Just Waiting for Grandmaster to Take Her In

"Huh? Who?"

For a moment, Pardo didn't realize what Mobius meant by referring to himself.

"Me! You stupid cat!" Mobius pinched Pardo's cheek and pulled it upwards with a look of exasperation. "What have I done wrong to you?"

"Meow... Everything's fine."

Compared to Elysia, who wanders around all day and, while not causing trouble, is always asking a million questions, Pardo is genuinely popular among this group of researchers.

If it doesn't make a fuss and you just give it some snacks, this mascot will find a place to lie down on its own.

So, despite the counterintuitive nature of the situation, Mobius and Pardo had a pretty good relationship—of course, Pardo being afraid of Mobius was another matter entirely.

So Mobius blocked Pardo and then brought her over.

What happened yesterday can no longer be kept secret. A midnight check revealed who hadn't returned to their room: Pardo and Elysia.

Elysia... It's no use blocking this person; she's shameless, and even if you catch her, you can't interrogate her.

That would only allow them to block Pardo.

Hmm, Mobius admitted he bullies the weak and fears the strong, so what?

"Then why didn't you call me when you encountered something like this?" Hearing Pardo's answer, Mobius got even angrier, wishing he could twist the face of this stupid cat in front of him 180 degrees.

"I... I didn't even realize what was happening!" Pardo said, looking aggrieved as her face was pinched. "Sister Elysia just cornered me like that and then made me choose between voluntary and forced..."

"She forced you to do it? What about Liu Bai? Didn't you ask your owner for help?"

"Well..."

"You little Pardo!"

Seeing Pardo's embarrassed expression, Mobius immediately doubled the force in his hand.

You were forced, weren't you?

You're a ghost who was forced!

I'll strangle you, you bastard philanderer!

Mobius now fully understands what's going on—at least Pardo does.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch! I... I was wrong! I won't do it again!"

"I must have been blinded by greed to believe you guys wouldn't dare do it again!"

Mobius sneered repeatedly, but still released Pardo.

"Tell me, besides you and Elysia, who else was there last night? Was the Herrscher of a Thousand involved as well?"

"Um... yes, besides the Herrscher of a Thousand, there's also Bella." Pardo replied, rubbing her face and looking aggrieved.

"Bella? Oh, that Judgment-Class Honkai Beast."

Mobius pondered for two seconds before matching the person with the name.

"Tsk, is this some kind of pet convention?"

Mobius was rather indifferent to the Herrscher of a Thousand, or rather, given Elysia's personality, it would be strange if she didn't try to recruit people. That girl is a typical bisexual, but she loves Liu Bai more.

But Bella... tsk, I really want to invite this person to sit in her lab.

Okay, just kidding. After all, this guy has already slept with Liu Bai, and he's not that threatening.

Mobius said he could tolerate it and could just treat these guys like pets.

As for Elysia... well, like I said, there's nothing I can do about it.

Furthermore, everyone had developed a certain resistance to Elysia. Although the Previous Era claimed it was the work of the spiritual world, to this group it was still considered a crime committed in front of women, and they were even the ones who had given their men away. If the current civilization were to do something like this again, well... well...

Damn it! The more I talk about this, the more wronged I feel!

Mobius should have kept quiet, because once he started thinking about it, he felt really wronged and decisively slammed his fist on the table.

"Get help! I'm going to kill her today! Damn it! I've worked at Moth Chasers to Fire for half my life, and I've never felt this wronged even when I was working with those idiots!"

My man got slept with, and I'm supposed to just swallow my anger?!

I'm not a turtle!

"Eh??"

Pardo stared in shock at Mobius had completely lost his composure.

She? Who does she mean?

Bella? Sister Elysia? Or the Herrscher of a Thousand?

No matter who it is, all PhDs these days are terrifying!

This is already outrageous!

Someone please save this cat!

"Grandmaster? You've arrived?"

Cheng Lixue looked at the person at the door with some surprise.

"You want to..."

"Open the door when Grandmaster arrives. Little Eight, you must respect your elders."

Cheng Lingshuang pulled Cheng Lixue away.

If it weren't for her pity for her junior sister, who had endured a life full of hardship, Cheng Lingshuang would have kicked her long ago.

Cheng Lixue's lips twitched slightly.

Respecting elders is correct, but this is still a private room! Besides, our grandmaster is... at least he looks like a strong and healthy young man, just like the rumors suggest!

Although Cheng Lixue, being a traditional child, was able to infiltrate the Seven Swords circle, it wasn't entirely possible for her to do so.

... Although Cheng Lixue was quite clear about what her senior sisters were thinking.

(I have a feeling that I'm going to become part of the dowry.)

Cheng Lixue had a subtle expression on her face. It seemed that no matter whether she leaned towards her senior sister or her master, she would end up as part of their dowry.

As for going independent... Cheng Lixue didn't really want to leave her master, and besides, her senior sister was also trying to persuade her.

Cheng Lixue pondered that if she really jumped off this ship, she might be branded a traitor to her sect...

As for the Grandmaster's side, apart from ethics, other issues don't seem to be too big. After all, the number of people on the Grandmaster's side is already so large that it's hard to feel anything. It's not shameful to gravitate towards them. Besides, even if it is shameful, there are senior sisters and masters to lead the way.

As for ethics... as long as there is no blood relation, everything else is actually negotiable.

Well, thinking about it this way, my grandmaster had it pretty tough...

"Grandmaster, please come in."

Ignoring Cheng Lixue's thoughtful expression, Cheng Lingshuang obediently opened the door and stepped aside.

He accidentally tripped his own daughter, who was rushing over shouting "Grandmaster, Grandmaster!"

I haven't even pounced on you yet, you brat, why are you already pouncing on me? Trying to show off your big boobs?

"Grandmaster~ Stepmother tripped me~, and I fell so hard, it hurts so much! You have to stand up for me!"

Li Sushang, who had tripped and fallen, looked at Liu Bai with tears welling up in her eyes.

"... I'm sorry, Grandmaster, please give me some time."

Cheng Lingshuang, who originally had a well-behaved look, looked just like the "Shuang" in her name at this moment.

(You brat, you fell down, didn't you? You hurt yourself, didn't you? You're going to whine and complain after you fell, aren't you?)

Cheng Lingshuang sneered inwardly as she walked towards Li Sushang.

"Stepmother is so scary~ Chang'er wants her grandmaster to hold her~"

Seeing that things were not going well, Li Sushang tried to get away from Cheng Lingshuang by rolling around while acting coquettishly.

"Am I scary, stepmother?"

Cheng Lingshuang kicked Li Sushang to a stop, a warm smile on her face.

You think you can get past your mother with those movements? Have you forgotten who taught you kung fu?

"Come here, Susang, let me help you." Cheng Lingshuang squatted down and reached out to help Li Sushang.

"Ugh~ It doesn't hurt anymore! I don't feel any pain at all now!"

Feeling the murderous aura around her, Li Sushang completely forgot about acting cute and started to get up, supporting herself with one hand on the ground.

Cheng Lingshuang naturally couldn't let Li Sushang have her way.

"Susang, you're so badly injured, don't force yourself. Here, give me your hand, I'll help you."

Cheng Lingshuang stretched out both hands, while Li Sushang only had one free hand.

In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged several small hand gestures, and then Cheng Lingshuang successfully helped Li Sushang Chang up.

"Excuse me, Grandmaster, I'll be right back after I've applied the medicine to Susang."

"... Hit me gently."

"Okay, I will apply the medicine to Susang carefully," Cheng Lingshuang replied gently.

Cheng Lixue, who was standing next to her, was completely stunned. It was the first time she had ever known that her seemingly ruthless and impulsive fifth senior sister had such a cunning side.

What support? It's obvious that Li Sushang wasn't prepared and was directly struck by Fifth Senior Sister's acupoint technique.

"Alright, remember this: your senior sister is also a fake 'three-no' (nobody, no attitude, no social interaction). Ling Shuang is 'three-no' because she doesn't like to talk to people, not because she's 'three-no' that she doesn't talk to people."

Cheng Lixue silently kept this in mind. Being cunning isn't scary; what's scary is being cunning and also being a skilled fighter.

"Grandmaster, what brings you here this time? Besides... uh, Susang and Fifth Senior Sister, only Seventh Senior Sister is left at home. Second Senior Sister went to the logistics area to pick out vegetables."

"I just came to talk to your second senior sister... Never mind, since I'm already here, I'll just sit for a while. If you feel uncomfortable, you don't have to worry about me, just let Xiao Qi do it."

Liu Bai waved his hand, realizing that Cheng Lixue, as a normal person, was having some difficulty fitting in.

Cheng Lixue also looked embarrassed. It was nothing to have her thoughts read by an elder, but it was a bit awkward when they read them correctly.

"Lixue can serve tea and water... I'll go call Seventh Senior Sister right now."

Cheng Lixue felt that she should try to integrate herself.

Although my own thought process is a bit off, it's really quite relaxing and fun... well, at least I'm not the one getting beaten up.

After a while, Cheng Lixue came out with Qin Suyi, who was wearing blue pajamas.

"Good morning, Grandmaster!"

Qin Suyi squinted and waved lazily at Liu Bai.

This person just woke up, right?

"I was looking for you, Master, until the wee hours last night." Qin Suyi said while yawning, seemingly sensing what Liu Bai was thinking.

Liu Bai was speechless.

This trial, seven or eight years overdue...

"Speaking of which, shall I make you some soup, Grandmaster?" Qin Suyi asked, stretching.

"I'm perfectly healthy," Liu Bai said, pursing her lips.

"That's something you can work on; self-breakthrough is all about that."

"I think you should apologize with something as positive as 'self-breakthrough'."

"Then how about breaking through others?" Qin Suyi propped her head up, her expression showing a hint of jealousy.

Cheng Lixue next to her, felt even more numb.

Are you two running me over with your car wheels?

I'm a grown adult in my twenties! Don't think I don't understand!

"Forget it, if you don't want to drink, Grandmaster, I'll give it to my senior sisters. Anyway, the matter of 'dragon essence and tiger strength' doesn't discriminate between men and women. Grandmaster, you can definitely handle it, right?"

Chapter 542 Awaiting the Grandmaster's Favor