"No. You must keep playing."
Zhuang Wu's expression grew solemn. Zhuang Xuan was one of the earliest Players to enter Kyushu Continent. She had found a famous master, lacked neither cultivation