Chapter 881: We're Just Going to Keep Messing Up This Take, Right? (Bonus Chapter)
The sound of crisp slaps echoed from the room!
Nova was a Star Glory rank, extremely resilient. Although Jiangnan's slaps were very forceful, not even a trace of red remained on Nova's face.
It was very convenient!
After confirming that Nova had forgotten everything that had happened before, Jiangnan used the Big Green Stick to continuously bash her head, keeping her stunned. Then he restored Nova's appearance to its previous state and untied the Spirit-Binding Steel Chains.
He pulled her arm and teleported to the small path outside the dormitory area. The next moment, Jiangnan teleported back into the room and dove into his blanket like a frog jumping into water. He quickly waved at Jiang Ning.
"Quick, Sister Ningning, hide quickly!"
Jiang Ning couldn't hold back her laughter. Was he planning to put on an act with Nova? Her body also disappeared from the room.
Standing on the small path, Nova was hit by a cold wind, shivered, and woke up. Her eyes gradually gained focus. She couldn't help rubbing her cheeks, feeling them numb.
"What's going on? Strange..."
"Forget it! The mission is important!"
As she spoke, she arrived at Maple Grove Villa. "Hmm—to avoid any disturbances, I'll put everyone to sleep with the Sleep Corridor first." Saying that, she cast the Sleep Corridor on all the rooms. Then she came to Jiangnan's window, saw him sleeping soundly while hugging the blanket, and couldn't help sighing in relief. Just as she was about to open the window, she was startled. "Huh? Where's the little mechanism I left yesterday?"
But seeing the window was unlocked, Nova didn't bother and flipped into the room. She took out a coin and truth serum from her pocket, set up a camera on the nightstand, ready to record so she could submit it to the Holy Envoy later.
Jiangnan, who had spread a vendor cloth under his bed, wasn't affected by Nova's spiritual technique and wasn't asleep at all. Hearing the commotion in the room, he became excited. *Go ahead and execute your mission. I'll cooperate nicely.*
Nova lifted the blanket and tried to shake Jiangnan. But Jiangnan slept like a dead pig. Nova sneered, "Heh, you won't escape tonight." Saying that, she pried open Jiangnan's mouth and poured the truth serum in.
(｡˘﹃˘｡) Slurp~
However, Jiangnan, who was in a "sleeping" state, didn't swallow at all. The truth serum flowed out of the corner of his mouth. Nova's body stiffened. She took out another bottle and poured it down his throat.
However...
(｡¯᷄﹃¯᷅) It flowed out again!
Nova: !!!
Jiang Ning, hiding in the void and peeping, was holding back her laughter so hard she was going crazy. *Can you act any worse than that?*
Nova was furious. She had only brought three bottles, and two were already wasted in such a short time? Looking at Jiangnan's mouth, Nova's little heart started pounding for some unknown reason.
"You lucky little brat."
Saying that, she took out the last bottle of truth serum, drank it herself, then cupped Jiangnan's cheeks and fed it to him mouth-to-mouth.
Σ(｡˃᷄3˂᷅(ᵔεᵔ*)
Jiangnan's body stiffened. *You should just execute the mission properly! Why are you taking advantage of me? Forced feeding, really?*
In the void, Jiang Ning's expression froze, and she clenched her fists until they cracked. *How dare you kiss Jiangnan? I haven't even kissed him yet! That's too much! Don't think I won't kill you!* But for Jiangnan's sake, so he wouldn't be threatened by the Holy Star later, Jiang Ning could only endure.
(◦`~´◦) Hmph!
But Jiangnan didn't dare drink the truth serum. He could only force open his throat, create enough space, and open a small space wormhole inside to let the truth serum drain away.
Nova released Jiangnan, wiped her mouth, and her eyes sparkled; her pretty face flushed. "Done!"
Then she spread her brainwaves. "Dream Thief Hypnosis! Look at me!"
So Jiangnan groggily opened his eyes, his gaze empty, looking like a puppet under control. Nova kept shaking a gold coin in front of Jiangnan. Jiangnan's eyes also swayed left and right with the coin.
(｡Ф~Ф)❂乁(•̀ᴗ•́๑)
"I ask, you answer. Did you take the Void Nail? What did you do on the ninth floor?"
Jiangnan said mechanically, "I don't know what a Void Nail is..."
Nova frowned slightly. "A crystal nail with a chain..."
"I didn't take it. After entering the ninth floor, I followed the exploration team to find the core, and we eventually found it successfully. On the ninth floor, I happened to come across Odin, who was heavily injured and unconscious. I remember he was holding a crystal nail in his hand. I wanted to kill him while he was down, but he woke up and threatened to cooperate with me or kill me. I had no choice but to agree. He pretended his brain was addled and cooperated with me as my lackey. In reality, he used the Hua Xia team as a shield to attract attention from other countries... In the end, he successfully got out of the Abyss and escaped."
When Nova heard this, she broke out in goosebumps, feeling a chill in her heart. *Wow, everyone thought Hua Xia was the biggest winner, but it turned out to be Odin? Odin's goal in entering the Abyss wasn't the core at all—he was after the Void Nail? Feigning madness and stupidity, not even caring about his reputation as a Dao Heaven-ranked powerhouse, making people think he was a pawn used by Hua Xia? Tsk tsk tsk, what a wolfish ambition, the more he tries to cover up, the more obvious it becomes. Even after the incident, he still pushed the blame onto Jiangnan? So Jiangnan was just Odin's scapegoat?*
Under hypnosis, all the "truth" came to light.
"So the Void Nail is with Odin?"
Jiangnan shook his head. "Not sure. I saw the crystal nail in Odin's hand at the beginning, but never saw it again after that."
Nova nodded. *Hiding it so deeply, it must be with Odin.*
Looking at Jiangnan, whom she had hypnotized, Nova felt a pang of regret. She had thought that since Jiangnan was being targeted by the organization, he was done for this time. Who knew it had nothing to do with him?
Looking at Jiangnan's handsome face and his marble-like chiseled abs, Nova's heart raced again, and a blush rose on her face. Nova turned off the camera in one swift motion. She pushed Jiangnan down onto the bed, a smirk curling at the corner of her mouth.
"Mission complete. Now let me have some fun. Opportunity is rare, can't waste it. Hehehe~ Now don't move."
As she said that, she started to make a move.
Jiangnan: !!!
*Damn it! I've cooperated with your act this far, and you're not following the script? Mission done, just go back quietly, okay? You still want to have fun before leaving? What do you take me for? Why are you so bad?*
Jiang Ning, hiding in the void, was extremely anxious. *This woman isn't acting like a decent person! If this act continues, Xiao Nan will lose his chastity, and the fake will become real!*
Seeing that Nova was about to unbutton his clothes, Jiangnan helplessly opened his eyes.
"Can you follow the script? You're making Director Jiang very helpless!"
Nova was full of terror. "Jiang...Jiangnan? How are you awake? This..."
[From Nova. Suoweiya's Resentment Value +1000!]
Jiangnan rolled his eyes. *You were about to use me for fun. How could I not wake up?*
Jiang Ning suddenly appeared and shot a ray of Arctic Glass Light, freezing Nova. Jiangnan put on the Small Gloves and gave her a series of crisp slaps. He deleted the footage from the camera and refilled the three bottles of truth serum. Since there was no truth serum left, Jiangnan replaced it with some "Pulse Still" and a bit of ink to make it look real. Then he restored everything to its original state, sent Nova back to the small path, and dove back under the blanket.
"Massive blame-shifting scene, take two! Action!"
So Nova, who had been slapped again, ran back to Maple Grove Villa in confusion. She repeated all her previous actions.
When it was time to feed Jiangnan the truth serum, as soon as she drank it into her own mouth, Nova was bewildered. *Huh? Is truth serum supposed to taste like this? Something's off.* But unable to care too much, Nova still fed it to him, her face flushed.
After reviewing the hypnotism recorded by the camera, Nova chuckled. She pushed Jiangnan down. "Hehehe~ Opportunity is rare, let me have some fun..."
Furious, Jiangnan performed a kip-up and stood on the bed. He put on the Small Gloves and delivered a heavy slap to Nova's face.
(ꐦ•̀益•́)ﾉΣ(❤#)3❤)？
"Why do you insist on using me for fun before you leave? Do you have to be this persistent? Are we just never going to get this take right? What kind of actor are you? Can you be a little more professional?"
[From Nova...]