Completely Activated

Ning Tian? Which Ning Tian? It couldn't be the one I was thinking of, could it?!

Having read the original novel, Yu Wuyi naturally knew what that name represented.

The owner of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the strongest support-type Martial Soul on the continent; the young sect master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; a genius soul master who had already become a three-ring Soul Venerable upon first entering Shrek at the age of twelve.

But on second thought, that didn't seem right either.

If this Ning Tian really was the young sect master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, how could she have been captured and brought here?

The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was located in Heaven Dou City of the Heaven Soul Empire, far from the Crimson Leap City where he was.

Besides, how could the underworld business of a mere mid-sized city dare lay hands on someone from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—let alone its young sect master?

It had to be nothing more than a shared name!

Certain of that, Yu Wuyi's raised guard gradually settled.

"Since the commission has been completed, I'll collect my payment now. Is that all right?"

Ning Tian's petite body visibly trembled. She slowly lowered her head, her pale golden hair covering her eyes and concealing her expression.

"Mm..."

Congratulations to the host for completing a commission for the first time. The Commission System has been fully activated.

New item-draw function: Commission Coins may be spent to draw resources from across the myriad worlds.

(Note: One draw costs 50 Commission Coins. A ten-draw costs 400 Commission Coins. The value of drawn items is random.)

New role-play progress function: Each time a commission is completed using a Character Card, that Character Card will gain 1%-10% role-play progress.

(Note: At 50% role-play progress, the host will gain some of the Character Card's abilities. At 100%, the Character Card will no longer be restricted by commissions.)

New Martial Soul Shop: Commission Coins may be spent to purchase Martial Soul Cards. Using a Martial Soul Card grants the corresponding Martial Soul.

(Note: Martial Soul Cards may be used on non-hosts, but anyone other than the host cannot withstand the side effects brought by a third Martial Soul. Please use with caution.)

New Soul Ring upgrade function: Commission Coins may be spent to upgrade Soul Ring age.

(Note: Ten-year → hundred-year: 1 Commission Coin. Hundred-year → thousand-year: 10 Commission Coins. Thousand-year → ten-thousand-year: 50 Commission Coins. Ten-thousand-year → hundred-thousand-year: 200 Commission Coins.)

New data scan function: When the host focuses their attention, information on the target item or person will be displayed.

Congratulations to the host for completing a commission!

Reward: Firefly · Sam role-play progress increased by 20%, 110 Commission Coins.

(Note: Completing a commission +10%; first completion bonus +10%; this commission reward +10 coins; first completion bonus +100 coins. The amount of Commission Coins awarded depends on the difficulty of the commission.)

Whoa, the long-silent system had suddenly come back to life—and it had suddenly gained so many new functions!

Yu Wuyi was startled by the system's sudden voice. He had not heard it in a long time; it had only introduced the basic functions when he had first transmigrated.

The newly added functions were simple. Their purpose was obvious at a glance, and perhaps fearing there might be something he did not understand, the system had even thoughtfully included notes below them.

A huge thumbs-up for the system!

Then, Yu Wuyi focused on the final newly added function that he had noticed earlier. It could show information about people—wasn't that exactly what he needed right now?

Yu Wuyi focused his mind on the head-bowed Ning Tian, and her basic information appeared.

Name: Ning Tian

Age: 10

Cultivation: Level 21 (sealed by Soul Condensing Powder)

Martial Soul: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda

Identity: Daughter of Ning Yunye, Sect Master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; young sect master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Holy shit?! It really was that Ning Tian?

Yu Wuyi was utterly stunned. The little girl before him was actually the Ning Tian from the original novel?

But why?

How had she, the young sect master, been captured and brought to a place like this? And how had those people dared to capture her?

After the shock came even more questions. After all, when Ning Tian first appeared in the original novel, she was already a three-ring Soul Venerable and had enrolled at Shrek.

The original novel had not gone into detail about what happened before that. Who would have thought she had gone through something like this?

But this was a perfect chance to ask.

"Don't be nervous. The payment is simple. I don't eat people."

Yu Wuyi said humorously.

But clearly, after everything she had experienced, Ning Tian did not trust him so easily. After all, aside from herself, all she had left was this tattered set of clothes.

So wasn't the price already obvious?

Out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth... Still, at least this person didn't seem quite so bad. Maybe that was something?

Ning Tian laughed bitterly to herself.

Yu Wuyi could naturally understand, so he did not offer any consolation. He merely stated the price.

"So, the reward for this commission is... your background."

So it really was this...

Makes sense. What else could it be? It couldn't possibly be these tattered clothes I was wearing, right?

Ning Tian had already prepared herself when she heard the word "your," but the latter half of his sentence still left her stunned.

"What...?"

Yu Wuyi saw her surprised expression and immediately knew she had misunderstood.

This girl might be young, but she had plenty of little thoughts. Still, I'm not into kids.

He did not dwell on it, instead deliberately pretending that she had not understood and adding, "I mean where you came from, why those people were chasing you, and where you originally belonged."

"That should be easier to understand, right?"

Looking at the white-haired older brother before her, whose two eyes were different colors, and hearing his gentle tone...

For some reason, Ning Tian suddenly felt her nose sting, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

No, I can't cry! If I cry, I won't be able to speak!

She tried her best to suppress the urge to cry and answered in a trembling voice, "I... My name is Ning Tian. I escaped from the Dark Leap Auction House. They..."

With a trembling yet determined voice, Ning Tian struggled to organize her words, trying to make her explanation as easy to understand as possible.

A month ago, her soul power had reached the bottleneck of Rank 20. Her father—the Sect Master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—had therefore entrusted two Soul Sages and a Soul Douluo to take her to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a soul ring.

For merely a second soul ring to receive protection of that level was extravagantly excessive. Combined with the highly respected status of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the chance of an accident occurring should have been negligible.

Yet, contrary to all expectations, an accident had happened anyway.

After she obtained her soul ring and was on the way back to the sect, they encountered a group of evil soul masters.

Rather than an encounter, it had been more like a planned interception, because the other side consisted of three Soul Sages and one Soul Douluo—exactly one more Soul Sage than Ning Tian's side.

Evil soul masters usually kept themselves well hidden. No one would have believed this had been a coincidence.

A fierce battle broke out at once, and Ning Tian was abducted by one of the Soul Sage-level evil soul masters. Without the slightest hesitation, he plunged into a nearby cave.

A teleportation array had long been set up inside. The two of them were transported by the array to the vicinity of Crimson Leap City.

The teleportation array had been used only once before breaking down on the spot, while the evil soul master did not linger. He sneaked into the Dark Leap Auction House.

During that time, Ning Tian's soul power and voice had both been sealed. She could only watch helplessly as she was carried around like a toy.

After locking her in a hidden cell and giving a few instructions to the guards, the evil soul master had left without stopping.

What followed was a full month of being fed. At first, she had been terrified and hoped someone would come save her.

Later, she had fallen into despair and begun thinking of a way to save herself.

During that time, a woman had also come to the cell, personally replacing her bright clothes with tattered rags and putting shackles on her.

Fortunately, she had eventually found an opportunity to escape while the nearby guards were not paying attention. After that came everything that had just happened.