Long Aotian was trapped in the Long family, frantic with worry all day. Several large red pimples also appeared on his forehead. He no longer tried to escape or move much. Ah Wang lost interest in him and stopped teasing him.
Consequently, Jun Jiuli paid him no mind for several days and did not have the servants continue to feed him. Only when he was on the verge of collapse would she give him a few sips of water and a small portion of food. After a month, his ribs were clearly visible on both sides, a rather frightening sight.
After leaving the farm, Long Aotian’s parents dared not approach the residential areas, nor did they venture deep into the mountains for fear of encountering large animals. They could only find a deserted residential area to hide in.
They did not go out during the day and only came out to forage when people were about to rest at night. Fortunately, there was a green belt nearby. When they couldn’t find any human food, they would go to the green belt to gnaw on grass.
As time went on, their actions were discovered, and they were caught by a sanitation worker. The kind old man, feeling compassionate, let them return to the mountains. However, the two rabbits kept circling, unable to find their way back.
They wandered around the outskirts of the forest, eating grass all day. They felt as if they were turning green. Sometimes, they ate some problematic grass, which led to vomiting and diarrhea. This life of living in the open was extremely difficult.
One day, they wanted to change their diet. While picking mushrooms, they lost their way. Before long, they were discovered by a swift leopard, and within ten minutes, their necks were bitten off and their bodies were carried back to the lair.
In the villa, Long Aotian seemed to sense something. His thoughts raced, and his heart pounded incessantly, feeling as if needles were piercing him.
Before he could react, the system’s indifferent voice sounded, “Host’s mission failed. Punishment: bone scraping.”
“Wait, wait, I haven’t even started yet, how can you declare it a failure? You didn’t set a time limit for this mission. Also, what is bone scraping? You never mentioned any punishment for mission failure before.”
“There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Your parents’ death means the system judges the mission as failed. Bone scraping is something I learned from human history. Host, enjoy it slowly.”
Long Aotian initially felt a burning heat all over his body, followed by profuse sweating. His flesh felt like it was being peeled off layer by layer. Then, it separated from his bones, one by one.
The pain was indescribable. Long Aotian desperately clenched his tongue, fearing that if he wasn't careful, he wouldn't see the sun tomorrow.
At first, he twitched in his cage from the pain. Soon, his whole body became immobile. He was flushed red, as if he had been cooked, and fine blood began to ooze out.
Jun Jiuli, fearing she would frighten Ah Wang, had moved Long Aotian into his wooden hut earlier. Ah Wang was now happily frolicking in the yard.
Long Aotian felt as if this execution had lasted an eternity. When he woke up, the pain was still there, but thankfully, he had survived. The system only made him endure torment, not die.
“Beep beep, congratulations to the host for successfully enduring the punishment. Next, the mission will be issued: Slap Long Yi in the face. Reward: 100 points. Time limit: one week.”
“Why a time limit? You know my current condition. How can I complete this impossible mission?”
“The system only issues missions; how to complete them is the host’s business. The time limit is set to prevent the host from finding loopholes.”
“Service? Get lost.”
“Insulting the system. Electric shock for one minute.”
After a crackling sound, Long Aotian didn’t even have the strength to think. The system ignored him. This time, Long Aotian was severely weakened. It would take at least a year and a half to recover.
However, the mission was urgent. If he failed again, he might not survive to overcome that ordeal. Every day, he longed for Jun Jiuli to visit him, to let him stomp on her a few times or even jump up and hit her.
But things always went contrary to his wishes. He had no chance to see Jun Jiuli all week. When the time ran out and the mission was deemed a failure, Jun Jiuli arrived. Long Aotian felt a surge of blood lodge in his chest.
Jun Jiuli sat in the armchair, eating snacks and fruit, watching Long Aotian being punished. Long Aotian stared intently at her. He felt as if this woman knew something; otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?
“Host, are you ready? Mission failure will result in castration.”
Shui Wa: “Tsk tsk tsk, I heard the sound of eggs breaking. They say breaking an egg is equivalent to breaking over a thousand ribs simultaneously.”
“Really?”
“I don’t know, I’ve never tried it.”
“Do you want to try?”
“No, no.”
The act of cutting was instantaneous, but the pain would last. Rabbits, unable to vocalize loudly, enduring such pain without being able to cry out was truly unbearable to watch.
Jun Jiuli watched as Long Aotian lay there for a long time without getting up. Then, his body began to convulse, and a moment later, he stopped breathing.
Shui Wa: “Oh wow, the most brutally toyed-with male lead in history. He died so early in the plot, before his harem of beauties even appeared. It’s truly pathetic that he encountered this host; he must have had seven kinds of bad luck.”
“Stop your blabbering. The little thing has been caught.”
The moment Long Aotian died, his system detached from his body and attempted to escape. Unexpectedly, it was caught in a transparent net.
Heh heh, Jun Jiuli wasn’t a pervert. She waited here purely to capture the system. Whether the male lead lived or died, or how he died, she didn’t care.
She had already laid out a celestial net in this yard, waiting for the system to walk into the trap.
The power used here was the origin force of the Great Way, which this little system could not escape. Having lost its chance, it turned its attention to Jun Jiuli.
“Hello, do you need to bind a system? I can lead you to the peak of life and give you everything you desire.”
Shui Wa: “Little bitch, hurry up and scram. My host is already taken.”
Shui Wa, like a mother hen protecting her chicks, stood in front of Jun Jiuli and initiated a friendly exchange with the system.
“Who she chooses is her freedom. You can’t prevent me from binding her just because she bound you first. Your system is too overbearing and unreasonable. How can such a low-quality system be liked by any host?”
“Who are you trying to fool here? My host has seen all sorts of beings. I’m telling you, she is devoted to only me.”
After speaking, Shui Wa rushed forward and unleashed physical attacks on the system. It felt great to use the limbs the host had newly installed, and Shui Wa was completely victorious this round.
After severely beating the system, Jun Jiuli took it to the laboratory and dismantled it. Jun Jiuli had mastered the formulas for her concoctions, but these things actually led people down the wrong path and had significant side effects.
Jun Jiuli kept the concoctions that could be improved and destroyed all the unsavory ones. Finally, she gave its energy core to Shui Wa to absorb, and Shui Wa grew a little fatter.