Chapter 1

“Big Brother, that little bitch looks like she's already dead. Why don't we eat her first?” “Bah! Eat what? What a damn nuisance! Of all the times to die, she had to die now. I haven't even had my fun with her yet! Since her body is still warm, let me have some fun first…” Footsteps gradually approached. Jing Yin suddenly opened her eyes and saw a bearded face leaning close to hers. A hand was also roughly tearing at her clothes. Jing Yin: ??? Wasn't she dead? Even if she were still alive, she should have turned into a zombie by now. How come someone was willing to assault her despite her body being disfigured from being bitten by zombies? This man certainly had some peculiar tastes. The next moment, a flood of unfamiliar memories suddenly poured into her mind. Jing Yin was initially stunned. She pressed her lips together slightly, and then her body began to tremble. It wasn't out of fear, but excitement. She was still alive. After experiencing the transformation of a harmonious society into a zombie paradise, followed by a hunting ground for ability users, there was practically nothing she couldn't accept anymore. As long as she was still alive, that was all that mattered. This body's name was also Jing Yin. She was the youngest daughter of her family and was deeply doted on by her relatives. Unfortunately, she wasn't very bright when it came to matters of the heart and knew nothing but chasing after men. Even while fleeing from famine, she would rather starve herself than forget to share her food with the man she was hopelessly infatuated with. Unfortunately, this lovestruck fool had died too soon. Her original self-had been betrayed by that man and fallen into the hands of two bandits. Before the bandits could even eat her, she had already been frightened to death. ... Seeing her suddenly open her eyes, her body still trembling slightly, the bearded man was startled at first. But soon, his eyes narrowed, turning lecherous and sinister. He couldn't help but become excited. “Hehehe! Since you're still alive, let this old man have his fill first!” With that, the bearded man reached out again to tear off Jing Yin's clothes, chuckling lewdly as he spoke. “Don't worry. As long as you serve me well, I won't eat you.” Upon hearing his last sentence, Jing Yin's eyes suddenly lit up, as though she had found a glimmer of hope for survival. Her delicate little face also turned red with embarrassment. “Y-Young Master, is... is what you said true? Will you really let me go?” Jing Yin's eyes held three parts shyness, three parts excitement, and four parts innocence. Seeing how cooperative Jing Yin was, the bearded man became even more aroused. He hurriedly lunged toward her. Jing Yin pressed her lips together, smiling more shyly than ever as she wrapped both arms around the bearded man's neck. “Crack!” With a crisp sound, the bearded man's movements came to an abrupt halt. His eyes were still filled with disbelief and shock. From the corner of her eye, Jing Yin glanced at the other man. He was extremely thin and lean, but his eyes gleamed sharply. His strength was definitely not to be underestimated. She had only just dealt with the bearded man when the other fellow had already sensed something was wrong. He even warily took a step backward. “Big Brother... Ah!” The skinny man had barely managed to call out when a dagger shot toward him with lightning speed, piercing straight through his throat. Jing Yin pushed the bearded man's body off her and slowly stood up. Blood continuously gushed from the skinny man's throat. He could only glare at Jing Yin with wide eyes, unable to utter a single word. With a thud, the skinny man collapsed to the ground, dead. Jing Yin stepped forward, pulled out the dagger she had taken from the bearded man, and stabbed the skinny man once more to make sure he was dead. Only then did she weakly lean against the wall, breathing heavily. Ning Tian Prefecture had first suffered a drought, followed by a locust plague. Thousands of miles of land had been left barren, and the people were struggling to survive. In order to stay alive, ordinary families had no choice but to flee their homes and become refugees. There was barely any food along the way, and everyone had become so emaciated that they were practically skin and bones. In an attempt to please Li Yucai, that fair-faced scholar, the original Jing Yin had been easily deceived by a few sweet words from him and his family. She had secretly given all the little food her family had risked their lives to obtain to his household. She had starved herself, which was bad enough, but she had also dragged her entire family into a situation where they had nearly lost their lives. Therefore, even before she was captured by the bandits, this body hadn't eaten anything decent for quite some time. Her legs had already been so weak that she could barely stand. Being able to take down two bandits was already an incredible stroke of luck. This place wasn't safe to stay in for long. After catching her breath for a few moments, Jing Yin crouched beside the two bandits and skillfully searched their bodies. She found a water flask containing a little water. Two hard steamed buns, more than a dozen copper coins, two pieces of silver, and a small gold bar. In this year of famine, even having money wouldn't guarantee that one could buy food. After wrapping everything in a piece of torn cloth, Jing Yin glanced at the two corpses and walked straight out of the ruined temple without looking back. The smell of blood here was extremely strong. It wouldn't take long before the two corpses were completely devoured by hungry wild dogs. After walking some distance away from the ruined temple, Jing Yin finally dropped down beneath a withered tree. She opened the water flask and took a gulp of water before carefully breaking a hard steamed bun into small pieces and putting them into her mouth. She ate slowly, alternating between a small bite of the bun and a sip of water. After finishing one hard steamed bun, Jing Yin felt that her previously trembling legs had finally regained some strength. However, everywhere she looked, the land stretched out barren for thousands of miles. Not only was there no food, but the original owner had never even left her hometown. She had absolutely no idea where she was. Just as Jing Yin was trying to figure out which direction to go, a thin, emaciated white fox suddenly appeared in her line of sight. [Ding! An injured white fox has been discovered. A rescue mission has been issued. Host, would you like to accept the mission?] [Ding! System binding successful. Your system is now online. Host, would you like to check in?] Jing Yin: “...” A system? “Was it you who saved me?” She had thought it was merely an illusion she experienced before dying. Now that she thought about it, her transmigration seemed to have something to do with this system. [The host's question is too complicated. Unable to provide an answer. Would the host like to check in?] “Check in.” Her life was practically a free bonus. She wasn't afraid of being schemed against. [Congratulations, Host! Your first check-in was successful! Congratulations on receiving the following check-in rewards: 10 portions of dried meat, 10 liters of purified water, 1 bottle of wound-healing medicine, 10 points, and an initial storage space of 10 cubic meters.] Looking at the illusory screen in front of her, Jing Yin confirmed each reward one by one. In an instant, several items appeared beside her. There were ten strips of dried meat, ten bamboo tubes filled with purified water, and a palm-sized porcelain bottle. At the same time, she could sense the existence of a special space. Jing Yin picked up the dried meat from the ground. With a mere thought, the meat in her hand disappeared. At the same time, it appeared inside that special space. After figuring out how to store and retrieve items, Jing Yin put all ten bamboo tubes of water into the space as well. Just then, the system's voice sounded again. [The system has activated the daily check-in function for the host. Daily check-ins will reward you with points, and consecutive check-ins will also grant you surprise gift packages.] After saying that, the system fell silent. Jing Yin tried asking in her mind what the points could be used for, but received no response whatsoever. It was as though everything that had just happened had merely been an illusion. She hurriedly checked her space again and discovered that it was still functioning normally, without the slightest problem. [Ding! An injured white fox has been discovered. A rescue mission has been issued. Host, would you like to accept the rescue mission?] “System, you're working properly again?” A faint smile appeared at the corner of Jing Yin's lips. However, aside from issuing missions, the system still refused to respond to anything else. She turned her head and saw that the skinny white fox from earlier had stopped about two meters in front of her, warily watching her. Jing Yin silently accepted the mission. However... [Ding! A rescue mission for the white fox has been issued.] [Successfully rescuing the white fox will reward the host with 2 points. Failure to rescue the white fox will reward the host with 1 premium white fox pelt.] White Fox: I... thank you so much. (Sarcasm)