The moment she received the message, March 7th wanted to rush over and help Stelle out of her predicament, but she quickly realized something.
With Zhang Xiu and Yaoshi there, they certainly wouldn't let someone whisk Stelle away.
That left only one possibility...
March 7th frowned, realizing something was wrong.
"Oh~ They must be working together to mess with me!"
With that, March 7th sent a reply straight back: "You're seriously underestimating this girl's intelligence! I'm not falling for such an obvious scam!"
After sending the message, she lifted her chin, gave a little huff, and picked up her shopping bags to head to the next place.
Zhang Xiu was dumbfounded when he saw her reply. He and Yaoshi stared at each other, then finally let out helpless sighs.
"What a shame. We won't get to see rivers of blood..."
"Alas. How tragic."
Seeing that plan A had failed, Zhang Xiu decided to activate plan B, even though he had only just thought it up.
"Wifey, activate plan B! Let's tail Stelle and Firefly!"
"Excellent! In my estimation, Stelle should be the top!"
"Ridiculous. We barely know Firefly yet. Who's to say she's an innocent lamb and not a wolf who's been plotting this all along?"
"Hmph, you underestimate Stelle far too much, husband. After spending so many days together, how can you not know how steadfast she is?"
In the end, amid a little bickering, Zhang Xiu and Yaoshi quietly followed the two girls, observing their behavior from the shadows.
Stelle and Firefly first arrived at a shopping center, where the dazzling variety of advertising signs overwhelmed the eyes, their creativity making them all the more enticing.
Among the passing crowd, one figure was particularly eye-catching.
Asland, the great merchant who held an entire star system's economic lifeblood in