Chapter 49: Not Breathing Is Fine
In the Pope's Palace—
Bibi Dong suddenly stood up, glaring fiercely at Hu Liena.
"You ungrateful wretch! Are you planning to kill your own teacher someday?"
Hu Liena shrank her neck and replied softly, "I would never, Teacher. Nana only wants you to get better."
Bibi Dong shot her a look of pure exasperation before sitting back down, suddenly doubting herself.
'…Am I really that outrageous?'
[Liu Erlong: Bibi Dong, hahahaha!]
[Bibi Dong: Liu Erlong, you still dare laugh? Can you really laugh?]
[Carrot Lover: You bad women! Neither of you is a good person! Bah!]
[Liu Erlong: Carrot Lover, what did I ever do to you?]
[Carrot Lover: You lunatic! Yu Xiaogang betrayed you, so what right did you have to slaughter an entire soul beast forest? Why vent your anger on innocent soul beasts?!]
[Yan Zi is Not Swallow: Garlic bird, garlic bird—no swimsuit.]
[Group Member No.9: You learn fast.]
[The Moon of My Childhood: Actually, what I'm more concerned about is… Liu Erlong, will you continue your great contributions to the advancement of human civilization?]
[Seven Treasures Little Princess: Are you serious?]
[Cat in the Shadows: Anyone with a name like 'The Moon of My Childhood' definitely had a strange childhood. Something's not right with her.]
[Yan Zi is Not Swallow: Melons! Melons! Melons!]
[Liu Erlong: The Moon of My Childhood, are you mentally ill?!]
Inside the carriage—
Zhu Zhuqing sat up and looked at Su Yan.
"Do you… want to lie down and rest too?"
"Mhm."
Su Yan didn't hesitate. He naturally lay down on Zhu Zhuqing's lap.
Those two mountains instantly became Mt. Wangwu and Mt. Tai, completely blocking their line of sight.
Zhu Zhuqing's face turned bright red.
But she soon discovered that as long as she didn't lean forward, Su Yan wouldn't see her blushing.
Mhm… this is actually pretty nice.
Su Yan wanted to say,
'If you get tired, you can rest your giant rabbits on my face. My Nine Yang Divine Art includes breath-holding techniques—I can go without breathing.'
But before he could speak—
"Su Yan."
Zhu Zhuqing gently asked,
"Who is The Moon of My Childhood? She doesn't sound like she's joking… She treats spiritual romance very seriously."
Su Yan thought for a moment.
"At first, I really didn't know who she was. But now? I think she's Tang Yuehua."
"After all, who would be interested in spiritual romance if they were a normal person?"
Zhu Zhuqing trembled.
"Tang Yuehua? The Tang Yuehua who fell in love with her own brother?"
"Yes."
Su Yan nodded.
Zhu Zhuqing pressed on curiously,
"So you know everyone's identities in the chat group?"
Su Yan thought before answering,
"I can't guess No. 9."
"What about me? If I hadn't posted my picture, would you still recognize me?"
Zhu Zhuqing leaned closer, curious about her own level of secrecy.
Su Yan answered mysteriously:
"Yes."
"You, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, Qian Renxue— as long as any of you show the slightest slip, I can figure it out."
"Why?"
Zhu Zhuqing leaned forward—
And the two mountains pressed down, bringing their faces very close.
Su Yan said seriously,
"Zhuqing, even children know there's a reward for answering questions. We can't just ask questions without giving rewards!"
Zhu Zhuqing: ???
A few seconds later—
She finally understood what he meant, and her face instantly turned crimson.
She wanted to lean forward and kiss Su Yan as a reward…
But she underestimated the size of her giant rabbits.
Instead of a kiss, she delivered a Double Mount Tai Face Smash.
"Ah—sorry! I didn't mean to!"
Zhu Zhuqing was mortified.
Su Yan was blushing too.
"N-no, it's fine."
"It's because the six of you are all important…"
Su Yan began explaining the roles and identities of the top six female characters.
Zhu Zhuqing thought about it and softly said, "I understand."
"Do… Do you still want a reward?"
Su Yan: "Didn't you already give me one?"
Zhu Zhuqing: ???
A long while later—
Su Yan and Zhu Zhuqing finally arrived at Suo Tuo City. The timing was still early. Located in the southeastern region of the Balak Kingdom, Suo Tuo City was very close to the Star Luo Empire.
Since they had both been awake for an entire day and night, they decided to find an inn first and get some proper rest.
When the coachman stopped the carriage, and Su Yan stepped out, he saw the name of the hotel—
Rose Hotel.
He couldn't help but let out a speechless laugh.
Their luck was too on-the-nose.
Zhu Zhuqing tugged at her clothes before getting off the carriage. Seeing Su Yan's strange expression, she asked in confusion: "Is something wrong?"
Su Yan smiled.
"There's a high chance… we're about to run into Dai Mubai."
"Here?"
Zhu Zhuqing glanced around. It didn't seem that coincidental.
Su Yan didn't bother explaining.
Even if their arrival time didn't perfectly match the original storyline, Dai Mubai was basically a frequent customer here. Their chances of meeting him were high regardless.
"Let's go."
He spoke casually, and the two of them walked toward the hotel entrance together.
At a distant street—
"Huh?"
Xiao Wu suddenly stopped and sniffed the air heavily twice.
Tang San and Ning Rongrong stared at her in confusion.
Ning Rongrong asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Wu beamed.
"It's Little Monkey! Su Yan is already here!"
"What?"
Tang San was completely stunned.
Ning Rongrong also looked bewildered. Just two sniffs and she knew Su Yan had arrived.
Xiao Wu looked at her and explained,
"Come with me—I've already smelled Little Monkey's scent. I'm sure it's Su Yan!"
Ning Rongrong felt this was absurd.
Sister, aren't you exaggerating a bit too much?
Right here on the street— You tracked someone purely by smell?
Tang San was helpless. Xiao Wu, your martial soul is a rabbit, not a dog!
Actually—
While rabbits didn't have the super sense of smell that dogs did, their noses were still more than ten times sharper than humans'.
And Little Monkey was a very distinct presence. On a single street, Xiao Wu could definitely sense him.
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Rose Hotel—Lobby
Su Yan casually placed a few gold soul coins on the counter and said calmly:
"Two rooms."
"Certainly, dear guest."
The receptionist prepared to register them, but after checking the system, looked up with an apologetic expression:
"I'm sorry, sir… we only have one room left."
Su Yan turned toward Zhu Zhuqing. She blushed instantly, lowering her head.
Su Yan replied, "One room is fine."
"Please wait just a moment."
While the receptionist processed their check-in, Su Yan looked around—
And there it was.
A blond brat swaggered in, arms around a pair of twin sisters.
Dai Mubai.
Twin sisters.
Good taste.
Say whatever you want about Dai Mubai's character, but you could never criticize his eye for beauty.
This kid really knew how to live.
Su Yan sighed.
"We really did run into him."
End of Chapter