Chapter 162 - 126: Sneaky Cat_2

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At the edge of the marketplace, Molly clung to the corner of the wall, secretly observing the four figures in the distance.

The brown-haired girl twitched her triangular ears, her gaze darting back and forth on the female companion next to Lord Lin Lan.

Lord Lin Lan actually takes three beauties with him just to stroll through the streets...

The behavior of the Ark King and the petite witch sharing a Roro Fish brought a blush to Molly’s cheeks.

Could the rumors really be true?

"What a great opportunity! King Linlan’s Guard has left!"

The Sanhua companion sneakily peeked around, while Daisy perked up her ears: "We can get a little closer..."

"How long are we going to keep spying like this?"

Molly lowered her head and looked at the Sanhua Feis who was a size smaller than herself, speaking with some concern: "If King Linlan discovers our spying, we will definitely be punished."

They had clearly already decided to reveal their dream entirely, but at the last minute, Daisy insisted on being contrary and even dragged her into a remarkably daring adventure.

"Just trust me this once, we don’t mean any harm."

Daisy’s fluffy ears persistently faced the direction of Lin Lan and the others.

She sensed her friend’s anxiety, lifted her head, and confidently asked:

"We can’t possibly wait until work is assigned to confess all our experiences and thoughts like criminals in front of everyone, can we?"

Daisy spoke with certainty: "If Lord Lin Lan favors Ms. Nightingale, we will definitely implicate Mentor Yi Feng and the other students."

Molly nodded.

"So we have to take responsibility for this and tell Lord Lin Lan about it privately."

Daisy proposed her idea: "But we can’t just foolishly rush in; we have to follow the plan!"

"Plan? How come I don’t know about any plan?"

Molly was somewhat confused, the girl twitched her ears, trying hard to follow her friend’s train of thought.

"The plan is something I came up with on the spot! We have to use the abilities of the Feis people to secure advantageous conditions for ourselves as much as possible."

Daisy flicked her ear and hummed, "The first step is to observe Lord Lin Lan’s behavior as much as possible, and then find a way to cater to his preferences~"

Molly became even more confused.

"Still don’t get it? Didn’t we learn opera and acting together?"

Daisy shook her tail with pride: "Once we figure out what Lord Lin Lan likes, I can totally play the type of beauty he admires, and then win his favor."

"What kind of plan is that, in the end, you’re still plotting to marry someone..."

Molly grumpily rubbed her friend’s ear: "You sneaky cat."

"This is called survival of the fittest! If marrying Lord Lin Lan can change our situation, why give up such an opportunity?"

Daisy actually started to calculate seriously: "Our identity is nothing compared to Ms. Nightingale, the only way is to use our looks to close the gap."

She lowered her head: "Because this is the only ’advantage’ left for us Feis people..."

Molly reached out, gently smoothing Daisy’s ear fur with some heartache.

What a contrary Sanhua little beauty.

Clearly, she had long given up on those illusory fantasies of love, yet at this moment, she longed for someone else’s affection.

Astute yet naive, mature yet childish, confident yet insecure, always saying some incomprehensible quirky words.

No wonder she can sing those contradictory songs...

"Do you have so much confidence in your looks?" Molly scratched her friend’s chin.

"Don’t worry, no matter how many beauties are around Lord Lin Lan, what can they do?"

Daisy spun around, looking very assured: "Do they have beautiful tricolored ears and tails?"

"That’s true..." Molly replied dryly, unable to refute for a moment.

"Right?" Daisy laughed happily.

She had a mischievous look, boasting: "Though you are good with big truths, when it comes to little smarts, you still have to rely on me~"

"Is ’little smarts’ really the right term to use here?"

"Stop interrupting, quickly come and observe with me!"

Daisy perked her ears up again, carefully catching every move of the gray-haired boy: "He looked particularly happy eating the Roro Fruit earlier, I reckon he especially likes..."

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"...I reckon he especially likes lively and cheerful cute girls!"

Lucia chirped, listening carefully to the hearts of the two Feis people, the Blond Witch lowered her voice, mimicking the two Feis girls’ whispering, laughing delightedly.

"And he looks at that black-haired older sister very gently as well."

Lucia pouted, mimicking vividly: "I bet Lord Lin Lan also likes the image of a gentle older sister, you can try acting as one too, Molly..."

Nearby, Wendy was blushing furiously.

Lin Lan’s face grew darker and darker.

Good grief, his old habit of feeling second-hand embarrassment was acting up again...

He turned his head, directly meeting the gazes of the two Feis people.

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"How strange..."

Molly suddenly faltered: "I can’t hear clearly anymore..."

The brown-haired girl focused intently, turning her ears.

Lord Lin Lan appeared to be no different from ordinary people, but once concentrated on carefully observing, his figure seemed to vanish from the world...

The next moment, she saw clearly the depths of the gray-haired boy’s eyes.

—Empty.

Molly’s heart skipped a beat, and inexplicably, this word popped into her mind.

As if an all-encompassing void, her soul seemed to fall into an endless expanse where nothing could be heard or seen, with everything in the world merely lingering faint echoes within the void...

Falling deeper and deeper... deeper and deeper...

The vision suddenly disappeared.

The two Feis people snapped back to reality.

Molly and Daisy exchanged glances, seeing the emptiness in each other’s eyes, and when they peeked out again, they found the figure of the gray-haired boy had vanished into the sea of people.

"Did we lose him?"

The expressions of the two Feis people turned somewhat confused.

"Just tell me, what do you really want?"

Unexpectedly, a peculiar voice of the gray-haired boy rang out behind the two Cat Girls.

"Eek!"

Daisy immediately fluffed up, instinctively hugging her companion tightly and burying her head in the other’s chest, trembling with fear.

"When... when did you find out about us..."

Molly clutched her friend’s body tightly, her face gradually turning pale.

"When you talked about ’role-playing’, I suppose."

Lin Lan looked at the Cat Girls huddled together in front of him, shaking his head somewhat helplessly: "In the Ark Kingdom, secretly observing others is not a good habit."

"Ha, caught red-handed, sneaky cat."

Lucia crossed her arms, glaring fiercely at the two flower-faced Cat Girls: "Your plan has already been seen through by the brilliant Lady Lucia!"

"Lord Lin Lan isn’t as you imagine."

Wendy loomed over as well, looking puffed-up: "He never judges anyone solely by their appearance."

"Exactly, exactly!"

The Blond Witch with a look of chaos in her eyes said, "And you have no chance, Lin Lan and I have already established a ’connection’, you know!"

Lin Lan: ...

The always silent android maid tilted her head.

These organic beings are so hard to understand...

"Master~" The expressionless Bai suddenly mimicked Lucia’s cheerful tone: "Do you really like lively and cheerful women? I can switch personality modules anytime~"

"Stop, stop! Hold it! Don’t copy them!"

Lin Lan’s head was spinning.

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A moment later, two timid Feis people obediently sat in front of Lin Lan.

The two quickly confessed everything they had been through.

"Tomb of Justice... Nightingale..."

Lin Lan muttered, frowning unconsciously.