So This is What a Woman Is Like?

Mu Ye chose 3.

He didn't have any particular ulterior motive; he just wanted to see how Madam Yun would react.

After he made his choice, both women were stunned once again. Their expressions shifted noticeably, as if they were seeing him for the first time.

Shen Qingchan, in particular, had a clear look of anger on her face. She was about to speak, but Madam Yun raised a hand to stop her.

"Are you serious, sir?" Madam Yun's expression remained calm. "If you are, then... come with me."

With that, Madam Yun turned and walked into her boudoir in the back.

"?" Mu Ye.

No way?

She's for real?

Her favorability didn't drop.

Mu Ye was somewhat surprised by this option. He hadn't expected that even with such blatant harassment, Madam Shen wouldn't lower her favorability toward him.

Shen Qingchan's reaction was the one that felt normal.

And surprisingly, her favorability hadn't dropped immediately either.

Does 50 points of favorability already mean this Madam Yun is willing to offer herself?

"Hidden affection" meant that Madam Yun already held some feelings for him. Under these circumstances, it seemed that even if he said something overly reckless, it wouldn't necessarily cause her favorability to plummet.

Or perhaps, did Madam Yun have other ideas?

Mu Ye walked into the room. Only then did a prompt appear, indicating that Madam Yun's favorability had dropped to 40 points.

Inside the room, candlelight flickered. Madam Yun was already lying on the bed, her discarded clothes resting at the bedside.

Looking from the side, the once-flat cyan quilt now had a distinct peak.

"She still didn't refuse..." Mu Ye was surprised.

However, Madam Yun was expressionless at this moment. It wasn't until he walked to the bedside that she spoke slowly:

"You saved my life and helped me many times without asking for anything in return, nor were you after the Shen Family fortune... I never understood why a Demon Sealer would do such things... but if it is for this, then I can understand."

"After tonight, we shall owe each other nothing. If you are willing, take what you want."

After saying this, her favorability would drop by another 10 points. If he went any further, would her favorability drop to zero?

Seeing this, Mu Ye fell into deep thought.

This option might indeed allow for a night with Madam Yun, but there would likely be no future to speak of. Raising her favorability any further after that would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

For some reason, as Mu Ye looked at Madam Yun at this moment, he noticed that beyond her calm expression, there seemed to be a hint of relaxation.

There was not a trace of tension.

This left Mu Ye somewhat puzzled.

Mu Ye reloaded the save back to just a moment ago.

This time, he chose option 1.

After selecting 1, a rare, faint blush appeared on Madam Yun's cheeks, as if she had never expected the latter to say such a thing. Then, her favorability increased by 2 points.

"..." Mu Ye.

Option 1 actually went against the image the Demon Sealer had maintained all along. Logically, Madam Yun should have been surprised and her favorability should have dropped.

After all, based on the previous instances where her favorability increased, Madam Yun's preferences leaned toward mystery, keeping one's word, and being aloof and powerful.

Option 1, which leaned toward the sweet talk of lovers, should not have been a point of interest for Madam Yun.

After pondering it carefully, Mu Ye vaguely felt he understood.

"With a base favorability of 50 points, the Demon Sealer is already... different in Madam Yun's heart..."

"Such words... actually manage to slightly improve the relationship between the two, revealing a side of the Demon Sealer she has never seen before? So, she is surprised, but her favorability increases? It doesn't drop?"

Having figured this out, Mu Ye suddenly realized.

So this is what a woman is like?

When feelings begin to stir, the way she looks at you is already unknowingly filtered through a lens.

"In this damn game, it seems I'll become a love guru sooner or later."

Moreover, looking at option 3, the overly mysterious Demon Sealer often seemed to put pressure on Madam Yun.

A pressure that existed between liking him and being hindered by an invisible barrier between them.

Therefore, when the Demon Sealer proposed a night together that felt more like a transaction, Madam Yun might have already considered this possibility. She wasn't surprised; instead, she felt somewhat relieved.

Because it meant the Demon Sealer was just a common man after all—nothing mysterious, and certainly nothing to be afraid of.

"How complicated..."

After thinking for a while, Mu Ye felt his head ache, as if something was about to sprout.

After reloading the save, Mu Ye chose 2.

Because this feeling was the option that best fit a Demon Sealer.

He casually tossed out a treasure brought back from the Imperial Map Secret Treasury.

"This is!" Madam Yun took the jade pendant and examined it carefully for a moment, her eyes flashing with extreme shock. "This is... the Double Ring Pendant from the era of the Grand Ancestor..."

"You..."

"Did you really go find the Seven Absolutes Imperial Map?"

"Let me see, let me see!" Shen Qingchan, standing to the side, leaned in and clamored.

Madam Yun set the pendant down and looked up and down at the Demon Sealer Mu Xinghe before her. She truly could not imagine how the latter had managed to find this legendary treasure.

Ever since Emperor Zhengyang died, the only clue to this treasure had vanished.

Over these years, countless factions had secretly come to Taiping City to inquire and search, yet all had returned empty-handed.

It had long since become a legend.

She actually knew a thing or two, but only that the clue to the treasure might be in Zuixiang Pavilion and perhaps had some connection to that girl, Yuanshuang.

The treasure hadn't been found by anyone for so many years.

How could it be possible to find it just by wandering around?

Moreover, it was highly likely one would encounter the Seven Absolutes Demon. Rumors in the streets claimed that the Seven Absolutes Demon could perceive the seven emotions and six desires of humans and could bewitch the heart, which was why it was called the Seven Absolutes. Even the most powerful Demon Sealer could not detect the traces of such a demon, making it even harder to deal with.

"You... why take such a risk?" Madam Yun's eyes were filled with complex emotions.

A risk?

Mu Ye thought about it.

It was indeed quite risky. After all, Zuixiang Pavilion was a den of pleasure; without the capital of a Brothel Patron, one might not even be able to get in.

Afterward, Mu Ye briefly informed her of the location of the secret treasure.

"Additionally, the source of the Bitter Flesh is in the prison of the Taiping City Prefecture..."

After Mu Ye finished saying this, he left.

"This person... since he's already here, why didn't he stay a little longer?" Shen Qingchan asked, puzzled. "Aunt Yun, it feels like he's just using you... he doesn't want to help you at all like you said... he always comes and goes in a hurry... to him, you feel like you don't even exist... like you're just a tool?"

"You silly child..." Madam Yun looked at the lonely figure in the dark night in the distance and said softly, "Look at this Double Ring Pendant."

"What about it?"

"There is still the dust of history on it... it hasn't been cleaned at all..." Madam Yun said. "What does that tell you?"

"What?"

"It means... he came here the moment he found the treasure, without even a second of delay... If I were truly non-existent to him, why wouldn't he have waited until tomorrow at such a late hour?"

Shen Qingchan was stunned.

"Does Aunt Yun mean... he actually wanted to see you?" Shen Qingchan pondered. "Is that it?"

"Qingchan, you are still young..." Madam Yun said. "You don't yet understand that this man is different from that young Young Hero Mu. The way he expresses his meaning is far from the straightforwardness you are used to..."

"Besides, think about it. He made it sound so easy, claiming he just casually looked around and found the treasure. Do you believe that?"

Shen Qingchan shook her head.

How could that be possible?

"Exactly, even you don't believe it." Madam Yun said. "There must have been hardships and difficulties beyond our imagination involved... Look, his clothes were pristine when he arrived. I am certain he must have changed beforehand... simply because he didn't want me to know."

"Why?" Shen Qingchan asked, puzzled.

Madam Yun said softly:

"Naturally, because he didn't want me to know. He didn't want anyone to worry... The more lightly he speaks of it, the more difficult it likely was..."

"Do you still think I am like someone who doesn't exist to him?"

Shen Qingchan suddenly realized the truth, feeling that it made perfect sense.

[Yun Xian Favorability increased 57/100]

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