The game comes true, starting with the wandering spirits and gods.

"It's a good deed; I've successfully attracted wealth!"

Inside the body, the weasel's voice sounded like it was dancing wildly.

It even carried a hint of greed.

In folk tradition, animal spirits are considered to cultivate demonic arts and cannot claim human merit. If they impersonate deities and steal offerings, they will be punished by heaven.

This is also the origin of the weasel seeking a title; it uses its fur to steal merit in order to achieve enlightenment and be reborn as a human.

Now that his fate has been changed, he can directly absorb merit, which comes without any effort at all!

The scholar in the green robe looked at the corpses scattered on the ground and the weasel licking its paws beside it, then wiped the grime off his face with his sleeve.

Then, he calmly clasped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you for saving me, Immortal Huang!"

"Um."

Zhang Wenhao gave a brief reply and then ignored him, starting to search the bandit's corpse.

Sure enough, they found a lot of gold and silver jewelry, but unfortunately, it was all marked as "cannot be taken out".

Zhang Wenhao's burning passion cooled down considerably.

It's a bit boring if you can't bring the game along.

The scholar in the blue robe stood there, quietly watching him lick the bag.

This scholar has a pretty strong mental fortitude.

A talking weasel killed several bandits right in front of him, and he was still able to thank them without batting an eye.

A normal person would probably be so scared that their legs would have gone weak.

The scholar in the blue robe slowly picked up the books scattered on the ground.

Then, he pulled out a piece of jade from his sleeve and solemnly said:

"I have no way to repay the kindness of Huang Xian, so I offer this precious treasure. This jade was given to me by an injured fox demon I encountered when I came from Qingshan.

"She promised that if she could possess this jade, she would give her life for it, and remain faithful until death."

After saying that, he handed over the jade.

"Now that the Yellow Immortal has saved us, I am giving this item to express my gratitude."

Good heavens, no wonder he wasn't afraid of the weasel; he must have encountered a monster before.

[Ding! You have picked up the "Fox Demon's Jade"]

Fine jade retains its warmth, and faint footprints appear on the ground, extending all the way to the deep mountains not far away.

This is likely related to the whereabouts of the fox demon.

Zhang Wenhao thought to himself.

Another side quest.

After observing for a while, the scholar also tidied up his scattered luggage.

"Huang Xian, when we meet again someday, I wish to pay you the respects of a human."

He clasped his hands in farewell once more.

The unspoken meaning behind these polite words is that I hope you will be in human form when we meet again.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Cai, whose excitement had subsided, suddenly spoke urgently:

"Immortal, please bow quickly!"

Zhang Wenhao looked bewildered, but he still listened to it, put its little arms together, and bent down slightly.

[Ding! Successfully obtained the title]

A spirited scholar casually uttered a remark, unaware that it foreshadowed his impending fate.

Does this work too?

Zhang Wenhao was dumbfounded; he never expected that the weasel's request for an official title could be so casual.

However, perhaps due to the size of the promise, the person's fortune remained unchanged.

There was only one line of small text added to the bottom of the panel.

[A scholar's blessing: Read ten thousand books, and even if you can't write poetry, you can still recite it]

The fate of a scholar with literary talent is not to be underestimated.

After bidding farewell to the scholar, Zhang Wenhao continued to control the weasel and headed towards Cangling Village.

As for the fox demon side quest, let's leave it aside for now.

During the day, the village finally has some liveliness.

Scattered smoke rose from the chimneys of some wooden houses, and if you looked closely, you could hear sounds coming from inside.

Whether it was the village chief's twisted sense of humor or something else entirely, some normal survivors remained in the village.

They rarely leave their homes, fearing they might be caught by the village chief's henchmen in a bad mood and turned into drugged people for his amusement.

So outside, there were still huge groups of drug-using people, moving around like zombies, completing one predetermined task after another.

You are approaching Cangling Village. The bitter smell of medicine emanating from the village makes your keen sense of smell feel nauseous.

[Spirit - 1]

Zhang Wenhao frowned, and the weasel's walking posture changed to one of its front paws pinching its nose.

With your keen senses and agility, you managed to evade many of the rigidly patrolling medicine men.

You slip into an empty house; it's deserted except for a simple table.

Moss has grown on the walls and the floor, and the corners are covered with dense spider webs.

But there is a rare object on the table: an idol dedicated to you.

On the table where he twisted his ankle, there was a statue of the god of his temple, standing out from the other moldy things around him, as if it were protected by divine power.

The moment Zhang Wenhao touched the statue, a notification sound rang out.

[Ding! You have picked up the "Statue of the God Worshipped by the Song Family in Cangling Village"]

[Ding! You have triggered the idol anchor point]

[Did it trace back to the ancient temple?]

[Ding! You have absorbed the remaining incense power from the statue.]

[Incense Power +40]

There was also an unexpected surprise.

In this way, next time you come to the village, you won't have to go through the trouble of making a trip again.

Just send it directly.

No, it's too conspicuous to put it on the table; if it gets disciplinaryized, it'll be a loss.

Zhang Wenhao picked up the statue, lifted a loose floor tile, and buried it inside.

This is much more concealed.

Having done all that, he didn't linger any longer and activated the teleportation.

In an instant, time, like a river flowing upstream, carried him all the way back to the ancient temple.

As Ayun was sweeping the yard, she saw a wisp of blue smoke, and there stood a weasel in it.

However, it is a yellow weasel that has been reborn.

As for Zhang Wenhao himself, he reviewed the list of temple gods again, and after confirming that he had not found any wishes for the real world, he got off the plane.

Even after returning to the loading screen, he could still see the status of the person carrying the incense.

In a sense, it can be considered a pet raised virtually.

[Ayun: When will the temple god appear again? I don't want to be with this weasel that talks nonsense.]

[Attracting Wealth: Merit...hehehe...I've accumulated merit too...]

He exited the game and discovered that Aurora had sent him a message an hour earlier.

Aurora: Goodnight.

Just those two nonsensical words.

Although the other person was most likely asleep, Zhang Wenhao still replied with "Goodnight" out of politeness.

The next second, a red dot appeared on Aurora's icon again.

Aurora: Yeah, you too.

"..."

Zhang Wenhao closed his phone and stared at the dark ceiling.

Why do I have this feeling of being watched?

It's all an illusion, a complete illusion!

go to bed.

......

Nanshi, Fenghuang Street, Tangpinggong Residential Area.

Aurora wore loose pajamas, letting her long, golden-brown hair fall over her shoulders, like a lazy cat.

After replying to Zhang Wenhao, she opened another chat window.

We said goodnight to each other.

After thinking for a moment, she added another sentence.

"He must be a bit busy."

On the other side of the screen, an American girl with manicured nails pondered the conversation between the two.

"My sweetheart, did he only reply with 'goodnight' too?"

"Yes."

The naive American girl came to a conclusion.

"Hey, I think he must be Chu Nan. I wonder how he'll deal with such a pretty girl like you."

Aurora seemed lost in thought.

"Lisa, should I take the initiative?"

"Bingo!"