What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

Gu Yuqiu put down her cup and said with a smile, "The problem is that after last night's events, no one, including Lu Xiu, would consider that you and I are allies from a purely rational perspective."

Upon hearing the word "ally," Crimson suddenly felt a slight pain in her cheek, which was quite uncomfortable.

That was the spot where Gu Yuqiu had stepped on her bare feet.

"You want to make Lu Xiu extremely stressed out..."

Crimson paused for a moment, then said, "I'm not testing you with those words."

Gu Yuqiu glanced at her, raised an eyebrow slightly, and asked, "So in your eyes, I'm such a petty person?"

Hearing this, the white cat lying next to her couldn't help but glance at her sideways, thinking to itself, "Don't you have any self-awareness?"

Crimson remained expressionless. Thinking that she seemed to have the ability to read minds, he forced himself not to curse in his heart and said with his head down, "I don't want to cause any misunderstandings."

Gu Yuqiu sighed, "I misunderstood you."

Crimson wondered what she should say at this moment.

Gu Yuqiu ignored her thoughts and instead said, "If Lu Xiu dies, will someone go crazy?"

Crimson raised her head and earnestly advised, "Even in my prime, killing Lu Xiu would have been difficult, let alone now that you are an advisor to the Special Affairs Bureau. Perhaps you shouldn't think like that?"

The white cat was slightly taken aback and subconsciously looked at her, thinking to itself, "Isn't that a bit too flattering?"

Soon, it understood why Crimson was talking like that, and feeling a bit bored, it stood up, stretched, and then jumped into Gu Yuqiu's arms, letting out a lazy meow.

The meaning is very clear.

—If you're afraid she'll die in Xin Chu and leave you no chance for revenge, then I really didn't expect you to be such a naive idiot.

In Gu Yuqiu's words, that means she's no less than Lin Mushi.

Crimson ignored it.

In the past, she wouldn't have worried about this kind of thing at all, but Gu Yuqiu is too weak now.

So weak that she could kill her with the slightest thought—if the white cat wasn't around.

You can rest assured.

Gu Yuqiu smiled at her and said, "There were no people in this world qualified to kill me before, but now there are only seven more."

Crimson said, "From zero to seven, that's more than enough."

Gu Yuqiu nodded and said with emotion, "So what I'm doing now is turning the number seven into six, isn't it?"

Crimson didn't want to talk about this anymore and asked, "So what should I do next?"

After today's events, Lu Xiu, who came in full force, is now in a predicament and will inevitably have a headache because his intuition and reason are at odds.

In the short term, the Special Affairs Bureau will not pose a significant threat—as long as Crimson is not discovered.

So who is the next enemy?

Is it Blackstone, the Will Walkers, the Church of the Sleeping Souls, or some other force?

Crimson was very curious about this.

"You're a really strange person."

Gu Yuqiu sighed softly and said, "Am I the kind of person who likes to cause trouble?"

Crimson paused, and just as she was about to retort, she suddenly realized that what he said was true.

Judging from past events, Gu Yuqiu is indeed a very quiet person.

Even though the path she chose could not avoid bloodshed and slaughter, and was destined to be full of death, the number of people who actually died during those five years was not that many.

Coincidentally, those she killed were all powerful and influential figures.

Gu Yuqiu looked into the deep red eyes and said, "I'm planning to live a quiet life from now on. Don't cause me any trouble, understand?"

After saying that, she got up and walked towards the bathroom, intending to take a shower and then go to sleep.

Crimson was somewhat surprised and asked, "You're resting so early?"

Gu Yuqiu didn't turn around, yawned, and said with disdain, "Because I have things to do early tomorrow morning."

……

……

The next morning, at seven o'clock.

Lin Mushi threw off the covers, pushed open the bedroom door, rubbed her eyes and said good morning to the living room, only then realizing that this was her own home, and that person was no longer by her side.

She snapped out of her daze and realized she still wasn't used to it. A slight smile curled her lips, revealing a self-deprecating expression.

"What exactly are you expecting... Lin Mushi?"

The girl walked towards the bathroom and began washing up in the much narrower space, feeling rather uncomfortable, and mocking herself for being such a shallow person.

Going from extravagance to frugality is an extremely difficult thing, requiring immense willpower.

But when she thought about the decision she had made after a sleepless night of tossing and turning, she realized that none of this really mattered.

This decision was very important to her because it meant giving up more than a decade of tireless effort, all for some unspeakable emotions.

And pride.

She picked up a towel, dried her face, smiled at herself in the mirror, and said self-deprecatingly, "Lin Mushi, you really are an idiot~"

After saying that, she turned around and went back to her bedroom, changed out of her pajamas and into formal attire, looking much more serious and less lively than usual.

Then she left her home.

……

……

Special Affairs Bureau Building.

That used to be Zhong Chongshan's office, but now it's where Lu Xiu sits.

Because of the sudden change yesterday, the office lights stayed on all night, with people constantly coming and going, and various documents being transported.

At 7:30, Lu Xiu temporarily finished his work.

As a superhuman who has reached the fifth level, he has already entered a non-human realm and is not tired because of it.

However, he declined his secretary's help and personally made two cups of coffee.

When the coffee was ready, the secretary knocked on the door to let the secretary know that someone had arrived.

"Come in."

Lu Xiu placed two steaming cups of coffee on his desk and looked out the window.

It was the dead of winter, and the sky still retained much of the darkness, not yet completely dissipated, looking from afar like ink stains on white paper.

"Good morning."

He said to the person next to him, "The scenery here looks nice, shall we take a look?"

The man said "okay".

Not long after, the darkness in the distant sky began to dissipate, and a warm red quietly spread, illuminating the whole world and casting a pleasant glow.

That was the rising sun of a new life.

"The scenery here is quite nice. I think you'll have the chance to see it every day in the future. Are you interested?" Lu Xiu picked up his coffee, took a sip, and asked casually.

In his view, this was an offer he couldn't refuse.

The next second, all the joy on Lu Xiu's face vanished.

Because Lin Mushi said something.

"Excuse me, I'm here to resign."

She raised the corners of her lips slightly, revealing a self-deprecating smile, and said, "Also, as I told you yesterday, I don't like drinking coffee."

Chapter 93: Chapter Ninety-Two: A Spark of Hope

"If you're rejecting my offer because of this coffee..."

Looking at the warm sunrise, Lu Xiu said softly, "I just want you to know that if you want to keep climbing, you will eventually have to get used to some things, even if they are things you don't like."

Lin Mushi was somewhat surprised, not expecting him to say these things to her, and it didn't seem like he was trying to persuade her.

After thinking for a moment, she simply voiced her confusion.

Lu Xiu smiled and said, "Because that's how I got here."

Lin Mushi looked at him quietly and said, "That's not a reason for you to say these things to me."

No one will open their heart for no reason.

Before last night, she and Lu Xiu had no relationship whatsoever. The latter was once her idol and the goal she pursued. There was no further relationship between them. After that unpleasant conversation in the coffee shop, their relationship should have been cold and hard. It was not appropriate for her to be so earnest and sentimental at this time.

This is what Lin Mushi thought.

"It certainly doesn't make sense, but standing here watching the sunrise, and talking about this kind of thing, it's not strange to feel a bit sentimental, is it?"

A hint of self-deprecation crept into Lu Xiu's smile as he said, "Besides, didn't you already reject me?"

Lin Mushi asked, "Just because I'm planning to resign, does that mean we can chat without restraint? Is that reasonable?"

Lu Xiu glanced at her and said with a smile, "Pretty much. Although the gap between you and me is very large, Gu Yuqiu... is still a bit inferior to me. But when it comes to chatting, there is no such thing as a difference in status. So your unrestrained manner is not wrong."

In the eyes of many, his status was indeed extremely distant from that of Lin Mushi and Gu Yuqiu.

If the incident the night before last hadn't been so serious, involving someone like Shen Hong, Lu Xiu probably wouldn't have had a conversation with them.

Therefore, when Lu Xiu said those words, he naturally revealed a sense of pride.

Lin Mushi wasn't angry, because this kind of thing was perfectly normal.

But this wasn't because she agreed with it; rather, it was because she had spent too much time with Gu Yuqiu and had witnessed even more arrogant and conceited scenes, so she had long since learned to ignore them.

She even felt that Lu Xiu was relatively humble.

"So you're telling me all this..."

Lin Mushi found it somewhat amusing and asked, "Do you mean you want me to understand your difficulties, sympathize with your hardships, and forget what you said to me?"