Bratty Little Girl Wang Dong'er

At dawn the next day.

Jiang Mu left directly for Shrek Academy.

"Well, that's one taken care of. I wonder if I can deal with this tsundere Wang Dong'er within the next couple of days."

Jiang Mu stroked his chin in thought, considering how to win her over.

He glanced at the Revenge List. The hatred value had not changed or increased, while the genuine killing intent remained at 5%.

"Mm..."

Unable to figure anything out, Jiang Mu decided to open a treasure chest first. Yesterday, after absorbing Huo Yuhao's blood essence, he had also obtained a treasure chest.

Buzz~

Golden light flashed.

Gold!

Jiang Mu's eyes lit up!

[System permissions upgraded.]

"That counts as a reward?" Jiang Mu was instantly speechless.

[Icing-on-the-Cake Cause-and-Effect Retribution Regulator.]

"That's quite a mouthful."

After grumbling helplessly, Jiang Mu checked the specific effects. The more he read, the brighter his eyes became.

"Now this is what you call cause-and-effect retribution!"

The new permission allowed him to stipulate an enemy's actions out of thin air, without needing to do anything himself.

For example, he could open an input box on the system list and enter, "Xu Sanshi castrates himself," and Xu Sanshi would do exactly that. However, there were two options.

One was the law of cause and effect: forced guidance, directly making him cut it off. He could also choose a butterfly-effect accident that resulted in it being cut or injured.

"Now this truly deserves to be called cause and effect!"

With such an effect, Jiang Mu instantly came up with plenty of mischievous ideas for revenge.

Mischievous, but not quite perverse. The current Wang Dong'er simply did not interest him, unless she changed back into women's clothes.

Changing back into women's clothes could work.

Mm...

Jiang Mu pondered how to use the system. This sort of rule-based power seemed simple, but implementing it in practice was still troublesome—forced guidance or direct action...

What if he wrote that Wang Dong'er would change back into women's clothes and then pursue him? Would that count as revenge?

Why did that feel like taking revenge on himself?

And if it really worked, this did not seem like a revenge system at all, but a hypnosis and guidance system.

Lost in silent thought, he arrived at the entrance to Shrek Academy.

The teachers who had handled admissions yesterday had already left, and admissions had concluded. The academy officially began tomorrow, so continuing recruitment now would indeed be inappropriate.

He gave the area a casual sweep and was just about to enter when that single glance caught something.

He saw a figure from behind, dressed in a pink-and-blue dress.

She stood there gracefully, her long, slender legs wrapped in white stockings and little leather shoes on her feet. She was brimming with girlish charm, with long pink-and-blue hair cascading down her back. She seemed like she belonged to an entirely different world from those around her.

Hm?

Jiang Mu instinctively looked at the Revenge List. He had not even entered anything yet.

Why had Wang Dong'er changed back into women's clothes?

And during that brief pause...

It was as though Wang Dong'er sensed something. She glanced sideways slightly.

The instant her casual gaze landed on Jiang Mu, it trembled. Then the corners of her lips curved upward slightly, as though she had found her target.

Seeing him stare at her, a sense of smug satisfaction rose within her, and she turned back to continue looking at the goods on the stall.

As this went on, Wang Dong'er slowly folded her arms across her chest. Although she stood before the stall, her eyes did not scan its wares; instead, she secretly glanced to the side.

"Hmph."

When she saw Jiang Mu notice her, the corners of her lips rose unconsciously.

She had thought about it all night yesterday and decided to use the method most effective against men!

From what she had observed yesterday, didn't Jiang Mu like sticking around beautiful women?

First it had been Jiang Nannan, and then Tang Ya.

So he was definitely a lecher.

As long as she, Wang Dong'er, possessor of the Goddess of Light Butterfly martial soul, revealed her peerless beauty, Jiang Mu would surely become her devoted lapdog.

Then she could uncover the truth.

Wang Dong'er imagined her plan succeeding, with Jiang Mu falling at her feet.

She imagined—

"Waaah! Miss Dong'er, you're the most beautiful woman in the world! I'm not even worthy to lick your feet! I'll never dare steal your things again!"

Jiang Mu: ???

Wang Dong'er was simply looking at him from the corner of her eye, the corners of her lips raised.

Though she was beautiful, she exuded an inexplicable confidence. It was so baffling that it left him stunned.

She had only changed back into women's clothes. Did she really need to be this confident?

Jiang Mu turned and left. Under the current circumstances, he supposedly did not know Wang Dong'er, so he should leave. He had no idea what stunt she was trying to pull, and he still needed to make a new plan.

Tap tap!

Wang Dong'er had been buying something, but when she glanced sideways and saw Jiang Mu leave directly, her expression changed drastically.

"Huh?"

She had never imagined that her first plan after changing back into women's clothes would turn out like this.

"Why did he leave?"

After stamping her feet a few times, Wang Dong'er hurried after him.

She ran off with elegance, leaving behind only a beautiful silhouette.

However, the stall owner was dumbfounded upon seeing this. "Hey, miss! You've been looking for so long, why are you leaving? You're not buying anything?"

The owner had waited for ages, thinking she was about to make a big purchase. Who could have expected her not to spend a single coin?

She had just stood there grinning foolishly.

"Could this girl be stupid?"

With a sigh, the owner stopped looking and turned his attention back to the other customers.

Tap tap tap!

The short boots on her snowy feet made crisp sounds as they rapidly drew closer.

The sound successfully reached Jiang Mu's ears as he stepped into Shrek Academy ahead.

"Hm?"

The sound was rushing toward him. No matter how busy he was, he had to turn around and take a look in case something happened.

The moment he turned, he saw Wang Dong'er running toward him with puffed-up cheeks.

"You, stop right there!"

"Huh?"

Jiang Mu raised his eyebrows. Under these circumstances, he was supposed to not know Wang Dong'er. Why was she taking the initiative to approach him?

He had not written anything yet, and their causal threads had not even been connected. What did she mean by running over to him on her own?

"What's wrong? Do you need something?"

While he waited, Wang Dong'er had already drawn close. Jiang Mu could see her more clearly now. She really was beautiful.

She had a doll-like face full of youthful charm, her cheeks rich with collagen. She had clearly been well cared for—not too fat, not too thin, just right.

But the moment Wang Dong'er arrived, she raised a hand, pointed at his nose, and said—

"Hmph! This young lady saw you sneaking lecherous glances at me just now. Were you having improper thoughts about me?"

"Huh?"

Jiang Mu: •﹏•

He had expected her to say something important, but this was what came out of her mouth? It truly struck him like lightning!

"What do you mean, 'huh'? I'm talking about you! You kept staring at me with those lecherous eyes. Were you planning something improper?"

"Please, do I even know you?"

"Are you saying that once you know me, you'll have improper thoughts about me?!"

Wang Dong'er was simply an unreasonable bratty little girl. Her tone was lively as she piled accusations onto him, not giving Jiang Mu any chance to figure out what was going on.

"Let me tell you, this young lady is a woman you'll never have! Unless you become my lapdog, obey me in everything, and serve me for ten years or eight—otherwise!"

"Huh?"

Jiang Mu seemed not to have heard clearly. He dug at his ear. What was wrong with Wang Dong'er? Had the butterfly effect changed things this drastically?