Lan Yan's originally pretty little face twisted into a terrifying grimace in an instant, her eyes, usually sparkling with moisture, were now consumed by a torrent of jealousy and hatred.
Lan Yan was enveloped in an eerie black mist, appearing like a devil crawled from hell, brimming with resentment. She was a stark contrast to her former self.
Upon seeing the black mist surrounding Lan Yan, Ming Li felt a flicker of familiarity.
Ming Li's lips curled into a chilling, humorless smile. "You're Yi's subordinate."
It was not a question, but a statement of fact.
Hearing this, Lan Yan's expression faltered for a moment. Once she processed it, her lips curved upward into a dismissive sneer.
"Heh! Discovered so quickly, have we? Lord Ming Li, our Yi looks forward to meeting you again!"
"Also, you know, when you destroyed my plane, you were actually being manipulated. Who told you to be so heartless, like a soulless block of wood? But now, our famous Lord Ming Li seems to have a weakness too! Hahahaha!!"
As she spoke, Lan Yan's gaze flickered. She suddenly looked towards the system struggling with a ball of light in the corner, and a divine power quietly crept towards the system from a hidden spot.
The system in the corner hadn't yet sensed the danger stealthily approaching it, continuing to use its pig-like trotters to bat at the ball of light.
The ball of light: ...Its eyes were rolling to the heavens. Inwardly, it silently questioned: Is this idiotic thing really a system?! It doesn't feel like one at all. Could it be a second-hand system?!
Suddenly, the system, which had been using its trotters to bat at the ball of light, jolted. It was frozen by something.
The immobilized system rolled its eyeballs, and a sense of foreboding surged through it.
System: ...Damn it!! Who did I offend! Why is it always me who gets hurt...
Before the system could finish its internal rant, it, along with the ball of light, vanished from its spot as if it had never been there.
Meanwhile, having captured the system, Lan Yan's sinister eyes lit up. A triumphant smile spread across her face, and the eerie black mist around her intensified, rapidly spreading throughout the entire room.
"Hahahaha! Lord Ming Li, I, this Heavenly Dao, will take my leave. We shall meet again!"
"Also, our Yi is very interested in your uniquely featured system, so I'll be borrowing it for now. Once our Yi is done playing, it will naturally be returned."
With her words, the black mist dissipated, and Lan Yan's figure vanished from the room without a trace.
Ming Li glanced at where the system had been. In that single glance, her eyes instantly turned cold, and a terrifying storm began to brew...
"So, Yi sent this guy here to get this stupid system?!"
"Very well! No one has ever dared to snatch her person from under her nose, never has, and never will!"
Ming Li's beautiful lips curved into a frigid arc, and a terrifying power spread from her body, engulfing the entire plane with lightning speed.
In an instant, time itself across the plane froze. The sun hanging high in the sky turned a blood-red color, an incredibly eerie sight.
At this moment, the Heavenly Dao was cowering in a hidden corner, too scared to come out.
"Damn it! I can't afford to offend this big shot, but can't I hide from them? I really don't know who is so suicidal to provoke this female demon, are they tired of living?!"
"If they're tired of living, so be it! Why must they come and mess up my plane? Wuwuwu!!!" Let me go! I really hope this big shot goes easy, and doesn't destroy my plane!