Chapter 32 - 30: Best Friend

Chapter 32: Chapter 30: Best Friend

Li Mingyue nodded and said seriously,

"I do."

She raised her beer bottle.

"How about we have a heart-to-heart tonight? As former classmates.

Of course, you don’t have to say anything you’re not comfortable with."

Jin Meiting also picked up a bottle and clinked it against Li Mingyue’s.

"Alright."

Li Mingyue took a large gulp of beer.

Her face flushed red instantly.

She didn’t drink much, so it showed on her face.

Li Mingyue wiped her mouth and asked,

"How did you become... like this?"

A smile unconsciously graced the corners of Jin Meiting’s lips.

"I met him when I had nowhere else to turn.

He gave me a new life, the life I’d always dreamed of.

I can be myself and do whatever I want."

Jin Meiting raised her bottle, tilted her pale neck back, and let the liquor flow down her throat.

A little bit of beer escaped her lips, playfully trickling down her neck and into her cleavage.

Jin Meiting set down the bottle and picked up a new one.

"Tell me, what aces does the Anomaly Administration Bureau have up its sleeve?

Hmm... you don’t have to mention anything you’re not comfortable with."

Li Mingyue said,

"The Anomaly Administration Bureau has the best agents, as well as top experts in various fields.

Oh, and the Anomaly Administration Bureau also has five Taboo Items.

One of them is a very powerful cat. You should be careful of it."

Jin Meiting looked at Li Mingyue in surprise.

"So direct? You’re just showing me everything you’ve got?"

Li Mingyue shot her a look.

"You saw plenty back in college! You dorm room pervert!"

Tonight, they were friends, so she could speak her mind freely.

Starting tomorrow, that would no longer be the case.

Jin Meiting couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Li Mingyue picked up her bottle and took another big swig, feeling a bit dizzy.

She fought off the dizzy spell and continued asking,

"What kind of person is your boss?

Be careful what you say. I have no interest in seeing your ’underwear’.

Yours are too slutty. It burns the eyes."

Jin Meiting considered for a moment, looked at Li Mingyue, and a smirk played on her lips.

"A mystery with an endless lifespan.

An existence that can command the clouds and the rain.

The most terrifying... Taboo in this world!"

The corner of Li Mingyue’s eye twitched.

’Is the Anomaly Administration Bureau really going to provoke a monster like that?’

Jin Meiting picked up her bottle and teased,

"Try not to die at his hands in the future."

After downing some more beer, she set the bottle down.

"So, what about your superior?"

Li Mingyue recalled what Cao Ye was like and said seriously,

"A very scary man. You don’t want to fall into his hands, either. He won’t be lusting after your body."

Jin Meiting covered her mouth and let out a coquettish giggle.

"What about you? Do you like a Succubus? How about big sis takes care of you tonight?"

Li Mingyue’s expression was complicated.

’After gaining the power to become a Succubus, she really does seem a lot happier.’

Li Mingyue raised her bottle.

"The next time we meet, we might be enemies. To be honest, I’d rather cooperate with you all."

Jin Meiting shook her head, picking up her bottle and gently clinking it against Li Mingyue’s.

"That would be difficult. My boss probably disdains cooperating with mortals."

Li Mingyue gave a bitter smile.

"I think it’d be difficult too. My superior is full of wicked schemes."

Cao Ye talked about either cooperating or subduing them.

’In reality, if that man thought he could win, he would imprison Jin Meiting and the others without a second thought.’

Li Mingyue was very fond of Jin Meiting. They had been very close back in the day.

It was just that the "green tea bitch" Cui Xinyue was always clinging to Jin Meiting back then.

Yes, even friendships between girls could be ruined by a green tea.

Li Mingyue couldn’t be bothered with Cui Xinyue, so she didn’t get too close to Jin Meiting.

But their relationship had always remained just as strong.

’As for why she joined the Anomaly Administration Bureau?’

Li Mingyue had her own ideals, her own career.

Friends and career were both important, and she could distinguish between them clearly.

Tomorrow, she would not reveal tonight’s conversation to Cao Ye.

Starting tomorrow, she would serve the Anomaly Administration Bureau with full loyalty.

Because she knew how to keep things separate.

...

The next morning, Jin Meiting returned to Antique Shop Zero, carrying breakfast.

Jiang Chaosheng was already up, reading a book behind the counter.

Jin Meiting recounted last night’s conversation to Jiang Chaosheng in its entirety.

A hint of surprise appeared in Jiang Chaosheng’s eyes.

"This Li Mingyue is rather interesting."

Jin Meiting smiled and said,

"Mingyue is a very sincere girl."

Jiang Chaosheng’s fingers rubbed the edge of the book as he pondered Jin Meiting’s words.

’A very powerful cat?’

’It must be [Codename 1-08, Prince Bright Lamp], right?’

’That cat’s abilities are somewhat similar to [Codename 1-03, Evil Crow].’

’They are both Supernatural Creatures that can traverse the realms of Yin and Yang.’

Jin Meiting said in a low voice,

"The Cao Ye she mentioned seems very formidable. We might need to be a little careful."

Jiang Chaosheng said indifferently,

"To become the director of the Anomaly Administration Bureau at the age of thirty, of course he’s capable."

Slightly unconvinced, Jin Meiting said while opening the breakfast container for Jiang Chaosheng,

"Actually, my former classmate is very formidable too."

A look of appreciation appeared in Jiang Chaosheng’s eyes.

"Yes, I admit she is quite formidable.

For her to hold off the Ghost County Magistrate alone for so long, she must be skilled."

Hearing Jiang Chaosheng praise Li Mingyue, an unconscious smile spread across Jin Meiting’s face.

"If she knew that even you were praising her, she would definitely..."

Before she could finish, Jiang Chaosheng spoke.

"So, let’s kill them all."

Jin Meiting’s expression froze.

Jiang Chaosheng’s fingertips stopped rubbing the edge of the book. He resumed reading and said,

"In my eyes, Li Mingyue, Cao Ye, the Curse, the Taboo Items—they are all trouble.

Trouble doesn’t come in different sizes. Once it’s dealt with, it’s no longer trouble."

Fear appeared on Jin Meiting’s face. She braced her hands on the counter and explained anxiously,

"Mingyue is still young! She’s just a junior Sheriff, a small fry in the Anomaly Administration Bureau! She poses no threat to you!"

Jiang Chaosheng paused, his eyes glancing at Jin Meiting’s hands on the counter.

Jin Meiting quickly pulled her hands back.

Jiang Chaosheng’s gaze returned to the page of his book as he said slowly,

"Have you forgotten your place?"

His tone was light, without a hint of reprimand, as if making small talk.

But the weight behind it struck like a thunderbolt!

Jin Meiting’s voluptuous body trembled. She looked at Jiang Chaosheng in horror, quickly backing away and kneeling, pressing her forehead to the floor.

"I... I... I am your slave girl. You are my master. Everything I have is yours."

Jiang Chaosheng lifted his eyes and looked at Jin Meiting.

"So you do remember."

The kneeling posture of the buxom beauty was very sexy, her waist-to-hip ratio nothing short of stunning.

Unfortunately, Boss Jiang was a psychopath with an empathy disorder who couldn’t appreciate the mood.

Jin Meiting’s body trembled slightly.

It was hard to tell if it was the Succubus’s influence eroding her mind or if her own infatuation was just getting worse.

Feeling her master’s oppressive aura, Jin Meiting’s face flushed and her legs went weak.

Jiang Chaosheng said,

"You are dismissed. I’d like to have pork ribs for lunch."

Jin Meiting clutched her chest, her heart pounding violently, and replied,

"Yes."

She got up from the floor and headed upstairs, her walk a little unsteady in her high heels.

Just then, the wind chime rang.

Jiang Chaosheng looked toward the newcomer, a smile playing on his lips.

Yang Xiao.

...