Lin Fan had barely stepped outside when a scroll landed on his head, tied with what appeared to be… a duck feather?
Unraveling it, he read:
Congratulations! You have been selected for the Annual Spirit Beast Bond Lottery.
Your fate companion will arrive shortly. Please stand still and scream internally.
"What does that—"
SPLASH
From the heavens, a single, glowing spirit duck dive-bombed Lin Fan's head like a spiritual missile.
It squawked, landed in his robes, and vanished… into his body.
Like… into his dantian.
"NO! NO NO NO!" Lin Fan thrashed on the ground, glowing faintly yellow.
Inside his spiritual sea, the duck was now sitting in lotus position, surrounded by golden Qi bubbles and chewing on a phantom rice cake.
It looked him dead in the eye.
And quacked.
Once.
Lin Fan collapsed. "WHY IS THIS MY LIFE?!"
The old man reappeared, wheezing with laughter.
"Lin Fan… you just formed a soul bond with the Heavenly Duck of Serendipitous Misfortune."
