Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 648

Chelsea felt an inexplicable warmth seeing Megan's reaction. However, there was a more pressing issue at hand.

"Why did it prank me like that?" She had helped the rat demon retrieve its tail. Wasn't it supposed to repay her for her favor?

Seeing that the majority of the people were still in confusion, Shannon descended into a brief silence and then explained, "Demons are different from humans. Their definition of good and evil differs significantly from ours…

"In folklore, there's a saying called 'the wyrm's journey', similar to when enlightened weasels cultivate and ask for humans' acknowledgment before taking on a human form.

"Legend has it that a wyrm seeks to transform into a dragon and will summon thunder rain, then ask a destined companion whether they see a snake or dragon…

"If the person says they see a dragon, it signifies a successful acknowledgment; otherwise, it means failure. A benevolent wyrm that succeeds will usually repay the favor, while a malevolent wyrm, regardless of its success, will… devour the destined companion.

"Thus, it concludes the cycle of karma."

They initially couldn't comprehend why Shannon would bring up the story of the wyrm's journey until they heard her last words. Then, they felt a chill down their spine; especially Chelsea, whose face was as pale as paper.

The malevolent wyrm Shannon sounded exactly like the rat demon she encountered!

In the beginning, the rat demon sought Chelsea, saying it wanted to repay her favor. Naturally, she believed it was a benevolent entity.

But how could ordinary people see through a demon's thoughts? It might not be as evil as a malevolent wyrm, but it was definitely unkind.

It explained why it deliberately chose to withhold information in the beginning and forbid her to acknowledge Yolanda later on, all while "repaying her".

To humans, it was simply outrageous; to the rat demon, however, it was a malicious joke.

At that moment, the audience, who had initially harbored an inexplicable hope to witness a demon's gratitude upon hearing about the rat demon, now felt a chilling sense of dread. They had been too naive.

"I actually thought this was going to be a nice story about a demon's gratitude."