Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

Hei Ta kept his word and treated Ruan Mei, who was staying at Qingxin's residence, very well, without shortchanging her in any way.

Even when making afternoon tea or snacks, she was interested in working with Qi Zhimu.

However, the pastries she made tasted rather ordinary, but even so, they surprised Ruan Mei.

While not blowing up the kitchen, Black Tower actually managed to produce food that tasted normal... which shows that he really spent time focusing on improving his cooking skills.

It's not hard to guess the motivation; he did this entirely for Qi Zhimu.

Time flies, and three days have passed quietly.

Around noon, Heita, still in her nightgown, yawned and stretched as she entered the lobby.

Ruan Mei sat at the tea table, exuding an elegant temperament from the inside out.

Upon noticing the movement, he glanced at the black tower and then looked away to continue brewing tea.

As soon as Ruan Mei looked away, Hei Ta noticed her presence and sat down opposite her without hesitation.

"Strange, I didn't see Qingtu when I woke up today. Ruan Mei, have you seen her?"

"Not interfering in other people's projects is basic etiquette for members of the Genius Club, so I didn't ask her what she was busy with." Ruan Mei looked up at the Black Tower.

…Hmm…Black Tower only did it twice last night.

The interval was short, roughly estimated to be no more than three minutes.

The first one lasted a little over three hours, the second one was longer, by about forty minutes.

…The frequency may not be high, but the total duration can be bad for your health.

The thought had barely crossed her mind when Ruan Mei snapped back to reality and put it away.

I subconsciously overlooked one of the Black Tower's abilities...

This guy thought that a few hours was nothing, and that it was normal to change the time unit to days.

Hei Ta knew that Ruan Mei was looking him over, so he casually adjusted his angle to reveal several obvious hickeys on his body.

As long as Ruan Mei's eyesight is fine, she will definitely be able to see.

Qi Zhimu doesn't actually like getting small marks, but he won't refuse her request.

However, Black Tower was disappointed today.

She was certain that Ruan Mei had seen these small marks, but her slightly reddish emerald eyes remained calm and undisturbed.

This...this isn't right..., is it...?

She wasn't the one who slept in Qi Zhimu's room the other day, so she wouldn't have any hickeys on her body.

Logically speaking, Ruan Mei shouldn't have been so calm in the face of such a sudden, silent display of arrogance, especially since she wasn't used to it yet.

Or is it that Ruan Mei has actually gotten used to and accepted reality, and is immune to these things?

Unfortunately, I can't ask.

In fact, Black Tower's guesses were pretty much correct.

At this level, it would be difficult to stir up Ruan Mei's subconscious instincts now. Even if she were to be stirred, she would quickly suppress them and not show them on her face.

With the precedent of Mirror Flow, Black Tower quickly guessed the reason why Ruan Meixin remained calm.

For a moment, I didn't know whether to call it rare or unusual.

Feeling bored, Black Tower had no choice but to abandon his thoughts and switch to the topic of geniuses, while also asking Ruan Mei why she had left without saying goodbye.

Ruan Mei didn't completely hide it, only omitting the part about Qi Zhimu, roughly repeating what Tong Yuqingtu had said, and asking Heita for his opinion on the Four Ends Theory.

Hei Ta immediately understood Ruan Mei's implied meaning.

A random glance at a terrifying arithmetic sequence might overwhelm an ordinary person with its sheer volume of information, causing them to faint.

Black Tower has done countless complex calculations and deconstructions, and is very adept at it, using his mind to solve for another answer.

Soon, she obtained two accurate constant values.

"Currently, the constant of the solitary wave algorithm is higher than the instability index of the universe, so it cannot break through the fog of the unknown, but thankfully."

"Yeah, not surprising."

Ruan Meixue nodded slightly with her white chin and poured the brewed tea into the cup, stopping when it was about 80% full.

Having witnessed Ruan Mei pouring tea, Heita had to admit that this guy's charm was the complete opposite of hers.

If she is a capricious, unrestrained, and unconventional witch...

Ruan Mei is like a fairy, pure and ethereal, untouched by the mortal world, especially when paired with her current attire.

It must also be admitted that, in terms of temperament alone, Ruan Mei is the one who truly achieves harmony between appearance and demeanor, even surpassing Yu Qingtu.

Of course, that's a nicer way of putting it.

To put it bluntly, it's not down-to-earth enough, like a solitary lotus that can only be admired from afar and not touched.

The thought of defilement involuntarily brings to mind images that, while unpleasant to contemplate, are deeply etched in the mind and that one doesn't want to manually delete.

—The rebellion of the disciple against the master that night.

Take Luofu Immortal Boat's local Xianxia-themed online novels as an example. Someone like Ruan Mei would be considered a cold and aloof fairy in Xianxia novels.

These kinds of characters often have a contrast, and when they're being overly sweet, they're actually the most exciting.

But the real Ruan Mei bar... is too boring.

It's hard to imagine that she sat steadily on the lotus platform for hours without being disturbed by thunder.

Not to mention nausea, there wasn't even the slightest bit of panting. The process of doing that kind of work could give people a somewhat indescribable feeling.

Holy?

Not quite right...

grace?

That's not quite right either!

Hmm, perhaps "well-ordered and composed" would be a more fitting description.

"Black Tower, are you thinking about me?"

Seeing the slightly strange expression on Heita's face, Ruan Mei tilted her head slightly.

"Who else can I be thinking about?"

Hei Ta was caught red-handed for his wicked behavior, but he remained calm and composed, certain that Ruan Mei would never guess, and subtly continued the previous topic.

"Now that you've decided to focus on deconstructing the path to destruction, what are your plans for the future? Will you proactively seek out the Great Lord of Annihilation?"

"The others are manageable, but that one called Fenfeng might not be so easy to deal with."

"There's no difference. Even Polka Kakamu couldn't kill me. I can start over countless times, but the Great Lord of Annihilation can't."

uh-huh?

Black Tower was stunned for a moment, and involuntarily opened its mouth slowly.

She never expected that Ruan Mei would say something that would impress her so much with her calm demeanor.

It inexplicably gives people an air of dominance over the world, and also easily gives people a sense of boasting.

But—she did not doubt Nguyen Mai.

"You...you haven't been doing something behind the scenes that no one knows about, something that could cause chaos throughout the entire universe, have you?"

"No, you can rest assured."

Ruan Mei vehemently denied it, picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and savored the flavor.

After Yu Qingtu entered the nursery of the Abundant Star God Pharmacist and left, she also went there.

A genius in the realm of life, in the divine garden that bestows immortality upon all living beings and possesses the concept of life, has many things he can do.

The pharmacist seemed to have no objection to this, and upon learning of her actions, took no action whatsoever...

"Just because I'm not good at lying doesn't mean I can't tell you're lying," Black Tower frowned.

"Why do you have to keep digging to the bottom of this? This is interfering with my research..." Ruan Mei asked, puzzled.

Nonsense! What else could it be?

If your actions were unaffected by Qi Zhimu, I would have died right here.

Black Tower secretly rolled his eyes.

Since Qi Zhimu is involved, if she hesitates even for a second while applying double standards, she wouldn't be considered a traitor.

"Curiosity, is this answer satisfactory?"

Ruan Mei met Hei Ta's gaze and read an emotion she had never felt before, leaving her slightly stunned.

She was serious...

"That's all I can say about the power of abundance."

After saying that, Ruan Mei got up and walked towards the door to help Ting Yun find her lost past.