"Me...←-----" Jiang Chen asked, bewildered.
"Yes," she confirmed with a smile.
"Let me ask clearly—are you asking me to fight?" Jiang Chen asked, not believing his ears.
'Is she dumb? Why is she asking me to fight? Didn't she already sense my cultivation level? If I fight in that 'duel,' I'd be dead within ten seconds. Even if I cultivate until the duel date, there's not enough time—cultivation takes time. There's no way I can win....'
"I am not just asking you to fight—I am asking you to kill their 'True Heir,'" she said with a charming smile, as if she wasn't talking about murder.
'Wait a minute... how could I forget? She's asking me to fight a life-and-death duel...' Jiang Chen shivered at the thought.
"You can sense my cultivation, right?" Jiang Chen asked.
"Yes, but that is not a problem for you, right?" she replied, smiling like a fairy.
'Drop that smile first...' Jiang Chen grumbled internally.
"You said you'd fulfill my wish because you're a genie or something..." she reminded him.
"Were you lying? But you promised..." she said, looking slightly sad.
"Of course, I'm not lying, but—"
[Host.]
'What?'
[You have to fulfill her wish.]
'Do you know what her wish is? She wants to send me to her dear brother!'
[I know what her wish is even before you did.]
'Then why didn't you tell me earlier?'
[I wanted to, but you ignored me and kept talking to her.]
'.....'
'Anyway, I can't do it.'
[You have to.]
'You can't force me. You have no right... or... wait, are you one of those "slave" systems that enforce punishments? I've read about them. They were the trashiest systems, and I hated them—'
[Stop slandering the system.]
[The system is not forcing you. It was your own doing.]
[Remember the promise you made? That you'd fulfill her wish without knowing what it was?]
'Yeah, so what? I've made many empty promises before. Like, "I'll exercise regularly," "I'll stop masturbating," "I'll quit watching anime because it's too addictive." But so what??'
[...]
[Host, now that you're the host of the Milf Serving System, any promises you make about fulfilling a MILF's wish are bound by a Supreme Law—greater than even the Heavenly Laws. If you fail to fulfill a promised wish, you'll suffer a fate worse than death. Because breaking the hopes and desires of a MILF is the greatest sin one can commit.]
'.....'
"I don't know who created you, but your creator must be a true master of perversion—far surpassing even me. In fact, if your creator and I stood side by side, I'd probably seem like a saint in comparison."
[...]
'Sigh If you say I have to do it, then how can I...?'
[Host, the system is here. Just continue fulfilling MILFs' desires, and you'll be strong in no time.]
'Yeah, yeah. You're a good salesman.'
Finally ending his internal monologue, Jiang Chen looked at the lady.
He cleared his throat and said, "Yes, I can fulfill your wish. But you know, nothing in this world is free, and your wish comes with a price."
"I understand that much," she said, still smiling.
"But since my cultivation level isn't enough, the price is higher than usual. Are you okay with that?" Jiang Chen asked, looking deeply into her clear blue eyes.
"Anything for my revenge," she said, her face turning serious.
"Ahem... So, the price is... You have to marry me." Jiang Chen said with a straight face, a slight blush creeping up.
"W-what?" The lady's eyes widened, and her mouth slightly opened in shock.
"You're asking to be my Dao partner as the price?" she asked, dumbfounded.
"I'm... it's... sigh Actually, I don't want to force you, but remember that 'blue thing' that asked about your wish? It just told me the price—I... I'm... helpless," Jiang Chen sighed pitifully.
[Host...]
"I know you don't want to be with me. I'm just a low-level cultivator right now, and you are a fairy who shines brighter than even the sun. I... I..." Jiang Chen continued his act, his expression shifting to that of a tragic, pitiful lover.
His goal was simple: make her believe that he wasn't the one asking for marriage—it was the system forcing him.
"Wait... but aren't you disgusted by the idea of marrying me? I'm just an old woman seeking revenge. I—"
"What are you saying? How could you call yourself an old woman? Through my eyes, you are the epitome of beauty—a timeless fairy immortal, gracing this world with a radiance gentler and more soothing than the moon itself." Jiang Chen said, eyes filled with admiration.
But soon, his face shifted from a love-struck fool to a heartbroken lover.
"But... I think I am not worthy. I... I want to support your revenge, I want to help you, but without a price... I really can't do it..."
"I will marry you if you don't have any problem with me. I want to take my revenge at any cost," she said seriously.
"Also, I will marry you only after you kill their 'True Heir' in the duel."
'What the f*ck, that's too long!' Jiang Chen thought internally.
"Okay, I'll ask that blue thing first," Jiang Chen said, pretending to talk to the system.
After a moment, he looked back at her.
"It said, 'If you want to increase your strength, you have to become her Dao partner. For her wish fulfillment, she must become your Source of Energy.'" Jiang Chen announced.
"So, I have to become your Dao partner for you to increase your strength?" she asked seriously.
"Yes," Jiang Chen said, trying to look solemn while internally celebrating.
'Finally! I can get a MILF!'
"...Sorry. My only purpose is to take revenge. I can't marry you," she said after a moment of deep thought.
Shattered.
Jiang Chen's heart shattered.
Even so, he wouldn't back down.
"Ahem, the system says that if you become my Dao partner, it will help you in your revenge, of course... at a reasonable price..." Jiang Chen added quickly.