Su Nian nestled in the man’s arms, counting the seconds one by one.
After a moment, she felt the timing was about right.
“Master…” Su Nian deliberately spoke in a coquettish tone, “I want to ask you a few questions, is that okay?”
Chu Tian was in a good mood, his fingers lightly stroking her waist.
“What questions?”
Su Nian decided to test the waters first, avoiding the crucial questions to see if he was already affected.
She blinked her sky-blue eyes, putting on the appearance of an innocent, curious child.
“Master, why are you so powerful?” Su Nian blinked her sky-blue eyes, “I always feel like Master has many secrets.”
Chu Tian raised an eyebrow, about to answer, when he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness in his head.
‘Huh? What’s going on?’
He shook his head, thinking he was just tired from last night.
“Secrets?” Chu Tian smiled, “I do indeed have many secrets, but…”
Halfway through his sentence, he suddenly felt his tongue was not entirely under his control.
A strange impulse surged in his mind, a desire to spill everything in his heart.
Su Nian keenly detected his change, a flicker of excitement flashing in her eyes.
‘It’s working! The drug is starting to take effect!’
“But what?” Su Nian continued playing dumb, her voice sickly sweet, “Can you tell me, Master? I really want to understand you~”
Chu Tian felt his mind growing increasingly muddled, that impulse to confess everything growing stronger and stronger.
‘No… this feeling…’
He suddenly looked at the empty coffee cup on the table, his pupils contracting slightly.
‘It was that cup of coffee! This little wildcat, she actually dared to drug me!’
A surge of anger rose from the depths of his heart, but an even more powerful force, originating from the drug, forcibly pried open his mental defenses, making him unable to suppress the desire to unburden himself.
He looked into the eyes of the girl in his arms, filled with admiration and curiosity.
His willpower was steadily retreating under the influence of the drug.
Chu Tian wanted to shut his mouth, but the words seemed to take on a life of their own, pouring out.
“My strength comes at a price.” His voice became somewhat ethereal, even he could hear that it didn’t sound quite right.
“I have a… special ability. I can absorb the negative emotions of others, like… your anger, your shame, your humiliation… all of these can make me stronger.”
Su Nian’s heart pounded wildly.
‘Absorb negative emotions?’
‘No wonder he’s always finding ways to bully me! So my humiliation is the source of his power!’
This discovery filled her with both rage and excitement.
She was furious that her pain had become this guy’s nourishment, and excited that the drug was working!
She forced down the turmoil inside, continuing to feign innocence.
“Wow, Master is so amazing! Then, how did the Master obtain this ability?”
Under the drug’s influence, Chu Tian was already somewhat losing his reason, but he ultimately didn’t reveal anything involving the system or transmigrators.
“Then… What is the Master’s true identity?” Su Nian pressed her advantage while the iron was hot, her voice still sweet, “Master is sometimes called Chu Tian, sometimes Mo Yuan, and there’s the Horned Demon form… I’m all confused. Also, I want to know, is the Master actually of the Demon Race, or are you human?”
After saying this, Su Nian watched him nervously.
“The Horned Demon is a form I take using my Demonic Transformation ability.” Chu Tian’s voice was distant.
“Chu Tian is my real name. Mo Yuan is an alias. My race is human.”
Su Nian was somewhat prepared, but the reality before her was still a shock.
‘Human!’
He was actually a genuine, bona fide human!
Which meant that this big bad guy, this Horned Demon bastard she hated to the core, was human?
This fact was even more shocking than learning he grew stronger by absorbing negative emotions.
The system’s task confirmation, coupled with Chu Tian’s own verbal admission, caused various memory fragments to surge in Su Nian’s mind.
She remembered that big boy from Flash Town who would blush because of a single word from her, and then looked at this man now who had her completely under his thumb.
‘Could it be… it really was because of my deception and exploitation of him back then that this guy turned dark?’
As soon as this thought arose, an indescribable mix of complex emotions welled up in Su Nian’s heart.
That pure, irreconcilable hatred actually developed a crack.
‘If he’s human, if we are essentially the same kind, is there still room for change in this tangled web of grievances?’
“Ding! Host’s Favorability +1. Current Favorability: 67.”
The system notification ringing in her mind jolted Su Nian back to reality.
‘Damn it! Why did the favorability increase again! Just because I found out this guy is human?’
‘I refuse to develop any favorability for this bastard!’
However, knowing he wasn’t a demon, the heaviest stone in her heart quietly settled.
At the very least, in the future war against the Demon Race, he would be an “ally” on her side.
The drug’s effect was still ongoing.
This was her best chance to extract more information.
Su Nian stole a glance at the man in her arms.
“Then, Master… towards me…” Su Nian deliberately paused, her voice becoming even softer, “is it real liking? Or is it just because I can make you stronger?”
Chu Tian’s gaze became hazy.
The drug made him unable to control his innermost, truest thoughts.
“Liking… from the first moment I saw you, I liked you.” His voice carried a trace of vulnerability.
“But you always deceived me, used me… I was angry, so I wanted to conquer you, to have you.”
Su Nian’s heart skipped a beat.
“Ding! Host’s Favorability +1. Current Favorability: 68.”
Just as Su Nian’s emotions were churning, she failed to notice that the confusion in the man’s eyes was rapidly fading, replaced by a cold, bone-chilling sharpness.
An SS-Grade Truth Serum could affect an ordinary Saint Level expert for half an hour.
But Chu Tian’s willpower far exceeded that of ordinary people.
The drug’s effect on him lasted less than three minutes.
When reason reclaimed the high ground, the fury of being forced to speak the truth instantly engulfed his entire being.
He slowly lowered his head, looking at the girl in his arms who was still secretly scheming.
Her sky-blue eyes still held the shock from learning the truth and a trace of something hard to detect… relief?
‘Very good.’
‘Drugging me to extract information. One moment, obedient and submissive in bed, the next, daring to drug my coffee.’
The corner of Chu Tian’s mouth lifted slightly, that smile so cold it made one’s heart shudder.
‘This little wildcat has been calculating against me from start to finish.’
‘Even that pitiful, adorable little maid act from earlier was nothing but a disguise to lull me into lowering my guard.’
Su Nian was still immersed in shock, completely unaware that danger was approaching.
She was frantically organizing the information she had just obtained in her mind.
Just as her thoughts were running wild, Chu Tian suddenly tightened his arm.
His large, bony hand precisely clamped around the girl’s slender, fragile neck.
The force wasn’t great, but it carried an irresistible control, instantly making her breath catch.
Su Nian was forced to tilt her head back, meeting those deep, bottomless black eyes.
There was none of the usual teasing or desire in them, only pure, chilling anger that made her shiver to her core.
‘Wait! That look in his eyes…’
She knew this look all too well.
This was Chu Tian’s expression when he was utterly furious!
‘The drug’s effect… it wore off?’
“Daring to scheme against your Master?”
“Hmm?” Chu Tian’s final word ended with a slightly rising inflection, carrying absolute pressure.
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