What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

Halfway there, she suddenly remembered something she had worried about not long ago, so she quickly took out her phone and sent a message to Gu Yuqiu before continuing on her way.

……

……

"Whatever you do, don't argue with her! If you're really upset... wait for me to come back, and I'll help you tease her!"

The text was followed by an emoji—a cat taking off its sunglasses, looking incredibly cool.

Gu Yuqiu put down her phone, looked at Su Yan who was sitting across from her quietly eating hotpot, and said, "Is there anything else you want to say?"

Lin Mushi hadn't left before, and Su Yan, who was used to acting on her own initiative, naturally wouldn't follow her wishes and say everything.

"Someone is watching you."

Su Yan said, "I just happen to know about this."

Gu Yuqiu remained expressionless and asked, "Who?"

Su Yan seemed to remember something, and suddenly laughed, saying, "Find out the answer, and then go kill that person?"

Neither of them deliberately lowered their voices; they spoke in normal tones.

Strangely, however, no one around them reacted, as if they were deaf.

Gu Yuqiu knew very well that this was not a barrier or anything like that, but rather one of the powers she wielded, derived from the word "innocent."

No matter how illegal she does, people will take it for granted and consider her innocent.

Gu Yuqiu said calmly, "You won't tell me who that person is."

"I think you can find out yourself."

Su Yan paused for a moment, then continued, "Of course, the more important reason is still the one I just mentioned: I'm ready to give you a hard time."

This statement does not mean she has changed her mind; she will still speak well of Gu Yuqiu to help this junior climb higher.

Gu Yuqiu calmly said, "Boring."

"Yeah, it's so boring."

Su Yan suddenly asked, "So, those people who died in the Youmian Church last night, you were the one who killed them, weren't you?"

As she said this, she was still smiling slightly, and casually picked up a piece of duck intestine that had just been put down, without any warning whatsoever.

Not long ago, after meeting with Zhong Chongshan, she learned of Gu Yuqiu's advice and went to the morgue to see the four corpses.

Even though she was limited by her avatar and couldn't see too many details to find out the truth, she still sensed something was wrong.

In the present-day Xin Chu, very few people are qualified to escape her notice, and those few people have no need to hide their identities in such matters.

Therefore, she naturally thought of Gu Yuqiu and became suspicious.

However, there was one thing she couldn't understand.

"If you did it."

Su Yan asked expressionlessly, "So your goal is to lure the Pope to New Chu?"

This question was too direct. Logically, she should have probed indirectly a few times before pressing for an answer.

But influenced by that person, she has become lazy in recent years and doesn't have much energy left.

More importantly, she was certain that since that person died, there was no one in the world who could lie to her anymore.

Because a person is a person.

No one can lie to her, who is almost a god...

Unless that person isn't human at all.

Gu Yuqiu knew this very well and said with a smile, "Of course it wasn't me."

After hearing this answer, Su Yan remained silent for a long time.

"Now it's my turn to ask you."

"Equivalent exchange?"

"Yes."

"Then ask."

Su Yan remained calm, awaiting the question.

Gu Yuqiu's smile widened as she said, "You like my teacher, don't you?"

"you……"

Su Yan narrowed her eyes and asked gently, "You want to die for a bit, don't you?"

Chapter 35: The Matter of Liking It

Su Yan's voice was calm, devoid of any emotion, as if the tenderness in her eyes was fake, and she was extremely indifferent.

Hearing this, Gu Yuqiu felt a pang of nostalgia.

She had heard this phrase frequently a few years ago and found it quite amusing. So she would often try to get the other person to say it, and then naturally start a fight...

As for the outcome of the battle, she was nearly invincible at that time, so of course she never lost.

Unfortunately, she can no longer beat Su Yan.

Since it was impossible for her to win, she naturally didn't respond and pretended not to have said anything.

That's enough for now.

Su Yan said expressionlessly, "Furthermore, if you say such things again, then all the agreements we reached before will be null and void."

After saying that, she got up and left without saying another word.

Gu Yuqiu thought to herself, "Isn't your reaction the answer?"

If you don't really like someone, you shouldn't react so strongly.

She wasn't surprised by this, nor did she feel any particular emotion; she simply found it still interesting, and her mood improved somewhat.

Not long after, when the soup was still far from being finished, Lin Mushi returned.

Even from a distance, she noticed Su Yan had disappeared and, feeling puzzled, asked, "Where is she?"

Gu Yuqiu said, "Let's go."

"This person is so rude!"

Lin Mushi raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Could something have happened? Does she have urgent business to attend to and need to rush back, and doesn't have time to say goodbye to me?"

Gu Yuqiu said, "I asked a question, and Su Yan got very angry when she heard it, so she just left."

As she spoke, she waved to a waiter to settle the bill, appearing extremely casual.

Lin Mushi couldn't help but cover her face, sighed helplessly, and muttered to herself, "I knew it, I knew something would happen as soon as I left. You're really something."

Gu Yuqiu casually said, "This has nothing to do with you."

"Of course it does."

Lin Mushi lowered her hand, biting her lower lip angrily, and said irritably, "I came here with the intention of not letting the two of you quarrel. I even racked my brains to find topics to avoid awkwardness, but as soon as I left, all my efforts were wasted. Don't I have any reason to be angry?!"

Gu Yuqiu thought for a moment and said, "That is indeed the case."

Lin Mushi said seriously, "So what exactly did you ask Su Yan? Was it something involving classified information...?"

Her voice trailed off as Gu Yuqiu gave her the answer, one she never expected.

I asked Su Yan if she liked me.

After the words were spoken, Lin Mushi blinked, and after confirming that she hadn't misheard, her eyes were filled with confusion, and she couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Gu Yuqiu didn't like sitting in the hot pot restaurant, so she got up and walked outside.

Lin Mushi snapped out of her daze and quickly caught up with her, asking repeatedly, "No, why would you ask such a question? Don't you find it strange?"

Gu Yuqiu said, "You said you liked me last night."

"No...no, why should I say no?"

Lin Mushi found this all too inexplicable and couldn't help but sigh, saying, "I did say I liked you, but it's clearly not that kind of liking."

Gu Yuqiu liked her current appearance very much. Seeing her, he found it amusing, and a smile appeared on his lips.

Upon seeing that smile, Lin Mushi felt even more troubled and immediately decided to say nothing.

At that moment, she thought of a very serious problem.

She looked at Gu Yuqiu, utterly puzzled, and asked, "Why is Su Yan angry?"

She had spoken a few words with Su Yan last night. In her impression, Su Yan's temperament was somewhat similar to Gu Yuqiu's; both were arrogant and had a bit of a wicked streak.

People like this generally don't get angry unless their real sore spot is touched.

Lin Mushi really couldn't understand what the reason for her anger was.

Gu Yuqiu said, "Go ask her why she's angry another day."

Lin Mushi thought to herself, "I'm not an idiot, how could I possibly ask such a thing?"

The two stopped chatting and left the bustling hot pot restaurant.

The place where they ate was not the site of the incident last night, but it was not far from their homes, so they walked there anyway.

Unlike when they arrived, a light rain was already falling when they left the hot pot restaurant.

It was deep winter, and the climate in Xinchu was cold, but there were still many pedestrians on the streets.

As the new rain began to fall, all kinds of umbrellas began to sway in the biting winter wind, and the pedestrians hurried along like a surging river.

Lin Mushi forgot to bring an umbrella when she went out. Not wanting to get wet, she stood indoors and looked at the scene in the distance, finally feeling a bit like winter was coming.

She has rarely gone out these days, often staying at Gu Yuqiu's house. She has gotten used to wearing thin clothes and hasn't felt the coldness of the present for too long.

So she lifted her collar, then gently covered her mouth and nose with both hands and exhaled a breath of hot air.

"Are we just going to walk back like this?"

She looked at Gu Yuqiu standing beside her and asked softly.