Under everyone's watchful eyes, Le Yu, sitting on the bed, calmly said, "I'm here. Is there something you need, Teacher Yan?"

As expected, Yan Yi said, "Can you help feed me? I'm having a hard time eating right now."

"I'm not being modest, but perhaps you should ask someone else," Le Yu replied. "After all, there's a difference between men and women, and I already have a fiancée. Unless absolutely necessary, we should keep our distance."

If Yan Yi's request was a shock equivalent to a landslide, then Le Yu's response was a thunderous explosion—Qin Yueshi almost instantaneously asked, "What, you have a fiancée?"

A nearby little rascal named Le Yin watched Le Yu with expectant eyes. For someone as mischievous as him, threatening family testimonies was a traditional way of dealing with things, but with Qin Le Yin, there were no flaws for the raccoon slave to exploit—he quickly realized that to Qin Le Yin, relatives like Qin Yueshi and Qin Yueyang were only worth avenging if they died, hardly true beloved family.

Of all the people in this ward, perhaps only the raccoon slave had the ability to judge true love: because he had been involved in too much dirty work. Many people who swore eternal love, when faced with life and death, would betray anyone including loved ones to survive. The raccoon slave had seen countless 'true loves' become filthy betrayals under torture.

Yet there were a few whose powerful emotional strength reflected in their physical form, protecting those they loved without fear of any torture, whether it be a partner, a child, parents, or ideals... Having witnessed many such people, the raccoon slave mastered the ability to judge 'what the target cares most about,' which is why his performance in the flame industry often broke records; no one he targeted could escape unscathed, except Qin Le Yin.

Such is the mystery of life; it takes from the insufficient to give to the excess. It's precisely because the flame inspector had torn apart so many true loves and families that he gained this capability to discern true feelings.

Others might not notice, but when Qin Le Yin mentioned a 'fiancée' earlier, his gaze slightly shifted, an obvious indication of reminiscing—a gesture the raccoon slave had seen many times. He was sure that this 'fiancée' was Qin Le Yin's biggest weakness!

You're done for, Qin Le Yin!

Your bonds are your fatal flaw!

Even if I have to scour the earth, I'll find your lover!

"I'm in my twenties now, isn't it normal to have someone I like?" Le Yu calmly said, glancing at the raccoon slave. "Is there really someone in their twenties who has never dated? That's just pitiful, right? Is it that no one likes them?"

"Hehe." The raccoon slave smiled obediently, the epitome of turning the other cheek, thinking to himself that Qin Le Yin should keep talking because one day he would make him kneel and lick his feet in supplication.

Qin Yueshi wanted to ask more, but was pulled aside by Lin Xue to whisper. The others had varied expressions, and Yan Yi, after a moment of silence, said, "Since that's the case, I didn't mean to bother you... Die Yi, could you help feed me?"

"Oh, alright, Little Yi, open wide, ah~" The girl named by Yan Yi happily took over the task, engaging in the sweet feeding play. It seemed that besides Ning Xinyuan, Yan Yi had many backups—Sea King indeed intimidating.

But everyone in the ward was lost in thought. Yan Yi's earlier action clearly indicated that she wanted to use Qin Le Yin as a shield—no one believed Yan Yi truly liked Qin Le Yin. But the thing is, before Qin Le Yin, Yan Yi had never even sought a shield!

And what's wrong with a shield? Haven't there been plenty of stories where the shield becomes the main character? You see, in novels, many male and female leads start out disliking each other and then become a joyful pair. Who knows how many people have hinted at being Yan Yi's shield, but Yan Yi always declined.

In that sense, Qin Le Yin is currently the only shield Yan Yi could accept, almost the strongest candidate for marriage!

Yet to everyone's shock, Qin Le Yin's answer was categorically final: he was taken, no can do, goodbye, let's just poop together sometime—no room for scandals whatsoever.

However, as Yan Yi continued eating, she suddenly asked, "So, when do you plan to get married? Can I have a glass of celebratory wine?"

"...At least wait until this semester ends."

"So there are still three or four months, there's plenty of time."

What, isn't she giving up yet?

Yan Yi's inquiry was truly suggestive: just now she was looking for a shield, now she directly plans on stealing the spotlight? Could it be that the unattainable is the most tempting, the less attainable a man the more desirable?

The ward fell silent, and Qian Yuya and the others had to leave—they hadn't eaten yet, and if they didn't go to the cafeteria soon, they'd be starving. Before leaving, Qin Yueshi asked, "Should we start preparing for the wedding?"

"We'll talk about it later, maybe we won't need to," Le Yu smiled. "It's not a problem for me, but my fiancée may not agree."

Qin Yueshi's expression became strange: "There are women who can reject you?"

It sounded like a sister blindly overestimating her brother, but with the context of Yan Yi, she couldn't refute it: even now, Yan Yi, the flower on a high peak, was falling for Qin Le Yin, plenty proving his considerable charm.

"Even though she's called a fiancée, the person she likes is someone else; whether she can accept me is uncertain."

As soon as Le Yu said this, everyone's expressions grew even more peculiar, some eyes filled with sympathetic pity, others with deep understanding and admiration—who knows whether they were imagining a classic tale of star-crossed lovers or infidelity. Yan Yi chewed on her unpleasant medicinal food, her gaze flickering.

Although everyone was curious, this was not the proper place for questions. After Ming Shuiyun left, Yan Yi's friends and Zhao Yebai also left, leaving only three patients in the ward.

"Sorry." Lying in bed, Yan Yi turned to look at Le Yu. "For dragging you in without permission."

"Even though I want you to compensate me for my spiritual loss, considering how you've fought desperately for me, I won't hold it against you this time," Le Yu said. "Also, I wanted to find a chance to talk about this matter anyway."

Yan Yi understood, "Was it effective?"

"No, it even backfired."

Le Yu brought up his fiancée to drive away Ming Shuiyun, who was goaded by Yan Yi's disruptive behavior and frequent showcasing of interest in Qin Le Yin. Unfortunately, he saw no disappointment or regret in Ming Shuiyun's eyes, instead only blazing ambition—as if imagining herself taking married beaux as emperess, shifting her allegiance from pure love to a more bullish stance.

It's getting harder to lead the pure love War God era.

"But from now on, I will show my affections toward you, just cooperate a bit, no need to actively cater, just passively accept," Yan Yi sighed. "Lately, there have been too many unwanted suitors, and I can't just refuse, so I'll have to trouble you to help fend them off."

Le Yu looked at her curiously, "Why?"

Yeah, why?

If Yan Yi said 'because of her beauty', then Le Yu would have to stay far away from this woman—fools are contagious.

Yan Yi smiled slightly and mouthed two words silently.

Soul Purification Evil Sword.

Veil of Strife.

Le Yu's pupils shrank abruptly.

Damn, he thought he hadn't been exposed then, which is why he felt safe using the Soul Purification Evil Sword to inject life force into Yan Yi. He didn't know if Yan Yi was acting at that time or realized afterward, but now Yan Yi had grabbed hold of his weakness.

However, even if Yan Yi recognized Qin Yueyin then, he couldn't just ignore Yan Yi. He could only say that the risk of exposing himself as owning a Divine Weapon had always been calculated.

His expression was calm as he said lightly, "So this is your bargaining chip?"

Qian Chancheng suddenly said loudly, "Teacher Yan, if you've caught something that can threaten him, you can tell me. With the backing of Yanjing's Statistical Department, I can guarantee he'll do as you wish."

Yan Yi shook her head, "No, I'm not trying to threaten you. Even if you don't agree, I won't expose it, but sharing secrets is the fastest way to bring people closer, isn't it? I will keep your secret, and I can give you a reward... one that I can offer, and you know I can produce!"

When Yan Yi sorted out all her memories and recalled last night's battle, she realized something very strange: Qin Yueyin, who pretended to be a white-haired assassin, didn't ask or check the black-robed person she was protecting, Ning Xinyuan.

Not checking or asking can only mean one thing: he knew that person was Ning Xinyuan.

But Qin Yueyin was a follower in the royal game, and if Yan Yi guessed right, he and Ning Xinyuan were on opposing sides. Ning Xinyuan almost possessed a dominion-level power at the right distance, yet Qin Yueyin directly ignored her, which means... he didn't know Ning Xinyuan was also a follower like him!

Following this line of thought, Yan Yi knew what Ming Shuangli told her was definitely not true, at least not the full truth. So, if Ning Xinyuan really had a connection with Qin Yueyin, what would her purpose be?

—Playing with men!

Playing with men was good, Yan Yi fully supported this, never expecting her sister had such an evil side. Thinking about this, Yan Yi felt she could unlock more gameplay in the future.

Upon guessing Ning Xinyuan was a follower, Yan Yi naturally stood by her unconditionally. Although she had some camaraderie with Qin Yueyin, as the saying goes, 'love is blind.' Since there can only be one throne, Qin Yueyin was her enemy now.

She also knew Qin Yueyin was currently the biggest competitor in the royal game. Her mind spun quickly to devise a strategy: if you can't beat them, join them! As long as she could infiltrate Qin Yueyin's camp, the opportunities to catch them all in one go in the future wouldn't be few.

Moreover, who was Qin Yueyin's fiancée? What did Ming Shuangli misunderstand? What was Ning Xinyuan's attitude toward him... many things were still a mystery, and the only way to learn the truth was to become part of the mystery and actively mix in.

Besides, she was indeed being pushed to marry urgently and needed an excuse. She just didn't expect Qin Yueyin to actually refuse her, but this was perfect; they could straightforwardly do business without talking about feelings.

Yan Yi wasn't against finding an excuse, but everyone just wanted her for her looks. She used to have a gay male best friend and was about to develop him into her future fake marriage partner, but unexpectedly, he confessed, 'I think being around you made me normal again.'

This kid dared to say being gay wasn't normal in front of her; ever since then, Yan Yi never had a male best friend again.

Le Yu was silent for a moment and asked, comparing with his heart, "Is this the reward you're talking about?"

"Exactly." Yan Yi thought to herself, just as expected.

The communication tool 'Heart2Heart' was the most practical research product of the radio research group. Seeing Niruo and Ming Shuangli ransacking her lab a few days ago, Yan Yi knew this tool had been exposed from Ning Xinyuan, and all other followers would try to find Ning Xinyuan's identity through the Heart2Heart.

Timely communication was a necessity for them, and Yan Yi didn't believe Qin Yueyin wouldn't take the bait.

"I just need to accept your goodwill?"

"Exactly."

"Can I tell others I have a fiancée, and it's you who's eager to get close to me?"

"Yes."

Le Yu thought for a while. Although being an excuse felt a bit of a loss, he really wanted the 'Heart2Heart,' plus Yan Yi knew his secret of owning a Divine Weapon. Le Yu had no reason to refuse.

Currently, only Yan Yi knew the true identity of the Instant Annihilator, and he might be able to take this opportunity to find out the identity of the Instant Annihilator from her.

Moreover, when Qing Lan arrives, Le Yu can tell the story of being pursued by the academy goddess but still being unwaveringly loyal. Now, Qing Lan already increasingly suspected in her letters whether he was taking advantage of the situation to misbehave. Le Yu needed to prove he was indeed pure as jade.

The Pure Love War God Qin Yueyin, I am determined to be!

"Alright." Le Yu nodded.

"It's a deal," Yan Yi said with a smile.

Last night's comrades on the same front have become today's allies with hidden agendas.

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