I Can't Kick Him, I'm Afraid He'll Lick My Foot

Her tone was the same, and her palm-sized face still wore a smile, just as before.

But for some reason, goosebumps broke out all over Wu Xi's body, while Chi Ming lowered his head and secretly clenched his pants.

Only Yun Jin and Mo Xiao showed little reaction.

They felt that this guide, who seemed so easygoing and approachable, was not as simple as she appeared. Her mental power might even be above S-rank.

After all, although guides were rare on Iota M19, there were still high-level guides above S-rank, and the Federation even had a top-tier SSS-rank guide as a reference.

Yet not only were SS-rank guides unable to attack others with mental power, even that SSS-rank guide could not do so.

How much less could an S-rank guide?

For hundreds of years, there had never been a guide who could attack sentinels with mental power.

Xin Lan was the only one.

It went without saying what being the only one meant.

If the Federation's lackeys discovered what made her special, they would surely do everything they could to take her away, even resorting to force.

The Free Alliance went without saying.

Those lunatics would come running the moment they caught her scent, and learning what made her special would only make them crazier.

Mo Xiao lowered his gaze and formulated a series of strategies, while Yun Jin brainstormed frantically, wanting only to quickly uncover her origins and find out what was going on with her mental power...

Cang Leng used all his strength to get up and solemnly kneel on one knee. Not only did the earlier punishment fail to make him afraid of Xin Lan, but because her methods were decisive and forceful, his gaze grew even clearer and more reverent as he looked at her.

"Miss Guide, I shouldn't have been so rude to you, shouldn't have filled my mouth with filth, and especially shouldn't have tried to bewitch you using the abilities I gained after my mutation. It was all my fault. I willingly accept your punishment, and thank you for being willing to personally discipline someone as vile as me. I'm ashamed, and I'm honored."

His gaze grew more fervent as he spoke, and his whole body even began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Miss Guide, your mental power is so strong. I could feel how domineering and forceful it was when it invaded my mental landscape. It charged around and left my mental landscape in a complete mess..."

"But whenever I felt like I was about to die, it would always gently envelop me. Did you also purify my mental landscape while punishing me? I really feel wonderful now. I don't even need to check to know that my Rampage Level must have dropped by at least five percentage points. You've been so merciful to me. I'm truly beyond honored..."

When Wu Xi saw him trembling earlier, he had thought Cang Leng was afraid of the pain and feared Xin Lan would attack him again.

Only now did he realize he had been wrong.

And completely wrong at that!

To think he had even pitied Cang Leng for a moment when he heard him screaming so miserably.

Who would have thought that he, Wu Xi, was the real clown!

The others were also very surprised by Cang Leng's reaction.

Yun Jin's expression was especially indescribable. Could this guy have Stockholm syndrome, like those perverted sentinels? How did he fall in love right after being tortured like that?

Xin Lan was also a little speechless.

"No, I didn't."

Even if she had, it had only been to make him feel the pain more clearly. It was definitely nowhere near as much as five percentage points.

Cang Leng did not believe her and continued to gaze up at her in a daze.

"Impossible. I can feel that your mental power left many traces as it roamed through my mental landscape. It's cleaner in there than ever before, and my Spirit Body hasn't been this peaceful in a long time."

"It's telling me that it's grateful to you and really looking forward to your next visit."

Xin Lan: ...

Everyone: ...

She really wanted to kick away the man who had quietly crawled back over while he was talking, but she was afraid that if she did, he would get too excited and lick her foot.

After thinking it over, she gave up and curled back up on the sofa.

"All right, shut up and get away from me. My time is limited, so let's move on to the next one quickly."

She had no time to waste on a lunatic covered head to toe in McDonald's letters, but her rare good mood, brought on by Chi Ming, had still been affected somewhat.

So she looked at Yun Jin impatiently.

Especially when she noticed that after all that shuffling, Cang Leng had only moved from in front of her to her feet.

There was even a hint of killing intent in her eyes when she looked at Yun Jin.

Yun Jin: ?

Wait, what did she mean by that?

He had not said a single word yet!

"Yun Jin, go on. Let's make this quick and not disturb Guide Xin Lan's rest."

Mo Xiao reminded him.

Yun Jin snorted heavily, but ultimately held back.

"Hello, Miss Guide. I'm Yun Jin, commander of the East Tower. I'm not as considerate as Chi Ming, but I'm not as stupid as Cang Leng either. My strengths may be just what's needed to complement Chi Ming's. Please, take a look."

He released a miniature version of his Spirit Body.

It was a fire qilin, dark red all over, with flames burning around its neck and tail!

An ancient divine beast!

This thing was much rarer than an anaconda.

Xin Lan immediately stood up and beckoned to it. "Come here."

The miniature fire qilin did not have the imposing bearing of an ancient divine beast. Instead, its large head and short limbs made it look delightfully clumsy and adorable.

With Yun Jin's tacit permission, the fire qilin withdrew its flames, leaped high, and jumped straight into her arms.

"Oh, you're pretty heavy."

Xin Lan held the fire qilin's body and stroked its head with considerable interest, her fondness plain to see.

But Yun Jin was clearly very unused to being touched like that.

He twisted awkwardly, but the warmth constantly coming from both sides of his waist still made him unbearably itchy.

"Miss Guide, the weather is hot now, so you may not notice what the fire qilin is good for, but it's perfect for warming your bed in winter. Of course, if you need a fire for warmth in any other way, it can do that too."

Yun Jin spoke almost through clenched teeth.

In fact, if he had not seen Xin Lan's true strength, he had not planned to release the fire qilin. After all, every time it came out, he had to go to great lengths to suppress his rioting mental landscape, and every time he recalled it, his Rampage Level rose by at least one percentage point.

He had not wanted to make such an unprofitable deal, but Xin Lan was a little stronger than he had expected, so after thinking it over, he had released the fire qilin anyway.

Fortunately, the little guy had not let him down. Xin Lan clearly liked it very much, so it looked like he...

"That's it? Are you done?"

When Yun Jin said nothing more for a long while after explaining what the fire qilin could do, Xin Lan suddenly put it back on the floor without warning.

Divine beasts were rare, but it was only a Spirit Body.

What she valued more was the sentinel himself.

And Yun Jin had made no offer at all.

"I..."

Yun Jin froze, clearly not expecting her to change her attitude so quickly.

Just a second ago, she had been so fond of the fire qilin, yet now she was drawing a clear distinction between it and him, as though the fire qilin were not his.

"If you're sure you're done, let's have the next one."

Xin Lan disliked men who dawdled and wavered, so she raised her chin and motioned for Wu Xi to begin his presentation.

Wu Xi had long since prepared what he wanted to say. Seeing that Yun Jin was out of the running, he immediately stepped up with confidence.

"Miss Guide, you've seen both my body and my Spirit Body, so I won't show you much more right now. What I want to tell you is that although I don't have any obvious advantages compared with the others, if nothing else, I'm very adaptable, and I learn exceptionally quickly."

"So no matter how your preferences change, I can adapt and change as quickly as possible. Of course, it would be even better if you liked the original me. I'm in excellent physical condition and can guard you without sleep or rest."

"Oh, right, I'm also a very good cook. Do you remember the dishes you ate at the South Tower? I made the ones you ate the most of, and those were just what I could make with the limited ingredients Chi Ming had available. If you have high standards when it comes to food, I can definitely give you the best experience."

"Besides that, I can also entertain you. For example, I can go shopping with you, play games with you in your spare time, and so on. If you even run into someone you dislike on the star network, I can track him down through it and beat him up for you..."