107: Playing hard to get, Jiang Lin's pattern

After Jiang Lin sorted out his gains from this trip, he found himself back in the attic.

Shangguan Yaoyao was in his arms, staring blankly at his profile.

"Where are Nangong Lengyu and Cai Yu?"

Shangguan Yaoyao immediately snapped back to attention and chuckled, "It seems Young Master missed a big show!"

Jiang Lin raised an eyebrow, looking at Shangguan Yaoyao in confusion.

He hadn't paid attention to the outside world while inheriting the Dark Deceit Art.

"Just now, Cai Yu and Nangong Lengyu woke up almost at the same time!"

"As soon as Cai Yu woke up, she attacked Nangong Lengyu, trying to kill her. Nangong Lengyu didn't fight back, only passively defended!"

"Later, Cai Yu saw there was truly no way, so she turned her spearhead, intending to kill Young Master, but Nangong Lengyu stepped in and blocked her!"

"That woman said she would investigate all the truth thoroughly, and once everything was clear, she would handle it impartially and give Cai Yu justice!"

"Young Master, you don't know how angry Cai Yu was; in the end, she had no choice but to leave!"

"Then Nangong Lengyu looked at Young Master, sighed, and also left!"

Jiang Lin frowned slightly, saying incredulously, "That shouldn't be right. With Nangong Lengyu's personality, wouldn't she wait for me to wake up, scold me a bit, and shift some blame?"

Shangguan Yaoyao covered her mouth and chuckled, "Her flying fish robe was torn to pieces!"

"And this time, she was the one who initiated it!"

"What does she have to be so proud of?"

"After she swallowed the Rage Demon Spider and left the illusion I constructed, returning to the inn, I placed Young Master in front of her. The rest was all her own actions!"

Oh? Is that so?

Hearing this, Jiang Lin's mouth curved into an unexpected smile:

"This is interesting. I was still planning how to make them completely submit to me. Relying solely on the mask's coercion would lead to too much accumulated backlash. Now it's much simpler!"

"Yao'er, you did very well!"

A glint flashed in Shangguan Yaoyao's eyes, as an unexpected pleasant surprise task was completed, and her favorability increased.

This made her even more motivated!

"Young Master, should we tie Cai Yu back?"

"That woman is a perfect Cauldron in the making!"

Jiang Lin shook his head and sighed, "I originally planned that too!"

"To make her a Desire Succubus, and during the desire backlash, I would train her and brand her with a loyal soul imprint!"

"Unfortunately, due to a twist of fate, she became a Rakshasa Demon!"

"Slaughter backlash is not easy to handle!"

"However, it's fine. She won't be able to control her desire for slaughter, and it will become increasingly terrifying!"

"By then, the Light Society will have no choice but to abandon her!"

"That's when we make our move!"

Shangguan Yaoyao hesitated, "What if the Light Society doesn't abandon her?"

"After all, I heard that the Light Society is extremely mysterious and very unified. It's said that the first rule of their doctrine is never to abandon anyone!"

Jiang Lin gently stroked her hair and chuckled, "You overestimate human nature!"

"When you still have value, everyone helps you!"

"But when you are nothing but a burden, those people might help you a little at first, for the sake of so-called collective honor and disgrace!"

"As time goes on, if you only bring endless trouble, enemies use you to target the entire collective, allies become estranged from the collective because of you, and the collective's morale is constantly scattered..."

"By then, if they still remember your past contributions and don't directly clean house, that would be the greatest benevolence!"

"No one is wrong in this; the world simply operates this way!"

"By then, she will be an existence hunted by the world, cursed by everyone!"

"What will she do when we make our move then?"

"People who have experienced the coldness of the world know best how to repay us!"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yaoyao felt a chill down her spine.

The more she followed Jiang Lin, the more she discovered Jiang Lin's precise understanding and terrifying planning!

Such a person, although his methods are despicable,

Always possessed a special charm that unconsciously captivated Shangguan Yaoyao.

Moreover, the more she experienced, the more she found that every word Jiang Lin spoke was truth, and every action maximized benefit.

"Then... what about Nangong Lengyu?"

"As a high-ranking official of the court, blessed by popular support, she must have the ability to suppress the backlash of the Desire Succubus!"

"What if she keeps clinging to the Black Yuan City matter and insists on investigating to the end? What should we do?"

Jiang Lin said directly, "Let her investigate. The more she investigates, the deeper she will fall into the trap I've woven!"

"By that time, she will discover that she is surrounded by forces she cannot resist!"

"Then, Nangong Shuo will die, and Six Doors will only have the old, weak, and sick remaining!"

"She will be unable to resist using her demonic power!"

"At that time, she will obediently come to me..."

Just then, the communication talisman in Jiang Lin's hand lit up.

After reading the message, he smiled, "The last fish to enter the stage has arrived!"

"The rest of this good show is up to you!"

Jiang Lin leaned closer to her cheek and softly added:

"I am increasingly satisfied with you now!"

"I hope that one day, you will no longer just be a tool!"

With that, Jiang Lin disappeared directly, leaving Shangguan Yaoyao slightly stunned.

...

An ordinary courtyard.

Side room,

Amidst swirling mist, a hazy figure soaked in water.

"Why?"

"Why have I become so strange?"

"Why do I not hate Jiang Lin at all, and deep down, I even long for that dirty time?"

"What exactly is that mask?"

A series of frantic questions left Nangong Lengyu unable to calm down.

Since she could remember, under her father's tutelage,

She had basically always been extremely calm and rational.

This time, she was completely broken!

Kill Jiang Lin!

As soon as the thought emerged, she immediately dismissed it!

This time, it wasn't Jiang Lin's fault.

It was all her own fault.

Her insistence on going under that inn, and getting caught, led to this result...

Why?

Why did it have to be that heinous Jiang Lin?

Complex thoughts surged again, and the lingering marks on her body reminded her once more.

She directly submerged herself in the wooden tub, trying hard to calm down.

Thump thump thump!

A knock on the door sounded.

"Young Miss, Senior Zhi Yuan is here!"

With a "splash," Nangong Lengyu shot out of the water.

"I'll be right there!"

A quarter of an hour later,

Nangong Lengyu walked into the living room and approached a petite figure.

"Lengyu greets Senior Zhi Yuan!"

The petite figure had a youthful face and was less than 1.4 meters tall, like a girl of eleven or twelve.

Despite her appearance,

She was actually over a thousand years old!

Her cultivation was at the Body Integration Stage, and she was an Elder-level figure on the surface of Six Doors!

Known as the "Know-It-All," Elder Zhi Yuan!

Zhi Yuan stood up from the main seat and, in a proper manner, came before Nangong Lengyu,

Stood on tiptoe, and reached out to pat Nangong Lengyu's head.

Then, she pretended to be world-weary and nodded, saying, "Time really flies. In the blink of an eye, Little Lengyu is already this big!"

The entire process was quite comical, creating a sense of humorous contrast.

Nangong Lengyu paid no attention to any of this and immediately asked about the main topic.

"Senior Zhi Yuan, what exactly is the situation with those scenes I described?"

Zhi Yuan mysteriously looked around,

After confirming no one was present,

Waved her hand, signaling Nangong Lengyu to bend down so she could speak to her.

Nangong Lengyu bent down and heard the childish voice.

"Let me ask you a question first!"

"How did you grow so tall?"

"It's so enviable!"