"No, I don’t want to!"
Dongshan Li pushed down all sorts of strange thoughts in her mind.
She chose to cooperate, cooperate fully!
She wasn’t stupid, she clearly recognized the gap between herself and the man in front of her.
"I ask, you answer."
"Any issues?"
Yu Jin spoke.
"N-no issue!"
Dongshan Li blurted out.
"Good."
"First question."
"Sakagawa Yu, you know him?"
"How much do you know about Qili City?"
Yu Jin chose to start easy and press step by step.
"Yes!"
"Sakagawa Yu pursued ..."
Dongshan Li’s answer made everyone present fall deep in thought.
Naiya’s little face scrunched up even more!
"Oi!"
"Stick to the point, none of this random crap!"
Naiya couldn’t help but remind her.
She was starting to feel that Dongshan Li really wasn’t a good woman.
"I, I just..."
"Don’t want to hide anything..."
Dongshan Li bowed her head, answering weakly.
Yu Jin frowned slightly, Eye of Insight activating again.
The evaluation info from the Eye of Insight updates in real ti.
So Yu Jin was able to confirm: this really was Dongshan Li’s genuine thought, not so fake talk.
"Alright."
"Continue."
"Talk about the other Refuge Cities."
"Also, how much do you know about Celestial God City, tell everything."
Yu Jin finished speaking.
Dongshan Li nodded, but didn’t speak right away; she bit her lip, thinking hard.
After quite a while.
She organized her words, then spoke softly:
"On Z99 Planet, there are 9 Level 8 Shelter Cities, and 1 Level 9 Shelter City."
"Of these, except for Phoenix Soaring City, I’ve had dealings with all the other 8 cities’ lords..."
"Seven of them... eh... expressed goodwill towards , and one female city lord sees as a deadly enemy—we even had a war a few years ago..."
"..."
Compared to Watanabe Tai, who only got scraps from Sakagawa Yu, Dongshan Li clearly had way more info about all the Refuge Cities, especially the Tier Nine City Lords.
She could even pinpoint specific attributes and ability traits of many Tier Nine City Lords.
And all this—
Was pretty much a result of her ’Natural Charm Lv9’.
This ability is passive; even if Dongshan Li doesn’t actively use it, the effect remains.
And among Tier Nine Evolvers, most can’t resist it—they develop favorable feelings for Dongshan Li.
Including...
The lord of Celestial God City.
"He’s really weird!"
When she’d finished listing all the Tier Nine City Lords and finally got to Celestial God City, Dongshan Li’s first comnt was just that.
"Oh?"
Yu Jin raised an eyebrow.
"Details."
Dongshan Li nodded.
Tied up like a rice dumpling, she shuffled to make her posture less embarrassing, at least so her legs weren’t spread so wide, and continued:
"He..."
"Seems to be not just Tier Nine."
After saying that, Dongshan Li carefully studied Yu Jin’s reaction.
He showed no reaction at all.
Dongshan Li was secretly shocked.
She muttered to herself: "Definitely a boss," then went on:
"I’ve t him."
"No, more precisely, he ca personally to Phoenix Soaring City."
"That was about a year ago."
"Back then, Celestial God City had just been promoted to Level 9 for a year, and was absolutely dominant on Z99 Planet."
"When he appeared, I was super nervous, thought he’d want to bring Phoenix Soaring City under his control, but..."
"He told Phoenix Soaring City wasn’t important."
"He said—"
"If I’m willing, I could join his Celestial God City."
"He could give a, a..."
"Consort status."
When she got to the word ’consort,’ Dongshan Li’s silver teeth clenched hard.
She’d never forget—
The tone that Celestial God City Lord used when he said that.
That tone, it was like...
A kind of gift, like he was bestowing so privilege on her.
As if...
Becoming his ’consort’ should make her feel grateful and honored.
"Go on."
Yu Jin narrowed his eyes.
His guess was right—Dongshan Li really had plenty of dealings with Celestial God City Lord.
"I, I refused."
Dongshan Li took a deep breath, then spoke softly:
"I thought he’d blow up, or fly into a rage and use force..."
"My instinct told —even as Tier Nine, I’m not his match."
"But, he didn’t."
"Instead, he gave a year to think about it, deadline exactly at the one-year mark of his promotion."
"Now, there’s only one month left."
At this point, Dongshan Li sighed long and hard.
This thing had been weighing on her all year, making her anxious every mont.
Which is why—
When sothing happened in Qili City, she imdiately noticed a change in the rankings.
This past year, she’d basically been staring at the rankings all the ti.
Because her gut told her—
With Celestial God City Lord’s power, he wouldn’t settle for just what he’s got now.
Dongshan Li didn’t know if a Level 9 Shelter City was the planet’s limit.
But...
With Celestial God City Lord’s arrogance and confidence, odds were he wouldn’t sit back and let Qili City and other Level 8 Shelter Cities promote alongside him.
Even if they could promote smoothly, it’s likely he’ll make a move after promotion.
"Go on."
Yu Jin raised his chin, signaling Dongshan Li to keep talking.
"Um..."
"Since that ti a year ago, he hasn’t co to Phoenix Soaring City again."
"He left a communication mark on , said I should contact him when I made up my mind for the right choice, but..."
"I never did."
After finishing, Dongshan Li looked at Yu Jin.
The fla-red eyes were full of sincerity.
She wasn’t lying, spilling everything she knew.
Of course.
This was because she recognized Yu Jin and his crew were strong enough, so she chose to be honest.
"You want to help you deal with Celestial God City Lord?"
Yu Jin saw through her thoughts, chuckling as he laid it bare.
"..."
Dongshan Li stayed silent, head lowered.
If she said she didn’t have that thought, that would be a lie.
"Exactly."
Now Yu Jin actually nodded in satisfaction.
To him, this was reasonable, the right move.
It was because she needed help that Dongshan Li’s intel was actually credible.
Of course, for safety, Yu Jin constantly used Eye of Insight for a second check.
"Celestial God City Lord, what’s his na?"
Yu Jin thought for a mont, then asked.
Dongshan Li took a deep breath and softly spoke two words.
"Han Ling."
After that, she thought for a bit and seriously added:
"He seems to be..."
"Extrely proud of the na?"
"In short."
"He reports his na differently from ordinary people."
"Especially when he gets to ’Ling’, the tone is really heavy, really heavy..."
"Seems like he’s also mocking for not understanding its aning..."
Dongshan Li recalled the scene from a year ago, her tone lancholic.
"Han Ling?"
Yu Jin heard the na, rubbing his chin, deep in thought.
All signs showed—
This Celestial God City Lord, Han Ling, was no ordinary figure.
Yu Jin got a bit more serious inside.
Just like always—
Lions go all out, even for rabbits.
Against any suspiciously "cheaty" opponent, Yu Jin wouldn’t slack off for a second.
As a veteran cheat user himself, he really understood how strong cheats could be.
"Anything else you want to add?"
Yu Jin put his thoughts away and looked at Dongshan Li.
"N-no..."
Dongshan Li lowered her voice, her gaze couldn’t help but drift to the fifty-ter-wide bed behind Yu Jin.
Now that the serious questions were over, next up...
Is he going to start calling out numbers for the "queue"...?
"Alright."
"Since you’ve been so honest."
"Here’s a little reward for you."
Yu Jin chuckled, raised his hand and pointed at Dongshan Li from afar.
Swoosh—
Milky white light burst forth.
"Ah~!"
Beside the fifty-ter bed.
Dongshan Li’s sha-soaked moan echoed, lingering in the air, refusing to fade...
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