After disconnecting the communication with Qin Le Yin, Ning Xinyuan retrieved a long box from under the bed, opened it, and looked at the peculiar long gun adorned with a deep blue butterfly motif inside, while her mind was in turmoil.

This long gun is precisely her Extreme Divine Weapon, Overlord Butterfly.

"Extreme Divine Weapon · Overlord Butterfly"

"Butterfly Storm: Consumes Spiritual Power to apply a directional thrust on a target within ten meters of the holder's line of sight (including the holder themselves)."

"Intent Bullet: The holder's intent will be transformed into bullets, each carrying different effects based on the intent (anger-explosion, jealousy-corrosion, respect-penetration, joy-slice...)."

An Extreme Divine Weapon with very simple effects, yet in the era when Extreme Divine Weapons first appeared, Overlord Butterfly enjoyed the reputation of 'the foremost killing Extreme Divine Weapon'. Excluding Saint's Relic, which is 'a near-Absolute Divine Weapon among Extreme Divine Weapons', Overlord Butterfly's destructive power ranked among the top three of all Divine Weapons!

The 'Butterfly Storm' effect needs no explanation; for a gunman, it's a godly skill to create distance, whether pushing back an assailant or propelling oneself to escape—producing miraculous effects!

For a sniper gunman, distance is life!

However, it is the second effect—Intent Bullet—that truly sets Overlord Butterfly apart from other Divine Weapons!

Transforming intent into bullets seems simply an additional damage enhancement, yet the true effect lies in concealing the gunman's lethal intent! When a gunman's killing intent is entirely converted into bullets, the martial artist being aimed at naturally cannot detect the icy threat of the gun's muzzle!

This is the truth of 'half-step instant annihilation'!

Actually, according to Ning Xinyuan's understanding, nearly all instant annihilators in history have been holders of the Overlord Butterfly—not that Overlord Butterfly is a necessary condition for instant annihilation, as Ning Xinyuan herself cannot achieve complete instant annihilation, existing instead with a half-second delay—when the bullet forms to the chamber, that half-second interval becomes the breach she cannot surmount.

Yet if one wishes to become an instant annihilator, mastering the 'Intent Bullet' technique is imperative. The Lingxu Feihua martial artist possesses the skill to enhance bullets with Spiritual Power, though ordinary martial artists can only enhance bullets with Spiritual Power, unable to incorporate emotions within. Once emotions leak, the target will become aware.

Only Overlord Butterfly gunmen experience 'injecting intent into bullets'; it is only these gunmen who explore the ineffable, perfect 'Intent Bullet' technique.

If one masters the perfect 'Intent Bullet', even without Overlord Butterfly, the gunman could become a dominator of their era, within visual range—killing at sight at will.

Yet over the years, although the holders of Overlord Butterfly have reached triple digits, only a few gunmen have truly become instant annihilators, leading the term 'instant annihilator' to become legendary.

Ning Xinyuan pressed the butterfly decoration on the long gun, causing Overlord Butterfly to suddenly emit countless blue glimmers, its cold iron body softening into a flat strip. She tied it around her waist—a rather pretty deep blue belt.

From its inception, Overlord Butterfly was designed for long-range sniping, naturally meant for convenient carrying. Simply press the butterfly again in a place with light, and the gun body will return to its original state. This explains why no scabbard has ever found an instant annihilator—their gun is unexpectedly strapped around the waist.

Having prepared for action, Ning Xinyuan sat unmoving on the bed.

She still couldn't decide how to proceed.

In her heart, she hoped Qin Le Yin and Cha Huan wouldn't be harmed; yet speaking from her stance, she couldn't guarantee she wasn't their enemy.

Originally, Ning Xinyuan disclosed so much information to Qin Le Yin partly because of an indescribable fondness, and partly because she believed she belonged to the same faction as Cha Huan and Qin Le Yin.

For her supporter behind the scenes is precisely the illustrious Imperial Family; the Extreme Divine Weapon Overlord Butterfly is granted by the Empress Dowager herself.

Upon learning of Cha Huan's special relationship with the Empress Dowager, Ning Xinyuan naturally considered Cha Huan an ally; moreover, Qin Le Yin has been designated by Cha Huan as acting principal, leading Ning Xinyuan to naturally believe in an alliance among Qin Le Yin, Cha Huan, and the Empress Dowager.

Initially, Ning Xinyuan thought tonight was a minor affair and wasn't particularly worried about Qin Le Yin, but upon discovering Cha Huan also on the assassination list, she realized her misjudgment—all martial pillars of Yanjing have withdrawn, most Imperial Academy teachers are redeployed, leaving Yanjing's night with only two protagonists, Cha Huan and Qin Le Yin!

Such a grand Yanjing event, Ning Xinyuan couldn't believe the Empress Dowager was ignorant of it, nor did she believe the Empress Dowager lacked the power to prevent it. Even taking a giant step back, if the Empress Dowager couldn't prevent it, then why hadn't she asked Ning Xinyuan to help Qin Le Yin?

Silence is the greatest support.

After nearly all Glory Imperial Family members perished, few people know the sophisticated maneuvers possessed by the woman hidden deep within the Imperial Court. Behind the late Emperor's aggressive power strategies lay not infrequently traces of his mother's influence. Over the two years since the late Emperor's assassination, with the throne vacant, the Empress Dowager expanded the palace's power to an unprecedented level through cooperation with Yan Tong and tacit understanding with the Chief Minister Leng Jiangli.

What exactly is the mind of the one behind the curtain plotting?

Just as Ning Xinyuan hesitated, suddenly someone knocked at the door, followed by a soft, sticky voice: "Sister~"

Ning Xinyuan walked to the door to see Yan Yi, and smiled: "You haven't come to find me these past few days; I thought you finally grew up and didn't need your sister anymore."

"How could that be!" Yan Yi entered the room, hugged Ning Xinyuan, kicked the door closed casually, and smiled: "I've been busy collaborating with Qin Le Yin lately, so I haven't had time to visit you... I'll be heading over to find Qin Le Yin later to continue being busy, so I snuck over to recharge from you, else I won't last through tonight..."

Yan Yi said as she hugged and rubbed against Ning Xinyuan, prompting Ning Xinyuan's interest as she asked: "Collaborating with Qin Le Yin? Has something happened?"

Hehe, sister couldn't resist asking after all!

Yan Yi rubbed against Ning Xinyuan's bosom, revealing a smile that suggested everything was under control.

Upon realizing that Qin Le Yin might be the decoy deliberately pushed forward by Ning Xinyuan, Yan Yi, after careful consideration, decided not only to continue associating with Qin Le Yin but also not to expose the relationship between Qin Le Yin and Ning Xinyuan.

Her goal was to maintain her relationship with her sister, so she absolutely couldn't quarrel with Ning Xinyuan. Instead, she was going to use Qin Le Yin as a tool, to further elevate the feelings between them!

She would continue to associate with Qin Le Yin while praising Qin Le Yin to Ning Xinyuan, saying how wonderful he was. After all, Qin Le Yin was the decoy pushed forward by Ning Xinyuan and could still somewhat catch Ning Xinyuan's attention. Criticizing Qin Le Yin would only provoke Ning Xinyuan's dislike.

Praising Qin Le Yin doesn't matter because this was her groundwork!

Yan Yi briefly discussed her cooperation with Qin Le Yin in safeguarding the Platinum Tower. Pretending to be admiring, she said, "I have to say, Qin Le Yin's plan is indeed very exquisite. I can't wait to see the faces of those attackers in despair. I initially wasn't convinced of Qin Le Yin becoming the acting principal but was unexpectedly surprised that besides being handsome, his combat power and talent are entirely not inferior to mine…"

"Oh." Ning Xinyuan glanced at her: "Then you…"

"However, my heart belongs to my sister this lifetime and the next," Yan Yi looked at Ning Xinyuan with eyes sparkling: "Apart from my sister, nothing else can evoke my joys or sorrows."

"I can no longer imagine what life without my sister would be like, perhaps it would be the unbearable suffering of the human world."

"If my sister gets married someday, I will marry along with her. There may be many good men in this world, but I only want my sister."

This is Yan Yi's strategy!

'All those things are excellent, but I simply don't care for them, only you!'

No need to deny Qin Le Yin's excellence because no matter how outstanding he is, it's useless; I only acknowledge you! You can use Qin Le Yin as a decoy, go ahead and marry him if you dare, and I will follow and marry along!

In this way, my sister will surely feel my jade-and-stone commitment!

Clearly, Ning Xinyuan was indeed shaken by Yan Yi. She was silent for a moment before suddenly asking, "Are you going to the Platinum Tower to rendezvous with Qin Le Yin later?"

"Yes."

"Is it dangerous?"

"Yes, although the plan is very comprehensive, ultimately it requires battling…"

"Then I'll go too," Ning Xinyuan seriously said, "I can't just sit and watch."

See, my sister has been moved by me, starting to worry about my safety!

Yan Yi's eyebrows lifted with joy, and she smiled sweetly: "Alright!"

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Kong kong.

Upon hearing the knock, Le Yin went over to open the door, glanced at the pocket watch, and said to the visitor, "Not early or late, you're very punctual, the clothes are inside, go and change."

The visitor nodded and went in to change into Le Yin's clothes. Le Yin, adjusting his wig in front of the mirror, handed him a hair net: "Do you know how to wear a wig?"

"A little."

"Makeup?"

"A little."

"Then do it yourself."

The two busied before the mirror, and because of the previous experience, Le Yin quickly transformed into 'Yin Yin Yin'.

However, the person beside him was not slow. When Le Yin put on the pale wig, that person also finished makeup and wore a blood-red wig.

In the mirror appeared two people, one with white hair, gloomy and ruthless; the other with red hair, handsome and wickedly charming.

"Then tonight, you just need to be stationed on the sixth floor of the Platinum Tower, you don't have to take care of other things, just pretend I am there."

"No problem."

Combing his red hair, Qin Yueyang calmly said, "I've always been good at staying behind."

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