Thinking this, he walked up to the little assassin and placed his hand on her again.

...

I don't know how much time has passed.

He'd basically tried everything he needed, even the vernier calipers, and honestly, he was starting to get a little tired of it.

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Lin Yue, on the other hand, looked somewhat lost, her eyes already vacant.

Xu blinked, took a bottle of mentholatum and let her smell it, thus waking her up.

"Why not... No! You, you can't even think about it..."

The assassin girl said weakly, "Don't even think about... making me submit like this..."

But even though she said that, she wasn't really that confident, and she almost blurted out, "Why don't you continue?"

Xu Shi had already seen through all of this, and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

"Don't fool yourself, little sister. I know you better than you know yourself..." But he didn't expose her, he just smiled and asked her a question.

"Miss Lin Yue, do you remember how long you've been here?"

"I……"

Lin Yue opened her mouth, but then stammered.

She hadn't actually calculated it, but it must have been a long time.

"Let me tell you, only four hours have passed."

However, Xu Shi's words struck her like a bolt from the blue, leaving her stunned for a long time.

Only... four hours?

This undoubtedly dealt her a heavy blow, because she was well aware of the subtle changes in her thinking.

If it's only this short... then is it that his methods are too terrifying, or that my willpower is too weak?

"I know you're looking forward to it, but you should rest first."

Xu Shi helplessly shrugged. The child has lost all sense of time; if this continues, he might go mad.

Everything that needed to be verified has been verified, and Lin Yue is still useful to him, so that's about enough.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Um?

Who could this be?

Upon opening the door, they were surprised to find Xia Wuyou there.

And she was carrying a... unconscious girl?

Xu Shi paused, a clear look of confusion in his eyes.

Wow, is today some special holiday?