Chapter 849: Pain and Happiness

Seeing Lu Mian didn't speak, Jenna turned to smile:

"A good team leader doesn't need to care about the personal needs of team members and balance internal contradictions? Yes, you 'Hunters' can conquer people at once when you reach high sequences, turning them into puppets, without needing to worry about so many things. But now, you seem unable to do it yet."

Jenna's eyes flickered, and she added with a smile:

"This has another benefit for you. You said that the emotions and desires accumulated by 'Ascetics' won't completely disappear. A small amount will accumulate bit by bit. After reaching a certain level, it must be vented, otherwise, it will become a hidden danger. And you seem to have not vented wantonly for a long time.

"This shouldn't be able to be completely vented by killing people. There aren't that many bad guys for you to kill at once."

Speaking of this, Jenna looked at Lu Mian with clear eyes and said in a teasing tone:

"Alright, I've finished talking about the reasons for doing this, the corresponding benefits, and the possible consequences. Captain, you should make a decision."

Not waiting for Lu Mian to speak, Jenna pursed her lips, hesitated, and added in a low voice:

"Also, one reason, we are experiencing many dangerous things, not knowing when we will die, or lose each other. I, I don't want to say goodbye with regrets."

Hearing this sentence, Lu Mian looked at Jenna, was silent for a long time, and then sighed:

"You are already an excellent 'Instigator'."

Jenna blinked:

"So, you agreed?"

Lu Mian nodded heavily:

"Limited to your 'Pleasure Witch' period."

Jenna's body, which was leaning forward slightly, suddenly shrank back a little, and the shoulders supported by her hands dropped a little.

The emotions she had been forcibly suppressing under her smiling face were finally released in part.

Her gaze fell on her knees, and she laughed self-deprecatingly and emotionally:

"By then, I can digest the 'Pain' potion."

Lu Mian was silent and didn't respond.

After a few seconds, he said:

"I will find an opportunity to tell Franca about this. This is respect for her."

"I originally thought you would ask Franca's opinion before making a decision." Jenna was silent for a second and said with a smile.

Lu Mian sighed again:

"This is respect for you."

He sighed because he felt the real emotions hidden in Jenna's sentence just now. Jenna knew that Franca was a problem that couldn't be bypassed in this matter, but she hoped that the result, whether good or bad, was only related to herself and each other. As for Franca, she would face it herself. Therefore, when she asked "What about Franca?" before, she suddenly became angry and annoyed, and in a fit of pique, said she could help the other party digest the "Pain" potion. Lu Mian also realized what kind of mood the joke represented through her answer.

Lu Mian then changed the subject:

"You are one of the people with the strongest execution I have ever seen."

"The nice word is decisive, courageous. The bad word is impulsive, reckless." Jenna's autumn-lake-like eyes looked at Lu Mian again, truly exhibiting the charm of a "Pleasure Witch," and said with a shallow smile, "Now, should we talk about something else?"

She took off the fake mole on the bridge of her nose and asked Lu Mian with a smile:

"Do you still remember the different meanings of the fake mole being placed in different places that I told you when we first met?"

Lu Mian laughed bitterly:

"That was the second meeting."

"I didn't see you the first time, it doesn't count." Jenna's palm holding the fake mole slid slowly, passing the beautifully curved chin, passing the clean and slender neck, passing the flower-like decorations piled up on her chest, and landed on the second button of her shirt.

She asked with a bright smile:

"What does this represent?"

Lu Mian's gaze couldn't help but follow Jenna's palm. He closed his eyes and said:

"Represents secrets."

Jenna smiled. She stood up slowly and walked toward Lu Mian, who was sitting at the desk, with a sense of wandering.

Her voice became very low, gently as if scratching Lu Mian's ears:

"I know, it's very difficult to let you take the initiative now, you still can't take that step. It doesn't matter, I'm responsible for guiding.

"You really still retain your virginity..."

Jenna laughed low, walked to Lu Mian, and placed her hands on his shoulders.

After a pause of one second, Jenna dropped her head and pressed her lips to Lu Mian's lips.

Lu Mian smelled fragrance and charm, tasted softness and sweetness, and felt the slight coldness and trembling of those lips, as well as tension and anxiety.

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9 Orosay Street, Apartment 702.

Franca studied those texts until late at night and finally received a reply from Lady "Madame Hela," who agreed to convene a full gathering of the "Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society" in the near future.

Phew, Franca entered the room, sat at the small analysis machine, shared the matter of accidentally obtaining some ancient texts suspected to be from before she traveled with the members of the telegram group, and chatted with "007" and the others until past one in the morning.

The next day, she woke up around eight o'clock.

The habits developed during this period and the things on her mind made her not sleep in.

After washing up and having breakfast, Franca hesitated about the subsequent arrangements:

"Find Lu Mian first, tell him about the 'Black Witch' and the oracle bone script, or find Anthony first, see if he has found any clues about the mineral scholar Jasmine from the explorers and smugglers who often enter underground Trier?"

After pondering for a few seconds, Franca decided to find Anthony first, because this "Hypnotist" went out early and returned late every day, having to resume his profession as an intelligence dealer to help collect information, and also having to continue promoting the matter of joining the "Psychology Alchemists." If she was late, she wouldn't find him and would have to wait until night.

Moreover, Franca taking the initiative to find Lu Mian would easily expose Lu Mian's current residence to the "Black Witch." She planned to wait for Lu Mian to find her at night.

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Republic District, Richelieu Street.

Lu Mian, standing in the shadows by the street, rubbed his nose, feeling that the tip of his nose seemed to still have lingering seductive scents.

The emotions and desires he had accumulated after becoming an "Ascetic" were finally vented to a large extent with the help of last night's events, making his state quite good.

But his mood was very heavy. This came from his own entanglement and guilt, and also from his worry about others' feelings.

True "pleasure" really makes people want to indulge, hmm, just want to, but it really brings pain... Damn, go back and mock Jenna fiercely to vent this emotion... Lu Mian exhaled slowly and cast his gaze toward Ludwig, who was tasting red fish hot beef pie at the shop opposite.

ps: Thanks to the Aurora Order worker for supporting the Silver Alliance~ Are you all in the Aurora Order so rich?

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"This is to make you become urgent, to thoroughly erupt those emotions and desires you've accumulated over such a long time using the 'Ascetic's' endurance ability.

"I have to say, you performed quite well yesterday, much better than I expected. Of course, your performance at the beginning was indeed very consistent with your innocent state."

Lu Mian responded amusedly:

"Are the mouths of you 'Demonesses' also this hard?"

"Contagious from you." Jenna nodded heavily, indicating that was indeed the case.

She then laughed:

"Why aren't you looking at me?

"Are you embarrassed after all, aren't you?"

She seemed to have found that feeling she had when she first faced Lu Mian again.

Lu Mian made a *tsk* sound:

"I have serious business; I have to keep an eye on Ludwig, and I have to follow him in secret later."

"Why?" Jenna asked in confusion, "When you were in places like Santa Harbor before, didn't you always let Lugano take Ludwig out to wander around alone?"

"I didn't know then that this was a sealed angel, and there are many heretical god believers in Trier." Lu Mian explained in detail, "When I went to Morora, I made Ludwig go out as little as possible. Anyway, as long as there's food, he can stay at home. What I'm worried about is that if he wanders around in Trier, he'll aggregate other believers of the 'Devouring Vortex,' and Lugano is only Sequence 7, not the type particularly good at fighting."

"In that case, Ludwig is very likely to follow the believers of the 'Devouring Vortex,' and he is the key to you completing the ritual in a short time." Jenna suddenly realized.

Lu Mian withdrew his gaze, bent his waist and back, and tried to pick up his clothes from the floor.

After scanning the area, he decided to take a new set from his "Traveler's Bag."

Jenna watched him change his clothes and walk toward the door with a smile.

Lu Mian paused at the door, wanting to turn his body sideways, but seemed to endure it, made a "Mm" sound, and said:

"Ludwig is about to walk out of this street. You, you go back and get some good rest."

Jenna laughed and said:

"Can you look at me and say that?"

Seeing Lu Mian pull open the room door and walk out, she laughed even more wantonly:

"Are you afraid to look, afraid that you won't be able to endure it, won't want to leave, and will delay things?"

Jenna laughed very happily, laughing until Lu Mian turned into a shadow and left the apartment, laughing until a few tears seemed to slide down the corners of her eyes.

She looked at the full-length mirror in the room, saw a beautiful woman with a thousand charms, and saw the smile at the corners of this woman's mouth and the sadness in her eyes.

Franca found this companion in the cafe downstairs from Anthony's.

Anthony took a sip of the thick, fragrant black coffee and raised his head:

"I was just about to go find you."

"Any gains?" Franca's eyes lit up, and she sat down.

She habitually looked around and saw that many people were attracted to her, but no one dared to approach, so they wouldn't be able to hear her conversation with Anthony.

"I'll have to consider dressing up and looking ugly when going out at certain times later. Every time the 'Demoness' pathway advances a sequence, female charm increases very significantly... Mm, before Sequence 4, the biggest increase in charm is still from 'Witch' to 'Pleasure'..." Franca withdrew her gaze thoughtfully and looked at Anthony.

Anthony took out a stack of papers and said:

"Based on the time and location you provided for when the Ore Scholar Jasmine appeared in underground Trier recently, I've been looking for explorers, smugglers, and university students who passed by the corresponding places during the corresponding time periods. I finally had some gains these past two days.

"Three people indeed met the conditions, but none of them encountered Jasmine in that vicinity. However, they did encounter someone else. Based on their descriptions, I made corresponding sketches and discovered that the person they encountered seems to be the same one, and that is also the person you are looking for."

"Someone else I'm looking for? Another 'Mirror Person'?" Franca was somewhat confused.

Anthony unfolded three drawing papers and pushed them to Franca.

After Franca took them, she turned them around and scanned them quickly.

Just with that one glance, her gaze froze.

Although the sketches on the three drawing papers were different in some ways, it could be clearly seen that they were the same person:

That person had very short hair, soft facial contours, and features that weren't deep enough. There was something special about his appearance; he didn't look like a person from any country in the Northern Continent, nor did he have the dark or brown skin like people from the Southern Continent.

Franca recognized this person:

That was indeed one of the people she was looking for!

He was Harrison, the suspected visitor from Resurrection Island!

(End of chapter)