Gradual Accumulation of Sense of Grandeur

The corner of Jiang Yunlu’s mouth twitched. Although Xie Yuling hadn’t said a word, the killing power of that look was even greater than if she had.

Xie Yuling spoke softly instead. “There’s no need to make them forget. If they know there are things in this world they should be wary of, they’ll be more careful.”

Lin Mo thought it over and decided she had a point. He was only worried that the experience would leave the three of them with lasting psychological scars.

“There’s definitely something wrong with Liliin Plaza. First, An Yuexin was nearly lured into jumping from the building, but Lin Mo pulled her back. Then Fang Jun and Luo Ruiyu were trapped by illusions. If left alone, that place will probably claim more lives in the future.”

As Xie Yuling spoke, she quietly looked toward Lin Mo.

Lin Mo nodded. “If we leave it alone, it will indeed keep killing people. Don’t worry. I’ll take you all to Liliin Plaza again and deal with the problem.”

Xie Yuling gave a slight nod. She had no doubts about Lin Mo’s abilities.

Jiang Yunlu, however, still looked completely baffled.

“Wait! How come I don’t know anything about this? I didn’t feel a thing!”

She racked her memory. When they had been in the mall, she truly hadn’t noticed anything unusual.

The luring, the illusions—none of it had anything to do with her.

Xie Yuling glanced at Jiang Yunlu again.

It was the same message as before.

A crude martial brute.

“You... could you stop looking at me like that?” Jiang Yunlu finally couldn’t take it anymore.

Xie Yuling withdrew her gaze, the corners of her lips curling faintly upward. She neither confirmed nor denied it.

Lin Mo laughed and explained, “Your blood vitality is exuberant now, and your physique is far beyond that of an ordinary person. That little bit of yin energy has no effect on you. In other words, that thing simply can’t do anything to you.”

“Oh!” Jiang Yunlu suddenly understood. Then she puffed out her chest. “Does that mean I’m really powerful?”

“Physically, yes, you’re quite powerful.”

Lin Mo changed tack. “But if you run into something stronger, blood vitality alone won’t be enough to stop it.”

Jiang Yunlu immediately quieted down.

Lin Mo merely shrugged. “You’ll find out when the time comes. For now, let’s go to your house and take care of a few minor problems there.”

At that, Jiang Yunlu instantly sat up straight.

“Problems?! What problems?! Something’s happened to my family?”

As the daughter of a major corporation, Jiang Yunlu knew that countless people had their eyes on her family.

There were competitors in the marketplace, all kinds of people coveting the Jiang family’s assets, and even some methods that could never see the light of day.

The fact that the Jiang family had been able to develop steadily over the years was due to far more than business acumen.

Naturally, she was still very nervous.

Xie Yuling patted Jiang Yunlu on the back.

“Calm down. Why do you seem so irritable lately?”

Jiang Yunlu really had become much more hot-tempered than before.

The young heiress had always been cheerful and forthright, but at least she used to maintain her composure. Now, she was like a firecracker—one spark and she exploded.

“After taking up martial arts, the speed at which your blood vitality circulates increased. That naturally made you more energetic and restless,” Lin Mo teased.

It was like adding a turbocharger to an engine. The power had increased, but the accelerator had become more sensitive too. The slightest touch sent it surging forward.

Jiang Yunlu knew she had this problem as well, so she quickly took a deep breath and sank her qi to her dantian.

“Fine! I’m calm! I’m calm. Mom did say I needed to settle down.”

“Your mother is right.” Lin Mo nodded. “I’ll teach you a breathing technique for calming the mind later. Combined with your current cultivation progress, it should help suppress this restless energy.”

Jiang Yunlu nodded repeatedly, as serious as a student taking notes in class.

After taking up cultivation, the young heiress had turned into someone with attention-deficit disorder. It was simply too much.

Chu Miaomiao held back her laughter and turned her head to look out the window.

Xie Yuling’s lips also curved slightly, revealing a trace of amusement.

Miss Jiang was gradually becoming more and more like a monkey.

The car drove onto the cross-sea bridge, and the outline of Sansha Island in the distance gradually came into view.

Lin Mo’s spiritual sense, however, had already locked firmly onto the villa on the Jiang family’s Sansha Island estate.

He then sent a message to Liu Zheng.

—System: Behave yourself. What goes around comes around.

Sansha Island Villa.

The afternoon sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows and spilled into the study. Jiang Chengshan sat across from Jiang Yeqiu, cheerfully sipping tea.

The fragrance of tea curled through the air, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

“Yeqiu, I’ve seen the branch’s performance. It’s genuinely impressive.” Jiang Chengshan set down his teacup, his eyes full of approval.

Jiang Yeqiu was modest as always. He inclined himself slightly and said, “It’s only because Uncle Jiang gave me the opportunity. You didn’t mind that I left the Dajiang Group to join you.”

“Hey, there’s nothing to mind. People naturally seek better opportunities, just as water flows downhill. Besides, I’m very familiar with the chairman of the Dajiang Group. There won’t be any trouble.” Jiang Chengshan waved his hand dismissively, his tone relaxed.

For some reason, Jiang Chengshan had taken an increasing liking to this young man lately.

He was young, yet he had achieved excellent results. He also knew how to handle people, spoke appropriately, and understood when to advance and when to retreat.

In short, Jiang Chengshan thought Jiang Yeqiu was an excellent young man. The more he looked at him, the more he liked him.

That was why he invited Jiang Yeqiu to his home every week recently. Sometimes they drank tea, sometimes they played chess, and gradually, Jiang Chengshan had become almost unable to do without him.

Jiang Yeqiu, meanwhile, continued to maintain his polite and modest demeanor, carrying himself with impeccable composure.

A string of Buddhist prayer beads hung around Jiang Yeqiu’s wrist. The material looked somewhat unusual, emitting a warm yet faintly grayish-white luster.

They were Zhafu’s latest magical artifact.

The bone ring from last time had been too easy to identify as abnormal. If they hadn’t dealt with the situation in time, the Yanhuang Awakening Bureau would probably have discovered them long ago.

That was why Zhafu had refined this string of bone prayer beads instead. On the surface, they were no different from ordinary prayer beads.

Their effect was simple: they made Jiang Yeqiu more likable to the people around him.

The effect wasn’t immediate, but the concealment was excellent, and it was difficult for anyone to detect the cause.

The beads wouldn’t make someone instantly devoted to him. Instead, they worked like spring rain nourishing the earth, eroding people little by little and deepening their influence over time.

It was a subtle, imperceptible process.

Because of this, Jiang Yeqiu believed that he would soon be able to transfer directly to Tianyun Century Group’s headquarters. With the prayer beads supporting him, he would quickly rise through the ranks and see his salary increase.

Perhaps one day, he might even take control of Tianyun Century Group.

By then, he would be an influential figure in the city. Who would still remember that he had once been nothing more than a poor boy from some remote mountain village?

As for Jiang Yunlu, she was no longer important. Once he had money, what kind of woman could he not have?

And so Jiang Yeqiu continued working hard, the smile on his face warm and flawless.

Just then, the sound of a car came from outside.

Hearing it, Jiang Chengshan looked up at the clock on the wall. The hour hand had already pointed toward evening.

“Oh, it’s already this late. Yunlu is back.” He smiled and rose to his feet. “Yeqiu, stay for dinner. I’ll show you what I can do in the kitchen.”

Hearing this, Jiang Yeqiu was delighted once again. He knew that his favorability with Jiang Chengshan had increased another notch.

It was just like playing one of those galgames. Every person was a character that had to be gradually won over. Once their favorability reached full, the story would naturally progress.