Hypnosis App

The next day, in Lu Yu's Soul Tool workshop.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

With her sleeves rolled up and a forging hammer in hand, Xu Tianzhen hammered the metal into shape, blow by blow. She was drenched in sweat. At the moment, she wore only a short-sleeved shirt, its damp fabric clinging to her body and revealing faint glimpses of her curves.

"Junior, I've finished hammering out the casing you wanted."

Xu Tianzhen put down the hammer and lifted the hem of her shirt to fan herself. Her pale, smooth waist appeared and disappeared as she fanned, and sweat slid down her neck, over her chest, and all the way to her navel.

Then Xu Tianzhen turned her side toward Lu Yu. The shirt she wore today had wide sleeve openings, and with her sweeping movements, it was easy to glimpse certain secret places through them.

At that moment, Xu Tianzhen's eyes were fixed on a mirror in the corner, which reflected Lu Yu's face.

That was right-she was doing it on purpose. Everything she had just done was meant to test whether Lu Yu already knew her identity.

A man dressed as a woman, the two of them alone in a sealed room, the temptation of a sweat-soaked body, her sexy little waist, and a young girl's secret places-with that combination of moves, an adolescent boy like Lu Yu would surely be easy to handle if he knew she was a girl.

If he regarded her as a man, her androgynous, slightly effeminate appearance would surely make him inadvertently show a look of disgust.

Whichever expression he showed, Xu Tianzhen would have her answer.

Yet Lu Yu showed no expression at all. He simply kept his eyes fixed on the book in his hands, as though the scenery before him did not exist.

What's going on? Is he that studious? Could he be a bookworm? But judging by his confident display yesterday, he clearly acted like an arrogant young genius.

Xu Tianzhen silently walked behind Lu Yu and looked at his book.

She had spent all that time striking seductive poses while fighting back her disgust. She wanted to see just what book could be more compelling than her figure.

It was a brand-new book. How new, exactly? So new that there was not a single word in it. In other words, Lu Yu was reading a wordless heavenly book!

What did that mean?

Xu Tianzhen's already damp back was soaked once more with cold sweat. Was there some consideration behind this wordless book of his?

Xu Tianzhen had lived in the palace since childhood. Her father always complained to her that those ministers loved speaking in circles, and every seemingly unusual gesture conveyed some special information.

So what did "wordless" mean?

Xu Tianzhen could not fathom Lu Yu's meaning, but she was certain that her true identity as a member of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family had been exposed.

If an ordinary person discovered a woman disguised as a man, it should have gone just like the storybooks: "Miss Tian Zhen, you wouldn't want your disguise as a man exposed, would you?" Then he would threaten her into doing this and that.

Hinting at it like this could only mean he had discovered her hidden identity.

What should I do? Kill him to silence him? But he hasn't threatened me yet. If I kill people indiscriminately, won't I be just like those throne-usurping butchers?

Xu Tianzhen's father was the former emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, and his usual policies centered on a love of peace. As a princess who did not need to worry about the throne, Xu Tianzhen had also received a very positive upbringing. Indiscriminately slaughtering innocents was still too dark for her.

I'd better imprison or poison him instead.

Xu Tianzhen decided to lure Lu Yu somewhere deserted, ambush him, tie him up, and secretly imprison him outside Shrek Academy. Once her revenge succeeded, she would grant him a life as a wealthy gentleman. If her revenge failed, she would let him inherit her remaining operating funds.

Of course, if she failed to lure him out, she would pretend to invite him to a meal, poison him, and threaten him into dropping out. Although this would disrupt his studies, for the sake of her grand revenge plan, Xu Tianzhen could only...

Sorry, Junior Lu Yu. Once I inherit the throne, I'll make you a high official and take you partying every day. You men must love that.

Xu Tianzhen made up her mind, a resolute look appearing in her eyes.

She knew of a place like that at Shrek Academy, where a few students occasionally disappeared without even leaving corpses behind. It was the perfect place to commit a crime.

"Junior, even if you're slacking off, you should at least pick a book about Soul Tools. Are you trying to make your senior die laughing by holding a freshly printed blank book?"

Xu Tianzhen slapped Lu Yu on the shoulder.

" Hiss-Senior, are you trying to slap me to death?"

That slap drew Lu Yu's attention away from the book.

"Senior, you're really strong. I remember you saying you were a food-type Soul Master, right? How are you stronger than a Beast Martial Soul master?"

Lu Yu rubbed his shoulder. Indeed, with the Gold of Life soaking inside his body and its diffusing life force being absorbed every day, his physical strength was now that of a high-level Soul Elder, almost approaching a Soul Ancestor.

He could clearly sense that Xu Tianzhen was around rank 37 or 38. Normally, a food-type Soul Master like her should have been physically weaker than him.

"Heh, heh, that's naturally because your senior was born with divine strength." Xu Tianzhen glanced at Lu Yu.

Hmph, there it is again. I can figure this one out.

A food Martial Soul on the surface, but actually a Beast Martial Soul-he's hinting that I'm hiding my identity, right? Too bad this princess saw through it at once.

"Junior, you still haven't told me what this wordless book is for."

"Those who understand will understand. There's no need for me to say more to those who don't."

Her fists clenched. Xu Tianzhen decided she absolutely had to sneak a punch at this riddle-speaker later.

Wait, wouldn't a direct punch kill him? Then I'll spank him instead. Naughty children deserve a good, hard spanking.

"Senior, you did a great job hammering out the casing. It's exactly like my design. Sorry for the trouble, but please wait a moment. I'm going to start making the Soul Tool."

Lu Yu picked up a piece of rare metal, made a show of taking the Life Carving Knife out of his pocket, and began carving its Core Array.

Xu Tianzhen watched silently from the side. She wanted to see just what this boy would carve after putting on airs for so long. Once he finished, she would be sure to mock him mercilessly.

Hahaha... He got it wrong right from the start. What kind of array is this? I've never even seen it... Wait, how is the array running?

Xu Tianzhen froze. Generally, when carving a Core Array, one had to continuously inject Soul Power to keep the array activated. But there was a prerequisite for that continuous injection: the Core Array had to be able to run. If the array failed to run, the carved lines would be destroyed.

The unfamiliar array Lu Yu was carving was now running. That meant the array Lu Yu had mastered was correct-and it was one she did not recognize!

How was that possible? Xu Tianzhen had been born in the Sun Moon Empire, where Soul Tools were most advanced, and she was even a member of the imperial family. She had studied Soul Tools since childhood. Although she had not mastered the higher-level ones, she would certainly recognize them. If it was an array she did not recognize, it could only be something newly developed over in the Sun Moon Empire.

Her identity had been exposed-and to someone in the upper ranks of the Sun Moon Empire, at that.

Her hands and feet instantly turned icy. Now, never mind being used as a pawn-even her life might be in danger.

What should I do? Run away right now? No! Where besides Shrek could give me the strength to take revenge?

Wait, if the imperial family really had discovered me, given their nature, they would definitely have me assassinated in secret. Perhaps the person in front of me is the only one who's discovered my identity, and all these hints he's giving me now must be him showing off!

Xu Tianzhen understood these privileged wastrels well enough. Heaven came second, and they came first. Even if they died, were crippled, sacrificed their future as Soul Masters, or could not increase their Soul Power for five years, they still had to put on one grand display in front of others.

I still have a chance.

Just like that, Xu Tianzhen spent more than ten minutes thinking, and Lu Yu finally finished carving the Core Array.

Elder Yi, the Undead Magic array you researched really does work.

Of course. In my memories, I created something approaching a divine artifact. A mere Soul Tool is nothing to speak of.

The book Lu Yu had been reading earlier was indeed a book about Soul Tools. However, what it contained was writing Electrolux had left with Spiritual Power. Only someone who had mastered certain Spiritual Power techniques could discover those words.

"Junior, did your Core Array succeed? How about finding somewhere to test it?"

Seeing that Lu Yu had finished, Xu Tianzhen probed.

"Test it? Where? This Soul Tool of mine is quite unusual. It can't be used in public."

So it really is new technology from Sun Moon, which means he can't use it in public? Just what I wanted.

A faint smile appeared on Xu Tianzhen's face.

"I know somewhere very quiet that usually has hardly anyone around. There's plenty of space, too-just enough for me to test Soul Tools."

"Sure. Lead the way, Senior."