“Next time you try to seduce me, use a different method.”

Don’t use such childish tactics.

He Xi didn’t finish her sentence, but Liang Li was sensitive and clearly perceived the mockery in the unspoken words. A feeling of humiliation spread from head to toe. Liang Li was furious; she had no experience seducing anyone in her life, and her success so far was entirely due to years of immersion in films and television dramas.

Humph!

She had already tried her best!

At this moment, anger filled the beautiful woman’s brain, making her lose her reason.

To hell with the system’s mission. At this moment, she would rather Qiao Yunshang and Gu Sangsang be together than be a woman who had to live under someone else’s roof and grovel.

Liang Li finally shed her acting, looked at He Xi, and unceremoniously grabbed her collar, causing her to fall into the water with a splash.  That wasn’t enough; she even pressed He Xi against the pool wall, directly grabbing her throat, forcing He Xi to finally look up at her, instead of her condescending attitude.

—“Are you very arrogant?”

Liang Li gave a cold smile, using her knee to spread the woman’s legs underwater.

“Seducing you, is this method enough?”

He Xi let out an involuntary muffled groan, her cold face flushed with crimson.

After recovering, He Xi looked at the woman who had suddenly switched roles, and a bored mood finally gave way to some amusement.

She felt Liang Li’s slender, white fingers around her throat, still slightly damp from the water. The dampness spread down her chest and into the pool.

He Xi blinked, not at all like someone who was being restrained; she remained relaxed and composed, as if an earthquake wouldn’t faze her.

“If it’s seduction, this trick doesn’t work on me,” her voice, like her person, seemed soft but was actually cold.

“I’m not a masochist,” He Xi chuckled, “Compared to this kind of seduction, I prefer this—”

Her soft, light voice fell, rippling across the surface of the water. Amidst the sound of water, she almost effortlessly and skillfully broke free from Liang Li’s control, turning the tables. She pulled off the straps of her dress, wrapping them around Liang Li’s hands. The silk, soaked in water for too long, was wet and heavy, leaving a red mark on Liang Li’s wrists when it was tied.

Liang Li’s skin was delicate, like fresh snow. The red marks, so easily created, were somewhat shocking.

Liang Li didn’t know how it happened; she felt He Xi was like a boneless snake, escaping the hunter’s control and re-entangling itself. This feeling of suffocation and inability to escape came over her, and in the moment of being suppressed, she suddenly understood why the system had given He Xi the title of “Hell” difficulty.

The feeling of being restrained made Liang Li angry; she kicked her legs wildly underwater, but He Xi held them down.

“F*ck you,” Liang Li cursed, “Let me go!”

The cheongsam was already slit, and the water was formless, entering without obstruction.

Shame filled her whole body; Liang Li’s face was flushed red, her eyes glaring at He Xi.

He Xi’s face was a sickly pale, but on top of that pallor, there was a hint of excited pink. She was like a diligent teacher, her fingers her teaching rod, patiently instructing Liang Li on what true lethal techniques were.

“Like this, move your thumb back a bit, and apply more pressure with your index finger, only then can you completely block my airway, giving me enough suffocation.”

He Xi’s fingers, having touched the water, had a slimy, cold touch like a snake.

The moment they pressed heavily on Liang Li’s neck, she really couldn’t breathe, the pain came suddenly, but this pain made her clear-headed.

She had underestimated her opponent, allowing He Xi to gain the upper hand.

If it happened again—

Liang Li’s eyes shone brightly, like a nocturnal leopard.

Just as she was about to counterattack, a sudden electric current surged through her body.

“Mmm,” Liang Li realized she was wrong, quickly biting her lip, but the sound escaped, falling into the water, turning into uncontrolled crimson on her body.

Liang Li collapsed.

He Xi released her, watching as she fell into the water, then stubbornly tried to stand up using the pool wall.

The electric shocks continued, even Liang Li’s fingertips were white, and the beautiful face full of anger was replaced by another expression.

He Xi looked down at her, quite shocked.

“Is this satisfying?”

Liang Li wanted to curse, but she didn’t even have the strength to curse.

The system’s voice was reminding her in her mind that this was punishment.

Because she had attacked her target without their consent, violating the principles of the “Golden Canary Cultivation Manual,” she was subjected to electric shock control as a warning.

Damn system.

Damn He Xi.

Liang Li glared at He Xi, but this made He Xi lick her lips.

“You know what?” He Xi forced Liang Li to look up, their eyes met, “If this is your seduction, then I like it very much.”

The uncomfortable feeling of the electric current finally disappeared.

Liang Li pushed He Xi away and climbed out of the pool. Her dress was in tatters, her neck and wrists were red.

Before Liang Li spoke, she rubbed her throat hard. “He Xi, you f*cking hit hard.”

He Xi slowly walked up the small stairs by the pool; she casually picked up the easily untied silk strap and calmly tied it to her dress. She gathered her long hair, not concealing the smugness in her tone, “Thank you.”

Liang Li felt that if she stayed in the same room with this woman any longer, she would sooner or later be so angry that her thyroid would swell up and she would die of a sudden attack.

She sat down on the soft cushion where He Xi had just been sitting, reached for the teacup on the table, and took a sip.