What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

As soon as he finished speaking, the other five people in the room looked at him with different expressions, but upon closer inspection, they all seemed to disagree.

This decision was clearly something outside of their discussions.

In their minds, the reason Night King had Cha Shao bring Gu Yuqiu in was simply because he was attracted to her beauty, not because he was planning to cooperate.

Gu Yuqiu repeated the two words: "Cooperation?"

The Night King raised an eyebrow and asked curiously, "You don't seem afraid at all?"

Gu Yuqiu smiled and said, "Of course I'm afraid. After all, you're a fourth-tier expert. How could I not be afraid?"

If you ignore her smile, her tone of voice is quite ordinary, nothing special, but those present felt that her words carried a sense of indifference, or even mockery.

The words fell.

The room was quiet.

"That's really interesting."

The Night King raised his head, looked into her eyes, and said, "I originally thought you were nothing but a porcelain doll except for your face, but now it seems that's not the case."

He paused, then continued, "So now I'm very curious where your confidence comes from."

Chapter 50: The Reason I Came Here

At the far end of the room sat a potential mastermind whose face was hidden behind the night, while at the door stood an exceptionally beautiful young woman.

Their gazes met calmly in the quiet room, piercing through the darkness and the silvery moonlight.

However, the content of his words was anything but calm.

They even became adversaries.

Even so, only the atmosphere in the room changed; no one made a move, or even questioned Gu Yuqiu about his arrogance.

The reason is simple: everyone sitting here, including the Night King, is still thinking about the same thing—those who reach the pinnacle are bound to be extraordinary.

They didn't think Gu Yuqiu was an idiot, so they concluded that she must have had a lot of confidence behind her saying such things.

After all, everyone understands that there is a reason for its existence.

"This is a boring question."

Gu Yuqiu released Lin Mushi's hand, pulled out a chair and sat down, casually saying, "A person's self-confidence naturally comes from within."

The Night King paused, thinking to himself, "Are you trying to lecture me with those words?"

He found it somewhat amusing and said, "The problem is you're really weak. I could crush you with just a flick of my wrist right now. So what makes you so confident?"

Hearing this, Lin Mushi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that if they could still chat, there wouldn't be any problems for the time being.

Gu Yuqiu smiled and said, "Yes, I really can't beat you right now."

The Night King looked at her and said softly, "Why do I always feel like you haven't finished saying that?"

The moonlight outside the window changed, and a beam fell on his face, illuminating the night and freezing the ever-changing light.

Lin Mushi's heart tightened suddenly. Recalling the Special Affairs Bureau's information about the Night King, she realized that this pause meant the other party was already angry.

"I haven't seen many people as smart as you lately."

Gu Yuqiu raised his hand and clapped as if he were doing it very seriously, and said sincerely, "You actually understood the subtext that killing you would be troublesome, that's pretty good."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became strange.

Lin Mushi and the five people who had been sitting in the room earlier all stared at Gu Yuqiu subconsciously, thinking, "Are you mocking me with those words?"

No one knew what Gu Yuqiu was thinking, because her expression was too sincere.

However, everyone else already understood the Night King's intentions.

Because the darkness on his face grew increasingly still, almost frozen.

At the same time, the place where Gu Yuqiu was suddenly darkened, and a night quietly appeared, enveloping the chair like a tide.

Upon seeing the scene before them, the expressions of the people sitting to the side suddenly changed, becoming much uglier, as if they were struggling to breathe.

A deep sense of awe and profound fear descended upon them.

This represents a difference in the level of life.

If the first three stages of ascending to godhood are a process of continuous accumulation, then the fourth stage is the stage of harvest, where extraordinary individuals will complete their transformation.

Many people today believe that extraordinary individuals at this stage are no different from the legendary figures in mythology who walk among humans; they can be celestial beings or divine children, possessing a level of power that is unattainable for most people.

Only after completing the transformation and reaching this level can an extraordinary being become a unique existence, recognized by the vast ocean of nothingness, and possess their own name.

The title "Night King" originated from this.

Therefore, when he was angry, the darkness appeared beside Gu Yuqiu, and the pressure emanating from it alone made those around him feel the deepest fear of life.

The room was deathly silent.

The crowd began to tremble, and their heads gradually lowered.

Just then, a voice filled with doubt rang out.

"no……"

Lin Mushi looked at these people with a blank expression and asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

Looking at the night sky before her, she felt it was no different from any other shadow. Why had the atmosphere in the room become so strange, so inexplicable, that she couldn't help but speak.

Upon hearing this, the surging night suddenly froze, looking like a messy painting created by a three-year-old child who had carelessly poured out paint.

The atmosphere became awkward.

The most embarrassed person was, of course, the Night King.

His expression was solemn as he turned to look at Lin Mushi, gazing intently at the young woman.

However, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't figure out the problem and was wondering what was going on.

As the famous saying goes, the oldest and strongest human emotion is fear, and the oldest and strongest fear comes from the unknown.

The path the Night King walked, the seeds planted on the first three steps of the Godhood's ascension, ultimately gave birth to this night.

The darkness of night has many uses, but its most direct use is to amplify the deepest fears in people's hearts, just as he did just now.

However, Lin Mushi, a nobody at only the second level, felt nothing in the face of the night, and even said with a blank look that it wasn't.

The Night King remained silent, wondering to himself, "Who exactly are you?"

Just when Lin Mushi thought no one would answer her, Gu Yuqiu spoke.

"Human joys and sorrows are never shared, so why do you care about them?" (Note)

Looking at the thugs around her who were sweating profusely, Lin Mushi thought helplessly, "How can this sentence be used here?"

No matter how innocent and adorable she was, or how inexperienced she was, she now understood that the darkness of the night was anything but ordinary; it must have been one of the Night King's most frequently used tactics.

She lowered her head slightly and looked at Gu Yuqiu, wondering if it was because of you.

Gu Yuqiu guessed what she was thinking and said, "Go back and feed Songtang a few more snacks."

Lin Mushi sighed, silently uttered the sentence a few times, without muttering anything like, "You're spouting riddles again."

However, what Gu Yuqiu said was the truth.

The darkness of night was of no use to Lin Mushi, all because of the white cat in her house named Songtang.

Because the white cat is really strong.

Fear stems from the unknown.

Beauty arises from distance, and so does reverence.

These past few days, Lin Mushi has been holding Songtang in her arms, playing with it with snacks from time to time, and occasionally rubbing its belly. Gradually, they have become familiar with each other.

This familiarity exists in many aspects, including the so-called different levels of life.

Therefore, Lin Mushi really couldn't feel anything, only felt confused, and couldn't help but ask that question.

"In that case..."

The Night King broke the silence, and the darkness receded like the tide, allowing the moonlight to shine into the room once more.

He looked at Gu Yuqiu, who had remained seated as still as a mountain, and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you probably received the invitation from someone else, not someone who was actually invited."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

Gu Yuqiu hummed in agreement.

The Night King asked earnestly, "Then why have you come here to see me?"

"You have too high an opinion of yourself."

Gu Yuqiu looked at him and shook her head, saying, "There's no one here worth me coming all this way to see."

The Night King's tone was complicated: "Then what brings you here?"

Gu Yuqiu sighed and said, "Actually, I didn't want to come either, but she insisted on coming, so I had no choice but to keep her company."

Upon hearing this, the Night King remained silent for a long time before asking, "Is that all?"

Of course not.

Gu Yuqiu smiled and said, "She'll have to treat me to a late-night snack later."

Chapter 51: The Unbearable Answer

The Night King thought he might have misheard something and asked hesitantly, "Late-night snack?"

Gu Yuqiu smiled and nodded.

After those words, Lin Mushi was no longer nervous. Hearing this, she couldn't help but roll her eyes at Gu Yuqiu, thinking, "What are you laughing at?"

When she said she was going out for a late-night snack, she was thinking that she might not come back tonight, so she made the invitation with great courage and determination.

From a practical standpoint, this was the first time she had ever treated Gu Yuqiu to a meal—neither the meals she had cooked these past few days, nor the meal that Su Yan had forcibly joined in today, could be considered an invitation from her.

To put it simply, this likely means a date.

So she was really annoyed now, staring at Gu Yuqiu's profile, thinking, "Do you really think this is funny? Why are you laughing out loud?"