I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 29, December 9: The Secret Mansion and Miss Lily's Toy House

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Miss Lily sat at her desk, holding a quill pen in one hand and writing something on parchment, but every now and then she would glare fiercely at the girl opposite her who was quietly reading and ignoring her with her bright blue eyes.

She wasn't obediently studying because she was afraid of this person! She only reluctantly agreed because this person pleaded with her! After all, she was the great Miss Lily, the future mistress of the Secret Mansion, how could she possibly be afraid of a mere 'threat'!
Nothing!

Absolutely not!

Her slender, fair fingers gently turned the thin pages of the book, the black ring on her middle finger and the emerald ring on her index finger vying for attention, making her hand even more beautiful.

Miss Lily's gaze involuntarily fell on Mu Yegui's left hand, and a slight blush rose on her face.

it's beautiful……

Will she be like this when she grows up...?

stop!stop!
How could she think that!

This person is so awful!

All you do is threaten her!
She must be crazy to want to grow up to be this person!

Mu Yegui slightly raised her eyes and saw Miss Lily staring at her, as if her eyes were about to pop out, but her face was red, as if her mind and actions were completely separate.

With a blank expression, she asked indifferently, "Miss Lily, you seem a little restless."

Her thoughts abruptly interrupted, Miss Lily, flustered and angry, jumped to her feet, her voice slightly unnatural, "I...I didn't! You're overthinking it!"

"So, have you finished your dictation?" Mu Yegui reached out and pulled the parchment out of Miss Lily's hands.

"Not yet!" Miss Lily hurriedly reached for the parchment but grasped at empty air, forced to watch helplessly as Mu Yegui read what she had written. She instinctively covered her eyes; she was doomed. Who knew what kind of scolding he would inflict on her! After all, she was so despicable!

The scenario she had imagined didn't happen, and Mu Yegui didn't hurl insults at her. Miss Lily lowered her hands from her eyes and saw Mu Yegui looking very intently at the parchment in her hand, his expression devoid of any mockery or anything else, completely respecting her dignity.

After a long while, Mu Yegui finally called out, "Miss Lily."

"What are you doing!" Miss Lily, now bolder, retorted defiantly.

"I counted, you wrote a total of 150 words, with as many as 86 typos. You are really amazing." As he spoke, Mu Yegui put down the parchment and clapped her hands, as if Miss Lily had really done something remarkable.

Miss Lily: "..." She wanted to take back her words. She felt inexplicably humiliated by this person. Did this person really not know or was pretending not to know that her praise was actually mockery?
Seeing Miss Lily standing there blankly without giving any reaction, Mu Yegui sighed softly as if helpless, and said in a serious tone with his expression still blank, "Then, let me put it another way. Aren't you ashamed of your illiteracy?"

This person definitely knew that what she just said was sarcastic!
absolute!

She said that on purpose!
Miss Lily, who finally understood Mu Yegui's true nature, almost burst into tears. How could there be such a wicked person! He was clearly praising someone sincerely, but this praise was completely bullying.

“I was clearly checking…” Miss Lily pouted angrily, protesting.

"Examine my face?" Mu Yegui glanced at her and asked indifferently.

Miss Lily: "..." So you knew, huh? So you were just ignoring her on purpose! Mu Yegui took out a long ruler from somewhere, wiped it lightly with a handkerchief, and said slowly, "Then let's follow our rules. One slap on the palm for each wrong word you write. Hold out your hand."

Miss Lily pulled her hands behind her back and took several steps back, her brows furrowed. "When were these rules set? I didn't know about them!"

"You don't want what I've decided now?"

"Who would want to!" Miss Lily turned around and tried to run away, not wanting to stay there any longer!
"So you want to see Xiao Yin? Or perhaps have him tutor you?" Mu Yegui's voice, seemingly calm yet like a demonic curse, came from behind, causing Miss Lily to freeze in place, completely still.
Compared to Mu Yegui, Miss Lily was genuinely afraid of Mu Yin, after all, that person had almost killed her. After thinking it over, Miss Lily felt that a true man could bend and stretch; so what if he hit her on the hand? Let him do it! She mustered her courage, walked up to Mu Yegui, and held out her hand, saying, "Hit me then."

"Then, Miss Lily, please count the number of times yourself. If you accidentally break the spell, I won't know where I left off, and I'll have to start all over again."

Miss Lily looked at the ruler in Mu Yegui's hand and swallowed nervously. She watched as the ruler fell, then abruptly closed her eyes. There was no pain as she expected; her palm was only lightly tapped, and it didn't hurt at all.

She opened her eyes and looked at Mu Yegui, her azure eyes filled with a hint of doubt.

"Aren't you going to count? Next time it won't be this light." Cool silver eyes quietly watched Miss Lily, the ruby ​​at the end of the three braids on the side of her face shimmering with a soft light.

“One!” Miss Lily called out quickly.

After Miss Lily finished speaking, Mu Yegui struck a second time.

"two!"

……

"Eighty-five... eighty-six!" After counting the last stroke, Mu Yegui put the ruler away.

Even if the force is not strong, the palms will turn red, but it does not affect daily activities and will return to normal after a while.

"Find the typos yourself and correct them," Mu Yegui said slowly, pushing the parchment back.

Miss Lily gripped the quill pen, pouted her pink lips slightly, and said coquettishly, "I can't write anymore."

Mu Yegui pointed at Miss Lily's left hand and solemnly revealed, "I hit your left hand. Miss Lily should be right-handed."

In other words, she deliberately hit her left hand to prevent Miss Lily from making an excuse, so she saw through Miss Lily's trick from the very beginning.

"I just want to rest!" Miss Lily suddenly stood up and said angrily.

"Once you've finished revising, you can go and rest, and you don't need to study anymore today," she said slowly, pointing to the words on the parchment.

"Really?" Miss Lily was still a little incredulous that Mu Yegui would so readily agree to release the person, and immediately buried herself in writing.

Mu Yegui nodded but didn't say anything more. Anyway, if she didn't study today, there was always tomorrow; Miss Lily couldn't escape it. Let her get used to it on her first day.

I've noticed that Mu Yegui particularly enjoys bullying Miss Lily.

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(End of this chapter)