Back when she was alive, Xiao Xiaoxiao was the kind of girl who couldn’t live without meat. But life was tough, and she couldn’t always indulge in lavish meals. During the hardest times, a single bowl of instant noodles in her school dorm could last her an entire day. So back then, Xiao Xiaoxiao’s greatest dream in life was to earn a lot of money someday and taste all the delicacies the world had to offer.
But dreams are plump, while reality is bony. After graduation, she finally landed a job, but the meager salary was barely enough to cover her living expenses. On top of that, her unscrupulous uncle and aunt exploited her relentlessly, leaving Xiao Xiaoxiao’s life as difficult as ever.
Until one day, on a whim, she bought a lottery ticket…
And then… the heavens dropped a massive pie right on her head!!!
Xiao Xiaoxiao won the lottery—a whopping ten million yuan!!!
Clutching the winning ticket, she danced with joy, feeling as if the whole world was spinning. She thought her nearly 25 years of hardship had all been leading up to this moment of luck…
After a wild celebration to vent her overwhelming excitement, Xiao Xiaoxiao carefully disguised herself and tucked the lottery ticket into the innermost pocket of her clothes. Nervous but determined, she headed straight for the prize claim center.
But as she walked under the sunlight, an eerie chill crept over her. The surroundings grew hazy and gray, and without warning, an ancient-style iron chain—the kind used to shackle criminals in olden times—appeared around her. The other end of the chain was held by a bizarre figure with the face of a man and the body of a horse.
After much confusion, Xiao Xiaoxiao finally understood the situation. Perhaps the pie from heaven was too big—it had literally crushed her to death!
The cruel reality shattered the optimistic Xiao Xiaoxiao. She began to question her existence, convinced that the heavens had placed her on earth just to write a giant, tragic character with her life.
This belief persisted until she met the judge of the underworld, where she discovered…
Damn it, the heavens really had intended to compensate her for her past suffering with that lottery ticket…
But… the underworld officials had made a mistake! Just as her life was about to turn bright and beautiful, they had wrongly seized her soul!
When Xiao Xiaoxiao learned the truth, her tears didn’t fall—she was too furious, and her tears turned into pure rage…
So she raised hell in the underworld, demanding justice for herself…
Damn it, over twenty years of suffering…
And just when a massive pie finally fell from the sky…
It had to land right on her head…
Damn it… ten million yuan… enough to live like a pampered housewife for the rest of her life…
Damn it, why did they have to mess up now? Just when she was about to become rich, the underworld had to bungle things and drag her down here! 〒_〒
Heartbroken beyond words, Xiao Xiaoxiao threw herself into wreaking havoc in the underworld with unmatched determination.
Finally, the judge ruled that she should be returned to the living world, which slightly eased her anger.
But tragedy struck again… By the time the underworld officers escorted her back, her body had already been cremated by her unscrupulous uncle and aunt…
Left with no choice, the officers had to bring Xiao Xiaoxiao back to the underworld…
Returning to the underworld, Xiao Xiaoxiao was utterly heartbroken, and she resumed her theatrics—crying, making a scene, and threatening to hang herself…
In the end, the underworld sent negotiators to strike a deal with her: she would be reincarnated as the daughter of a wealthy merchant family, living a life of luxury. They even offered her additional perks…
Seeing the benefits, Xiao Xiaoxiao agreed to the terms. But when luck runs out, even drinking cold water can choke you…
In the end, Xiao Xiaoxiao failed to be reborn as a wealthy heiress and never got to live her dream life of leisure…
Instead, she ended up with a job in the underworld…
But being an underworld officer? How could that compare to the prestige of being a king or judge of hell?
Worse yet, the job was exhausting! Running around all day to collect the souls of the deceased. Sleeping later than ghosts, waking up earlier than roosters, no attendance bonuses, no incentives… And most importantly, the food in the underworld was downright terrible!
The past was too painful to recall… Every time she thought about the ten million yuan that slipped through her fingers, Xiao Xiaoxiao felt her blood boil.
Channeling her rage into appetite, she viciously bit into the chicken leg in her hand, lost in her resentment.
The other three naturally had no idea she was reliving such unpleasant memories…
Yun Qingxue, Prince Ning, and Chen Qing only saw Xiao Xiaoxiao attacking the chicken leg as if it were her mortal enemy, gnawing at it with terrifying ferocity…
Prince Ning and Chen Qing stared stiffly at her for a moment before simultaneously turning their gazes to Yun Qingxue.
Noticing their looks, Yun Qingxue met their eyes, quickly pieced together an explanation, and smiled gracefully.
“Please don’t mind her. Before attaining enlightenment, Xiao Xiao’s original form was a man-eating flower. And since her enlightenment is still recent, some of her old habits haven’t completely faded yet…”
As Yun Qingxue spoke, Prince Ning subtly gulped.
Man-eating flower… Just the name sounded sinister, and combined with Xiao Xiaoxiao’s current eating mannerisms… Prince Ning could only sum up his feelings in four words: “Horrifying and grotesque!”
“Ah!” Yun Qingxue sighed at the two of them. “Xiao Xiao is like an innocent child. I keep her by my side to ensure she isn’t led astray by ill-intentioned people and takes the wrong path.”
“Flower Goddess, you truly have it tough,” Prince Ning forced a smile and replied politely.
Yun Qingxue reached out and grabbed Xiao Xiaoxiao’s hand as she was about to shove the chicken leg into her mouth, pretending to scold her. “Xiao Xiao, how many times have I told you? You’ve attained enlightenment now—you must change your old habits!”
Xiao Xiaoxiao’s dazed eyes refocused, and she snapped back to reality, her face instantly flushing red.
Lost in her resentment over past misfortunes, she had mindlessly gnawed at her beloved chicken leg as an outlet for her frustration, completely forgetting the three people beside her…
Embarrassed, Xiao Xiaoxiao set down the chicken leg and awkwardly glanced at Yun Qingxue, who subtly raised an eyebrow at her.
“Alright, you must be refined now. Those old habits have to go,” Yun Qingxue said with a forgiving smile before turning back to Prince Ning and Chen Qing. “My apologies for the spectacle.”
“No trouble at all… Miss Xiao is simply… refreshingly honest,” Prince Ning said insincerely, his expression betraying his true thoughts.
“Hehe.” Yun Qingxue chuckled gracefully, pretending to be at ease as she resumed eating with delicate composure. Inwardly, she gave herself a hundred and twenty points for quick thinking.
She realized that ever since crossing paths with that damned old Taoist Chen Qing, starting from their very first encounter, her ability to lie had been honed to perfection…
And every one of her lies had been delivered with impeccable finesse.
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