Gu Yuena: I can pay more

"By the way, don't even think about using violence, otherwise I can't be sure if it will cause him any problems."

Kiana spoke casually, as if discussing the weather. After finishing her sentence, she lowered her head again, deftly flipping the silver fork in the plate, focusing intently on the pudding drizzled with caramel, as if the chilling words she had just spoken were nothing more than a casual, trivial matter.

Gu Yuena's fingers, resting on the table, tightened subtly. Her delicate face remained calm, but a ripple of emotion flickered in her eyes.

She paused for a moment, picked up her water glass, took a sip, trying to suppress the turmoil in her heart, and asked softly, "I'm a little curious, why did you choose Fusheng? Is there something special about him?"

Kiana, who was forking a large piece of Chocolate Mousse into her mouth, mumbled, "You're wrong. It's not that I chose him, it's that he just happened to be chosen by me."

Was he not chosen, but rather just happened to be chosen?

Gu Yuena paused slightly, her brows furrowing as she pondered the meaning of those words.

The subtext of this statement seems to be that Nan Fusheng didn't initially catch Kiana's eye, but was chosen by her due to some chance encounter?

What kind of opportunity would that be?

Gu Yuena's thoughts drifted back to the past, and her mind began to recall memories related to Nan Fusheng.

Before she split into Gu Yue and Na'er in her childhood, she had a brief period of time with Nan Fusheng.

At that time, Nan Fusheng was just a child with low cultivation level. His talent was only mediocre among his peers. He had neither outstanding Soul Power talent nor special Martial Soul phenomena. There was nothing about him that would make someone like Kiana pay special attention to him.

Later, Gu Yue split into two individuals. While studying at the Eastsea Academy, Gu Yue focused most of her energy on her bet with Na'er, but she never relaxed her observation of those around her.

At that time, Nan Fusheng still did not show too many abnormalities. At most, his cultivation speed was slightly faster than his peers, but it was far from being astonishing. At least among his peers, there were many people whose cultivation speed surpassed his.

It can be said that almost every time Nan Fusheng cultivated during his time at the academy, it was done under her watchful eye, and he never revealed any qualities that would attract a "god"-level being.

It wasn't until they entered Shrek Academy that their paths gradually diverged due to Fors's entanglement, and Nan Fusheng's growth gradually slipped out of her sight.

"You found Fusheng through Fors?" Gu Yuena raised her eyes, looking directly at Kiana. Although her tone was questioning, it carried an undeniable certainty.

Yes, with Fors's looks and talent, she shouldn't lack suitors. But when she met Nan Fusheng only a few days ago, her attitude towards him was already intimate to the point of being ambiguous, even to the point of being proactive in showing affection. This is really illogical.

While such thinking may belittle Nan Fusheng, there is no doubt that Fors's strength far surpassed Nan Fusheng's during his time studying at the Shrek Academy.

How could a woman as privileged as her be so open and unreserved with someone as infatuated as an ordinary lovesick girl? Even later on, she was able to tolerate sharing a husband with Xu Xiaoyan. If all of this was a deliberate act of getting close, then all the doubts would suddenly become clear.

Upon hearing this, Kiana finally stopped what she was doing, swallowed the dessert in her mouth, and looked up at Gu Yuena, a playful glint in her purple eyes. "Oh? You guessed quite accurately. However, Fors is just a prelude."

She picked up a tissue to wipe her mouth and continued, "If he didn't happen to meet certain 'conditions,' even a hundred Fors wouldn't have caught my attention."

Specific conditions?!

The scene at the Ming Capital Grand Stadium flashed through Gu Yuena's mind— Nan Fusheng mentioning how he met Fors, and the Monocle that had mysteriously appeared inside his body. A clear guess immediately emerged in her mind.

"It's that thing that looks like Monocle, isn't it!" Gu Yuena looked up at Kiana, her tone certain. "It's because Fusheng fused with that thing that it attracted your attention."

"Clap clap clap!"

Kiana clapped her hands gently, a faint smile playing on her lips, "What brilliant reasoning. As expected of the Silver Dragon King, half-dragon of the Dragon God, possessing ' World-Shocking Wisdom,' you were able to deduce the general outline of the matter from just a few words."

However, Gu Yuena remained unmoved by the praise, her expression still calm. She only asked the question that concerned her most at the moment, "Will that ' Monocle ' and 'key' be harmful to Fusheng?"

Given Kiana's previous attitude, even if she pressed for details about the origins of those two items, the other party would most likely not tell her the truth. Therefore, Gu Yuena settled for second best, Reach for the sky whether they would endanger Nan Fusheng's safety.

"Judging from the current situation, it should be harmless." Kiana gave a very ambiguous answer, her tone as casual as if she were discussing the weather. "At least those two things are integrating with him very smoothly, the probability of any problems is not high."

Gu Yuena frowned and pressed, "What if something goes wrong? What will happen if Fusheng fails to fuse successfully? Will his life be in danger?"

"It's not that bad." Kiana smiled slightly, her tone casual, as if describing a trivial matter. "If the fusion fails, the best-case scenario is that he'll go insane and become a beast that can't distinguish friend from foe."

"A worse outcome would be that he loses his human form and becomes a grotesque being—such as a bloated Flesh Ball or Monster covered in worms."

She paused, then added, "But don't worry, basically, as long as you can successfully fuse those two things in the initial stage and don't go insane, the probability of problems later on is extremely small. Most accidents will happen during the Oldest One fusion process."

Listening to Kiana's clear and logical explanation, Gu Yuena felt a chill creep into her heart.

Whether the outcome was "better" or "worse," it clearly exceeded her expectations.

A mindless beast? A bloated Flesh Ball?

These descriptions alone were enough to send chills down one's spine. But what terrified her most was Kiana's ability to say these words with such nonchalance.

Judging from how logically and clearly she spoke, it's easy to imagine that Kiana must have conducted similar experiments on many people over the long years—otherwise, how could she be so familiar with the results of the failures?

Recalling the scene when Nahida fed Nan Fusheng the "key," Gu Yuena's eyelids twitched slightly. It turned out that Nan Fusheng had already walked through the gates of hell at that time.

No, it was twice. After all, he still had that Monocle inside him, which had been there for who knows how long. It's likely that the fusion process must have involved a similarly dangerous test.

After a moment's thought, Gu Yuena looked up at Kiana and asked in a serious tone, "I want to know what your ultimate goal is? With your strength, no one on the continent should be able to stop you now, so why go to such lengths to scheme against Fusheng?"

However, Kiana simply held her dessert spoon, a meaningful smile playing on her lips, remaining completely silent.

Seeing this, Gu Yuena knew that further questioning would be fruitless, so she simply changed the subject. "Fusheng's Eighth Spirit Ring should be Qingque, right?"

"Yes, that's right." Kiana readily admitted it, without hiding anything.

"Then I want his Ninth Soul Ring." Gu Yuena's tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable determination. "I also have a corresponding Beast Soul, enough to support him in breaking through to the Titled Douluo..."

"No."

Kiana interrupted her abruptly, the previous nonchalance vanishing from her purple eyes in an instant, replaced by a rare seriousness. "It's best if we don't interfere with each other. You do your plan, and we'll do ours."

She paused, her tone now carrying a hint of warning. "Nan Fusheng belongs to us. I hope you won't try anything with him. Otherwise, I'll have to settle accounts with you for what you did to him before."

Secretly playing with him? How can that be called secretly playing with him? She was clearly playing with him Light Element, okay?

Gu Yuena frowned slightly, inwardly grumbling, but she didn't dwell on the word. Instead, she calmly stated a condition. "I can add money!"

"Add money? What do you mean?" Kiana was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting her to say that suddenly.

"The Ten Thousand Beast Platform, a Small Plane I built myself, is also an important means for me to overthrow human society in the future." Gu Yuena frankly revealed her Soul Beast Revival Grand Plan without any hesitation, and did not even hide the core role of the Ten Thousand Beast Platform.

In her view, Kiana herself was a powerful Soul Beast, whose strength was almost enough to sweep through the current Douluo Plane, so there was nothing wrong with discussing these things with her.

"I can trade you some control over that Small Plane," she added, a shrewd glint in her eyes.

If we could use the authority of the Ten Thousand Beast Platform as leverage to completely bind Kiana, a First-Grade God- level power, to our side, that would be the best possible outcome.

Upon hearing this, Kiana pretended to ponder, resting her chin on her hand, and tentatively asked, "Then I want seventy percent of the power over the Ten Thousand Beast Platform?"

"Okay." Gu Yuena agreed without hesitation, her tone revealing a bold and resolute air, somewhat like "selling her father's land without a care."

For her, the Ten Thousand Beast Platform Small Plane essentially a freebie. Although she later invested a lot of resources to expand the platform, it was ultimately just a weapon she used to revive the Soul Beast Clan and take revenge on humanity.

Let alone 70% of the power, even if the other party wanted 90%, she might not hesitate—as long as she retained the core power, she could continue to use the Dragon God Secret Method to control all the Spirit Master who had entered the Ten Thousand Beast Platform, and that would be enough.

At this moment, exchanging 70% of her authority for one of Nan Fusheng's Soul Ring slots seems like an outrageous loss, even a loss, but in Gu Yuena's heart, this deal is incredibly worthwhile.

As for the opinions of the original owners of the Ten Thousand Beast Platform, the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape? In her eyes, that was not important.

Kiana was clearly taken aback by Gu Yuena's sudden boldness, secretly marveling: Goodness, are all people this terrifying when they're head over heels in love?

After realizing what she meant, she quickly shook her head and laughed, "Forget it, your 70% power is useless to me, I won't trade it."

"What would it take for you to trade with me?" Gu Yuena frowned, her tone finally showing a hint of urgency.

"No, absolutely not." Kiana shook her small white head, then looked at her with a hint of warning, saying, "I advise you not to do anything underhanded, otherwise it won't benefit either of us."

"You..." Gu Yuena wanted to say something more.

However, Kiana seemed not to hear her at all. Her gaze suddenly passed over Kiana's shoulder and looked towards the entrance of the Dessert Shop. Her previously slightly lazy eyes instantly brightened.

She even raised her arm and waved it vigorously towards the door, her clear voice filled with obvious excitement. "Xiaoyan, over here! Over here!"

"Xiaoyan?" Gu Yuena's heart stirred slightly, and she turned her head to look at the shop entrance following her gaze.

A group of people were walking into the store together. The leader was Nan Fusheng, followed closely by Xu Xiaoyan and Fors. The three of them were talking in hushed tones, with relaxed smiles on their faces.

Following closely behind were Sirin and Nahida. Fu Xuan walked in the middle with her arms crossed, her expression still calm. Qingque walked timidly beside her.

Bai Xiuxiu, Wu Siduo, Zheng Yiran, Ye Xinglan, Na Nali followed in turn, with Lan Fuzi at the very back, her face expressionless but her steps never faltering.

Among them, Lan Fuzi had been pestering Gu Yuena ever since she heard her name. She really wanted to see the Silver Dragon Princess and didn't want to miss any opportunity to get close to her.

There were more than ten people in total, and they quickly filled the not-so-narrow entrance of the shop.

"You've finally arrived!" Kiana stood up, waving to everyone in a cheerful tone, "I've been waiting for ages, come and sit down."

Nan Fusheng and the others quickly approached, and Xu Xiaoyan was the first to respond with a smile, "Sorry, sorry, I waited outside for Xing Lan for a while. She just finished her competition, which made me a little late."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xinglan smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

"It's alright, it's alright, come and sit down. I ordered a lot of delicious food, and I was just worried about who would share it with me," Kiana said warmly, gesturing for the waiter to come and add Chair.

Nan Fusheng's gaze swept between Gu Yuena and Kiana. Although the two were sitting at the same table, the atmosphere seemed somewhat subtle. However, he did not ask any questions. He simply nodded to Gu Yuena as a greeting and then sat down next to Xu Xiaoyan.

Lan Fuzi silently found a seat not too far from Nan Fusheng and sat down, her gaze fixed on the desserts on the table. She seemed nonchalant, but in reality, she kept a close eye on Nan Fusheng's movements out of the corner of her eye.

In an instant, the once quiet corner became lively, with everyone talking at once, and the topic quickly turned to the martial arts competition that had just taken place.