Chapter 140: The More You Strip, The Less There Is

Ji Yue parked the car in a temporary spot by the roadside.

The dim, pale streetlamp light spilled through the car window, the swirling dust particles clearly visible.

“I want to know exactly what you did, Luo Youyou.”

“No, I didn’t do anything. It must have been her who found something on her own,” Luo You answered with little enthusiasm.

“Then what exactly did she come back for today?… I can’t tell you what happened before this, but after she came back, she told me it was urgent. I don’t believe she just came back for a meal and then left.”

“Tch, it’s just about installing a camera.”

“A camera?”

Luo You sneered, “That person suspected I was sneaking women home from time to time, so she came back just to install a camera. That’s all.”

Ji Yue was stunned, like after fifteen years of hard preparation for the gaokao, only to find the final calculus exam was just multiplication tables.

It seemed her niece was really capable of pulling off something like this.

“…You You, try not to go near the Boundary Customs area recently.”

“Why?”

“This is insider information, don’t spread it around.”

Though she called it insider information, Ji Yue spoke as if she had no sense of secrecy at all:

“There have been signs of Light-Raid class dimensional beasts active in the Boundary Sea recently. They’re very strong—close to the level of the Black Candle Giant Spirit. You’d better stay inland and avoid wandering around.”

“The Black Candle Giant Spirit level?”

Luo You first furrowed her brows, staring at her aunt for a long time, then relaxed into a carefree expression.

Black Candle Giant Spirit level, huh…

She slightly curled her lips.

Time to test her full strength.

The vehicle began to tremble slightly as Ji Yue started the engine again.

Luo You still didn’t understand what Ji Yue was trying to do by stopping in the first place.

Until Luo You noticed a high-end hotel on the opposite side of the street where the car had stopped.

“But—”

Ji Yue said, “if you think you’re that capable and want to seek death, I won’t mind.”

The car moved off, driving from the noisy downtown towards Luo You’s residential community.

“Aunt, not staying at the hotel anymore?”

“What hotel?”

“You stopped by the roadside earlier, wasn’t it to meet someone?”

“You’re overthinking. I just wanted to go buy something to sober you up. Since you’re so clear-headed, no need anymore.”

After a few seconds, Ji Yue added, “I’m busy too. I’ll leave after dropping you off.”

Alright, alright.

Luo You shook her head. If it came down to it, she could always use Zhizhi as a treat later.

Though Zhizhi’s figure wasn’t the type Luo You preferred—someone with chest muscles strong enough to squeeze her to death—a little one had her own advantages.

She couldn’t just ignore a high-quality magical girl within reach just because of some big sister.

Luo You kept planning that if she could win Zhizhi over through normal means, that would be great.

Once Zhizhi was completely inseparable from her… Ding!

Her first time wouldn’t belong to Luo Youyou, but to her, Elera.

But for now, she was still far from fully conquering Zhizhi. If only she knew the type Zhizhi liked.

Luo You had been trying to figure out Zhizhi’s preferences for a while but just couldn’t be sure.

So she guessed that Zhizhi’s tastes must be something hard to talk about.

[Still gotta work harder.]

Luo You thought.

“We’re here.” Ji Yue parked the car and asked, “Want me to help you?”

“No need. I’m fine.”

Luo You stubbornly got out of the car, almost falling to her knees in front of Ji Yue.

“Better let me help you up.”

“No!”

Luo You staggered away, looking exactly like a proud old father… or rather a proud little mother.

Once inside the elevator, Luo You’s entire back pressed against the wall behind her as she sighed deeply.

“Looks like Aunt probably already knows…”

From the conversation with Ji Yue, she understood that Ji Yue had discovered her true identity.

She had spoken with concern, telling her not to roam around Boundary Customs, then deliberately mentioned that the Light-Raid class and the Black Candle Giant Spirit were of similar strength.

Ordinary people only knew that the strongest dimensional beasts were Light-Raid class, but had no idea the Black Candle Giant Spirit was far stronger than a typical Light-Raid.

And then Ji Yue had said, if she wanted to, she could still go.

After all, when her aunt suddenly changed her attitude by 180 degrees from never crossing family boundaries to having relations with her at the hotel, Luo You had already suspected something.

“Tsk tsk, how exactly was I exposed?”

Luo You pondered deeply, unable to figure out what had gone wrong.

She had originally thought about capturing her aunt and training her as a mother figure… but since the other party had no intention of reporting her, she’d let her off for now.

“I knew magical bitches were selfish! They found out who I am but still kept it secret!”

Luo You shook her head, her charm had completely entranced these magical bitches.

Still, she needed to keep Ji Yue on edge, give her hope.

If Ji Yue lost all hope, she’d report Luo You to the Magic Alliance for sure.

But Luo You knew the real reason Ji Yue hadn’t done that was because of Luo Zining.

“Hmph, seems like playing the family card is quite effective…”

Ji Yue was smart and understood that keeping this secret was beneficial for both her and Luo Zining.

Once it was public, all that would be left was regret.

Luo You arrived in front of her home and, while taking out her key to open the door, glanced down at the night view below.

“Aunt, aunt… what am I supposed to do with you…”

After a moment, she smiled and twisted the lock open.

“As long as it doesn’t harm Zining, Ji Yue will keep swallowing this secret.”

“But if even Zining discovers my identity, then all bets are off~ Hm, I’m probably doing a pretty good job hiding it, so that’s unlikely~”

Luo You walked to the corner of the living room and picked up the small Rubik’s Cube Luo Zining had left there.

“Hey~~ Moshi moshi, can you see me?”

Luo You greeted the cube.

Then she immediately felt ridiculous.

“No camera hole visible… could it really just be a decoration?”

But the one who brought this was Luo Zining, the Greek mythological god of suspicion. It couldn’t be that simple!

No visible camera hole?

No slacking off!

Magic was very convenient!

[From now on, all covert operations will be done in Xingyue’s dorm.]

Thus, Xingyue’s dorm became the first choice.

***

Five days later—

Luo Zining received an invitation to attend the Ten Seats Conference.

“Aunt! (Excited)”

“Mm, I saw it.”

Ji Yue smiled unusually once.

“But don’t get too excited. Those are all seniors. Even if you go, don’t speak rashly. Just think of it as going to get a head start on adapting.”

“Okay!”

Soon after, out of Luo Zining’s sight, Ji Yue’s expression grew anxious again.

Because the initiator of this meeting was Manjusaka.

“Does this have anything to do with transferring Zining to the Northwest?”

Ji Yue frowned, feeling uneasy.

She had a sense that her niece was being used as a chess piece.

After all, the mastermind was Manjusaka, and perhaps everyone was unknowingly being manipulated by her.

Meanwhile—

“Nice!”

Luo Zining excitedly threw empty punches in the living room.

The fierce wind from her blows was enough to defeat a master who had trained for thirty years.

[Did I help when I was investigating that matter?]

After being sharply slapped on the ass by Elera in the Northwest, the chain reaction was significant.

Luo Zining followed the clues and found a suspicious lead she worked hard on, then handed it over to Broken Wing Butterfly.

She probably earned merit, right?

Luo Zining thought.

“Should I go check that thing out at home first?”

For the past two or three nights, Luo Zining had trouble sleeping, obsessing over the Rubik’s Cube she left at home.

If she could prove that Lao Deng wasn’t Elera, it would be a double blessing!