Chen Jie's terrified reaction left everyone in the room looking grave.
From the few words she had spoken, they could all tell.
The Cloth Doll Tang Xiaoling held had to be Rakshasa Lady Ten's most treasured possession.
Otherwise, she would never have disregarded the rules and killed eight players when it went missing back then!
Only after it was returned had her anger subsided.
Thanks to that, Chen Jie had not only cleared the Instance safely but even earned a Grade A rating!
"Chen, what exactly is so special about that Cloth Doll? Why does Rakshasa Lady Ten value it so much?"
Jiang Daoguo voiced the question on everyone's mind.
Although they knew some of the inside story, they had not been there themselves.
They knew absolutely nothing about what made that Cloth Doll special.
His question drew Chen Jie back into her memories.
Back then, after getting the Cloth Doll, she had specifically checked its item information.
But what she learned had horrified her.
"It was Rakshasa Lady Ten's child who died in infancy!"
That brief statement instantly shocked everyone in the room.
Her child who died in infancy?!
Didn't that mean Rakshasa Lady Ten, who possessed the strength of a Ghost General, had personally handed her own child to Tang Xiaoling as a toy?!
Jiang Daoguo, in particular, was stunned beyond words.
He had followed the livestream all through the previous night.
He had even seen the Cloth Doll form a contract with Tang Xiaoling.
At the time, though, he had simply assumed it was a high-grade Spirit Artifact establishing a bond with its owner.
But after hearing Chen Jie's words, he immediately understood.
That had not been a Spirit Artifact acknowledging its owner at all. It had clearly been a Ghost Servant Contract!
Obtaining a ghost servant was harder than reaching the heavens!
Across the entire world, no more than ten people possessed one!
For anyone who had one, their survival rate in an Evil Spirit Instance increased by at least thirty percent!
Yet most of those people's contracted ghost servants were only at the lowest rank, Little Ghost Tier.
Only two had been lucky enough to obtain ones at Evil Ghost Tier.
As for the Cloth Doll Tang Xiaoling now held, he could not determine its exact strength.
But as Rakshasa Lady Ten's child, surely it had to be at least Vengeful Ghost Tier?
And that was a conservative estimate!
After all, the child's father was the lord of the Amusement Park, Ghost King Zhong!
That thought further confirmed Jiang Daoguo's suspicions.
Netherworld Fengdu had to be a terrifying presence in the Evil Spirit Realm!
Otherwise, why would a Ghost Monarch and a Ghost General willingly hand their child over to someone else as a servant?
Even if the couple wanted to curry favor with Tang Xiaoling, they could not possibly debase their own child like this!
What's more, this Cloth Doll had been formed from Rakshasa Lady Ten's first child, who had died in infancy!
Given how much she valued her children, she surely treasured this one above all else!
Watching the livestream, Jiang Daoguo silently made up his mind.
This time, whatever the cost, he had to establish good relations with Tang Xiaoling and her father, Tang Long!
If they could get aboard the mighty ship that was Netherworld Fengdu, the benefits to Dragon Country's future would be immeasurable!
And so, still reeling from shock, everyone sat silently watching the livestream.
With Rakshasa Lady Ten accompanying her, Tang Xiaoling had the time of her life that day.
The attractions that were extremely dangerous for players all became perfectly safe rides for her!
What made the viewers most envious was what happened when Tang Xiaoling rode the pirate ship after lunch.
The pirate ship, which normally spun a full three hundred and sixty degrees, instantly turned into a cradle.
Tang Xiaoling even enjoyed a lovely afternoon nap on it!
By nightfall, she had tried almost every ride in the Amusement Park.
But just as she was about to head back to bed, her spirits suddenly sank.
Seeing this, Lady Ten mistakenly thought Tang Xiaoling had not had enough fun and immediately asked:
"Little princess, if you don't want to go to bed, I, Lady Ten, can stay and play with you a little longer."
But Tang Xiaoling, who normally loved playing, shook her head at those words.
"Auntie, I miss home. I miss Daddy."
As she spoke, tears filled her eyes, and she began to cry miserably.
Lady Ten immediately panicked at the sight and hurriedly said:
"Be good, princess. Don't cry."
"If you want to go home, I, Lady Ten, will send you back right now. How does that sound?"
Hearing that, Tang Xiaoling instantly stopped crying and asked delightedly:
"Really, Auntie?"
But then she said sadly, "But the Instance said I can only go home after tomorrow."
Lady Ten smiled, crouched in front of Tang Xiaoling, and gently stroked her hair.
"Don't worry. I, Lady Ten, have a way to let you leave early."
"There's just one thing I'd like to ask of you, little princess."
Tang Xiaoling tilted her little head in confusion.
"You need Lingling's help, Auntie? But I don't know if I can do it."
Seeing that Tang Xiaoling was willing to help, Rakshasa Lady Ten hurriedly said:
"No one else can, but you certainly can, little princess."
"It's actually very simple. I just hope you can say something to your father."
"If this Cloth Doll breaks one day, I hope he'll lend a hand."
Tang Xiaoling looked a little surprised by the request.
"Is that all? Then you don't need to worry, Auntie."
"Whenever Lingling's toys break, Daddy fixes them."
"And I'll take good care of this Cloth Doll. I won't break it."
Rakshasa Lady Ten could only smile bitterly at that answer.
By "breaks," she meant she feared that once her child was born, it would once again bring down the Heavenly Dao's destruction.
That was why she wanted the Ghost Emperor to intervene, helping resist the Heavenly Dao and leaving her child a chance to survive.
But Tang Xiaoling was too young to understand the meaning hidden in her words.
Nor could she explain such a thing openly.
In the end, she could only sigh bitterly to herself.
Never mind. As long as the little princess mentions it, the Ghost Emperor will surely understand what I mean.
I just don't know whether doing this will displease the Ghost Emperor.
Having her child form a contract with Tang Xiaoling without permission had already been playing with fire.
If Tang Long flew into a rage, not only her child but she and her husband would be utterly erased!
But for her child's sake, Rakshasa Lady Ten could no longer worry about that.
Even if there was only this sliver of hope, she had to fight for it with everything she had!
"Princess, this matter is very important to me, Lady Ten."
"When you return home, please be sure to mention it to the Emperor."
"I, Lady Ten, am forever grateful. From now on, I am willing to serve you in any way I can!"
With those final words, Rakshasa Lady Ten knelt and bowed deeply.
Tang Xiaoling cried out in surprise and hurried forward to help her up.
"Don't do that, Auntie. You've been good to Lingling, and Lingling will remember."
"When I get home, I'll call Daddy and tell him."
Hearing Tang Xiaoling agree, Lady Ten felt a weight lift from her heart.
Then she rose, looked into the distance, and said sternly:
"You old fool, what are you waiting for?"
"Didn't you hear the princess say she wants to go home? End the Instance right now!"
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