What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

Are you scared?

Gu Yuqiu's tone was indifferent, yet it was sarcastic.

"No...it's not a question of whether I'm afraid or not."

Shen Muchan was quite puzzled and quickly said, "But what's the point? We all know who's behind Qiuye Chunhai now that we're here today, so why do something like this?"

Gu Yuqiu looked at her quietly, seemingly without any intention of explaining.

Shen Muchan disliked the silence, but since she had already gotten what she wanted, she didn't dare to object. Instead, she asked, "I want a reward."

Gu Yuqiu recalled some past events.

The last time she encountered this problem, she seemed to have taken the initiative to kiss Lin Mushi, but this method obviously can't be used anymore, otherwise Su Yan would definitely be angry.

"I can see you one more time."

She said, "When you encounter difficulties that you can't solve."

Shen Muchan wondered why this needed to be an inverted sentence, but nodded in agreement without hesitation, and then asked, "Then you have to tell me what exactly I'm looking for you on behalf of?"

Gu Yuqiu said with a slightly different expression, "Let's see if she has forgotten you... her father's killer."

……

……

As night deepened, Gu Yuqiu returned home.

Su Yan was already sitting on the sofa, like a wife waiting for her husband to return, quietly watching the seemingly unchanging night sky.

Beside her was the white cat, who had gotten quite fat from eating, drinking, and sleeping so well these past few days.

Gu Yuqiu walked towards her.

"No."

Su Yan didn't even glance at it and said, "Go take a shower first."

Gu Yuqiu paused, looked down at herself, and asked, "Why?"

Su Yan said, "You smell like Shen Muchan. I don't like her."

Gu Yuqiu thought this was strange talk and said, "Don't forget, you just met with her last night and came to find me as soon as you got home."

"That's because you don't dislike Shen Muchan."

Su Yan's tone was very ordinary, with a sense of entitlement, which was strangely sarcastic.

No matter how lazy Gu Yuqiu was to think about it, she understood at this point and couldn't help but find it a little funny.

At any other time, she would undoubtedly ask Su Yan: Are you sick?

However, she didn't say anything tonight. She quietly went into the bedroom, picked out some pajamas from the walk-in closet, and then went into the bathroom.

Su Yan listened very attentively; the excellent soundproofing couldn't block the sounds from reaching her ears.

She reached out and pinched Songtang's nape again, silently asking, "You haven't forgotten, have you?"

Songtang tilted her head slightly, looking at her with a helpless expression, thinking to herself, "You've already done all this, how could I possibly forget it in front of you?"

It sighed inwardly, feeling that its fate was truly tragic, and obediently meowed once.

Su Yan was very satisfied, so she released her right hand and began to stroke it instead.

Not long after, Gu Yuqiu came out of the bathroom, her silver hair casually tied up, still slightly damp.

She is especially beautiful at times like this.

Su Yan was already used to it, but she still glanced at it a few more times and said, "I told Songtang to get lost."

Gu Yuqiu said, "Hmm?"

"It's in the way."

Su Yan said expressionlessly, "I still feel uncomfortable thinking about it this morning because it was here last night."

Hearing this, Gu Yuqiu smiled and said, "But it's a female cat."

"So what if it's a female cat?"

Su Yan snorted and said, "Isn't it just that you like to find a place to lie down and sleep, and you're always thinking about how to step on things?"

Gu Yuqiu's smile deepened as she said, "That's a cat's nature."

Su Yan fell silent.

As for Songtang, she had already disappeared somewhere long before they even spoke, and she was nowhere to be seen.

She said these things because she genuinely minded, but she also wanted Gu Yuqiu to think that she and Songtang were at odds, thus increasing the latter's persuasiveness.

As for whether doing so will displease Gu Yuqiu?

She never cared.

The only exception was that long and tiring Christmas Eve.

"I saw that twilight."

Su Yan remained calm, revealing no hint of her inner thoughts, and suddenly began the conversation.

"If you still don't want to see..."

Gu Yuqiu smiled and said, "It must be a very difficult thing."

Su Yan hummed in agreement and casually asked, "How far is Crimson from reaching the peak of the fifth rank?"

Gu Yuqiu thought for a while and said, "She has a lot of experience, but she has never gone in this direction. It won't be a short time. She probably won't be able to catch up."

Su Yan asked, "And what about you?"

"It's still early."

Gu Yuqiu gently tapped the armrest of the sofa. After a few soft taps, she said, "According to my original idea, this happened in early spring."

Su Yan was quiet for a moment, then shook her head and said, "This is a bit slow."

Gu Yuqiu understood what she meant.

In fact, this is certainly happening at an unacceptably fast pace, but the situation has changed now, and it's uncertain how long things will remain calm.

Whether the four people who were defeated by Gu Yuqiu in Xin Chu will risk aggravating their injuries or even their own demise to make a move has become an unknown matter.

Too many threats came rushing in, and no matter how powerful Su Yan was, she would feel troubled.

"Faster..."

Gu Yuqiu looked up at the night sky and said softly, "It seems a bit difficult."

If even she says it's difficult, then it must be extremely difficult.

Su Yan said, "It can't be any more difficult than when you first came into this world and lived in a war-torn region."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuqiu hugged her waist and said, "That seems like a long time ago."

"Ah."

Su Yan's expression softened slightly as she said softly, "Back then, you and I were both very naive and immature in many ways."

The atmosphere in the living room was rather warm.

Recalling the past always evokes feelings of emotion and can help us let go of many conflicts—provided we don't dwell on the past all the time.

Gu Yuqiu sighed and said, "Sometimes, I wonder if I've become boring, if I've become rotten because of maturity, and turned into an ordinary person."

Su Yan looked into her eyes and said earnestly, "But we are both sticking to our original ideas."

"This is the only thing that's comforting."

Gu Yuqiu's voice became ethereal: "If we give up even this much, what's the point of becoming stronger?"

She smiled and said with a hint of sarcasm, "That's nothing more than becoming a slave to power."

Su Yan agreed with her opinion.

This is why, despite their many disagreements, they can still sit together and talk calmly—because they are the same kind of people.

Or rather, there are very few people in the world today who are as stubborn and persistent as they are.

"But there's a prerequisite."

Su Yan looked at her and said, "We must live."

Gu Yuqiu's smile faded, and she sighed, saying, "So you're still trying to persuade me?"

Su Yan said calmly, "This is not advice, but a rational analysis after you have personally admitted that you are not good enough."

Gu Yuqiu is not a man.

But when she heard the word "no," she was still very unhappy and felt some emotion.

At this point, she certainly wouldn't refute it, because that would make her seem incompetent.

She simply turned around, kissed Su Yan on the lips, and said, "You don't need to think about these things, they're all my business."

"Your business?"

Su Yan didn't avoid her, and asked with a slightly cold expression, "Isn't this my business?"

Gu Yuqiu thought for a moment and said, "If I was lying to you before, and I could actually do it before early spring, would you change your mind?"

"Breaking a promise and getting rich?"

Su Yan's tone was somewhat disdainful.

"Isn't this a good thing?"

Gu Yuqiu blinked, her gaze falling on her chest, and chuckled as she said, "So you won't find it offensive."

Without hesitation, Su Yan replied, "I have never looked down on you."

After saying that, she realized what she had said, and couldn't help but roll her eyes at Gu Yuqiu, saying angrily, "Besides, I think this is the right way for you."

Gu Yuqiu raised an eyebrow and said, "Is that so?"

Su Yan hummed in agreement.

Gu Yuqiu didn't say anything more, but hugged her tightly, his voice becoming somewhat muffled: "You really don't want it? It's not very meaningful to have it yourself."