During today’s dungeon trip, Xing Yue had barely done anything the entire time. She just played the mute, but in the end, she witnessed the Holy Maiden voluntarily bow down and submit to Phyllis.
By now, Xing Yue had seen through Phyllis’s methods.
Wei Anna had been imprisoned in the dungeon and tortured for a long time. Yesterday, she had spent the whole day lying on the guillotine, teetering between life and death. Her psychological defenses were already on the verge of collapse.
The last shred of obsession keeping the Holy Maiden alive was probably the existence of someone named “Emily.”
But today, the same group came to the dungeon as before, yet the Holy Maiden’s reaction was even more agitated than in previous days, and she kept chanting that name.
Clearly, she had mistaken Xing Yue for Emily.
Xing Yue vaguely guessed the reason why the other party had mistaken her for a companion.
She still remembered that before coming to the dungeon, Phyllis had made her do those things in the room. Even now, the scent of that pink-haired girl lingered on her body.
With the Holy Maiden blindfolded, her only remaining senses were smell and hearing. As long as Xing Yue didn’t speak, it would be hard for her to recognize Xing Yue’s true identity.
Following this little misunderstanding, Phyllis had carefully woven a “prison visit” scene. Under this stimulation, the Holy Maiden’s last psychological defense had completely crumbled.
Xing Yue could only say that Phyllis’s methods were indeed very villainous. She herself admitted she couldn’t learn them.
But one doubt remained. On the way out of the dungeon, Xing Yue couldn’t help asking, “Mom, weren’t you going to interrogate that Holy Maiden? Why did we come back without asking anything?”
Indeed, after signing the Blood Pact with Wei Anna, Phyllis had left the dungeon and had Yang Dazhuang and the others carry the guillotine away as well.
She hadn’t interrogated for information, nor continued torturing her. She just left, leaving the other party there.
Phyllis turned around and looked at Xing Yue with some amusement. “Ara ara~ Has Yue Yue forgotten? The final interrogation part was entrusted to you from the very beginning~”
“Huh?”
After today’s teaching session, the Holy Maiden’s everything had completely become Phyllis’s property. Did she still need to continue the interrogation?
Her Mo Wang mother really was…
Really staying true to her original intentions…
Xing Yue thought to herself with a mix of laughter and helplessness, just as Phyllis continued speaking ahead.
“I did some thinking after going back last night. Considering that this is Yue Yue’s first time as an interrogator, and you’re starting with such a difficult level, it really is a bit tough for you~”
“So I helped you do some taming first. Now it’s been reduced to easy mode. Yue Yue should be able to get information out of the Holy Maiden quite easily~”
“So, how about it? Isn’t Mom being good to you~”
Hearing Phyllis’s tone that seemed to want praise, Xing Yue immediately put on an obedient smile. “Mm-hmm, Mom is the best. I’ll do my best to finish the interrogation work and won’t let your efforts go to waste.”
The floating black throne suddenly stopped and turned around.
“Saying it like that isn’t enough~”
“Doesn’t Yue Yue want to show her appreciation?”
As she spoke, Phyllis on the throne tilted her head slightly and reached out both hands toward Xing Yue with a smile, as if waiting for a hug.
Seeing this, Xing Yue’s face immediately flushed red.
Although she had turned into a girl now, not much time had passed, and she still retained the mentality she had before transmigrating.
As a fire-element grand mage and a damp cave goblin, she had zero experience with intimate hugs from girls.
Let alone someone like Phyllis, a legal loli with a cute face and a petite figure.
What? You’re saying Phyllis is her mother in this life, so it doesn’t matter?
‘How is that the same?!’
Phyllis was clearly not the type to be a qualified mother, in every sense of the word.
Whether it was due to Xiao Chunan’s mindset of “girls should keep their distance,” or because she was repulsed by Phyllis’s recent behavior, Xing Yue somewhat resisted hugging the other party.
So, she instinctively refused. “No… no need, Mom. I’m not a little kid anymore. Hugs and stuff… let’s skip it…”
Phyllis pouted slightly upon hearing this, looking a bit unhappy.
“Yue Yue has changed. You used to be so clingy with me~”
“Now you won’t even sit on my lap. I didn’t think you wouldn’t even give me a hug. Boohoo~ I’m so sad~”
Xing Yue felt a bit embarrassed and retorted, “The past is the past, and now is now. Mom, please don’t treat me like a child all the time!”
Still, that’s what she said.
Xing Yue’s body honestly walked over and hugged Phyllis.
Phyllis’s words had reminded her.
She had no memories of the past and didn’t know how she used to interact with Phyllis. If she acted too strangely, it might arouse Phyllis’s suspicion.
If that Mo Wang found out that her daughter’s inner self had been replaced, then her fate…
Thinking of the methods Phyllis had used on that Holy Maiden, Xing Yue felt a chill run down her spine.
‘She’d absolutely torture me until I’d wish I were dead!’
On the other side, Phyllis was a bit surprised. She hadn’t expected Xing Yue to actually hug her.
‘Hehe~’
‘Who would’ve thought this trash hero was the type to say one thing but mean another~’
She was starting to like her more and more~
The words she had said in front of Xing Yue earlier were actually all made up on the spot. After all, the girl had just woken up, and there was no time to do anything more to her.
She didn’t have any other motive either. She was just feeling playful and wanted to tease her “daughter,” who had taken a thief for her mother, hoping to see more interesting expressions on her face.
If Xing Yue wanted to latch onto Phyllis’s thigh, didn’t Phyllis also want to tame Xing Yue into an obedient, well-behaved daughter?
That way, she could watch more amusing entertainment.
The beautiful scene of mother and daughter embracing didn’t last long. After Xing Yue went along with Phyllis’s hug for a bit, she pulled away.
Phyllis gave Xing Yue one last instruction, telling her to take care of the pink-haired girl in the room. Then she let Xing Yue do as she pleased and hurried back to continue working on her next painting.
“Since that’s the case, I’ll head to the cafeteria first to get some food…”
The pink-haired girl in the room really couldn’t be left unattended. It would be good to prepare some porridge now, in case she woke up hungry and needed to be fed.
Even though Xing Yue wanted to spend the whole day buried in the collection room’s bookshelves like before, she could still prioritize what was urgent.
So she only went to the cafeteria, had the food prepared, and then rushed back to her room.
When she returned, the pink-haired girl was still unconscious. Drawing closer, Xing Yue saw that her face was pale as paper, and her breathing was frighteningly weak.
No matter how you looked at it, it seemed like she was on the verge of death.
Remembering what Phyllis had said earlier about her vitality and magic being almost completely drained and needing a mana recharge, Xing Yue’s face turned red again as she swallowed hard.
‘Don’t tell me I really have to be the one to give her a mana recharge…’