Cemetery, in the woods on the other side.
"Xiangnan."
"!!!"
Wu Xiangnan, who was lying prostrate on the ground, shuddered. He turned his head sharply and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw who had come.
"Captain, in the middle of the night, don't walk silently in the cemetery. You almost scared me to death." Wu Xiangnan touched his wildly beating heart and took a deep breath.
Chen Muye quietly sat down beside Wu Xiangnan, looked at Hong Ying, who was carving a tombstone alone not far away, and spoke in a low voice:
"I thought your blockhead only contained tactics. I didn't expect you to come too."
Wu Xiangnan rolled his eyes at him. "In the middle of the night, who would believe she went to practice shooting? Am I that slow-witted?"
"Yes."
Wu Xiangnan:...
"Where is Qi Mo? He should be here, right?"
"He's lying on the opposite gully with Lin Qiye and Lin Xi Chen."
"Where are Leng Xuan and Xiao Nan?"
"Leng Xuan disappeared long ago, and Xiao Nan is afraid of the dark, so she didn't dare to come."
"Oh."
The two men fell into silence.
After a long time, Chen Muye spoke again:"I'm quite happy that you could come."
"...Is it necessary?"
"Necessary." Chen Muye nodded seriously. "This shows that you are no longer the Wu Xiangnan who just crawled out of a pile of dead bodies. No matter how much you deny it, you... are already changing."
"Why should I deny it?" Wu Xiangnan said calmly. "It's been almost six years since the 'Blue Rain' Team was annihilated. This cripple must move on eventually. It's my good fortune to have met you."
Chen Muye sighed deeply. "In their eyes, you are a rigid man who only cares about rules and regulations. Last time I overheard Hong Ying and Xiao Nan talking, they said you would never find a wife in this lifetime."
"..."
"If they knew that you were once a member of the famous 'Blue Rain' Special Team, they would probably be shocked."
"I'm just a cripple who barely survived, not worthy of bearing that name again." Wu Xiangnan said calmly. "Now, I just want to be an ordinary 136 Squad member."
Chen Muye patted Wu Xiangnan's shoulder and said nothing.
"What do you think?" Wu Xiangnan suddenly asked.
"About what?"
"That newcomers siblings."
"He's a good kid. And the girl is a kind but she's too shy maybe we can let her open up her emotions slowly."
"I'm not talking about their potential, I'm talking about his character."
"I am talking about their personalities."
Wu Xiangnan paused, then continued: "The Ghost Face King was killed by them. If I'm not mistaken, Zhao Kongcheng only severely wounded it, but it wasn't fatal."
"Does that matter?"
"Doesn't it matter?"
Chen Muye looked into Wu Xiangnan's eyes and slowly said: "The siblings is willing to give the credit to Zhao Kongcheng, that's their choice. Why are you so fixated"
"You've been with Lao Zhao for so long, don't you know what his dream is?"
"Killing a Mysteries of the 'Chuan' Realm is a great achievement! This will be very helpful for that kid's future!"
"Do you think he cares about these things?"
Wu Xiangnan was speechless.
Chen Muye shifted his gaze from Hong Ying and looked at the gully in the distance, speaking calmly:
"I said, these kids are very good."
...
At this moment.
Dozens of miles away from the cemetery.
Leng Xuan, who was quietly squatting on the hilltop, put down the binoculars in his hand, a slight smile on the corner of his mouth:
"Every single one of them, their hiding skills are terrible. I got pictures again this time..."
Crack crack!
The binoculars in Cold Xuan's hand made a few soft sounds, and several high-definition photos fell out from below. There were photos of Hong Ying carving the tombstone alone, Lin Xi Chen leaned against Lin Qiye and they with Wen Qimo chatting, and two big men having a 'bromance' in the woods...
He picked up these photos as if they were treasures and carefully placed them in a locked box.
The box was full of photos.
Funny, awkward, yet warm photos belonging exclusively to the 136 Squad....
Two hours later.
Lin Qiye stood in front of a luxurious large villa, dumbfounded.
He lowered his head, reconfirmed the address on the note, looked at the villa again, and gasped!
"So she's a rich woman?!"
"...." Lin Xi Chen was wide awake now, yet she had to rub her eyes a few times to make sure she wasn't seeing things. "Is this real?"
"Define real...."
If they haven't gone to the wrong place, the one in front of him was indeed Hong Ying's home.
Vaguely, her words seemed to echo in Lin Qiye's mind again: "My home is quite big..."
This is more than just quite big!
Lin Qiye hesitated at the villa entrance for a long time, finally made up his mind, walked forward, and knocked on the door.
Before, he and Wen Qimo had been silently watching Hong Ying carve the tombstone at the cemetery until she finished, then they left. And to prevent Hong Ying from suspecting anything, he deliberately came here half an hour later, leaving a time gap.
He only knocked twice before Lin Qiye withdrew his hand.
A shuffling sound of slippers faintly came from behind the door, and then the villa door was opened.Behind the door, Hong Ying, wearing fluffy pajamas, stood there with slightly red eyes. A smile appeared on her face when she saw Lin Qiye.
"Lin Qiye little brother, Xiaochen come in quickly. Why did you come back so late?"
"Qi Mo kept talking to us until now." Lin Qiye said against his conscience.
Walking into the house, Lin Qiye lowered his head and realized that Hong Ying had already prepared two pair of slippers for them.
"Um... the house wasn't cleaned today, it might be a bit messy, please don't mind!" Hong Ying said somewhat awkwardly, twirling her hair with one hand and wrapping the strands around her fingertips a few times.
"It's already very clean." Lin Qiye looked around and said helplessly, "Besides, as long as there's a place to stay, I'm already very happy."
It must be said that both the decoration and furnishings of Hong Ying's home revealed a sense of grandeur and elegance, which made Lin Qiye, who had never lived in a villa, feel a bit constrained.
Moreover... he had never stayed overnight at a girl's house before.
"Elder Sister Hong Ying, is Lin Qiye here?"
A soft voice came from the second floor. Si Xiaonan, with sleepy eyes, was leaning on the railing and asking softly.
"Yes." Hong Ying nodded.Lin Qiye was stunned and turned to look at Hong Ying.
Hong Ying smiled at him. "Because I usually don't live in the dormitory, I'm not at ease letting Xiao Nan live alone in the dormitory, so I usually let her live here with me."
So that's how it is...
Just then, Lin Qiye seemed to think of something, "Where are your uncle and aunt? Will I be disturbing them by staying here?"
"No." Hong Ying shook her head. "They disappeared in the Mist five years ago. Before Xiao Nan came, I lived here alone."
"Were they part of a reconnaissance Team?"
"Yes."
Lin Qiye opened his mouth. He knew he had asked the wrong thing but didn't know what to say to comfort her.
Just then, Hong Ying pointed to a room on the second floor.
"You'll stay in that room. I've already tidied it up. The blue towel and toiletries in the bathroom are yours, don't mix them up!" Hong Ying walked up the stairs step by step, wearing slippers, "And Xiao Chen's room is this one! I've already tidied it up for you too! I have some old clothes in the closet if you want to take a bath and change it."
Then, as if she thought of something, she suddenly turned to look at Lin Qiye,
"Oh, right! If you want to enter my and Xiao Nan's room, you have to knock first! If I find you have any improper intentions... Hmph hmph!"
Hong Ying lifted her pajama sleeve, revealing a patch of fair arm, and waved it "fiercely",
"Don't forget, I'm the main combat force of the Team. Besides the Captain, no one can beat me!Elder Sister's spear has no eyes!"
After speaking, she turned back coolly, her black long hair naturally curled, and strode into her room.
Lin Qiye:...
Si Xiaonan, who was slumping to the side, yawned and waved at Lin Qiye and Lin Xi Chen, "Good night."
"Night night, stinky brothers..."
Thud!
The three doors closed, and the hallway fell silent again.
Lin Qiye suddenly thought of something, quickly walked to Hong Ying's door, and knocked a few times.
Creak...
The door slowly opened. Hong Ying, holding her spear, stood behind the door with an unfriendly look, lifting her chin.
"You, what do you want to do?"