Chapter 1323: That Immature Idea
Jiangnan was absolutely furious!
You little coward, I caught you for nothing, didn't I? Can't you have some ambition or something?
He ignored Kaori for now, stripped off all his external belongings, and then hopped into the bathtub with Mila and Lan to soak.
He began cultivating Spirit Muscle Jade Bone.
Although Jiangnan's rank was already Diamond, his progress in Spirit Muscle Jade Bone wasn't significant; it was still stuck at the Platinum stage.
He needed to hurry up and improve it.
Jiangnan's current state was far from his limit; he could still get stronger.
He even taught Lan the Spirit Muscle Jade Bone and Spirit Power Silk Armor.
Even though Lan's role was long-range output, having a stronger body never hurt.
No one ever complained about having too many tricks up their sleeve.
Meanwhile, Kaori, hiding in the corner, kept stealing glances at Jiangnan bathing, her pretty face blushing.
(⑉Ծ～Ծ⑉)
Her mind was a tangled mess, and she occasionally let out a silent "si guo ei—" of amazement.
Was this man's foundation really this formidable?
No, no!
I can't look anymore. The humiliation of smearing shit on the wall and being bald, and the humiliation of eating fart in the Despair Hell!
If I don't avenge those, I swear I'm not silver!
[From Kaori's Resentment Value +1000!]
He soaked for a full half hour before Jiangnan finally absorbed enough, got out, and went straight to bed.
He didn't drain the Dali Water in the bathtub either.
Mila and Lan hugged Jiangnan's arms and fell asleep quickly.
(｡˘◡˘)(˶︶ꇴ︶˶)(ᵕ◡ᵕ๑)
Xiao Jiuwo was also curled up by the door, drooling in his sleep.
꒰ঌ(◍⁼̴﹃⁼̴)໒꒱
Kaori looked at the bathwater in the tub and couldn't help swallowing.
If she drank that stuff, her physical strength would skyrocket.
With her physique, as long as she drank the Dali Water, she'd definitely be able to break free from the chains.
Then she could escape, and maybe even have a chance to kill Jiangnan.
Hmph, what carelessness. Little does he know that his overconfidence will lead him to utter ruin.
Kaori tiptoed up, making no sound at all, and headed for the bathtub.
But just as she was about to move, she hesitated.
(⇀﹏↼#)
Th-that was Jiangnan's bathwater. How could she drink it?
If the sound of breaking the chains woke Jiangnan, she'd definitely be killed.
And the bald head would also alert him...
Ahhh, what should I do?
A perfect opportunity right in front of her.
At that moment, Jiangnan was lying in bed, pretending to sleep while holding Lan, observing Kaori's actions through a Space Wormhole.
(｡˘◡˘)(˃᷄⌂◔ิ๑)
He looked utterly disappointed.
What a failure!
Jiangnan suddenly turned over in bed. Kaori was so startled she quickly shrank back into the corner and pretended to sleep.
Her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
Jiangnan groggily got up, rubbed his sleepy eyes.
(๑⁼̴ࡇก๑)
He slipped on his slippers, threw on a pair of shorts, and staggered out of the room.
I'm going out. Now you have no worries, right?
Kaori cracked an eye open to peek.
(˃᷄～◔ิ๑)
Was he going to the bathroom?
Her gaze fell back on the bathtub, her heart stirring slightly.
As soon as he was out the door, Jiangnan teleported into the bathroom and crazily started opening biscuit blind boxes, preparing for his plan.
After opening over seven hundred, he finally got a precious Goat Biscuit.
As for Rabbit Biscuits, he still hadn't gotten a single one.
What a strange thing.
Looking at the Goat Biscuit, Jiangnan let out a "jiejie" evil laugh.
(΄◞ิ෴◟ิ‵) "Better notify Brother Jian, or things might go wrong."
He immediately called Yang Jian.
At the Tianchen Bureau headquarters, Yang Jian climbed out of bed to answer the phone.
"What's up? Everything going smoothly with the Northern family? I checked on the airport incident; it was the Celestial Group's doing."
"If you haven't resolved it, get back to the formation quickly. Under the Shen Ci Ling, no one has survived so far. I'm worried something might happen to you."
"If Baldr makes a move... that would really..."
Jiangnan grinned: "I've already obtained the curse text fragment array of the Northern family's Ancient Su relic. But it's incomplete; it can only fill in about a third of the meltdown area."
"I'm currently tracking the source of this Ancient Su relic."
Yang Jian was stunned.
Σ(ﾟ口ﾟ) "What? You got it? You just arrived at the Northern family. How? Did you snatch it?"
I offered that price and Old Lady Beiqiu still refused.
You went and got it?
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "Snatch? Would I, Jiangnan, ever do something so uncivilized? I memorized it!"
Yang Jian covered his face. As if you haven't snatched things before? You didn't snatch it, but Jiang the Bandit did, right?
"As for the Celestial Group's assassination, I can probably survive the second stab. But if the third stab involves Baldr, I'm afraid I'm done."
"Being on guard against assassinations all the time is annoying. So I've decided to just die outright and be done with it."
"I've prepared everything. I should die soon."
Yang Jian was jolted awake by Jiangnan's words. He sat up straight in bed.
(ଵ口ଵ|||) "What? Die soon? You, you, you—don't do anything rash!"
"Are you depressed or something? Maybe you should find a partner. Life is beautiful. You're still young. Why would you want to die?"
"There's no obstacle in life you can't get over! Life is straight! Straight, I tell you!"
Jiangnan said with a dark face: (̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿)̄ "No, Brother Jian, I—"
Yang Jian was furious: (ꐦ°᷄益°᷅) "What 'no'? You still have a bright future. You want to die just because things get a little tough? Are you even a Southern Man?"
"Think about it! If you die, what about the 900 million beautiful girls of Hua Xia? Everything can be discussed. Get back here now!"
Jiangnan was both amused and exasperated. "Screw 'what about the beautiful girls'! Brother Jian, you've really gone all out to persuade me."
"No, I mean fake death! Fake death!"
Yang Jian was taken aback. (´ﾟωﾟ)？
"What? Fake death?"
Jiangnan grinned wickedly: "Everyone wants to kill me, right? So I might as well just die. That way, the Celestial Group will achieve their goal and stop bothering me."
"The people around me won't be threatened with kidnapping. When the Holy Star learns I'm dead and the Origin Spark perishes with me, they'll back off too."
"Once I'm dead, everything will be quiet. Our side can smoothly carry out the Moon Embrace Plan."
"Right now, the enemy is hidden and we are exposed, which is too disadvantageous. Once I'm dead, both sides will be hidden. Then we can really have some fun. Jiejie—"
Yang Jian swallowed hard, shocked by Jiangnan's crazy idea.
But as Jiangnan said, it was not a bad approach.
Yang Jian swallowed: "Have you told anyone else? Is it reliable? Don't turn fake into real. Hua Xia can't afford to lose you now."
Jiangnan lowered his voice: "I haven't told Wu Liang and the others yet, for fear of exposure. If I tell them, their reactions won't be genuine when I 'die.'"
"It's just that I'm afraid their acting will be too exaggerated and give it away. The enemy isn't stupid. If we slip up, the risk is huge. I'll have to let them down for now."
"I'll inform them afterward."
Yang Jian's eyes flickered: "What do you need me to do?"
Jiangnan chuckled: "I've already arranged things on my end. I'll probably die tonight."
"I need the higher-ups to cooperate and spin a huge lie. We need to go big with this."
Yang Jian's expression turned serious: "Go on..."
...
After a while, Jiangnan came out of the bathroom.
Everything was arranged.
He just didn't know how Kaori was doing.
The reason he kept Kaori around and bullied her was to build up her murderous intent.
To make her unable to stand his abuse, seize the opportunity, counterattack, and turn the tables.
Fulfilling her long-cherished wish to kill him.
For this plan, Jiangnan specially set up a scripted play.
Called: "We Still Don't Know Which Year Kaori Killed the Southern God and How Strong She Truly Was!"
Choosing Kaori as the one to kill him was perfect.
She was only Starlight rank, easy to control. Her attack power was just so-so. His body could withstand her onslaught.
He could manage the situation. If a Dao Heaven rank killed him, what if they really blasted him to pieces?
Just as Jiangnan was thinking, he was about to enter the room when he decided to peek through a Space Wormhole.
Just in case he caught Kaori trying to escape.
Sure enough, Kaori had already freed herself from the chains and was tiptoeing over to the bathtub.
She knelt in front of the tub, staring at the Dali bathwater inside, hesitating.
(#･᷄～･᷅)
Should I drink?
If I drink and get caught, I'll be beaten to death by Jiangnan.
If I don't drink, I'll waste this golden opportunity and be tortured to death by Jiangnan.
Kaori's eyes hardened. She puckered her lips and started slurping the bathwater.
She took a big mouthful, her cheeks bulging.
(O`~´O)
But thinking of Jiangnan's ferocity, she chickened out again.
She quietly spat that mouthful of Dali bathwater back into the tub.
Jiangnan: (｡･ˇ﹏ˇ･｡‧̣̥̇)!!!
As expected of Stinky Kaori. She really plays dirty.
She can spit it back out after drinking it?
How many cycles must she have gone through?
I give you a chance, but you can't even take it?
Jiangnan teleported back ten meters and deliberately shuffled his slippers, making a "da la la" sound.
Hearing the footsteps, Kaori was terrified. She quickly spat out another mouthful of bathwater she had just sucked in, ran back to the corner, and pretended to sleep.
Jiangnan yawned, opened the door, and walked in, rubbing his eyes.
He glanced at Kaori sleeping in the corner and smiled with satisfaction.
He took off his shorts and tossed them onto Kaori's head, where they slid to the floor.
Then, wearing only his underwear, he flopped onto the bed, hugged the sleeping Mila, and snored loudly.
Kaori: !!!
Don't just throw your shorts on my head!
[From Kaori's Resentment Value +1000!]
As she was fuming, Kaori suddenly noticed a glint of gold in the shorts pocket.
She froze.
Was that a gold ring?
Wait!
Wasn't this the ring Jiangnan used to paralyze her back then?
She remembered that if you wore it on your middle finger and poked someone, it would paralyze them?
Heavens!
A godsend!
Jiangnan would never expect that he'd given me this chance!
You will pay for your carelessness!
Kaori stealthily extended a finger, hooked the ring out of the shorts pocket, and hid it in her chest. Her little head began plotting.
A smile curled at the corner of Jiangnan's mouth.
(๑˘ٹ˘๑)
I even gave you the opportunity. If you still don't fight back, you'll be letting down all the effort I put in.
Just then, Mila, still with her eyes closed, moved a small hand onto Jiangnan's belly and began writing words.
"Brother Jiangnan! Kaori is trying to escape. She sneaked over to drink the bathwater just now!"
Jiangnan: ???
Holy crap! Mila wasn't asleep either?
Was she pretending? So she was also waiting for Kaori to try to escape so she could teach her a lesson?
And she's already tattling?