They were still playing around upstairs and downstairs over here.
Spirit Hall.
Bathroom.
As she felt the cold water slide over her skin, Bibi Dong stood there in nothing but a thin gauze robe, staring at the outlet.
Her eyes looked utterly vacant.
"Am I just a toy...?"
Recalling the answers the Magic Mirror had given her before, Bibi Dong still felt dazed. Those answers had been so grating!
Like needle after needle stabbing into her heart!
"Heh... I never thought... I never thought he saw me that way. I'm such a joke! I honestly thought... I honestly thought..."
While Bibi Dong was still nursing her sorrow alone,
a helpless voice suddenly came through.
[Hey! What are you muttering about over there? Can you take a proper bath? What happened to those pretty pictures you promised?]
Then a Magic Mirror came bouncing over, circling Bibi Dong again and again. Its reflective face revolved around her, recording her from every angle.
It was like a dedicated photography enthusiast!
The Magic Mirror, busy recording, looked at Bibi Dong in her now-soaked gauze and gave her a rare compliment!
[--(´•౪•`)--]
[So you're bathing in your clothes. I don't get it, but I'm pretty pleased with how see-through they've become! I bet Master will love it~]
Faced with the Magic Mirror's shameless remarks,
Bibi Dong, surrounded from every angle, showed no reaction. She just stood there quietly.
Enduring the cold water beating against her face.
Bibi Dong murmured to herself,
"Whatever. I'm just a dispensable tool anyway..."
The Magic Mirror paid no attention to Bibi Dong's muttering.
She was too busy taking pictures and recording videos, eager to surprise Du Bei with them when she got back!
After the Magic Mirror had circled Bibi Dong once more, a hand suddenly grabbed it and held it firmly in place!
The Magic Mirror looked up.
It met Bibi Dong's vacant eyes.
[--òᆺó--]
[What's wrong? Need something? If not, let me go. I think I can take a few more pictures~]
Ignoring the Magic Mirror's request to get back to work,
a crazed look suddenly appeared in Bibi Dong's eyes. She gripped the edges of the mirror with both hands and pressed her forehead against its surface!
She spoke like a madwoman, yet at the same time, as if pleading!
"Tell me, Magic Mirror! That bastard Du Bei... doesn't have even a shred of affection for me?"
"Tell me! Tell me!!!"
One hand weakly tapped the mirror, as if trying to make the Magic Mirror give her an answer! Even if it was a lie...
[--╮(•́ω•̀)╭--]
[Sorry, I can't answer that. I've already answered two of your questions. Besides, one of them was paid for with the right to use the photos I took of you these past few days. Unless you can offer me a reward I'm satisfied with, I have nothing to say.]
That's right, even the Magic Mirror was a bit of a gold-digger!
Though Du Bei had vaguely said before that Bibi Dong could use her, the Magic Mirror, he hadn't specified how many times~
So she had assumed that, like before, she'd get one question for free!
As for the extra question,
Bibi Dong had been unwilling to give up, so she'd traded away her right to privacy in exchange for the Magic Mirror taking pictures of her over the past few days!
(*¯︶¯*) The Magic Mirror wasn't about to lose out~
Watching the Magic Mirror refuse to answer, no matter what,
Bibi Dong was just about to ask something else when the effect of the golden necklace kicked in, calming her down again.
Self-Oath: Will not be influenced by any means.
This effect only ensured that she could never be influenced by external forces. If something was wrong with her own mind, then it fell outside the effect's scope.
At most, it could calm her down once in a while.
It was like a Daoist meditation mantra, except it only took effect every so often, and its effects were extremely brief. Unless she could work things out herself.
Just like now...
As if she'd been given a sedative, Bibi Dong instantly calmed down, and all the irritation in her mind was swept away.
Though it only lasted a little while,
in that brief moment, a sudden idea flashed through Bibi Dong's mind!
She thought of a plan!
"Magic Mirror! I'll trade my current position and all the power I hold for one more question!"
"And that is! How can I get..."
Faced with this question, even the Magic Mirror froze for a moment, as if weighing the pros and cons.
Noticing this, Bibi Dong immediately upped the stakes! She tossed her thin gauze robe to the Magic Mirror...
The viewing mode instantly activated!
The Magic Mirror couldn't afford to miss this. She knew all about Du Bei's tastes, and this was a scene she couldn't let slip by! She started recording from every angle!
[--⊙ω⊙--]
[Why are you covering it with that? That ruins the fun! Think I won't report you for fraud?]
But Bibi Dong wasn't going to give in so easily.
This was her last bargaining chip! How could she give in so readily? She had to make the Magic Mirror agree to her request!
Even if it meant...
The Magic Mirror seemed to sense Bibi Dong's resolve, too.
[--ദ്ദി˶>𖥦<)✧--]
[All right, all right, I'll do it. It's just a little thing, isn't it? You don't have to go this far. But let me make one thing clear: I won't answer questions about Master!]
It didn't matter if anything else got revealed. In fact, judging by her calculations, it could even stoke Master's... enthusiasm.
It was nothing but benefits.
Seeing that the Magic Mirror had finally agreed, Bibi Dong sat right down on the floor, as if she'd let out a sigh of relief.
"Since you agreed, then that's good..."
"Then do whatever you want..."
"..."
Suotuo City!
In front of the Rose Hotel!
Among the group that had just returned from the Star Dou Great Forest was a peach-eyed youth with a face full of stubble.
He blinked and pointed at the imposing building not far away.
"Hey, teacher! When did they build such an impressive building in front of the Rose Hotel?"
"Are they trying to steal the Rose Hotel's business?"
The old man with the hooked nose followed the finger of one of his academy's students. When he saw the building, he merely shook his head.
"No idea. It probably just opened recently?"
"It used to be nothing but a shell of a building. Why do you care so much? Are you thinking of staying there? If so, you're paying for it yourself."
His tone was utterly unapologetic.
He showed not the slightest indulgence toward his student, only stinginess with his own money. He was like a miserly rooster that only knew how to take and never give!
"All right, stop bickering over such a small thing. And Flender, don't be so stingy. Besides, it's not your money we'd be spending this time."
"With our Xiao San here, why would you need to pay? Isn't that right, Xiao San?"
The one-legged man patted the youth beside him, a smug smile on his old face.
As if he were the one paying.
Unfortunately, Tang San had no time to humor his cheap teacher. His gaze was fixed intently on a window across the way!
A flash of purple light shone in his eyes. He had used his unique technique, the Purple Demon Eyes!
"That direction... is that Xiao Wu?"
"But why is she pressed against the window? And what's that thing behind the curtains behind her? Why..."
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