The villain's way to tame the protagonist

The petite woman said calmly: "As for the problem of abyss erosion, Xier and I will discuss it with Anser. Thank you for your reminder, Saint."

Ah, Miss Doll is lying.

You just mentioned [Sermon in the Abyss], why are you unwilling to tell me what this power is?

Xin felt a little disappointed, and she showed it without any concealment. As for whether this was the disappointment of not being able to help or the disappointment of unsuccessful plan in the eyes of Xitana and Ming Furo, she didn't care.

"As for now..." Ming Fuluo paused, "I don't really hope that you can continue to follow us. If you want to come to see us at any time, please inform us in advance and don't come uninvited."

Her eyes gradually became sharper: "Otherwise, I will tell Anser about your problem. He will not let you do whatever you want."

"Oh, I see." Xin nodded obediently, "So Miss Doll wants me to leave now?"

Ming Fuluo frowned slightly. She didn't like Xin's address to her, but she still nodded and said, "No thanks."

Xin disappeared obediently, but before disappearing, she suddenly looked at Ming Fuluo again, and no one knew why.

Xitana did not ask Ming Fuluo immediately after Xin disappeared. Instead, she kept sniffing and using the power of the Wind Head to sense and confirm that there was absolutely no other existence around. Then she tentatively asked Ming Fuluo:

"A Luo, did you just think that Xin had a problem?"

"Don't you think her timing was too good?"

Ming Fuluo crossed her arms and said, "When we were talking about Anser's recent situation, she suddenly appeared and told us that it was the erosion of the abyss. When we were discussing whether it was the influence of the sermon in the soul connection, she just reminded us that Anser intended to prevent Qi Shou from sharing the erosion of the abyss. Just when she said that there was no way to solve the problem of erosion, she said that there might be a way, but the condition was to tell him the source of the erosion..."

The scholar snorted disdainfully and tapped her temple. "If you think this is okay, I have nothing to say. And don't you think her way of probing and inducing... looks familiar?"

"……look familiar?"

Sitana, who was stunned by what Ming Furo said, scratched her head, then suddenly froze.

"Anser?!"

Sitana yelled, "You mean she learned it from Anser?"

Ming Fuluo turned her head away and sighed with both helplessness and amusement: "Apart from him, I can't think of any other reason why this 'Saint Lady' is so... weird."

"Perhaps this is his taming plan this time, but..."

"But Anser won't tell us." Xitana scratched her hair hard, "Last time when Anser tortured you, he didn't tell me how he tortured you... It's bad, we think about this now, won't there be any problems!"

Miss Wolf's sharp intuition made her eyes widen. She grabbed Ming Fuluo's shoulders and shook her back and forth. "Well, that girl can guess so accurately, maybe she has the ability to read minds! Doesn't she specialize in souls? And she is a protagonist of the same level as us, and now she is stronger than us! What if she knows what we are thinking, then she will kill Ansher!"

"A Luo, it's all your fault, A Luo! Why are you so smart? You, it's fine if you're smart alone, but don't tell me!"

When she thought that she might leak out some key information because she couldn't keep her heart to herself, Hitana became extremely panicked. She wished she could dig a hole and bury herself in it, and then crawl out after Anther finished training Xin.

It's too much to ask her to control her mind when facing a guy who can read her mind!

Ming Fuluo, who was constantly being swayed, raised her hand and poked Xitana's forehead with a finger. She straightened her clothes amid Miss Wolf's screams of pain and said coldly, "What are you afraid of? Do you think you understand her better than Anser? Since Anser is confident that she is by our side, it means that he is not afraid that our thoughts will be read by the Saint, or... her mind-reading skills have very demanding conditions. If we are lucky, it is still unclear whether she has the ability to read minds."

"...I think she must have used a mind-reading spell." Sitana rubbed her forehead and muttered, "Xin is even dumber than me. How could she learn Anser's skills? She must have cheated."

To be honest, for Hitana, even if Xin cheated, it was incredible enough that he could learn Anther's shadow.

"I consider her a friend...how could she do this?"

The tall Miss Wolf curled up in the chair with her legs hugged, and said aggrievedly: "I always thought she was a good person!"

Ming Fuluo rolled her eyes: "You mean, you and I weren't on good terms before..."

She fell silent halfway through her words. After all, strictly speaking, she and Hitana were not good people before they were trained.

However, Xitana still understood what Ming Fuluo said, and her mood was slightly lifted: "That's right... That bad guy Anser likes to play tricks on others the most. Xin lied to us and wanted to know Anser's secret... It's possible that Anser designed it. Oh, didn't Anser use the power of preaching to attract Xin?"

Ansor took advantage of Marina's current extremely special situation to lure Mu into the trap, and successfully caught the real big fish, Miss Saint. Finding the secret hidden by Marina... was Xin's ultimate goal.

It's just that she always talks about salvation this and that, which makes Hitana almost forget her job.

"A Luo, you said...we discovered Xin's flaw. Was it within Anser's expectations..."

Xitana rubbed the goose bumps on her arms: "Or, or that thing's influence made us deliberately ruin Anser's plan."

"..."

Ming Furo had no answer to this question. Only when she stood on Anser's side and fought against fate with him, could she understand how powerless and...desperate Anser had once been.

She could only sigh: "Let it be. Don't think too much. Have you forgotten the lesson of the West?"

Xitana could only nod her head helplessly: "It seems that this is the only way. Anser hasn't explained what he is going to do recently. Even if he didn't say it actively before, he would definitely answer if we asked. Oh... What a headache."

Ming Furo had the same idea. After leaving Anser, many things seemed to become difficult - they had all become the leaders of the clan, had power that was feared by the world, could squander countless resources, and could control people of any class at will, but... there was just an lingering feeling of stagnation.

Is it really like Xier said, that I am too dependent on Ansher?

Ming Fuluo's experience in the West made her feel an indescribable aversion and resistance to "independence".

She always blamed herself for the fact that Ansel had to face so many problems alone. She should have been aware of Ansel's emotions earlier and resolved his knot earlier... Everything Marina did should have been done by her.

But she ignored Ansher in order to realize her own expectations. Although she did not approve of Marina's approach of pinning everything on Ansher, Ming Furo did not think she could ignore such an important matter.

The vicious and brutal wolf, the greedy carrion-eating crow, the wicked and vicious devil... Does the nickname of the saint have anything to do with her personality?

And in her eyes, I am still a puppet?

Ming Fuluo fell into deep thought and silence, while Xitana, after thinking hard and without any results, asked in annoyance: "Then what should we do next? The abyss erosion on Anser's side is a problem, the war is another problem, and Xin, who is secretly up to something, is also a problem... What should we do?"

“…Ending the war is still the top priority.”

Ming Fuluo, who had closed her eyes in deep thought, opened them. "No matter how cruel Anser's ideas are, he will not start a war without reason. He will not sit back and watch innocent people die for no reason. When he adds restrictions to this war, it means that he places his hope on us."

The petite scholar looked at Xitana and said solemnly: "He believes that we can end the war at the lowest cost, so this is the most important task at present."

"Then... what about erosion?" Although the war issue is important, Xitana now seems to be more concerned about Anther's situation. "We can't just leave it like this. Whether it's the Abyss Preaching or Anther not letting us share the erosion problem, we have to talk to him."

"……Do not."

After pondering for a moment, Ming Fuluo shook her head.

"Let Marina do this."

Seeing Xitana's shocked expression, Ming Fuluo sighed softly and said, "Although I don't want to admit it, Marina is indeed the one among us who cares about Anser the most and will do everything she can to prevent Anser from getting hurt. Moreover, Anser is now closer to her."

At this point, Ming Fuluo also had an inexplicable sense of resentment: "I will tell her about this matter, you don't have to worry."

Hearing this, Xitana felt so aggrieved that she clenched her fists and looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, she turned her head away and said in a muffled voice: "Then... then I'll trouble you, Luo."

Although she did not change the way she addressed Marina during the conversation, Shitana still did not want to meet her sister. She had said such harsh words before, and the conflict between the two was already a collision of roads. Although Shitana did not think that Marina would use this to make things difficult for her, it would be better to meet as little as possible if possible.

Ming Fuluo nodded: "As for the saint, Anser must have her own plan. We should just let it go and don't think too much. Next, we should focus on the war, the war..."

She pondered for a moment and tapped the conference table gently: "How about we split into two groups?"

"Two routes..." Xitana pondered and quickly understood what Ming Fuluo meant. "You mean that one of us will fight the two archdukes, and the other will fight the revolutionary army?"

"On paper, the strength of the two sides... the Revolutionary Army should be weaker, but those two Grand Dukes will definitely not be of the same mind, so in comparison, the difference should not be that big."

Ming Fuluo did not let Xitana choose, but directly said: "I will go to Donggang. Both the materials and manpower there are very suitable for setting up an alchemy position and raising an armed force."

"it is good!"

Xitana bumped her fists cheerfully: "Then I'll go to the northern border. There aren't many people there, which is perfect for a fight!"

Now they have the ability to stand on their own, and it is not a problem at all for them to fight on their own in this war between superhumans whose upper limit is only level four.

"Remember, what we want is not to win, but..."

"I know how to minimize the cost!" Xitana waved her fist confidently, "With me here, those guys can't even leave the North! I'll let the other extraordinary people stay at home, and then I'll block the entrance of their army and beat them up one by one!"

But Ming Fuluo shook her head and said, "No, it's not the smallest. You said it before, you have the ability to suppress them in the North and prevent them from coming out. None of the fifth-level extraordinary people can participate in the battle. The combat power we can bring is undoubtedly overwhelming."

“So, it’s not the smallest, but none.”

The crazy person who wanted to change the world by himself, who believed that he and Anser could create a new world, lowered his eyes and whispered:

"There shouldn't be any price to pay in this war, only losers who deserve to repent."

*

In the imperial capital, Hydra Manor, Anther's office.

"How do you feel?" The young Hydra took a sip of the light green wine and cast a mentor-like gaze at Xin who was fiddling with the chessboard. "Tell me what you think."

"Hmm... Miss Wild Wolf's weakness is obvious and easy to incite. I already know how to influence her and what the source of her anger is."

Xin answered, moving the chess piece around on the board curiously.

Anser raised his eyebrows slightly: "So, you will soon be able to redeem Xi'er's sin of rage?"

"But I don't know how to make Miss Wild Wolf stronger."

Xin honestly expressed his doubts: "Mr. Devil, do you know?"

Anser just smiled and said nothing.

The Saint understood what Mr. Devil meant and knew that he wanted her to think for herself, learn for herself, and do it for herself, and he would not tell her the answer.

But this is also very good, very powerful, and very... interesting.

"I followed the method Mr. Devil said and learned a lot." Xin looked up at Anser with a beautiful smile on his face, "Thank you Mr. Devil!"

That innocent and ignorant look while greedily seeking forbidden knowledge was the best thank you gift to Anser.

The smile on Anser's face was therefore very sincere: "Besides this, what else is there?"

"Um……"

Xin thought about it for a moment, then exclaimed softly, "Ah, yes, there's Miss Doll."

"Miss Doll?" Anser swung his wine glass nonchalantly, "I thought you would focus on Xi'er."

"That's because I haven't seen Miss Doll that often before."

Xin fiddled with the queen she had placed in the center of the chessboard, recalling the stunning glimpse she had once had of Ming Fuluo, and murmured in a trance:

"That's really... frighteningly arrogant."

Chapter 34: Foolish and Unhappy

"Donggang..."

Standing on the magnificent city wall, Ming Fuluo looked at the prosperous city below, her eyes thoughtful.

The prosperity of the imperial capital was an illusion created to please the emperor - even though it gathered all the talents of the empire, even though it concentrated most of the empire's wealth, under its extremely gorgeous appearance, it was still as stiff as a corpse.

The empire itself was a corpse that should have returned to dust long ago, but the emperor’s prohibition of demise was naturally equivalent to prohibiting the possibility of rebirth.

Ming Fuluo didn't like the environment in the imperial capital. It was a hopeless hell where money, wisdom, power, or anything else could hardly flow. It was the place she hated the most.

In comparison, although this Deep Blue Port City is far less prosperous than the imperial capital, Ming Furo can feel a strong vitality, a flowing vitality that she has only felt in Hydra Territory.

However, now is not the time to think about these things. She doesn't like to do two things at once, not to mention...

Miss Scholar turned her head expressionlessly and looked at Xin who was sitting on the edge of the city wall with her legs swinging. "As a saint, you are more free than I expected."

"Free time? I'm just fulfilling my duties now." Xin tilted his head and looked at Ming Fuluo, "I'm not wasting time."

Ming Fuluo stared at those holy blue eyes, but could not see anything. She felt like she was looking at... moonlight.

Shortly after leaving the Tower of Babel headquarters, Xin approached her and, in a proper manner, sought permission to follow her as she had requested, without taking the initiative to follow her like a ghost.

As for the reason, the one Xin gave was quite simple—Ming Furo was also a sinner who needed redemption, and this was her duty.

Ming Fuluo didn't know why she suddenly shifted her target to herself, and she didn't want to pay any attention to this weird woman.

If this woman really had the ability to read minds, Ming Furo would not be as panicked as Xitana, but she would not be stupid enough to keep someone who could see through her heart by her side.

But in the end, Ming Fuluo agreed.

No matter what, this is a fifth-level transcendent, and an extremely special fifth-level transcendent.

Almost no one in the empire knew of her existence, and even if they did, they might not be able to discover this elusive woman.

Even Ming Fuluo, who was now relying on Anser, could not analyze Xin's state. It seemed like a spirit body from a spell, but it was even more difficult to figure out. Xitana, who had a monster-like intuition, could not even feel that she was sitting next to her. Ming Fuluo believed that if Xin was intentionally hiding, a fifth-level extraordinary person might not be able to find her.

If handled properly, this is a joker card that can determine the outcome of the game.

Although Anther and Ivora have made an agreement not to allow fifth-level extraordinary people to participate in the war, Ming Furo, who has been contaminated by Anther... no, influenced by Anther, and whose goal is to avoid any casualties, will not really follow the rules so honestly.

As long as no one knows about it, it doesn't count as cheating - Anser didn't know how many times he had set an example for Ming Furo.

Others thought that Anther allowed the war to break out because he was afraid of Ivora, but she and Hitana knew better than anyone what the big cat looked like when it was angry and howling. If she wasn't worried about ruining Anther's plan, she wouldn't even follow the rules.

In order to ensure that no innocent person would be implicated, it would be good to have one more trump card. As for whether this woman could be used by her...

Ming Furo glanced at Xin, who was still swinging her legs like a child, and felt that what Xitana said was indeed right. This saint lady was really too dull.