The Unexpected Defense

“Human young lady, if you’re going to lie, at least make it convincing. Even we demons know that the human guardian White Emperor has no dependents. You claim to be one of her people?”

“…”

“Besides, a cultivator like you, whose aura is so weak it’s as if you just awakened a short while ago—how could you ever come into contact with someone so important?”

Damn! That makes sense… he thought.

Qianwei was momentarily at a loss for words. Her gaze then fell on Hongye, whose hands were tied behind her back, bound with several metal shackles, her mouth gagged as she writhed on the ground.

“I’m not lying. Hongye can prove it! And think about it—if I weren’t a human with a special identity, how could I have appeared in that room with such power?”

“Oh?”

The little girl’s face immediately froze, her heart also filled with some doubt. Taking a deep breath, she quickly suppressed her desires and thought calmly for a moment.

Just then, the door opened, and a tall, red-haired older sister crawled in on her hands and feet. On her back sat an even smaller, daintier little girl.

“As I thought, I didn’t sense wrong. Your Highness, why are you back so soon? Huh… you caught Hongye?”

“How many times do I have to tell you to knock before entering?”

“Haha, sorry, sorry… Hmm—why is there a human here too?”

The newly arrived little girl cast her gaze over. Qianwei suddenly felt an irksome sense of being seen through and immediately recalled what Qiuyue Han had said earlier.

Could I be under analysis?

The moment this thought arose, he instinctively sensed something was wrong. Sure enough, the curious little girl suddenly frowned and immediately blurted out her identity.

“Princess, where did you catch this otherworlder?”

“Otherworlder!?”

We’re done for—I’m going to be killed, he thought in a panic.

“Buqi, are you sure?”

“Of course, Princess. Have I ever been wrong? Besides, this one’s body is a bit strange. How interesting~”

The little female imp called Buqi relaxed her brow as she spoke, shifting her gaze from the trembling, curled-up Qianwei to her princess, Bai.

“Let me take care of this one, shall I?”

“Tch—fine, what a pain.”

“Hehe, Princess—can I have Hongye too? Let me play with her first—or wait a bit, and we can play together~”

“Get lost!! Itch for a beating, huh? Quickly drag this one away. Afterward, I’ll consider lending her to you for two days.”

“Haha, thank you, Princess~”

Having achieved her main objective in coming here, Buqi immediately smiled and glanced at Hongye squirming on the ground. If possible, she actually wanted to play together, but unfortunately, her princess was always too reserved.

After dismounting from the person she was riding, Buqi lightly kicked her and said softly, “I permit you to walk on two legs now. Bring her and follow me.”

“Y-yes, mistress…”

“Did I allow you to speak?!”

“Ah!!”

The red-haired older sister, who was just about to stand up, immediately screamed at Buqi’s displeased voice and movement, collapsing limply to the ground.

Hiss.

The scene was too intense. Qianwei drew in a cold breath as she watched, but he also blushed slightly, feeling stirred. That thing the female brat named Buqi just pulled out was nearly a meter long—it was almost as tall as she was!

Could I be about to end up like that too? Qianwei thought in despair, imagining himself in that situation.

She saw the red-haired older sister, who had been convulsing for a few seconds, struggling to get up and walk over. Instinctively, Qianwei tried to step back, but her ankle was grabbed directly. In a panic, she tried to take a weapon out of her ring to fight for her life, but unfortunately, her struggles were useless. She was easily stripped of her possessions and restrained.

Then she was dragged like that into another nearby room.

“You have quite a lot of treasures on you. Unexpectedly, you even have such high-grade items?” Casually closing the door behind her, Buqi examined the tools and ring she had seized from Qianwei, her tone thick with shock. “You’re making me impatient to kill you already and check what else is in the ring.”

“Eek! Don’t, don’t kill me.”

“That won’t do. Otherworlders must die. Though you’re so pretty that I really don’t want to kill you, since the Princess has lost her interest because of this, I personally don’t mind much. So before I kill you, I’ll pamper you thoroughly.”

“…”

No… So I still have to go through that first before being killed? Then it would be better if she just killed me quickly. Damn it, he cursed inwardly.

Qianwei’s mouth twitched. At this point, his fear of death began to fade gradually. He calmed down and thought about whether there was any possibility of a turning point.

At this moment, Buqi continued, “But before we do the fun things… you seem to have very interesting abilities—psychic and creation types. I hear dual-ability humans are quite rare. What is your ability? Tell me honestly—don’t try to deceive me.”

“…”

Damn it, I can’t think of any way to avoid humiliation or even survive. The only option is to delay as much as possible and wait for Qiuyue Han to save me soon.

Qianwei was silent for a few seconds, then he started to make up a random lie. “It’s the Deep Blue Eye, capable of analyzing objects and people…”

“Deep Blue Eye? An unheard-of psychic ability… Able to analyze with the eyes, similar to my Heavenly Eye? Hehe, what a stroke of luck~”

“A stroke of luck?”

Is encountering an ability similar to one’s own a lucky thing? he wondered.

He was confused. By then, Buqi had also recovered from her surprise and gestured for the red-haired older sister, who had returned to walking on all fours, to leave the room. Once the door was closed again, Buqi eagerly stepped forward and pressed her little hand against Qianwei’s forehead.

“Then I’ll gladly take your ability.”

“?”

What does she mean…

Blinking in bewilderment, Qianwei felt a trace of energy pulsating from the palm pressed against her forehead. Instinctively, she resisted and struggled, but her entire body was completely powerless and immobile, just like when she was caught earlier.

Soon, that energy invaded her body. Her consciousness instantly became dazed, unable to think. As the energy went deeper, one of the two whirlpools in her abdomen suddenly expanded and began to spin in reverse…

A beautiful figure vaguely appeared in Qianwei’s mind. That figure laughed loudly in mockery, stirring a nameless fire called anger. Instinctively, he clenched his fists, surging with unwillingness, and his thoughts gradually returned.

“Huh? I’m not dead!?”

What just happened? That female brat seemed to try to devour my ability, and then… the power of the Blue Hole ability automatically defended?

After quickly assessing his body’s condition, Qianwei looked up and saw Buqi with a blank, stunned expression.

The hypnosis of the Blue Hole… is actually this powerful?

After receiving this ability, the information he felt from it was that the hypnosis effect required ten seconds of eye contact, and the target’s strength must not be too much higher than his own, nor their mental resistance too strong. That was why he never expected it to be so useful.

Could it be because a hidden condition was triggered just now? Hmm… Anyway, this should count as temporary safety, right? The hypnosis effect seems quite deep. If I give an order now…

“Hehe…”