There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

He never expected that not only would he fail to cause any harm to the other party, but he would also be captured, locked in a cage, and become a lamb to be slaughtered at will.

If God gave him another chance, he would run as far away as possible and never come back to this little house again.

Okay, no ifs.

"that......."

Just as he was about to say something, the human in front of him suddenly reached out and presented him with a piece of parchment.

"what is this?"

The black bird was puzzled. He looked at the contents written on the parchment and began to read them carefully.

[Party A: Foreigner]

[Party B: ——]

[Because of the losses caused to Party A by Party B, from this day forward, Party B will be treated as Party A's summoned entity, to be summoned to any location by Party A when needed, and to fight for Party A.]

[After this contract takes effect, Party B shall never attack Party A in any way, nor shall it engage in any conduct that causes harm to Party A.]

The orders requested by Party A must be fulfilled; otherwise, it will be considered a breach of contract.

【……】

If Party B breaches the contract, their soul will be completely destroyed, and their very essence will be utterly erased!

[Party A's Signature: Stranger]

[Party B's Signature: ——]

"........"

After a moment of silence, the black bird standing in the cage trembled, struggling angrily within the cage, and said:

"You damned human, you actually want me to be your pet? That's absolutely impossible!"

"I see." Lu Qing put the parchment away, somewhat regretfully.

"I never expected you to have such backbone."

She was genuinely disappointed. Although the crow had a terrible temper, it was still quite powerful. If it weren't for the full-length mirror in the hut, Lu Qing would never have noticed the abnormality in the crow's body.

She wanted to try to persuade the other party again, but being humble would not work; it would only make the other party more arrogant. After thinking for a while, Lu Qing came up with an excellent idea.

"Do you think bird meat tastes good?" Lu Qing suddenly asked.

"what?"

Because Lu Qing remained silent, the crow in the birdcage couldn't help but become a little nervous. He had just blurted out those words unconsciously, but he only regretted it after Lu Qing took the parchment away.

Dignity is precious, but life is even more valuable. He didn't want to die; his life had just begun, how could it end like this?

"I'm asking you, do you think bird meat tastes good?" Lu Qing asked, looking at the crow in the birdcage with her big, bright eyes, enunciating each word clearly.

Before the other party could answer, Lu Qing continued:

"First, pour boiling water over it, then peel off all the hairs one by one, cut open the belly, remove all the internal organs, then insert a stick through the mouth and out the back, put it on the fire to roast, brush on the sauce, and sprinkle on the seasonings. I think it will be delicious."

"!!"

Inside the birdcage, a jet-black crow stood taut, its claws gripping the bar tightly, its blood-red eyes fixed on Lu Qing.

He now felt that the seemingly petite woman in front of him was actually not cute or charming at all; she exuded a terrifying aura that even birds feared.

"You wicked woman, you're a witch! If you treat me like this, you'll suffer a terrible death! I swear, your soul will be ripped out by the great god of misfortune and doom, and He will toy with it, making you..."

He was interrupted by Lu Qing halfway through his sentence. She looked at him with a slight smile and said:

"Didn't you say that you are the great god of misfortune and doom?"

The crow's words came to an abrupt halt, and the momentum it had just built up dissipated as quickly as a deflated balloon.

"Well, I'm not the god of misfortune and bad luck, I'm just a lucky raven that found a fragment of His power," the caged raven said dejectedly.

"So, are you still going to sign this paper?" Lu Qing picked up the parchment again and placed it in front of the crow.

“You’ll definitely be treated well if you follow me,” the girl added, a sly smile creeping across her face as she spoke.

"I'll sign. I don't want to become a roasted bird," the crow said, looking at the contract.

As he spoke, he seemed to recall being stripped naked and hung on a stick to be roasted, and a shiver ran down his spine, a look of fear flashing in his eyes.

"Can you pick up the pen?" Lu Qing asked, handing the quill pen to the crow.

"can."

Nodding, the crow stretched its wings out of the cage to take the quill pen that Lu Qing had given it, and then silently looked at the parchment in front of it, lost in thought.

"Um, I don't know what name to write," Crow said, looking at Lu Qing.

Don't you have a name?

"No, I've only been conscious for three days!" the crow said in a hoarse, shrill voice.

Frowning, Lu Qing said, "Perhaps you should try to change your voice; it sounds really noisy."

"It's innate, it can't be changed."

"Alright, since you're so noisy, how about I call you Little Noisy?"

"Ugh, this name doesn't sound good!"

"Tsk, those are really high standards." Lu Qing pursed her lips, thought about it carefully, and said:

"Vayne, what do you think of this name?"

Before the other party could reply, Lu Qing continued, "This name has been decided. Sign it quickly!"

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Chapter 48: The Real World and the Spiritual Realm

"Caw! I didn't expect that you, woman, while you're quite vicious, are actually quite good at naming things." The raven, no, Vain, seemed very satisfied with his name, and picked up a quill pen without hesitation to write it on the parchment.

"You're the vicious one!" Lu Qing said irritably.

She had just come up with this name. Actually, her full name should be Swain, but considering that the original owner of the name was a human, Lu Qing removed the first character, leaving only the last two characters.

It has to be said that the name Wayne sounds quite nice, so it seems a bit of a waste to give it to this crow.

"call!"

As soon as Wayne signed his name on the parchment, the entire parchment burst into flames and slowly dissipated in the air.

Looking at the crow in the birdcage, Lu Qing sensed a special connection being established between the two of them.

"Hey, I've signed my name, can you let me out now?" Wayne asked the girl in front of him.

Shaking her head, Lu Qing looked at Wayne and said:

“There will be plenty of opportunities for you to come out later. Now tell me why you came here. Also, was the crow I saw in the pupils of that male mage in my dream last time you?”

"Gah........"

When Wayne heard Lu Qing's words, his body stiffened instantly. He had originally thought that Lu Qing wouldn't know about this, and that he could keep it a secret.

After hesitating for a moment and glancing at Lu Qing, Wei Yin scratched his head with his wing and said:

"Well... caw, I was just a raven who happened to find a fragment of the God of Misfortune and Doom. In order to quickly increase my strength, I found a human woman and left a mark on her."

"This mark led her into a dream, and I used it to absorb the power produced by her dream. After that, you came in..."

Wayne looked somewhat nervous. He paused here, glanced cautiously at Lu Qing, and continued after noticing that her expression had hardly changed:

“At that time, I saw that the dream was about to be lifted, so I quietly entered the dream and then affected the content of the dream.”

Wayne's voice trailed off, and looking at Lu Qing, whose expression remained almost unchanged, he quickly said:

"Heh! Anyway, you weren't hurt. I just gave you a little kick!"

Looking at the somewhat frightened Wayne, Lu Qing sighed and said helplessly:

"Don't worry, I'm not angry."

She had already guessed the outcome: the one who was attacked was the original owner of the body, which was also the reason she was able to transmigrate here. The original owner had probably been killed by the crow in front of her.

If I were to say I was angry, I was a little, but not much. After all, she wasn't the one who was attacked, and it was indeed thanks to this crow that she had transmigrated here.

She was only upset that Wayne attacked humans at will and killed one person; other than that, Wayne had hurt Fang Qingrou.

Although she hadn't spent much time with Fang Qingrou, perhaps due to the lingering consciousness of the original owner, Lu Qing didn't dislike Fang Qingrou and also felt a great liking for the young girl.

However, from another perspective, since Wayne is not human, his harm to humans is no different from humans harming animals, and there's nothing to say about it.

However, Lu Qing is human, and Vayne has fallen into her hands. It will be completely impossible for Vayne to continue harming humans in the future.

Wei Yin looked at Lu Qing, and only after seeing that she was indeed not angry did he finally breathe a sigh of relief and continue:

"After that, you entered that dream again. Because the dream had been upgraded, I could no longer modify it, so I could only watch helplessly as you ended the dream."

"I was unwilling to accept this, so I placed a mark on you and that girl. Once the mark has completely eroded, you will both fall into a dream, and then I will be able to absorb the dreams of both of you at the same time."

As he said this, Wayne seemed a little smug. He puffed out his chest and said:

"This is a perfect plan."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wayne glanced at the birdcage beside him and was overcome with sorrow.

"That girl's transformation was very rapid. She fainted not long after falling asleep. Unfortunately, before I could get her into a dream state, I felt the mark here was destroyed, so I quickly flew over and launched an attack on you. Well, you know what happened next."

"How is that girl doing now?" Lu Qing asked the question that concerned her the most.

“It’s nothing serious. He’ll wake up in a while if I’m not around. Do you want to go check on him?” Wayne said.

"Well, if there's nothing else, then I won't go," Lu Qing said.

She didn't want to leave now and then lie in bed waiting to fall asleep; that would be too agonizing.

Wayne seemed to have seen through Lu Qing's thoughts and said, "Hey, no need to wake up, we can just go over from here!"

"Go through here?" Lu Qing was a little confused.

“Yes, that’s right, we can go this way. With me leading the way, we definitely won’t get lost,” Wayne patted his chest and said.

"I'm a raven who found a fragment of the God of Misfortune and Doom, so I know quite a lot."

Seeing the smug Wayne before her, Lu Qing had no intention of dampening his spirits. She looked out the window at the gray-black fog, then shook her head and said: