What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

Upon hearing this, the priestess patted her chest, as if she had escaped a disaster, and hurriedly rushed towards the tea room next door. After running a few steps, she realized that it was too noisy, so she quickly stopped, forced an awkward smile towards the hall, and walked slowly with her body slightly stiff, looking quite cute.

The hall, however, did not quiet down.

Gu Yuqiu's voice continued, still casual: "I remember this is your first time... to see these people?"

Su Yan hummed in agreement.

Gu Yuqiu looked at the monk kneeling on the prayer mat, his mockery growing stronger, and said, "I remember you said you wanted quiet before you came?"

Su Yan understood what she meant and obediently hummed in agreement, her face expressionless.

The monk lowered his head.

It was quite quiet at first.

Gu Yuqiu smiled and said, "It's just that with so many people, it seems like things get chaotic when something happens. A dead person would be more suitable, don't you think?"

She looked at the monk with his head bowed, waited politely for a moment, and then asked, "Don't you think so?"

The monk could no longer maintain his composure and hurriedly explained, "Over the past few years, everyone present has received countless blessings from the Queen and is filled with gratitude. Now that we have the rare opportunity to meet her, I cannot bear to miss it. I truly cannot refuse."

Gu Yuqiu turned slightly to the side, resting her chin on her right hand, and looked at him with interest, asking, "So you can refuse what she asked you to do?"

Su Yan seemed not to have heard anything.

In fact, the current situation was not what either of them expected.

Today, they came to this shrine to use these local forces in Yingzhou to collect accurate data on the specific impact of the anomalies in that sea on the real world, so that Gu and Qiu could verify their guesses.

Unfortunately, neither of them had ever imagined that this monk named Jiehai would dare to summon so many people to kneel before them, creating the scene they had just witnessed.

Gu Yuqiu was very dissatisfied.

If it were the old her, this monk would have been dead long ago, and those who dared to kneel on the ground would have had no chance to speak or cry out.

However, since Su Yan was present, she thought about it and decided not to take action, so she said these words instead.

Su Yan knew very well that she had already made concessions, so she pretended not to see it.

Of course, she and Gu Yuqiu were equally dissatisfied.

However fierce her actions may be, they are merely a description of her toughness, not a disregard for life.

This is also why the monk Jiehai dared to bring so many people.

The monk Jiehai was unaware of their thoughts and dared not answer Gu Yuqiu's question, so he remained silent once again.

Just then, the priestess's hurried footsteps broke the deathly silence of the hall once again.

A girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit, carrying a tray in both hands, walked into the temple with proper posture and seemingly slow but actually fast steps.

Gu Yuqiu looked at the girl who had come to him, remained silent for a while, and then suddenly remembered that Lin Mushi was still sleeping. He said to the girl, "Have you forgotten something?"

The girl looked up and met her gaze, her eyes filled with confusion. She asked, puzzled, "Forgot what?"

Compared to her father, her tone was much more natural, without as much fear.

"If you're not going to move the coffee table over, at least bring us two cups of tea..."

Gu Yuqiu smiled and asked, "Does this mean to serve tea and see the guest out?"

The girl was stunned by these words and instinctively wanted to bow her head to apologize, but she stopped halfway down, almost knocking over the two cups of tea on the tray and spilling them all over the floor.

Gu Yuqiu watched this scene with an even wider smile, but her eyes remained utterly indifferent.

The monk Jiehai wanted to speak.

Su Yan happened to glance at him, forcing him to swallow his words. She reached for the two cups of tea on the tray, handed one to Gu Yuqiu, and said, "Let's go."

Gu Yuqiu took the cup of hot tea, her gaze piercing through the steam and landing on the monk Jiehai, as if she had discovered something and was quite interested.

Then she glanced at the shrine maiden, whose stupidity was just right and cute, a slight smile playing on her lips, and a cold mockery in her eyes.

The two then left the empty hall.

The monk and the priestess watched the two leave without trying to stop them.

Only after their figures disappeared did the father and daughter turn their gaze away and close the palace door.

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……

"It seems the whole world knows you like girls like Lin Mushi."

"Ok?"

Are you still going to pretend you don't understand?

"I'd rather believe you than myself in these matters."

"why?"

"Because jealous women always see more details."

Hearing this, Su Yan couldn't help but glance at her sideways and said, "Is this the crux of the matter?"

Gu Yuqiu thought for a moment and said, "That's not necessarily true."

Su Yan found such ambiguous statements annoying and said expressionlessly, "Be direct."

"The daughter of the monk Jiehai is just the right amount of stupid, just like you said, she's just like Lin Mushi, clearly plotting to steal your girlfriend."

Looking at the serene shrine, Gu Yuqiu said, "Everyone knows your style of doing things, and you are the backer of the monk who robbed the sea, yet you still dared to do this, displeasing you. There's clearly something wrong behind it."

Su Yan asked indifferently, "Then what do you think he relies on?"

"Anyway, it's not the Special Affairs Bureau, and it certainly isn't one of those four I killed."

Gu Yuqiu casually said, "There's only one possibility left."

This is a very simple deduction.

Of course, the most crucial reason was that she took one last look at the monk Jiehai and found that very faint mark on his body, confirming the fact.

The confidence of the monk Jiehai came from that sea, and he most likely received the same gift as Xinglu, only not as obviously.

Su Yan suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Gu Yuqiu looked at her, raised an eyebrow slightly, and asked, "Are you planning to go back and kill him?"

"That's more convenient."

Su Yan looked indifferent and said, "Anyway, if one person dies, there will be another person sitting in his place. It's just a different person."

Gu Yuqiu said, "But I don't agree."

"Why?" Su Yan was somewhat confused.

"This will get your hands dirty."

Gu Yuqiu calmly said, "No matter how many people you killed in the past, you always had a reason for it, it wasn't without cause."

Su Yan was a little annoyed. She thought to herself, "You can do whatever you want, but the problem is you're so weak right now. Are you going to waste the power of the Ancient Scroll of Sleep to kill someone again?"

Gu Yuqiu understood her thoughts and said, "I have a solution?"

Su Yan snorted coldly, staring into her eyes and said, "Don't try to fool me."

Gu Yuqiu raised her precious porcelain cup, took a sip of the tea that had been chilled by the cold wind, and said softly, "Moreover, this method can also solve many problems, including replacing the monk Jiehai and collecting information for us."

Su Yan grew even more impatient with her pretentious manner and said, "Be direct."

"It's very simple."

Gu Yuqiu smiled slightly and said, "Let Shen Muchan come over."

Su Yan didn't speak, she just looked at her quietly.

The wind no longer blows.

The chill is growing stronger.

The snow on both sides of the road was quietly melting, and the plum branches lost their pure white color, creating a somber scene.

Chapter 158: Chapter Five: Lin Mushi's Necessity to Wake Up

Gu Yuqiu seemed completely unaware and said, "This is the best choice."

Su Yan found her smile annoying and didn't want to pay attention to her.

"If you don't like me calling her Shen Muchan, it's very simple to replace her with the name Shen Hong. Just tell me."

Gu Yuqiu smiled slightly and said, "It's just a form of address, and I think we should always be more rational when we're doing things, right?"

Su Yan shifted her gaze to the melting snow on the ground and said, "I was just listening to what you had to say; it has nothing to do with whether I'm rational or not."

Gu Yuqiu stopped looking at her and gazed at the clear blue sky after the clouds dispersed, saying, "Then you should know that I didn't lie to you."

"Be more specific."

Su Yan's voice was completely flat, clean and pure.

Like snow still falling in the air.

Gu Yuqiu's smile remained unchanged as she softly said, "Back in Xin Chu, Shen Hong did a lot of things for me, all dirty work, including murder and arson. She even set up a scheme, the one involving the Fool's Ship, which proves she has the ability in this area."

She thought for a moment, then continued, "Of course, the most important thing is that she is strong enough, second only to you few. There may not be anyone in the entire Yingzhou who is stronger than her."

Su Yan couldn't say anything about it.

She had even personally experienced one of these events, so how could she not know anything about it? The reason she remained silent and taciturn was that she didn't want to bring up the relevant matters and make it a legitimate reason.

Yes, she never liked Shen Muchan.

They seemed to get along peacefully before, and could even sit down to eat together. Occasionally, she would even say a word for Shen Hong. But it was all an illusion.

Just then, Gu Yuqiu's voice reached her ears.

Do you have any other opinions?

Su Yan snapped out of her daze and deliberately avoided looking at her, saying in a detached tone, "But I don't think your relationship is good enough that you can put aside your past grievances and stand together."

Gu Yuqiu said, "Don't forget, before leaving Xin Chu, I treated Shen Hong to a barbecue."

Su Yan said, "Shen Hong wasn't necessarily happy during that meal."