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Chapter 56: The Wise Larva -4
Chapter 56: The Wise Larva -4
But Bai Lung wasn't finished.
He took a step closer to Qin Cheng, closing the distance between them. His voice lowered to a huskier tone as he spoke.
"I'm not just flattering you, I'm being truthful," he said, looking directly into her eyes.
"You are truly a vision of beauty, more captivating than a flower in full bloom,"
"Ahh-" Qin Cheng couldn't help but gasp at his words and proximity, feeling a flutter in her heart, highlighted by her red face.
The way it seemed, it was clear she couldn't deny the effect his words had on her, and the way he looked at her made her feel a strange mixture of excitement and nervousness.
"You... you really have a way with words, Young Master Bai," she said, looking up at him with a coy smile. "I hope you're not saying this to every maiden you come across,"
Bai Lung chuckled softly, his eyes never leaving hers. "Of course not," he said, his smile widening.
"I only speak the truth, and the truth is; the princess is full of elegance and magical beauty,"
His hand came up to brush a strand of her hair away from her face, his touch lingering on her skin for a moment. "And believe me, I have looked," he said with a sly tone.
Qin Cheng's heart fluttered once again at his touch and words, and she found herself blushing even deeper. But she composed herself quickly, putting up a facade of nonchalance.
"Oh, really? Are you saying that to boost my feelings, or yours?" she asked, but her voice betrayed a hint of shyness.
"Can it not be both?" he asked, his hand still lingering on her cheek.
"But if I am being honest, it's more for your sake than mine," He leaned closer, his voice lowering once more. "After all, I'm the one who gets to look at you every day,"
Qin Cheng couldn't help but blush even more at his words and proximity. She felt a pang of nervousness in her chest, but also a strange excitement.
She had never experienced this kind of intense attention from a man before, let alone her fiance, and she wasn't sure how to handle it.
After all, she was considered a trash princess and people rarely interacted with her and she wasn't much of a 'connection' not to mention, that even Bai Lung, himself never talked to her before.
It was the first time they were having a conversation.
"Y-you really should stop with the sweet talk," she stammered, taking a step back from him. "It's not fair to use your words to disarm me like this, the words are truly flowery, capable of creating honey," she said with a maidenly shyness while covering her lip, to hide her smile in a lady-like manner.
However, Bai Lung's eyes glinted with sharp light as he wondered if her smiles were even genuine, after all, she is someone who possesses the villain halo of level 4.
Not to mention, if she possesses the level 4 villain halo while the prince merely possesses the level 2 villain halo, doesn't that mean, that the crown Prince is under the control of Princess Qin Cheng?
Life is truly unpredictable; even sheep can hunt wolves and fish can swallow whales.
Perhaps, it is all the work of that other soul… maybe it's just like the immortal master of Ling Fei? But she isn't the protagonist, but rather a villain.
Not to mention, she is controlling the situation from the shadows while keeping Prince Qin Tian in light, which means even if she were to attract the fury of the protagonist, the first target would be Qin Tian, which would already buy enough time for her to access and analyze the situation and process accordingly.
Truly, pawns are kept at the front while the king and other powerful pieces are at the back, behind pawns.
It is truly remarkable, for someone who has a villain halo of level 4 nonetheless, Bai Lung also learned something new.
Always have some stones to test; how deep the water is.
'How fascinating… system, hand me the information of another soul,'
[ Ding! The host can't access the information because your villain halo is weaker. ]
[ Ding! The system level is too low to feel the existence of the double soul, it seems she is covered in a mist of 'law bending' ]
'ooh! Villain halo huh?' Bai Lung thought in his heart yet he couldn't complain much about it.
If he can't access something then he can't, there is no need bitch about it.
[ Correct! The host can upgrade the Villain halo and system level by using points ]
•Upgrade Villain Halo to level 3= 200,000 points.
•Upgradge System = 500,000 Points.
' I see, as much as items are necessary, Villain Halo is equally important… if so, then I believe, the protagonist with lower luck than my halo, can't kill me,'
[ Ding! It is as Host has decoded; if any protagonist's luck falls low and he is unable to increase it, while also being suppressed by Host's halo then, he would get something called 'Soul poisoning'.
Soul poisoning will slowly weaken him and kill him, while also reducing the fortune value… and as the host has learned first hand, once luck reaches zero, he/she will die within 15 minutes. ]
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"If my words create honey for the Princess then, I would take it as a compliment, however, if this Bai may, can I ask about you-... About the arrival of Prince Qin and Princess Qin in the East Mountains, I hope it won't be the tomb of the immortal, right? " Saying that, he reached out and gently lifted her face.
Her face was free from any dust or impurities, unsoiled by any germs.
She has sharp eyes, looking back at him with nothing but seriousness.
"Young Master Bai sure knows how to blow the candle, I am quite disappointed that you wished to change the conversation to something else, however, the purpose of my visit here remains a mystery as I am merely following my brother's footsteps, what's his purpose is unclear to this one, I am ashamed to disappoint you,"
"No problem! This Bai isn't disappointed, it is indeed hard to see through Prince Qin's intention,"
"If Young Master Bai says so,"