System, You Didn't Say the Villain Can Read Minds! - Chapter 66

Chapter 66

◎The Ability Called Mind-Reading.◎

“Without my permission, no one is allowed near the prison. Those who approach without authorization shall be killed.”

“Yes!”

After giving the cold command to stay away from the prison, Yun Wenzhou quickly returned to her own chambers.

As the Imperial Marshal, she handled almost all the Empire’s affairs. She was essentially the de facto Queen of the Empire, only lacking the Queen Bee’s power to soothe minds.

Yes, she had simply reclaimed what was rightfully hers. That was all.

But why…

Was her heart so heavy?

Yun Wenzhou distractedly flipped through the documents on her desk. Despite her mind having just been soothed by the genuine Queen Bee, leaving her in the best possible state, she couldn’t concentrate.

Suddenly, a Soldier Bee knocked on her door.

“Enter,” Yun Wenzhou said without lifting her head.

The door opened. The newcomer knelt on one knee and saluted Yun Wenzhou: “Greetings, Marshal. I have an urgent matter to report.”

“Speak,” Yun Wenzhou spat out one word at a time, unwilling to say a single extra word to anyone other than Mo Jiu.

The person had not received the command to rise, so she remained kneeling to report: “I don’t know if it’s because Her Majesty the Queen Bee… because the Queen Bee is imprisoned, but a team of guards patrolling the west of the city sensed the Queen Bee’s pheromones… My meaning is… a new Queen Bee may have… appeared.”

“Wha—” Yun Wenzhou snapped the steel pen she was holding in half with her bare hands.

Mo Jiu was only imprisoned; she wasn’t dead yet! What wild Queen Bee dared to threaten Mo Jiu’s position?

Wait, this Empire no longer needed a Queen Bee!

Yun Wenzhou abruptly stood up from her chair, her eyebrows tightly knitted: “Pass on my command! Search the entire city for any suspected Queen Bee individuals. Once found, bring them to me!”

“Yes!”

The Soldier Bee received the order and left.

Yun Wenzhou stood by her desk, her brow deeply furrowed.

There was no one else in the prison besides herself, and there didn’t seem to be anyone outside the prison either.

Mo Jiu felt a little bored. Since she was tired of standing, she began studying the chains that restrained her.

The only things she could rely on, besides the chains, were the walls behind her.

Fortunately, only her wrists were bound; her feet were free, so…

Mo Jiu stood on her tiptoes as much as possible, allowing her hands to firmly grip the chains. Then she looked down. Her bare feet stepped onto the wall, and she backed up, moving upward step by step.

She was standing sideways on the wall!

Mo Jiu: Look, my body is parallel to the ground!

System: …

So when Yun Wenzhou returned to the prison, she saw Mo Jiu standing sideways on the wall.

Yun Wenzhou: “…”

Yun Wenzhou: “Are you enjoying yourself?”

Hearing Yun Wenzhou’s voice suddenly, Mo Jiu was so startled she almost slipped and fell back to the floor. Fortunately, her survival instinct made her grip the chains tightly.

She carefully returned to the floor and looked up at Yun Wenzhou. First, she was delighted: Hi, Wife!

Then, she became depressed: [Wife doesn’t love me now. Wife only wants to eliminate me.

Yun Wenzhou: ?

That voice is?

Yun Wenzhou stared intently at Mo Jiu’s face through the prison bars.

The silver-haired Queen Bee’s beautiful face wore the same depressed expression as the voice, yet Yun Wenzhou was certain her lips hadn’t moved.

She hadn’t spoken.

But she had made a sound.

What is this sound?

Yun Wenzhou unlocked the door with a key and entered the prison.

Mo Jiu watched her vigilantly, and while remaining alert, she let out a slight laugh: “Has my dear Imperial Marshal forgotten something here with me?”

You lost your heart, and me.

Without waiting for Yun Wenzhou to reply, her next sentence was: “Or did you specifically come looking for me?”

Uwah, I’m so asking for a punch. I said I was going to flatter her, so why am I constantly provoking her?

Yun Wenzhou watched Mo Jiu in silence.

She roughly understood now. This voice was Mo Jiu’s inner thoughts, her truest feelings deep inside.

She had awakened the ability called Mind-Reading.

This did not surprise her.

Powerful Bees, whether Queen Bees, Soldier Bees, or Worker Bees, could awaken special abilities if they were strong enough.

As the strongest combatant in the Empire, it would be strange if she hadn’t awakened an ability until today.

Yun Wenzhou continued to look at Mo Jiu, her expression shifting from coldness to amusement: “Yes, I came to find you. To see if you had died yet.”

“Well, you can see I haven’t died; I’m alive and kicking,” Mo Jiu smiled. “What are you planning to do? Since you chose to imprison me instead of killing me, it means I still have some use to you. So, death threats won’t work on me, okay?”

Are you missing my technique already? Or are you missing my cooking?

Yun Wenzhou was very surprised that these random thoughts were the first things she considered, rather than the possibility that the antidote wasn’t complete.

Did she even understand her current predicament?

Once the Queen Bee’s psychic soothing ability was no longer needed, her only remaining value to the Empire was reproduction.

Yun Wenzhou raised a hand and pinched Mo Jiu’s chin.

Mo Jiu slightly narrowed her eyes.

Bullying me since I don’t have my hands free, hmph.

Fine, fine, being pinched by my own wife. I’ll endure it.

If it were anyone else, I’d have chopped their hand off!

Yun Wenzhou looked back at Mo Jiu with interest, tentatively starting: “Indeed, you still have some use to me. Your only value now is to tell me the reason you went to the trouble of personally cooking for me to try and win me over.”

Mo Jiu: “…”

What the hell, what reason could there be? To seduce you! What else?

But at least she admitted I made those three dishes. If she still thought I stole the Worker Bees’ credit, I’d seriously be done for.

Mo Jiu thought this, but couldn’t say it aloud.

Because if Yun Wenzhou was genuinely not killing her for that reason, then revealing that she had no leverage would only result in her immediate death before she could make Yun Wenzhou fall in love with her.

So, after some consideration, her response was: “You want to know? Do you really want to know? I’m the kind of person who responds better to kindness than coercion. If you release me from prison and sincerely apologize to me three times, I’ll tell you. Not only that, but I’ll also pretend nothing ever happened and continue to give you psychic soothing. How about it? Do you dare to bet with me?”

If you dare to bet, I dare to show you how much I keep my word!

But she probably won’t dare to bet, right? In her eyes, every word I say contains a trap.

Sigh, how can I ever gain Xiao Zhou’s trust?

There should still be a chance now, but if she truly torments me, I’m probably done for.

Why?

Yun Wenzhou guessed inwardly—Because then you won’t love me anymore?

Because in that case, she’d never believe I deeply love her.

Yun Wenzhou froze.

Who would love someone who torments them? It’s not like I’m a masochist.

But I’d probably still love her… not necessarily. Let’s see how she plans to torment me.

Yun Wenzhou lowered her eyes.

Tormenting Mo Jiu… strangely, she hadn’t thought about it.

She probably had such thoughts before—wanting to repay everything Mo Jiu did to her in kind.

However, after actually imprisoning Mo Jiu, she thought back carefully. What exactly had Mo Jiu done to her?

All memories related to Mo Jiu were eventually filled with her gentle caresses and skillful techniques.

Repaying her in kind… would that really be revenge?

As she recalled the memories in her brain, her body’s memories were also awakened. Yun Wenzhou uncomfortably averted her gaze.

Mo Jiu watched her, sharply catching the awkwardness on her face.

What’s wrong?

What are you thinking?

You’re not actually considering taking the bet, are you?

Hiss—speaking of which, she is indeed extremely fond of high-stakes gambling.

Yun Wenzhou: ?

How am I fond of high-stakes gambling?

Feeling that continued silence would be disadvantageous, Yun Wenzhou was forced to speak, giving a four-word answer: “I can consider it.”

Mo Jiu paused, looking at her in surprise: “Really?”

“But not today,” Yun Wenzhou raised her eyes again, regrouping, meeting Mo Jiu’s gaze with cold eyes. “Until you realize that you are no longer the high-and-mighty Queen Bee, but merely a dispensable vase, you will stay here and recognize your situation.”

Vase? Nice! My wife thinks I’m beautiful!

Yun Wenzhou: “…You are no longer the Queen, understood?”

“Clearly,” Mo Jiu smiled nonchalantly. “You are the Queen of this Empire now. My dear Queen, if you like my technique, please allow me to be your Queen Consort.”

I don’t care about being the Queen; I just want to be your top.

Yun Wenzhou: “…”

Yun Wenzhou turned and left, walking away decisively.

Mo Jiu watched her retreating figure until she completely disappeared from her sight. Then she let out a long sigh of relief and was immediately filled with intense regret.

Mo Jiu: Should I have acted a little softer? But I’m also afraid that if I’m too soft, she’ll look down on me. Ugh, my complicated ego.

System: But at least you’re alive. As long as you’re alive, there’s a chance to change the plot!

Mo Jiu: When will Xiao Zhou’s mind-reading recover? When her mind-reading recovers, I’ll scream “I love her” ten thousand times in my head!

System: I don’t know either. Theoretically, generating a new, un-implanted memory should be enough. This memory will awaken her soul and, consequently, the power inherent in her soul, but exactly how long that will take, I don’t know.

Mo Jiu: Her soul hasn’t been awakened yet? No wonder she treats me so poorly. Does it mean that once her soul is awakened, even without memories, she will still remember her love for me?

System: Hard to say. Just keep up the good work, Jiu Jiu! Take it one day at a time!

Yun Wenzhou left the prison.

She initially thought she could only hear the Queen Bee’s inner thoughts, given that the Queen Bee was special.

She even considered the possibility that the Queen Bee was deliberately trying to use her inner thoughts to destabilize her.

But she quickly realized that wasn’t the case.

“Greetings, Imperial Marshal. We pledge our allegiance to the Imperial Marshal!”

The Soldier Bee before her knelt on one knee, her face expressing utmost loyalty.

But her inner thought was: [I really want to rescue Her Majesty the Queen Bee, woo woo woo, but I absolutely mustn’t provoke this devil!]

Devil? A vicious and terrifying god? Me?

Yun Wenzhou ignored her, bypassed her, and continued walking.

So cold. Has the Empire truly been seized by such a devil? The future is nothing but darkness.

Yun Wenzhou walked through the corridor toward her chambers.

Along the way, she heard various inner thoughts, almost unanimously expressing accusations against her.

I don’t want daily injections… Have we really lost Her Majesty the Queen Bee forever?

It’s all the Imperial Marshal’s fault…

That damn Imperial Marshal! Why involve us in her personal grudge? If she didn’t want to live under the Queen’s rule, she should have just left the Empire herself!]

She’s dragging the entire Empire down just because she’s strong…

I truly do not want to pledge allegiance to the current Empire.

Yun Wenzhou silently returned to her chambers.

How could this be…

She had thought that breaking free from the Queen Bee’s rule was the shared wish of all the Soldier Bees and Worker Bees.

Was I the only one whose wish came true?

That’s right. After the Queen Bee was imprisoned, she was the only one whose status changed. She was the only one who escaped the rule of the superior and became the superior herself, while everyone else in the Empire had simply switched who they obeyed.

So, the people who helped her research and produce the medicine weren’t driven by a yearning for freedom, but merely yielded to their fear of her personally?

So, she thought she was liberating the Empire, but in reality, she was seizing it?

Ha. What have I been doing all this time…

Yun Wenzhou slumped powerlessly onto her desk, unconsciously uttering a name in her mind.

A-Jiu…

A-Jiu, what should I do?

A-Jiu, is it really not too late for me to stop now?

A-Jiu, will you forgive me?

A-Jiu, I need you…

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