Really? I'm fighting the Dark Emperor.

Chapter 267 A Generous Gift

"it is good."

His posture was more relaxed than she had imagined.

Rui Bu Si pondered for a moment and felt that she had given him too much time to calm down.

"Then, I'd like to know, why now?"

Having already been undercover for so long, what was the reason for choosing this particular time?

She frowned.

"The time has come."

"That's it?"

"That's all."

"Why didn't you just tell me directly? Instead, you had someone pass on the message." He shook the handcuffs. "If you wanted to force-feed me a potion, you could have done so when we left the school anniversary venue together and got me knocked out in this area."

He looked at the potion in her hand: "And it doesn't look bad. Even if you gave it to me directly, I think I would drink it obediently."

He then looked around and said, "Doesn't all of this seem unnecessary?"

“It’s a hassle to repeat the same answer over and over again.” She was too lazy to explain her identity over and over again, since it wasn’t some prestigious title. “I need to stay a little longer before going out; I need someone to chat with.”

She had to wait for Yin Sen to finish what he was doing outside.

"Choose me?"

“It’s a perfect match. We’ve talked a lot, but never like this.”

"Aren't you worried that I'll get some information out of you that you shouldn't say?"

She tossed the bottle up and caught it again—an action that would make anyone who had ever made a potion scream.

"Please."

"You're very confident in the potion Xu Xingchun made." The effects of the Softening Curse have diminished considerably; at least now, sitting is no longer a strenuous activity for him.

"If I don't trust her, I can't trust myself."

She had absolutely no patience for making potions.

"Xu Xingchun said that the Eerie Duchess occupied the Time-Space Station because of her, which is why she had to leave Meng Academy and return to the Dark Emperor?"

Rui Bu Si did not speak.

"I'm guessing you didn't come to Moe Academy because of the Dark Emperor, right?"

Why do you make this guess?

"I remember it's you answering my questions now." Completely oblivious to the fact that he was being held captive, he added, "But well, girlfriends always get some privileges."

He retorted with his own words.

"The Dark Emperor doesn't have much patience, otherwise, Elder Situ wouldn't have been exposed so quickly back then."

A good example.

“Teacher Kiki also said that when she was still an undercover agent, the Dark Emperor would contact her every now and then,” he tapped his head with his still-free hand, “and often summoned her to the sewers.”

Impatience, suspicion, and allowing a successful undercover agent to do nothing and even help the Quark Clan—this is not something the Dark Emperor would do.

"You betrayed the Dark Emperor."

“No,” Ruibosi interrupted him, “there’s no need to make things so serious.”

“Hmm, alright. So you left the Dark Emperor.” He changed his words to comply with her wishes, “The Dark Emperor must have known of your existence better than the Gloomy Duchess.”

Listen quietly to his conclusion: "I've always been curious about the structure of the brain of your Zhizhi Star."

"All along? You've known other Stars of Wisdom? Undercover agents? Was it just that time your identity was guessed? Do you really enjoy being an undercover agent in the Moe Academy? Or do you enjoy seeing everyone's reactions when they find out they've been tricked? No, if you enjoyed that, you wouldn't have let Xu Xingchun tell me everything first, but would have told me yourself."

“Darling, I only said one sentence.”

“But I’ve heard more than one of your statements.” He shifted his position on the bed, the chains rattling, and a sharp pain shot through his wrist with the movement, clearly indicating that the handcuffs were too tight.

He sensed the hostility emanating from Xu Xingchun.

"You left before, and now you've returned. The Dark Emperor knew about this, but he didn't impose any severe punishment. Why?"

"Is it because you are the form of the Moonstone, and it would be troublesome to recycle and recreate a form?"

"No, the Dark Emperor is suspicious. He will take back a form that is not very useful to him, even if it costs him to do so."

He leaned closer to look at her: "You possess something the Dark Emperor desperately desires, and he cannot obtain it until a certain time has passed."

Therefore, even though the Dark Emperor knew of her existence, he still did not ask her to do anything.

"I want to know, does your decision to return to the Moe Academy at this time mean that the time for the Dark Emperor to obtain that thing is approaching, and that you also want to obtain it?"

"If you can guess everything, wouldn't it be superfluous for me to sit here?" Rui Bu Si casually put the bottle of potion that she had been shaking for a long time aside.

"Of course not. Without you, how can I verify whether my conjecture is right or wrong?"

"And there's something I can't understand: why did you go to the Dark Emperor before the appointed time, instead of waiting for the appointed time? Why?"

"Going back to familiar places to relax. Going back to work right after the holiday without any transition is too exhausting for me."

"What is that thing? What price must be paid to obtain it? Why would the Dark Emperor want to get it?"

"A rich gift, sealed away by our predecessors, is partly obtained by our descendants through bloodshed. Those who unwrap the gift are always very patient."

"If it weren't for the sinister duchess, you would have waited until that time came before revealing your identity to us at Moe Academy, right?"

"Hmm...maybe so. We can't be too certain about 'what ifs' that are impossible."

“You are very familiar with the Gloomy Duchess.” He concluded once again, “The Dark Emperor created you, and it will take some time for him to discover your existence. You came here with ample preparations to remain undetected, but you lack the confidence to stand before the Gloomy Duchess without being discovered by her.”

A bold conjecture.

The time that existed before his eyes was suddenly stretched to two hundred years or even longer.

"Wow," she clapped, "that's amazing."

“I am indeed very familiar with Yin Sen, and it’s not that I lack the confidence to hide it from her when I stand in front of her.” She paused for a moment, “It’s that I can’t hide it from her.”

Someone who is petty will scrutinize every person they suspect and treat them "fairly" until they find the one they want.

Okay, it all started when I provoked them with the Moonstone.

But even without provocation, the Dark Emperor will eventually tell the sinister truth.

So she provoked them. The thought of how furious they would be made her want to do something more.

“So,” Miya Xing’s question returned to them, “among the Cute Knights, did you choose me to do this experiment because of my familiarity with you?”

"Hmm? Even now, do you still feel like you know me very well?"

"The Star of Wisdom may not be able to be sure, but the Star of Mystery can."

A provocative smile, and Rui Busi felt an urge to bite him.

The neglected potion bottle returned to her hand, and this time, she uncorked it.

“Rui Bu Si, let’s make a bet.”

"What are you gambling?"

"Even if I forget everything, I can do the same analysis I just did once, and I can do it again."

“Hmm, a good bet,” he lifted his chin and brought the bottle to his lips. No forceful or complicated methods were needed; the person participating in the “experiment” was quite obedient and cooperative. “But you’ve got one thing wrong.”

"what?"

His mind went blank, and things in front of him began to appear double. The unknown effects of the potion were not just causing him to lose his memory.

"Prerequisites".

"I have one last question."

"Okay, ask."

He strained his eyes, trying not to miss a single expression on her face:

"Rui Bu Si, do you like me?"

"what?"

"puff."

"What are you laughing at?"

"You look cute when you're trying to scare people."

"I……"

Under the influence of the medication, he fell into a deep sleep.

Only one person's unvented anger remained.

After remaining silent for a few seconds, Rui Bu Si tried to shake him awake, but without success.

It has very good medicinal effects.

Finally, she bit him several times.