Naturally, They Held Hands

Handsome young man?

Fiancé?

A token of love?

Damn it...

How could I have said something like that?!

Phew... Calm down. As long as I'm not embarrassed, it's Liu Bai who will be.

Taking two deep breaths, Yelan turned off the tap and walked out of the room, not even bothering to dry her hair.

"So your method of testing is that everyone who issues a certificate is Herrscher?" Yelan preemptively retorted.

"Ah no, actually I have a special method that belongs to me."

"Belongs to you...?"

Upon hearing this, Yelan's expression became even more peculiar.

"... Could it be that this drug is only intended for you?"

"Um... yes." There's no point in hiding it now.

"..."

Yelan remained silent. This medicine... isn't it a bit outrageous?

Your medicine is also divided into different types for different people?

What's worse, I had absolutely no ability to resist.

To put it bluntly, as an intelligence officer, Yelan's drug resistance might be stronger than Rita's and the others.

She had originally planned to try her luck with the drug because of her resistance, but she was instantly affected. Her mind went blank, and all she could see was Liu Bai.

—The Elixir of Love only works through mental resistance.

"Irresistible?" Yelan asked directly.

If it's unavoidable... well, I wasn't that embarrassed just now, was I?

After all, no one can do anything about this kind of evil thing.

"Um... it can be resisted by willpower. In short, the working principle of this thing is very strange, and it is still a black box at present."

"...?"

Resisting through sheer willpower?

This answer left Yelan somewhat speechless.

Could it be that she doesn't resist getting engaged and married to Liu Bai?

— In fact, Liu Bai was referring to the willpower to resist the drug before taking it.

After taking it... forget about willpower, it's just a matter of not drinking enough.

"..."

Having come to understand why she had fallen into this vicious cycle Yelan fell into deep thought, but before the atmosphere became awkward, Yelan spoke up.

"... I think I understand now. Although the user experience is a bit unreliable, it might actually have unexpected and miraculous effects."

Yelan could already foresee the chaos that would ensue after the Chamber of Commerce used this method.

Even though it's awkward right now, Yelan has to admit that the problem... isn't actually that big.

If this frenzy only lasts for a day or a night, it's really acceptable.

If this effect can work on Herrscher, that would even be a good thing.

"Alright, let's stop here for today."

Yelan didn't want to see Liu Bai again today—thankfully Ningguang wasn't here.

They're such bad friends! If this gets out, she'll never be able to hold her head up in front of Ningguang again.

"Get out, get out, get out!"

After thinking it over, Yelan ultimately decided not to take the bracelet back.

Well... official business comes first. It's not too late to take it back after this matter is settled.

"Wait! Give me back the Vision!"

Chapter 109 A Natural Hand-Holding

"Hey Boss Liu, why didn't you go bungee jumping with La Signora. Yelan?"

"Now that you're out, let's not dwell on this issue anymore, okay?"

Liu Bai tugged at Guinaifen's ponytail from behind.

"Shall we go home or go somewhere else to look around? You choose."

"My choice? Isn't that your business, Boss Liu?"

"Because it's a period of relative calm right now, there aren't that many things that need to be done... Little Gui, where do you want to go? I'll go with you for a walk."

Inazuma is no longer willing to get involved in this mess.

Schicksal has just arrived from Ragna's side, and Rita will probably be willing to hold them back for a while and won't act too quickly.

Mobius currently has enough toys to play with, and as long as no one is foolish enough to mess with him, Mobius probably won't make a move.

Anti-Entropy and the Far East Branch are preparing to "rescue Kiana".

As we just discussed, the Chamber of Commerce is preparing a plan targeting Herrscher.

The situation, which could have escalated further, will calm down briefly in the next few days.

For Liu Bai, the only "daily task" now is grinding monsters.

There's no need to rush. You can rest in the morning and do it in the afternoon.

If all else fails, forget about saving face and go find Mobius — the World Serpent definitely has captive Honkai zombie and Honkai Beasts.

Even domesticated wild monsters are still wild monsters...

"Um... where do I want to go?"

This... this sounds way too much like a date line, doesn't it?

But...

"How about going to the food street?" After thinking for a moment, Guinaifen realized that she actually had a place she wanted to go.

After she arrived here, she worked as a bodyguard, spending all her time either by Liu Bai's side or in the pot.

When we talked about the dream of traveling before, Gui Naifenshan realized that she hadn't really explored the Qitianjiuqiong area much. But Gui Naifenshan also knew that now was not the time for her to run around recklessly.

Liu Bai gave Guinaifen an opportunity today.

"Let's go." They hailed a taxi for free.

Liu Bai had no reason to refuse this request.

"Master, to the food street."

"Okay."

After getting on the bus and sitting down one in front of the other, Guinaifen suddenly remembered something.

"Hey, speaking of which, Boss Liu, don't you think Miss Su Mei's behavior is a bit strange?"

"Where?"

"She was so calm throughout... Ah, it's not that being calm is bad, it's just that she seemed to feel nothing at all in the face of that kind of thing..."

Guinaifen had seen a number of people around Liu Bai, and even Gray Serpent spoke strangely about the effects of the Elixir of Love.

"Could Miss Su Mei be a mysterious and eccentric person hiding her true abilities?"

"Maybe it's simply because it has nothing to do with her?" Bai thought for a moment. "Su Mei doesn't seem like the kind of person who likes to meddle in other people's business. No one's personality can be summarized in a single sentence."

"That makes a lot of sense..."

Guinaifen scratched her face. Indeed, it wasn't easy to say anything about this matter on its own.

But... does my Boss Liu have a relationship with Su Mei?

It's not that Guinaifen is being overly sensitive; to be honest, Su Mei's gaze probably spends 90% of her time on her own Boss Liu.

But it wasn't the kind of gaze that seemed to want to "eat people up."

On the contrary... um...

It feels somewhat familiar, but it's hard to describe.

Furthermore, while the other party's refusal to participate in the drug trial and their calm response can both be explained, putting them together inevitably gives the impression that this person seemed to have been prepared in advance.

"..."

Will my Boss Liu be manipulated in the future?

"... There might be a mole among us." Although there was no concrete evidence, it didn't stop Guinaifen from giving a warning. "Maybe they've already contacted the Doctor or someone else, just waiting to lure you in."

"... That's too alarmist, Little Gui." Bai raised his hand and tapped Guinaifen, who was peeking out from behind. "And who did you learn that from?"

"Online." Although she had been knocked on, Guinaifen clearly wasn't going to stop. "And Boss Liu, you saw Miss Su Mei... how she made her move, right?"

Guinaifen's impression of Su Mei changed several times in a short period of time.

At first, she was described as a "gentle older sister," then as a "gentle and wise older sister," and finally as a "older sister who is very likely to be a bad woman"...

They showed absolutely no mercy when they took action! Even the gentle smile on their face never changed.

They're even more of a smiling tiger than a smiling tiger.

He came out looking as calm as if he had just finished doing laundry.

"Then why don't you go and talk to people about it? I, the person involved, didn't say anything."

In Liu Bai's mind, Su Mei was rather harmless—at least he couldn't find a reason to attack her, and she didn't even seem like she would attack him.

As for winning people over... isn't that commonplace? Given his current status, who wouldn't want to win people over?

If he were to run in the Undying Blade now, he would immediately become the team's darling.

Liu Bai felt that Little Gui was being a bit too sensitive.

"..."

Guinaifen was speechless.

She wouldn't dare to answer the question, and she knew she couldn't win an argument. She might be able to fool Chang Chang with her eloquence, but she had even less confidence that she could beat her in a fight.

"Fine, but if you ever get locked up in a dark room, I won't save you."

"..."

Food street.

After getting off the bus, Guinaifen immediately scanned her surroundings.

"Wow... this atmosphere feels just like Luofu."

Guinaifen can find similar dishes to all the delicacies around her in Luofu.

Moreover, the atmosphere is very similar to Golden Plaza —except that there are obviously no residential buildings here, and the commercial atmosphere is too strong.

Of course, this is not a problem at all, as the Luofu Xianzhou was originally the most popular type of Xianzhou for trade.

For Guinaifen, it's just a bit of a "mixed flavor".

"Let's go, let's go!"

Guinaifen directly grabbed Liu Bai's hand and pulled him inside.

This scene immediately attracted the attention of many people.

"There's so much food... Hmm... It's a pity we have to eat lunch with everyone."