Chen Jianxin couldn’t help but laugh angrily, nodding and saying Fine! three times in a row.
This time, he didn’t hide his feelings at all. He glared at Yino with hateful eyes and gave Yunjin a fierce look too.
“Alright! Since you all say so, who’s going to tell me now that these two have hoarded everything from the underground room? We have the Nine-Colored Compass, but where are we supposed to find the Nine-Colored Deer’s hair?”
Chen Jianxin shrugged, nodding repeatedly and looking back at the Wuji Sect disciples with an amused expression.
Everyone looked at each other, no one daring to offend Chen Jianxin.
But just then, Yino unexpectedly spoke up:
“Although I said earlier that these boxes were empty, it doesn’t mean we didn’t find a bottle of deer antler powder in a corner of this underground room.”
As he finished speaking, he turned to look at the ahoge girl beside him.
Seeing this, Yunjin quickly nodded and took out the bottle of deer antler powder she had just hidden in her arms.
Instantly, Chen Jianxin’s eyes bulged when he saw the deer antler powder.
He glared fiercely at Yino again, seeming to have vaguely predicted what Yino was going to say next.
“YINO…”
Chen Jianxin cursed under his breath, his fists balled up and eyes bulging with anger.
But before Yino could continue with his cold, mocking words, the cherry-haired girl who had been observing from behind the crowd stepped forward-
“Young Master is so generous!”
“For everyone’s sake, could you share some of the deer antler powder with us?”
At the front of the crowd, Jinyue put on a sweet smile and actively interrupted what Yino was about to say.
With her years of experience as a witch doing bad things, Jinyue could clearly guess what Yino was going to say next.
He was definitely going to say that the deer antler powder could be equally divided among everyone, but Chen Jianxin wouldn’t get any.
Jinyue could even imagine how everyone would isolate Chen Jianxin after Yino said this, and how the latter, whose mental state was already frequently breaking down, would become even more enraged and humiliated.
Chen Jianxin would eventually be driven crazy by Yino.
Jinyue wasn’t feeling sorry for Chen Jianxin. If this had happened a few days ago during Yanran’s plan, Jinyue would naturally have enjoyed watching the chaos unfold. The more chaotic the situation, the better, since Yanran would take the blame if anything went wrong.
But now, Yanran’s plan had failed, and it was Jinyue’s turn to verify her own plan and prove that she wasn’t a mole in the organization.
At this point, if she let Chen Jianxin continue to make trouble, Jinyue’s plan would fall apart, and she wouldn’t be able to explain to Yanran later.
So, Jinyue really couldn’t let Yino add fuel to the fire anymore.
She had to personally step in to quell this anger, then quickly send Chen Jianxin back to the back mountain of the Wuji Sect, ensuring that the current schedule would proceed according to her original plan!
“Senior Jinyue?”
Yino was interrupted mid-spell, feeling a bit surprised.
He thought that Jinyue, being the fun-loving person she was, would definitely be hiding behind the crowd right now, eagerly waiting for Chen Jianxin to break down and turn dark.
Yino never dreamed that one day Jinyue would actually step forward to mediate.
-Has the sun risen from the west?-
“Young Master, please be magnanimous and don’t bother with that stubborn guy.”
Jinyue’s enchanting eyes curved as she walked forward, giving Yino a pleading look.
But as Jinyue lowered her stance, Yino frowned, feeling suspicious.
After all…
This was the Pleasure Witch who loved chaos! She would actually lower herself to beg him for the sake of the protagonist?
For a moment, Yino observed Jinyue’s awkwardly smiling enchanting eyes, falling into deep thought.
-Is there a possibility… She’s so eager to get the deer antler powder just to conveniently lead Chen Jianxin to the back mountain of the Wuji Sect and then kill him?… well that makes sense…- After all, in the game, it was Jinyue who secretly guided the clues, first tricking Yunjin to go to the back mountain of the Wuji Sect, and then using various means to send the protagonist there as well.
Now it seems that Jinyue’s plan to kill Chen Jianxin hasn’t changed!
“Sister Jinyue, you owe me another favor.”
Yino grinned as he thought about the game’s storyline. He shot Jinyue a meaningful look.
Jinyue knew she needed help, so she looked up at Yino with her big, pretty eyes. She batted her eyelashes, trying to look as cute as possible. Yino couldn’t help but find her playful flirting totally charming.
He even felt like he vaguely saw three tails behind the foxgirl’s butt wagging at him to please him.
“Are you using an illusion on me?”
At some point, Yino rubbed his eyes, only to find that in reality, there were no pink hearts around Jinyue, and no tails wagging at him behind her.
“Come on~ Is it not okay for me to owe Young Master a favor?”
Jinyue gave Yino a flirty look, her eyes narrowing slightly. Instead of answering him, she kept up her playful begging.
Perhaps due to the added effect of the illusion, Yino really couldn’t handle such a clingy and coquettish little foxgirl. He quickly looked away, clearing his throat to ease the accelerated heartbeat in his chest.
“Ahem… I wasn’t planning to hoard this deer antler powder anyway.”
Yino said somewhat awkwardly.
In a sense, he had also given in to Jinyue.
At these words, Jinyue’s face lit up with joy. She actively stepped forward to take the bottle of deer antler powder from Yunjin’s hands, then didn’t forget to give Yino a charming smile with a happy face.
Yino really couldn’t handle the Pleasure Witch’s contrasting flattery towards him, so he simply looked away, trying not to make eye contact with her enchanting eyes reflecting pink patterns.
-This must be some kind of charm technique!-
As far as Yino knew, Jinyue should have mastered at least three types of illusion techniques.
They were ordinary brainwashing illusions, abyss-type illusions that could rewrite timelines, and finally, a charm technique that could help increase her likability in daily life.
Although this charm wouldn’t violently brainwash people’s consciousness, it could make people view certain things through rose-colored glasses, subtly influencing their minds… Enjoy new adventures from
Just now, Yino felt that Jinyue’s wagging tail and the love hearts popping up around her as she acted coquettishly were similar to this effect.
-Yino, oh Yino, you must not fall for this witch’s tricks!-
-She’s the bad woman who secretly manipulated everyone in the game, not some cute little fox who acts coquettish and adorable towards people!-
“Alright, alright~”
“Brother Chen, don’t be angry anymore. Young Master has already given us the deer antler powder. Instead of focusing on personal grudges between fellow disciples, let’s quickly experiment with this Nine-Colored Compass using the deer antler powder!”
Jinyue walked to the center of the crowd with a bottle full of deer antler powder, speaking gently to create a united atmosphere.
Seeing many Wuji Sect disciples gathering around obediently, but only Chen Jianxin still glaring at Yino from outside the group, a flash of disgust appeared under Jinyue’s sweet smile.
“CHEN JIANXIN!”
She called out to him impatiently.
Chen Jianxin turned his head with furrowed brows, but in an instant, he was struck by the blood-red enchanting eyes, becoming momentarily dazed.
“Brother Chen, come try the Nine-Colored Compass!”
Jinyue squinted her left eye to activate her special ability. Her voice lost its sweetness as she spoke.
With the hypnosis of the illusion, Chen Jianxin was no longer so stubborn and obediently followed Jinyue’s order to step forward.
As Jinyue’s illusion ended, Chen Jianxin seemed to have a brief moment of confusion, but indeed no longer focused on his grudge against Yino.
Everyone gathered around the Nine-Colored Compass, seriously discussing the atmosphere again.
Yunjin saw that the atmosphere was good and wanted to join in to take a look, but Yino beside her grabbed her wrist.
“Yino?”
Yunjin blinked slightly, turning back to look at him in confusion.
This time, Yino didn’t speak, only giving Yunjin an answer with an unquestionable cold gaze.
After spending these few days together, Yunjin seemed to have gotten used to Yino’s occasionally fierce eyes. She obediently said Oh and then puffed up her cheeks, staying honestly by Yino’s side.
She didn’t ask why, because Yino usually generously told her everything she should know.
And for things she shouldn’t know, even if Yunjin asked, Yino would remain silent.
If Yunjin wanted to be stubborn, Yino wouldn’t try to stop her. He looked at her coldly, as if he couldn’t care less whether she lived or died.
Compared to her curiosity about unknown things, Yunjin was now more afraid that Yino wouldn’t care about her anymore.
After all, an orphan who has experienced gentleness and doting can never easily return to a lonely life alone. Yunjin believed that Yino had his reasons for not letting her look at the compass!
“It seems we first put the powder on the sensor… then, try to inject spiritual energy into the compass from the bottom…”
Everyone was still discussing around the compass.
As Chen Jianxin injected spiritual energy into the compass, its needle began to spin rapidly.
“Look! The needle has stopped in this direction!”
Everyone exclaimed, quickly turning to look.
But at this moment, Chen Jianxin and the others once again met Yino’s gaze as he stood to the side–
“Huh, why is the needle pointing at Young Master?”
Someone spoke in surprise, trying to twist the compass, but the needle remained firmly pointing at Yino.
Yino stood with his arms crossed, looking calm. But despite his cool appearance, his back was drenched in sweat.
He didn’t speak, only calmly looking at the foxgirl at the side of the crowd.
In an instant, Jinyue blinked, her previously confused expression suddenly realizing something. Her eyes widened, and beads of sweat appeared on her cheeks just like Yino’s.
Compared to Yino’s pretend calmness, now it was Jinyue who was more flustered!
“Wait! Wait a minute!!!”
Jinyue hurriedly spoke up, rushing forward and snatching the compass from Chen Jianxin’s hands.
Facing everyone’s confused gaze, when Jinyue turned back, her enchanting eyes had already reflected two illusory blood-colored kaleidoscopes-
“Yunjin, look over there, I think I see a little deer!”
Yino smiled faintly, turning his back to Jinyue’s illusory demonic light, very naturally waving his hand to divert Yunjin’s attention.