Chapter 123: Chapter 77: Ding! A Message from Wifey

"It’s complicated. I accidentally entered someone else’s Domain. I’ll explain the details after I get out. For now, just calm down and don’t try to provoke anyone."

"Someone else? Who? Did they do anything to you?"

After reading his reply, Jiang Yunnuan was just about to respond when a shadow suddenly fell over her, completely enveloping her.

Lifting her head, she saw his dark, probing eyes fixed on her. Clearly, Jun Yao’s sudden change in behavior had allowed him to guess the reason.

But for some reason, he just watched her, holding back from exposing the truth.

"I’m fine, don’t overthink it. I’ll explain when I get out."

He didn’t speak, so Jiang Yunnuan didn’t either. She averted her gaze and unhurriedly sent a message back to Jun Yao before turning the roasting meat over the fire.

Two hours later, the rabbit and chicken were fully cooked.

After cleaning up the area, Jiang Yunnuan walked up to him and said, "I’ve finished everything you asked me to do. Please send me out now."

"When did I ever say I would send you out just because you finished your tasks?"

Jiang Yunnuan: "..."

’He was right—he really hadn’t said that!’

From start to finish, he had only told her to do things, never making any promises.

"It wasn’t entirely my fault that I entered your Domain—you’re at fault, too. If your Domain was so impenetrable, how could someone with my weak Cultivation possibly get in? Besides, I’ve already apologized and done everything you asked. What more do you want? Don’t tell me you actually plan to keep an outsider in your Domain?"

’Is this guy really planning to forcibly keep me here as a pet?’

Jiang Yunnuan couldn’t help but start to panic.

But the man acted as if he hadn’t heard her accusations. He slowly tore off a rabbit leg, took a bite, and then showed a look of disdain.

"While the flavor isn’t bad, it’s much worse than what you cooked for them earlier. Why? Are the ingredients different?"

Jiang Yunnuan: "..."

’Of course the ingredients are different.’

He had caught all these wild chickens and rabbits in the forest. Even though she’d used her barbecue seasoning, their texture was still vastly different from the ingredients she’d gotten from the system.

Even with the Full-level Chef God Halo, she still couldn’t make up for the difference.

’But... weren’t they just discussing letting her go?’

’How did the topic suddenly change to ingredients?’

Just as she was about to steer the conversation back on track, the man’s voice rang out again. His words struck her like a clap of thunder, making her mind go completely blank.

"That thing in your mind isn’t bad!"

Jiang Yunnuan: "????"

Her eyes widened in shock, and she was so frightened she nearly jumped out of her skin.

"Ah, System, he... he... he... what does he mean? Is he talking about you or the spatial storage?"

[I don’t know, Host! This guy is kind of terrifying. He couldn’t actually know about my existence, could he?]

[Logically speaking, someone at the Ultimate Venerable Stage shouldn’t be able to... but why do I suddenly feel a chill down my spine? I’m starting to panic a little...]

Jiang Yunnuan: "..."

’It’s fake. It has to be fake. The system is in my mind, how could this guy possibly know?’

’He must be talking about the spatial storage!’

’He must have seen me exchanging for things when I was making the barbecue. Anyone would guess it was a spatial storage after seeing me pull so many things out of thin air.’

’Yes, that’s right. That has to be it!’

However, in the next second, the man’s cold voice completely shattered her delusion.

"Oh, you call it a ’system,’ right? That’s what I’m talking about!"

"!!!"

It was like an earthquake in Jiang Yunnuan’s eyes. Her pupils trembled violently, and she was panicking hard, but she quickly forced herself to calm down and chose to ignore his words.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about. Just send me out of here!"

’AHHHH, this guy actually knows about the system.’

’Can he hear my conversations with the system, or can he see into my mind?’

’What the hell is going on?’

Jiang Yunnuan was about to go crazy!

But he paid no mind to her denial and continued speaking as if to himself.

"That system said I’m your fifth capture target. What is your ultimate goal?"

’It even said she was supposed to beg me to form a pact! That system has the aura of the Heavenly Dao. Perhaps it carries the will of the Heavenly Dao.’

’That’s the only reason I haven’t killed her outright!’

Jiang Yunnuan: "..."

’This guy... he can actually hear the system’s voice.’

’His Talent Skill doesn’t include an ability like this. What kind of cheat is he using?’

Before she could figure anything out, the system’s shocked roar echoed in her mind.

[AHHHH, HOST, HE CAN ACTUALLY HEAR MY VOICE! Wait, if I’m yelling this loud, doesn’t that mean he heard this too?]

[Capture Target Number 5—oh, wait, no—Yan Chen, why can you hear my voice?]