You're Acting Strange

Zhu Zhuyun's face went pale as she mumbled hesitantly, "Can I choose neither?"

"Yes."

Before Zhu Zhuyun's smile could rise, the other party's next sentence forcibly turned it into an expression of terror.

Lu Yuan tossed the other three items into his Storage Space, then flicked the leather whip through the air. A sharp crack echoed through Zhu Zhuyun's bedroom.

"Anyway, I already chose for you."

Who the hell asked you to choose for me?!

Zhu Zhuyun roared inwardly, only to see a lash of the whip flying toward her.

"Wait!"

—Smack!

Hiss!

Zhu Zhuyun sucked in a sharp breath.

A pale red, narrow welt instantly appeared on her skin.

Her blanket was not thick to begin with. Even if it had been, how could it possibly block a Soul Master's whip?

"Don't hit me!"

—Smack!

"Try hitting me again!"

—Smack!

"Wait! I think we—"

—Smack!

"Can't we talk about this?!"

—Smack!

"Do we really have to fight to the death?!"

—Smack!

"I'll fight you!"

The battle situation was roughly as follows:

Zhu Zhuyun charged forward with an angry roar.

Zhu Zhuyun was subdued.

Zhu Zhuyun was tied up.

Zhu Zhuyun was hung up.

Although Lu Yuan was not particularly skilled with this kind of weapon, a Soul Master's exceptional control over their own body meant he did not need to worry about accidentally hurting himself.

Lu Yuan's movements abruptly paused.

What a temptress!

Cursing inwardly, he snapped the whip through the air again, severing the rope binding Zhu Zhuyun.

Zhu Zhuyun, tied up in a bundle, fell straight onto the large bed.

Since she had not quite figured out what had just happened, Zhu Zhuyun even bounced twice on the bed while maintaining her original pose in confusion.

However, Zhu Zhuyun quickly came back to her senses.

She reached out and tore away the ropes, pulled up the already-tattered blanket beside her to barely cover herself, then knelt on the bed with her pearly teeth tightly biting her lip, saying nothing.

Only her resentful gaze remained fixed on Lu Yuan before her.

As though she were looking at a heartless man who had abandoned her.

Even Lu Yuan felt a little uneasy beneath Zhu Zhuyun's strange stare.

Lu Yuan truly could not explain himself now, even if he had a good reason.

But.

Even if he had never eaten pork, had he not seen pigs run?

And if he had never seen pigs run, had he not seen pigs?

And if he had never seen pigs, surely he had at least seen pictures of pigs!

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and resumed the cold, indifferent demeanor he usually wore in the Star Dou Great Forest. Crossing one leg over the other, he asked in a grim yet somewhat casual tone:

"Do you know what you did wrong?"

Zhu Zhuyun's voluptuous body trembled as she lowered her head.

"I... I was wrong..."

Her voice was like a kitten's paw lightly scratching at one's heart, utterly bewitching.

"Where did I go wrong?"

"I was wrong... wrong in..."

Zhu Zhuyun stammered for ages without managing to say anything.

Clearly, the Zhu Family's eldest miss had successfully let Lu Yuan lead her thoughts into a ditch.

But that was only normal.

In her dazed state, no matter how quick Zhu Zhuyun's mind was, it could not compare to the swift flow of thoughts she had when fully awake.

Lu Yuan sighed softly, shook his head with feigned disappointment, and said, "I'm very disappointed in you, because you don't even know where you went wrong."

As if the disappointment in his words had provoked her, Zhu Zhuyun bristled and shrieked, "No! That's not it!"

"Then where did you go wrong?"

"I was wrong in..."

"...I did nothing wrong!"

Zhu Zhuyun finally regained a little clarity at that moment and hurriedly changed her answer.

Then, as though she had thought of something, she quickly waved her hands to tell Lu Yuan not to act rashly before rapidly saying, "Can you calm down first?"

"I know that trying to break the curse in private was indeed very improper, and there was a high chance it would make you suspicious, but please consider my difficulties as well."

"I'm the Crown Princess of the Star Luo Empire. It's already outrageous that my life is in your hands, yet I don't even dare to make this matter public. I can only slowly figure things out and try to solve it myself. Everything is because of the thing you carved on me..."

Zhu Zhuyun shifted her body aggrievedly, revealing the pale silver character "Yuan" on her back.

Its meaning was self-evident.

"You never told me what it was before you left. What if it's some kind of timed killing curse? Wouldn't I just die for nothing?"

Lu Yuan snorted.

"What, did you want to die black-black instead?"

Zhu Zhuyun slapped the mattress angrily.

"I'm not joking with you! I'm talking about something serious!"

"Name your price. I'll give you anything I can, as long as you remove this!"

"After it's done, I guarantee I won't retaliate against you."

"Really!"

Lu Yuan waved a hand, then said something that made Zhu Zhuyun grit her teeth in hatred.

"I won't remove it."

"No matter what you can offer, as long as I refuse to remove it, those things will eventually become mine anyway."

"So I have no need to make a deal with you."

"What's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine."

Grinding her teeth, Zhu Zhuyun cursed with a stifled expression, "Shameless!"

To strike a snake, strike it seven inches below the head.

Zhu Zhuyun's seven-inch weakness was undoubtedly the fact that her life was in his hands.

In other words, no matter how high a price she offered, it was useless.

Because the things held by both sides were never of equal value.

He could flip the table whenever he wanted.

But she did not dare!

The moment she dared to flip the table, he would dare to make her die without anyone knowing.

"You're right. I really am shameless."

Zhu Zhuyun had thought this shameless bastard would be angered, but to her surprise, the shameless bastard actually admitted it smugly!

"But so what? Don't you still have to obediently listen to me?"

Lu Yuan laughed.

Zhu Zhuyun's expression shifted uncertainly. After deliberating for a moment, she spoke again. "I can listen to you, but tell me one thing first. Does this thing activate on a timer?"

"No."

Lu Yuan fiddled with his fingers and seemed to mutter to himself casually, "The Flying Thunder God Technique is a powerful soul skill."

"Its power does not lie in how destructive it is, but in the fact that its utility far surpasses any other soul skill."

"Unlike teleportation, the Flying Thunder God Technique had no limit on the number of uses, no time limit, and no distance limit."

"In other words, its user could arrive tens of thousands of miles away in an instant, or even farther."

"Moreover, because it involved the spatial attribute, any obstacle would be directly ignored. Even if one were trapped deep inside a sealed chamber, one could still escape with ease."

"The Flying Thunder God Technique had only one weakness."

"Coordinates."

Coordinates?

Zhu Zhuyun seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly turned her head, wanting to look at the mark on her back.

But she had overlooked one thing.

She was a cat, not a wolf.

Sima Yi could turn his head without moving his body because he possessed the appearance of a wolf looking back.

This Hell Spirit Cat, Zhu Zhuyun, clearly could not do that.

Thus, Zhu Zhuyun could only shift her gaze to Lu Yuan, hoping to confirm her guess from his answer.

Lu Yuan nodded lightly, confirming her speculation.

"That's right. That is a coordinate."

"The Flying Thunder God Technique could allow its user to teleport freely, but the Flying Thunder God coordinates themselves could not teleport."

"Every time the user teleported, they would inevitably land on a certain coordinate. Therefore, in actual combat, coordinates instead became the greatest weakness."

"Powerful soul beasts or Soul Masters could shatter an item bearing the mark in an instant, forcing the user to stop teleporting or change their route."

"So, after suffering countless losses, I drew upon the experience of a certain senior and developed—"

"Humanoid Coordinates!"

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P.S. This was yesterday's overdue chapter.