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At the Supreme Pontiff Palace, Bibi Dong suddenly stood up, her glare fierce as she looked at Hu Liena.
"You ungrateful wretch! Are you planning to commit regicide?" she snapped.
Hu Liena instinctively shrunk back. "No, Teacher. Nana just wants you to get better," she replied weakly. "If it really came to that, Nana would rather you never get better than hurt you."
Bibi Dong gave Hu Liena a look of exasperation, then sat back down, feeling a wave of self-doubt. Am I truly that outrageous? she wondered.
In the group chat, a message popped up.
[Liu Erlong: Bibi Dong, hahahaha!]
[Bibi Dong: Yu Erlong, how can you still laugh? How are you even able to laugh right now?]
[Loves Eating Carrots: Bad women, neither of you are good people, bah!]
[Liu Erlong: Carrot, how did I provoke you?]
[Loves Eating Carrots: You lunatic! Yu Xiaogang betrayed you, but why did you have to slaughter a whole Spirit Beast forest and kill innocent Spirit Beasts just to vent your anger?]
[Yanzi Is Not Swallow: Garlic bird, garlic bird, none of them are swimsuits.]
[Group Member Number Nine: You learn quite fast.]
[Childhood Moon: Actually, what I'm more concerned about now is, Liu Erlong, will you still make great contributions to the progress of human civilization?]
[Seven Treasures Little Princess: Are you serious?]
[Cat in the Shadows: Childhood Moon, there must be a childhood story there, because she's really not right in the head.**]
[Yanzi Is Not Swallow: Gua gua gua.**]
[Liu Erlong: Childhood Moon, are you crazy?]
Inside the carriage, Zhu Zhuqing sat up, turning to Su Yan. "Do you want to lie down and rest for a while too?"
"Mm," Su Yan replied, not bothering with formalities. He naturally lay down with his head resting on Zhu Zhuqing's lap. The two impressive peaks of her Spirit instantly rose up like Mount Wangwu and Mount Taihang, blocking his line of sight.
Zhu Zhuqing's face flushed with heat. However, she realized that as long as she didn't lean forward, Su Yan wouldn't be able to see her blush. Well, being large has its advantages, she thought.
Su Yan actually wanted to joke, "If you feel tired, you can just rest your Spirit on my face for a bit. My Nine Yang Divine Art includes a Qi-holding technique, so I can go without breathing."
"Su Yan," Zhu Zhuqing softly asked, "Who is Childhood Moon? I don't feel like she's joking; I think she's genuinely serious about spiritual love."
Su Yan pondered for a moment before answering, "At first, I truly didn't know who she was. But looking at her now, she might be Tang Yuehua."
"After all, what normal person would be interested in spiritual love?"
Zhu Zhuqing trembled slightly in surprise. "Tang Yuehua? The Tang Yuehua who fell in love with her older brother?"
"Yes," Su Yan confirmed.
"Do you know the identities of everyone in the group chat?" Zhu Zhuqing was very curious.
Su Yan paused, then replied, "I can't guess Number Nine."
"If I hadn't sent a picture, would you still have known my identity?" Zhu Zhuqing asked. She was curious about the level of secrecy she had maintained while participating in the chat.
Su Yan's tone became mysterious. "Yes."
"You, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, Qian Renxueâas long as any of you show even a tiny flaw, I can guess who you are."
"Why?" Zhu Zhuqing leaned forward, looking into Su Yan's eyes across the dividing peaks.
Su Yan put on a serious expression. "Zhuqing, even children know there's a reward for answering questions. We can't just ask questions without giving a reward!"
Zhu Zhuqing stared blankly: "???"
Soon, Zhu Zhuqing understood Su Yan's meaning, and her face immediately turned crimson. She had intended to lean down and give Su Yan a kiss as a reward, but she completely underestimated the sheer size of her Spirit, which resulted in Su Yan receiving the full 'double Mount Tai pressing on face' experience.
"Ah... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that," Zhu Zhuqing stammered, feeling quite embarrassed.
Su Yan's face was also red now. "No, it's fine."
"Because the six of you are very important..." Su Yan then briefly explained their respective roles and identities in the greater scheme of things.
Zhu Zhuqing listened thoughtfully. "I understand."
"Do... do you still want a reward?" she asked shyly.
Su Yan just chuckled. "Haven't you already given it?"
Zhu Zhuqing was genuinely confused: "???"
A long time later, Su Yan and Zhu Zhuqing finally arrived at Suotuo City. It was still quite early, as Suotuo City is located in the southeast of the Balak Kingdom, very close to the Star Luo Empire border.
They decided to find a hotel to rest first, as they hadn't slept for a full day and night.
When the coachman stopped the carriage, Su Yan stepped out and looked at the hotel's name. He couldn't help but smile wryly.
The Rose Hotel. What a coincidence!
Zhu Zhuqing adjusted her clothes inside the carriage before getting out. Seeing Su Yan's strange expression, she asked in confusion, "Is something wrong?"
Su Yan smiled. "There's a very high chance we'll run into Dai Mubai here."
"Here?" Zhu Zhuqing looked left and right. She felt that couldn't be rightâit shouldn't be that coincidental.
Su Yan didn't bother to explain. Even though their exact time of arrival might not match the original plot, Dai Mubai was known to be a regular at this hotel. So, even if it wasn't the exact day of the original story, there was still a very high chance of running into him.
"Let's go," Su Yan said to Zhu Zhuqing, and the two walked towards the hotel entrance together.
On a distant street, Xiao Wu suddenly stopped and heavily sniffed the air twice.
Tang San and Ning Rongrong looked at Xiao Wu with confused expressions.
Ning Rongrong asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Xiao Wu replied happily, "It's Little Monkey! Su Yan has already arrived."
"Huh?" Tang San was completely bewildered.
Ning Rongrong also looked at Xiao Wu strangely. You just sniffed the air twice and you know Su Yan has arrived? she thought.
Xiao Wu glanced at Ning Rongrong. "Come with me quickly. I've already smelled Little Monkey's scent. I'm certain it's Su Yan."
Ning Rongrong felt this was a little ridiculous. Sister, let's not be too dramatic, okay? On a public street, you're looking for someone based on their scent?
Tang San was even more helpless. Xiao Wu, your Spirit is a rabbit! You're not a dog.
However, despite what they thought, a rabbit's nose is still ten times more sensitive than a human's. And because 'Little Monkey' was a special, independent existence, Xiao Wu could indeed sense him from this distance.
At the Rose Hotel lobby, Su Yan casually took out several gold coins and placed them on the front desk.
"Two rooms, please," he said calmly.
"Certainly, guest." The front desk attendant was about to process the request, but after checking, she looked up and apologized, "I'm sorry, guest, we only have one room left."
Su Yan turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing, who lowered her head, blushing faintly. Su Yan then turned back to the attendant. "One room it is then!"
"Guest, please wait a moment."
While the front desk was processing their check-in, Su Yan scanned the room. Sure enough, he turned around just in time to see a blond young man walk in, embracing a pair of twin sisters.
Isn't that Dai Mubai?
Twin sisters! He certainly has taste, Su Yan thought. You could question Dai Mubai's character, but you could never question his taste. This guy really knows how to enjoy himself!
"We really ran into him," Su Yan murmured.