What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

"That's all we can do."

"……yes."

Su Yan suddenly lost interest and turned to walk towards the courtyard exit.

Gu Yuqiu couldn't find a reason to stay, and traveling with her was almost the same as what she had been through.

The two crossed the small bridge, bypassed the trimmed branches, and passed through the brightly colored eaves covered in snow. The tall buildings came into view again, as if they had returned to the human world.

Suddenly a gust of wind arose.

The dark clouds eventually dispersed.

A ray of clear sunlight fell on the street, bringing a rare warmth in winter.

The snow was tinged with a golden hue, not a deep color, but one that looked as if it were about to burst into flames.

Su Yan raised her head and looked at the dazzling sun, thinking that time was really running out, and murmured to herself, "But that's what I want to know too."

P.S.: After three days of slacking off, although my schedule is still weird and terrible, my spirits have really improved a lot. Thank you everyone.

Chapter 187: Chapter Thirty-Four - Don't Speak

After the snow, the sun shines brightly, perfect for a good night's sleep.

Gu Yuqiu wanted to sleep, but knew she definitely wouldn't be able to.

She walked to Su Yan's side, looking at her slightly thin but still beautiful profile, and at her eyes that still seemed dim in the sunlight. After a moment of contemplation, she asked, "How about hot pot?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yan snapped out of her daze and glanced at her with some surprise.

"This is Yingzhou."

Gu Yuqiu's tone was casual: "What I really hate is spicy food, not hot pot. It's fine to eat it occasionally. I think it's called sukiyaki here?"

Su Yan thought to herself, "Do you really think I'm an idiot?"

If it were Lin Mushi, she would probably believe it by now.

But she knew very well that this was a lie, just to make her happy. How could Gu Yuqiu possibly not dislike hot pot?

She disliked this deliberate gentleness, yet enjoyed it nonetheless, and asked with an unchanged expression, "Is that so?"

Gu Yuqiu hummed in agreement, looked at her profile, and smiled as she said, "Besides, I've already made myself so clear, you're not going to go and eat spicy food to make things difficult for me, are you?"

Su Yan thought to herself, "If you hadn't said that, I definitely would have gone to eat it, and I would have wanted the spiciest one."

"Let's eat something else."

She tilted her head slightly, her gaze falling on the tall buildings not far away, looking at the various advertising signs, and said, "I can't eat hot pot without spicy food."

Gu Yuqiu's smile faded slightly, showing some regret.

As her smile faded, the sunlight seemed to dim, and the world lost its brightness.

"What should we eat?" she asked.

"Simple."

Su Yan turned around and looked at her, only to find that she was no longer smiling and looked much more satisfied. She nodded and said, "I have a lot of things to do this afternoon."

The tone of the sentence was flat, yet it carried a subtle hint of happiness.

Gu Yuqiu was puzzled, but didn't say anything.

Su Yan didn't care, just like an ordinary office worker taking a lunch break, worrying about what to eat for lunch, and gave several suggestions in succession.

Gu Yuqiu listened in silence, then suddenly asked, "You don't like me smiling?"

Su Yan paused slightly, then calmly hummed in agreement and asked, "So what are you planning to eat?"

This means they don't want to discuss it in detail.

"If we're going to keep it simple, let's have eel rice."

Gu Yuqiu couldn't find a reason to upset her, so he said, "After dinner, I'll go back over there with you and we'll finish dealing with things together."

Su Yan hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No need."

In fact, she had already decided to refuse before she even finished hearing those words.

There are many reasons, but it is definitely not something that fits the realistic imagination, such as her fear of having her influence encroached upon or her power divided.

She didn't care about any of that.

She simply hates having to juggle work and life.

Years ago, because they didn't make a clear distinction in this regard, they would unconsciously start discussing practical issues when they got together, thus losing the joy of life itself.

Finally, they drifted apart until they became complete strangers.

Gu Yuqiu understood and said, "Okay."

The two stopped chatting and walked side by side on the snow-covered street, passing by ordinary people. Following the navigation on their mobile phone map, they went to a secluded spot between high-rise buildings and opened a Japanese-style sliding door.

The interior decoration behind the door is ordinary, with nothing particularly eye-catching, even though the store is extremely famous.

The shopkeeper was already standing to the side, bowing and scraping, giving the two people the most respectful greeting.

Both Su Yan and Gu Yuqiu are the kind of people who are unwilling to compromise themselves.

The moment they decided to come, the former notified the secretary to prepare in advance.

The so-called preparations, in concrete terms, simply mean that there can be no other guests, the ingredients and service must be the best, and the chef must be the most skilled.

These are all very common things, and the shop owners fully understand them, but there is one thing that confuses them greatly.

This is what the secretary instructed them to do.

—You must respect them as if you were meeting your own ancestors, without the slightest disrespect. At the same time, you must also regard them as mortal enemies, not even daring to look at them twice. You must be so indifferent that you pretend you don't exist.

Such a bizarre request would make anyone want to ask for details, but the secretary was too busy with work, and after giving a brief explanation, she hung up the phone directly.

No one dared to call back.

The scene was rather comical.

The shop assistants who came to greet them appeared to be bowing, but in reality they were almost kneeling on the ground, yet they didn't dare to say a word, just like statues.

Gu Yuqiu raised an eyebrow slightly, found a seat that looked pleasing to the eye, and said, "So you're this particular?"

Su Yan ignored her and picked up the menu to start flipping through it.

A moment later, the two ordered some side dishes and began to chat.

Similar to their previous conversation in the courtyard, this time they were discussing serious business.

Su Yan poured a cup of hot tea, pushed it in front of Gu Yuqiu, looked into her eyes, and said bluntly, "You need to talk to the Pope."

The so-called talk was, of course, to persuade the Pope to give up any thoughts of tempting Lin Mushi, and to live a quiet life after death.

Gu Yuqiu thought about it for a moment, then, finding it too troublesome, said, "Let's eat first."

Su Yan was somewhat unhappy.

"Ok."

Seeing her displeasure, Gu Yuqiu sighed inwardly, took a sip of the slightly hot tea, and said, "I intentionally kept the Pope here."

Su Yan frowned slightly and asked seriously, "What's the reason?"

Gu Yuqiu said, "Human relationships."

Su Yan understood.

On that Christmas Eve, the Pope died as a result of Gu Yuqiu's scheme, but he did not harbor hatred for it. Instead, he handed over the Scroll of Sleeping Ghosts when he entered the Kingdom of God.

This is an immense favor.

Otherwise, after that upheaval, Gu Yuqiu would have to spend time searching for the Ancient Scroll of Sleep, and Yuan Chu would definitely have to stop him, and who knows how many more troubles and twists and turns would have followed.

Compared to the ease we have now, that future is undoubtedly far more complex.

"But since you've brought it up... I'll go talk to them."

Gu Yuqiu put down her teacup, her voice sounding somewhat weary.

Hearing the weariness in his voice, Su Yan felt a pang of sympathy and wanted to offer words of comfort.

The next moment, she suddenly remembered what Gu Yuqiu had done last night, and all her reluctance vanished instantly, leaving only utter indifference.

She poured herself a cup of tea and stopped talking.

Gu Yuqiu was quite surprised. She carefully reviewed her expression and tone of voice to make sure that she had not missed anything.

Logically speaking, she should have received Su Yan's meticulous care at this time, so why was she met with cold indifference?

She paused for a moment, then realized the reasons for this cold indifference and couldn't help but laugh.

"What are you laughing at?" Su Yan asked coldly.

"nothing……"

Gu Yuqiu looked down at the tea, pretending to be normal.

Just as Su Yan was racking her brains trying to figure it out, and then giving up on finding a solution, she suddenly heard a sentence.

"Actually, I was just curious about what vinegar tastes like."

"vinegar?"

Gu Yuqiu looked at her with a half-smile.

Su Yan was slightly taken aback, then realized what was happening. Her expression suddenly turned cold, and she subconsciously bit her lower lip, as if her body had stiffened.

Gu Yuqiu quietly admired it.

From her perspective, Su Yan's appearance after her little scheme was exposed was truly adorable, quite unlike the sacred and distant innocent empress in the eyes of the world.

Su Yan turned her head away, avoiding her gaze, and said coldly, "What gives you the right to be so self-righteous?"

"I don't want to either."

Gu Yuqiu sighed, looking at her with a seemingly helpless expression, and said, "Who told you to be so inexplicably cute?"

Su Yan didn't want to talk to her anymore.