457: Chapter 457 You're only realizing it now?

Moli glared at her angrily for several breaths before finally defusing.

She plopped back down onto the edge of the mecha, bracing her hands on either side as her lower legs dangled and swung in the air.

"Fine, let's talk about business."

She turned her face toward the two of them:

"What is the situation with the two of you right now, and to what extent have you been affected?"

"When Su Yingxue invited me over to the Lin residence for pastries..."

"I refused on the surface, but in my heart actually..."

She stopped halfway through and didn't continue.

However, both King Feiyun and Ziyi understood what she left unsaid.

After a few more breaths of silence, Ziyi spoke candidly:

"After I refused, my mind kept thinking about that scene."

"Well, not that kind of lewd scene."

"It was about what I should say, what I should do, and what expression I should use after Lin Yun arrived..."

"Just imagining that scenario makes my heartbeat go haywire."

Hearing Ziyi's words, the expression on Moli's small face shifted from angry to dazed.

She hadn't expected Ziyi to be like this.

The situation was so much more severe than her own.

Moli had thought her own subtle thoughts were already outrageous enough.

She hadn't expected Ziyi's situation to be even more outrageous than hers.

...

The two of them looked toward King Feiyun.

Seeing that both of them had spoken, King Feiyun decided not to hold back either.

"When I sensed Lin Yun appearing outside the mansion gate today, my heartbeat sped up by half a beat."

"Before I even had time to think, I directly instructed the steward to say I was in secluded cultivation."

"After sending him away, I sat in the study for a long time before truly calming down."

King Feiyun spoke very calmly, as if stating a matter unrelated to herself.

Yet both Moli and Ziyi could hear that the emotion hidden beneath that calmness was anything but calm.

The Small World fell silent for a moment.

Moli's swinging lower legs came to a stop.

She looked at King Feiyun and Ziyi, remained silent for a few breaths, and then asked:

"So does this mean we are... beyond saving?"

King Feiyun shook her head.

Ziyi also shook her head along with her.

Neither of them knew either.

Moli let out a long sigh and leaned back entirely.

She lay down flat on the mecha's broad palm surface.

Her gaze stared blankly at the dome:

"One is at the Ninth Rank, one is at the Eighth Rank, and there's also an ageless monster who has lived for over eight thousand years."

"The three of us gathered together, yet we can't even figure out why we would feel a heartbeat for a Sixth Rank brat."

"This is simply too outrageous."

Ziyi looked at her expression of utter despair, her tone softening a bit:

"Did you call us here today just to say these things?"

Moli didn't answer immediately.

She lay on the mecha's palm, staring at the dome for a good while before speaking slowly:

"I was just thinking, why did Su Yingxue happen to invite me today?"

"And Lu Shan, why did she happen to invite you today?"

"And Lin Yun, why did he happen to visit King Feiyun today?"

As Moli spoke, she sat up, her gaze sweeping across the faces of the two:

"Don't you guys feel like something is a bit wrong?"

"Have you ever thought that this is simply not a coincidence?"

King Feiyun's brows twitched slightly.

Ziyi's expression also turned a bit more serious.

Moli continued:

"The three of us all hid today, but think carefully—why today?"

"Lin Yun has been in Lingyuan Empire for so long, why hasn't he ever visited you, Feiyun, before?"

"Why does it happen to be today, bringing a thank-you gift, inviting for tea, and inviting for pastries all at once?"

"Coming one by one, targeting the three of us separately."

She paused there, her gaze falling on King Feiyun:

"Could it be that Lin Yun... knows he can affect us?"

"So he's starting to make a move now?"

King Feiyun hadn't expected her to say this. She was silent for a few breaths before shaking her head slowly:

"Probably not."

Ziyi also nodded along, her tone carrying a thoughtful nuance:

"Lin Yun shouldn't know."

"According to the intelligence we collected from Qilin Kingdom over there, Lin Yun has never proactively pursued any woman."

"All those wives by his side were arranged for him by his wives."

"Su Yingxue and her group of little sisters love nothing more than scouting beauties for Lin Yun."

"Fei Xue, Feiying, Ruozao, Chiba, Lu Shan... all of them were matched together by them single-handedly."

Moli blinked her eyes, as if hearing this statement for the first time:

"All matched by Su Yingxue and the others?"

Ziyi nodded:

"Absolutely true. Su Yingxue is extremely enthusiastic about scouting beauties for Lin Yun."

"Chiba, Lu Shan, Fei Xue, Feiying, Ruozao, all of them were arranged by her step by step."

"First creating opportunities for contact, then closing the distance, then wearing them down with persistence, and finally unknowingly tricking them into the Lin residence."

The expression on Moli's face shifted from dazed to realization, and then from realization to belated astonishment.

She recalled those previous days.

Su Yingxue gently pulling her along to talk.

Qiao Feifei spinning around her with a giggling smile.

Shen Youqing bringing pastries and offering them right to her hand.

Hua Liuli and Wu Qingya chatting with her on her left and right.

At that time, she had only thought this group of young girls was hospitable and likable.

Thinking back now...

Moli gave her own forehead a smack with a slap, her small face full of vexation:

"So they were trying to win me over back then?"

Ziyi looked at her appearance, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly:

"Did you only just realize this now?"

Moli widened her eyes:

"How was I supposed to know that was what they were planning!"

"I thought they were just chatting with me purely! Purely inviting me for pastries! Purely taking me out to play!"

Ziyi's tone was leisurely:

"Well, they were indeed pure."

"Purely wanting to marry you into the Lin family, that's all."

Moli was left speechless by those words, her small face turning alternately red and white.

King Feiyun listened from the side, her expression also somewhat subtle.

She recalled the previous banquet where Su Yingxue served tea and water, chatting softly and intimately with her.

Hua Liuli and Shen Youqing sat nearby, occasionally joining the conversation.

At that time, she only thought these young people were sensible, polite, and knew how to show gratitude.

Now, analyzed like this by Moli and Ziyi, those scenes tasted completely different when recalled.

Moli sat on the edge of the mecha, her lower legs swinging again, her tone carrying a sort of indescribable complexity:

"Could it be that Su Yingxue and the others... even targeted King Feiyun?"

Ziyi nodded, her tone matter-of-fact:

"Yes. They targeted her too."

Moli turned her head to look at King Feiyun.

King Feiyun was silent for a moment, and finally slowly uttered a sentence:

"That woman Su Yingxue... is truly bold."

Ziyi nodded:

"Bold, and smart. She knows her boundaries, and every contact is just right, without making people feel offended."

Moli was left speechless.

She looked at King Feiyun, then looked at Ziyi, and finally managed to squeeze out a sentence:

"The two of you... one is a Ninth-Rank titled king, and the other is an Eighth-Rank head steward."

"Su Yingxue and the others, a Fourth-Rank Martial Artist leading a bunch of little sisters whose highest is only at the Seventh Rank..."

"And they dare to scheme against the two of you?"

"This nerve... is simply too massive!"

"Targeting me was one thing..."

"They even dare to scheme against a titled king powerhouse."

"Do they even know how the word 'fear' is written..."