"So what if I am?"
Hyotei said indignantly.
"Fool!"
Zhuge Lan wasn't angry; instead, her eyes revealed pity as she quietly looked at Hyotei—
"I won't allow you to say that about yourself."
"What?"
Hyotei was stunned.
The last bit of shame and anger from the depths of her heart completely erupted.
[Emotional Points +141414]
[Emotional Points +151515]
What the hell?
When did she call herself a fool…
No, wait…
She and Xue Di also followed Zhuge Lan.
If that's the case…
Hyotei felt like she had really fallen into a trap she had dug herself—
Ahhh!
This isn't right at all!
Hyotei bit her red lips, desperately suppressing her emotions, looking at Zhuge Lan—
this man…
he wasn't really concerned at all. He
was just mocking her.
Since you won't allow Hyotei to call herself a fool, why did you call her a fool right off the bat?
So, you don't allow others to belittle themselves? You're
only allowed to belittle others!
Hyotei really wouldn't accept that. So what if she called herself a fool…
Hyotei subconsciously wanted to speak, but then a rare flash of inspiration struck her.
No, something's not right, she couldn't say that—
if she did, it would be admitting she was an idiot…
She'd fallen into this guy's trap again.
Damn it… No wonder those Shrek Academy students were completely fooled by him. He's got one trick after another when it comes
to trapping people . However, Hyotei ultimately suppressed her temper—when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. She tried to explain, to defend herself— "I wasn't talking about myself, and I'm not referring to Yuki-tei, I was talking about those new recruits you've made..." "Alright." Zhuge Lan waved her hand, interrupting Hyo-tei, and comforted her with a warm smile— "I know even fools have their pride." "Let's just leave this topic at that..." "Don't get so angry, okay?" "No, I have to make this clear!" Hyo-tei was eager to continue explaining, but Zhuge Lan just looked at her like she was an idiot. She nodded repeatedly with a smile— "Ah, yes, yes, you're right." "Our Hyo-tei is truly the smartest, not a fool at all, right?" So infuriating— so infuriating! Hyo-tei felt like she was about to go crazy. Zhuge Lan had put it this way, what could she do? Retort? —That would be saying she wasn't smart, and was a fool. If she didn't retort… —it was obvious the other party didn't believe her. It has to be said... Among countless internet memes designed to prank and amuse, "Ah yes, yes, yes" still stands out. Its power... A mere Hyotei, an inexperienced novice, dares to challenge it? Simply dreaming. "I didn't, I didn't..." Hyotei tried to launch into a triple denial, only omitting the last point. —After being tormented by Zhuge Lan for so long, Hyotei finally became a little smarter. Knowing she couldn't let the other party pinpoint her words, she was about to retort. Sure enough! Whether human or spirit beast... in a sheltered, nurturing environment, one can only grow into a naive little white flower. Wanting to oppose a prankster like Zhuge Lan... The innocent-looking girl definitely couldn't do that.
Only someone even more shameless would do it—
but unfortunately,
when it came to matching Zhuge Lan's shamelessness, Bingdi was far too inferior…
Seeing that Bingdi had already realized what was happening,
Zhuge Lan suddenly straightened his expression, interrupting her spellcasting again and throwing the question back at her—
"Alright."
"That's enough of that!"
"What I want to ask now is—why do you think I'm an idiot?"
"Since you've already acknowledged me as your master,"
"under these circumstances, secretly speaking ill of someone behind their back isn't a good thing, is it?"
"Is this just the simple loyalty of a soul beast?"
"No!"
Bingdi couldn't possibly bear such a heavy burden.
—Didn't she see the strange look in Xuedi's eyes behind Zhuge Lan?
If she ruined the reputation of soul beasts among Zhuge Lan's people,
she could ignore the other little ones.
But just Xuedi's gaze
was enough to make Bingdi so frustrated she wanted to bang her head against the wall.
To argue…
no, would arguing at this moment really be useful?
The issue had escalated to the level of trust between humans and soul beasts.
Simply trying to smooth things over was no longer an option.
And looking at Zhuge Lan's smile,
Hyotei felt a chill run down her spine—she didn't believe she could be fooled with a joke.
Taking a deep breath,
Hyotei finally calmed down completely and succinctly confessed everything—
confessing would be lenient, resisting would be severe.
With no way to hide it anymore and no choice but to explain,
this seemed to be the best course of action.
It must be said that Hyotei finally showed some wisdom at this moment—
she understood that arguing here
might directly anger Zhuge Lan, leading to more serious consequences.
Since that was the case,
it was better to be honest, accept the punishment, and try to gain the other party's forgiveness.
"I didn't really mean to say anything bad about you."
"I just wanted to chat with Xue Di. It's so boring being stuck here cultivating all this time!"
"And I don't understand—"
"With your strength and background, messing with those new members would be a simple matter."
"Why offer a reward like upgrading your soul ring's age?"
"I've never heard of such a method in Douluo Continent for countless years—I bet even for you, offering that reward wouldn't be easy, right?"
"So I think your actions were a bit... a bit foolish."
"Of course..."
Bing Di said, quickly adding two sentences to make amends—
"I was indeed a bit stupid back then, and there might have been some misunderstanding."
"Now that I think about it, you must have had your own special plans, right?"
This girl...
is interesting!
Zhuge Lan glanced at Bing Di with some surprise.
Even he hadn't expected—
this usually aloof and irritable tsundere loli, who was so concerned with her image and so conflicted—was
soft all over, except for her stubborn mouth.
But now she was so straightforward?
She openly admitted her mistake.
This is a bit outrageous.
This made Zhuge Lan glance sideways at Hyotei's soft, glistening cherry lips.
She wondered curiously—
even such a hard mouth was starting to soften.
It seemed a little unrealistic.
Hmm!
She'd definitely find a chance to taste it properly another day and see if it was soft or hard.
Hyotei, noticing Zhuge Lan's fixed gaze
, secretly swallowed, feeling extremely nervous. What is
this guy
doing, staring at me like that?
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