Don't pretend, everyone knows you're the villain!

Russell, having just unlocked the cage, leered at Shen Yi and Lu Tiannan.

Lu Tiannan realized something was wrong. His brother said he had been injected with an aphrodisiac, and that group of people had tried to force his brother to change out of that small red gauze skirt, and there was also the lustful Russell.

Could it be… Lu Tiannan swallowed the question that was almost on his throat—"He touched you?"

You can't ask about things like that.

Either way, if he did touch her, it would embarrass his brother and make him feel bad and want to go crazy; or if he didn't touch her, it would be inappropriate to ask, and his brother would feel uncomfortable.

The answer doesn't matter at all; whichever it is, this old man is going to die.

A chilling killing intent flashed across his eyes.

You can't kill him now. You must kill Duke Russell before leaving the instance in three days. You have to do this secretly.

"Brother, stand back, turn your head away, and don't peek."

Lu Tiannan finished speaking casually and playfully, then rushed over, grabbed Russell by the neck, lifted him up, and slammed him hard against the bars of the cage.

With a loud bang, Xi Mingzhu did not obediently turn his head away.

Before Russell could even slide down to the ground, Lu Tiannan lifted his leg and stomped it into Russell's face, the force of which twisted and deformed Russell's entire face.

A sinister and ruthless expression appeared on Lu Tiannan's face.

A flash of cold light appeared as the fist fell, the blade of the dagger was gripped in the fist, and blood was instantly absorbed along the lines of the fist.

0561 cried out in alarm as the dagger fell, "Host, quick..."

Before he could finish speaking, the blood-stained dagger pierced Duke Russell's groin. Obediently, instead of killing Russell, it castrated him.

Seeing all this, Xi Mingzhu, for some reason, believed that Lu Tiannan would obediently listen to him.

Lu Tiannan smiled triumphantly, wiping the blood from the dagger onto Duke Russell's ceremonial robes, bit by bit. Looking down at the blood still seeping from his palm, his smile faded, revealing a hint of embarrassment.

After straightening up, he raised his leg and firmly stepped on Russell, controlling him and putting away the dagger.

Hearing footsteps, Lu Tiannan turned his head.

Seeing Shen Yi staring at his still bleeding palm, he felt guilty and wanted to hide.

"Brother... don't be angry. I didn't kill him, I was being obedient." Lu Tiannan's soft tone always sounded like he was pleading.

Xi Mingzhu grasped Lu Tiannan's wrist, which was hidden at his side, and looked down at it carefully.

"Are you standing up for me?" His tone was calm and collected, yet his fixed gaze revealed concern.

Seeing that the other party wasn't angry, Lu Tiannan, having received tacit approval, raised the corners of his lips with smug confidence.

The pressure from his feet increased, making it impossible for Russell to get up. A pool of blood continued to spread beneath Russell.

His fingers curled up, trying to hide the two dagger wounds on his hands.

Lu Tiannan let Shen Yi hold his wrist, speaking in a casual tone.

"It's too lenient to say it's just to avenge my brother."

The wounds on the palms may look horrifying, but in fact, they are all left with room for maneuver and have not broken the bone.

Xi Mingzhu wished he had some kind of elixir.

“Lu...Nannan.”

It's still a bit awkward to pronounce.

"Tell me if you're angry, and I'll comfort you. This isn't worth hurting yourself over."

"My brother cares about me? I'm so happy."

Xi Mingzhu patted Lu Tiannan's head, and Lu Tiannan gave him a bright smile, a smile as innocent as a child's.

Perhaps Lu Tiannan only reached the ending of the original story because he lacked the care and love of others. If he had survived to the seventh floor, I would have wanted to save Lu Tiannan...

Xi Mingzhu had never been a Daoist partner before, and he wasn't sure how to treat Lu Tiannan. Xi Mingzhu knew he should take Lu Tiannan's affairs to heart; as the elder, he should consider things more and protect him. However, Lu Tiannan's personality was too theatrical, making it difficult for him to figure out what Lu Tiannan truly needed.

Perhaps every side of it is real, or perhaps every side is an act.

But seeing Lu Tiannan smile at him like that, regardless of whether the behavior was real or not, the emotion carried by that smile must have been real.

Lu Tiannan's palm was simply bandaged with a piece of red gauze by Xi Mingzhu.

Russell was trampled in the cage for hours until he disappeared. Lu Tiannan pulled Shen Yi back and went up the hidden stairs to find Russell lying on the bed and a slender and beautiful woman standing in front of the cabinet.

The marks that even the long dress couldn't conceal made the two realize almost instantly that the person in front of them was the real Countess Campbell.

The woman looked at them and parted her lips slightly: "Thank you for saving me."

Before the two could speak, the woman vanished from their sight.

“Ah… Countess Campbell?” Lu Tiannan was quite surprised.

"Let's go."

The fact that the two returned safely put the others' minds at ease.

The next day, the ladies received an afternoon tea invitation from the Duchess of Russell, and well, that was it... the three of them were all dressed in women's clothing.

Zhai Mingxu angrily chewed on his lollipop, "I've never been so humiliated in my entire life!"

Xi Mingzhu remained silent, knowing that once it happened, it would happen again; after all, it wasn't so hard to accept once you'd been through it.

Lu Yang dared not voice any objections and could only comply.

Lu Yang and Zhai Mingxu changed right there in the room, while Lu Tiannan insisted on pulling Shen Yi to his original room and locking the door.

"?" Xi Mingzhu didn't understand why they were going to do something so unnecessary.

Lu Tiannan is really good at acting cute.

"Brother, don't bully me, I'm very petty."

Xi Mingzhu recalled Lu Tiannan's strong reaction when he tore at her skirt. He was just changing clothes; how could that be considered bullying?

"They're all men."

Lu Tiannan insisted, "I don't want to show it to others."

"Okay." Xi Mingzhu didn't say much. Seeing that Lu Tiannan had drawn the curtains, she took off her clothes and changed into a long skirt.

Lu Tiannan was originally staring intently at Shen Yi, but when he saw her bright, white waist exposed to the air, his gaze became distracted.

He licked his dry lips, then pretended not to care and moved away before his eyes could see anything more. He always hugged her while wearing pajamas, and suddenly seeing her bare skin felt strangely stimulating.

Imagine the scene of plum blossoms covering fair skin—it would be so beautiful that just thinking about it would trigger a physical reaction.

Impatient.

Lu Tiannan stared at the curtains and asked himself—did he approach Shen Yi because he wanted to sleep with her?

When did I become so superficial?

He must have been influenced by spending too much time with Jiang Yuzhou; he's not that kind of person.

No, we're already dating, so why can't I think about it?

He really wanted to sleep, but Shen Yi, with her cold and aloof personality, probably didn't. If he slept with Shen Yi, would she be willing? How could he get Shen Yi to let him sleep with her?

I need to work harder to make Shen Yi see that I'm sincere and that she'll be willing to sleep with me.

Once your thoughts stray off course, they become increasingly distorted.

Xi Mingzhu changed quickly; this time, the dress was still not conducive to fighting, but it had been improved.

A long dress without a petticoat is much lighter, but it makes the wearer look even slimmer.

0561 stared in surprise at Xi Mingzhu's increasingly long hair, "Host... host! Hair."

"?" Xi Mingzhu watched as her short, choppy hair gradually fell to her shoulders and then to her chest.

I've never seen hair grown this long before.

Xi Mingzhu frowned slightly. Her hair length was about the same as before, but there was no hairpin to hold it up.

Disheveled hair... is impolite behavior.