Chapter 5

After Wang Peng finished the college entrance exam and also finished writing Fo Ben Shi Dao, he prepared to rest a bit and go on a trip. He looked up some information online and decided to go to Hengdian Ying Shi Cheng, where many TV dramas were being filmed.

Since Wang Peng had chosen Shanghai Drama Academy, he prepared to later become a boss and a major figure in online novels. Of course, he first needed to establish his own entertainment and website company.

Wang Peng bought a train ticket to Hengdian for the next day, took his belongings out from school, and went to a hotel near Wuchang.

Wang Peng opened a room at the hotel using his ID.

Wang Peng was looking at some small websites online when he saw a watch with many functions and not expensive—only 10 yuan. It even had a phone function. Seeing it, he prepared to buy one, as he still had no watch on his hand.

Wang Peng called this number with his mobile phone: "Hello, are you selling the watch?" The person on the other end said.

"Yes, I want to buy a watch. Can you help me call a courier to deliver it? I'll pay when it arrives." Wang Peng said.

"No problem. Tell me your address, and I'll have the courier send it over." The person on the other end said.

Wang Peng told the hotel name, address, and room number.

After Wang Peng finished speaking on the phone, less than ten minutes passed, and someone knocked on the door.

Wang Peng opened the door and saw a courier holding a package. He hadn't expected it to arrive so quickly.

"Are you Mr. Wang Peng? Did you buy a watch? Please show me your ID, then sign here." The courier said, handing over a delivery form.

"Yes, I am Wang Peng. Here is my ID for you to see." Wang Peng showed his ID to the courier.

"Correct, you are Wang Peng. That will be 15 yuan." The courier waited for Wang Peng to take out the money.

"Okay, here are 15 yuan." Wang Peng took 15 yuan from his wallet and gave it to the courier, then signed the delivery form.

"Then this is the watch." The courier handed the watch's package to Wang Peng and left.

After Wang Peng closed the door, he opened the package and saw the watch.

"It looks quite nice. I'll wear it on my hand first." Wang Peng put on the watch.

After dinner, Wang Peng continued browsing online and felt that current novel websites were too few. It would be better to build Qidian Chinese himself.

Wang Peng thought in his heart: "That's great. You used to go online before, so you should be familiar with Qidian Chinese." A voice suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Who is speaking to me? What are you? Come out!" Wang Peng shouted in the room.

"I am the future watch on your hand. You forgot—it's the one you just bought." A voice came from inside the watch.

"What? You're a future watch? Won't that be fake?" Wang Peng said to the watch.

"You can go back to the year 2000, so why can't I come from the future?" The watch continued.

"What is your name?" Wang Peng said.

"You can call me Xiao Jingling. That's what everyone calls me." The watch's voice, sounding like a little boy, said.

"Who are they?" Wang Peng asked Xiao Jingling.

"They are some scientists and literary figures, novelists, directors—they all want to get me." Xiao Jingling, the watch, said.

Wang Peng looked at Xiao Jingling the watch and said: "Why? What can you do that makes them all want you?"

Hearing Wang Peng's words, Xiao Jingling became a little dissatisfied and transformed into the appearance of a little boy, appearing before Wang Peng.

"What can I do? Hmph. You should ask what I *can't* do!" Xiao Jingling looked at Wang Peng with contempt and said disdainfully.

Looking at Xiao Jingling's expression, Wang Peng tentatively said: "Singing?"

"Hmph." Xiao Jingling lifted his head, puffed out his chest, pointed his nostrils to the sky, and snorted twice in disdain.

"Filming movies? Writing novels?" Wang Peng asked again, still thinking: "This must be too hard, right!"

Who would have thought Xiao Jingling would disdainfully go "tsk" and turn his head away.

"Alright!" Wang Peng lowered his head and asked in a dejected voice: "What can't you do?"

"Hmph." Xiao Jingling then became satisfied and proudly said: "There's nothing I can't do!"

"Then why did you end up on a website?" Wang Peng asked.

"It's not because they wanted to get me, causing a 'huh?' Wang Peng raised his head, his eyes full of doubt, skepticism evident in his tone.

"In 2211, various high-end technical talents jointly created me. They input all kinds of data and technology into me, and finally succeeded. Then they wanted to seize me, so they fought, the base exploded, and I inexplicably ended up on the website."

Xiao Jingling said innocently.

"Why do they want to seize you?" Wang Peng asked, amused.

"Recognition of Master!" Xiao Jingling said lightly.

"What is Recognition of Master? Won't it be like in novels, dripping blood?" Wang Peng said regarding Recognition of Master.

"The first person to drip blood on my stomach is my master." Saying this, Xiao Jingling lifted his clothes, revealing his stomach. In the middle, there was a gray patch, clearly different from the surrounding skin. Wang Peng curiously dropped a drop of blood from his thumb onto it.

"Drip." With that sound, "Recognition of Master succeeded!" This voice rang out in the room.

Afterward, the notebook that had been ignored by Wang Peng and Xiao Jingling suddenly emitted light, projecting onto the void before their eyes.

"After Recognition of Master, whatever the master commands, Xiao Jingling must unconditionally obey. Whatever orders the master gives, must be firmly and resolutely completed. Xiao Jingling cannot do anything harmful to the master; pleasing the master should be the ultimate goal, completing various tasks for the master..."

Wang Peng stared blankly at the countless tiny characters—hundreds of thousands, maybe millions—before his eyes, couldn't help but rub his eyes, then turned his head to look at Xiao Jingling.

Xiao Jingling's eyes were filled with tears as he looked at the countless "Unfair Treaties" before him and suddenly burst into tears with a "wah," crying and cursing: "That damn programmer's settings—this is clearly bullying programmers! Wah wah, I don't want to live anymore~"

Wang Peng hurriedly patted Xiao Jingling's back to comfort him: "Don't cry, don't cry. What's the matter? Maybe some programmer wrote this for fun. Stop crying and making a fuss. You said you're from the future, so just turn back into a watch. Do you need charging?"

Xiao Jingling said: "You're serious? Then I'll still be a watch in the future, and I don't need charging. When you ask me to do something, I will unconditionally obey."

Wang Peng said: "Okay, from now on, when you speak, only we two will hear it. Now turn back into a watch first—I'm going to Hengdian Ying Shi Cheng tomorrow."

Xiao Jingling turned back into a watch.