Stelle returned to her Serenitea Pot.
At this time, everyone had their own things to do, and generally, no one would choose to enter the Serenitea Pot if Stelle wasn't there.
After all, although the scenery here was beautiful, there wasn't much to do.
Everyone had basically explored the vast house once; it was very large and luxurious, but because of this, it felt very deserted if there were few people.
So when Stelle brought Precious Baby back to the Serenitea Pot, the house was empty... of people?
"Yelan?"
Stelle looked at the beauty before her in surprise. She was naked, sitting on the sofa in the living room, sipping tea.
"Hmm? You're here... Why did you bring back someone I don't know? Is this your new prey?"
Yelan's legs were pressed together, and her back was against the sofa.
She scrutinized Stelle again, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily curved into a slight smile.
"Why did you suddenly resort to force? You used to play hard to get, or openly seduce..."
"Stop, stop, stop! I didn't use force, and I never did any of those things you mentioned!"
Stelle quickly interrupted Yelan, not letting her continue.
Those words were too harsh. All those things she did were... accidents, accidents...
"Alright, if you don't want to hear it, I won't say it. But what's with this girl? Explain it to me, will you?"
Yelan shrugged.
"I think you should explain to me why you're in the Serenitea Pot at this hour, and most importantly, where are your clothes?"
Stelle walked into the house and casually placed Precious Baby, who was on her shoulder, onto the sofa.
Although Yelan was open and seemingly unconcerned about her current attire, Stelle couldn't quite handle it.
Isn't this testing someone's resolve?
"I came to the Serenitea Pot to rest, the Yanshang Teahouse is too noisy."
"As for my clothes, of course, I washed them. They're hanging outside to dry, didn't you see?"
"I really didn't notice..."
Stelle rubbed her head. She had been too eager when she arrived and hadn't paid attention to the outside.
"That's not right. Even if you washed them, you shouldn't be naked."
"I didn't bring any change of clothes, so this is all I can do."
Yelan smiled. Although the explanation was far-fetched, it was plausible.
"You, aren't you afraid of being seen by others?"
Stelle's mouth twitched slightly, somewhat unable to understand Yelan's thoughts.
"No one will come in at this hour. Besides, even if they saw, what then? We've all eaten from the same bowl, so to speak."
Yelan said, reaching out and pulling Stelle's wrist, making her sit next to her.
"Besides, not everyone feels something when they see a person of the same sex naked, like you do."
"…"
Well, Stelle was truly speechless at that.
"Your turn. What's with this little girl?"
Stelle had been running for so long that, although she couldn't quite put her finger on it, for comfort, she simply lay down on Yelan's lap.
"She's a member of the Treasure Hoarders, a significant suspect, I finally caught her."
"Oh?"
Yelan caressed Stelle's cheek and was slightly surprised to hear Stelle say that.
"You don't even spare the Treasure Hoarders."
"...What kind of talk is that?"
Stelle pushed Yelan's hand away.
Speaking of which, this bare lap pillow, without any clothes obstructing, was a first. It felt completely different, much more comfortable.
Thinking this, Stelle turned on her side, taking the opportunity to admire the beautiful scenery.
"She's suspected to be that Nan Changjie of the Treasure Hoarders. I heard the Millelith have been pursuing her for a long time, and I just happened to..."
Stelle slowly began to recount the events to Yelan.
Of course, Yelan didn't have the patience to listen.
After all, Stelle's warm breath was quite hard to adapt to; she only felt ticklish.
"Then, why did you bring her to the Serenitea Pot?"
"I'll lock her up for now. I'll go explain to the Millelith later, then come back and deal with her."
Stelle snorted lightly, then seemed to remember something and extended her finger.
"Not to mention deceiving me, she also tried to attack me. I should punish her properly before bringing her to justice."
Stelle remembered that when Cloud Retainer designed the Serenitea Pot, she specifically created a room that could serve as a dark room.
It was fully equipped with various devices; if no one mentioned it, anyone who entered would probably think it was a torture chamber.
In reality, the purpose of this room was just for Stelle to satisfy her or others' special fetishes in the future... But no matter what, it could finally be put to use now.
"Hmm... You, later, just hand this person over to me... Don't trouble the Millelith over there anymore."
Yelan squinted, her voice intermittent.
With her status, taking in a suspect was not a problem.
Since Stelle was interested in this person, it would be better for her to take her. This way, whether it was to control and monitor her or to recruit her for some special purpose, it would be better than her staying in prison.
"Alright, that works."
Stelle nodded, then withdrew her finger and licked the drops of water from it.
"I'll leave her with you for now. You know that room; just hang her up there... I need to go out for a bit. I'll probably be back in the afternoon or evening."
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When Precious Baby opened her eyes again, she found herself in a strange place.
It was pitch black all around, and she could only vaguely make out the outlines of some objects.
Her hands were bound to two iron chains, unable to move, and her legs were also bound, leaving her spread-eagled.
The worst part was that her mouth was stuffed with a strange spherical object, preventing her from making any sound other than grunts.
Could this be the Millelith's dungeon?
Precious Baby thought.
When she was younger and less experienced, she had been imprisoned by the Millelith before, but back then she was just a small-time crook and hadn't committed any major crimes; she was released after only a few months.
While the Millelith's cells weren't exactly comfortable, they were at least humane; they shouldn't be using these torture devices on her.
Precious Baby thought, then tried to struggle a bit.
It was then that a strange sensation suddenly came over her body, making her eyes widen.
She slowly lowered her head, and the facts proved her feeling was correct.
All her clothes were gone!
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