Just So We're Clear, This Is What You Asked For

"Su Mei, what was your first impression of him?"

Having suffered a minor defeat Yelan changed the subject.

"First impressions..." Su Mei looked thoughtful. "If I tell the truth in this situation, I feel like I'll be criticized for being crazy."

"... That makes me even more curious."

Chapter 107 Let me make this clear first, this is what you wanted.

"Welcome."

Yelan greeted Liu Bai and Guinaifen as they entered the office.

"Welcome in the office," Bai said, pursing her lips, then noticed Su Mei sitting next to her.

"By the way, who is she...?"

"My name is Su Mei, and I am an advisor sent by the Chamber of Commerce headquarters."

Su Mei smiled very kindly at Liu Bai.

... But what's with this overwhelming feeling of being watched?

Aggressive?

No, I didn't bring that kind of thing with me.

On the contrary, he was genuinely kind—but it was precisely because of this that Liu Bai felt uncomfortable.

That gaze is too unapproachable.

"It seems I was impolite."

Su Mei seemed to sense Liu Bai's unease and looked away before Liu Bai could speak.

"It's better to stay away from her. After all, someone like her who doesn't know what she's up to can't give you a sense of security."

Yelan and Su Mei have come to their senses after spending these few days together.

Actually, Su Mei is nothing special. If we judge her actions without considering her intentions, she is an absolutely honest person. But the problem is that the most powerful judgment, judging her actions without considering her intentions, is often "the final verdict after her death."

Now that he's gone, he can't cause trouble anymore. Even if he pretended to be a good person, he was a genuinely good person.

However, Su Mei is currently alive and kicking, and the Taixu family is playing the game of mortals ascending to immortality. As a disciple of an immortal, she might even outlive Su Mei.

Yelan isn't an innocent child; it's perfectly reasonable for her to subconsciously think the worst of someone she can't see through.

"As an intelligence officer, this assessment is really biased."

Su Mei wore a helpless smile; she had gotten used to Yelan's recent teasing.

"In that case, I won't interrupt your conversation. Of course, I'd be happy to offer advice if needed."

This is so strange...

Liu Bai scratched his head.

So, Su Mei is from the Taixu Sword School, right? Then what's Fu Hua's current situation?

"Alright, let's get straight to the point."

Liu Bai didn't dwell on Su Mei for too long, and pulled up a chair to sit down opposite Yelan.

"Have you made any progress in the search over the past few days?"

"If I had achieved results, I wouldn't have called you over."

Yelan sighed, "Tell me your idea."

Yelan had to admit that Su Mei's previous words made sense. Since Liu Bai had a ready-made solution, they should use Liu Bai's.

"I can provide a sample of the testing reagent."

Liu Bai made no attempt to hide it.

"The World Serpent's specially made medicine can completely detect Herrscher, barring any unforeseen circumstances."

Absolutely right. Although Liu Bai is currently enjoying the Elixir of Love, he didn't make it himself!

Don't ask, it's the precious research result of the Doctor. Jackal, the World Serpent.

What's wrong with the Herrscher? We're feeding the Herrscher!

You can feed anyone who has a mouth!

"... It's that simple?"

Yelan was surprised by this.

Has your World Serpent technology reached this level?

Then Yelan saw Guinaifen winking and making faces behind Liu Bai.

"... Are you trying to trick me?"

Yelan thought Little Gui was much more honest than Liu Bai.

Little Gui was giving her coded signals, and she felt she had to listen to them.

"If I were to trick you, I would have locked you in the Serenitea Pot ╳╳."

Liu Bai rolled her eyes.

"..."

Yelan was speechless.

"Can't you say something nice... Little Gui, are your eyebrows itchy?"

"Um... yes, my eyebrows are a little itchy."

Guinaifen reached out and rubbed her eyebrows.

Oh no, Yelan is about to be tricked into a trap.

After Guinaifen stopped her underhanded tactics, Yelan began to reconsider. "Does this potion have any negative effects?"

Yelan had to admit that she was attracted to him.

Using pharmaceuticals as a testing method is already quite covert.

To put it bluntly, isn't it just drugging someone? That's a job that spies are experts in.

As long as she can confirm that the method doesn't have too many negative effects, Yelan is willing to use it.

As long as it's not poison, the way to identify a Herrscher is to administer a poison and the one who survives is the Herrscher —although Yelan thought Liu Bai probably wouldn't suggest such an extreme method.

"Negative effects..."

Liu Bai hesitated for a moment when he brought this up.

After all... the negative effects of the Elixir of Love are quite strong, especially for ordinary people who are unprepared and have weak willpower.

In addition, Liu Bai had to walk around in front of them to make them aware of his existence before he could receive a notification of changes in their favorability—which also meant that he would be targeted by a group of people who might be either fangirls or yanderes.

"Hey, don't stay silent at a time like this." Yelan slapped the table.

Are you deliberately remaining silent on this issue?

"Will this cause some chaos for a while?"

Liu Bai scratched his head.

"It can be understood as mental derangement."

"Mental derangement..." Yelan muttered, "How long is 'a period of time'?"

"It can take anywhere from a day to a night."

"..."

This timeframe is acceptable.

Yelan for a moment.

As long as you time it right, there are absolutely no problems with this operation.

For example, you could ask your employees to work overtime in the evening and then reward them with a cup of milk tea when they leave.

No one can find fault with this.

"What exactly is this mental disorder?"

"Hmm... Suddenly starting to admire the things around me?"

Liu Bai's tone was somewhat unsteady, and his expression clearly showed that he was feeling guilty.

"They'll be quite enthusiastic about this."

"Oh... so those who aren't mentally unstable are Herrscher?"

Yelan was clearly caught up in weighing the pros and cons and didn't notice Liu Bai's expression.

At this moment, Liu Bai felt a gaze fixed on him from the side.

Turning her head, Su Mei still looked at Liu Bai with a gentle smile.

"..."

Has my guilty conscience been discovered?

Well, anyway, I don't have any ulterior motives. If we're really talking about who should be worrying once this gets started, then I'm the one who should be the one having the trouble.

What are you feeling guilty about?

There's absolutely no way I'd feel guilty!

"That's right, those who haven't gone insane are Herrscher."

Actually, it's based on the favorability rating, but the Herrscher of a Thousand People shouldn't be weak in spirit either—besides, who knows how negative the Herrscher of a Thousand People's favorability rating is for him.

Etc.

Liu Bai suddenly noticed a blind spot.

Although the Elixir of Love adds a weird kind of favorability, what if the favorability is still negative after adding it?

Negative numbers are so annoying. If you only drink one bottle, will the Herrscher of Dominion be able to react?

"However, I need to record everyone's data, and it would be best if I could meet with each of them."

Now that things have come to this, Liu Bai can no longer say that the object of his fervent worship is himself.

"Drug testing?" Yelan naturally came up with another reason—which was exactly what Liu Bai wanted to hear.

Well, another aspect of "it's so convenient to talk to smart people".

"That's one way to understand it." Bai didn't deny it, Yelan nodded.

This isn't a problem, after all, it's someone else's medicine, and I need it right now.

There's absolutely no problem letting Liu Bai meet everyone.

Even if an innocent person were to suffer serious injury or death from taking the medication, they could still turn to Liu Bai.

So... how should we arrange this?

Now their employees have also sensed that something is wrong with the atmosphere in the chamber of commerce. One thing after another has happened. The only reason there hasn't been a large-scale resignation is because the benefits are good and those in positions of authority are doing their jobs well.

Oh, of course, the fact that the chamber of commerce itself has little to do with these things is also a factor.

The occasional rumors circulating in the chamber of commerce rarely amount to conspiracy theories from higher-ups; they're mostly just superstitious and mystical stuff.

After all, they all know whose business these things affect.

However, if there really are Herrscher lurking, then they will also be part of this rhythm.

Suddenly, Liu Bai appeared out of nowhere...

It would be bad if the Herrscher noticed; either Liu Bai would crash and burn, or he would alert the enemy.

"Su Mei, do you have any ideas?" Yelan looked at Su Mei.

Liu Bai probably didn't know much about their internal situation, so he could only ask Su Mei.

"A psychologist, a psychologist sent from headquarters."