Sparkle's Fun: Pinning Firefly Against the Wall

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After watching Ning Rongrong leave, Lu Jiang suddenly felt Firefly climb onto his back again.

Then she whispered softly in his ear:

"Trailblazer, I did pretty well this time, didn't I?"

"How are you planning to reward me?"

Lu Jiang sighed without turning around, merely standing there as he said:

"Sparkle, stop messing around. I know it's you."

Sparkle giggled, spun around on the spot, and stopped in front of Lu Jiang.

Then, with a shift of her form, she returned to her original appearance.

A delicate face, red clothes, and an expression carrying a hint of madness.

"Oh my, Little Grey Hair. Your instincts are pretty sharp."

"When did you figure it out?"

Lu Jiang raised a hand and flicked Sparkle on the forehead.

"Idiot. Firefly would never be this forward."

"If you're going to impersonate someone next time, at least make it convincing. Otherwise, I won't be able to get it up at all."

Sparkle had not expected him to be so blunt, and she froze for a moment.

But soon, she clutched her stomach and burst into laughter.

"Pfft, hahaha! You really are interesting."

"What? Is this young lady incapable of seducing you?"

As she spoke, Sparkle bent down and lightly pressed herself against Lu Jiang's chest, looking up at him with a coquettish pout.

Lu Jiang ignored her. He knew that eleven out of every ten things this person said were untrustworthy.

Then Lu Jiang said to her:

"Now we've completely provoked Ning Rongrong."

"If you don't have some kind of plan to deal with this, you'll get us horribly screwed over."

"Her father is a major client of our current patron. If he turns against us, even the Crown Prince will have a hard time protecting us."

Sparkle covered her mouth and laughed twice. Then, with a shove, she pushed Lu Jiang against the wall beside them and pinned him there.

"Of course I have a plan."

"And I guarantee this plan will let you witness some super~ huge fun."

That piqued Lu Jiang's interest, so he asked Sparkle:

"What plan?"

Sparkle pressed her lips close to Lu Jiang's ear and whispered:

"First, we do this, then that. And finally..."

After saying that, Sparkle looked at Lu Jiang with complete confidence.

Lu Jiang, meanwhile, stared wide-eyed in shock.

"Only you would come up with something like that. You can actually do this?"

Sparkle clicked her tongue.

"Just tell me whether you're in or not."

"I'm in!"

Lu Jiang answered without hesitation. He had been stifled in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for so long; it was time to have some fun.

Just then, Firefly suddenly appeared at the mouth of the alley, covering her mouth as she stared in surprise at the intimate position the two of them were in.

When Sparkle saw Firefly, she laughed even more gleefully.

She kept giggling nonstop, then walked over to Firefly, patted her shoulder, and left the area.

Only after Sparkle had gone did Lu Jiang sense the awkward atmosphere around them.

So he slowly raised a hand and greeted Firefly.

"Yo, what brings you here too?"

Firefly's cheeks puffed up like buns as she stormed over to Lu Jiang.

Then she stretched out her hand and vigorously wiped at his face.

"What was she doing? What was that..."

Firefly was fuming inside. Lu Jiang had only been out of her sight for a short while.

And someone had nearly stolen her home!

It seemed he would have to be more careful in the future.

Firefly had rubbed Lu Jiang hard enough to hurt, so he dodged aside and asked:

"What are you suddenly doing?"

Firefly huffed, then said indignantly:

"I saw it just now. She kissed your face—"

Firefly had looked as though she were demanding an explanation, but the moment she brought up this subject, she instantly turned into her usual girlish self.

It was Lu Jiang's first time seeing Firefly act jealous, and she was actually a little adorable.

So he smiled and explained:

"Sparkle was only helping me out of that situation."

"If you think it's unfair, how about I let you kiss me once too? Then you'll be even?"

Lu Jiang wore a thoroughly unserious expression.

Firefly angrily folded her arms across her chest.

"A reward for you? Dream on."

Suddenly, Lu Jiang pushed Firefly against the wall and pinned her there, imitating what Sparkle had done earlier.

Firefly's heart immediately began racing.

Could it be that I made the Trailblazer angry just now, and he's going to forcefully kiss me?

Firefly blushed and closed her eyes.

Yet Lu Jiang actually walked away at that moment. He simply left.

Firefly waited for a long time, and when she opened her eyes, he was gone.

She was so angry that she turned into a little Firefly puffball again.

Seriously, she had finally worked up the courage, and he had just run off like that!

"Jerk!"

Firefly let out an annoyed little cry and left as well.

And inwardly, she swore that next time, she absolutely would not give Sparkle another opportunity.

Elsewhere, Ning Rongrong walked dejectedly through the streets.

The Eldest Young Lady, who used to shine as brilliantly as a jewel wherever she went, had long since lost her former radiance.

Her dress was covered in mud, yet she could not even be bothered to clean it.

The people around her kept casting puzzled looks her way.

Whose Eldest Young Lady was this? Why did she look so down and out?

Yet not a single person dared to approach and speak to her.

Because the aura emanating from the Eldest Young Lady made it clear that she was a soul master.

She was absolutely not someone ordinary people like them could strike up a conversation with.

At that moment, Ning Rongrong was holding back her frustration.

She had never imagined that Lu Jiang, who had once catered to her every whim, would actually find another woman—and even allow that woman to bully her.

She had never thought much of Lu Jiang before, yet now, a sour feeling rose in her heart.

If she had not broken up with him back then, would things have turned out differently now?

That girl beside him was so beautiful.

Could she really compare to her?

At that thought, Ning Rongrong suddenly shook her head fiercely.

No, she was the Eldest Young Lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. How could she possibly be inferior to some woman of unknown origin?

And yet Lu Jiang was doing so well after leaving her.

Meanwhile, no matter how much she tried to please Third Brother, she still could not compare to his own sister.

That only made the disparity in her heart grow stronger.

Why? Why could that useless Lu Jiang live so well?

While she had to be used by her father as a tool to persuade him to return to the sect?

A sense of injustice rose within Ning Rongrong.

"No, I have to teach him a lesson!"

Ning Rongrong secretly swore to herself.

At the same time, at Lu Jiang's residence.

Lu Jiang was showing off his cooking skills to the two girls.

When Firefly learned that Sparkle had taken on her appearance to stand up for Lu Jiang, she felt somewhat gratified.

So she forgave Lu Jiang.

While they were eating, Lu Jiang asked Sparkle about her plan.

Sparkle, however, held her chopsticks between her lips and chuckled.

Then, with a shake of her body, she transformed into Ning Rongrong and said:

"Don't worry... just leave it to Lady Sparkle!"