Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Domesticated

　The morning breeze gently blew, dispersing the scent of lilies lingering between the fingers of the maiden.

　The floral fragrance didn’t come from Bai Ling herself, but from Yuan Xiaoling… or rather, from within her body.

　After ten years in the blood-soaked sea, all she smelled was blood and rust, nitric acid and gunpowder constantly filling her senses. But she had never encountered the scent of flowers.

　Likewise, during those ten years, she experienced fleeting moments of familial love, friendships that seemed real but weren’t, leaving behind only hatred—no relation to romance whatsoever.

　Every moment of last night’s experience filtered through her brain like soft water, feeling as though someone had cracked open her skull and massaged her brain—so refreshing.

　After dying once, Bai Ling started acting a little strange, making weird metaphors.

　But still, she finally understood why so many people wanted Yuan Xiaoling in her previous life. Such a useful toy—she wouldn’t want to kill it either.

　As for the others…

　Taking advantage of her resting time, Bai Ling organized the events that would happen soon, forming a plan in her mind.

　Something big was about to happen in Tianhai City. She was waiting to see them expose their ugliness before settling scores one by one.

　Then, glancing at the blonde busty girl sleeping soundly on the bed, this useful toy was too precious to kill or let go—so she’d just stash her somewhere for now.

　Half an hour later, the sky had fully brightened, and the vast seaside city was waking up.

　The mornings at Qionghai Complex were lively. The people here were all about leisure, with bird songs accompanying lush greenery early in the morning, and more than ten people chatting and strolling outside.

　Suddenly, everyone froze mid-action, completely motionless, as if the world inside the complex had been paused.

　A person walking lifted one foot in mid-step, someone speaking had a smile frozen on their face, and an old man sitting beside a stone table held his teapot in mid-pour. After the tea cup filled, the tea overflowed and dripped onto the table, then fell drop by drop onto the ground.

　A white-haired maiden walked into the complex, carrying a statuesque blonde-haired maiden over her shoulder, heading towards Building Two without a care in the world.

　Yuan Xiaoling woke up along the way due to being jostled by her own long legs, peeking out with one eye and seeing the eerie scene around her. Terrified, she quickly pretended to still be asleep.

　Oh my gosh, what a scare!

　After the white-haired maiden ascended the stairs, the world resumed. The person walking tripped over their own feet, and the old man exclaimed “Ouch!” while hurriedly wiping the table with a towel.

　”Feels like I spaced out for a second this early morning.”

　”Maybe you’re not fully awake yet. Why don’t you go back to sleep?”

　Qionghai Complex, Building 2, 14th Floor, Unit 7—it was the house Bai Ling bought in her previous life. Fully renovated and ready to move in, or ready to bring people in—carrying the busty girl straight inside.

　She threw Yuan Xiaoling onto the bed in the bedroom and walked back to the door, gripping the handle.

　”If you want to keep sleeping, do so. If you’re hungry, wait. I’ll bring something back when I return.”

　Now she needed to go out and deal with the property rights issue for this house; after all, she hadn’t purchased it in this timeline yet.

　Hm, and she didn’t have the money for it either.

　Yuan Xiaoling still kept her eyes closed and didn’t make a sound, pretending to still be asleep, but her slightly trembling hands gave her away.

　Bai Ling chuckled coldly and left.

　A few minutes later, after confirming that the big demoness was truly gone, Yuan Xiaoling supported her delicate waist and turned over.

　”Ouch… first time!”

　She remembered clearly—it started around ten o’clock last night and ended near seven in the morning.

　An entire eight hours plus!

　By the end, Yuan Xiaoling was already dazed, wondering why she hadn’t died from exhaustion.

　【Ding dong, since the reward for the beginner task has already been distributed, it should have been a lottery, but considering the changes in the current situation, we directly chose the best option from the prize pool.]

　Yuan Xiaoling blinked. “What reward?”

　[Beginner Task Reward: Elemental Foundation Stone – Water Dragon Lord, Third-tier.

　Greatly enhances self-healing and recovery, significantly increases water element affinity, grants third-tier water control abilities.

　Comment: Drawing this at the start ensures your villainous journey will be smooth sailing. As long as you keep working hard, you’ll definitely suppress the heroine until late game.]

　“Is this real?” Yuan Xiaoling was shocked. “I can suppress her?”

　[Ding dong, the comment is written according to the heroine’s timeline from her previous life. Now… as long as you don’t screw up too badly, you should be able to survive.]

　“…”

　Why didn’t you say that earlier? Celebrated for nothing.

　“By the way, what level is Bai Ling at now?” Yuan Xiaoling recalled the eerie scene earlier. “She can use time stop already?”

　[Pseudo-time stop. Within a certain range, she cuts off people’s perception of time, creating an effect similar to time stop. Physical phenomena remain unaffected.]

　“That’s terrifying,” Yuan Xiaoling muttered to herself. “What kind of ability is that?”

　[Mental Foundation Stone: First-tier strengthens perception, Second-tier extends mental awareness, Third-tier grants telekinesis, Fourth-tier allows spirit invasion, Fifth-tier peaks in both telekinesis and spirit invasion, Sixth-tier materialization, Seventh-tier solidifies spiritual power, Eighth-tier rewrites reality with heart.]

　“Alright alright, got it. She’s awesome.”

　Yuan Xiaoling rubbed her head, which hurt.

　[The heroine currently has Fifth-tier Mental Power. At this point in time, she ranks among the top tier globally, only fearing a few ancient beings. You surviving under her hands is already quite commendable.]

　“Thanks to you.”

　But the system-provided information was useful. Her healing ability was indeed strong; enduring for over eight hours, almost thinking she was going to die, yet now she could still regain consciousness.

　It still hurt, but she could feel a cooling sensation rapidly repairing her wounds.

　“In the future, there won’t be tasks like the beginner one anymore, right?” she whispered softly. “Everyone else has reincarnated, surpassing me by two major tiers. There’s no way they’d humiliate me again.”

　The system remained silent.

　Yuan Xiaoling sensed something ominous. “Hey, wait a sec, you’re not going to…”

　[The contract and rules were set before the穿越. However, considering the changes, we can lower the difficulty. For example, changing daily tasks to weekly ones.]

　“Huh? No way, you can’t do that! Changing daily to weekly just means I’ll die a few days later, right? Tell me, you…”

　Before she finished speaking, the system hastily tossed out the first weekly task.

　[Ding dong, after some coincidences, you’ve finally met the heroine. The heroine, who has just emerged from the shadow of family destruction, looks forward to the spiritual energy world and university life, still believing in the kindness of humanity, especially towards beautiful people.

　As the school beauty, please deceive her thoroughly and teach her the truth of society.

　Requirement: Make the heroine feel deceived and teased.

　Reward: Depends on completion.

　Remaining Time: 7 days.]

　Yuan Xiaoling twitched her lips. “Are you serious about all that stuff earlier?”

　[It’s based on the heroine’s current timeline from her previous life. Best of luck to the host.]

　Shut up!