GAMMT - Chapter 87
Chapter 87: The Setup
An hour later, at West Jin Academy's Enforcement Building.
Although it was a school, Fu Chuan knew she couldn't equate the schools of this world with those from her own. An academy under the core system of the Education Ministry held the power of life and death.
Right now, for instance, it had the authority to bring Fu Chuan here for questioning under the pretext of an investigation.
A lawyer? Not allowed.
You had no choice but to cooperate.
The walls were cold, the color of cement gray. Fu Chuan's wrists were cuffed, and the blood from her hands had stained the metal. She frowned at the West Jin Academy investigation team before her.
Normally, they wouldn't have needed to use cuffs; Sage Medical Hall had that much clout. But they had… Did Qin Minfeng have backing at West Jin Academy? Or was someone else pulling the strings?
This kind of treatment wouldn't harm her, but it was meant to provoke.
Were they trying to provoke her?
She remained silent, so they began the questioning.
A 45-year-old man took a sip of hot tea before speaking. "Fu Chuan, what is your relationship with Qin Minfeng and Xie Keli?"
"I don't know them."
"You don't know who?"
"You don't know either of them?"
"Is that so? We did some checking and found that both of them knew someone named Fu Chuan on their home planet, X5. Same name as you, and… a strong resemblance. Are you sure you're not her?"
The man's tone was aggressive. Fu Chuan feigned contemplation. "I look like her? Can you show me the files?"
"You answer first."
"Then why don't you start the torture? See if I'll admit it… Also, turn on the interrogation recording camera. Questioning me with it off, whether I end up dead or alive, gives me grounds to sue you for illegal interrogation once I'm out."
The interrogator's heart skipped a beat. This person is sharp, he thought. She even noticed the micro-camera in the corner wasn't on.
This couldn't get out, as they were acting under orders to grill her.
One of them had to give a subtle signal, and the camera was activated.
"It's on now, so don't change the subject. I'll ask you again, why did you walk down that alley last night? Was it to deliberately lure Qin Minfeng there?"
"I don't know him. How could I lure him?"
One of them, growing agitated, questioned her angrily, "You are that Fu Chuan, don't try to deny it! You know each other, how could it be such a coincidence…"
"Last night, I also happened to be attacked and was rescued by people from the Intelligence Bureau. They verified the attacker's identity for me and also informed me that someone had died in a nearby alley. They asked me the same questions you are, and I gave them the same answers. Since both of your departments represent public authority, I can't very well give conflicting statements."
She leaned forward slightly, her cuffed hands clasped, and said calmly, "My answers will be consistent with the results of the Intelligence Bureau's investigation. And considering the standards of intelligence accuracy in the Empire, and even at the provincial level, the Intelligence Bureau's information is clearly more authoritative than your esteemed academy's. Tell me, how can I contradict the results of my interrogation with the Intelligence Bureau to give your academy a different answer?"
The interrogator's expression froze, then twisted into a sneer. "Are you using the Intelligence Bureau to threaten us?"
The other interrogator placed a hand on his restless colleague's arm and smiled. "Of course, you can say it's a coincidence. After all, the records of that slave, Fu Chuan, have all been destroyed. You probably think you can get away with denying everything. But first, we can do a DNA test. Second, we've already found some old acquaintances of yours."
Fu Chuan said nothing. The door opened, and a person walked in.
It was a young man with a scholarly appearance, wearing glasses. His skin was fair, and his features seemed harmless. Upon seeing Fu Chuan, a flicker of something crossed his eyes before he spoke. "Chuan Chuan, long time no see."
Fu Chuan knew instantly who he was.
Miley's eldest son.
His name didn't matter. He was originally cannon fodder—no, he didn't even have enough screen time to be considered cannon fodder—yet here he was, standing before Fu Chuan.
Was he here to avenge his parents and brother, who had lost their hands and feet because of her?
To go to such lengths… Qin Minfeng really was resourceful. He had painstakingly found this person, likely to use him to control "Fu Chuan."
Fu Chuan looked at him calmly and said flatly, "When you saw me just now, there was shock and hesitation in your eyes. If someone behind the scenes hadn't brainwashed you over and over to identify me, you probably wouldn't believe I'm the person you know."
"But it doesn't matter. Identifying me is your business… So, what's the charge?"
She was too calm, unsettlingly so.
"The murder of Qin Minfeng," the interrogator from West Jin Academy stated gravely.
West Jin Academy was the easiest of the academies to be swayed by power and profit, and its internal factions were the most chaotic. Fu Chuan wasn't sure which faction these people belonged to, or which higher-up was a pawn of TK. She could only nod impassively. "Alright, then submit the charge for review to the court. Have you decided what you're going to write in the report?"
Their faces immediately darkened.
Of course they had the autopsy report; the body had been brought to West Jin Academy. The problem was, what if they falsified the report and it conflicted with the one from the Intelligence Bureau?
That was the most troublesome part.
One dead person, one case, two departments investigating.
In terms of professional investigation, the Intelligence Bureau was number one. Their report would be completely trounced by the Bureau's.
The room fell silent.
Miley's eldest son rubbed his sweaty palms together. "You're still a female slave. Illegally escaping your servitude is a capital crime, punishable by immediate execution!"
He kept staring at her, but his heart was pounding with fear. Was this really that little slave? That worthless creature he could beat and scold as he pleased since childhood? If he hadn't been so focused on his studies and exams, and if his parents hadn't intended to keep her untouched to sell her at a higher price, he probably would have taken her for himself long ago…
But if that little slave girl was the woman before him now, would he dare?
It felt as if a single strand of her hair was more precious than his entire being.
Fu Chuan glanced at him, then at her watch. "It seems you haven't found out that I spent thirty thousand blue coins on skill books at Sage Medical Hall. The value of my time probably doesn't flow at the same rate as yours. I'll give you another thirty minutes. If you don't ask anything of value, there won't be a next time."
She was not a plaything to be easily manipulated, something they should have known from the start.
They were just waiting to see if Xie Keli would react, and to force him to reveal his own hand.
They hadn't expected her to be so composed.
However, the badge on the interrogator's chest also had a camera… her every action was likely being watched by others.
The interrogator suddenly smiled. "Do you think someone from Sage Medical Hall will come to save you? Sage Medical Hall is powerful, its status lofty, but that Dean of theirs hates trouble more than anything. You don't know why he hasn't hired any new physicians in years, do you? It's because a physician once got into a heap of trouble and fled to Sage Medical Hall for refuge. Later, that trouble followed him there and even got several of his colleagues killed. The Dean was furious. He killed that physician with a single strike."
"You seem to be overestimating the value of your current status as a physician at Sage Medical Hall."
His words were casual but piercing, delivered with an elegant grace as he lifted his cup to drink.
"Do you believe that people from Sage Medical Hall will indeed come? They will, for the sake of appearances. But they will also assess the situation. For example, he is probably standing behind that glass right now, watching our interrogation, watching you expose your true, insidious nature."
Fu Chuan fell silent for a moment, then asked, "And those people who brought trouble to that physician and got several Sage Medical Hall physicians killed… how tall are the weeds on their graves?"
That single sentence made the man drinking water choke. The others looked flustered and embarrassed.
Fu Chuan, however, continued gently, "I don't know if anyone from the medical hall will come, but I think your other superiors in the West Jin Academy Enforcement Team have already arrived. Didn't you notice the camera has been turned off again?"
What?!
They turned to look, and sure enough, the camera was off again.
And the person they had identified as a female slave continued in a gentle yet polite tone, "The smaller the matter, the bigger the commotion, which means the trouble behind it is even greater. You think you can handle all this, but there are always people who know you can't."
"It seems you also haven't found out that I performed quite well in a past dungeon instance, with a coefficient over 10. I've had an honor badge certified by the Divine Temple. According to the Temple's rules, a comprehensive coefficient over 10 points grants unconditional admission. If I wanted to, I could log into the Divine Temple's system through this watch, confirm my application, and it would be approved in a second. I would instantly become a member of the Beluke Divine Temple. Plus, as a light-element physician, I'd be granted a higher rank upon entry. In terms of status, the next time you go to the Arcane Palace to collect your rewards and see me, you'll have to bow."
She flipped her wrist, an honor badge resting in her palm.
She pushed it in front of them.
Then she turned her head toward the one-way mirror, as if her gaze met that of a certain high-ranking official from West Jin Academy's Enforcement Department through the dark glass.
"Rushing in to interrogate your prey without thoroughly investigating their background—that's why you're stuck in here putting on a fake interrogation with me, while your superiors can weigh the pros and cons from the outside."
"Now, do you still think you can handle me?"
A minute later, the door opened, and Fu Chuan met the Vice Minister of West Jin Academy's Enforcement Department.
He was a foxy-looking middle-aged man who greeted Fu Chuan with a beaming smile, showering praise on Sage Medical Hall and expressing his admiration for physicians. He claimed this was all a misunderstanding, that she was only here to assist with the investigation.
Fu Chuan naturally exchanged pleasantries with him calmly, being polite and easy to talk to. The two interrogators looked crestfallen, while Miley's eldest son subconsciously touched the necklace around his neck.
It contained an Insight Device.
This interrogation was a setup from the beginning. It was never intended to get any information out of her, nor was it expected to make her yield. But it could expose her.
If the camera on the interrogator's uniform was a clumsy attempt at concealment, then the device carried by an outsider like him was the true, unrestricted killing tool.
Elsewhere, a person was looking at the data displayed on a screen.
This person had his hair slicked back neatly, one leg crossed over the other, swirling the red wine in his glass. Dressed in a sharp, elegant suit, he savored the wine and murmured, "18 years old, all attributes over 500,000. Such talent is unparalleled in the current generation of Beluke Province… But that's not enough to kill Spine Wolf so quickly and silently without leaving a trace. Either she has a master by her side, or she has a method to bypass attributes, ignoring the strength of arcane arts. According to the autopsy report, she doesn't have an alibi, but the time of death could have been deliberately delayed. I'd like to know what tricks she has up her sleeve."
"So, your meaning is…"
Tapping his finger against the wine glass, the man pondered for a moment before suddenly saying, "If she's connected to Xie Keli, it's very likely he gave her a Forbidden Arcane Stone. Don't forget, that Xie Keli was the winner of the academy's second selection. Given his performance at the time, it's highly probable he also took a Forbidden Arcane Stone."
"She could have used Forbidden Arcane to kill Spine Wolf, cutting off Qin Minfeng's support, then used it on Qin Minfeng and employed some method to delay his time of death, creating an alibi for herself."
"Or, Xie Keli has already returned. He made the move, and she acted as a decoy to draw away suspicion. That way, the evidence wouldn't point to her, and both of them could get away clean."
"Proceed with the original plan. Force her to act."
Fu Chuan was about to walk out of the West Jin Academy Enforcement Department building when she saw that the main road ahead was bustling with activity.
"Did your academy start the semester early?"
"Not exactly. Today is registration day, so of course it's crowded. Some parents come along as well. May I ask where Physician Fu studied before?"
Still probing?
Fu Chuan replied, "If I said I've never been to school and was like a slave, would I have to go back and sit on that cold bench?"
Why was this person so bad at conversation?
The Vice Minister gave an awkward laugh and quickly said, "Of course not, of course not."
In truth, he was also suspicious. How could such a powerful young woman have been a female slave just a few months ago?
Was it possible?
Fu Chuan glanced at the registering students of West Jin Academy and happened to see Li Cang, Yun Baobao, and the others. As expected, their admission to West Jin was a foregone conclusion.
With both resources and talent, West Jin was their top choice.
She didn't pay them much mind and was about to leave when the sky suddenly tore open. Enormous, metallic mechanical flying mounts ripped through the air.
A squadron of more than twenty mechanical knights.
Each one was clad in full-body armor. The leader rode a massive mechanical golden eagle with a ten-meter wingspan. His cape was as red as blood, his red hair dazzling, and his face arrogant. With one hand on the reins and the other gripping a long spear, he commanded the terrifying golden eagle as it screeched through the sky.
Most of the prospective students were frightened, but those like Yun Baobao were more worldly. They were merely surprised by the scene and only then noticed a few people walking out of the usually deserted Enforcement Department entrance.
But they were stopped.
From mid-air.
The Air Cavalry knight looked down at Fu Chuan.
"Qi Xuanying, Captain of the Beluke 7th Air Cavalry Enforcement Team. Are you the little physician from Sage Medical Hall, Fu Chuan?"
Fu Chuan was somewhat shaken. She hadn't expected that even the Air Cavalry, the most powerful branch of the military, would get involved.
Generally speaking, any Arcanist above level 30 could fly, but the Air Cavalry was different. These individuals all possessed space or wind talent and had over 300% elemental affinity with their pets in those elements. Their speed in the sky far surpassed that of ordinary Arcanists. To put it simply, in combat, speed is king, and in speed, the Air Cavalry reigns supreme.
Therefore, in any province or empire, the Air Cavalry was, if not the strongest military branch, then definitely the second.
This showed just how rare and precious the Air Cavalry was. For people like Li Cang, if they planned to join the military, the Air Cavalry would be their top choice, even if their elemental inclinations didn't match. Their families certainly had many members in this department.
Fu Chuan looked at him and affirmed that she was.
"Did you kill my brother, Minfeng?"
"He saved my life. How can I let you live after you killed him?"
For a moment, Fu Chuan was speechless.
Has Qin Minfeng's protagonist halo gotten so strong it works on both men and women? But she did recall that in the story, not only did he have a harem of three thousand beauties, sweeping up every gorgeous woman he met, but he also won over a host of geniuses to be his brothers (subordinates).
And when he was out exploring, he did often end up saving one of his future wives or future brothers (subordinates) who was being hunted.
Charisma level: MAX.
Fu Chuan felt a bit sick to her stomach, and it must have shown on her face. The disgust was too obvious…
Qi Xuanying was about to make a move when he was stopped. The Vice Minister of West Jin Academy's Enforcement Department was playing peacemaker, saying there was no evidence yet…
"Evidence? Has the DNA test been done? Is she not the same Fu Chuan from that trash planet as Xie Keli and Qin Minfeng?"
Eh? Eh? Eh?
They weren't interested in Qin Minfeng, but they were definitely interested in Xie Keli.
Li Cang and the others, being from powerful families, usually didn't care about such shady dealings since it didn't affect their interests. They were about to go register and head to their dorms to cultivate, but then they suddenly heard the name of a certain scumbag.
Well then… should we pull up a stool and listen?
They had also been wondering why Xie and Qin had such a huge feud.
Come on, come on, the stools are ready. Let the drama unfold.
But Yun Baobao's mind was quick. She suddenly whispered something to Zhang Doudou, who looked hesitant. "That's not a good idea."
"What's not good about it? We're friends with him, right? He's been nice to us. If something happened to his old acquaintance, he'd be so sad."
"But he was taken away by Xie Siyi. We can't contact him, and he can't get here in time."
"Idiot! Doesn't he have a fiancée?"
Zhang Doudou looked shocked. "Are you serious? You're really doing this for his sake?"
Yun Baobao looked innocent. "Of course! Look into my sincere eyes."
Would I ever admit that I'm just a spectator reveling in the drama?
Zhang Doudou outwardly refused but secretly took out his communicator and quickly contacted the volcanic brother-in-law, Fu Qiang… He knew this brother-in-law would rush over to see who this old flame of his prospective brother-in-law was, and that Fu Ye, the ice-cold woman, would definitely leave her dorm to stop her brother from causing trouble…
After sending the message, he took out a melon and two spoons. The two rascals started eating, one spoonful at a time.
Settle in, settle in, and wait for the show.
Not far away, Hong Yan, Li Cang, and the others looked on speechlessly. But did they leave?
No, there was no rush.
Fu Qiang was a university student at Beluke University, right next to West Jin Academy. It was just a few walls away, so he arrived at lightning speed, so fast his soles could have caught fire!
Come on, let me see which little vixen is trying to charm my good brother-in-law by banking on their childhood connection.
I'll beat her to death!
Fu Chuan was unaware of the commotion she was causing. While contemplating the role this Air Cavalry captain played behind the scenes, she said, "The DNA test has been done. When the results are out, if Your Excellency has a way to get the comparison report early, you can have it delivered to me."
It would be a miracle if it matched.
Her core gene sequence had long since changed.
She turned to leave.
Swoosh! The spear suddenly shot down, embedding itself in the ground half a meter in front of Fu Chuan. The ground cracked around it, and the shaft of the long spear trembled slightly, emitting a clear ringing sound.
Fu Chuan turned to look at him. He was still looking down on her from mid-air.
"My 7th Air Cavalry happens to be stationed in this area, including the Sage District. A fight occurred there last night, in your bathroom. Your statement to the Intelligence Bureau was that someone broke into your home… I've seen the scene. Given the force of that person's attack and their skill in escaping, how could you possibly be unharmed?! So there must be something wrong with your statement!"
Fu Chuan pursed her lips and said flatly, "I also said that the person might not have been there to kill me, but rather to capture me alive. Perhaps I hold some value in certain people's eyes."
The Vice Minister continued to try and smooth things over. "That's reasonable. There's no evidence right now, so it's best not to jump to conclusions. Why don't you two come to my office to talk?"
Qi Xuanying tapped his cold armored mask and said lightly, "I obtained the surveillance footage from that night. The camera on that block was pointed right at your bathroom. How interesting. It showed that he fled immediately after his first attack failed. Even Director Qin's guards couldn't catch him. If someone like that successfully entered your bathroom, would he have missed? Don't tell me he was captivated by your body."
His tone was contemptuous and flippant.
Any woman would have been provoked. Even Yun Baobao put down her spoon and asked Zhang Doudou who this man was.
This guy isn't very likable, is he? No wonder he's brothers with a phoenix man like Qin Minfeng.
"What are this guy's stats?"
Out of curiosity, Yun Baobao asked Xie Yiyuan, who was nearby. He was the only one here whose pupil technique was suited for the job. The latter's face darkened. Was he being used as a device?
Just because she asked, did he have to answer?!
"26 years old, level 48, mental power over 400,000, all three attributes over 600,000, second gene sequence, two pets. What's more impressive is the high grade of the spatial wings he's forged—high-grade blue. He's extremely fast in the sky. He came from a grassroots background, rose up through the college entrance exams, and has been unstoppable ever since. He likes to buy airships and frequently purchases extremely expensive metal materials to feed his mechanical mount. He's generous and has a wide circle of friends. Currently a Major in the 7th Air Cavalry, he's considered a strong candidate for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel in the Beluke Province Air Cavalry."
"Holy crap, Brother Yiyuan, are you cheating? You can see all that? Can you see the color of his underwear too?"
"Idiot, I looked him up online! He's famous."
"…"
But Fu Chuan didn't get angry. She continued in a gentle tone, "This is a matter for official investigation. Since Your Excellency also has investigative authority, I appreciate you taking the trouble. If there's nothing else, I'm covered in blood and not very comfortable. I need to go back."
Her temper was just too good.
This young lady is going to be bullied.
Many people thought so.
Sure enough, Qi Xuanying narrowed his eyes. "First, you use taking a bath to stage an attack with your accomplice, luring Qin Liechuan over to be your alibi and clear your name. You even use your feminine charms to confuse a group of people, making them infatuated with you, thinking you're innocent and harmless. Isn't that the most common trick for women like you?"
The other Air Cavalry knights beside him immediately chuckled, their eyes collectively sizing Fu Chuan up and down, as if imagining what a titillating scene it must have been when her bath was interrupted that night.
Fu Chuan frowned.
Qi Xuanying: "Angry now? If you want to prove yourself, then fight me. Prove you're not just a pretty face who gets by on her looks."
With that, he suddenly reached out his hand. The spear on the ground shot back up, enveloped in space. With a spatial amplification buff, and the spear itself being a spatial arcane weapon, it shot straight for Fu Chuan's throat.
It was so sudden that everyone jumped in shock.
He had thrown the spear there on purpose!
This military elite wasn't some arrogant, reckless fool. He was being cunning, deliberately attacking Fu Chuan suddenly to force her to reveal her true strength out of instinct!
And at such a close range, who could withstand that burst of power?!
It depended on her attributes.
If one were to look at Fu Chuan's attributes now, they would be roughly as follows.
Level: 30.
Main Attributes.
Mental Power: 620,000 (Initial Mental Power 1+99)
Strength: 780,100 (Initial Strength 1+18)
Constitution: 834,300 (Initial Constitution 3+15)
Agility: 1,109,280 (Initial Agility 2+25)
Skill Points: Missile LV30, Flame Burst LV30, Forest Thorns LV30, Green Locust Command LV30, Stun LV30, Interrupt LV30, Fear from the BOSS LV30, Light Fluid LV30, Radiance LV30, Light Burst LV30, Light Body LV30.
Gene Sequence: First Sequence fully activated, Second Sequence (Ready, but not yet initiated).
First Sequence: Mutated Density-less Tentacle (Speed and intensity of density change +500%, can store energy, and comes with Magic Suppression, Soul Devour, and Blood Siphon effects).
First Gene Talent Point (Blue-grade): Scorpion-tailed Locust gene talent formed (Digestion + Stun + Poison Sting (Enhanced)).
Second Gene Talent Point (Blue-grade): Blue Light Mystic Shell Turtle gene talent formed (Defense + Damage Conversion (Enhanced)).
Third Gene Talent Point (Half-Orange-grade): Pupil Technique: Insight (Blue), Disguise (Blue), Magic Suppression (Half-Orange, can achieve Orange-grade effect when fused with sequence tentacle).
Fourth Gene Talent Point (Half-Orange-grade): Light Etch (Can summon radiance to directly adhere to a target's body, rapidly destroying all armor and defenses with a corrosive intensity 1000 times that of concentrated sulfuric acid).
Arcane Truths: Critical Hit, Haste, Attack, etc., Instant Light Kill (Blue-grade, composite field), Gravity Space (Orange, composite field).
Arcane Truth Diagram: Weapon manifested.
Blood Level: Green Blood (Enhanced, approaching Blue Blood transformation period).
Green Blood Effects: Meditation speed x15, blood regeneration speed x15 (injury recovery), digestion speed x15.
Blood Skill 1: Blood Burn Berserk state enhancement +90%, lasts for ten minutes.
Blood Skill 2: Blood can be converted to a gaseous state upon leaving the body, absorbing large amounts of elements in the air to become Spirit Blood. Spirit Blood can temporarily possess the explosive power of Blue Blood and can be recalled into the body at will, instantly increasing physical strength by +100%, but it consumes a great deal of mental power.
This was essentially the combined aptitude of two bodies. Some of her abilities overlapped with Xie Keli's and were inconvenient to use here. Fortunately, Fu Chuan had no intention of using them. She simply merged with Little Yellow and Big Red inside her body, and her agility instantly shot up to nearly 2 million.
What was the effect of such agility?
The spear that shot towards her with a hum… was caught in her hand.
Bare-handed… she caught the blade.
A perfect catch!
Then, before anyone could react, she vanished.
She disappeared in a flash.
Qi Xuanying, being an Air Cavalry elite, reacted instantly and was about to merge with his golden eagle.
But in the next moment, a chilling sensation washed over him from behind.
Swoosh!
His own spear was thrust at his throat from behind by someone else.
He dodged precariously, the tip of the spear grazing his throat… but with a flick of her wrist, the spearhead changed direction, aiming straight for his brain through his lower jaw!
"Disintegrate, reform!"
She was too close. Qi Xuanying had no time to dodge and directly commanded his arcane weapon to disintegrate, instantly reforming it in his palm and thrusting it fiercely at Fu Chuan's face.
Fu Chuan easily avoided it, but she felt the space around her…
"Space Burst!"
Qi Xuanying was ruthless, unleashing his ultimate move right away. The space around Fu Chuan twisted and compressed, emitting the cracking sounds of shattering ice. Was he trying to swallow her whole in the exploding space?
But her body flickered back, and a golden light seemed to flow through the storm wings behind her. Combined with her own agility, she left behind only an afterimage.
Miss!
A powerful ultimate move like Space Burst actually missed?
Holy shit, what kind of monster was this!
A sense of dread washed over Qi Xuanying, and he quickly merged with his golden eagle… Just as he merged, all his attributes soared, his agility shooting past one hundred million. With the various speed boosts from the Air Cavalry, he could now match her. But he suddenly felt something was wrong and looked up.
Was it a Forbidden Arcane ultimate move?
No.
It was a dazzling wheel of light.
A storm in the sky, a sun-like wheel of light. The light fell generously, landing on his massive golden eagle body. It was… Light Etch!
In an instant, the people below saw the Captain of the 7th Mechanical Air Cavalry, renowned for his speed and defense, suddenly let out a terrifying hiss after merging with his mount. The dazzling and tough mechanical armor began to rapidly melt into liquid, dripping from the sky.
This wasn't just stripping away armor defenses; the corrosive molten metal was also superheated, directly searing the person inside.
Defense -20%!
Status -30%!
At the same time, Qi Xuanying saw the storm-wielder above him spread her hand. Her blood was burning!
Fuck, she's a noble!
She's using Burning Blood!
A full gauge of Green Blood burned, entering the Blood Burn state, pushing her power close to that of Blue Blood. The vast elemental energy in the surroundings was almost completely drained. The commotion was so great that even people from the neighboring Beluke University noticed and flew up to watch.
"Save me! What are you waiting for?!!"
Qi Xuanying roared. His subordinates finally snapped out of it and locked onto Fu Chuan in unison. However, their agility was far inferior to hers. All their debilitating status effects fell, and all of them missed!
Twenty status effects, all missed!
What about their attacks?!
The attacks flew… a dozen of them. But she simply manifested a weapon after burning her blood.
It was an… exquisite golden revolver.
Bang!
A single, crisp gunshot.
Instantaneous, explosive. Qi Xuanying's body was pierced through the abdomen… The terrifying light energy tore and burned, blowing his waist apart, severing his upper body from his lower.
The massive golden eagle's body was also pierced through.
And that wasn't all. After passing through their bodies, the shot struck the ground.
Boom!!
A five-meter-deep crater was blasted into the ground. The crater was filled with a brilliant radiance, like the flowing fire of a setting sun, impossibly beautiful.
Debris flew, but the light remained eternal.
And she stood at the very top, high in the sky. The storm wings swirled with the splendor of that light, at first glance resembling the aurora of the arctic night, drawn by space, clouds, and magnetic fields into wave after wave of light, like halos in a deep-sea trench.
As mesmerizing as a vortex.
Incomparable.
Under a flowering tree, Fu Ye had indeed stopped her hot-headed brother, Fu Qiang, but the fingers clutching his sleeve had loosened slightly, because she had been momentarily stunned by the sight.
When she came to her senses, she turned her head, her cold and beautiful expression showing a rare crack of shock.
Her brother… had a nosebleed.
What kind of person was this!
Fu Ye couldn't help herself and grabbed a rough-leafed branch from a nearby tree to wipe under his nose.
Ah, that hurts!
Fu Qiang's cry of pain snapped many people out of their daze.
Among those who came to their senses were the Air Cavalry and the people from West Jin Academy.
He was dead!
"How dare you kill our cavalry captain! Are you insane?!!"
The other cavalrymen were both terrified and furious, as if they were looking at a monster.
After his initial shock, the Vice Minister reacted quickly. With a wave of his hand, the experts from the West Jin Academy Enforcement Team surrounded Fu Chuan in an instant.
"Take her down!"
Just as he gave the order, a voice was heard.
"Wait a moment."
Fu Chuan was already surrounded, and just as they were about to move, someone arrived.
Quite a few people arrived, in fact. It wasn't just a simple order to take her down. In reality, other experts from the military had surrounded the area.
A Second Lieutenant led over three hundred elite soldiers, tearing through space to descend. The one who tore space was, of course, Qin Liechuan. Upon his arrival, he dispensed with all the roundabout pleasantries and social etiquette. Instead, he used his spatial ability to get ahead of certain people, pressing his spatial longspear against the Vice Minister's throat.
"I said, wait a moment. What's your hurry?"
"Is the prestige of West Jin Academy built on such haste?"
Director of the Intelligence Bureau—this was not a low rank, especially at the provincial level. He was in charge of intelligence, holding the dirty little secrets of countless people in the palm of his hand.
This minister from the Economic Department of a small, eighteenth-tier city had appeared out of nowhere, yet he was so formidable. After forcing the Vice Minister back, he picked up the bag that had dropped when Qi Xuanying was killed, right in front of him.
Although the Air Cavalry members were intimidated by the man's position, the Air Cavalry itself held a high status, so one of them dared to speak up, questioning, "Director Qin, according to military law, even if my captain attacked first, it was a probe, a spar for the sake of an investigation. But this woman struck a fatal blow, killing our captain on the spot. This is a violation of military law!"
Different worlds, different rules. The value of life was not treated equally. Even the law distinguished between the noble and the lowly. So, this man's question was perfectly logical in this world.
It wasn't Fu Chuan's first day in this world, but hearing such words still filled her with a sense of melancholy amidst her numbness.
Because she knew that if she continued to strive like this, one day she too would become someone who enjoyed such privileges. At that time, would she still question the fairness of such rules as she did in the past or even now?
She wouldn't.
She was, after all, a mortal.
As Qin Liechuan was being questioned, he glanced at the person in question and noticed that her delicate, fair face was calm, but her eyes were clearly unfocused, as if she was lost in thought.
How could she be spacing out at a time like this?
So young, what could possibly weigh on her mind?
Qin Liechuan shifted his gaze and answered the cavalrymen, which was also a response to everyone else. As he opened the bag and its contents spilled out, he said, "I naturally respect the supreme authority of the Air Cavalry in our empire. However, given the truth of the law and the incidents of the past two days, I'm afraid I have to tell you something. First, during the incident at Red Lion Manor yesterday, we confirmed that the criminals had prior knowledge of our classified information and were prepared to escape. They also destroyed a lot of evidence. But because our operation was also sudden, they didn't have much time and could only resort to using a large-scale arcane truth, an avalanche, to create a natural disaster in an attempt to wipe out everyone involved in the operation. At the time, we all thought that a high-level expert of level 60 or even 70 was involved. But later we realized that an expert of that level wouldn't need to set up an avalanche in advance and leave behind flaws. So, working backward, it's likely someone lacked the ability and had to use a device to create the snowpack, then use a related method to trigger the avalanche…"
The Air Cavalry members were still confused. "That was a failure in your operation. What does it have to do with us?"
Qin Liechuan smiled faintly. "What they didn't know was that before the operation, out of caution, I had the provincial aerospace bureau lock onto the energy movements in the Red Lion Manor area. So, when it exploded and caused the avalanche, the aerospace bureau's Apocalypse Star had already recorded its arcane trajectory."
"Everyone knows that an Arcane Truth is the unique essence of an individual's arcane arts. It cannot be replaced or replicated. The trajectories are ever-changing and unique to each person. The recorded arcane trajectory is on file. But unfortunately, just now, when your captain was fighting, out of self-preservation, he used that very move—Space Burst."
"The trajectories match. They're identical."
"So I suspect that on the day of the operation, he was in the snowy mountains. But he's not an ice or snow element Arcanist, and to cover up his involvement, he likely used some kind of device."
"Is this it? An Orange Wind Snow Device."
Qin Liechuan held up an orange-grade treasure, then picked up several spare communicators.
"And these. I'm sure we can find some traces of communication with those criminals from the TK Group inside."
"Now, what you need to consider is whether you'll be implicated by your captain and end up in a military tribunal."
"By the way, I'm also from the Air Cavalry, retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Don't act tough in front of me in the future. Now, get lost!"
Having been a minister in the Economic Department for a long time, his temperament was truly excellent. He spoke with a measured tone, a mix of grace and authority, not at all like the flamboyant genius Qi Xuanying.
Perhaps… he was getting old?
The group of arrogant Sky Knights were nearly scared to tears. The Second Lieutenant held back a laugh and muttered from the side, "It's true. Salute, quickly."
Clap, clap, clap! The group of chickens instinctively saluted on the spot, then followed the other military personnel away in disarray. They did indeed have to cooperate with the investigation… they might really get implicated.
Because based on the current evidence, Qi Xuanying had committed a first-degree capital crime. First, he betrayed the empire to become an informant for criminals, then he attempted to kill hundreds of his military comrades. Such a crime was worthy of exterminating his entire clan nine times over.
Even a dog he owned would have to be locked up and interrogated for days.
This group was terrified into submission. Qin Liechuan, on the other hand, was a bit disappointed. If the quality of the provincial Air Cavalry was like this, they would definitely be at the bottom of the empire. His generation certainly wasn't like this.
He felt displeased, and his gaze turned colder.
That Vice Minister still wanted to smooth things over with pleasantries…
"You talk so much. Come with me to the bureau for a chat. Everyone at my Intelligence Bureau loves to chat."
Oh, for fuck's sake!
The Vice Minister's face turned green. He struggled to pull his hand back, explaining, "Hey, Director Qin, this has nothing to do with me! I was just cooperating with the investigation of this case…"
The higher-ups from West Jin Academy arrived.
They couldn't afford to lose this much face. They were here to bail him out.
West Jin Academy was full of powerful individuals, and many high-ranking officials were alumni. It would be difficult to force the issue. Moreover, the Vice Dean said coolly, "It's understandable that Director Qin wants to investigate the Red Lion Manor case. Since you've caught the main culprit, leave the matter of Qin Minfeng to us at West Jin to handle internally. There's no need to involve other departments and waste resources."
He narrowed his eyes and added, "He was just an unimportant student, after all."
It was cruel, but it was the truth.
Qin Liechuan frowned, wondering how to deal with these difficult old geezers, when suddenly… he received a call. His expression froze slightly. He turned to the people from West Jin Academy and said.
"I'm afraid that's not possible. The Economic Department has intervened."
What!
The faces of the West Jin Academy Vice Dean and the others changed.
What was going on? Why would the Economic Department get involved? What did this have to do with them!
Naturally, someone would give them an answer. Space tore open, and a white-robed man arrived with a team. This was the Inspection Department of the Economic Department. Zhou Linlang used to wear a similar uniform, though she disliked professional attire and often wore casual clothes.
This person's position was higher than Zhou Linlang's; he was a director of some sort. It didn't sound like much, but everyone in the Economic Department, even the janitors, had gold flowing through their brains and more schemes than a honeycomb.
After this person appeared, he didn't wait to be asked. He politely shook hands with the Vice Dean and the others like a humble scholar, then said, "Qin Minfeng had the blood of a TK Group member, Spine Wolf, in his system. We've also found that the two were in close contact. We then found Spine Wolf's body, and on it, we discovered information about an important official from our department. We suspect these two are related to a classified information leak. All relevant personnel need to be taken in for investigation. Any problems?"
No problems, just wondering if it's too late to expel him now?
"If there are no problems, I'll name a few people, and you will cooperate."
The first person he named was the Vice Minister, followed by the two interrogators… Finally, the white-robed man looked around. "Excuse me, who is Lian Sujin?"
"Uh, she's not a student at our academy."
"Is that so? Then I'll have someone go invite her… never mind, it seems she's already here."
Perhaps everyone in the Economic Department was like this. Their minds worked so well that they handled matters methodically, without rush. When he mentioned Lian Sujin, his tone was still calm.
And at that moment, Lian Sujin was indeed storming over under the watchful eyes of many students and high-ranking officials. Her curses could be heard from afar.
"Don't hold me back! Ah Feng is dead, he's dead! He must have been killed by that vixen!"
"What! He was ambushed and assassinated during a private meeting with that Fu Chuan? Heavens, how could she be so cruel! Just because Ah Feng fell in love with me, she held a grudge and killed him!"
"Wooo, Ah Feng… my Feng… If loving me would get him killed, I would rather withdraw and give him to that woman!"
"Wooo… I won't let her go! I'll take her down with me even if I die!"
Such intense emotion, such deep resentment.
Yun Baobao and her friend forgot to eat their melon, completely stunned.
Not far away, Fu Ye found it boring and was about to leave. But because Lian Sujin was coming down that path and Fu Ye was too conspicuous, the ultimate love-struck fool spotted her at a glance and ran over to grab her hand.
"Sister Fu, Sister Fu, it's great that you're here! Let's go confront that wretched fox together!"
"She's trying to steal the man we love! We must team up!"
Fu Ye: "!!!"
No, we're not! We are not the same!
As everyone watched, Fu Ye, who had been a spectator, was dragged out from under the flowering tree. The branches trembled, but a hundred flowers couldn't match her cold beauty and charm. Yet, her face was a picture of shock and embarrassment… an expression far more vivid than her usual indifference.
Everyone looked from them to the quiet Fu Chuan in the distance.
Wow, wow, wow! The supposedly dead but actually alive white moonlight of the female lead, the current red rose fiancée, and the second male lead's silly, sweet, mooching CP…
Yun Baobao's hands trembled with excitement…
Quick, quick, let them fight!
Fu Chuan's mind went numb. She turned her head and saw Qin Liechuan observing her. She asked indifferently, "Director Qin, may I ask why you are looking at me like that?"
"Is she cursing at you?"
Director Qin seemed to be seriously analyzing the possibility.
Do you have any manners?
Fu Chuan: "I wish it were me."
Qin Liechuan was slightly taken aback, not quite understanding the look in her eyes. Then, Fu Chuan turned to the white-robed man. "Sir, do you need my cooperation?"
She was prepared, but this hurdle would be easy to clear, because everything was already part of the setup.
She was a link in the chain, but the chain itself had already closed.
"No need. Someone has already put in a word for you, to ensure your innocence."
The white-robed man's words stunned many people. Wait, were they pulling strings this openly?
Only then did they see, on a nearby flight of stairs, a chubby, two-meter-tall Big Bear in a white nurse's uniform, slowly walking over holding two cups of milk tea, one large and one small.
She handed one to Fu Chuan and took a big gulp from her own before glancing down at the white-robed man. "Done?"
"Done. Take care, Sister Big Bear."
"I'm fat, I can't walk fast. Don't be so passive-aggressive."
"I've been wronged."
"Cut the crap. Don't dump this kind of mess on our Sage Medical Hall in the future, especially not on my junior sister."
"Junior sister?" The white-robed man was taken aback.
"Yeah. Master said he would accept her on the day she joined."
The white-robed man's expression shifted. He looked at Fu Chuan with a smile, half of his earlier elegance gone, and started laying on the flattery. "The Dean has excellent taste, a true eye for talent. How impressive."
Fu Chuan herself was a bit bewildered but didn't ask further, merely pondering that day… had he seen her? He must have watched her interview remotely.
But why accept her so quickly?
Could it be that he had also seen through her devouring dual bodies at a glance? But for someone of the Dean's level, that kind of talent wasn't particularly extraordinary… It was strange.
Fu Chuan had a steady temperament and wasn't one to rush. As she was thinking, she saw Lian Sujin being surrounded and taken away in a daze… Fu Ye breathed a sigh of relief. Their eyes met.
Although Fu Chuan hadn't expected this turn of events, Lian Sujin's dramatic style had drawn her in, creating a rather subtle feeling.
She turned away, holding the milk tea in one hand. As she walked down the steps with Big Bear, she saw a few children among the parents of the newly admitted students.
When they saw the blood all over her, they seemed frightened. One little girl's eyes even turned red.
Fu Chuan paused, then with a slight turn of her wrist, a large bouquet of roses appeared in her hand, which she held in her arms.
She walked down like that, talking quietly with Big Bear about the rescue, mainly about the mute boy.
But Qin Liechuan remembered something and flashed in front of Fu Chuan in an afterimage. He was about to speak but was momentarily dazzled by the sight before him.
It was as if he had been scorched by a sea of fire, yet he didn't blink.
He couldn't bear to, or perhaps he forgot.
The vibrant red of the roses blended with the red of the blood, beautiful as fire, yet it didn't overpower her elegant and gentle features. Instead, it created a sense of roses melting into white snow, nurturing a beautiful, delicate orchid. Her posture was already graceful and slender, and with the experience of having navigated society and the air of someone who could stand on her own, it was a bit contradictory when contained within the body of an 18-year-old girl.
Contradiction meant she was conspicuous, a feeling etched in the eye.
Li Cang and the others couldn't help but look at this woman who had been interrogated, attacked, and cursed at today… A woman like her, was Qin Minfeng even worthy?
Even with Xie Keli… forget it, that dead scumbag. No matter how you looked at it, he couldn't be associated with a woman like this.
"What is it?" Fu Chuan asked first when she saw he wasn't speaking.
"Thank you for your cooperation this time. You helped me solve this case."
"Is it solved? Not necessarily."
"The Red Lion Manor case is considered solved. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to live with myself."
Because he had once suspected that the Second Lieutenant and the others had leaked the information. It was a professional instinct.
So when he realized this woman was involved and that the people from TK could easily target her, he formed an alliance with her and they came up with a plan.
To use her as bait to lure the other party out.
"Then you owe me a favor. You have to help me."
She was direct, gentle, and open.
"Alright, if you need anything, just say…"
Before he could finish, the roses in front of him were placed in his arms.
A fragrant embrace, a dazzling sight.
"They'll get blood on them if I hold them. They're yours now."
"Are we even?"
The children had already passed by. She smiled, and as she boarded Big Bear's airship, she casually unfastened her blood-soaked physician's coat and draped it over her arm. Big Bear was still drinking her milk tea, wanting to finish it before taking off. She didn't care about all the messy details and instead asked Fu Chuan, "Hey, how come you're not curious why Master accepted you?"
"Why?" Fu Chuan finally asked.
Big Bear tilted her head. "You're good-looking. Better looking than all of them."
Fu Chuan paused and looked back, it was unclear at whom. It was also unclear what was going through her mind, but in the end, she lowered her eyes and gave a faint smile.
"Looks… the outside changes quickly."
"And the inside?"
"It changes even faster."
Long after, perhaps someone would remember and understand what that moving, faint smile of hers meant at that moment.
Helplessness, melancholy, a hidden apology.
The spirit of youth was gone, replaced by a boundless sorrow.
Because she had already changed.
After Fu Chuan left, many people were curious about Xie Keli's opinion and whether this incident would involve him. Soon, someone saw a video sent by a student from East Guan.
The scumbag Xie had already completed his registration and was currently browsing an underwear store within the academy.
The Grand Paramour had a penchant for buying underwear for others.
In the bathtub, Fu Chuan looked at the red mark displayed on her communicator.
She was silent for a long while. The first… friend she had made with some connection since coming to this world.
Gone?
Perhaps…
The communicator suddenly rang.
Glancing at the number, Fu Chuan picked it up and answered.
"Why did you lure Xie Qingyan into it?"
"Are you calling to condemn me, Aunt?"
"Just finished with work. Killing time."
"Then it's probably because he did indeed appear near me. Aunt, he was the one who hit on me."
"Is that so? Have you improved so quickly, or is he too weak, that he let you see through his disguise?"
"Not exactly. He seems to have a special ability that prevented you from dealing with him directly, so he's certainly not someone I could easily see through. I realized it was him only because he's a neat freak and likes to bathe and burn incense. Perhaps he often prays to Buddha for his mother's well-being. Some habits are hard to change."
When that man approached her, no matter how sleazy he acted, she could see the clarity in his eyes.
However, Fu Chuan then amended her statement, "But it's also possible he deliberately exposed himself like that, to see if I could recognize him. If I could, it would mean I was very likely Xie Keli, or at least very close to him. He initially approached me only because of Qin Minfeng."
"So you got angry?"
"Why would I be angry? He broke in while I was bathing. If it were you, wouldn't you be angry?"
"For me, it would depend on who broke in."
"…"
Fu Chuan didn't say anything. Xie Siyi, on the other hand, seemed to be laughing. "I don't think he's that reckless. Perhaps the person who broke into your bath was someone else."
"Perhaps."
A moment later, the door opened. The person outside, someone who looked exactly like her, appeared, handed her a glass of water, and then transformed into a tentacle, merging back into her body.
Before this, she could be the assassin who killed Spine Wolf in the alley, she could be the "Xie Qingyan" who attacked herself in her own bathroom, and she could even be Xie Keli, simultaneously reporting to East Guan Academy.
This was all a setup.
The item belonging to Zhou Linlang on Spine Wolf's body, the Spine Wolf blood on Qin Minfeng—she had planted them all herself, to create a connection.
To ensnare everyone she wanted to ensnare…
She had a god's-eye view and could confirm that Qin Minfeng was involved in the incident with Zhou Linlang. She didn't know how much the Economic Department could find, but she didn't mind setting him up in advance while dealing with him, giving the Economic Department a shortcut. Moreover, by using the Economic Department to brand him as a criminal colluding with the TK Group, she wouldn't have to bear any responsibility for his death in the future, whether she killed him or not. She might even be rewarded.
This was a double insurance policy.
As for Xie Qingyan, she would just be petty this once. A preemptive strike.
"Aunt, if I say it was him, then it can only be him. So who will you believe? And who will you help?"
"Between the two of us, you can only keep one."
Fu Chuan framed Xie Qingyan only because she could never get a handle on him. He was hiding in the shadows, unfathomable, and seemed unable to let go of his prejudice against her. If he kept pestering her while they were both under Xie Siyi, it would mean she'd have to deal with two potential enemies.
If he rose to power, she would be in a terrible position.
She didn't believe he would spare her.
By extension, she also didn't believe Xie Siyi would have the patience to watch two of her chess pieces fight amongst themselves.
That would be too difficult, too tiring. It was better to take advantage of the situation with TK and Qin Minfeng to get rid of Xie Qingyan.
As for not killing him, the reason was the same as before: under the circumstances, she could only focus on dealing with Qin Minfeng. Exposing too many threads at once could reveal other things, which would not be worth the risk.
Xie Siyi hadn't expected that a stray thought of hers would turn out to be true.
This little girl was truly daring. And she had succeeded. Not only had she succeeded, but she had also admitted it!
It was as if… she was forcing her to make a choice.
"The little friend clearly doesn't like me, this adult, yet she insists on competing. Are you that afraid I'll harm you?"
Fu Chuan gave a slight smile. "To covet everything one desires, yet wish to be unique and irreplaceable—that's just selfish human nature, don't you think, Aunt?"
"You've called me 'Aunt' noticeably more often today. Are you trying to be cute?"
"No, I just think it sounds nice. I also hope you can get used to the title soon, since I won't be able to call you Master anymore."
Xie Siyi: "Feeling confident now, are we? Because you have a Dean for a master?"
Fu Chuan: "Not really. Maybe I'm not 18, but 28. Older people are always greedy. I want both."
Xie Siyi: "?"
Fu Chuan: "So, my dear Aunt, you'll have to treat me twice as well from now on. Otherwise, I'll run off with someone else. I'm taking a bath now. Good night."
Click. She quickly hung up the phone.
After being suppressed for so long, she finally had a moment of triumph.
Did she really think she was 18? Calling her 'little friend' all the time. Even Zhou Linlang didn't treat her like a child. You're the little friend!
Xie Siyi, on the other end of the hung-up call, was stunned for a good while. Then she rubbed her eyes and looked at the person before her.
"Xie Qingyan, I don't keep everyone who disobeys me around forever."
The handsome and elegant Xie Qingyan smiled. "I know. Even if the blood of your mother's family flows in my veins, and my father was the only one from her family who ever showed you kindness… you won't grant me any special treatment."
Xie Siyi continued writing her official documents and said lightly, "Sometimes I wonder, both of them have a blood feud with me for killing their relatives. Am I really that short on people, or am I just mentally disturbed?"
You're definitely the disturbed one.
Xie Qingyan didn't have the heart to say it.
"But you clearly prefer him."
"Heh, don't you like him too?"
Xie Siyi's smile was tinged with amusement. "Your genetic talent is the ability to sense the purity of others' souls. You must have sensed from the beginning that this scumbag younger brother was different, right? Were you drawn to him, or were you thinking of eating his soul?"
"The soul-devouring talent from your mother's side, which has been dormant for a thousand years, has reappeared in you. Why are you so fixated on him?"
"Can't you eat someone else?"
Xie Qingyan, his secret exposed, did not beg his cousin for mercy. Instead, he fell into deep thought… After a long while, he said, "If I said I'm truly just curious about him and have no intention of eating him, would you believe me?"
"But I am thinking about whether I should eat his sweetheart, Fu Chuan. Her scent is truly captivating, and my brother is a scumbag. They are not a good match."
So you're going to eat her?
Xie Siyi knew he hadn't discovered Fu Chuan's secret yet, but she still fell into thought.
Her soul was so special that even he hadn't noticed anything amiss?
If she hadn't seen it when Fu Chuan was still young and vulnerable, she probably would have been fooled as well.
"Go to another province. I don't want to see you for a while, and I especially don't want to see you get dragged down by TK."
The little girl hadn't acted without reason. It was indeed inconvenient for her to keep Xie Qingyan around any longer. Even if he had no connection to TK, now that he was caught in the net and being investigated, it would be easy for his own secrets to be exposed, which would be too much trouble.
"Alright."
Xie Qingyan didn't dawdle. As he was leaving, he heard the person behind him add a few more words.
"Don't go looking for trouble with those two again. I don't mind having one more relative, but I don't mind having one less either."
"With such great talent, your value doesn't even compare to hers. Xie Qingyan, you're no match for your 'adorable' younger brother."
The seniority was all mixed up. They all addressed each other differently, but there were no genuine feelings between any of them.
If it came down to it, they would surely turn their blades on each other.
Xie Qingyan left with a smile.
The next day, Fu Chuan got up and went downstairs to find an employee handing her a package. She opened it… flowers.
More packages followed.
Many people had sent flowers.
Fu Chuan: "?"
Sending flowers to a flower shop owner. Was this a slap in the face?
Without looking at the colorful love notes and poems on the cards, Fu Chuan was about to arrange a few vases and leave when her eyes fell on one particular bouquet.
An orchid.
Below it was a line of red text.
Hello, sister-in-law. I missed the fragrant bath this time. We'll continue this later.
The implication being: the crime I was framed for… he's going to make it a reality sooner or later?
Fu Chuan: "…"
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