Unexpected Identity Reversal

Between being a slave and being a pet, neither identity could really be called better.

Slaves, though they suffered hardship, seemed to have more dignity than pets.

A pet existed for no reason other than to please its master. Under normal circumstances, dignity was not something it could speak of.

But pets had one advantage: they had more time to cultivate. And once they pleased their master, they could usually receive gifts from them that slaves could never obtain.

After all, most Ascendants were mortal beings who had cultivated for endless ages. Once they saw the situation clearly, it was exceedingly easy for them to please these young masters and young ladies. Often, they could even make those young masters and young ladies dependent on them, and perhaps even turn the tables and control their masters instead.

So generally speaking, being someone's pet was far better than being a slave.

Though in truth, pets were slaves as well.

The Heart-Subduing Bell was a treasure used to control slaves. Once the collar was fastened around a slave's neck, the bell would draw the slave's blood and use it to control their life and death.

If a slave disobeyed or did anything to harm their master, the master could swiftly suppress them by shaking the bell. When the bell shook, the roots embedded in the collar and piercing into the slave's neck would rapidly spread through their flesh, causing them agonizing pain.

The faster the bell was shaken, the greater the pain.

Moreover, if the master so wished, they could instantly kill the slave by directly destroying the bell.

In other words, whoever held the bell in their hand was the one the slave had to obey.

Pei Yuansu personally handed Jiang Feng's Heart-Subduing Bell to this woman. From that moment onward,