After seeing Tang San home.
Du Hao had also followed Old Jack back to his house and enjoyed a magnificent feast.
Then, under Old Jack's threatening glare, he accepted ten Silver Soul Coins before leisurely making his way home.
Looking at the small pouch of Silver Soul Coins in his hand,
Du Hao couldn't help feeling worried. The largest sum he'd ever seen in this life was the Silver Soul Coins he'd once seen in someone else's hands.
(1 gold = 100 silver = 100 copper.)
When had he ever seen this much money?
He had no idea what Village Chief Old Jack was thinking. Wasn't he worried that some little nobody like him would get robbed?
He sighed and decided to stop dwelling on it.
He immediately activated his golden finger, and a light-blue screen appeared before him.
It had only a few simple options.
[Random Choice System.]
"Option One [White]: Faced with the Martial Soul Awakening ceremony you've long yearned for, you decide to set aside your past-life prejudices toward the characters in the comics and awaken your Martial Soul in peace.
Reward: Martial Soul [Random] (Claimable)"
"Option Two [Black]: Faced with Buddha Ancestor Tang, a heinous criminal in your past life, you decide to report his identity to Su Yuntao during the Awakening ceremony.
Reward: Martial Soul 'Self-Selected'"
While exploring, he'd figured out what the system panel did. It offered choices that carried no harm; he only had to choose either the benevolent or the malicious option, then he'd receive a random reward.
Whether he chose benevolence or malice, as long as he could bear the consequences, he'd get a reward.
So far, he'd only received a few rewards. The smallest had been for helping an aunt sort cabbages, which earned him 100 Copper Soul Coins.
The biggest reward was this one.
A random Martial Soul with a vague description. Du Hao was very interested! After all, if he got another Martial Soul, he'd become the owner of Twin Martial Souls.
As he claimed the reward, a box popped up before him.
[Draw now?]
[Yes] [No]
Seeing this on the system panel, what was there to hesitate about? He immediately chose Yes.
As soon as he clicked it, the wheel began spinning rapidly.
His eyes followed the wheel, fixed on it as his heart pounded.
When the wheel stopped, the pointer landed squarely on a portrait.
Martial Soul: [Zhu Zhuqing]
"???"
With the final character entered, the system issued the Martial Soul reward.
"Ding! An anomaly has been detected!"
"The Martial Soul possesses signs of life. Do you wish to forcibly convert it into a Second Martial Soul?"
Option One [White]: Forcibly turning a living being into a Martial Soul is too cruel. Give up.
Reward: Childhood friend: Zhu Zhuqing (Innate Full Soul Power), identity rationalized.
Option Two [Black]: Heh heh heh, a mere Martial Soul dares to rebel? Force the conversion!
Reward: Intelligent Martial Soul, Innate Full Soul Power!
Looking at the sudden pop-up, Du Hao, who had been frowning, fell silent.
What the hell was this?
And why did the second option sound like a villain? Had it eaten n Spirit Hall elders or something?
His gaze lingered on the two options for a moment, then he chose the first without hesitation.
He was still a normal person, after all. How could he do something so monstrous?
Of course, he was a gentleman through and through. He absolutely wouldn't do anything to the Zhu Zhuqing who was about to arrive... really.
As Du Hao made his choice, the light that was about to turn into a Martial Soul abruptly veered off course.
It shot straight toward Du Hao, forming a phantom before him that gradually took on a physical form.
A moment later,
a maid with a cool, refined air stood demurely before Du Hao. The moment the girl opened her eyes, she bowed respectfully.
"Master, is there anything I can help you with?"
Looking at Zhu Zhuqing in her maid outfit, Du Hao couldn't help staring in shock for a moment. The maid standing before him was only a little taller than he was.
She was clearly a loli version of Zhu Zhuqing.
Before Du Hao could ask the system what was going on, it preemptively explained.
[Name: Zhu Zhuqing.]
[Race: Human.]
[Age: 6.]
[Martial Soul: Hell Spirit Cat.]
[Soul Power: 10.]
[Identity information: A girl Du Hao took in during the winter when he was four. Because she rarely went out, most of the villagers didn't know her.]
After reading Zhu Zhuqing's information on the system panel, a new set of memories surfaced in Du Hao's mind.
After going through the memories that had appeared in his mind, Du Hao more or less understood what was happening.
Good grief, this system had gone all out.
To give Zhu Zhuqing a plausible identity, it seemed to have used some incredible means.
He was certain that, before now, he had never experienced the events in those memories—not once.
And yet now... those events felt absolutely real.
The system had traveled through time and placed Zhu Zhuqing at that point in the past. Before he'd awakened his memories, she had genuinely lived with him for a while.
What in the flying banana was this?!
System, you're so powerful. Does your family know? he couldn't help asking inwardly.
But the system paid him no mind. It remained cold and unresponsive, showing no sign of intelligence.
Seeing that the system wasn't going to answer, Du Hao let it go and turned his attention to his own maid, his expression tinged with curiosity.
According to the memories he'd received,
his little Kitten had come from the royal family. But why was she wearing a maid outfit...? Oh, right. He'd told her to wear it. Nothing to worry about, then.
"Zhuqing, when did you get back?" Du Hao asked tentatively.
He really hadn't seen Zhu Zhuqing once in the past three months. Given how things had played out, his maid Zhu Zhuqing must have gone off to take care of something.
Looking at her young master's expression,
Zhu Zhuqing, ever graceful in her movements, rolled her eyes at him and replied with evident disdain, "You're disgusting, Master. Did you forget your own orders already?"
"Just as I'd expect from the pervert who told me to wear a maid outfit. Now you've started playing these kinds of games, too."
Looking at Zhu Zhuqing's contemptuous stare, as if she were looking at trash, Du Hao awkwardly scratched his head.
Now he remembered. Because of the way things had played out, Zhu Zhuqing had gone to Suotuo City to buy supplies before he awakened his memories.
Even her Martial Soul had awakened in Nuoding City at around the same time as his. As for why Spirit Hall hadn't noticed anything amiss...
That was all thanks to the system's influence.
It had slapped the Blind Douluo buff onto the Soul Masters who'd awakened their Martial Souls that day, letting the matter pass in a few strokes.
Of course, none of that was the most important thing. Over the past three months, this maid he'd been role-playing with
had taken care of him like he was some young master. If not for the way things had played out, she probably would've fattened him up by ten pounds over those three months.
Thinking of all this, Du Hao couldn't help covering his mouth, looking at Zhu Zhuqing with a moved expression.
He really wanted to thank the system now. This ideal maid was absolutely perfect for him! Please bring her older sister over, too. Thanks...
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