[Buddha-Heart Lamp Transmission] Wu Song Receives Spiritual Empowerment; the [Emergency Headband] Is Developed! (Continued)

Lin Chen coughed lightly, his gaze shifting slightly aside. "That's good. Next, I need you... to take off your clothes."

"Ah?!"

Gu Qingyi's beautiful eyes, always calm and rational, flew wide open. She froze where she stood as if struck by an electric current.

Th-this... had to go that far?!

If she had been asked to do hard labor, or even suffer hardship, Gu Qingyi would not have furrowed her brow.

But a request like taking off her clothes, in this enclosed, dim, unbearably hot workshop, was simply far too ambiguous.

It even carried a hint of another kind of implication.

And Lin Chen was currently dressed in only a thin layer of clothing. A strong masculine scent, mingled with a somewhat intoxicating sweetness, rushed toward her.

Gu Qingyi's heart, which had always been suppressed by reason, now pounded wildly like a startled deer.

Could it be... Advisor Lin wants me to offer myself to him as the price of making the card?

But here? There isn't even a bed...

Could it be on that cold iron anvil?

Advisor Lin usually looks so proper, but in private, he actually likes this kind of rough style?

No, no!

Why am I actually imagining it?

Advisor Lin definitely isn't the kind of person who demands repayment for a favor!

Seeing Gu Qingyi's cool, pretty face flush instantly, her eyes so flustered that she did not know where to look, Lin Chen hurriedly explained.

"You've misunderstood! The core Mohist principle is 'economy in use,' and it vehemently opposes lavish adornment.

"Back then, Mozi led by example, wearing nothing but the plainest coarse-cloth short garments.

"The Security Bureau uniform you're wearing is crafted far too exquisitely, far too 'noble-looking.' It will clash with the Mohist will.

"So, to align with the ascetic symbolism of