Chapter 18: Hypocrisy

Though she said she would cast a spell, Phyllis actually didn’t cause any commotion.

At least from Xing Yue’s perspective, Phyllis reached out and wiped the mark on the pink-haired girl’s lower abdomen. The name there was erased, and then Phyllis wrote a new name, “Xing Yue,” on it.

The process was as simple as erasing chalk words on a blackboard.

At the same time, Xing Yue also sensed that there was now an additional doll-like puppet in the unseen. She could freely manipulate or command that puppet’s movements, and she could destroy it with a single thought.

Xing Yue realized that the puppet was likely the thing used to control the pink-haired girl.

“Catch~ Yue Yue~”

Phyllis’s voice drifted from behind without warning. Before Xing Yue could turn around, she saw the pink figure sway gently, like a tired flower branch in the wind, falling softly toward her.

Thanks to Phyllis’s warning, Xing Yue quickly reacted. She let go of the other’s skirt, caught her in her arms, and prevented the pink-haired girl from falling to the ground.

After supporting the pink-haired girl and settling her on the bed, Xing Yue finally looked at Phyllis, who had teleported back to her pitch-black throne at some point.

“Mom, what’s with her…?”

“Didn’t I say it before? Her vitality and magic power have almost been completely drained, so now someone needs to take good care of her and replenish her magic~”

‘Xing Yue could understand taking care of the pink-haired girl, but could it be that Phyllis wanted her to help replenish the girl’s magic? She was just a third-rate small fry and didn’t even know many spells. In comparison, Phyllis, a dignified Mo Wang, could easily replenish magic, right?’

Phyllis seemed to guess her thoughts and said smilingly, “That’s right~ From now on, she’s in your hands~”

Although her voice was gentle and her eyes smiling, it carried an air of no refusal.

“Okay Mom, no problem Mom, Yue Yue guarantees to complete the mission.”

Xing Yue immediately nodded understandingly.

‘It’s just taking care of someone! At most it’s a bit troublesome. Compared to just now provoking the previous Mo Wang, it’s no pressure at all.’

And so, the task of taking care of the pink-haired girl was directly decided by Phyllis without further ado.

“Now then~ It’s time to visit the Holy Maiden~”

When Phyllis floated to the door on her pitch-black throne, she suddenly stopped and turned to remind, “Oh, after we go to the dungeon today, Yue Yue, you don’t need to speak, okay~”

Xing Yue had already picked up the cake and asked doubtfully, “Hmm… why, Mom?”

“Hehe~ At that time, Yue Yue, you first go deliver the food to the Holy Maiden, and then today I’ll fully demonstrate to you how to extract information from a prisoner’s mouth~”

Phyllis didn’t elaborate, but a cunning light flickered in her eyes.

After these two days of interaction, Xing Yue now somewhat knew her Mo Wang mother’s personality. Seeing her expression, she figured she had thought of some bad idea again.

‘Sigh, poor Holy Maiden…’

After silently mourning for a certain Holy Maiden for one second, Xing Yue finally nodded and agreed.

After finishing this matter, Phyllis revealed a satisfied smile, didn’t say anything more, and left the room first.

‘Although she didn’t know what Phyllis was planning, from what she could see, Phyllis’s pranks were not fatal. Since she wanted to tease the Holy Maiden for fun, she would cooperate and play the villain, join Phyllis in the prank. In order to cling tightly to the cheap mother’s leg, she could only continue to let the Holy Maiden suffer…’

But just as she had this thought, Xing Yue’s pupils violently trembled.

‘No… wrong!’

‘How could she have such a thought? Cooperating with the Mo Wang to torment the Holy Maiden—wouldn’t that make her an accomplice, a perpetrator? Earlier she prided herself on being a good person, but now she was helping an evil person play pranks and torment others. Was this a good deed? Obviously her head was full of self-interest, and to survive in this world she allied with a demon… This is clearly hypocrisy!’

‘No… wrong… She is the daughter of the Mo Wang, and a complete demon herself! She was born a demon core. What’s wrong with doing bad things? What’s it matter to use any means to survive? The word “goodness” should not be placed on a demon like her!’

Xing Yue felt a sharp pain in her head, as if two voices were fighting in her mind.

If there was an outsider present, seeing Xing Yue’s eyes would be quite surprising. Because that crimson pupil with a star shape inside was now emitting an abnormally enchanting red glow. At the same time, her other blue pupil also began to inexplicably show red like bloodshot veins.

Fortunately, this abnormality did not last too long.

“Hiss… huff…”

Xing Yue closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She reached up to rub her forehead, shaking her head left and right. She immediately felt much better.

After adjusting her state, Xing Yue hurriedly picked up the cake and jogged out of the room so as not to fall behind Phyllis.

Accompanying Phyllis to the dungeon together was not only Xing Yue, but also the two goat-headed demons that had been waiting at her room door followed synchronously after Xing Yue came out.

Same as yesterday, as soon as Phyllis appeared, the damp dungeon suddenly became bright.

Under the respectful welcome of the many monsters, they stepped into the depths of the dungeon, the cell where Wei Anna was.

Nearly a day had passed. Wei Anna was still lying on the guillotine, seemingly without moving at all, biting the rope tightly in her mouth. A few more fine beads of sweat dotted her smooth white forehead than yesterday.

Xing Yue finally followed the agreement before coming. After stepping into the dungeon, she did not say a single word. Carrying the prepared cake, she came to Wei Anna’s front and silently unwrapped the packaging.

Their arrival made quite a commotion, which was naturally noticed by Wei Anna, but Wei Anna showed no reaction and made no sound, maintaining her original posture without moving.

Under a glance from Phyllis, Yang Dazhuang also entered the cell. He grabbed the thick rope and yanked, pulling it out from Wei Anna’s mouth.

Caught off guard, Wei Anna was almost yanked forward, and her thin lips were scraped by the coarse fibers on the rope, drawing blood.

But even so, Wei Anna stubbornly made no sound.

By then, Xing Yue had finished unwrapping the cake and cut a piece. Turning her head and seeing this scene, she frowned slightly, feeling a bit reluctant.

‘The cake is sweet, but when it’s sent into the Holy Maiden’s mouth, it’ll probably only taste of blood…’

Yang Dazhuang, pulling the rope, suddenly shouted, “Food delivery, hurry up! The Mo Wang will interrogate her later!”

‘Food delivery…? Wasn’t that calling her?’

Xing Yue blinked, looked up at Yang Dazhuang in confusion, but saw an apologetic, honest smile on his face. Then he secretly pointed in Phyllis’s direction.

Then Xing Yue understood. Yang Dazhuang must have also received Phyllis’s order to say that.