Taoist Master, wishing for a sacrifice-based system

Chapter 28 Signed a contract of servitude and still want to leave? The wealthy woman weeps across the wall, "This is the five years of control you begged for!"

"He is my son!"

Qian Meihua turned her head sharply, her eyes red-rimmed.

"I'm taking him home! He's not a research subject! He's my son!"

The researcher was silent for two seconds.

Then I pulled out an agreement from the folder.

"Ms. Qian, this is the 'Informed Consent Form for the Introduction of Talents with Special Scientific Research Contributions' that you signed three days ago."

"Article 4, Paragraph 2 of the agreement: During the recruitment period, the talent must fully cooperate with the college's research project arrangements and may not withdraw midway without the approval of the college's research ethics committee."

Article 7 of the agreement states that the college will be fully responsible for the daily living, diet, and medical care of the talents to ensure the continuity and accuracy of research data.

Article 9 of the Agreement: Given the global uniqueness and irreproducibility of this case, the Academy has the right to implement necessary measures for the talent during the research period (tentatively five years) —

The researcher paused and glanced at Qian Meihua.

"————Controlled Life Management"

Controlled life management.

Five words.

To put it bluntly—

Your son will have to stay with us until his research is complete.

Eat the food we cook.

Sleep in the bed we arranged.

Live according to our schedule.

He can play video games.

But he cannot leave.

Qian Meihua's lips were deathly pale.

She remembered the expression on the young Taoist priest's face when he poured her a cup of tea at the Taoist temple that day.

An unsettling calm.

That's not a friendly way to see guests off.

That was seeing them off.

It's like watching someone walk down a road of no return.

"Waaah————"

A suppressed sob escaped from deep within her throat.

Qian Meihua's knees buckled slightly.

She braced herself against the glass wall with one hand, and covered her mouth tightly with the other.

Large tears rolled down her exquisitely well-maintained face.

It crashed onto the cold, tiled floor of the laboratory building.

Silently.

On the other side of the glass wall, Qian Yuhang finally raised his head.

He glanced through the one-way glass.

But from his perspective, he could only see a mirror.

A young man dressed entirely in blue was reflected in the mirror.

He paused for a second.

Then he lowered his head and continued playing the game.

at the same time.

Qingyun Temple.

Qin Du was sitting in the grand chair in the main hall, watching the final result slowly appear on the system panel.

[Ding! Your wish has come true.]

[Wisher: Qian Meihua (making the wish on behalf of her son)]

[Wish recipient: Qian Yuhang]

[Wish Result:]

[I. Qian Yuhang was jointly recruited by Tsinghua University and Peking University as a "special scientific research talent" without taking the college entrance examination or engaging in any academic studies. —This meets the criteria of "no college entrance examination, no academic studies, direct special recruitment."]

[II. Enjoy the highest level of logistical support from both universities, including all meals and accommodation. This qualifies as "all meals and accommodation included."]

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[Thirdly, as the world's only living gene sample, it has received high attention and meticulous care from all seventeen academician-level researchers in the institute. —This aligns with the principle that "the university treats him like a treasure."]

[Gained Incense Points: +120]

Current incense offering value: 3300

Qin Du stared at the last line on the panel—

Qian Meihua's joint liability.

There are only four characters.

"Witnessed all of the above."

No broken bones. No bankruptcy. No jail time.

Just watching.

Watching his own wish come true in his son, word for word.

Watching as she personally placed her son into a luxurious, comfortable cage that included food and lodging.

Qin Du closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair.

In the live stream, the speed of the comments has slowed down.

It's not because there are few people.

The number of online users has exceeded 800,000.

Because most people—

I don't know what to type anymore.

After a while, a few quiet comments floated across the screen:

This time, I really can't laugh.

The boy knew nothing. His mother made the decision for him.

Heaven has not wronged anyone. Every word the noblewoman spoke has come true. But every word has turned into a knife.

[I will never dare to say "treat it like a precious treasure" again.]

Then, one comment was pushed to the top.

The number of likes is skyrocketing.

Please, everyone who comes to Qingyun Temple to make a wish should take a practice reading comprehension test first. God's reading comprehension skills are truly perfect!

Qin Du saw this comment.

He was silent for a while.

Then he opened his eyes and said the only thing he said that day to the camera.

The sound wasn't loud.

But all 800,000 people in the live stream could hear it clearly.

"This story tells us..."

Never make decisions for other people.

"Especially"

"Making decisions for others and for God."

The live stream was silent for three seconds.

Then the comments flooded in like a tidal wave.

But this time, there was no "hahahaha".

Almost all of them are the same sentence—

The Celestial Master is right.

The Celestial Master is right.

The Celestial Master is right.

Neat and orderly, filling the entire screen.

The story of Qian Meihua and her son has been circulating online for a full week.

Unlike the "miserable yet hilarious" style of Liu Haizhu and Zhang Lei, this is different.

The tone of public opinion this time is somber.

Because of Qian Yuhang's case, everyone realized one thing for the first time—

Compensation is not as simple as "you are greedy, so you suffer".

It can also drag someone who knows nothing into the mess through a third party.

Qian Meihua made the wish on behalf of her son.

The price fell on the son.

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The son was completely unaware of the whole thing.

From beginning to end, he was just playing games.

This incident completely calmed down many potential pilgrims who were originally eager to try their luck.

The number of people visiting Qingyun Temple has not decreased but increased.

However, the number of people making wishes has decreased.

Most people just come to offer a stick of incense for peace, pray once, and then leave.

I dare not speak.

I dare not make a wish.

I didn't even dare to think of the right words.

Because no one knows what literal meaning the words they utter will be interpreted by the Heavenly Dao.

But for Qin Du, whether or not incense is offered, there is still incense value to be earned.

The more you wish, the more you receive; the less you receive when you offer incense.

Even a mosquito's leg adds up over time.

That night.

Su Nian went back to her rented apartment to get a change of clothes. Qin Du was the only one left in the Taoist temple.

He sat on the steps of the main hall and, by the moonlight, ate half of the steamed bun with pickled vegetables that Su Nian had left him for lunch.

Then the system panel was opened.

Current incense offering value: 5016

It's a little over five thousand.

This number was 3300 before the Qian Meihua incident, and it increased by 1,700 in just one week.

Most of the incense points come from the scattered accumulation of ordinary incense offerings, while a small portion comes from the small amount of incense points converted from netizens' spontaneous "online prayers" in the comment section of Su Nian's videos.

Qin Du opened the system store.

Ever since he last browsed through it, he's been thinking about something.

The section on "Renovation of Taoist Temples" is now available.

1. [Intermediate Barrier - Mind-Cleansing Array] - 3000 Incense Points. Effect: Within a 50-meter radius of the Taoist temple, the air is automatically purified, fallen leaves and dust are collected at regular intervals, and visitors entering the area experience mental clarity and reduced distracting thoughts.

2. [Side Hall Repair - Basic] - 2500 Incense Points. Effect: Automatically repairs the abandoned side hall of the Taoist temple to a usable state, including basic furniture and lighting.

3. [Spiritual Spring - Beginner] - 4500 Incense Points. Effect: Creates a spiritual spring within the Taoist temple grounds. The spring water can clear the mind and improve eyesight, and long-term consumption has a slight effect on strengthening the body.