Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 97: It’s not going according to plan!

"If you want to worship me, you can consider it." Bai Yunqi relaxed, casually playing with a strand of wet hair, and said in a mischievous and arrogant tone, "Offer me three sticks of incense each morning, noon, and night, and I can help you in life-threatening times."

Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but be curious, "Oh? So it’s like worshipping the Family Immortal, and incense alone is enough?"

"Once you cultivate to a certain level, you’ll understand. Having someone worship and enjoy the incense is a path for a Demon Cultivator to achieve orthodoxy."

"Is this offering incense enough?" Getting a positive response, Jiang Yuan took out a stick of incense he made, lit it, and threw it over.

Bai Yunqi casually caught it, took a deep sniff, and showed an expression of intoxication on his greasy and wretched face. The health bar above his head even went up a bit.

"This incense is wonderful!" He sincerely praised, more satisfied with the little servant he was about to acquire, and took another deep breath, consuming the entire stick of incense in a flash of fire.

[Bai Yunqi Favorability +20]

With the system prompt, the light ring around Bai Yunqi suddenly brightened and shrunk significantly, the pet capture progress bar jumped forward by a huge margin, showing real hope for success.

"What’s so hard about this, as long as we make an agreement, I can offer you three sticks of incense morning, noon, and night. If you help me a lot, I might consider giving you a Xiang Mountain."

When Bai Yunqi heard the words "Xiang Mountain," his eyes lit up mischievously, "What a generous young man!"

[Bai Yunqi Favorability +20]

"So, we’ve made an agreement?" Jiang Yuan, seeing the capture progress bar about to fill up, tempted, "I’ll supply you with incense daily, and when needed, you can help me with some tasks. With incense to consume and enough time for cultivation, you won’t need to use the Devouring Technique, which relies on consuming people to gain strength, ultimately harming the natural order."

Yes, with such quality incense offerings, there’s indeed no need to eat people, Bai Yunqi nodded silently.

If he hadn’t been awakened starving after a long slumber, he wouldn’t have thought of using the Devouring Technique to restore his strength. If he truly wanted to fall into depravity, he would not have ended up in this dire situation.

A shot fired cannot be called back, once you use an evil technique, there’s no chance to return to the right path.

"Well, alright." He faked hesitation, intending to seize the chance of a pretend cooperation with the young man to get close and release a move to directly engrave a servant mark, ensuring an endless supply of incense!

Bai Yunqi was gleeful for his perfect plan, but just when he was exhilarated, the halo tightened abruptly and merged into his soul. At this moment, he clearly felt that some rule seemed to bind his soul power!

[Contract Pet Capture Successful! Please check the details for raising the contract pet...]

"The agreement is reached, so get along peacefully with my disciple Wan Mingchuan in the future," Jiang Yuan quickly browsed through the contract pet notes, showing a harmless smile, "My surname is Jiang. How should I address you?"

"What agreement? How is it reached?!" Bai Yunqi suddenly panicked. This was not as planned!

I just casually bluffed and waited for him to get close so I could take control, how come I ended up being bound by weird rules instead?

And this type of binding is clearly unprecedented, delving deep into the soul and unable to resist, otherwise, he would face an obliteration of the divine soul...

With all his years of experience, he still couldn’t comprehend what kind of binding rule this was. It didn’t even require a blood oath, just a mere sentence to formalize the agreement, and it faintly exuded the Power of the Great Dao, a mysterious force he couldn’t access at this stage.

Could it be the power of words?

"It’s naturally the agreement we discussed." After reading the contract pet raising rules, Jiang Yuan felt elated!

As a pet owner, as long as you don’t actively abuse, beat, insult, or imprison the pet, the system-bound original value won’t decrease, and it won’t reach a point where it can force a breach of contract.

If you greet your pet daily, provide food, and offer emotional value—all friendly behaviors—the original value can even rise.

The higher the value, the higher the pet’s loyalty, and the better the rapport with the owner will gradually become.

"You provide me with incense daily, and I’ll do some tasks for you within my abilities?" Bai Yunqi never expected a Great Demon to end up as a Family Immortal, but the mysterious power restrains him from resisting, let alone turning the tables to brand the Venerable Family with a servant mark.

Trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the grain, he unexpectedly failed against a mere kid; feeling aggrieved with no outlet for his anger, he silently left He Yaozu’s body and planned to return to his true form to cool off.

"How should I address you?" Jiang Yuan, in a great mood, knowing that such opportunistic captured Great Demons usually have some arrogance, figured it’s normal for them to have emotions, so he continued to ask with a friendly smile.

"Surname Bai, given name Yunqi."

"You’ve been asleep for long, must be hungry? Return to your true form and quickly come back for incense." He casually grabbed a handful of incense he made from the Storage Bag, softly saying, "With your help, we aim to gather more and better incense materials, I’ll make higher-level incense for you!"

Though initially indignant, his grumbling stomach made Bai Yunqi hungrier, with his health bar down to a third, he licked his lips and swallowed secretly, thinking to himself that a true man knows when to yield or stand firm. Since he can’t break free from the strange bind, might as well fill his belly first before making detailed plans.

"Venerable Sir, please wait a moment, I’ll be back soon." His shadow floated away into Hidden Dragon Lake without a trace, and only then did the terrible pressure onshore completely dissipate.

He Yaozu’s corpse collapsed to the ground with a thud, and the He Family was left in tears without hope.

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Yet, they dared not vent anger at the Thousand-Year-Old Rat Spirit, not just because of his unfathomable means that subdued the "River God," not even to mention Wan Mingchuan, who even they couldn’t provoke now.

Moreover, standing before them were paper dolls with vibrant red cheeks, poised to act anytime. The family elder who lost his beloved grandson could only slump to the ground, silently weeping.

Tempted by a handful of fresh incense sticks, about ten seconds later, a muffled boom came from Hidden Dragon Lake, causing the ground to shake slightly, and the lake water to surge violently. The villagers, who had barely caught their breath and planned to flee as soon as they stood, were again shaken to the ground, not daring to breathe.

They had always heard stories from elders about a man-eating old dragon in the lake, hence they were never allowed to swim, who would have thought that a massive creature truly resided there!

Many people felt secretly relieved knowing they had not been eaten over the years by strictly following ancestral teachings and staying out of the water.

The white snake’s true form was so massive, it exuded a bit of dragon-like presence, twisting its body and shooting out of the water, causing rain-like water to fall on the lake surface.

Upon landing ashore, the White Snake Demon immediately transformed into a tall, handsome young man dressed in a white robe with dark patterns.

He appeared to be around twenty-three or twenty-four, with brows sharp as knives, and a stern face; his red vertical pupils blinked and dimmed down, becoming less noticeable; a snake-shaped red mark on his forehead; black hair partially tied up with a white jade crown, with the red horn spikes and crown turning into red decorations, adding a touch of the uncanny.

Especially in contrast with the ragged villagers nearby, Jiang Yuan and his disciple wore simple cotton short shirts and trousers for ease of work, making Bai Yunqi, like a noble, stand out significantly.

"You start eating incense first, meanwhile, there are a few minor issues to address." Jiang Yuan put away the golden eagle, lighting up a handful of offering incense, and handed it over asking, "Who summoned you to eat people?"