Ge Xiaolun was showing concern for her.
The ripples that had stirred in Qiangwei's heart instantly vanished, replaced by the revulsion one might feel at seeing a fly.
Over the past few days,
Lena had learned a little from the angels about how to use the Galaxy Power gene inside Ge Xiaolun.
He'd even activated a pair of wings.
But to use those wings, Ge Xiaolun apparently had to experience the beauty of love.
Yet this loser had liked her from the very beginning.
Even after joining Xiong Bing Lian and becoming a God of War protecting Earth,
he'd done it solely to pursue her.
She just couldn't bring herself to like someone like that.
"I'm fine."
Hearing Qiangwei's cool reply,
Ge Xiaolun smiled.
He was secretly delighted.
That was the first thing Qiangwei had said to him all day.
Di Lena: "All right, all right. Xiaolun, quit fussing over your Qiangwei.
In a moment, you, me, and Goku will take the front line.
Cheng Yaowen, Liu Chuang, and Zhao Xin will be in the second wave.
Mengmeng and Qi Lin will take the third.
Ye Yang's strength is hidden beneath the surface,
and that crocodile with him is strong too.
According to Angel Yan, he's a life-form created by some great god,
and his strength is on par with Goku's.
They're both at the peak of the Third Generation Beast Body."
Lena casually began assigning everyone their positions.
They were getting ready to approach the Farmhouse Courtyard.
Ge Xiaolun looked at Qiangwei in a bit of a panic, his face turning shy as he hurriedly explained:
"What do you mean, my Qiangwei? I—I—Qiangwei, don't take it to heart. Lena's just joking."
His bashful appearance
immediately drew teasing from Zhao Xin and the others.
But Qiangwei remained cold-faced.
She didn't care in the slightest about the others' teasing.
Seeing this, Lena could only sigh helplessly. Playing matchmaker really wasn't easy.
Then,
they reached the courtyard gate.
Ye Yang, lying on the lounge chair inside, set down his phone.
He'd already spotted the group through gaps in the withered-wood fence.
He recognized the confident, beautiful woman at their head.
Liang Bing really called it. Super Seminary actually sent people over.
Ye Yang thought to himself.
He shifted into a more comfortable position on the lounge chair,
turning his back to the gate.
Then he went back to scrolling on his phone.
Knock, knock, knock.
The sound of knocking came from the gate.
Right after,
Lena's confident, dignified voice rang out:
"Ye Yang, we're Xiong Bing Lian from Super Seminary. We're here to pay you a visit."
"Stop pretending to sleep. I can see you lying in the courtyard, playing on your phone."
Ye Yang ignored her.
He acted as though he hadn't heard a thing.
Inside the courtyard, Suo Dun heard someone outside asking for his big brother.
He immediately stopped clearing away the dishes.
Like a dutiful househusband, he wiped his hands on the apron at his waist and leaned over to ask Ye Yang:
"Bro, someone's calling for you."
"Should I open the gate?"
"Like hell you should." Ye Yang replied calmly as he scrolled on his phone.
But everyone from Xiong Bing Lian outside had activated their Shenhe Genes, greatly enhancing all their senses.
Ye Yang's quiet remark
reached every person outside loud and clear.
At once,
Liu Chuang, in the second wave, couldn't hold back any longer.
He went over to the withered-wood fence beside the gate.
His tall, broad frame stood a full two heads higher than the fence, which was about five feet tall.
Looking at Ye Yang lounging lazily in the courtyard,
he called out in his rough voice:
"A real man ought to defend his homeland! Earth is facing an alien invasion. Don't you want to fight back and protect your family and friends?!"
After Liu Chuang finished,
his eyes instinctively flicked toward Monkey Brother beside him.
Sun Wukong nodded expressionlessly.
He seemed to agree with Liu Chuang's words.
That only fired Liu Chuang up more.
He immediately called into the courtyard again:
"The only reason you can lie around at home and sleep soundly is that countless soldiers, many younger than you, are carrying the burden and defending their homeland. Aren't you ashamed?"
"Think about it. If aliens invade Earth and enslave your fellow countrymen, will you regret doing nothing today?"
Liu Chuang's speech
made everyone on the team look at him in a new light.
They hadn't expected that after Monkey Brother had beaten Liu Chuang into submission,
his sense of duty would have grown so much.
Meanwhile, inside the courtyard,
Ye Yang heard those words and turned around, still lounging lazily in his chair.
He looked at Liu Chuang beyond the fence.
Then said calmly:
"Is working crazy overtime for more than ten hours every day, with no weekends off, really the life everyone hopes for?"
"Houses that cost a fortune, bride prices that cost a fortune, people who mock the poor but not the immoral, petty officials abusing their power to make life difficult for ordinary people—is a sick society like this worth protecting?"
"Honestly, I'd rather be enslaved by aliens."
"So don't come here trying to guilt-trip me."
After Ye Yang finished,
he rose lazily from the lounge chair.
He was about to turn and go back inside, tired of looking at them.
After all, this was your Earth.
How you chose to protect it was your business.
What did it have to do with a transmigrator like me?
Outside the gate,
Liu Chuang was left speechless.
He came from the bottom rung of society,
so Ye Yang's words struck a deep chord with him.
On the team,
Rui Mengmeng was also shaken by what Ye Yang said.
She'd worked her way through school, yet met obstacles at every turn, faced discrimination, and been made to work endless overtime.
She often broke down emotionally, and now all she wanted was to make money.
Did she really want to protect a society as sick as this?
Everyone was stunned.
For a moment, nobody knew what to say.
Suddenly,
Sun Wukong, filled with wisdom and Buddhist teachings, spoke up:
"This society is indeed sick, but throughout human history, there's still been plenty of beauty. Among all beings in the Six Paths, there are a thousand lamps, ten thousand lights; every person carries a lamp in their heart. You aren't a lamp, so how can you know the joy of being one?"
Wukong, clad in Dark Alloy Armor, slowly rose into the air.
He looked down at the courtyard.
"As a living being of this world, you draw on its nourishment with every breath. Why not do your part to protect it?"
Below, in the courtyard,
Ye Yang stopped in his tracks.
He raised his head to look at Sun Wukong.
With a hint of curiosity, he said:
"A monkey that can talk and fly? You're even recruiting monkeys to fight the aliens now?"
Liu Chuang, outside the fence, heard Ye Yang's remark.
He was furious at once.
"Hey, watch your mouth! That's Monkey Brother! Have you even seen Journey to the West? He's the Victorious Fighting Buddha!"
"Heh. The Victorious Fighting Buddha, too? This is ridiculous."
Ye Yang laughed.
Just how many things in this world he'd transmigrated into did he still not know about?
Not only were there all kinds of aliens,
but even mythical figures from Journey to the West had appeared on Earth.
Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous.
"Leave. I have no interest in protecting Earth. Suo Dun, show them out."
After saying that, Ye Yang turned and headed inside again.
That dismissive attitude
made Goku furrow his brow in the air.
Below, outside the fence,
Liu Chuang swung his giant axe and smashed through a large section of the withered-wood fence.
He rushed into the courtyard and shouted:
"Cao, I can't take it anymore, Monkey Brother!
He's way too full of himself.
Let me teach him a lesson.
Some people won't respect you unless you fight them.
Ye Yang, I heard you're pretty damn strong.
Good thing I've been through special training lately, too.
If you lose, you're coming back with us without another word!"
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