58: Triple kill — Three kills (Part 2)

"What are you talking about? I'm working. It's the task Xiao Si assigned." Shang Wan Ning lied through her teeth.

"Damn it! What a huge scapegoat!"

"Host, you heartless person."

"Ahhh! This Old Lady is still doing work for you and hasn't even asked for a salary!"

"Is this how you treat me? Believe it or not, I'll contact Ling Qi and expose you." Xiao Si ranted wildly while bouncing around in the System Space.

"Hey, hey, hey! Is there a difference between 'Xiao Si' and 'System'? You are fundamentally one entity! System assignment = Xiao Si arrangement, no difference!"

"Host, you scammer, don't try to confuse the issue. Can 'Artificial Idiot' compare to 'Xiao Si'? You are insulting me!" *Crack!* Xiao Si crushed the mouse.

Shang Wan Ning watched the mouse shatter into pieces, blinking rapidly. "Xiao Si, how about I give you a few days off next week? Go on a date with the sister system?"

"Only two days?" Xiao Si threatened Shang Wan Ning while holding up the keyboard.

"No, no, no... How about five days?"

"Hmph! ╯^╰ That's more like it!" Xiao Si put down the keyboard and sat down obediently.

[Sure enough, the System that cries occasionally gets time off! Hehehe! The sister system's method is really good. Next week! Sweet dates, here I come!]

Shang Wan Ning raised her hand to wipe the fragrant sweat from her forehead. [He finally put down the keyboard. Razer... mechanical keyboards are quite expensive.]

"You stingy miser, Host!!!"

..."I see! Are you done working?"

"Alm... almost!" Shang Wan Ning quickly looked up and replied, startled.

Ling Qi carelessly twirled the signature pen in her hand. Her clear, watery eyes now seemed as if a vat of aged vinegar had been overturned, with sour emotions continuously spilling out.

She parted her red lips slightly, her tone carrying a faint trace of resentment: "Alright! Let's go back!"

Shang Wan Ning's brows furrowed tightly, like a small mountain ridge lying between them.

After a long while, she slowly spoke: "Secretary-General, could you wait just a moment longer?" Her voice revealed an indescribable earnestness.

[Wuwu X﹏X, my index and middle fingers have been aching all day.]

"Host, don't you know how to switch hands? Oh! I forgot, you're not proficient in the work yet!" Xiao Si looked meaningful and mocked Shang Wan Ning severely.

"Shut up! Can't a holiday shut your mouth? What's wrong with being a little clumsy? Everyone has a first time being unskilled!"

"Cough, cough, cough... Yes, you are! Well~ Host, keep up the good work!" Xiao Si forced a smile... Ling Qi's gaze sharpened. She leaned against the wall and looked at Shang Wan Ning, asking in confusion, "What's wrong? Is there still something left unfinished?"

Shang Wan Ning let out a breath of stale air and explained: "The Walking Corpse's Teleportation Array and the Tunnel Illusion Array have not been dismantled yet. If we leave now, it might leave behind hidden dangers."

Upon hearing this, Ling Qi showed a look of helplessness. She carefully put the signature pen into her suit pocket.

Then she stood up straight, her posture tall and firm like a pine tree. She said in an unquestionable tone: "The finishing work can be handed over to You Wu and the others. I already told them. This small matter is nothing to them."

Shang Wan Ning still shook her head, insisting: "But... for me, it only takes a few minutes!"

"No need to trouble You Wu and the others to make a special trip!"

"You..." Ling Qi sighed softly, "are always so difficult."

"I won't tease you these few days, okay! Get a good rest tonight!" She reached out and ruffled Shang Wan Ning's hair, her eyes full of affection.

"Alright! Considering the Secretary-General's sincerity." Shang Wan Ning nodded, secretly delighted.

The main reason she insisted on handling it personally was—she wanted to use this as an excuse to give herself a break and gain some rest time in front of Ling Qi. (｡í _ ì｡)

"Wait a minute! Sister, you're the company's BOSS, that's amazing." Tang Tang bit her lip, blinking her eyes.

Upon hearing this, Ling Qi brazenly sized up Tang Tang, seeing through her Green Tea nature immediately. "Low-grade Tea!"

"Little Daoist Priest, do you want to steal her from me? Do you have the ability?" Ling Qi puffed out her chest, looking determined to win.

"What is this older sister talking about?" Tang Tang pouted, looking pitifully at Shang Wan Ning, who was pretending to be uninvolved.

"Hah! Your scheme is so obvious it hit me in the face. Forget it, BOSS won't join the Xuanmen."

"How would you know without trying!" Tang Tang put her hands on her hips, her competitive spirit aroused by Ling Qi.

"Tsk!" Ling Qi secretly clenched and then unclenched her fist. "Little Sister, your 'Tea Language'—this older sister mastered that centuries ago."

"Seriously! It's quite outdated." After speaking, Ling Qi secretly glanced at Tang Tang's chest a few times. "It's quite flat! Go back to your Temple and get some more nutrition!"

"Y-you... You can't just launch an area attack like that."

Tang Tang fought back the urge to cry, her face full of distress. She tightly clutched the corner of Shang Wan Ning's clothes and complained pitifully: "Layperson Sister, she keeps making veiled attacks against me!"

Shang Wan Ning's body instantly became incredibly stiff. She turned her neck with difficulty and glanced back at Ling Qi.

Immediately after, she forcefully shook off Tang Tang's hand gripping her clothes, shouting impatiently: "Aiya! Stop trying to Frame me! Take your hand away!"

"My goodness! Don't be so heartless!" Tang Tang widened her eyes, looking at Layperson Sister with disbelief, her mouth wide open as if she could fit an egg inside.

"Heartless? Were we ever involved romantically? Don't talk nonsense here!" Upon hearing this, an unknown rage immediately surged in Shang Wan Ning's heart, and her face showed a mixture of shock and indignation.

[It's over. No damn rest tonight!]

"True feelings are revealed when sharing hardships... Even if there's no love, there should at least be some friendship..." Tang Tang muttered as if talking to herself.

Ling Qi's expression instantly darkened completely, becoming oppressive like dense storm clouds.

Her sharp gaze shot directly at Tang Tang, making Tang Tang tremble all over. Her lips involuntarily shook, and the words she was about to speak were swallowed back down.

The atmosphere was extremely tense, as if the very air had solidified.

"Little Daoist, I take back what I said earlier. Your eyesight is quite blind."

Ling Qi pointed at the flower of the other shore embroidered on her suit. "What is this?"

"The Flower of the Other Shore Blooms on the Other Shore—it's the flower of the other shore!" Tang Tang's eyes felt sore and swollen, and she hadn't yet fully grasped the meaning.

"What does the flower of the other shore represent?" Ling Qi continued to press, full of patience.

"The Underworld! Isn't that the Ghost Messenger of the current Underworld?"

*Rumble!* Tang Tang felt a bolt of lightning strike her.

"The Underworld! Ghost Messenger! BOSS = Underworld Empress! We're finished!"

Double Kill (Second Blood)—Two Kills!