What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

Lin Mushi coughed and said seriously, "People often lack self-awareness, so please don't doubt my professional judgment."

Looking at her feigned seriousness, Gu Yuqiu found it amusing and said, "Then you definitely have to go to dinner today."

Lin Mushi felt quite helpless, thinking to herself, "Couldn't you have found a reason to decline?"

Just as she was about to blurt out, "What about your usual way of saying no?", she remembered that she had just clarified that she didn't mean anything by it against Su Yan, so she could only swallow her words back, her shirt puffing up slightly with anger.

She asked earnestly, "What does this sentence mean? Why do you think that way?"

Gu Yuqiu said seemingly sincerely, "If Su Yan and I really start arguing, can't you at least try to mediate?"

Lin Mushi thought about it and realized that there was some truth to what he said, so she could only try to comfort herself and nodded.

The white cat, who was standing nearby, looked at Gu Yuqiu with a blank expression after hearing the conversation. It thought to itself, "Who else in this world can you be indifferent to after arguing with them?"

As Gu Yuqiu's closest comrade-in-arms, Songtang naturally thought of someone, or more precisely, a notorious shrew.

It instinctively twitched its nose, but couldn't smell that familiar scent at all, which puzzled it.

And does Lin Mushi even have the right to mediate your argument now?

It was a little confused, but didn't care much. It glanced at Gu Yuqiu, then looked at Lin Mushi's chest, got up, jumped up, and comfortably nestled in the girl's arms.

Of all the people it knew, Lin Mushi's embrace was the best and most comfortable, so its opinion was already clear: it could simply roll over and agree.

It would be willing to support even if it had to drink Lin Mushi's bathwater!

Thinking about all this, the white cat struggled to peek out, took a breath of air, and felt a warmth and fragrance that made it feel quite nice.

Just then, its nape suddenly tightened.

Gu Yuqiu grasped her destiny, picked up the white cat from Lin Mushi's arms, tossed it onto the sofa, and said, "Let's go."

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……

Red peppers float on the surface, while the white broth is delicious.

As the red broth began to boil, the Sichuan peppercorns started to pulsate slightly, while the white broth remained still.

Looking at the scene before her, Lin Mushi suddenly remembered a saying she had heard somewhere.

The hot pot, though called a "Yuan Yang" pot (meaning "two broths in one pot"), rarely evokes the feeling of a pair; more often, it feels like two armies facing off.

However, in most matches, the soup turns red from white and the spiciness is tasted.

Thinking of this, she looked at Su Yan sitting by the red soup, feeling inexplicably uneasy, but said something with a beautiful smile.

"I never thought I'd be able to treat you to dinner today. If I had known earlier, I would have gone home and prepared after finishing that coffee last night, and we wouldn't have had to go out for hot pot now."

Su Yan ignored the sarcasm in her words and explained, "Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow."

Lin Mushi was slightly taken aback, thinking to herself, "You really do have a reason to have this meal?"

Gu Yuqiu asked, "What is it?"

Su Yan picked up a piece of fish, dipped it in the saucer, and said calmly, "I want to meet you and see what kind of person you are."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mushi immediately became wary and quickly picked up a piece of tripe with her chopsticks and placed it in Gu Yuqiu's bowl.

“We talked about it yesterday.”

Gu Yuqiu had no interest in hot pot, but out of habit, she ate the tripe anyway.

She put down her chopsticks and casually asked, "Is it about the Church of the Sleeping Demons?"

Su Yan hummed in agreement.

Lin Mushi thought to herself, "You two really do look alike," then realized something was off about what she was saying. She frowned slightly and whispered, "This is a hot pot restaurant, a public place. Don't be plotting loudly!" (Note)

The two reacted in unison, both casually humming in agreement.

Lin Mushi was somewhat displeased, so she started putting ingredients into the pot and kept putting them into someone's bowl.

Gu Yuqiu ignored her little gestures and looked at Su Yan, saying, "And then?"

"Just give it a try."

Su Yan said calmly, "This was a request from one of your superiors, and since I'm also interested in you, I agreed."

Gu Yuqiu remained silent.

It wasn't because Lin Mushi had cooked too much food and kept putting it into her bowl, but because she genuinely had no interest in answering.

Su Yan said, "Let's make a deal."

As she spoke, she glanced at Lin Mushi, indicating that it was time for her to leave.

Lin Mushi naturally noticed her gaze and felt quite displeased, but after hesitating for a moment, she decided to get up and leave.

"Need not."

Looking at the boiling pot, Gu Yuqiu said, "She put so much meat in, she should at least eat some herself, otherwise the meat will get tough."

Su Yan was certain that this was true. After a moment of silence, she said, "I can put in a good word for you to help you climb higher in the Special Affairs Bureau, on the condition that I know why you came here."

Gu Yuqiu remained silent.

Then, she picked up her chopsticks and put them into the bubbling white soup, finding a green vegetable among a pile of meat dishes.

The meaning of this gesture was clear; Su Yan understood that she was saying that she had come to Xin Chu to retrieve her teacher's belongings.

Lin Mushi had no idea how much she was thinking. Watching her put her own chopsticks into the pot, she felt angry and wondered why she didn't use serving chopsticks.

Then, with unknown feelings, she took a piece of green vegetable from the same pot and ate it very seriously.

Su Yan raised an eyebrow slightly and glanced at her.

Gu Yuqiu, however, did not care at all.

Su Yan withdrew her gaze and asked, "Is that all?"

"if not?"

Gu Yuqiu was already used to lying to her, so naturally no flaws were revealed.

Su Yan looked at her, suddenly laughed, and said with emotion, "Then it seems that what I said last night was wrong. You really are not like your teacher."

Gu Yuqiu looked up and met Su Yan's gaze, then asked, "It sounds like you care about her a lot and want to see her again."

"Perhaps."

Su Yan was silent for a while, then said softly, "But for now it's just a little, because I've long since become strangers with her. When a hundred years have passed... I think I will miss her very much."

Chapter 34: The Unexpected Problem

Immortality is something that cannot be proven.

However, it is a well-established fact that superhumans have longer lifespans and stronger bodies than ordinary people.

When living to a hundred years old is no longer a luxury, the ways of thinking of extraordinary people and ordinary people naturally diverge, and their perspectives on things also change.

Therefore, this statement is not surprising at all.

Lin Mushi was still quite surprised.

Because she was certain that Su Yan was telling the truth, but she simply couldn't understand... what kind of relationship this was.

Even though they are already like strangers, it is still worth a person to remember and miss them for a hundred years or even longer—isn't that a bit too heavy?

"A hundred years is too long."

Gu Yuqiu suddenly said, "There's no need to think about things that far ahead. I think it's best to forget about them."

As the words fell, the atmosphere surrounding the hot pot gradually dissipated, and the sadness was no longer felt.

Lin Mushi couldn't help but roll her eyes at her, thinking to herself, "You really like to ruin the atmosphere," but then she also felt that what she said made a lot of sense.

Su Yan smiled slightly and said, "You're right, but I don't think you should think that way, because my care for you comes from her."

Gu Yuqiu did not refute it, because it was the truth.

"Let's get back to the main topic."

Su Yan's smile faded, and she said instead, "I am satisfied with your answer, but I cannot help you, and my position is opposite to yours. I hope you understand that."

Lin Mushi looked completely bewildered, thinking to herself, "When did Gu Yuqiu answer your question? What exactly are you so satisfied with? Can't you just speak in a way that I can understand?"

Gu Yuqiu was not surprised by this and nodded.

Su Yan continued, "Then you and I will be rivals. If we really meet, you don't need to show me any mercy, because I won't."

Lin Mushi thought these words were really strange. It was as if you were reminding me to be merciful to her and not accidentally kill her.

Gu Yuqiu said, "Okay."

Hearing this, Lin Mushi felt a little relieved, because she could tell that this "good" was genuine.

The negotiations temporarily ended, so the two of them turned their attention back to the hot pot and started to finish off the meat dishes, leaving Gu Yuqiu, who had no interest whatsoever, behind.

The latter was genuinely uninterested, which made him stand out from the other two.

Lin Mushi ate for a while before remembering the matter, and then started looking for topics to chat about.

She wasn't exactly an expert at this kind of thing, but she was still much better than Gu Yuqiu and Su Yan. With her efforts, the atmosphere at the hot pot dinner gradually returned to normal.

Just then, a voice reached Lin Mushi's ears.

She paused slightly, her face full of displeasure yet she smiled as she looked up and found the source of the sound.

The man's face was familiar to her; she did recognize him, but that was all. They weren't friends.

Lin Mushi looked at the man and the others, and said politely, "Long time no see."

As a genius in the eyes of ordinary people, she has a good appearance and personality, so naturally she is surrounded by a group of people.

Recently, she has been spending all her time with Gu Yuqiu, and apart from going out to buy groceries, they are almost never apart, so they haven't been in contact much.

Lin Mushi was not happy at all when she suddenly encountered this, she only felt annoyed.

She sighed inwardly, looked at Gu Yuqiu, and said, "I'll go sit over there for a while."

As expected, Lin Mushi heard the same "hmm" again.

She breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she was glad she hadn't heard anything about "you have friends too," and quickly got up to leave.