After listening to Lin Xiaoxia's account, Zhou Zhi wore a faintly amused expression.
"At a time like this, you aren't afraid of angering the Medical Department? What if I fail and you have no way to truly defect?"
Lin Xiaoxia curled her lips into a smile. "One reason is that I believe in you. The other reason... is that this little woman has indeed left herself an escape route. For example, even Ruan Xiangyun, who was turned into a human swine, does not know that I was the one who attacked him."
"At least in Formula World, in Banquet's End Continent, I am merely a pitiful fool deceived by the president of your Patient Association."
Hedging her bets, placing wagers on both sides—she had never lost.
That was Empress Houtu Lin Xiaoxia.
Anyone else would have died countless times over by now.
But Lin Xiaoxia was an exception.
Such was the genius of the Pestilence world.
"Be careful not to outsmart yourself."
Zhou Zhi gave her a serious warning.
Sensing Zhou Zhi's mood, Lin Xiaoxia put away her smile. Her slender fingers flickered slightly. "I had long anticipated an utterly ruinous end for myself, but... so what?"
"It is like an operation. Even if the final result might be failure, does that mean you do not perform it?"
"I enjoy the thrill of fighting death and disease. Profiting from it is the value of my life... Mr. President, you are my stepping stone to realizing that value."
Hearing Lin Xiaoxia's words, Zhou Zhi nodded.
Twenty-Three, meanwhile, gave an emotionless chuckle. "Bad woman."
Thus, they spent the entire day sightseeing. Lin Xiaoxia took Zhou Zhi through the new district of Banquet's End Continent.
This familiar newlywed couple made everyone around them envious.
Yet what Zhou Zhi and the others were doing