(Jiang Nannan artwork)
Jiang Nannan rushed out of the room, her pretty face frosty with anger. Soul Power had already gathered in her clenched hand, and she was about to strike.
Lin Ye reached out to stop her, his tone calm. "Nannan, don't dirty your hands."
Jiang Nannan paused, her cheeks flushing slightly as she retreated to the doorway.
Lin Ye spun the Fire-Tipped Spear, its gold-red shaft cutting a cold gleam through the dim corridor.
"Ah—!!!"
Xu Sanshi's scream exploded through the narrow hallway. His whole body bent like a shrimp, his hands clutched tightly over his groin. His face went from red to white, then green, while cold sweat instantly poured from his forehead.
"My Demon Pill!!!"
Lin Ye withdrew the Fire-Tipped Spear and planted its tip against the floor at his side with a crisp ring.
"Debts of sin are repaid with the root of sin."
Xu Sanshi dropped to his knees, his eyes bloodshot as he curled into a ball in agony, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.
A pale-blue system panel silently appeared before him. He glanced at it instinctively, then froze as though struck by lightning.
[Detected that it is currently no longer possible to go through the back door] [Main quest automatically changed: Visit the back door to obtain A-San Value!]
Xu Sanshi's face turned from white to green. "No—!!!"
Lin Ye did not lower the Fire-Tipped Spear. Its gold-red tip remained steadily aimed at Xu Sanshi's brow, his voice even yet carrying an unquestionable chill:
"If you dare harass Nannan again, it'll be your head that falls next."
Xu Sanshi shuddered and collapsed to the floor as though all the bones had been pulled from his body, his forehead slamming heavily against the floor with dull thuds, again and again. Snot