"...What did you say?"
Lin Fangling abruptly raised her head.
She appeared calm, yet her eyes faintly sparked with light, clearly intrigued by Shi Yuwei’s words.
"I’ve already investigated Lu Sheng today," Shi Yuwei continued leisurely, seemingly expecting Lin Fangling’s reaction, "That Lu Sheng is far from an ordinary high school student."
"Apart from being a member of the Shi Family, her father is connected to Jiang City’s Lu Family. Her five half-brothers are all outstanding—CEOs, doctors, film emperors, academic elites. Just looking at their pictures, one can see how pure their essence is, one surpassing the other."
"And Lu Sheng herself has many identities. She’s not only this year’s national top scorer in college entrance examinations but also Feng Guolin’s closed-door disciple, the writer of *Daytime Fireworks* under the pen name Rosy, the underground boxing champion Panda in Abis matches, and the author of a Level-1 FSI paper under Lan Xing."
"Think about it—if you were to take over Lu Sheng’s body, her family background, her boyfriend, her brothers, and all of her impressive identities would all belong to you."
"Most importantly, your current body is already over forty," Shi Yuwei added, "No matter how well-kept, you can’t hide the fine lines at the corners of your eyes or the nasolabial folds."
"But Lu Sheng’s body is under eighteen, such a blossoming age. Plus, she’s beautiful and has a great figure."
Shi Yuwei stared into Lin Fangling’s eyes and curled her lips, "Listening to everything I’ve said, don’t you want to replace Lu Sheng and become her?"
After hearing Shi Yuwei’s words, how could Lin Fangling not feel tempted?
They were both demons, both occupying human bodies—whoever possessed it would become the rightful owner, wouldn’t they?
If she truly claimed Lu Sheng’s body, she could share a bed with someone like Li Muchen every day, instead of constantly scheming to seduce someone like Shi Chengyun, a weak and ineffective old man.
Li Muchen’s tall and sturdy physique, broad shoulders, narrow waist, smooth muscles, and those long legs wrapped in tailored dress pants—everything about him screamed power. Just glance at him, and it was clear he’d be astonishing in bed.
Moreover, his face, that ascetic and handsome visage was unforgettable at first glance. Combined with the oppressive aura and dominance of a superior... Lin Fangling trembled with craving just imagining it, her legs nearly giving out.
Becoming Lu Sheng would also mean instantly transforming into a young and beautiful woman. She’d simultaneously be the miss of both the prestigious Shi Family and Lu Family, and President Li’s wife, with countless identities and connections to exploit. The idea was exhilarating.
Seeing Lin Fangling’s eyes brighten with growing intensity, Shi Yuwei knew her bait had been taken.
A purely innocent smile adorned Shi Yuwei’s face, but her heart grew icy.
Between demons, there was no such thing as honest deals.
In the demon world, strength is the only rule. The strong make the decisions.
Had her soul power not weakened recently, she wouldn’t even have bothered with negotiating with Lu Sheng. She would’ve strangled her in her room that very morning.
But now, Lu Sheng represented her greatest threat.
Lu Sheng’s powers outmatched hers. While she had agreed to a temporary truce during today’s deal, what about the future?
Shi Yuwei would never allow such a significant threat to remain under her nose. She absolutely had to eliminate Lu Sheng.
However, taking action herself posed too much risk.
What if a single assassination attempt failed? That would break their non-aggression pact and provoke Lu Sheng’s counterattack—what then?
And thus, out of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, borrowing someone else’s knife to kill becomes the ideal approach.
Kill the target without dirtying your own hands.
Shi Yuwei’s calculations were meticulous.
Meanwhile, Lin Fangling, though inwardly flustered and eager, seemed to have suddenly realized something. Her gaze turned cautious as she looked toward Shi Yuwei.
"Hold on... Red Fox, if becoming Lu Sheng is so great, why don’t you just kill her yourself and take her place? Why bother telling me instead?"
Clearly, she wasn’t completely foolish.
But Shi Yuwei was prepared.
"Do you think I need to do that?" Shi Yuwei raised an eyebrow, "The conditions of my current body aren’t any worse than Lu Sheng’s, are they?"
"Eighteen years old, beautiful, the only daughter of Chenshi Pharmaceutical’s chairman, and also the recently celebrated top scorer in college entrance examinations—why would I abandon my current body to become someone else?"
"Besides, my aura doesn’t match Lu Sheng’s body, meaning I wouldn’t be able to possess her even if I tried."
Shi Yuwei blinked with feigned regret.
"I just felt sorry watching you struggle so hard to seduce Shi Chengyun and yet only manage to extract a tiny bit of soul power. Hence, I came to with you."
"If you’re unwilling, then forget it. Treat it as if I never said anything."
With that said, Shi Yuwei turned to leave.
Seeing her about to walk away, Lin Fangling hurriedly grabbed her, stopping her, "...Wait!"
After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "Even if I want to become Lu Sheng, didn’t you say that Flower Demon’s soul power is stronger than yours? How can I possibly kill her?"
Shi Yuwei let out a light laugh.
"No matter how strong her soul power is, she resides in a fragile human body right now."
"As long as she isn’t in a state of releasing her soul power—as a regular human—you can stab her, poison her, suffocate her, strangle her... Which of those methods wouldn’t work?"
"Kill her body, and her soul will detach itself from that form. At that point, you can instantly enter the original body and resurrect yourself, no problem."
Shi Yuwei casually laid out the plan, opening up Lin Fangling’s mind.
Indeed—if Lu Sheng were in a regular human state, wouldn’t she have plenty of ways to kill her?
Thinking this, Lin Fangling grew increasingly excited, racking her brain to figure out how to assassinate Lu Sheng.
Soon, inspiration struck her, and her eyes lit up with sudden realization.
Hurriedly, she rushed off toward Shi Mingxiu’s room.
Meanwhile, in Old Mr. Shi’s room...
Shi Luoyu sweetly called Shi Mingxiu "Grandpa" as she attentively massaged his legs and shoulders. Like a darling little angel, she was irresistibly likable.
In contrast, her younger brother Shi Luochen, who had been in the room since the start, simply stood still by the wall. His beautiful obsidian-like eyes appeared vacant, and he remained in a dazed state.
From the moment Lu Sheng noticed Shi Luochen’s odd demeanor, she found him peculiar, though Shi Family members seemed accustomed to it.
She gazed at Shi Luochen from afar and asked Shi Erya beside her, "Auntie, is Luochen more of an introvert? He seems like he’s not very talkative."
Shi Erya glanced at Shi Luochen reflexively upon hearing the question, and sighed softly, "...Luochen? It’s not that he doesn’t like talking—he can’t talk."
"...Can’t talk?" Lu Sheng was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"
Shi Erya was about to reply when Lin Fangling suddenly showed up at the door.
She gestured toward Shi Luochen, calling out, "Chenchen—Chenchen, let your brother stay here with Grandpa while you come to mom."