Chapter 471 - Proper Palace Intrigue (10) (2/2)

Fresh blood soaked through his white clothes, as eye-catching as red plum blossoms dotting white snow.

“What were you tailing me(lz) for?” Having won her freedom, Shi Sheng immediately pointed her sword at the man.

‘I think this guy was the one I saw beside Yuwen Xun’s sedan the other day. He wasn’t in the plot despite being so good-looking… And he’s not in Zhuang Qiong’s memories either… Could it be he’s the final boss?’

After the last world’s experience, Shi Sheng was very suspicious.

The man pressed against his abdomen and huffed out slightly. “Does Milady have to point such a dangerous weapon at me?”

“Don’t talk so mu—fuck!” Shi Sheng’s wrist was captured once more. Their positions switched such that the man had her pinned against the wall. He swiftly grabbed her other hand and pulled both above her head, holding them up there.

‘Aren’t ambushes my(lz) thing?! Fucking copycat[1]!’

Shi Sheng’s brain was currently filled with the thought of her ‘copyright’ having been infringed. Added to the fact that said person was pressing on her, she really felt like hacking someone right now.

Tao Qin had already been scared stiff, so she was of no help.

The man exhaled, causing his warm breath to brush past Shi Sheng’s face. “Milady mustn’t be so violent—it isn’t an appealing quality.”

“Did I ask for you to like it? How’s it any of your business?!” Shi Sheng glared at him. “The hell are you pressing me(lz) for?! You wanna molest me(lz)?!”

Though the man appeared to be a very gentle person, his eyes appearing like a pool one could lose themselves in, all Shi Sheng saw was a pool filled with hidden danger.

‘This man’s very dangerous! Like Chu Tang[2] levels of dangerous! Only that guy gave me this impression before.’

“If Milady doesn’t mind, then I am certainly willing to accommodate.” The man breathed out slightly next to her ear.

‘Willing your fucking arse! I’m(bbb) not willing to stick around such a dangerous person! Not at all!’

Shi Sheng made to kick the man, but it seemed like he had been waiting for this, for he pressed her down with his own legs. This movement caused the two to be pressed even closer.

The thick stench of blood wafted into Shi Sheng’s nostrils.

“What do you want?!” Shi Sheng took a deep breath. ‘Let’s convince him to release me first. And then hack him to death. Even if he’s Feng Ci, I’m still hacking him!’

She wasn’t willing to hang around people who were too smart; the longer her IQ was put under pressure, the higher the likelihood of her turning into a retard.

“I hold no malice.”

“You’re saying that after doing this? Is anything short of stabbing me ‘not malice’?” Shi Sheng’s temper flared. ‘System! Get out here! I wanna discuss those several GBs worth of porn you have in that corner of your database!’

[……] ‘Host, what are you talking about? Why do I not understand what you mean? The signal doesn’t seem very good, let’s shut down and restart…’

“Milady is so beautiful, how could I bear to let you die?”

‘Then the hell do you think you’re doing?’

The man suddenly leaned towards her, his cool lips brushing past her cheek to whisper into her ear with a smile, “Ming Jin. My name. Remember it.”

‘And I’m(lz) tomorrow[3]!’

Having Shi Sheng’s killer glare fixed on him, Ming Jin released her and swiftly darted towards the stairs leading back down to the first floor.

Shi Sheng chucked her sword at him, but Ming Jin agilely dodged and reached his elegant fingers out, actually managing to catch it.

‘He caught it… The…fuck! Is this guy practising some form of dark magic?! He actually dared to catch blades with his bare hands[4]! Pei! Catch swords!’

“Milady has given me quite a good sword—I’ll take good care of it.” Ming Jin quickly descended the stairs with her sword, disappearing in the rows of bookshelves.

Shi Sheng, “…” ‘My(lz) sword!’

[1] In the raws, it’s more of a copy dog lol. Usually used for people who stole other people’s works and didn’t credit the original author.

[2] A reminder: our ML in arc 1.

[3] Ming Jin’s name is 明衿. Tomorrow is pronounced ‘ming tian’. Today is pronounced ‘jin tian’. So Shi Sheng’s switched words around and bit, being like ‘I don’t give a shit whether your name’s Today or Tomorrow!’

[4] I’m not really sure about this since from what I could garner, it’s referencing some guys ability to chuck swords at people and they’d be ‘forced’ to catch it with their bare hands. As you can probably guess, it doesn’t go so well for them.