On the luxurious large bed, faced with Luo Hong's unbridled gaze, Ji Lin couldn't help but tremble.
She was supposed to be a figure of dashing heroism, but after experiencing that grand scene just now, she couldn't be dashing at all, let alone heroic!
Moreover, she was wearing her ornate long gown, so there shouldn't have been any risk of exposure. Yet under Luo Hong's gaze, she felt completely defenseless, making her want to retreat behind the sisters, Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu.
However, she was Ji Lin after all; she wouldn't yield so easily.
So, after adjusting her mindset slightly, she said to Luo Hong, "For the grace of saving my life, exchanging Ji Lin's body is naturally acceptable."
In her era, there weren't as many feudal ethical constraints, so she could clearly distinguish which was heavier: life or chastity.
However—
"But if Lord Overseer finds joy in humiliating Ji Lin, please forgive Ji Lin for refusing."
After speaking, her vermilion eyes were filled with firm conviction.
After all, the former was repaying a debt, while the latter was an insult to her.
—A warrior can be killed, but not humiliated!
"Heh!"
Seeing Ji Lin actually struggle free from her adversity, Luo Hong looked at her with even greater appreciation.
Rolling his eyes playfully, he suddenly said with a straight face, "Then let me rephrase it—"
"You saw their appearance just now. Isn't it only fair that you return the favor now?"
"T-That... that wasn't something I wanted to see..."
Recalling the state of the sisters Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu just now, Ji Lin's composed face instantly crumbled, flushing red as her body began to burn.
For a moment, she didn't even dare to glance at her two old friends beside her out of the corner of her eye. She could only lower her head and stare at the bedsheets as if flowers were about to bloom from them.
"But you're destined to see it in the future, right?"
Seeing Ji Lin waver, Luo Hong naturally pressed his advantage.
"T-This... this..."
Faced with Luo Hong's logic, Ji Lin couldn't refute it. That day was undoubtedly inevitable. After all, she had already learned from Cang Xuan and the others just how wildly unbridled the man before her was.
"So, since it's inevitable, why struggle?"
Seeing Ji Lin speechless, Luo Hong decided to seal the deal.
However—
"No need to be afraid."
Placing a hand on Ji Lin's shoulder, Cang Xuan spoke to Luo Hong, "Even if it's inevitable, we have the right to choose how we arrive at that future, don't we?"
"Dan Zhu and I are going [Offline] now. Are you going to stop us?"
"We're going to see Dr. Mobius today. Do you want to keep Ellie waiting?"
On the other side, Dan Zhu caught on and immediately stated their main mission for the day, even bringing up Elysia.
"You two..."
Looking with amusement at the sisters coming to Ji Lin's rescue, Luo Hong laughed. "Fine, I won't scare her anymore."
"Let's continue the previous topic."
Retracting his smile, he acted as if nothing had happened and continued, "Snake-snake hasn't met Ji Lin before. Having her act as the new challenger should be the best choice."
"When Snake-snake tries to make a move on her, you two can reveal yourselves then. It will definitely bring the biggest surprise to Snake-snake."
After finishing, he revealed a playful smile again, as if he could already see Mobius's shocked and disbelieving expression.
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"You..."
Pouting, Dan Zhu said, "If we hadn't spoken up, you wouldn't have just been scaring her, would you?"
"But how could you two possibly not speak up?"
Luo Hong didn't deny Dan Zhu's guess, but he was also confident that these two weren't the type to leave someone in the lurch.
"Phew..."
Letting out a breath of turbid air, Ji Lin said solemnly, "The grace of saving my life is something I will never forget."
"If Lord Overseer wants my body, you may take it at any time. But please, do not humiliate me again."
Her serious expression diluted the erotic undertone of her words.
"Don't be so serious."
Scanning Ji Lin up and down, Luo Hong said, "I naturally want your body, but I want your heart even more."
"There is plenty of time. I believe that one day, you won't come to me just because you want to repay a debt."
Then, he snapped his fingers and said, "Now you can go [Offline]."
However, his 'finger snap' wasn't for Ji Lin. Instead, it summoned Chi You (Red Kite / Jingwei's Bird / Artificial Jingwei) over.
"???" x3
Before the three women could figure out what was happening, they saw Luo Hong shamelessly begin to 'level up' Chi You.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Without pausing his movements, Luo Hong looked at the three women innocently. "Aren't you busy? Hurry up and go [Offline]."
"Isn't Ellie waiting for you? Don't keep her waiting."
However—
"Who has the mood to go [Offline] now?"
The corner of her mouth twitching slightly, Dan Zhu said, "You deviant guy!"
"Ji Lin."
Looking at her old friend beside her, Cang Xuan said, "Just don't have any expectations for this guy in the future."
"I... I naturally won't..."
Turning her pretty face slightly away, even though Ji Lin knew the Chi You beneath Luo Hong was a puppet and not the Chi You (Jingwei) she knew, her feelings were still complicated—only slightly better than seeing Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu in that state earlier.
"But once you correctly understand this guy, you'll find he's actually quite interesting."
After saying this one last sentence, Cang Xuan smiled and chose to go [Offline].
"Eh?"
Ji Lin, who was about to ask what Cang Xuan meant, stood frozen on the spot.
"We'll send someone to pick you up. Let's talk in reality."
With complicated feelings, Dan Zhu took one last look at the smiling Chi You puppet, then also chose to go [Offline].
"T-Then I..."
Suppressing the shyness in her heart, Ji Lin looked at Luo Hong, lowered her head, and said, "Then, Lord Overseer, I will go [Offline] as well."
Then, without waiting for Luo Hong to speak, her consciousness rapidly withdrew from her current body, waking up in reality instead.
Unlike when she existed within the Xuanyuan Sword, she once again felt her own physical body.
At this moment, she woke up on the bed, still clutching the Xuanyuan Sword.
This was the room Theresa had prepared for the sisters, Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu. After the sisters left, the Xuanyuan Sword had been placed on their bed.
"I really..."
Feeling the existence of her own flesh and blood, Ji Lin muttered to herself, "I've been resurrected."
Involuntarily, the purest, most ancient sense of gratitude toward Luo Hong rose in her heart.
But very quickly, she recalled the scenes from earlier, and she couldn't bring herself to feel grateful to him anymore.
Suddenly, however, she realized something—
Was this his intention all along?
Although the thought was still vague, connecting it with the fact that Luo Hong had never actually forced himself on her, she suddenly had a bold idea.
Perhaps Luo Hong's goal was precisely to prevent her from feeling grateful.
After all, gratitude and romantic love are the hardest emotions to distinguish.
So... he really does want to win both my body and my heart.
A subtle expression appeared on her elegant and beautiful face, but the turmoil in her heart gradually subsided.