Chapter 62: The Function of the Crystal of Illusionary Dreams

"Fine, fine..." Those round eyes brimmed with grievance, and a rabbit's face actually wore a pitiful expression.

"Poof—"

A puff of smoke flashed, and the little brat changed back into a puppy.

The little brat's fur was tied into rows of little tufts, making it look like a comical toy dog.

Liu Qingye stared at it for two seconds, the corners of his mouth twitching, his shoulders trembling slightly.

Seeing Liu Qingye laughing at it, the little brat lowered its head even further. Its wet, stuffed nose began to twitch—it was clearly furious.

Li Luyan looked down expressionlessly at the little brat, a temple throbbing faintly. There was no need to guess who had done this. She looked sidelong at Liu Qingye. "Did you tie this up?"

She asked word by word, her tone chilling.

Liu Qingye: "???"

He waved his hands, casually spreading them apart and shrugging. "Definitely wasn't me."

The little brat instantly bristled, its two dog ears standing straight up. It breathed heavily, its dark, round eyes wide open, its little paws slapping the ground hard. "You tied it!"

So angry! The little brat's breathing grew heavier and heavier.

It glared at the young man in front of it, who was standing there unconcernedly with his arms crossed. When his gaze met the little brat's, he even curled his lips into an elusive smile.

It wanted to beat this willow tree spirit in front of it to a pulp.

Li Luyan expressionlessly swept her gaze over Liu Qingye's face, then lowered it gradually to the messy fur on the little brat's back and its four clumsy little paws.

She twitched the corner of her mouth, feeling somewhat amused. How could the little brat's four tiny paws possibly reach its back to tie its own hair? It must be kidding.

She wasn't Judge Bao; she didn't particularly care to seek justice for the little brat—it could solve the problem itself. She said indifferently, "Untie it."

Seeing that Li Luyan wasn't losing her temper, Liu Qingye scooped the little brat into his arms. "Then we'll head back to the room first, Sister." Before leaving, he winked at Li Luyan.

Watching the young man's straight back, she sighed. Since Liu Qingye was wearing A-jun's face, she truly couldn't bear to blame him.

Li Luyan sat down on the sofa and took out a completely purple crystal—the core of a Tier 3 thunder-type mutant beast.

She hadn't looked closely at it in Feng Man's office, but taking it out now, it truly was a fine treasure...

Li Luyan curved her lips, examining the mutant beast's core closely while her fingers rubbed its surface.

A layer of lightning seemed to shroud the surface of the crystal, looking somewhat unreal.

Now really was the time to properly improve her strength... She narrowed her eyes and shoved the crystal directly into her mouth.

As soon as it entered her mouth, a tingling sensation bloomed, as if a faint current was passing across her tongue.

She half-closed her eyes; this feeling was even somewhat wondrous...

When the crystal slid down into her belly, a magical sensation instantly spread through her limbs, like a slow-flowing stream of spring water nourishing her blood.

After this warm current was absorbed, though her own body didn't undergo any visible changes, she could clearly sense that she was just a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the mid-stage of Tier 3.

Li Luyan slowly opened her eyes. She moved her fingers, wondering what good thing the little brat had mentioned earlier. She had to ask.

Just as she was about to get up, she heard a muffled "thump" from Liu Qingye's room.

Followed by the little brat's pitiful yelps and Liu Qingye's uninhibited laughter.

Li Luyan massaged her temples. She simply had to see what this human and dog were up to.

Just as she reached the corner of the stairs, the little brat zipped past her ankles, a crooked bow perched atop its head.

Its fur was rubbed into a complete mess, making it look precisely like a frizzy dandelion.

"Liu-Qing-Ye," Li Luyan said word by word, her expression darkening considerably.

The young man poked his head out of the room, a victorious mischief still lingering on his face.

He twirled a pink ribbon in his hand, blinking with feigned innocence. "Sister, this really wasn't me this time. It insisted—"

"He did it on purpose, Milady!" The little brat interrupted him, hiding behind Li Luyan with only half its head exposed, baring its teeth at Liu Qingye.

Li Luyan sighed, bent down to pick up the little brat, and removed all the hair clips from its head. Once the tight bindings were gone, the little brat shook its head comfortably and nuzzled gently against Li Luyan's fingers.

Li Luyan placed the little brat gently on the floor. Having regained its freedom, the little brat immediately strutted arrogantly past Liu Qingye's feet, its tail held high in the air, radiating a triumphant "I have a backer" attitude.

Liu Qingye raised an eyebrow and made a motion to grab it, frightening the little brat into hiding behind Li Luyan once more.

"Alright, cut it out." Li Luyan squatted down and scooped up the little brat. This time, the little brat wasn't making as much fuss, letting itself be carried obediently.

"You said I must win the Chief President's prize. What on earth is that prize?" She narrowed her eyes, the pressure emanating from her body impossible to ignore.

"It might be the Dream Crystal." The little brat shifted uncomfortably, shaking out its fur.

"The Dream Crystal?"

Hearing Li Luyan's confusion, the little brat's sense of superiority surged. Wagging its little tail, it explained, "The Dream Crystal is a divine artifact created by the God of Dreams."

"What does it do?"

"It can create dreams for others—" It deliberately drew out its tone, speaking with affected profundity. "Whenever you find someone annoying, you can craft bad dreams for them, blurring the line between dreams and reality, making them depressed all day long..."

"Until they go mad." It gave a wicked smile, as if it had discovered some perverse pleasure.

"Oh~" Li Luyan let her voice rise in inflection and slowly stood up, her gaze passing through the window to sweep over the building where Professor Diao resided.

Naturally, she couldn't finish him off directly inside the base right now. If such an important scientific researcher were to die by her hands, it would only bring her endless trouble.

However, playing a few dirty tricks was harmless. She simply had to get this item... After all, who would ever think they had too many abilities?

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A deafening noise came from next door, immediately followed by a woman's crying, the sound of breaking objects, and a man's cursing.

Though she really didn't want to meddle in other people's business, as a woman herself, she couldn't bear to listen to such sounds.

A fruit knife instantly appeared in Li Luyan's hand, her thumb rubbing against the handle.

Accompanied by the sound of smashing objects next door, she pushed open the cold door.

As soon as she stepped out, her eyes fell upon a bald man who was grabbing a woman by the hair and dragging her out from under the room.

The woman was struggling desperately, but how could her slender and fragile frame possibly resist a sturdy adult male?

A young boy darted out from behind the door, hugging the bald man's calf tightly, and choked out through sobs, "You're not allowed to take my sister away! You're not allowed to!"

"Little bastard!" The man cursed, raising his leg to kick the boy straight in the abdomen.

Right at this critical moment—