“If you can’t find it, just come back. Don’t forget what your real duty is.”
“.I understand.”
Luo Zining was dissatisfied, but she had no choice but to obey.
No one understood the longing in her heart. If it were anything else, she truly would have just obeyed, but this time it was intimately related to her own old man—and also to herself.
But still, just as with all those other matters, she could only choose to evade.
“.One last bet!”
Clenching her teeth, Luo Zining picked a random place she hadn’t searched yet.
Don’t they say magical girls are blessed with mysterious powers?
If she truly resonated with Jinlin, if Jinlin really was the one she could form a bond with—
Then they were destined to meet!
Whoosh!
She arrived at the most luxurious welcoming hotel in the area and chose the grandest suite to investigate.
“Wait, no, since this is a test of my bond with Jinlin, why would I be coming to a hotel?” Luo Zining suddenly realized.
So at the root of it all, what she really wanted to find wasn’t Jinlin, but Old Deng and Xingyue.
Just then, a sudden burst of sound came from the wall beside her!
“Just as I thought, you’re nothing but a bottom-feeder~ Xingyue, you perverted, useless little fish! Getting stepped on makes you this excited? You foot-fetishist! Hentai! So gross! What? Not convinced? Bottom-feeder, bottomfeeder~”
That voice was enough to make any man pitch a tent in under half a second, and would turn any woman’s fingers into iron-willed steel.
Ah, that scent…there’s no mistaking it…
“Old Deng!?”
Luo Zining pressed her face tightly to the wall, focusing intently.
At this very moment, on the other side of the wall—
“Hmph!”
Luo You glanced with disdain at Xingyue, whose eyes had already rolled back.
As expected, stepping on her worked several times better than just using her hands.
But she thought Xingyue was really throwing caution to the wind, daring to show such a crazed face to someone else.
Hopefully Bai Cui wouldn’t be silenced by Xingyue afterward.
If it were Luo You herself in this situation, she’d definitely have to silence them.
Besides, she’d already hypnotized Bai Cui several times during her lapses, extracting all the information she could. Bai Cui wouldn’t remember a thing afterward.
But now that her purpose of using Bai Cui to humiliate Bai He was achieved, Luo You’s interest in Bai Cui was waning. No matter how good Bai Cui was, she was still not a magical girl—especially when competing on the same stage as Xingyue, she still fell a bit short.
So, when the fun was almost over, Luo You had Bai He call someone to take Bai Cui away, focusing herself entirely on her battle with Xingyue.
“Hey, wake up.”
“She’s gone?”
Luo You pressed her foot on a certain indescribable spot, and the strong stimulus forced Xingyue to snap out of her trance.
The moment Xingyue came to, all her previous crazed expressions vanished, as if it were a second personality waking—a bit too normal, really.
It was tough on her. Just to fool everyone, she had thrown away all her dignity.
“Still worried about your reputation? Even if no one saw you like this, the rumors and slander about you outside already made you lose all face!”
The petite Luo You sat down on Xingyue, pressing the voluptuous older woman so firmly she couldn’t get up!
It was as if the Five Finger Mountain was pinning her down, unmovable.
The struggle continued.
While “fighting,” Luo You continued to mock her: “You know, that bunch born into comfort always just want a show. They won’t cut you any slack because of your achievements, you know.”
“That’s fine.”
Xingyue didn’t care at all, adjusting herself under the impish girl and saying,
“Resisting the Tidal Surge of the Boundary Sea is going against the current anyway. It’s normal for there to be waves elsewhere—I never thought it’d be easy to accomplish this.”
“Manjusaka, too. She went against the international order and violated the sovereignty of other countries—she was swimming against the current as well. We’re all the same.” Xingyue smiled then. “And so are you.”
Luo You nodded.
By capturing Xingyue at such a sensitive time, she had thoroughly offended the governments of the Boundary Sea nations.
But Luo You didn’t think she’d be punished much. At most, she’d get a verbal reprimand; the ones really suffering would be the Altered Ones’ organization.
“That’s not what I meant.” Xingyue pointed out.
“Hm? What else could it be?”
“Let’s talk about something else. What did you get from her?”
Luo You was a little annoyed at the deflection, but it was no big deal.
There wasn’t much information extracted from Bai Cui, just as Luo You had guessed. Bai Cui really was just a fringe figure in the whole plan.
But as Bai He’s sister in the upper echelon, Luo You had focused on her daily life, managing to deduce a few useful clues.
“Based on Bai Cui’s answers about her daily routine, I figured out something—they’re extremely confident about this plan.”
Luo You emphasized, “Totally, absolutely, not the least bit worried about failure. You should realize what that means, right?”
Xingyue’s expression grew slightly grim. “I’m afraid this far surpasses the level from four years ago. This time they have the Wrath-Eater Giant Spirit helping, the Black Candle Giant Spirit is still alive, and they might even have an ancient artifact…”
Honestly, their lineup was like a galactic battleship. If not for the existence of magical girls, fusion warriors alone would never win.
“You’re free to leave at any time. Now that you know this, I’m sure you have a lot of adjustments to make, right?”
Xingyue shook her head. “No need. If I said I’ll do it, I’ll see it through to the end.”
That was exactly what Luo You wanted—let it be a fight to the death!
“Oh right, according to Bai Cui, her sister left her a will a few days ago and went deep into the Boundary Sea, but then returned. Do you know anything about that?”
“.Probably has to do with the Black Candle Giant Spirit.” As she spoke, Xingyue glanced back at Luo You.
Herrera—or rather, Ariel—had once wielded the extreme cold power of the Black Candle Giant Spirit. That alone had forged a great karmic link between her and the Black Candle Giant Spirit. After its revival and escape, the first thing it would do was likely related to her.
“Good luck.” Xingyue said.
“Huh?” Luo You looked displeased, her anger flaring as she sat even harder. “I can still move!”
“I meant with the Black Candle Giant Spirit. You’ll probably be the first to face it.” “Just saying, I’m not going to help you guys deal with the Black Candle Giant Spirit.”
“Funny, your face looks like you’re itching to give it a try.” “Does it?” “It does.”
“.By the way, isn’t it a bit sinful to discuss such serious topics while doing…this?”
Luo You suddenly asked.
“Don’t lie, I just mopped the floor, and look at the state of it now!” “You sure it wasn’t you?”
“Looks like you still need more training!!”
Puchi puchi puchi puchi—
Meanwhile, in the room next door, Luo Zining had almost heard the entire exchange—!
【You’ve got to be kidding me!?】
Luo Zining’s expression was as dramatic as a family soap opera.
She’d learned so much just from the conversation she’d overheard.
“So Lord Xingyue getting captured was just a setup? And Old Deng cooperated enthusiastically?!”
Luo Zining was at least glad about that. As a magical girl, she really didn’t want to become enemies with Old Deng for real.
But she’d also discovered a huge problem.
It seemed Xingyue and Old Deng were on very friendly personal terms?
They were even discussing world-changing matters in bed!