Wow, the Dowry in Chapter 25 Is Quite Generous (Major Revision)

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"I-I'll talk, I'll talk!"

Unfortunately, the undercover agent's willpower wasn't very strong.

In less than a minute, he raised his hands in surrender, his forehead covered in cold sweat as he begged her to go easy on him.

Xin Lan withdrew her mental power, a less-than-gentle smile spreading across her face.

"Talk. Your background and your purpose."

The pain of having his Mental Landscape disrupted seemed to linger in his brain, and cold sweat kept breaking out on his forehead.

Mo Yilai's brow twitched.

He suddenly wondered if he had been mistaken just now. Was there actually nothing special about Xin Lan?

An indistinct, incorporeal soul suddenly appeared in the air.

It floated over to Xin Lan and quickly merged into her body.

Mo Yilai lowered his eyes, a wicked smile curling his lips.

He intended to get a good sense of the background of this guide with a special ability, but before he could close his eyes, the soul that had been merging smoothly with her was suddenly thrown back out. No matter what it did, it couldn't get close to her again.

The smile froze on Mo Yilai's face. *?*

What was going on?

His Spirit Body had failed to possess her? How was that possible?! Apart from sentinels of the same rank as him, he could easily possess any sentinel or guide of a lower rank!

Did she have some special protective equipment on her, or... was her rank not S at all, but SSS?!

But how was that possible?

Xuan Jia had only visited yesterday. If she were an SSS-rank guide, he would never have let her stay in a place like this!

Mo Yilai stared at her, lost in a profound confusion and elation he rarely experienced.

Xin Lan's patience had run out.

Seeing him sitting there motionless like an idiot, she clicked her tongue, her gaze growing colder.

"What, changed your mind again? Want to resist? Or are you planning to kill me?"

"No, I'll talk. Please have mercy, miss guide."

Excitement and elation surged in Mo Yilai's heart as he immediately left the sofa and knelt on one knee before her.

But what he said wasn't what Xin Lan wanted to hear.

"Miss guide, you're amazing. May I first ask how you attacked me just now? If I could offer you more generous compensation, would you be willing to work somewhere else?"

Xin Lan admitted that she liked Mo Yilai's physique and looks.

After all, he was the only man so far with Eastern bone structure, making him more her type than the others.

But his repeated avoidance of her questions displeased her.

So she silently met his gaze and released her mental power to attack him again.

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Mo Yilai's expression changed almost instantly.

He clenched his teeth, fine beads of sweat instantly breaking out on his forehead. His gray-blue eyes were full of confusion and pain.

"Miss guide, did I do... something wrong? Why are you... attacking me again...?"

Those few short sentences sounded as though they had taken all of Mo Yilai's strength to utter.

His expression was pained, every muscle in his body taut. He looked as though he had just been pulled from the water, the loose strands of hair on his forehead plastered to his face, making him look vulnerable and beautiful.

Though he was an annoying person, his looks were exactly Xin Lan's type.

"What, have you already forgotten how you tried to ambush me with your Spirit Body?"

Xin Lan leaned forward and gripped his chin. She was still smiling, but her words made Mo Yilai's pupils contract sharply.

He bit his slightly pale lip, utterly astonished. "You can... see my Spirit Body?"

Xin Lan didn't answer him.

Instead, she stared at his face, the killing intent in her eyes growing stronger.

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"So, are you still going to try any more tricks? If you don't answer my questions, next time, you won't get another chance to open your eyes and speak."

Her fingers kept rubbing his chin, where beads of sweat had begun to form. Her dark eyes lowered, fixed on his trembling lips.

For no apparent reason, Mo Yilai suddenly grew nervous.

He couldn't shake the feeling that Xin Lan might kiss him at any moment.

But she only looked at him coldly, never lowering her head.

Having his life threatened didn't feel good, but perhaps her Guide Pheromones smelled too wonderful. Mo Yilai's brain throbbed with pain, yet his heart pounded because she was more powerful than he had ever imagined.

At last, under Xin Lan's increasingly cold and impatient gaze, Mo Yilai followed the drumbeat in his heart. He tilted his head and rubbed his face against her hand, displaying his submission.

"Miss guide, I am indeed Mo Yilai, but I don't belong to the Federation. I originally came here today to take you away, but now I've changed my mind."

He knew how to play up his advantages.

After nuzzling her palm, he lowered his head and kissed her fingers delicately.

His kisses were reverent and gentle. From time to time, he would look up and steal a glance at her, his gray-blue eyes full of submission and adoration.

"I know I'll never have a chance to take you away in this lifetime, so... miss guide, may I ask you to accept me as your exclusive sentinel?"

"I can guarantee you my absolute loyalty, and I can offer you all my wealth and power. If you're willing, from now on I'll only appear when you need me. At other times, I'll never disturb you uninvited."

His identity meant he was destined never to appear in public, but he didn't mind at all.

Her rank was higher than his, and by nature, only she could heal him.

And she alone could help him achieve his ideal, or even achieve it in his stead.

So what was he hesitating for?

Hesitating for another second would be disrespectful to their destiny!

He was born to be her exclusive sentinel!

"You don't belong to the Federation? Then who do you belong to?"

Compared to his excessive eagerness, Xin Lan's emotions were so faint they were almost invisible.

She did like him, but there were plenty of handsome men she liked; she didn't need this particular one.

"Before today, Mo Yilai belonged to the Free Alliance. From today onward, Mo Yilai belongs only to Xin Lan!"

"The Free Alliance?"

Seeing the confusion in Xin Lan's eyes, Mo Yilai immediately gave her a concise explanation of everything about the Free Alliance.

That included the ultimate goal behind its founding and how many bases they currently had across the Federation's nine districts.

After listening to his explanation, Xin Lan's expression turned peculiar.

"The Freedom Auction House belongs to the Free Alliance too? It's yours?"

Mo Yilai didn't know why she already knew about the Freedom Auction House when she had only just arrived in K9 District, but he hurried to give her a sincere assurance.

"Yes. It belongs to you now."

Xin Lan: ...

"Wow, your dowry is quite generous."

She made the remark without giving it much thought.

Mo Yilai blinked, then affectionately rubbed his face against her palm again.

"A-Lan... can I call you that from now on? I really want to be your exclusive sentinel. I'll give you everything in the Free Alliance. From now on, I'll be the leader in public, and you'll be the real leader behind the scenes. Every decision the Free Alliance makes will be yours. Please say yes. Take me in, all right?"

His head still hurt, but the joy and happiness in his heart had made him completely disregard the pain.

Looking at his utterly obsequious expression, Xin Lan finally couldn't resist pinching his cheeks and forcibly lifting his face in front of hers.

"Smooch~"

A kiss landed on his lips, purely as a reward, without a trace of intimacy.

Mo Yilai's eyes widened, and intense ecstasy and infatuation visibly spread across his face.

"A-Lan..."

His gaze grew dazed as he followed her fragrant, soft lips as they pulled away, and without realizing it, he sank onto both knees.

Xin Lan chuckled and kicked him away.

But Mo Yilai was like a clingy pest she couldn't shake off. He immediately crawled back and brought his face in front of hers.

"A-Lan, I'm begging you, please take me in. I'm really good and obedient. You definitely won't lose out by accepting me. At the very least, you'll gain more than you did by accepting Mo Xiao and the others."

"Really? How much more?" Xin Lan was skeptical.

Mo Yilai greedily kissed her fingers again, taking the opportunity to burrow into her arms.

"My assets are only a few times greater than theirs put together. It's not a particularly large amount, but you'll definitely come out ahead."

Xin Lan: ...?