“And the benefits here are actually quite good. Ordinary disciples aren’t even treated as expendable assets. I’m really envious. If I could actually be a disciple of the Lingyun Sect, it wouldn’t be so bad.”
A chorus of sighs went through the group. Seeing that the conversation was drifting toward the idea of surrendering, the leader of the men in black quickly shouted to interrupt them.
“Enough! Don’t say another word. I’ll pretend I didn’t hear anything just now, but I don’t want to hear such talk again. Everyone, please remember: once you are a member of my Sacred Sect, you are a member for life!”
“I believe you are all very familiar with the Sacred Sect’s methods for dealing with betrayal.”
“Furthermore, the Lingyun Sect and our Sacred Sect are sworn enemies. How could they possibly accept a group of spies like us? Don’t forget how many defectors are tortured by the Lingyun Sect every year until they wish they were dead!”
The group stopped discussing the matter and moved on to more trivial topics.
You Yuelan, who hadn’t spoken a single word the entire time, felt drowsy as she listened. She felt incredibly bored. ‘When will this end? I’m so sleepy.’
Ultimately, they decided to proceed with caution and act as if everything were normal for now. As for You Yuelan, she would continue to lie low beside Lin Huanhuan, trying her best to please her and earn her trust, waiting for the right moment to gather useful intelligence.
You Yuelan’s eyelids fluttered slightly, and she couldn’t help but sneer inwardly. ‘What a bunch of fools. If you knew I had been exposed long ago, you probably wouldn’t be so optimistic.’
‘Whatever, why do I care so much? It’s not bad like this anyway. There isn’t much time left, so I might as well get more sleep.’
***
The next day, You Yuelan arrived at the corner alone, just as she had the day before. She immediately saw Lin Huanhuan, who had arrived early.
Without a word, You Yuelan sat down silently. With an expressionless face, she immediately slumped onto the desk. Sitting up was simply too exhausting.
Seeing this, Lin Huanhuan couldn’t help but snort coldly. “I specifically came here early just to bully you. I haven’t even started resting yet, and here you are taking a nap. You’re certainly arrogant!”
You Yuelan remained silent. Her mysterious bout of jealousy from the day before had caused her brain to overwork itself. It hadn’t fully booted up yet, so when faced with Lin Huanhuan’s provocative words, her brain simply filtered them out.
Lin Huanhuan’s gaze sharpened. She wanted to pull You Yuelan up, but seeing her lying there motionless like a dead fish, she couldn’t help but worry if something was wrong.
‘Nothing can happen to You Yuelan for now. At least, nothing can happen while she’s with me. Otherwise, I’ll definitely be the one to take the fall, and that won’t do!’
Lin Huanhuan hurried closer to take a better look. Seeing that You Yuelan’s breathing was steady and her complexion was rosy, she figured it was just a simple case of laziness. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
Lin Huanhuan grew even more annoyed. She frowned and snapped, “Get up this instant! Did you not sleep last night? You start sleeping the moment you get to class. The classroom is a place for learning, not for sleeping!”
In her past life, she had often been scolded like this by her teachers. She never thought that one day, she would be able to lecture someone else like this. The thought actually gave her a small sense of satisfaction.
At that moment, You Yuelan seemed to have finished recharging. She sat up wobbling and glanced at Lin Huanhuan with a calm expression, still saying nothing.
Lin Huanhuan immediately grew displeased and snapped back, “What? What are you looking at? You think you’re so smug, don’t you? Don’t you know I’m going to bully you? It was one thing to sleep there just now, but as soon as you sit up, you look at me with those dead fish eyes. Do you have a problem with me? Believe it or not, I’ll bully you right now!”
‘Is she going to bully me like she did yesterday?’ You Yuelan tapped her lip with her fingertip. Her brain, which hadn’t fully loaded yet, thought slowly. She remembered the mission her leader gave her to please Lin Huanhuan and realized it was time to take the initiative.
‘Bullying me… it’s just like yesterday, then. Fine, I’ll just take the lead. That way, she probably won’t get stressed out. Yeah, let’s do that.’
“Hey, why are you spacing out? You don’t even react when I talk to you. Are you look—”
Before Lin Huanhuan could finish looking for trouble, You Yuelan leaned in with an expressionless face and pulled her into a hug.
Her flat washboard of a chest pressed against those two soft snow cakes, and she even rubbed against them twice, seemingly enjoying herself.
Lin Huanhuan was stunned, completely failing to process what had just happened.
Once she snapped out of it, she looked at You Yuelan, who was inches away. A moist, warm breath brushed against her face. She even saw a hint of a blush on You Yuelan’s calm face, as if she were shy.
Then, You Yuelan closed her eyes. Her small nose twitched slightly as she lowered her head and sniffed softly, appearing to linger on the scent of her body.
In an instant, Lin Huanhuan felt a surge of heat rush from her tailbone to the top of her head. Her hands and feet went numb, and her face turned a shade of red that looked like it might bleed.
‘What on earth is going on? This isn’t how the script is supposed to go! When I tease her, shouldn’t You Yuelan be red-faced with anger, lifting her skirt with a humiliated expression to show me her underwear while being helpless to stop me, only able to cry secretly under her blankets later?’
‘What’s with her hugging me and rubbing against me like a total creep? How is this any different from being threatened by a blonde delinquent, but instead of being afraid, you tie the delinquent up and bully them instead?’
“Y-You, what are you doing? Why did you attack me all of a sudden? Who gave you permission to do this? Let go of me right now!” Lin Huanhuan stammered.
“Why?” You Yuelan asked, sounding somewhat puzzled. “Didn’t you say you wanted to bully me? So I’m proactively letting you bully me. Is there something wrong with that?”
Hearing this, Lin Huanhuan felt like she was about to explode with rage. “What kind of nonsense are you talking about? You’re the one hugging me, and you’re saying I’m bullying you? I think you’re still half-asleep and your brain is lacking oxygen!”
You Yuelan didn’t quite understand. “But this is how you bullied me yesterday. So, I’m just following the way you bullied me yesterday. By proactively hugging you, aren’t I letting you bully me? Is that wrong?”
“I felt that being bullied this way was more comfortable, so I took the initiative.”
Her tone even carried a hint of grievance, making Lin Huanhuan’s eyelid twitch. ‘More comfortable? In this position, you’re the one bullying me! Of course it’s comfortable!’
Yet, You Yuelan’s words were strangely logical. Lin Huanhuan couldn’t find any flaws to argue against, leaving her speechless for a moment. Only after a few seconds did she say coldly, “Let go of me now.”
“Fine.”
Only then did You Yuelan reluctantly release her. She felt that hugging Lin Huanhuan was even more comfortable than sleeping. ‘It would be great if I could hold her like this all the time.’