Seeing that Genbeier didn’t intend to explain, Lin Zhen gradually increased the force in his hand.
*Crack, crack!*
The agonizing pain of his wrist bone being on the verge of shattering forced Genbeier to release the dagger in his hand.
Immediately after, Lin Zhen raised his leg and delivered a side kick to his abdomen, sending him flying.
*Bang!*
Genbeier slammed heavily against the smooth wall.
The metal wall deformed instantly, swallowing him up and leaving only his head exposed so he could breathe.
“Cough, cough!”
He spat out a mouthful of blood and lowered his head in despondency, seemingly having given up.
[Hanging him on the wall like a painting!]
[Everyone says Lao Lin’s fighting skills are trash, but against an ordinary person, it’s still a Dimensional Strike.]
Lin Zhen supported Guan Kelai, helping him sit down slowly. “Now you can talk.”
“I… I!”
Guan Kelai looked at Lin Zhen, his face filled with panic.
His back was throbbing with pain, and he felt as though he might be dying.
“Don’t worry. Although I don’t understand the physical structure of you green elves, it seems this dagger didn’t hit any vital organs. Once the wound is treated simply, you’ll be fine.”
Lin Zhen saw through Guan Kelai’s thoughts and comforted him.
“With me here, you won’t die. Tell me, what exactly did you want to say that forced Genbeier to try and kill you?”
“Is that true? I won’t die?”
Hearing this, Guan Kelai felt a slight sense of relief. He sat up straight and looked into Lin Zhen’s eyes.
“I’ll tell you, but you must promise me two things!”
“I’m afraid you aren’t in a position to bargain right now.” Lin Zhen shook his head.
He had heard about Guan Kelai’s deeds from others.
An Aristocrat with this kind of behavior was exactly the type of person he used to hate the most.
Of course, he still did.
He would never forget the smug face of that Junk Star Aristocrat stepping on him all those years ago.
“This matter is very important. You will definitely want to know. It concerns the person closest to you!”
Guan Kelai hissed through gritted teeth. “And my request is very simple. It won’t make things difficult for you!”
“I’ll consider it,” Lin Zhen said noncommittally. This was the greatest concession he could make.
If the information provided was indeed important, he would naturally consider the request.
“Fine!” Guan Kelai saw this as well. He took a deep breath and began to speak from the beginning.
“On the day we left Tree God City to come find you, Guan Ruoxi came to us. She told us to do one thing…”
Lin Zhen knew Guan Ruoxi was the alias Yun Ruoxi was using, and his brow furrowed instantly. He had originally thought this matter was related to Mo Yuan’s group or Bo Shi.
For example, perhaps the enemy had found the two of them and threatened them.
But he hadn’t expected it to be Yun Ruoxi who wanted them to do something.
Then again, it made sense.
They had come with Yun Ruoxi; how could anyone have threatened them right under her nose?
[Is Lao Xi’s dark side about to be exposed?]
[It’s over, Lao Xi is stacking her kill count.]
“What did she want you to do?” Lin Zhen asked seriously. If this matter drove Genbeier to risk a lethal strike, it was definitely extraordinary.
Guan Kelai picked up a part lying nearby and pried a piece of black soft mud from the back that had just been pasted on.
“She said she would send us to you and told us to find an opportunity to smear this black soft mud in hidden corners of the spaceship.”
When he said the word “spaceship,” Guan Kelai felt a bit awkward because that word didn’t exist in their language system.
“As for what this mud is for, she didn’t say, and I truly don’t know.” Guan Kelai handed the mud to Lin Zhen and took the opportunity to grab Lin Zhen’s right hand.
“My request is simple. You must promise me. First, protect me and don’t let Xiao Xi kill me. Second, take me with you.”
“Although I’ve never seen this thing before, it should be the tool you’re using to escape, right? I don’t want to stay here anymore. Wherever you go, take me with you!”
[Is that explosive clay?]
[It’s actually possible. Lao Xi had contact with Flame Star, but why would Lao Xi want to blow up the spaceship?]
[Art is an explosion!]
After Guan Kelai finished speaking, he released Lin Zhen’s hand and waited for a reply.
But Lin Zhen didn’t answer immediately.
Instead, he lowered his head and first examined the mud in his hand.
The texture of the mud was uniform and had no smell, looking as if it had been molded from random dirt.
Lin Zhen couldn’t see anything wrong with it at all.
Even when he used his supernatural power to probe it carefully, it remained the same—just a piece of completely ordinary soft mud.
He looked up at Guan Kelai, and suddenly a flash of inspiration hit him as he thought of a crucial question.
“Since you can’t see anything wrong with the mud, why do you think this matter is so important, to the point where you would kill each other? Also, why are you so afraid of Xiao Xi?”
“Because she’s a devil!” Guan Kelai’s eyes turned red, reflecting deep fear.
“She cruelly murdered everyone in my household—the guards and the servants. She warned me that I wasn’t allowed to tell any of you, using that to coerce me into helping you!”
As his voice fell.
The camera cut to Guan Kelai’s memory of that day, allowing the Audience to see everything Yun Ruoxi had done with their own eyes.
The cruelty, the bloodlust, the cold smile as she threatened Guan Kelai…
Looking at the dark side of Yun Ruoxi displayed on the screen, which was completely different from her past self.
The barrage exploded instantly.
After all, many viewers saying Lao Xi had a dark side was just a meme; they never expected the “dark side” theory to be true.
[???]
[Stellar’s human-slayer is here.]
[No wonder Guan Kelai has been scared to death of Xiao Xi. It turns out Xiao Xi went into lawn-mower mode at his house.]
[What do you mean ‘mowing grass’? Green elves are green, the same color as grass. That’s too fitting and too dark.]
“What?” Lin Zhen was incredibly surprised, his face full of shock. “Xiao Xi killed that many people?”
He truly couldn’t reconcile the image of the cute and gentle Yun Ruoxi in his heart with the killer described by Guan Kelai.
‘How could it be Xiao Xi?! How could she be capable of doing something like that?!’
But in his subconscious, he believed Guan Kelai was telling the truth.
Because Guan Kelai had no reason to risk his life to tell such a lie.
‘But I clearly lifted her mind control… Did some accident happen that I don’t know about?’
Lin Zhen fell into silence.
“You didn’t know, did you?” Guan Kelai began to laugh painfully, even to the point of tears. “Haha, I knew it! She used a different face to deceive all of you!”
“But finally, I’ve exposed her! Her filthy, bloodthirsty side can finally no longer be hidden!”
“Don’t slander Lady Xiao Xi!”
Genbeier’s angry roar suddenly came from behind Lin Zhen. “She… she isn’t at all the kind of person you’re saying she is!”
[She’s different!]
[Wow, what a simp.]
[One is scared to death of Lao Xi, and the other is defending her with all his might. The power of a star succubus is real.]
[Two-faced Yun Ruoxi.]
“If that’s the case, then why did you hesitate when she gave us the task?” Guan Kelai turned his head and roared back.