If she, someone under close observation, suddenly dragged those girls into the mess without any apparent reason, could she shift the target onto them?
What people cared about most was her declaration of a comeback.
‘Tang Yuan is backing me, so I have to give some kind of reaction.’
Such wording didn’t immediately feel like an attack but rather gave people the impression that the two sides were colluding to put on a show.
Since making a big fuss online was bound to draw eyes, she might as well engage in blatant provocation.
She aimed her words directly at Sun Chuan: “Being this direct and nonsensical… Sun Chuan, Medicine Sister, if you dare to come at me, you’re in for a real treat!”
By the next day, the news of Irina’s comeback was already creating quite a stir.
“This can definitely work. It’s too easy!”
Su Mu slapped her thigh and decided to put the plan into practice.
Hmph.
She hadn’t intended to care, but since they were going to make things difficult, similar incidents were common enough.
As someone currently in the spotlight, it was perfectly logical for Irina to be in league with Sun Chuan.
This news quickly reached the other side.
Yanyu Tower.
Amidst a sea of flowers, a dark green tulip was surrounded by a cluster of competing blossoms.
Each flower vied for a chance to get close to her, as if being favored by her was their greatest honor.
The slender woman who had arrived with information saw the sensuous scene upon entering.
Her face turned red, and she actually set down the report in her hand.
Her clothes were slightly agape, looking as though she intended to join them.
The other women were about to pull their dresses back and sit up straight when the cold, elegant woman, who looked quite comfortable, suddenly raised a hand.
The surroundings fell silent instantly.
She glanced sideways at this new subordinate, making the latter tremble slightly.
Someone handed a pipe into the woman’s outstretched hand.
She skillfully brought it to her lips and took a deep breath.
Thick smoke soon filled the room, but it wasn’t an acrid smell; it was a sweet, cloying fragrance that made one’s bones go soft, tinged with a faint pink hue.
Clearly, this was no ordinary substance.
The messenger coughed twice, suppressing her restless state of mind before picking up the report to continue.
“Master, she seems to have targeted our online operations. For some unknown purpose, she has openly declared her hostility toward us. However, she was just recently targeted by the Combat Division. Perhaps she intends to shift the trouble onto us…”
“Is that a reckless guess of your own?”
Sun Chuan spoke suddenly.
Her voice was enchanting, yet her words were cold, causing the messenger to shudder.
But it wasn’t entirely from fear.
Looking closely, the messenger’s hand was currently gripping the folds of her skirt at the top of her thigh, her face flushed with desire.
“Yes… A good guess. You’ll be rewarded!”
Sun Chuan tilted her pipe, and the coldness on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a surge of unbridled laziness.
She opened her arms, offering her chest to the messenger.
Overjoyed, the messenger stepped forward and leaned obediently against Sun Chuan’s damp bodice, feeling Sun Chuan gently stroke her hair.
“That little girl… Her background was complicated to begin with. If I remember correctly, she was with a B-rank Magical Girl last time. Tell me, besides the Combat Division, which other faction can still tolerate a B-rank Magical Girl?”
The messenger didn’t respond.
She only squinted her eyes happily because she knew it was a rhetorical question.
“It’s quite rare to see a Magical Girl from Naraku Tower. Speaking of which, our Yanyu Tower is still a junior. After all, once that Great Hero falls — pfft, she truly becomes an unprecedented Great Witch.”
The women broke into a chorus of laughter, sounding like silver bells.
Yet, amidst the laughter, Sun Chuan’s seductive eyes gradually turned sharp.
“The last provocation was a failure. But she’s definitely not representing Naraku Tower to find trouble with us; otherwise, the scale would be much larger. It’s likely just something that little girl cooked up herself.”
“Perfect. I’m quite fond of her myself. If I can lead the girl Tang Nai took an interest in toward corruption, I wonder what her expression will be? Hehe, I’m sure it will be spectacular.”
Sun Chuan suddenly sat up, her chest trembling, startling the woman in her arms.
“Come, we’ll do as she says and stir up some trouble. As for the lapdogs of the Combat Division…” Her beautiful eyes shifted, landing on the messenger.
“Go handle the arrangements. Have them pick someone interesting to send, preferably a Magical Girl.”
“Yes, Master.”
***
In S City, on a beach by the sea.
The sea breeze brushed against her face, carrying a salty, fishy moisture that blew the bright yellow hair tied behind the jogging girl’s head.
The slender shadow cast on the beach was like a shooting star streaking across the night sky, making it impossible to look away.
One would lose sight of her in the blink of an eye, yet her vigorous figure was mesmerizing.
Her healthy, tanned skin matched her sporty, light attire perfectly.
Beautiful muscle lines were highlighted as her abdomen tightened and her limbs moved, creating a strong sense of dynamic energy.
A vibration came from her chest.
The girl reached out a finger to touch her earpiece and took the call.
“Senior Motes, is something the matter?”
Her delicate footprints stretched far into the distance.
If the sea breeze hadn’t smoothed them over, they would have shown a trail several kilometers long.
Gu Xiaobei paused, startled.
Yet she wasn’t even sweating.
This level of activity wasn’t even a warm-up for her.
“All right, please tell me the specific details. Speaking of which, you’ve been in B City lately handling Edma’s issues, right?”
Lemon looked at the commission sent to her.
The dense text made her eyes dizzy, so she could only scroll to the bottom.
Her emerald-green eyes immediately revealed a hint of surprise.
“Is the commission in G City this time? That’s a bit far… Since there’s no rush, I’ll just run there.”
***
Seeing the names Sun Chuan and Irina appear repeatedly, Su Mu felt a secret joy.
After completing the hype, she stood with her hands on her hips, feeling quite proud of herself.
With the current trending topics, she didn’t believe the Combat Division would ignore it.
What if the useless fools at the Combat Division didn’t realize the severity of the problem and only sent some C-Rank to settle things when trouble started?
Moreover, she wasn’t sure what Sun Chuan’s actual level was…
But she was certain that Sun Chuan had been itching to move against her.
Rather than waiting for death, it was better to strike first.
In times like these, having one more helper was always better than being ganged up on.
Otherwise, it was obvious just from looking at the photos — there was a whole circle of women standing there, each looking like they were not to be trifled with.
Su Mu feared she would be defeated if they even sent nine of them at once.
However, there had been no movement from Sun Chuan’s side, which made Su Mu grow suspicious.
Could they really be that patient?
Clicking on Sun Chuan’s profile again, Su Mu’s eyes suddenly froze on the latest post.
As soon as she opened it, a soft cry — whether hostile or accidental — came from her phone.
Fortunately, she was at home; otherwise, it would have been social suicide.
Su Mu quickly muted the volume.
“Hee, is that little Irina from G City? Don’t be nervous; we haven’t finished doxing you yet. But it doesn’t matter. Since you said we’re in for a ‘real treat,’ I figured we can at least provide enough dairy for everyone. So, I’m bringing the whole family along.”
Using a playful tone that didn’t match her mature appearance, Sun Chuan pointed the camera almost directly from her head down.
Below was eye-catching, milky-white skin and an exaggerated curve.
The level of sexiness was almost hovering on the edge of what could be censored, making even Su Mu freeze for a moment.
‘She’s too bold. I can’t even call that a bra anymore; it should be called a deep-groove ball bearing.’
“I should have expected this. But she’s just walking around so openly — isn’t she afraid of being caught? Being this bold might actually be better for her.”
Listening to Sun Chuan’s words, Su Mu had a realization.
‘Speaking of which, how did she manage to dox me… forget it, I should be the one to say it. Irina is still too conservative. Sometimes, could it be that because they act so outrageously unlike humans, they’re actually seen as just people looking for attention?’
Sigh, that wasn’t wrong.
Nowadays, people’s antics were becoming more and more abstract.
Simply biting a lighter was no longer enough to satisfy the crowd.
No, she had to hurry and make preparations.
During these past few days, Su Mu hadn’t been idle.
She had gone to block the bridge nine times.
Although the gains weren’t as bountiful as before and she was constantly being hunted, she had managed to condense her third concept entity.
If her luck was good…
“Knock, knock, knock.”
“Who is it?”
Hearing the knock, Su Mu was confused.
‘Who would come at this time?’
Could it be that those people had already found her?
Not daring to be careless, Su Mu quietly released her silk threads through the door while standing on her tiptoes to look through the peephole.
She didn’t see anything.
“Look down.”
Su Mu was startled by the sudden, lazy voice.
She lowered her gaze, finally seeing the petite figure of the gray-haired girl.
The latter still wore that flat expression, looking slightly as though she hadn’t woken up yet.
“What are you doing here?”
Su Mu didn’t open the door but asked muffledly from the other side.
If she let Tang Nai in, she’d have to deal with her shamelessly mooching off her for an entire day’s worth of meals before she could get her to leave.
“Something very important.”
“You can say it at the door.”
“It’s about Sun Chuan.”
At those words, Su Mu’s breath hitched.
“Open the door, or I’ll just use my key.”
“Click.”
The door opened.
“It’s not just a day or two. Back when we were at the coffee shop, I got to taste it every day,” Su Mu huffed, setting out slippers for Tang Nai.
The latter naturally stepped into them and walked in.
“You really have the nerve to say that out loud.”
“Should I feel some kind of guilt? Coming to a junior’s house to mooch a meal… Didn’t you say you wouldn’t help me? You just passed a message to me as an excuse to mooch for the day.”
“Hey, since you’re in already, let’s talk business.”
Tang Nai slumped comfortably onto the sofa, looking lazy.
She was wearing a set of gray bunny pajamas, looking exactly like a little girl next door who had been left in someone’s care.
Su Mu froze and took out her phone.
Yep, it really was her.
“Actually, I sent it to you before I even walked in.”
But she chose to knock at this exact time just to mess with Su Mu.
Su Mu irritably clicked on Gray Rabbit Milk Candy’s private message, and immediately saw a certain code name she hadn’t seen in a long time.
“Are you saying I’ve attracted Lemon?”
Tang Nai nodded nonchalantly, picking up an apple from the coffee table and taking a bite.
“Hey, I haven’t washed that… fine, whatever. I remember Lemon is a B-rank, right?”
Tang Nai nodded again, then silently placed the apple with the small tooth mark back onto the coffee table, leaving Su Mu completely speechless.
“Lemon’s arrival was outside my expectations. Remember what I told you? She is the successor of Transcendence Authority.”
Su Mu wanted to remind Tang Nai not to use business as a distraction, but seeing Tang Nai finally acting somewhat serious, she silently took the apple to wash it while continuing to listen.
“This also means that very soon, the Ordinary and the Transcendence will come together. Do you know what will happen then?”
“I don’t know.” Su Mu handed back the apple, now dripping with water.
“You’ll find out when the time comes.” Tang Nai took the apple, wiped the water droplets on Su Mu’s sleeve, and then contentedly took another bite, making Su Mu feel an urge to kick her out again.
Could anyone please deal with this brat!