Before she could recover, numerous tiny light spots suddenly appeared on Madam Miao.
In the blink of an eye, these light spots transformed into dazzling silver chains, binding Madam Miao.
This time, Madam Miao was truly in a panic.
Her true essence power was completely unusable, and her clothes were tangled, rendering her immobile.
This is… a top-grade true artifact!
Madam Miao’s face showed terror as she saw the chains binding her.
“I never expected I’d be mistaken. How could a mere two slaves possess such a treasure as a top-grade true artifact!”
“However, a lowly slave is still a lowly slave, only knowing how to use such despicable methods to ambush this Madam!”
Madam Miao’s face showed resentment, her expression contorted as if gnashing her teeth.
However, Mu Qingqing stepped forward and slapped her hard.
*Slap!*
Madam Miao immediately felt a burning pain on her cheek. Her right cheek quickly became swollen and red, and a trickle of blood leaked from the corner of her mouth.
"You vile slave, how dare you hit me! Do you believe this Madam will kill you!"
*Slap! Slap! Slap!*
Mu Qingqing, with a cold expression, delivered several more slaps.
Madam Miao’s entire face was almost swollen to the point of disfigurement.
“Calling me a slave, a vile slave, repeatedly! A wicked woman like you who traffics slaves deserves to die!”
Mu Qingqing looked at Madam Miao with disdain, her words filled with icy heartlessness.
She detested women like Madam Miao the most.
"You… you…"
Madam Miao was so enraged that she couldn’t speak, never expecting this lowly slave to scold her.
Madam Miao couldn’t believe that this lowly slave would scold her.
For a moment, she trembled all over with anger.
"Madam Miao, you'd better cooperate with us obediently and take us to Mirror Dust Country."
Mu Qingqing looked at Madam Miao, a cold smile playing on her lips. "Otherwise, I have plenty of ways to deal with you!"
Madam Miao felt a pang of fear upon hearing Mu Qingqing's words.
The young man before her acted decisively and could conceal his cultivation, his strength unfathomable. This made her worry.
It was better to yield for now. Once they reached Mirror Dust Country and found Master Lin, she would kill this lowly slave for revenge.
Madam Miao thought to herself.
"I agree!"
“You’re quite sensible, aren’t you, auntie?”
"What! Auntie! How dare you insult me! I'll kill you!"
Upon hearing Mu Qingqing call her "auntie," Madam Miao exploded with rage.
"Alright, don't be angry, auntie. Come, come, let me give you a little gift.”
Mu Qingqing said to Madam Miao with a smile, and suddenly a metal collar appeared in her hand.
Seeing the metal collar, Madam Miao's expression worsened, and a bad premonition arose within her.
"You… what do you want to do!"
"Nothing much. Since you're my slave now, just put this on obediently."
Mu Qingqing attempted to place the collar on Madam Miao.
Madam Miao’s face changed drastically, and she struggled with all her might, her entire body resisting the metal collar.
This was clearly a spirit-binding collar used for slaves. Why was it being put on her?
"I don't want it! Let me go!"
"No! No! No!"
“Be good, put on this metal collar.”
Mu Qingqing’s devilish smile sent shivers down Madam Miao’s spine.
Considering herself noble, she never imagined she would be reduced to the status of a slave.
Watching the metal collar lock tightly around her neck, Madam Miao's face turned panicked, and her gaze towards Mu Qingqing was filled with venom.
This lowly slave was too much of a bully!
Mu Qingqing naturally noticed the venomous look in Madam Miao’s eyes, and a mocking smile curved her lips.
She hooked her finger under Madam Miao’s chin and said flirtatiously, "You'd better treat me better, or I'll throw you into the ship's hold prison! To be locked up with those people you captured.”
"No! No!"
Madam Miao looked at Mu Qingqing's smile, feeling inexplicably weak in her heart.
Only then did Mu Qingqing retract her finger and turn to leave.
Watching Mu Qingqing’s retreating back, Madam Miao’s heart seethed with hatred, but trapped as she was, what could she do?
"Damn slave, I will tear you to pieces once we reach Mirror Dust Country!"
Madam Miao thought with cruel malice.
“Little one, you looked so refined and gentle in the cabin, but when you’re wicked, you’re truly like a little devil,” Dao Yuanming walked up to Mu Qingqing and teased.
Mu Qingqing smiled, "If you aren't wicked to your enemies, how can you protect yourself and prevent others from bullying you?"
Dao Yuanming nodded in agreement, "That's right, that's a very good reason you've given."
Meanwhile, Elder Han transmitted his voice to Mu Qingqing, "This Madam Miao is indeed not a good person, but there are countless slave traders like her in Mirror Dust Country. I believe she definitely has connections there."
Mu Qingqing smiled indifferently upon hearing this, unconcerned about Madam Miao's revenge.
Instead, she fell silent for a moment, then transmitted to Elder Han, "Elder Han, in the Nine Nether Realm, what You Xuanzi said might not be unreasonable. He once said that our human race even enslaves its own kind, something their Nether God race cannot compare to."
Elder Han also fell into thought upon hearing this, and finally sighed helplessly, "Little girl, I know what you mean. The humans of today have long lost the spirit of unity and shared hatred that we had tens of thousands of years ago when we fought the Nether Gods together."
"Nowadays, humans are mostly vying for power and personal gain."
"This slave trade is just one aspect of it, but there's nothing we can do about it. Even if Mirror Dust Country were to break tradition and strictly prohibit the slave trade, people would still take the risk."
"After all, these people only care about what they want and what they can get, and have no regard for justice or fairness. Moreover, the Eternal Continent has always been about the survival of the fittest, and no one can escape it, nor can anyone change it."
After listening to Elder Han, Mu Qingqing fell silent.
"Little girl, I know you have some ideas in your heart, but on the Eternal Continent, only the strong have the right to stand at the pinnacle and pursue dominion, to decide everything."
"Elder Han, is eternity really that important?"
Mu Qingqing suddenly asked.
"Of course, it's important! Do you know that even powerful cultivators at the Great Emperor realm cannot achieve immortality with heaven and earth? They can only live for ten thousand years at most."
"If we can reach eternity, we will not only be immortal but also control everything and become the rulers of this world."
Elder Han said with longing.
Mu Qingqing was not interested in the dominion and eternal life that Elder Han spoke of.
All she wanted was to help her main personality, Xin Ci, reach eternity and accompany him to complete the novel's ending.
Then, Mu Qingqing stretched her body and yawned, "Speaking of which, I've occupied Xin Ci's body for a long time. It's time to return it."
“Little girl, you want to switch personalities now? Your Saint Emperor companion is still right beside you!”
Elder Han reminded her.