"I'm curious."
Aboard the flying Bugatti Veyron, Ye Fan gripped the handle tightly and turned to Jinian, who was focused on driving. "Was that detonator of yours real or fake?"
"Of course it was fake." Jinian glanced at him. "After we blew up the temple last time, City of the Sun increased its defenses around the Human Circle severalfold. It would've been very difficult for us to infiltrate again... let alone plant that much explosives inside.
"The last operation took us a full half year. This time, we only had two days. How could we possibly have pulled that off?"
"So you tricked them." Ye Fan nodded. "Driving off those gods without spilling a drop of blood. Not bad."
"All's fair in war."
"Now that you're back, are you leaving again?"
Jinian's expression stiffened. She turned and gave Ye Fan a suspicious look.
"What is it?" Ye Fan asked, puzzled.
"Don't use that kind of tone with me. It's too easy to misunderstand." Jinian gripped the steering wheel and spoke faintly. "The way you sound right now is exactly like the brooding male lead in some trashy romance film..."
"..."
"Forget about me. I'm not going to date an old man like you," Jinian added after thinking for a moment.
"...Will you shut up already?!"
Ye Fan was so angry he could barely contain himself. If Jinian hadn't been holding the wheel, he would have wanted to draw his blade on the spot.
"Of course I'm leaving." Jinian continued the previous topic. "There's still a lot to do overseas. The Shang Xie Association's newly promoted envoys need to be assessed, exploration of the Cthulhu Mythos ruins has only just begun, and we need to plan the next terrorist attack against another divine kingdom..."
"The next terrorist attack?" Ye Fan raised