Chapter 154: Villain Mall?

Lin Li naturally had no idea what was happening on Ye Aotian’s end, but he had already become a winner in life in the truest sense of the word.

Not only had he triumphed over Ye Aotian in every aspect of their conflict, but through a fortuitous turn of events, he had also won the heart of Ning Yurou. For Lin Li, this was the greatest help imaginable.

In the future, both the Leng family and the Ning family would undoubtedly stand by Lin Li’s side.

As for the Xiao family, because Xiao Mei'er enjoyed a good relationship with Lin Li and the two of them had recently been bound to the same chariot, they were practically secured as well.

The only one left was the Lin family.

However, that eldest young lady investigator was indeed somewhat difficult to approach, so Lin Li truly had no exceptionally good methods in the short term.

Instead, he turned his attention to the villain store recently unlocked by the system.

He had never heard of such good things existing before.

Only now did Lin Li have the leisure to carefully examine the items inside the villain store.

He had to admit that the items provided by the system were indeed all top-tier treasures.

However, although Lin Li had successfully unlocked the villain store, probably due to certain restrictive conditions, the props currently available inside were still not very numerous.

The only items that could currently be purchased with villain points were the "Great Restoration Pill," the "Vitality Pill," and a breakthrough card that was limited to once a month and extraordinarily expensive.

Once one reached the peak of a cultivation realm, a single breakthrough card could instantly break through to the next realm.

It could be said that Lin Li had made a massive profit this time around.

Compared to the items he had acquired this time, the price paid during the process was completely negligible to Lin Li.

Lin Li had never imagined his luck would be so good.

Soon, Lin Li met with Su Lan.

The moment Su Lan saw Lin Li beaming with radiance, she understood what had happened in an instant.

"Judging by that happy look on your face, it seems Ye Aotian must have crashed and burned this time."

Su Lan said lazily as she approached Lin Li step by step.

From quite a distance away, a subtle scent wafted directly toward her.

Su Lan frowned slightly, feeling somewhat displeased to a greater or lesser extent.

Seizing the opportunity, Lin Li wrapped his arms around her slender waist from behind.

"What? My precious Sister Lan is unhappy?"

Su Lan let out a cold laugh.

"Spare me."

"When you need me, you rack your brains to please me; once you no longer have any use for me, naturally you won't care about my thoughts at all."

"I think Young Master Lin doesn't need to disguise himself so much. Sometimes, being a bit more natural is fine too."

Hearing Su Lan's sour retort, Lin Li smiled.

"Although I really am a bit sorry, this time it truly had nothing to do with me. When all is said and done, I'm still the victim here."

Su Lan widened her eyes and stared at Lin Li.

She probably found it hard to believe that such words could actually come out of this brat's mouth.

"Say that again."

"Don't you even have a shred of conscience when you say things like that? She was an innocent maiden."

Su Lan was hopping mad as she said this. In truth, when Lin Li was preparing to make his move, Su Lan had already been aware of it, though she had never expected the matter to spiral out of control to this extent.

Now that the boat was already built of finished timber, Su Lan naturally wouldn't say anything further.

She just hadn't expected Lin Li to shift all the blame onto someone else at a juncture like this.

Wasn't this simply behaving like a beast?

No matter how much Su Lan liked Lin Li, she couldn't stomach such a statement.

Lin Li let out an awkward sigh.

"Sister Lan, I knew you'd definitely be upset, but you must allow me to explain this matter to you in detail."

As he spoke, Lin Li recounted the prior conflicts between himself and Ye Aotian one by one.

At the same time, he clearly and thoroughly laid out Ye Aotian's despicable methods this time.

At first, Su Lan naturally refused to believe it.

Gradually, however, she realized the situation seemed somewhat different from what she had imagined.

"Are you certain everything you just told me is true and you aren't joking with me?"

When Su Lan looked at Lin Li, her gaze was exceptionally serious.

It was as if she would make him pay dearly if he dared to utter even the slightest deception.

To this, Lin Li could only let out a rather helpless sigh.

"To be honest, during this operation, I never thought things would go this far. I knew Ye Aotian would definitely resort to some tricks, but I never expected him to be this crazy."

Ye Aotian's current outcome could only be described as bringing it upon himself. If he had been even a little cautious beforehand, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

However, since things had already reached this point, Lin Li naturally had no way of resolving the issue the way he used to.

Hearing Lin Li's words, Su Lan, standing there, fell silent for a long moment.

"If that's how things are, I'll forgive you for now."

When all was said and done, many developments in this matter had exceeded Lin Li's original arrangements, and he had only been forced to make reactive responses in sheer helplessness.

Hearing that Su Lan was not going to pursue the matter further, Lin Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Deep down, he had been somewhat worried; if Su Lan got upset, he might not necessarily have been able to explain everything clearly.

Fortunately, Su Lan was magnanimous.

"What do you plan to do next, though? Everything is in the palm of your hand now. If Ye Aotian finds out, will he rush to make some changes?"

Su Lan looked at Lin Li and asked curiously.

Lin Li simply shook his head indifferently.

"Even if Ye Aotian finds out about these things now, so what? He is utterly powerless to change it. In fact, he was already dragged into it long ago, and from now on, he can only follow my arrangements."

Lin Li sneered. He had to admit that Ye Aotian was a bit smarter than he had anticipated, but unfortunately, that cleverness hadn't been applied to proper endeavors.

If Ye Aotian had treated Lin Li as an extremely tricky opponent from the very beginning and exercised caution, he wouldn't have ended up in this state.

Yet it was precisely because Ye Aotian was riddled with flaws everywhere that Lin Li had succeeded in turning the tables.

Under the current circumstances, Lin Li no longer needed to worry about any trouble Ye Aotian might cause him in the future, while still being able to continue reaping more benefits from him.

Upon hearing the next steps Lin Li planned to take, even the usually calm Su Lan could not help but sigh with emotion.

"You are truly intent on driving Ye Aotian to a dead end."

"Do you have any idea how he will treat you and Ning Yurou if he learns the truth about this?"

At this mention, Su Lan grew somewhat tense.