The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

Without a second thought, Lu Sangjiu grabbed the corner of the Nascent Soul senior’s robes as he was about to leave. She pointed at Zhou Yun like a tattling child and said, ”Senior, she’s trying to make trouble for me!”

Zhou Yun was speechless. ”Have you no shame? I’m keeping my distance from you, and I haven’t laid a finger on you. How am I making trouble for you?”

Lu Sangjiu looked at the Nascent Soul senior with utmost sincerity. ”It’s just a feeling... I have a feeling she’s going to make trouble for me!”

The Nascent Soul senior impatiently pulled the corner of his robes from Lu Sangjiu’s grasp. ”Then wait until she actually does something. Now, don’t bother my drinking.”

Lu Sangjiu: ”...”

’Why is this senior so unhelpful? He’s leaving just like that?’

Watching the Nascent Soul senior leave, Zhou Yun sneered. She tilted her chin up at Lu Sangjiu and said, ”Having learned my lesson from before, why would I be stupid enough to attack you here?”

In response to that last part, Lu Sangjiu gave it some serious thought before nodding with conviction. ”Yes, you are.”

’Otherwise, she wouldn’t still be in the dark about her fiancé hooking up with her martial sister.’

Zhou Yun flew into a rage. ”You... You can run your mouth all you want for now. Sooner or later, I’ll teach that mouth of yours a lesson!”

Although Zhou Yun had more money than sense, she was clearly not the forgiving type. She was still holding a grudge about how Lu Sangjiu had scammed her out of money and made her lose face.

Now, with that ”illegitimate daughter” of a martial sister of hers nowhere in sight, it was a rare opportunity. Zhou Yun no longer had to hold back and was itching to teach her a lesson.

Lu Sangjiu knew Zhou Yun wouldn’t dare make a move here, so she couldn’t be bothered with her. She simply watched as a waiter cleaned her area and set up a new table, then sat back down.

’I’m already full from before, but now that Zhou Yun has me in her sights, I don’t dare leave the tower. Might as well keep eating!’

After making her threat, Zhou Yun waited for a response. She never expected Lu Sangjiu to just sit back down and start eating. This made her even angrier. ”I’m talking to you! Are you deaf?”

Without looking up, Lu Sangjiu said, ”Why don’t you come over and try slamming my table?”

Zhou Yun: ”...”

She recalled what Li Yijiang had said before and suddenly realized he probably hadn’t been lying after all.

’This Lu Sangjiu really is shameless and cunning!’

To avoid being set up, she instantly dismissed the thought of taking another step forward. Zhou Yun stood warily at a safe distance. ”I won’t fall for it!”

”Oh,” Lu Sangjiu said. ”Then just stand there and watch me eat.”

She ate and drank at a leisurely pace, but in reality, she had secretly taken out a Communication Talisman to contact Luo Linlang.

”Sister, SOS! Come find me at Moon Viewing Tower, quick!”

After waiting a moment with no response, she tried again. ”Sister? Sister, are you there?”

Still no reply.

’Lu Sangjiu’s heart sank. ’Seriously, Sister? How could you drop the ball at a time like this???’’

Lu Sangjiu had no idea what Luo Linlang was doing, and a knot of worry began to form in her stomach. She couldn’t sit still any longer.

’Right now, it’s just Zhou Yun, and she’s only in the Golden Core Early Stage. Maybe if I really tried, I could handle her. Or maybe... I should just take this chance to slip away before Yi Ze gets back?’

But just as she had that thought, she saw Zhou Yun waving joyfully toward the stairs. ”Ze, over here!”

Lu Sangjiu: ”...”

She whipped her head around and, sure enough, saw Yi Ze returning, looking thoroughly satisfied.

’Seriously, dude... How long has it been? What’s there to be satisfied about? Are you really that fast???’

’Lu Sangjiu firmly believed that Yi Ze was a total disgrace to male cultivators of the Golden Core Stage. What kind of Golden Core Cultivator can’t even last half an hour? One star! Total fail!’

As Lu Sangjiu turned her head, Yi Ze spotted her as well.

His previously good mood vanished, and his expression instantly soured.

Remembering everything that had happened in the Secret Realm, Yi Ze’s eyes practically shot fire. He immediately quickened his pace and stormed up the stairs.

”It’s you!”

He sneered as he strode toward Lu Sangjiu. ”Today, I will make you regret what you did!”

Lu Sangjiu retorted provocatively, ”Quite the temper. Well, bring it on.”

”You look like you’re running on empty. Even for a Golden Core, you’re just a scrub. You think I’m afraid of you?”

She was deliberately provoking Yi Ze, trying to get him to attack.

But just as his anger peaked, Zhou Yun grabbed his arm. ”Ze, don’t be reckless!”

Yi Ze’s brow furrowed. ”Get off me!”

Zhou Yun didn’t have time to get angry, she just shouted frantically, ”There’s a Nascent Soul Strongman presiding over the tower! Someone just caused a scene and got thrown out! Ze, don’t do anything rash!”

The words ”Nascent Soul Strongman” were finally enough to stop Yi Ze in his tracks.

Lu Sangjiu was disappointed. She shook her head with feigned frustration. ”Tsk, just as I thought. All talk. Scared already?”

A conflicted look crossed Yi Ze’s face, but in the end, he just snorted coldly. ”Soon enough, you’ll find out what I’m capable of. When that time comes, I won’t let you go, even if you’re on your knees crying and begging for mercy!”

Lu Sangjiu rolled her eyes, then suddenly feigned surprise. ”Oh? Where were you just fooling around? Is that a woman’s lipstick on your lips?”

Her words made Yi Ze’s heart jump, and he subconsciously raised a hand to wipe his mouth.

Nearby, Zhou Yun bristled. ”Don’t you dare slander my Ze!”

But despite her words, her gaze on Yi Ze was tinged with suspicion.

Of course, Lu Sangjiu had made up the lipstick, so Zhou Yun didn’t see anything.

Nevertheless, a seed of doubt had been planted. She hesitated for a moment before asking, ”Ze, didn’t you say you were going to buy me some candied fruit?”

”Oh,” Yi Ze said. ”It was too late. The shop was closed.”

”Then what took you so long to get back?”

”The moonlight was nice outside. Can’t I look at the moon for a bit?”

Yi Ze grew irritated and stared coldly at Zhou Yun. ”Are you questioning me?”

This immediately caused Zhou Yun’s attitude to soften. ”Of course not. I was just worried about you...”

Lu Sangjiu clicked her tongue. ”Tsk, tsk. See? When a scumbag has a guilty conscience, he’ll always retort with righteous indignation, asking a ridiculously obvious question like, ’Are you questioning me?’”

Yi Ze roared, ”Stop trying to sow discord!”

Lu Sangjiu gave him a knowing smirk. ”Whether or not I’m sowing discord... wouldn’t you know best?”

After a pause, she suddenly tilted her head toward the stairs. ”Look. Your little lover is back.”

Zhou Yun and Yi Ze looked over at the same time, just in time to see Du Xing’er walk into the tower, positively glowing.

She wore a sweet, contented smile, as if something wonderful had just happened to her.

Normally, it might not have meant anything, but at a time like this, there was no way Zhou Yun wouldn’t be suspicious.

At that exact moment, Du Xing’er noticed that Zhou Yun and Yi Ze weren’t at their table. Feeling eyes on her, she instinctively looked up.

As she tilted her head back, a suggestive mark on the right side of her neck peeked out from her collar.

Normally, Zhou Yun paid her little mind and would never have noticed. But now, with all her attention focused on her, how could she possibly miss it?

Putting it together with what Lu Sangjiu had just said, Zhou Yun’s eyes instantly reddened. She couldn’t help but let out a piercing shriek. ”Du Xing’er! You little bitch, I’ll kill you!”