Chapter 89: Chapter 64: You Bastard, I’m Warning You, Don’t Try Anything Funny

"I don’t know. Maybe she realized she can’t compare to Wanwan. She knows that with a Contract Master like you, I’d never fall for her, so she just gave up!"

Ling Ze kept his head bowed, his expression submissive as he replied.

That day, that woman had clearly said she’d give him Jun Yao’s inner core. But then she suddenly went back on her word, and her attitude toward him completely changed. It was like she’d become a different person.

He had no idea what had happened either.

"Didn’t I tell you to give her just enough attention to string her along? Is this how you handle things? If you can’t even manage something so simple, what good are you?"

Jiang Wanwan was furious.

Her original plan was for Ling Ze to drive a wedge between Jiang Yunnuan and those four men. She wanted them to turn on each other, effectively cutting off Jiang Yunnuan’s support system so she would no longer be able to compete with her.

But she hadn’t expected this useless trash Ling Ze to screw up something so simple. It was infuriating.

The memory of Jun Yao and Si Xie desperately protecting Jiang Yunnuan made her grind her teeth in anger.

That bitch has already turned into a hideous monster. And after the way she treated those four for Ling Ze’s sake, why are they still willing to forget the past and protect her?

Especially Jun Yao. A Beastman that powerful could not be allowed to remain by Jiang Yunnuan’s side.

"I’m sorry, Wanwan. You’re the only one in my heart. Every time I see her chasing me with that ugly face, I feel so disgusted I could vomit. I just can’t bring myself to get close to her. I’m sorry..."

Having failed his task, Ling Ze couldn’t argue back. He could only say what she wanted to hear to appease her.

He knew Jiang Wanwan despised Jiang Yunnuan, so he spared no effort in putting her down.

Sure enough, his flattery placated her.

"You’re right, this is certainly asking a lot of you. But it’s very important to me. When we get back, find a chance to get close to her again. Humble yourself and pursue her properly. Once she’s on the hook, convince her to perform the Contract Termination with those four men."

She had to find a way to get those four men away from Jiang Yunnuan.

Ling Ze said nothing.

He looked at her, troubled. After a moment’s hesitation, he spoke cautiously.

"I’ve already completely offended that hideous monster. If I go back to pursuing her now, she’ll probably see I have ulterior motives. Not only will I fail, but I could ruin your important plans. Why not... have someone else do it? Please?"

’Ning Xiu and the others are just as capable as I am. Why does it have to be me doing this dirty work?’

He was against this from the bottom of his heart.

"I don’t think that’s a good idea!"

Overhearing their conversation, Wen Yanchen, Ning Xiu, and the others couldn’t stand by any longer. After exchanging a look, they all came closer.

"That’s right. All of us have a Contract Seal with Wanwan. It wouldn’t be right for any of us to do this. Don’t you have a lot of other suitors, Wanwan? I think you should pick the best one of them for the job. You can promise that if he succeeds, you’ll form a contract with him."

Ling Ze was speechless.

’When I was chosen for this, how come none of these guys said it was a bad idea?’

’Now that they’re the ones in the hot seat, they all jump out to object. The nerve of them!’

"Wanwan, those suitors don’t have a contract with you. They’re outsiders. What if they turn on you and betray you in the future? In my opinion, Ning Xiu and the others are far more reliable."

The others fell silent.

’They had almost convinced Jiang Wanwan, and now this bastard had to jump in and add fuel to the fire.’ Ning Xiu, Wen Yanchen, and the two Shen Family brothers could have killed him. They cursed him endlessly in their minds.

"You’ve all made good points. I’ll think about it."

*

「Meanwhile.」

Jiang Yunnuan’s group ran into two more waves of Mutant Creatures, harvesting dozens of high-quality Crystal Cores. In addition, they also dug up a number of mutated plants and some valuable ore.

As dusk fell, they began looking for a place to make camp and came across several other teams.

"Sigh, what awful luck. Yesterday I got three Crystal Cores and two mutated herbs, but today I didn’t get a single one. Wasted the entire day for nothing."

"Tell me about it. When it comes to bad luck, our group is right there with you. We searched all the usual spots based on the Mutant Creatures’ habits and found maybe two or three hundred of them. That’s not a small number, right? But not a single Crystal Core dropped. Our luck is just abysmal."

"..."

The teams gathered in small groups, and soon, the air was filled with the sound of their complaints.

Jiang Yunnuan pricked up her ears, listening intently. The more she heard, the more alarmed she became.

Then, she mentally accessed her Light Brain and sent a message to her "harem" group chat.

King Jiang: "Did you all hear that? They said they wasted their whole day. That means the Crystal Core drop rate hasn’t actually increased. The problem might not be the Mutant Creatures... it might be us..."