Chapter 366: Another Lottery!

Some mornings arrive quietly. Others bring trouble disguised as warm sunshine.

The morning sun poured through the windows as Leng Shuang arrived at her office, enjoying a rare moment of peace.

Unfortunately, that peace lasted only a few minutes.

The door opened. Qian Lian appeared.

Leng Shuang’s peaceful expression immediately vanished.

"Can you please give me some peace? I don’t want to be a part of your stupid pranks anymore."

Yesterday, for some unknown reason, after Master Su left, Qian Lian hadn’t given her a moment of peace. Either pranking her or on her way to prank her.

She used to do it occasionally. But now, it was simply too much.

Qian Lian scratched her nose awkwardly.

"Sorry about that. I was a bit too much. I won’t do it today. I promise."

"I hope so." Leng Shuang sighed. "If this continues, I have no choice but to kill you for the sake of peace."

"..."

Qian Lian stared at her in silence.

Leng Shuang casually snatched the milkshake from her hands and took a sip.

Pffft!

The next second, she spat it out.

"What the heck?! Why is this so disgusting?"

"It’s vegetable juice."

"You put vegetable juice inside a milkshake cup?!"

"Who asked you to snatch it from me?"

"..."

Leng Shuang snorted and walked over to her work desk, where she placed her bag before sitting down to change her shoes.

[Ding! Annoyance Points from Leng Shuang, +199!]

Qian Lian watched with excitement when she heard the notification. She had accumulated enough points for another lottery draw.

Yes, even after receiving a completely useless reward yesterday, Qian Lian still hadn’t learned her lesson.

In her belief, she definitely had amazing luck. Yesterday had merely been an accident.

Waiting until she had enough points for ten draws would take too long. As long as she managed to hit a jackpot today, her future would be bright.

’System, start the lottery! Remember, I don’t care about my beauty. Even if I become ugly and get older, it doesn’t matter. All I want is power!’

[Lottery is being conducted...]

[Ding! Critical Hit!]

’Yes! Another critical hit! I knew it! My luck is definitely good!’

Qian Lian’s eyes lit up with excitement.

[Congratulations! You have obtained a high-level item: High-Grade Face Cream that causes the user to look older the more they use it x1.]

[Description: At first, mature charm. Then, fuck off, old woman!]

’...’

Qian Lian’s eyes slowly turned bloodshot.

For a moment, she simply stood there, staring blankly at the notification. She felt an indescribable suffocation in her chest, as if the heavens themselves were deliberately playing with her.

[Ding! Defense-Break Points from the Host, +999!]

With just one emotional breakdown, Qian Lian had almost recovered the cost of her previous lottery.

Should it be said that she was indeed quite lucky? (Qian Lian’s expression twisted: "Fuck you! I don’t want such luck!")

At that moment, Qian Lian began questioning her entire life, feeling that her future had suddenly become unbearably bleak.

"Hey, Qian. Stop dazing off there. Master has a task."

"Huh? Master’s task?"

The moment she heard the word task, Qian Lian immediately regained her energy.

After being disappointed twice, she had finally learned her lesson. This time, she would honestly collect points until she could perform a ten-times lottery draw.

She no longer had even the slightest bit of trust in her luck.

"First, I need you to find someone named Master Shun. She is a medicine master specializing in traditional beauty treatments, and she has a granddaughter named Shauna."

"Got it!"

Qian Lian immediately went to retrieve her laptop and began working.

A few minutes later, she looked up.

"I’ve found thirty-seven matches in the entire country."

"Narrow it down to the ones inside Jiangnan City or the closest surrounding areas."

"Hmm... Found it. They live in a small town called Ghaza, ten kilometers north of Jiangnan. However, it seems this Medicine master Shun passed away last month."

"Good work. Master wants us to recruit her granddaughter into Ankang Cosmetics and have her participate in the development of our new cosmetic products."

"I see. Then just send someone to recruit her."

Qian Lian shrugged as if the matter had already been settled.

Leng Shuang shook her head.

"It’s not that simple."

"Hmm?"

She began explaining the other requirements Su Mo had given them.

"So, this guy called David also wants to recruit her? We have to get there before him and also mislead this David guy?"

"Yeah."

"Is this David guy Master’s enemy?" Qian Lian asked curiously.

"It seems so."

"Then why don’t you just go and assassinate him?"

"...Master doesn’t want to kill him yet."

"I see."

Qian Lian nodded thoughtfully, as though she had just understood something profound.

"To kill someone, it’s not necessary to kill them physically. Killing them psychologically can bring even greater satisfaction."

"Where did you hear that?" Leng Shuang asked.

"I read it somewhere."

Leng Shuang glanced at her but didn’t bother asking further.

"Master has no plans of killing him either way. For now, we just need to recruit this girl with good potential and either mislead David or give him a defective product."

"Defective product, eh?"

Qian Lian’s lips slowly curved into a deep smile.

"I have an idea."

Leng Shuang immediately knew that Qian Lian was about to start another one of her pranks.

However, since she wasn’t going to be the one on the receiving end this time, Leng Shuang decided that whatever Qian Lian wanted to do had nothing to do with her.

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The two immediately called their driver and prepared to depart for Ghaza.

Their new driver was a girl named Ringo, one of Master Su’s subordinates. According to Master Su, she was a powerful cultivator at the Foundation Building Stage. Until Leng Shuang and Qian Lian reached the same level, Ringo would work as both their driver and bodyguard.

Looking at Ringo dressed in a black suit, looking sharp and reliable, Qian Lian suddenly became emotional.