The so-called Monster World was no different from the human realm—it had cities, towns, and villages just the same.
Although their true forms varied by species, once they cultivated human forms, they had to abandon their animal habits.
Here, there was also a Demon King ruling over generals, ministers, and civil and military officials, all present and accounted for.
Conflicts could be settled through fights or by bringing lawsuits to the government office, but privately devouring neighbors or killing colleagues was strictly forbidden.
Monsters living in cities engaged in trade like humans, while those in mountainous villages hunted and farmed.
The Demon Realm and the Monster World were separated by a river, with commerce and intermarriage between the two races. On the surface, the Demon King and the Demon Ruler maintained a relatively peaceful relationship.
The black dog monster that had brought Xiao Zhuang to the Monster World had long since kicked the bucket. After transforming, that guy had lived in that doghouse the whole time.
The dog monster had poor social connections, with few relatives or friends, and his house was on the very outskirts of the monster village.
The villagers knew there was a child in the black dog’s household, but the little guy was socially anxious and rarely interacted with others, so everyone gradually forgot about him.
Xiao Zhuang had no intention of going up the mountain to forage for wild vegetables. Coincidentally, it was just past 3 a.m., so he stretched his limbs, ran to the village, and started banging on his broken copper basin.
He ran while banging, and when he figured it was about enough, he dashed back to his thatched hut in a flash!
The System watched Xiao Zhuang lying on the wooden plank, panting heavily, and felt utterly speechless. Then came the continuous chimes of Wrath Points being credited!
Wrath Points +3
Wrath Points +5
+6
+2
Not much, but it was truly nonstop!
Well, the host’s idea wasn’t wrong—being woken up at 3 a.m. when sleeping soundly was indeed pretty irritating!
For half an hour straight, the Wrath Points credit chimes still hadn’t stopped. Both the host and the System found it annoying, so they simply enabled the mute function.
Regardless of how many more would come in later, the Wrath Points had already risen to over a hundred, which should be enough to buy a meat bun.
And it was indeed enough, but Wrath Points were easy to earn yet hard to save!
A meat bun cost ten Wrath Points, a bowl of plain congee cost five, and with meager savings, he had to spend frugally. So… this guy spent a hundred Wrath Points on a portion of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall!
While eating, he justified himself, “Tong Ge, you need to learn how to budget. In modern times, a meat bun costs just one yuan, meaning 10 Wrath Points equal one yuan, so 100 Wrath Points is equivalent to 10 yuan. In modern times, a portion of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall like this would cost several hundred yuan, but here it only costs 100 Wrath Points, which is like 10 yuan.
Spending 10 yuan to eat Buddha Jumps Over the Wall but using one yuan for a meat bun—that’s what I call not knowing how to live.”
This reasoning completely baffled the System. From mathematical and economic perspectives, his calculations were indeed flawless!
But the System still felt something was off!
Unfortunately, the Wrath Points were earned by him, and the System couldn’t control what he exchanged for!
Whatever, at worst, the system could crash and restart—it couldn’t get any worse anyway.
Full and satisfied, Xiao Zhuang lay down on the wooden plank and soon started snoring.
The villagers who had been woken up and couldn’t fall back asleep continued to contribute Wrath Points, leaving the System speechless. This was the legendary “winning while lying down”!
Xiao Zhuang slept until noon, only waking up when loud knocking sounds came from the courtyard.
His heart skipped a beat—could it be the people he woke up yesterday coming to confront him?
Peeking through the crack in the door, Xiao Zhuang saw a kindly-looking old man standing at the courtyard gate, accompanied by a handsome young gentleman.
They seemed to be in good spirits, probably not here to cause trouble.
Outside the gate, the old man was explaining to the handsome young man, “This child has always been timid since birth, never interacting with villagers. We don’t even know his name! Lao Hei passed away suddenly, but it’s fortunate he has relatives. Now you two can look after each other!”
The handsome young man appeared particularly delighted. The moment Xiao Zhuang opened the door, he immediately scooped him up and planted a kiss on his cheek.
“Dear cousin, I’ve missed you so much!”
As the young man leaned in again, Xiao Zhuang chomped down hard on his cheek.
Yelping in pain, the fellow immediately released him, clutching his cheek while spinning in circles and whimpering like a dog.
The System whistled mockingly in Xiao Zhuang’s mind, “Not bad, not bad! Today’s quite an eye-opener! Usually you see dogs chewing bones, but this is the first time I’ve seen the bone bite the dog.”
Xiao Zhuang spat twice. “No wonder he called me cousin right away – he’s related to that old black dog! Does he think I’m a puppy?”
Cunzhang wondered if he’d gotten out of bed on the wrong side today. Wasn’t this child usually very timid? Since when did he start biting people?
And this young master – he looked refined and respectable, so why was his personality so eccentric? He started kissing and hugging without even introducing himself! No wonder the child bit him!
Oh, right!
This child is a dog demon. Well then, that explains it – it’s just racial instinct! Nothing wrong with biting!
But Xiao Zhuang wasn’t the original owner of this body. Subconsciously, he never considered himself a bone spirit, so he felt no innate fear of natural predators!
Whether you’re cat or dog, this lord originally grew as a rib on the Supreme Sword Bone – hard as steel!
After howling for a while, the dog demon noticed nobody was paying him any attention and shuffled back over, covering his face while whining pitifully, “Cousin, that was too harsh! I’m your own blood cousin!”
Xiao Zhuang crossed his arms and sneered, “You say you are, but how do I know you’re not a fraud?”
The dog demon pouted, “My uncle was famously poor. My mother ran away because he couldn’t feed her! What exactly do you have that I’d want to swindle?”
Cunzhang coughed awkwardly, “Ahem, this old man can vouch for him! This Young Master Xue’s mother Mo Qianqian was indeed Lao Hei’s sister. Your father was somewhat… ahem… and later the girl ran away from home!”
Xiao Zhuang rolled his eyes, “And I should believe you just because you vouch for him? Who are you anyway? How do I know you’re not in cahoots?”
The village chief said indignantly, “Hmph! I am this village’s Cunzhang!”
Ding, Wrath Points +10
Xiao Zhuang raised an eyebrow. The dog didn’t get angry after being bitten, but this old man sure had quite the air of authority.
Just some measly village chief, and he gets angry just because I don’t know him?
Hehe, found myself an ATM!
Though angry, Cunzhang patiently explained, “If you don’t believe me, you can ask around the village. Young Master Xue looks just like Mo Qianqian, and he knows all about Lao Hei and his sister! This old man never lies – he really is your cousin!”
Xiao Zhuang chuckled, “And if he’s not?”
Ding, Wrath Points +10
The village chief hadn’t expected the child to be so difficult. Flicking his sleeve, he snorted coldly, “If he’s not your cousin, I’ll give you a Spirit Stone!”
Perfect. Xiao Zhuang grinned, “Hand it over then! I’m not Lao Hei’s son, so his nephew certainly isn’t my cousin!”
The two of them were dumbfounded. Weren’t you the one interrogating others all this time?
Young Master Xue looked like he was about to cry. “I thought I’d finally found family! Uncle, how could you be so disappointing? Mother was right—you’re so poor you can’t even continue the family line!”
Cunzhang was too embarrassed to know what to say. Young Master Xue had been overjoyed when he heard Lao Hei had children, only to have his hopes dashed! This was all his fault—he’d assumed the child in Lao Hei’s yard was his, and now this misunderstanding had caused such a scene!
Xiao Zhuang shamelessly stretched out his hand and crooked a finger. Cunzhang had no choice but to reluctantly hand over a Spirit Stone.
After giving it, Cunzhang felt something was off. “If you’re not Lao Hei’s son, why are you living here? Where did you come from?”
Hearing this, Young Master Xue perked up too. “Yeah, why are you staying at my uncle’s place?”
Xiao Zhuang pocketed the Spirit Stone and suddenly put on a sorrowful expression. “Ah, it’s a long story for a motherless child!”
Their eyes immediately lit up—there was gossip to be had!