By removing the fuel supply from under the pot, they encountered a chosen one.

"Don't worry, Wen Rushui shouldn't have time to plot against me this time."

"That woman is still very confident; she has already deduced that I am alive and that the deaths of those Children of Destiny lately were my doing."

"Now she needs to force me to appear."

"Her abandoning the Heavens Secret Pavilion and the Tianyan Holy Land must mean the Heavens Secret Pavilion has already deduced Jiang Wanyin's whereabouts."

"She wants to use Jiang Wanyin to set a trap and wait for me to show up, which requires thorough preparation."

"When Zhongli Qingmeng goes crazy, she won't listen to reason."

"She needs many methods to guard against that."

"Her specific goal is still unknown, but one thing is certain: the power in her hands is insufficient."

"It's not enough to deal with the Zhongli Family, and she seems to have other restrictions."

"Otherwise, she wouldn't have dragged the Dantai Ancient Clan into this."

"However, as a Child of Destiny playing mind games, she failed to complete her plan and now needs to find other assistance."

[It won't be easy for her to find assistance, right?]

"Yeah, it's naturally hard for someone with the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Body to find help."

[Master, you're so wicked, I love it.]

"That's good, I like myself too."

[Master, that plan to cut the ground from under her feet in Wangtian City, Chuzhou, was truly amazing.]

"She's been plotting against me all this time; she can't expect me not to fight back."

"Proving she isn't the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Body must be very painful for her."

"It might seem like I didn't gain any concrete benefits, but someone did."

[Zhongli Qingmeng.]

"Many forces followed Zhongli Qingmeng to destroy Mount Sumeru, Qinglu Academy, the Heavens Secret Pavilion, and the Tianyan Holy Land."

"If Wen Rushui wants to prove Zhongli Qingmeng is the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Body, do you think those forces will agree?"

"Even if they know Zhongli Qingmeng is the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Body, they can't admit it."

"Once they turn, how would Wen Rushui and other forces view them? For helping the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Body, others wouldn't even need an excuse to wipe them out."

"It's better to stick with Zhongli Qingmeng. Even if she is the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Body, the Zhongli Family is powerful; there's still hope in following her."

"Either way, they're in for it. If it were you, what would you choose?"

[Then I would also choose Zhongli Qingmeng. Although the Heavenly Dao suppresses the Zhongli Family, those people don't know that.]

"The System is so smart. Even you know how to choose; humans know even better which force is most beneficial to them."

"Everyone fears the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Body, yet they lament not having it themselves."

[Master, why did you have Shi Jingfeng go find that fat sheep?]

"Wen Rushui is currently being watched by many forces."

"We can't interfere with the Ancient Clans, but we can interfere with Dantai Jingyue."

"This is called cutting off her retreat in advance."

"Sometimes a small plan can bring unexpected results."

"Don't forget what happened at the Guanxin Tower."

"Dantai Jingyue also doesn't want people saying she's close to the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Body."

"We can't move that fat sheep Dantai Jingyue for now, but the plan to lure the snake out of its hole was successful."

"Didn't using Wen Rushui lure out a fat sheep?"

"Let's go and see just how fat this sheep is."

[Master, if you didn't explain it to me, I really wouldn't understand.]

"The System is so smart, how could you not understand? No need to test me. If you couldn't see through me, we wouldn't have such tacit cooperation."

"Many times when I was in danger, you had the mall refresh items that were helpful to me."

"I understand it all, and I keep it in my heart."

[...]

The System thought it better to just look for loopholes.

If the Master thought it was smart, it would let him keep that misunderstanding for now.

As long as it didn't say anything, the Master wouldn't know.

Chu Xinghe wandered casually around the place where the eastern emperor bell had appeared.

To know oneself and one's enemy is the way to win a hundred battles.

He wanted to see what type of Child of Destiny this one was.

However, after just a few steps, Chu Xinghe frowned.

Then he shook his head.

This Dantai Jingyue had actually come over.

Could it be that she also had her eye on the eastern emperor bell?

Before Chu Xinghe could react...

Someone was already pulling at him.

"This Young Master must also be here to give a gift. Please come in, please come in!"

Chu Xinghe was stunned.

There was even a hint of strangeness in his gaze.

Chu Xinghe looked around and took out ten Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

Seeing this, the eyes of the onlookers lit up.

The hand of the person recording the ledger was trembling.

Ten Top-Grade Spirit Stones!

This was a wealthy man, acting so generously.

"What is the Young Master's name? I'll record it."

"My name is Kuang Feng."

The recorder didn't think much of the strange name.

Many people had strange names these days.

Chu Xinghe could still hear the voices of the people around him discussing.

"This Lu Yuan is getting married again. I'm truly impressed; this is already the seventh one, right?"

"Exactly. We received a little favor from him before, and now we're paying it all back and then some."

"He's not afraid of dying of exhaustion in bed."

Chu Xinghe's interest was piqued.

It seemed like there really was a situation here.

[Huh, another System has appeared.]

At this moment, Chu Xinghe's System suddenly spoke up.

"You say a System has appeared?"

[Yes, this System seems to be a Wife-Taking System.]

"Then how does this System compare to the Task System?"

[About the same; they're both pretty trashy and have many restrictions.]

[However, we're a step late. Once this guy marries seven wives, he can activate a special Physique.]

[He should also get special rewards. It's really a pity.]

Chu Xinghe smiled.

"The wedding ceremony hasn't even happened yet, what's the rush?"

[That's true.]

[I was just worried that it might already count as a success even before the ceremony.]

"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."

Chu Xinghe followed the crowd.

He could see many people with smiles on their faces but cursing in their hearts.

The gift wasn't much each time, but they couldn't stand the frequency.

However, there were also those who were happy for Lu Yuan.

"Lu Yuan's parents died when he was young, and he grew up with many struggles. Now he's able to marry seven wives; it's truly remarkable."

"Yeah, back then so many people looked down on the Lu boy, but now he's the most successful one."

"Look at Lu Yuan, finding seven beautiful wives. Then look at mine—no talent for cultivation, so I just wanted them to marry and have children."

"My eldest daughter and second daughter ended up together, and my third daughter brought back another girl as a daughter-in-law."

"I pinned my hopes on my youngest son, and he brought me back a male daughter-in-law. Sigh."

"You should try to be more open-minded. Sigh, my son also brought back three male daughters-in-law, but seeing my son's shy and delicate manner, I have a bad feeling."

"Lately, those three daughters-in-law have been looking at me with strange eyes."

"With that big round face and bushy beard of yours, you look exactly like your son. Who could possibly fancy you? Stop lying."

"I swear to heaven, I'm really not lying!"

"Alright, stop fooling around, the Lu boy is coming over soon."

[Good heavens, is it really this crazy?]

Standing in the crowd, Chu Xinghe was also feeling a bit alarmed by what he heard.

Then, Chu Xinghe frowned.

A tomboy in disguise was already standing beside him.