System, You Didn't Say the Villain Can Read Minds! - Chapter 25

Chapter 25

◎My Heart is in a Tangle Because of You.◎

Yun Wenzhou held Mo Jiu in her arms and flew resolutely toward an unknown direction.

She didn’t dare to stop for fear of being caught by Ye Lan.

It wasn’t until a hint of the sea breeze passed Mo Jiu’s nose that she turned her head and saw the vast, boundless ocean.

Flying all the way to the seaside, huh?

Yun Wenzhou stopped.

Mo Jiu looked up and saw her astonished expression.

This was Yun Wenzhou’s first time seeing the sea, the first time seeing such a boundless and magnificent plane, so she must have been shocked.

The Abomination Crystal had been mostly absorbed by Yun Wenzhou during her flight, leaving only a pigeon-egg-sized residue for Mo Jiu.

Mo Jiu was a little frustrated, but whatever, as long as the mission was complete.

“Let’s rest here tonight,” Mo Jiu said to Yun Wenzhou.

“Here?” After Yun Wenzhou landed, her gaze was still fixed on the sea, as if looking at an unknown behemoth.

Mo Jiu looked at her expression amusedly: “What? Are you scared?”

“Mhm, I’m scared.” Yun Wenzhou put Mo Jiu down and lowered her beautiful eyelashes. “I’m afraid Sister will suddenly abandon me again.”

Mo Jiu’s smile froze: “Where did ‘again’ come from…”

‘When did I ever abandon you?’

Although she had indeed thought about it, it was quite difficult to put into practice, and after today, it was out of the question.

—Ye Lan will find them sooner or later and make them pay for their actions today. Under these circumstances, acting separately would be even more dangerous.

Yun Wenzhou knew her sister hadn’t truly abandoned her, but she still couldn’t help but whine: “Just today! Sister left me alone on a stranger’s bed to go on a date with an Abomination. Sister, you don’t know how chilled my heart was when I found out.”

“Why do you make it sound so strange… I haven’t even complained about you pretending to sleep yet.”

Calling her three times with no response was clearly intentional. She just wanted to follow her and see what she was going to do.

“How can you blame me?” Yun Wenzhou lowered her head in grievance. “Sister, you called out to me suspiciously. I thought you were going to prepare some surprise for me. I didn’t want to spoil your fun, so I had to pretend to sleep. But then you left me and walked away. I was so sad.”

Mo Jiu bent down and tilted her head, looking at Yun Wenzhou’s face: “Are you really crying?”

She wasn’t.

In terms of acting skills, Yun Wenzhou was still a step behind her.

However, remembering that Yun Wenzhou had almost died for her, Mo Jiu still stroked her head in comfort: “Alright, alright. I won’t ever leave you again. I’ll take you wherever I go. Is that good enough?”

‘Let’s keep it this way for now. We’ll talk about it when ‘that day’ comes.’

Yun Wenzhou didn’t know what “that day” Mo Jiu was thinking of was, and she couldn’t ask. She could only pretend not to hear the inner voice and replied with a cheerful “Mhm,” then reached out and hugged Mo Jiu.

Mo Jiu flinched at the hug, but ultimately didn’t push her away.

She thought, I owe Yun Wenzhou a life, after all.

But it was impossible for her to be completely submissive and grant Yun Wenzhou’s every request because of this.

So, when Yun Wenzhou pressed her lips to her ear and demanded compensation, she pushed her away without hesitation.

“You pretended to sleep to deceive me and then followed me. It’s good enough that I’m not punishing you. And you want compensation? You should get some good rest.”

Mo Jiu resisted the urge to rub her ear.

She managed to resist, at the cost of the spot on her ear where Yun Wenzhou’s lips had touched feeling hot.

Yun Wenzhou grew up under her watch. Although they weren’t blood relatives, and she, as an NPC, didn’t even belong to this world, she had witnessed the entire process of Yun Wenzhou growing from a frail girl into a dangerously charming woman. Therefore, she should treat Yun Wenzhou as her younger sister… That should have been the case.

But because she had done many awkward things while exploiting the mission rules, including but not limited to bathing Yun Wenzhou, putting a collar on her, claiming to be her owner, a slight tension had been added to this already abnormal sisterly relationship.

Now, honestly, Mo Jiu wasn’t sure how to face Yun Wenzhou.

But she would leave this world eventually, so perhaps it didn’t matter if this relationship wasn’t clearly defined…

Provided that—

‘Stop flirting, my heart is in a tangle because of you.’

Huh? Yun Wenzhou raised an eyebrow.

It turns out Sister’s heart can also be in a tangle?

“Does Sister want to punish me? That’s fine. Since leaving that place, Sister hasn’t punished me, and I’m actually a little unaccustomed to it.”

Yun Wenzhou said this, hooking one arm around Mo Jiu’s, resting her head on her shoulder, her voice sounding a bit lazy, and thus intimate: “How does Sister want to punish me? There’s no one here. Sister can punish me however she wants. I’m so nervous.”

She said “nervous,” but there wasn’t a hint of tension in her tone; instead, it carried a touch of excitement.

Mo Jiu grabbed the hand that was running wantonly across her chest and interlocked her fingers with hers, preventing her from drawing circles again. Because she didn’t want to be flirted with any further, she made her words particularly harsh: “After stopping your madness, you’ve started acting like a masochist.”

‘Did I really raise her to be a masochist?’

Yun Wenzhou was not a masochist. She didn’t get excited by pain, but if being mistaken for a masochist could keep her sister by her side, then letting her sister continue to misunderstand wouldn’t be so bad.

But there was one thing she had to clarify.

Yun Wenzhou countered Mo Jiu’s grip and pressed her lips to her ear again: “Even if I’m acting like a masochist, I only do it for Sister.”

Anyone else trying to inflict pain on her? They must be tired of living.

Mo Jiu: “…”

‘Aaaaaah!’

‘Calm down! Calm down! I can’t let her manipulate me!’

Mo Jiu firmly refused to admit that her heart rate had accelerated. To take the initiative back into her own hands, she, against her better judgment, raised the hand that wasn’t locked with Yun Wenzhou’s, hooked her index finger under the choker-style necklace on Yun Wenzhou’s neck, and forced her to look down at the ground.

Yun Wenzhou let out an “Ah.” Her long black hair, with the motion of lowering her head, slid down her pale neck.

“You like this?” Mo Jiu’s tone was absolutely contemptuous, but her conflicted inner thoughts revealed her nervousness.

‘Is this okay for me to do…? No, I have to do this! But wouldn’t this be too… D*mn it! What am I supposed to do with her?’

The corners of Yun Wenzhou’s lips lifted.

She didn’t like being bullied by her sister, but she enjoyed the conflicted inner voice her sister had after bullying her.

“Mhm, I like it,” Yun Wenzhou replied against her better judgment. “Sister can be a little rougher with me, it’s fine. I can take it.”

Mo Jiu: “…”

‘Is she serious?’

‘Why would I reward her?’

‘This is just too much.’

Mo Jiu didn’t know how to respond to Yun Wenzhou’s statement, so she simply didn’t.

She freed herself from Yun Wenzhou’s hand and turned her back to her. Remembering that the Mall had unlocked the customization feature, she tried it out.

Mo Jiu: System, I want to customize a tool.

System: Please describe the features and purpose of the tool in as much detail as possible.

Mo Jiu: A potion that can restore physical strength and heal injuries.

The “Recovery Potion” available for 10 reward points in the Mall restored constitution, which basically meant enhancing immunity to better resist diseases; it could be drunk like cold medicine.

But she needed a potion that could drastically restore stamina and heal injuries. She never wanted to experience such despair as she did today again.

System: Understood. “Healing Potion” and “Stamina Supplement” have been added to the Mall, exchangeable for 100 reward points each.

Mo Jiu: Excellent, excellent! System, you are my Yue Xinghe!

System: Is this a compliment? System analysis in progress…

Mo Jiu: Stop analyzing. Hurry up and add a hypnosis tool that can put people to sleep instantly—a pocket watch, a pendulum, or a spray will do.

Mo Jiu: Oh, and it must be something Xiaozhou cannot control with her ability.

Mo Jiu: Bind it to me. Others shouldn’t be able to use it.

Mo Jiu suddenly realized that if she could just make Yun Wenzhou sleep, she wouldn’t have to respond to those questions that she didn’t know how to answer. Plan success!

System: Understood. “Hypnosis Pendulum” and “Hypnosis Spray” have been added to the Mall based on the Host’s needs.

System: The “Hypnosis Pendulum” is a soul artifact, existing in this world as an ability. It consumes physical strength when used. As long as stamina is sufficient, there is no limit to the number of uses. Exchangeable for 1000 reward points.

System: The “Hypnosis Spray” is a one-time item. It can be used immediately upon retrieval and disappears automatically after use. 100 reward points per bottle.

1000 reward points is a bit expensive… 100 reward points is acceptable, but it’s too wasteful if it can only be used once.

Moreover…

Mo Jiu: Existing as an ability? Then why not just let me awaken the Hypnosis Ability directly?

System: Understood. “Hypnosis Ability” has been added to the Mall, exchangeable for 1000 reward points.

Mo Jiu: …

Mo Jiu currently had a total of 1600 reward points.

To spend 1000 points just to run away from Yun Wenzhou’s relentless flirting… was perhaps unnecessary.

Besides, if she escaped at night, could she escape during the day? Ultimately, it was only treating the symptom, not the root cause.

Just as Mo Jiu was about to sigh, Yun Wenzhou clung to her again, like a newborn kitten that only felt safe when touching her body.

“Why is Sister suddenly spacing out? Did I scare you? I apologize for making things difficult for Sister.” Yun Wenzhou hugged Mo Jiu’s waist from behind, resting her chin on her shoulder, her voice slightly lazier, making it sound more intimate. “Sister, I’m sleepy. Shall we go to sleep? If Sister thinks the ground is dirty, you can sleep on me.”

“Ah, this is enough, you…” Mo Jiu grabbed Yun Wenzhou’s hands wrapped around her waist, just about to pull them away, when Yun Wenzhou voluntarily let go. Then her body uncontrollably slid downward, as if she had suddenly lost all her strength.

Mo Jiu was startled. Instinctively, she used her ability on her, freezing her descending body, then turned and embraced her.

Yun Wenzhou’s head rested on her shoulder, drooping limply, her breathing steady.

Mo Jiu carefully pinched her chin and found that her eyes were closed.

Asleep?

Instant sleep?

That makes sense. Since they left that home, Yun Wenzhou hadn’t had a proper sleep for even a second. She didn’t sleep in the shelter, she was pretending to sleep today, and she had just recovered from a severe injury.

No matter how powerful she was, she was still human. Humans get hungry, tired, and sleepy.

Honestly, she was planning to rely on tools or abilities, but it seemed there was no need for that now.

Mo Jiu gently lifted the suddenly sleeping Yun Wenzhou into her arms.

The long night passed. Light appeared on the sea horizon, casting a dreamy layer of purple over the deep darkness.

After confirming that Ye Lan hadn’t pursued them and there were no Abominations around, Mo Jiu confidently customized a tent, fixing it in a spot where it wouldn’t be reached by the seawater.

Mo Jiu: I need it to be completely opaque and waterproof, with a soft bottom.

System: Opaque, waterproof, soft-bottom tent. 50 reward points. Thank you for your patronage.

Mo Jiu carried Yun Wenzhou into the tent and settled her down. She stared at her face for a while in the faint light, suddenly remembering how Yun Wenzhou had asked her for a goodnight kiss…

She didn’t know which nerve had misfired, but she voluntarily lowered her head and gently kissed her forehead: “Goodnight.”

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