Chapter 40.04 Lanhua and Alliance
“Ai—are you really Zi’ai?”
I know asking repeatedly is foolish, as it’s unhelpful in pursuing the truth. Normally, I would absolutely not say it.
Yet I couldn’t help but ask.
It’s simply because the one I’m facing is her, An Zi’ai.
Unlike other seductive **s, I even feel that I myself cannot compare to her. I am confident that I understand Juncheng the best, but I haven’t always been by Juncheng’s side. She, however, has been by Juncheng’s side from beginning to end, completing everything for him, yet not driven by her own selfish desires.
“One heart, two bodies”—to describe their relationship like this is indeed the most fitting.
They coexist and survive together; this kind of special relationship is irreplaceable by anyone.
Only she is the one affirmed by Juncheng. Transcending the relationship of love and being loved, such a relationship is beyond the reach of ‘outsiders’.
I’ve also thought that if Juncheng hadn’t chosen a harem and insisted on a single female lead route, choosing only her would have made all the women accept it wholeheartedly, and perhaps no war would break out.
And it is precisely because Juncheng and Zi’ai are absent that I am guiding all of this.
Letting this game continue to ferment, but without the suppressive force, it will continuously swell until the bubble pops with a *splash*.
And now that Juncheng is gone, she has appeared once again, completely defying logic and appearing in this city at an ill-timed moment.
It’s as if Juncheng handed over the baton to Zi’ai—one of them will always appear and resolve things.
Zi’ai replied with a slight smile.
“Ah, I am An Zi’ai. It seems Lanhua, you don’t just not remember me, you don’t want to see me, eh?”
“I don’t mean that… No, your appearance is truly not at the right time, Zi’ai.”
When talking with Zi’ai, there’s no need for excessive psychological warfare; being direct is faster.
Everyone knows what’s going on anyway.
“I figured. Everything was developing perfectly according to my plan, and suddenly someone appears who might mess everything up—of course, you wouldn’t want to see them.”
As expected of Zi’ai, she has already grasped the situation completely, *phew*.
Calm down, don’t be impulsive, Lanhua.
Showing weakness from the start puts you at a disadvantage. In reality, I am still in a more advantageous position. I possess more information and know much more than she does, and I have made more thorough preparations.
I am the one with the advantage.
“You are Lanhua?”
SE2, the little idiot.
Yang Shifan, this guy who completely lacks situational awareness, frowned and asked me self-righteously.
I don’t even bother to acknowledge him, but one question cannot be ignored.
Why is Zi’ai with him?
A man like Yang Shifan has no value of existence. I have used his Destined Ability before, but after its activation,
in other words, he has no further use…
For me, it is indeed so. Thinking from her perspective, why would Zi’ai deliberately keep him around?
A little thought reveals the answer. So this is Zi’ai’s objective—to douse everyone with a bucket of cold water and cool down the escalating battlefield?
Seeing through the essence directly and addressing the problem from its root is very much like Zi’ai’s style.
“You, guy, deliberately sold An Juncheng’s whereabouts to me, didn’t you. Tsk, looking back now, I was truly tricked to death and got caught up in such a terrifying situation…—”
“This is not a place for you to butt in. Shut up.”
Dissolve Love, constrain him.
Several small Dissolve Love derivatives have been following me, hidden underground. Sensing my command, they emerged from the cracks in the ground and wrapped around Yang Shifan’s legs, paralyzing him.
“Uh? What is this! A pink slime?!”
Then it continued to creep upwards, eventually covering his mouth as well.
That’s enough for now; there’s no need to dissolve him.
Even if dissolved, he could immediately revive, which would be meaningless.
Zi’ai made no move to help, merely looking at Dissolve Love with some surprise.
“This… Dissolve Love? You’ve created her.”
I didn’t think much of it initially, but I suddenly discovered a very crucial problem and immediately asked.
“Wait, how do you know?”
Dissolve Love was created by my future self, Zi’hua, as a special life form. Only I know the formal name ‘Dissolve Love’. Those who don’t know—like Yang Shifan—would call it ‘pink slime’ or ‘pink jelly’. As for those who have heard the name Dissolve Love, they no longer have bodies.
So where did Zi’ai learn of it? 51
“Why wouldn’t I know? I was the one who helped you devise the ‘Dissolve Love’ formula. It was also me who accompanied you through hundreds of experiments, finally succeeding in creating it.”
The reason I can’t remain calm is that what she said is indeed the truth.
Dissolve Love was not created solely by Zi’hua; she received Zi’ai’s help.
That is something that should be even less likely to exist than anything else!
Not to mention proof of existence, there shouldn’t even be any trace of it!
“Looking at your expression, you don’t know what’s going on either? Sigh, this is troublesome. Then why did I appear here?”
Acting? Lies? No, I believe she’s telling the truth.
It’s at this moment that I realize this Zi’ai has a very subtle difference from the Zi’ai in my memory, one that’s completely unnoticeable if not observed closely.
In reality, her appearance and figure haven’t changed significantly, but her aura is different.
More composed, more mature.
If the original Zi’ai was as tight as a skein of thread, the current Zi’ai is like soaked cotton, becoming heavier.
I was wondering why Zi’ai, who should still be a child now, would suddenly appear here as an adult. So it turns out she originally didn’t belong to this world…
Like Zi’hua, no, more unbelievable than Zi’hua returning to the past.
The future from the world of *18*…
It’s more sci-fi than science fiction, isn’t it?
“But it’s truly strange. Your future self and my current self disappeared together, and at this very moment, I, who am from the future, stand before Lanhua, who lives in this era.”
*Phew*… Rather than strange, I feel this is the arrangement of ‘someone’.
But who could it be? To have this Zi’ai appear here…
The number of people who survived from the previous world into this one is already scarce, let alone someone from the future of an old world like Zi’hua, from a point in time that has already vanished.
Is it that Head Maid?
She said she wouldn’t interfere, but ultimately made a move—290?
No, if Little Bingbing knew about this, she would definitely be unhappy.
Saint Novel.
No matter how invincible that Head Maid is, she still listens to her Young Miss and wouldn’t do anything that would displease Ji Lianbing.
Then who else could it be…
“Let’s not think about me for now. We don’t have enough information yet, do we? And there’s something more important right in front of us… Hmm, you guys have really gone all out this time, aren’t you afraid of losing control?”
“Hehehe, those who think about the consequences of failure before failing are destined to fail.”
“I suppose so. Then, since we are connected to each other’s future, why don’t we create a new future together?”
“This is indeed fate. I’m willing to believe you too.”
Zi’ai said with a slight smile.
“Let’s cooperate.” “I refuse.”
The voices sounded simultaneously. The moment Zi’ai proposed cooperation, I rejected it outright.
The atmosphere turned awkward.
“You’re not giving me any face at all. Though your refusal was within my expectations.”
“Now is not the time to worry about face. You should also be very clear about what’s more important.”
“But if you do this, Juncheng will be unhappy.”
“Heh? Me doing this? Do you know what I’m going to do?”
Zi’ai gently shook her head and said faintly.
“If I don’t know what you’re going to do after seeing Dissolve Love, then my intelligence would be comparable to Zombie Li Nai.”
She’s not here, and you’re badmouthing her like that, is that really okay…
Her way of speaking has become more sharp and sarcastic.
Zi’hua is also like this, always liking to speak in riddles, stopping halfway and leaving people in suspense.
“Back then, I helped you create Dissolve Love to deal with our awakened Miss Succubus. In the end, it was all for Juncheng. But now you’re using it as a ‘fuel engine’ to gain Destiny Power, and Juncheng dislikes this approach.”
“Juncheng will forgive me.”
“You’re exploiting Juncheng’s love for you. You know, I won’t do anything that would displease Juncheng.”
“Then our ideals do not align. There’s no point in saying more, we part ways here.”
I took a step forward again. As I brushed past Zi’ai, who was holding Lily, she suddenly said.
“Catch her, Lily.”
Lily reflexively obeyed Zi’ai’s command and grabbed my arm, but it wasn’t an aggressive move, just a way to keep me.
Zi’ai turned her body, letting Lily pull me back to face her. *Ding*. “Needle”
“No, if we don’t settle this here, you will be a significant obstacle later, Lan.”
“Heh, then what do you want?”
“There was insufficient sincerity in my proposal just now. While I said ‘cooperate’, it was akin to trying to swindle you. I suppose you wouldn’t agree without a good reason.”
Zi’ai smiled slightly, revealing a confident expression, and said.
“How about this, Lanhua, let’s make a deal.”
So… so similar…
So cool, so cool.
I was moved.
I want to take Zi’ai to bed.
These stray thoughts stirred my emotions, and I suddenly became interested, sticking out my tongue, licking my lips, and laughing.
“Hehehehe, what do you want me to help you with?”
“Help me dispel the Madness. There are three targets: Li Nai, Ji Lianbing, and Juncheng’s body. Fundamentally, our goals are the same: collect the body parts and resolve Ji Lianbing. It’s just an additional mission to find Li Nai.”
“Hoh, but our desired outcomes are different, aren’t they? And what I’m doing now is to deal with that Young Miss. If you stop me, I won’t be able to contend with Little Bingbing.”
Zi’ai heard my explanation and didn’t deny it, nodding.
“I understand that. So, I will tacitly approve of you using Dissolve Love to collect souls. Anyway, most of them are abnormal criminals locked up in the Black Azure Pavilion. If they’re gone, they’re gone. But some people cannot be killed. You should be clear about Juncheng’s bottom line, right?”
“I naturally know that. So, let’s talk about what you can give me next. Hehehehe… I won’t help if it doesn’t entice me.”
Zi’ai maintained that confident smile.
“The chips I offer, you absolutely cannot refuse.”
“Hoh? How interesting. Let’s hear it.”
Zi’ai cradled Lily with one arm, extended her right index finger, forming a ‘1’ posture, as if she controlled everything, and said with full confidence.
“If you help me, I can guarantee you—”
She took a deep breath and said in one go.
“Juncheng’s first child will be yours.”
“Deal~●”
Immediate acceptance, no need to hesitate.
This is what I wanted.
