Lu Mingfei is transforming into the final boss.

Chapter 94 Four Seasons and You

Lu Mingze is not a person who speaks without reason. She has her reasons for everything she does, as long as it does not exceed her expectations. For example, Lu Mingfei was inexplicably summoned because of her aptitude for UltimateOne, which exceeded her expectations.

Everything that followed was beyond her expectations, including now; things are out of her control, but that doesn't matter.

For her, this unexpected turn of events was actually an accelerator that propelled her directly to the final outcome. A high-speed train ticket bypassed all the process and allowed her to reach her final destination.

Now that the goal has been achieved, the process is no longer important. All the plans and pre-set strategies can be abandoned. This is not a math exam question where you have to write out the process.

Reality only requires the right answer, and this is especially true for Lu Mingze.

"It's the Secret Party, you know. Sister just likes to ask questions she already knows the answer to. Because things have changed so much, there's nothing we can do about it." Lu Mingze's voice came from the other end of the phone, her fingers flipping through the chess pieces that only existed in her imagination.

The game itself had already been overturned, and even the chessboard had been thrown onto the floor, cracking into several pieces.

"It was something that could have been expected."

As the most important link in the secret service's tool, she is the part that absolutely cannot be allowed to go wrong; she is a container of power that must be tightly held in one's hands and controlled.

Most obviously, she has gone out of control, crossed the line that the Secret Service can allow.

Although Chu Tianjiao herself did not reveal anything to the Secret Party, and in some matters his interests were still aligned with hers, no one would put all their eggs in one basket, and Chu Tianjiao was not the only one monitoring her.

She was well aware of this, but she didn't care. She let them report, and it didn't affect her at all.

"So, how should I deal with this, sister?"

Lu Mingze was curious about Lu Mingfei's answer; he was very concerned about what choice she would make now.

"Just ignore it."

That stern voice came over.

"Ignore it?"

This answer was somewhat beyond Lu Mingze's expectations.

"That's right, there are no rules or constraints that require me to respond to them and pretend to be compliant. I won't do that."

On the contrary, they are the ones who need my help, not the other way around, aren't they? So coming to see me is what they should be doing.” Lu Mingfei crossed her legs, leaned back, and casually draped her arms over the back of the sofa. “Not having enough bargaining chips won't do.”

But Lu Mingfei wasn't someone who cared about these things. No matter what the bargaining chip was, once it was placed on the other side of the scale, it was destined to be crushed by her overwhelming power. What she valued was sincerity.

"That's true. Well then, I can't do anything either. I'll just watch you perform, sister."

Lu Mingze's tone became playful in the last moments before he hung up the phone.

That's how her sister should be. It doesn't matter what she does, what matters is her aura—the aura of a king, standing at the pinnacle of all things, above all beings.

Of course, she wouldn't tell her sister this, nor would she let her sister know, because her sister didn't like anyone expelling her from the community, not even herself.

Ling didn't say a word, just quietly waited for Lu Mingfei to finish her call.

"A bargaining chip? That doesn't sound like something you'd say."

She said it casually.

"I never cared about any stakes; that was just a line."

"Lines? — I get it."

The lines here don't mean Lu Mingfei is acting; they mean something else entirely—a kind of role she's playing.

She always likes to do things like cosplay, saying lines in unimportant but appropriate situations to add a little fun to her boring daily life. But it has nothing to do with how she does it, and it can be easily forgotten.

What's even stranger is that Lu Mingfei explained to her that it was a line from a script, a form of cosplay, perhaps a way to cover up her chuunibyou (middle school syndrome). It was a very cute gesture, and if you didn't know her true personality, you would probably believe it, since what she said was true.

No amount of bargaining chips matters. Faced with overwhelming power, a shrewd person will not put themselves in danger, so her strength is also a factor that must be considered.

"Don't you have any issues with the Peruvian Party?"

"They have opinions, but that's not important. How they do things is their free will, but the very idea that everything I do is under their control is arrogance."

Neither her parents, the secret society, nor Lu Mingze realized that she had her own autonomy when they chose to put her soul into the vessel.

Whether to use power or not, and how to use it after awakening, are not things they can control. It all depends on Lu Mingfei's personal opinion and has nothing to do with them.

"However, they'll probably be in a hurry if I do this," Lu Mingfei smiled. "The perfect dragon-slaying tool, containing the origin of everything, the vessel of the Dragon Emperor's soul, yet it has escaped their control."

I eagerly await your next move, Hilbert Jean Angers. Lu Mingze's sudden change of heart will surely leave you struggling to control the current situation; plans have been completely disrupted, your partner has vanished without a trace, and you're left all alone.

"What do you want to eat tonight?"

Zero got up from the sofa.

In the past two days, she has become Lu Mingfei's personal housekeeper, taking care of all her needs, including food, clothing, and accommodation.

She enjoyed this feeling; it was captivating—a simple, warm daily life where she would wake up to beautiful, gentle sunshine, pour herself a cup of tea in the warm afternoon, and quietly sit on the sofa to read, instead of just cold, incandescent lights, rationed food, virtually no entertainment, and endless snowfields and ice fields.

The four seasons are distinct, with flowers blooming and withering, and the ground covered with fallen leaves in autumn.

It has been decided that camellias will be planted in the open space outside the house, and Lu Mingfei seems to really like this flower.

But the reason wasn't that complicated; Lu Mingfei just happened to see it while watching anime and thought the flower was pretty.

"What should we eat?

Compared to all sorts of incredibly complex puzzles and calculations, this kind of question makes Lu Mingfei hesitate even more.

What to eat is one of the ultimate questions for humankind.

"Fried chicken and hamburgers, I guess? Roasted pork knuckle would be nice too."

As for why it's roasted pork knuckle, it's because I've had braised pork knuckle these past two days, and it's a bit too rich.

Lu Mingfei doesn't like luxury things, like king crab or Boston lobster. She's not interested in them. Instead, she prefers ordinary food. She once ordered McDonald's delivery with Ling, and the two of them would eat hamburgers while sitting on the sofa watching anime and drinking cola from expensive tea sets.

"For fried chicken, we'll have to order delivery. For hamburgers, we still have leftover bread crusts and luncheon meat at home. As for pork knuckle—I remember there's some in the fridge." Zero opened the fridge and rummaged through the ingredients inside.

Although others see her as a princess from a noble family, she doesn't actually care about such things.

She is certainly not a pampered young lady who never lifts a finger.

"Then let's skip the fried chicken."

Lu Mingfei changed her position and lay on the sofa. The advantage of her clothes was that they were wrinkle-resistant. No matter how they were pressed, they wouldn't affect the aesthetics. Instead, they would have a messy design. However, given Lu Mingfei's beauty, she could be on the cover of a fashion magazine no matter what she wore.

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