Performing a Divination

At the same time, she secretly wondered why she had instinctively reached out to touch his chest muscles.

Well,

She must have been imitating Tingyun's subconscious behavioral patterns.

That was good. Ji Yuan would not grow suspicious.

Looking at the startled Ji Yuan, Phantylia felt a flicker of delight. She puffed out her chest and said to him, "Of course. If you want to measure them, this little lady is willing as well."

Next, it should be her turn to be teased by him.

Then, she saw Ji Yuan retaliate with an indignant expression.

Ah!?

Phantylia was slightly taken aback.

She could even faintly feel his grip, and it hurt a little.

Wait, how did he actually dare to retaliate? That was not how he should have reacted when Tingyun teased him before.

Could he have noticed something was wrong?

No. If he had seen through her, he should have reported it long ago.

Phantylia guessed that Ji Yuan might have noticed something strange about her, but he certainly would not think she was a Lord of Destruction. Otherwise, he could not possibly lack the courage to report her.

In that case, the only possibility was that he had been provoked too much.

"Boys at this age can't stand being provoked. I should be a little more careful next time."

Phantylia thought to herself.

As a Lord of Destruction, she still needed to maintain some restraint, even while disguised as someone else.

"That hurts~"

She spoke in Tingyun's tone.

However, Phantylia soon saw Ji Yuan quickly pull his hand back. He lowered his head, his face flushed red.

Phantylia said shyly, "This little lady will need you to take responsibility, you know."

"I, um..."

"Haha, just kidding." Phantylia smiled. "You don't need to take responsibility for me."

Her tone changed.

"I'll take responsibility for you instead."

Ji Yuan immediately took several steps back.

Inside, however, he was thrilled.

Across the entire sea of stars, he was probably the only person who dared to treat a Lord of Destruction like this.

How many others possessed such strength?

The sensation in his hand had not completely faded yet.

Phantylia was acting, and he was acting along with her.

"No matter how I look at it, I'm the one profiting."

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

After all, he had the system.

Then, another system prompt appeared in his mind.

Your courage is unexpectedly on par with your charm. Who would have thought that when faced with Destruction Lord Phantylia's teasing, you would tease her right back? To reward your courage, the system has specially granted you the Seamless Space Teleportation Device.

The moment he saw the device, Ji Yuan became excited.

With this device and the substitute dummy from before, he felt that he could finally gain some freedom for a while.

And while he had the chance, he could finally try doing other things.

For example, finding the real Tingyun.

Ji Yuan secretly sighed in relief that he was bold enough and willing to make great sacrifices.

Everything he had now was earned through sacrificing his looks.

Phantylia truly was an excellent treasure trove. There was so much he could squeeze out of her.

As he thought this, he stood upright and let Phantylia take her measurements.

"What? You don't want me to take responsibility for you?"

Phantylia continued teasing Ji Yuan.

Then, when he was at a loss for words, she continued.

"Alright, that was my fault just now. What happened earlier will be our secret. I won't tell anyone else."

She looked at Ji Yuan with an expression that said she had him in the palm of her hand.

In truth, that was exactly what she thought.

After what had happened just now, she looked forward even more to Ji Yuan's eventual despair and destruction.

"When the time comes, I'll turn you into a Voidranger and keep you by my side forever."

Phantylia thought to herself.

After finishing the measurements, Phantylia looked at the data and leaned close to Ji Yuan. "A perfect figure. I never expected a civil servant to have such a physique."

"Mm, hurry up and finish measuring. I still need to deliver these data."

Ji Yuan seemed to still feel embarrassed about what had just happened. He quickly picked up the measuring equipment and headed outside.

Before leaving, however, he said to Phantylia, who was still wearing only a set of underwear, "By the way, Tingyun, the production process on my end will be quick. Stay here for a while. I'll be back soon. Once you put on the protective gear, your safety will be guaranteed."

"Alright."

Phantylia answered in a seemingly excited but actually lazy tone.

That was rather similar to Tingyun's usual manner.

Who knew what had frightened him so badly that he was this scared?

Returning to the bed, she lazily went back to sleep.

She had spent the whole day sleeping on Ji Yuan's bed, and it was actually quite comfortable.

Casting Divination

"Bro, why are you occupying my room again?"

Sushang looked at Ji Yuan as he approached, her eyes filled with resentment.

"Tingyun took over my room again, so I had no choice but to come here."

Ji Yuan lay directly on Sushang's bed, clasping his hands behind his head.

Sushang glared at Ji Yuan and said fiercely,

"Then go to her room. Why are you coming here?"

"Tingyun lives with Huohuo, right? Should I go sleep over there?"

Ji Yuan tilted his head and gave Sushang a sidelong look.

"Then... forget it." Sushang fell silent for a moment before acknowledging his point.

It was fine for her own brother to stay here, but if he spent a night in the same room as Huohuo, that would really be a problem.

Should she go back and stay with Sister Tingyun instead?

Sushang thought about it, then instinctively shook her head.

Something inside her instinctively told her not to think that way.

Then what should she do?

Should she just let her brother stay here?

Seeing Sushang still thinking, Ji Yuan stood up and patted her head. "You haven't read enough books, so don't overthink it."

"Mm..." Sushang nodded, then immediately got angry. She clenched her fist and pinned Ji Yuan down, ready to beat him up fiercely.

Ji Yuan was pinned down by Sushang.

Only then did he realize something: his little sister was truly not weak. She was even somewhat stronger than him. In terms of technique, he surpassed her, but in a straightforward physical struggle, Sushang really did pin him down.

Bang!

He took a solid headbutt from Sushang.

"I'm off to do the Cloud Knights' routine patrol."

After getting up, Sushang, finally feeling that she had gotten her revenge, put her hands on her hips, laughed, and left.

Ji Yuan was left lying on the bed, questioning his life.

By his ear, the system's voice seemed to ring out with mockery.

While teasing a beautiful widow, you were severely taught a lesson. To reward your corrupt morals, the system has granted you a pair of X-Ray Glasses for peeping purposes. (The system has no mandatory missions. All actions taken by the host are the host's own and have nothing to do with this system.)

I'm a decent person! I was merely countered by my own little sister. Who would tease a widow!?

Seeing the glasses appear in his storage space, Ji Yuan shouted inwardly.

He wanted to throw the glasses away immediately, but after thinking about it, he felt that they would still be useful.

Not for anything lewd, but purely for reconnaissance.

After lying on the bed for a while longer, he began the next phase of his plan.

Ji Yuan wanted to leave this place for a while.

He quietly activated the disguise.

As for whether he would be monitored, Ji Yuan was not worried.

He had been lying here for so long, yet the system had not produced a prompt saying that Destruction Lord Phantylia was watching him. That proved Phantylia was not watching him at this moment. After thinking over everything he knew about Phantylia and confirming that there should be no issue, Ji Yuan immediately took out the dummy. Then, in an instant, he activated the teleportation device and transported himself away.

The next second,

He appeared outside the planet.

War still raged all around him. The Orion Trading Company's resistance forces were still fighting desperately. Ji Yuan could clearly hear a firepower position less than thirty meters away continuously firing energy beams to hinder the Cloud Knights' advance.

Though it was dangerous, Ji Yuan still leaned against a wall and let out a long breath.

Compared to constantly facing Phantylia's threat at headquarters, the dangers he faced on this battlefield were far too minor.

There might be trillions, if not hundreds of billions, across the sea of stars who dared to go to war, but there were not many who dared to touch a Lord of Destruction's boobs. As for those who actually did it, Ji Yuan was the only one.

At that moment, an explosion sounded not far from him.

"Alright, maybe it isn't that safe either. I should find a safe place first."

Ji Yuan silently activated his defenses and found a basement to hide in.

Qianxun

How could he be so careless? Phantylia could kill him, but the stray bullets flying around the battlefield could take his life just as easily.

After cautiously entering the basement, Ji Yuan set up detection and defensive devices in all four corners of the room.

Only after finishing that did he relax slightly.

"Next, it's time to check on Tingyun."

Ji Yuan clenched his fists.

He had secretly used the teleportation device to come outside not merely to catch his breath. More than that, he wanted to know Tingyun's situation.

He had no idea where she had gone or whether she was still alive. He desperately wanted to learn the truth about Tingyun and see her current condition.

If she was still alive, Ji Yuan would find a way to save her. But if she had unfortunately died, he would find a way to avenge her.

Ji Yuan did not know where Phantylia had taken Tingyun. Fortunately, he had obtained divination skills during an earlier mission.