Become a Knight Across the World

Chapter 290 The Betraying Subordinates

Nightingale Bar is located in a quiet neighborhood in the heart of Z City. Pushing open the heavy soundproof door, you are instantly enveloped by deafening music and hazy lighting.

The air was filled with a mixture of alcohol, perfume, tobacco, and an atmosphere of "indulgence."

Ignoring the swaying crowd on the dance floor and the flirtatious glances at the bar, Lin Yue walked straight to a relatively quiet VIP booth at the back. Li Yuejiao was already waiting there.

Today she wore a burgundy halter dress that accentuated her snow-white skin. She leaned lazily against the soft sofa, a slender cigarette between her fingers. Despite the swirling smoke, her eyes remained sharp. Several brightly colored cocktails were already laid out on the table.

"Hey, Xiaoyue's here!" Li Yuejiao's eyes lit up when she saw Lin Yue. She stubbed out her cigarette and patted the seat next to her. "Come and try this. It's my signature dish, specially ordered for you. Don't worry, it's alcohol-free."

Lin Yue sat down beside her, picked up the drink—a glass with a faint blue luster and sprinkled with edible gold dust—and took a sip. It was cool, slightly sweet, and had a complex fruity aroma; the taste was indeed unique. "Hmm, pretty good," she commented.

"Right!" Li Yuejiao raised her eyebrows triumphantly, picking up a glass of amber wine herself. "I knew you'd like it." She looked at Lin Yue's calm profile, leaned closer, lowered her voice, and her smile faded, replaced by a hint of coldness. "However, besides drinking, I also have some 'troubles' I want to talk to you about tonight."

She knew it. Lin Yue put down her wine glass, looked at her, and gestured for her to continue.

Li Yuejiao swirled her wine glass, the ice cubes clinking together crisply. Her voice, however, was unusually clear against the backdrop of loud music: "My 'little spiders'... have been a bit restless lately."

The "little spiders" she mentioned were naturally members of the massive assassin organization "Black Spiders" that she controlled.

"Oh?" Lin Yue raised an eyebrow. If Li Yuejiao considered it a "troublesome matter," it was obviously not a trivial matter.

"tell me the story?"

"They have a few city leaders under them, and they've gotten too big for their britches." Li Yuejiao's lips curled into a mocking smile, but her eyes were icy cold. "They think that I, a woman, have been above them for too long, that I'm too much of an eyesore. Ha, a bunch of ignorant fools."

She took a sip of her drink, her tone tinged with absurd anger: "What's even more ridiculous is that a few ignorant fools conspired in secret, actually planning to arrest me and make me their personal property! With their pathetic skills? I could crush them as easily as crushing ants!"

Lin Yue listened quietly, her face expressionless, but a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

She understood Li Yuejiao's anger; this betrayal and insult stemming from gender discrimination was more disgusting than a simple power struggle.

“Normally, I could handle cleaning house myself.” Li Yuejiao put down her wine glass, leaned forward slightly, and looked at Lin Yue with a complex mix of weariness and murderous intent in her eyes. “It would just take a lot more time, go to more places, and drag them out one by one. But I’ve had too many worries lately, and I’m not in a good mood. I’m too lazy to bother. Besides…”

She paused, a sly yet ruthless smile spreading across her face. "This bunch of scum is plotting together, giving me the perfect opportunity to take them all down! Saves me the trouble of running around. They've agreed to 'meet' next week at an abandoned factory in S City to discuss how to 'overthrow the female tyrant.'"

Lin Yue instantly understood what she meant: "You want me to help you?"

"Help me keep things quiet, will you?" Li Yuejiao's smile widened, tinged with a hint of bloodlust. "I can kill them all by myself, but it'll take some effort. I might even get hurt. Besides, I want to do something more interesting."

She leaned close to Lin Yue's ear, lowered her voice, and said seductively, "Just imagine, when they think they have victory in their grasp and are dreaming of the future, suddenly a mysterious and powerful man in black appears and announces their doom in the most arrogant tone... Doesn't that scene sound incredibly exciting? It would definitely leave them with an unforgettable psychological trauma!"

Listening to Li Yuejiao's description, Lin Yue imagined the scene. A group of self-righteous traitors were plotting in a dark, abandoned factory when they were suddenly interrupted by mysterious figures who appeared out of nowhere or burst through the walls. These figures uttered incredibly shameful but imposing phrases like, "My arrival is the end for you all," and then, with a wave of their hands, crushed their carefully prepared resistance into dust...

She picked up her glass and took another sip. The icy liquid slid down her throat, and a barely perceptible glint of...interest flashed in her eyes. Perhaps...something was interesting?

"Interesting. I'll help you with this." Lin Yue put down her wine glass, her voice calm yet carrying a hint of agreement. "What do you need me to do?"

Li Yuejiao's eyes lit up instantly; she knew Lin Yue had agreed! "Great! You just need to show up at the crucial moment! Leave the rest to me! I'll make sure everyone is in that factory that day, not a single one escapes! As for the lines..."

She winked mischievously. "You're going to improvise? I'm sure your 'aura' will absolutely stun the whole audience! The more childish and dramatic, the better! Just imagine how scared they'll be..."

Lin Yue's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. Asking her to deliver melodramatic lines… that was harder than asking her to fight ten Sluts. But, since she'd already agreed…

"Okay, fine." She responded casually, which was tantamount to acquiescing to Li Yuejiao's wicked plan.

"Then it's settled!" Li Yuejiao was in high spirits, leaning back on the sofa and reverting to her languid and beautiful demeanor. "Come on, let's drink! Tonight, we won't leave until we're drunk! Let's celebrate our upcoming 'house-cleaning party'!"

The two stayed at the bar for another hour or so. Most of the time, Li Yuejiao did the talking while Lin Yue listened, occasionally offering a comment or two.

Li Yuejiao ranted about the bizarre remarks and laughable ambitions of the idiots in the organization, her words brimming with murderous intent, but under the deafening music and hazy lights, she appeared exceptionally eerie.

As midnight approached, Lin Yue finally got up to say goodbye. Li Yuejiao didn't try to keep her, only telling her to get some rest and wait for her "signal".

When Lin Yue returned home, the living room was pitch black, with only the light from the computer screen and the faint sound of games emanating from Yun Yi's room. She quietly washed up and went back to her room.

Over the next few days, life seemed to return to a superficial calm. Lin Yue went to and from school as usual, and Li Yuetian maintained a proper distance at school, but their academic exchanges did not stop. However, the two tacitly avoided any contact that might cause misunderstandings.

Yun Yi seemed to have recovered from the shock of that night, returning to his usual liveliness. However, in his eyes when he looked at Lin Yue, there was more of a cautious reverence than admiration. He would still wait for Lin Yue after school, but he no longer ran to the second year of high school with a lot of noise. He would just wait quietly at the school gate, and then they would walk home together silently.

The rumors about Lin Yue at school gradually subsided after the homeroom teacher's warning and Lin Yue's deliberate low profile. When someone occasionally mentioned her, it was simply dismissed as idle gossip.

Until the weekend, Lin Yue received an encrypted message from Li Yuejiao, containing only a brief time and location coordinates, followed by the sentence:

Sister Yuejiao: The little spiders are in position, the stage is set, and we're waiting for the mystery guest to appear! Remember to deliver your lines cool! (????)

Lin Yue stared at the emoticon, then deleted the message without expression.

The time is set for midnight tonight.

That night, Yun Yi remained immersed in the game world. After Lin Yue waited until the lights in his room were turned off and confirmed that he was asleep, she changed into a specially made black combat suit that Li Yuejiao had sent in advance.

The clothing is made of a special material that is lightweight and close-fitting, blending perfectly into the darkness without reflecting light. The face is covered by a black helmet that is completely undecorated, revealing only the eyes, mouth, and nose.

He even had a cape, making him seem to blend into the night itself, which made him look quite handsome and a bit chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur).

After putting it on, she turned around in front of the mirror. Hmm, it really looked quite handsome, giving off a sense of someone behind the scenes. Yun Yi would probably like this kind of outfit.

She broke through the dimensional barrier and stepped inside.