Jiang Er swept them with an indifferent gaze.
“I know your team. The captain is Lin Qiye, agent of two gods. The vice-captain is the perverted anatomist, An Qingyu.”
“One member is Baili Pangpang, who’s not very memorable. And the other is Cao Yuan, who has a thing for married women.”
She turned around, and her expression instantly softened. She carefully introduced the team members in front of her to Jialan.
Baili Pangpang was stunned by the sudden change in demeanor.
“No way, she’s all cold in front of me, but in front of her she’s so gentle and easygoing.”
“Double standards. That’s definitely double standards.”
Cao Yuan jabbed Baili Pangpang in the waist.
“Fatty, what do you know? They’re a couple. How could they treat their own person the same way they treat outsiders?”
An Qingyu discreetly sized Jiang Er up, and their eyes met briefly.
In that instant,
An Qingyu understood.
Jiang Er had regained her memories from the previous timeline.
Most likely, the moment she recovered her memories, she went straight to Fengdu and brought Jialan out.
In the earlier timeline, the two of them had often stayed together. Back then, the team members had simply thought they were close.
Perhaps long before anyone noticed,
Jiang Er and Jialan had already developed feelings for each other.
Lin Qiye looked shocked. Wait, two people of the same sex could actually be together?
This was far beyond the scope of his knowledge.
Cao Yuan suddenly had an idea.
“By the way, these two girls look pretty strong. She killed the ant queen with a single arrow.”
“How about we recruit them into the team?”
After pondering for a moment, Lin Qiye nodded slowly.
“That’s a good idea. But it depends on what the people involved think.”
He looked up at Jiang Er and Jialan.
Jialan looked at Jiang Er somewhat helplessly and spoke softly, “I’ll listen to you. I’ll follow you.”
Jiang Er thought it over seriously.
In the previous timeline, she and Jialan had joined the team.
For some reason, a few days ago, she had suddenly recovered her memories from the earlier timeline.
So she immediately went to find Jialan.
This timeline was unfolding differently from before.
The members of her team had not died at the hands of the evil Ancient God Church.
Perhaps this might be the final timeline.
She wanted to try making a different choice.
Jiang Er tightly held Jialan’s hand.
“Thank you for the invitation. But I’d rather travel across Daxia with the person I love.”
“I want to take her to experience the local customs and delicious foods from all over Daxia.”
“I want to take her to see the beautiful scenery of this world and all kinds of interesting things.”
Jiang Er had a hunch that many of these changes were inseparable from An Qingyu.
She believed that with Lin Qiye and the others, dealing with a few Mysteries would not be a problem.
Jiang Er looked at Jialan with a trace of heartache and tenderness.
A girl so full of youthful vitality had stayed inside a coffin for such a long time, she must have suffered greatly.
Jiang Er admitted that she had selfish motives.
But so what? Her Jialan deserved the very best things in the world.
Cao Yuan sighed with some regret.
“Alright then. I thought we could recruit two pretty girls to feast our eyes on.”
The team was made up entirely of men; he was honestly starting to suffer from aesthetic fatigue.
Jiang Er smiled faintly.
“We’ll meet again in the future.”
“The next time we meet, it should be at Jialan and my wedding. I’ll send you invitations when the time comes.”
Jialan looked at Jiang Er in surprise, but soon lowered her head shyly, not daring to meet her eyes.
Jiang Er cupped her face, making her lift her head.
“What are you being shy about? I’m only stating the facts.”
In the previous timeline, Jialan had already planned to marry her.
Holding Jialan’s hand, Jiang Er walked away, chatting leisurely as they strolled.
“Hmm… let’s look at the map first. Wherever you want to go, we’ll book tickets.”
Lin Qiye was still somewhat stunned. Weren’t they both girls?
Noticing the shock on Lin Qiye’s face, An Qingyu found it a little amusing.
“Qiye, are you surprised that two girls are actually together?”
Lin Qiye nodded. After a pause, he continued,
“This is really the first time I’ve seen something like this.”
In the first half of his life, he had only ever seen relationships between a man and a woman.
An Qingyu’s expression remained unchanged.
“Qiye, let me give you a bit of science. Love between two girls is called ‘lesbian.'”
“And love between two boys is usually called ‘gay.'”
His tone stayed even, as though he were simply explaining something ordinary.
“For example, if the two of us were together, in other people’s eyes, that would be considered gay.”
Lin Qiye was startled for a moment, then quickly calmed down.
“Mm… that’s a good example. I understand now.”
Realizing something was off, Cao Yuan hurried over to interrupt their conversation.
“Qiye, the ant queen is dead. Our mission can be considered complete. It’s time to head back.”
He couldn’t let Qiye keep chatting with An Qingyu any longer.
Cao Yuan was worried Lin Qiye might get “turned.”
Lin Qiye snapped back to his senses.
“Since the matter of the ant queen is settled, we…”
He glanced at the darkening sky.
“Let’s set up tents here and rest for the night. We’ll leave tomorrow morning after daybreak.”
Baili Pangpang pulled out his all-containing treasure, the Free Space.
“I’ll handle the tents and stuff. I only bought ten super deluxe tents, but that’s just enough for one per person.”
An Qingyu spoke up to remind them,
“Qiye and I can share one tent.”
Lin Qiye said awkwardly,
“Ah… right. Qingyu gets cold easily. I’ll help warm up his bedding.”
Cao Yuan quickly interjected,
“How about I share a tent with An Qingyu instead? I can warm up his bedding too.”
Without surprise, Cao Yuan saw unmistakable disgust in An Qingyu’s eyes.
Cao Yuan: …
He even felt like he was making a sacrifice.
To safeguard Qiye’s chastity, he was willing to sacrifice himself and share a tent with An Qingyu.
That was brave, alright?
Hearing Cao Yuan’s suggestion, a faint, almost imperceptible trace of disappointment flashed through Lin Qiye’s heart.
For some reason, he didn’t want An Qingyu staying in the same tent as anyone else.
An Qingyu put on a polite smile.
“Thank you for the kind offer, Cao Yuan, but I still prefer chatting with Qiye at night.”
Cao Yuan wanted to argue a bit more. He couldn’t let this scheming An Qingyu stay alone with Qiye.
Two grown men alone together, who knew what might happen?
“I can chat too. Is there something you can’t talk to me about?” Cao Yuan shot back.
An Qingyu refused to budge.
“Do you know anything about doctoral-level biological research?”
He asked sincerely, as if it were an ordinary question.
As someone academically hopeless, Cao Yuan was instantly rendered speechless.
This An Qingyu was definitely mocking him!