Don't Lie to Your Therapist—She Already Knows Your Fate

"Don’t send any more requests. To my fellow patients recording this, you can just play it back for yourselves~ The person who connects won’t be able to give you all what you want, you know~"

"Today’s stream was just to show everyone things beyond our world. Connecting with me will have to wait until the next stream. It’s getting late. Goodnight, Fireflies. Goodnight, fellow patients."

Wen Ying felt a change in her body and ended the stream right away.

During this time, Merit had been descending upon Wen Ying intermittently.

This was something she couldn’t obtain in her past life, no matter how hard she tried. Right now, Wen Ying felt a pleasant warmth spread through her body, as if she were soaking in a hot spring. It was, without a doubt, the richest and most comfortable sensation she had experienced since arriving here.

Wen Ying, who was only at the level of Qi Refining Cultivation, felt her cultivation reach a critical point.

The feeling came inexplicably. She had no idea what each Cultivation Level was supposed to feel like, yet she sensed it all the same—it was as if she were about to break through.

According to the Cultivation Levels she had looked up before, the next level should be Foundation Establishment. This was a level that many in the Cultivation World could only dream of reaching.

But did Wen Ying really think she was about to break through?

It seemed like she was just one final push away.

But the Spiritual Energy inside her body was abundant, not depleted in the slightest.

So it wasn’t a lack of Spiritual Energy, but a lack of opportunity? Or perhaps, an epiphany?

Wen Ying stayed up the entire night, meditating and circulating the Spiritual Energy within her body, attempting to grasp the underlying principles.

In the morning, as the roosters of Wenxiang Street began to crow, Wen Ying opened her eyes.

What followed was the system’s voice. [Dear Host, you can actually meditate while lying down and cultivate while sleeping, you know~]

"..."

’I can’t hear it, I can’t hear it. I can’t hear this damned system’s words.’

Wen Ying stretched. A series of CRACKLES and POPS echoed from her body. It was a sound that should have been frightening, but to Wen Ying, it felt incredibly comfortable.

Unprecedentedly comfortable. It didn’t even matter that she hadn’t slept.

Sleeping wouldn’t have felt this good anyway.

"Where’s the gift you promised me?" The system wasn’t being proactive, but Wen Ying was no passive pushover; she had been keeping track.

[Aiya, Host, you’re no fun at all!]

"Hand over the goods, and I’ll be plenty of fun."

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the livestream reward: Speak and It Shall Be]

"A jinx?"

[Speak and It Shall Be: Everything you say will become reality, manifest for all to see.]

[This Skill is a one-time use item. After activation, it will be effective for one hour.]

[If the user has ill intentions, it could lead to disaster! If the Host causes a major catastrophe with casualties by using this Skill, one hundred million reputation value will be deducted.]

[Friendly Reminder: Host must use this Skill responsibly~ This System still loves humanity~]

Wen Ying, "..."

She currently only had ten million reputation value, and the system wanted to deduct a hundred million?

Even though she, Wen Ying, was a good, law-abiding citizen, hearing about that one-hundred-million-reputation-value penalty—which would leave her ninety million in debt to the system—made her wonder. ’Is it planning to make me work for it for the rest of my life?’

’Forget it. Not happening!’

The law-abiding "Big Shot" Wen Ying saw an item appear in her system inventory, designed with the character for "Truth" (真). A strange feeling washed over her. She felt like the system was distributing Skills and prizes according to the needs of a plot.

’So I should be able to use these things very soon.’

’Then again, I’ve gotten quite a few things from the system’s lottery. They should all come in handy soon, right?’

After all, she wasn’t the type to let good things gather dust on a high shelf.

She was a pragmatist!

After getting ready and eating breakfast, at nine o’clock, Wen Ying headed to Uncle Zhang’s grocery store, but it was still closed. The owner of the shop next door saw Wen Ying and called out, "Little Ying, are you looking for your Uncle Zhang? He hasn’t opened up yet today. It’s strange, he usually opens at five or six in the morning, but it’s already nine and he’s not here. If you’re in a hurry, you can go check on him at his house. It’s not far. If you’re not in a hurry, I can tell him you stopped by when he gets here."

Wen Ying thanked the shop owner. After a moment’s thought, she decided she should go check on Uncle Zhang at his home.

She had seen it during her stream last night. The commotion below was so huge, it was like the Cultivation World was about to be destroyed, or someone was ascending to immortality—things she only knew about from novels.

And such a huge commotion was all brought about by Uncle Zhang burning those things for the old master!

The greater the effect, the greater the price they must have paid.

She wondered how Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang were doing now.

Wen Ying thought for a moment. "System, do you sell anything for strengthening the body?"

[Of course! The system is omnipotent! One Strengthening Pill costs five hundred thousand reputation value. Would the Host like to buy two?]

"Forget it. I think drawing a talisman paper will do just fine. After all, you can’t just take medicine carelessly, but Uncle Zhang and his wife trust my talisman paper."

[Host, how can talisman paper even compare to an elixir? Does the Host think it’s too expensive? How about this! Two Strengthening Pills for only eight hundred thousand reputation value!]

"I still think talisman paper is more cost-effective. Let me think... I seem to recall a type of talisman paper that could help them recover."

[Seven hundred thousand reputation value! I can’t go any lower! These Strengthening Pills can help humans eliminate the physical damage and negative effects from their actions last night. They’re a low-grade version of the Transformation Pill, perfect for your Uncle Zhang. You should know, their damage is not simple exhaustion!]

"Alright, seven hundred thousand reputation value for two. And throw in a box for free. I can’t just be clutching two such noble Strengthening Pills in my bare hands, can I? That would be disrespectful to the Strengthening Pills you, my dear System, have provided!"

[...] ’I dug this pit for myself.’

A transparent box appeared in front of Wen Ying. She reached out and grabbed it.

"Whoa! The big sister can do magic! The big sister can do magic!" A little boy who looked to be only four or five years old watched Wen Ying with bright eyes, clapping his hands and swaying his body, clearly captivated by the scene. He was overjoyed.

Wen Ying, "..." She glanced around. The little boy had indeed appeared out of nowhere, and no one else had witnessed this grand "person-appearing" magic trick.

’Oh, wait, just a box-appearing trick!’

"System, this is your fault, isn’t it?"

[It wasn’t me. I don’t know anything. I deny everything.]

"Little brother, want a lollipop?"

Wen Ying reached out and produced a giant lollipop, one that was much larger than the little boy’s mouth.

This way, once the boy had the lollipop, he would forget what had just happened. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

And since the lollipop was so big, the little tyke wouldn’t be able to fit it in his mouth, so he basically couldn’t eat enough of it to cause any trouble.

It was the perfect solution.

Sure enough, the moment the little boy saw the giant lollipop, he immediately forgot what had just happened. His eyes were filled with nothing but the rainbow-colored candy.

[Host, you’re so cruel. Tricking even a child.]

Wen Ying, "???"

’Where do you get the nerve to say that to me??’