Collecting Rent From All Realms, Even Empresses Must Pay Tribute
Ch. 2 - Bai QianShuang and the System

Ye Chuan suspected he was being scammed, or perhaps he was participating in some kind of prank show.

"I am Bai QianShuang, from the Eastern Hua Divine Continent, the chief disciple of the Jade Void Sect of the Upper Realm." 

The woman sat on the bed, her voice soft, but earnest as she explained her origins to Ye Chuan.

Ye Chuan looked at the expressionless woman—or rather, girl—in front of him. 

Her talk of disciples and cultivators made him wonder if there were hidden cameras in the room, specifically for a live stream audience.

Weren't prank shows popular these days? The kind that showed the reactions of passersby for comedic effect.

Rubbing his temples, Ye Chuan looked at the impossibly beautiful girl and sighed,

"I'm not interested in playing these games with you. And those injuries of yours, it would be better to go to the hospital to get them treated."

"I speak the truth," she replied indifferently.

Ye Chuan glanced at her, then smirked, 

"I've already seen through you, why are you still keeping up the act? Didn't you just leave? Why did you come back?"

Bai QianShuang lowered her head slightly, a strand of hair falling across her ample chest. Her beautiful eyes flickered,

"This place… is too unfamiliar… I can't sense any spiritual energy."

The buildings outside were unlike anything she had ever seen. 

Not only that, but even the man's attire was completely unknown to her. Yet, for some reason, she could understand the characters on his shirt—

‘Agricultural Bank Credit Card’

Although she didn't know what it meant.

The air grew slightly quiet. Ye Chuan took out his phone, preparing to call the police, but he glanced again at the girl sitting on the edge of the bed. 

She sat quietly, her white robe stained with scarlet bloodstains. Her demeanor was aloof, yet the bandages wrapped around her made her appear somewhat pitiful.

He silently pressed a button on his phone. Seeing Bai QianShuang's efforts to portray a cultivator, he hesitated for a few seconds, then decided to play along,

"Do you have any way to prove your identity?"

"Identity…" 

Hearing Ye Chuan's words, Bai QianShuang's slender fingers moved, then she took out an antique bronze token embroidered with gold from her waist. 

"This is my sect's identity token."

"I don't want this kind of prop," Ye Chuan rolled his eyes.

"Didn't you say you were a cultivator? You can fly, right? Sword flight and such."

Bai QianShuang nodded, "Naturally."

Seeing her readily agree, Ye Chuan twitched the corner of his mouth and said, 

"Fly then."

"Fly… now?" 

Bai QianShuang didn't understand Ye Chuan's meaning for a moment. She looked around the small room and hesitantly said, 

"This place is too small."

"My house being small is really an offense to you, huh?" 

Ye Chuan said with a deadpan expression. Of course, the house wasn't small, it was just the room that might be.

"I'm not asking for much, just make that sword fly and I'll believe you."

Seeing Bai QianShuang playing dumb, Ye Chuan didn't know what to say. And if this was being filmed, shouldn't he be adding some dramatic flair?

He just hoped that this girl would succeed in the future, and after becoming famous, she would throw him a card.

{Thanks for the show's success. There's a million in here, spend it freely.}

{Let's not contact each other again.}

With this girl's looks, she should be able to make it with some effort. At least now she was acting very convincingly, so much so that Ye Chuan couldn't find any flaws or loopholes.

But in the next second, Ye Chuan froze.

Bai QianShuang made a single-handed gesture, and the sword beside her emitted a fluorescent light and floated up.

"Huh?"

Ye Chuan came back to his senses and quickly walked over to the flying sword. 

He reached out and touched the surrounding air. After confirming there were no strings or drone-like devices, he bent down to look at the blade for any similar mechanisms.

The moment he lowered his head, the light on the sword disappeared, and the sword fell, hitting Ye Chuan right on the face as he was bent over!

"Ouch?!"

The metal clanged as the sword landed on the floor. Ye Chuan clutched his nose, "Ah, that hurts so much?!"

He immediately looked at Bai QianShuang, who remained expressionless, her hands resting on her knees, her eyes carrying a hint of innocence, 

"Sorry, I… ran out of spiritual energy."

Ye Chuan stood up, feeling a mix of shock and uncertainty. 

He was also thankful that he was only hit by the flat of the blade. If it had been the sharp edge, his face would be ruined.

"How did you do that just now?"

"Sword Control Technique," Bai QianShuang said.

Ye Chuan: "..."

Could this girl be telling the truth?

Real or fake?

But the flying sword just now definitely couldn't be explained by common sense. There were no strings, no drone-like devices; it simply floated.

"Can you do it again?" Ye Chuan asked.

"Yes," Bai QianShuang said, and made the gesture again. But this time, bright red blood seeped from the corner of her mouth, flowing down in a thin line.

"Wait, wait a minute, you're bleeding?!"

"It's nothing." As she spoke, the sword on the ground began to shake, clanging, struggling to take off.

"Nothing my ass! You're bleeding more and more! Don't spit blood here!!!" 

Seeing the girl spitting blood just to demonstrate her sword technique, Ye Chuan was genuinely afraid she would die in his house, so he quickly told her to stop.

"Do you believe me now?" 

Bai QianShuang wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with her sleeve and asked.

"I believe you, I guess I believe you." 

Despite having many questions, Ye Chuan could only temporarily believe her.

"That's good," Bai QianShuang said.

Then her head drooped. 

And she collapsed onto the bed, motionless.

Ye Chuan: "..."

"Hey, why did you faint again?!"

...

"What is going on?" After settling Bai QianShuang on the bed, Ye Chuan wiped her face with a warm towel. 

She was still unconscious but seemed to be out of danger, and Ye Chuan didn't plan to call an ambulance.

On the one hand, he had no money, and on the other, he tentatively believed what the girl had said. 

What if they took her to the hospital, found something unusual about her, and then sent her to a research institute for dissection? That would definitely cause a lot of trouble.

Standing to the side, just as Ye Chuan was thinking about what to do, a sudden vibration from his phone caught his attention.

It was a notification pop-up.

[New Tenant Discovered: Bai QianShuang

Chief Disciple of the Jade Void Sect, TianXuan Continent, Innate Dao Body. In her past life, she was a Supreme Empress, who chose reincarnation after being betrayed.]

[Tenant Quality: A-Rank]

[Daily Income after Tenant Check-in: 2000 Yuan]

[Chance to obtain tenant-related items]

[Note: Favorability affects the reward limit. Current reward is the initial amount.]

Ye Chuan: "..."

Huh?

He narrowed his eyes.

Could it be that this is not a virus, but a system?!

(SHMOLL: Starting off with an A-rank huh? I wonder what the highest rank is. Dude got hit by betrayal truck that slapped her golden spoon.)

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