He is a pure-blooded dragon in the miniature garden.

Chapter 196 Being a beast of burden, not becoming a beast of burden!!

who am I?
This is where?

Why does my body hurt so much?

Feeling the constant, intense pain coursing through his body, and the emptiness in his head from which he had lost everything.

Tingyun felt as if she were in a state of chaos, like the hell in myths and legends.

Just then, a magnetic voice rang out.

"Think of your hatred, the loss of all your emotions, identity, and memories, and the pain that continues to torment you right now."

"You are the embers of destruction, reborn from the ashes..."

"Tingyun".

As Tingyun uttered her name, countless memories flooded into her mind.

Explosions, flames, an antimatter army, and that compliment about having a decent body...

And one's own memories, emotions, and words are peeled away piece by piece from oneself, scattered and vanished, and gathered into the image of another self.

Those memories, whether she wanted them to or not, were recalled by her.

Finally, Tingyun opened her eyes from the chaos and looked at the two people in front of her.

"Are you awake?"

Ruan Mei stood in front of Tingyun and asked with concern.

"Yes, thank you. I have remembered everything."

Tingyun said with a bitter expression, but if she could, she would rather forget everything completely, including those painful experiences and her companions who were completely burned to ashes by the flames.

"But can you tell me what exactly happened to me?"

Tingyun bit her lip and asked with great determination.

Even if she knew that the truth might be beyond her capacity to bear, as a member of the Immortal Ship, a thoroughly hunting civilization, how could she not seek revenge?

Even if it costs everything and only causes negligible damage to the other party, that bullet will still be fired.

"Of course, that's the simplest way to put it."

Su Nian nodded and explained.

"You have been attacked by the Great Lord of Annihilation, Illusion. He has taken your place, used the Star Core to revive the Jianmu Tree, and then wreaked havoc on the Immortal Ship."

"You are the identity chosen by Huanlong to infiltrate the Immortal Ship."

"Because Huanlong wanted to take your place, she didn't go that far, giving you a chance to survive."

"Then, I and Nguyen Mai rescued her."

"..."

Hearing what Su Nian said, Ting Yun's mind went blank for a moment.

She never imagined that simply leading a merchant group on a business trip would lead to such a huge disaster and make her a scapegoat.

What do you mean by "Destroyer's Messenger"? The Great Lord of Annihilation, Huanlong, has set his sights on my identity and is using it to wreak havoc on the Immortal Ship.

Tingyun felt a sense of despair, a feeling of powerlessness, a despair of being betrayed and abandoned by the whole world.

Why did she survive?
"Oh? Judging from your expression, you seem a little skeptical. Well then, I'll show you the evidence of your wreaking havoc on the Immortal Ship."

As she spoke, Su Nian took out a photo.

Yes, a photo of Tingyun tilting her head.

"Hmm, it seems your neck is quite flexible."

Su Nian clicked her tongue in amazement.

Tingyun: ...

"Stop, my benefactor, don't let go, I truly believe you."

Tingyun revealed an expression of utter disillusionment with the world, and said with a hint of despair.

Seriously, were those people who saved her really decent people? For some reason, Tingyun is now feeling somewhat hopeless about her future.

It wasn't just Huanlong who was devastated by using his identity to wreak havoc on the Immortal Ship, ruining his own career, his own property, and his own treasures...

What's even more despairing is that the other party used their identity to completely destroy him.

A person dies twice in their life: once when breathing stops, which is death in the physiological sense.

Another instance was a social death, where everyone forgot about her; of course, social death can also have another meaning.

Now that she has barely escaped death the first time, she doesn't want to experience death a second time.

"Alright, I thought you wanted to know what good things Huanlong had done on the Immortal Ship using your identity."

Su Nian put away the photos she had asked for from March 7 with a regretful expression.

"Not curious at all, I really am not curious at all."

Tingyun said with lingering fear that the photo of her tilting her head was too damaging to her reputation. She now wondered if Huanlong had ruined her reputation.
But for a dignified and powerful ruler who could stop children from crying to take his place just to ruin his own reputation, isn't that a bit too much of an overreaction?

Now Tingyun is very suspicious that the benefactor who saved her is a masked fool.

As for what Huanlong did using her identity, she'll investigate when she has time, or perhaps ask Sister Yukong.

"But this humble woman is unaware of your identity, my benefactor..."

Tingyun said somewhat nervously, "I can't thank you enough for such a great kindness."

Such a great favor, saving her from the ashes of destruction, she truly didn't know how to repay her kindness.

"Me? You can call me the Emperor of the Immortal Ship?"

Su Nian casually waved her hand, took out the jade seal personally crafted by Huai Yan, and tossed it in her hand.

"As for her? I don't need to elaborate on Ruan Mei's name, do I?"

"no need."

Tingyun shook her head slightly and said in a complicated tone.

However, there were few surprises. Given her previous condition, it was estimated that only someone from the Genius Club in the entire universe could possibly save her.

The only surprise might be Su Nian's identity as the Emperor of the Immortal Ship... What exactly happened on the Immortal Ship during the time she was "dead"?
"However, I still have some unfortunate news to tell you."

Seeing that Tingyun had begun to accept reality, Su Nian paused and said hesitantly.

“Please speak, my benefactor, I will endure it.”

Tingyun noticed Su Nian's hesitation, but having survived death, how could Tingyun not be able to withstand this news?
"We learned from some source that Huanlong seems to know that we saved you and plans to take your identity again, infiltrate the Immortal Ship, and wreak havoc on it."

"..."

Tingyun was utterly speechless. Just how appealing was her identity? Huanlong had already taken it once, and now he wanted to take it a second time?

Even the strongest person, Tingyun, felt a pang of sadness at this moment, a sense of being caught in a cruel twist of fate.

Is one time not enough? Do we need to do it a second time?

Is it because she's planning to hide something from everyone?

Tingyun sighed deeply and quickly figured out the key factor.

Clearly, Huanlong's attempt to destroy the Immortal Ship failed, and the Immortal Ship had prepared countermeasures, rendering Huanlong's usual infiltration methods completely ineffective. However, it's obvious that Huanlong wouldn't abandon his current plan, and Tingyun, who was revived by the genius, is clearly a perfect vessel for it.

Even if problems are detected, they can be covered up with aftereffects. Furthermore, with their reputation as geniuses, they can gain even better access to the higher-ups of the Immortal Ship than before, causing even greater damage.

"Yes."

Su Nian nodded.

"Moreover, we also intend to use this opportunity to lure Huanlong here and kill him completely."

As she spoke, Su Nian looked at Ting Yun.

"What did the general and the others say?"

Tingyun countered with a question.

"Oh, they don't know about these things yet. This is a collaboration between me and the geniuses. It's all up to you."

No matter what decision Tingyun makes, Su Nian respects and approves of it. For him, it's not difficult to create a body that looks exactly like Tingyun to fool Huanlong.

However, if Tingyun agrees, he might be able to make Tingyun the new Great Lord of Annihilation.

"The celestial gods, in their glorious glory, played a game of chess with humanity, manipulating the stars, leaving behind only desolate graves of wronged souls and countless piles of white bones..."

"Even someone as insignificant as me has considered making them pay the price..."

Tingyun murmured softly. As a member of the Immortal Ship, whose nature was to hunt, the principle of repaying kindness and avenging wrongs was engraved in his genes.

Faced with someone who would replace and destroy everything he owned, Tingyun was willing to pay any price to make her pay, if possible.

Even if it's just a few sneezes...

"In that case, I entrust my life and fortune to my benefactor."

Tingyun spoke very softly, but her voice held a firmness that was more evident in it.

"of course."

Su Nian smiled with satisfaction.

"And if possible, you might be able to take everything from Huanlong."

"Then this humble woman will thank you for your kindness."

Tingyun looked at Su Nian with gratitude.

Su Nian gave him his life, and even the opportunity for revenge was arranged by Su Nian... Tingyun really didn't know how to repay such a great favor.

"Such a great favor is beyond my ability to repay, except..."

"Become my beast of burden."

"..."

Upon hearing Su Nian's words, Ting Yun's expression completely crumbled.

Shouldn't the normal response be to repay someone with one's body, or to serve them like a beast of burden? What kind of new version is this "becoming a beast of burden"?
And how can this humble woman become my benefactor's servant?

However, in order not to be impolite in front of Su Nian, her benefactor... the Emperor of the Immortal Boat, and Ruan Mei, her genius, she could only smile.

"Please explain in detail, my benefactor."

"Ah."

Su Nian nodded and stroked her chin as she explained.

"The head of the market development department of Interstellar Peace Company offended me before, and Interstellar Peace Company gave me 10% of the shares as compensation."

"But these shares are just sitting there, we need to find someone to manage them, right?"

As she spoke, Su Nian looked at Ting Yun and said very seriously.

"If I remember correctly, Tingyun, you were previously the president of the Minghuo Merchant Guild, which was in charge of the foreign trade of the Luofu Immortal Ship, right?"

"So I'd like to ask you to help me manage 10% of the shares..."

"My benefactor, let's talk about how to seduce Huanlong and take over my body."

Tingyun said with a smile.

Ten percent of the shares, a behemoth like Interstellar Peace Corporation, and she's in charge of running it... she's definitely a beast of burden.

She's just a small chamber of commerce president, how could she possibly manage such a behemoth as a company... My benefactor, you'd be more than happy to kill her.

Tingyun has seen Yu Kong working overtime until late at night more than once at Luofu's Tianbo Division alone. How exhausted must the Interstellar Peace Company be?
Does she even have time to take care of her tail?
"alright."

Su Nian sighed. It seemed that Ting Yun was also unwilling to manage such a large fortune. She would see if she could recruit the ten members of Shi Xin.

"But there's no need to rush these things. Those are things we need to plan. What you need to do next is adapt to your new body."

At this point, Su Nian's expression became slightly serious.

"Your current body was created by me and Ruan Mei using brand-new technology, combining the genes of ancient beasts with the life factors of a nine-tailed fox."

"If nothing unexpected happens, you should now have nine lives."

"However, we cannot be certain how many times Huanlong will kill you when he takes over your body again. Perhaps he will discover the unique characteristics of your new body."

"And all you can do is lie low in your own tail and wait for Huanlong to be defeated and reborn before delivering the final blow."

"Even replacing Huanlong and being reborn!!"

"Is that so... Then I'll leave the rest to my benefactor. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to take revenge and even seize everything from Huanlong."

Tingyun said to Su Nian with gratitude.

She had already engraved Su Nian's kindness in her heart, and no matter what, all she needed to do next was to completely kill Huanlong.

Even if I spend the rest of my life repaying Su Nian's kindness, I might not be able to repay it all.
Perhaps only by taking everything from Huanlong, the Great Lord of Annihilation, can we possibly repay him.

At this moment, Tingyun has one more reason to persevere.

"If I am fortunate enough to survive, then please let me manage your shares. I will definitely not let you suffer any losses."

Tingyun said with a smile.

"Don't worry, you will definitely survive. How can an immortal family perish?"

Su Nian responded with a smile.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to waste so much energy on this humble woman. If we fail, then there is no point in this humble woman continuing to live."

Tingyun shook her head and refused, saying that being able to live even once was an incredible blessing, let alone having nine lives now.

Then, while Tingyun was getting used to her body, Su Nian looked at Ruan Meidao.

"So, have you learned how to use the life factors?"

Nguyen Mai nodded slightly, then said with a somewhat complicated expression.

"It's just that his worldview has somewhat collapsed."

She watched as Su Nian simply placed life factors into Ting Yun's body, and then Ting Yun's still-developing body spontaneously evolved in a direction that Ruan Mei could not comprehend.

Even though she was a genius in the field of life sciences, she felt as if she were seeing magic at this moment.

Suddenly she understood how ordinary people feel when they see geniuses.

(End of this chapter)