Miss Evil Scientist's Evil Plan for Today

172. A Friend's Company Can Ease the Boredom of Travel

“Wait a second…”

Yi Ning awkwardly held her gun, staring in the direction the bipedal dragon had fled, unsure what to say.

She turned her head to find Lu Zheng looking at her with a face full of disbelief. Her blush grew even deeper.

“No, listen, I can explain…”

Mistaking Lu Zheng’s expression for mockery over letting the dragon escape, Yi Ning quickly started making excuses.

“This thing was calibrated based on your physical stats. How was I supposed to know that guy’s physique was even stronger than yours?”

“…”

Lu Zheng looked at the flustered Yi Ning beside him and let out a helpless sigh. For a moment, he didn’t know what to say.

After a few seconds, he decided to address the more important point first.

“That thing’s physique definitely isn’t stronger than mine.”

Lu Zheng pointed seriously in the direction the bipedal dragon had fled, correcting Yi Ning’s statement.

“How do you know that?”

Lu Zheng curled his lips in disdain. “Intuition.”

He hadn’t felt the slightest sense of danger from the bipedal dragon.

Seeing Lu Zheng’s smug confidence, Yi Ning felt a bit rebellious.

So she mimicked him, curling her lips in disdain.

Clearly, she didn’t believe a word of it.

Just like Lu Zheng had absolute faith in his physical abilities, Yi Ning, as an ultra-super-genius evil scientist, had just as much faith in her inventions.

If she said the gun could knock out Lu Zheng, then it could knock out Lu Zheng.

Now that the dragon had taken a hit and still escaped, that only proved one thing: Lu Zheng’s body couldn’t compare to the dragon’s.

Solid ironclad proof!

But Yi Ning was magnanimous.

She wouldn’t fuss with a vain guy like Lu Zheng.

On the contrary, her attitude toward him softened. Her gaze even held a hint of comrade-like empathy.

After all, a hero like Lu Zheng, just like a villain like herself, would tell little white lies just to save face.

The sense of camaraderie was immediate.

Seeing she didn’t believe him, Lu Zheng didn’t bother arguing further.

He knew Yi Ning.

If they kept bickering, she’d just drag him down to her level and beat him using her overwhelming experience in sophistry and nonsense. If he tried using force, she’d turn it around on him—saying he only resorted to violence because he was losing the argument.

And just like he understood Yi Ning, Yi Ning understood him.

She knew he’d only use limited, non-harmful force. So she said and did whatever she wanted around him without restraint.

These sly types were the most troublesome.

Lu Zheng wisely decided to change the subject.

He pointed at the gun in Yi Ning’s hand. “Didn’t you say you didn’t have a weapon that could break through its defenses?”

“I never said that.”

Yi Ning quickly waved her hands, completely denying any responsibility for misreporting their combat capabilities.

“I said the helicopter didn’t have weapons. I never said I didn’t have any. Don’t go spouting nonsense with your eyes wide open.”

“Besides, didn’t I already take this out back when we were guarding the camp? It’s not like you didn’t see it.”

Yi Ning spoke with righteous confidence, giving Lu Zheng no chance to rebut.

Watching her shift the blame so smoothly, the corner of Lu Zheng’s mouth twitched slightly.

He was sure she had done it on purpose.

She’d pretended to have no options so that she could watch him panic—then pull out her weapon at the last moment and blast the dragon, basking in the thrill of “playing dumb to fool the enemy.”

Still, Lu Zheng noticed something important.

Yi Ning’s gun.

She’d said she’d taken it out before while guarding the camp.

Lu Zheng moved his gaze to the stun gun in her hand.

And as Yi Ning’s body shifted, the gun swayed with her, confirming that it was indeed the same one she’d used earlier.

But its power?

Lu Zheng was quietly shocked.

Even from the sidelines, the electricity it fired made his scalp tingle.

There was no doubt—it could easily knock him out if he wasn’t using his superpowers. And what’s more, Yi Ning hadn’t even aimed when she fired.

That meant the gun had auto-targeting functionality.

Lu Zheng had never seen her pull out anything like this before.

His emotions were mixed.

He had always suspected that Yi Ning wasn’t really all that invested in conquering D-City, but now it was clearer than ever. If she’d used weapons like this from the start, he would’ve had a much harder time stopping her wacky evil plans.

So amid his conflicting thoughts, a sense of happiness also rose in Lu Zheng’s heart.

Even though she could have used more powerful weapons, Yi Ning chose not to. She’d rather have her plans foiled and get beaten up by him afterward.

Didn’t that prove her nature wasn’t truly evil?

With that thought, Lu Zheng looked at Yi Ning with warmth in his eyes.

Lu Zheng’s Affection ↑UP

And then Yi Ning immediately ruined the moment with her mouth.

“Why are you looking at me with such a weird expression? Look, I know I’m cute, and I don’t mind you copping a little feel, but that doesn’t mean you can project all your pervy thoughts onto me.”

She shoved the stun gun back into her pocket, one hand still on the flight controls, the other covering her chest as she spouted nonsense that would never pass a content filter.

“Stuff like ‘beep beep—’ or ‘boop boop—’, or ‘fill me up with ooze,’ even if you get on your knees and beg, I’m not letting you!”

“And that nasty look in your eyes, like you want to lick me from head to toe? If you pulled that on anyone else, they’d call the cops! I only let it slide because I used to be male, and I understand how filthy your thoughts are. That’s why I tolerate you, you filthy creature who’s grosser than frog pee!”

“You should be grateful—ow!”

Lu Zheng couldn’t take it anymore. He flicked her hard on the head.

Lu Zheng’s Affection ↓DOWN

What do you mean 'like he’s gonna lick me all over'?

When did I ever look that pervy?!

That was a look of pure admiration, okay?!

Lu Zheng’s expression darkened.

He knew it wasn’t wise to hit her. Just like he’d said before—

Once he used force, Yi Ning would take that as a cue to push him even harder.

Sure enough, as he thought this, Yi Ning clutched her head, shuffled a little farther away, and—just as expected—started running her mouth again.

“You actually hit me?! You’re mad ‘cause I hit the mark, huh?”

“Broke your mental defenses, didn’t I?”

“Petty!”

“Loser! Loser!”

She turned her head and stuck out her tiny, pink tongue in open provocation, signaling her complete lack of repentance. Updates are released by N0velFire.ɴet

Lu Zheng glanced at her, and his gaze unconsciously drifted to that soft, wiggly tongue.

Cute. He wanted to—Wait, no!

What the hell was he thinking?!

He quickly turned his head the other way, pretending he didn’t care.

Naturally, this only made Yi Ning even more smug.

“Hmm~ Can’t think of a comeback, huh?”

“Dummy with a stiff brain! Loser with a stiff tongue!”

“Full of white bean milk thoughts, and you still think you can dominate me, Yi Ning the Great? You’ll be stuck under my feet playing with your little worm for the rest of your life!”

“Bwahahahaha!”

Thanks to Lu Zheng being the perfect target, what was originally a boring aerial journey became endlessly entertaining for Yi Ning.

And so, amid this chaotic atmosphere, time flew by.

Soon, the outline of a city appeared on the horizon, entering Lu Zheng’s line of sight.