Enemies?

"Are you sure you believe me if I say she's my enemy?"

Faced with the question, Chen Tian first froze for a moment, then answered seriously.

"I believe you. I trust you." Mo Shang narrowed his eyes and patted Chen Tian's shoulder with a beaming smile.

Though he said he believed him, Mo Shang's expression didn't look the least bit convinced. Instead, it seemed to say, "I know what's going on."

Chen Tian's mouth twitched. "I don't think you believe me..."

"Xiao Chen, don't take this the wrong way, but you can't let a pretty girl like that down." The late-night snack stall owner patted Chen Tian's shoulder too, speaking earnestly.

"Uncle Li, weren't you drunk?"

Chen Tian looked at the stall owner, a bewildered expression crossing his face.

"Oh, I'd forgotten about that..."

At Chen Tian's reminder, the stall owner finally remembered that he was already drunk. He slumped back onto the table and promptly fell fast asleep again.

Chen Tian: ...

Mo Shang: ...

"Master, this girl's traits are pretty interesting."

Just then, the system—which had been lying low in Mo Shang's mind—suddenly spoke up.

As the system's voice fell, a string of traits belonging to the woman suddenly appeared before Mo Shang's eyes.

[Golden Fortune Trait: Seeker]

[Introduction: She traverses countless worlds, all to find you...]

[Golden Trait: Study Master]

[Introduction: She's a study master who learns anything quickly...]

[Purple Trait: Single-Minded]

[Introduction: She's a determined person, with perseverance and resolve. To achieve her goal, she can sacrifice everything...]

[Green Trait: Contrast]

[Introduction: She's a person with a very contrasting nature...]

Staring at the Golden Fortune Trait before him, Mo Shang fell silent.

He couldn't understand how he could run into two people with Fortune Traits in a minor world—and not just Purple-Gold, but Golden!

Comparisons were odious. He was a transmigrator, for crying out loud, yet he only had a White Fortune Entry. It wasn't even Green!

"Master, there's obviously something going on between those two!" Seeing that Mo Shang had been quiet for a long while, the system spoke again.

"Isn't that obvious?" Mo Shang replied in his mind.

Homecomer and Seeker—those two traits were clearly connected. If the two weren't a couple, he'd eat the table right then and there!

"What am I supposed to do..."

Chen Tian looked down at the woman in his arms, unable to help feeling troubled.

He hadn't been lying earlier. She really was his enemy.

Before he returned to his homeland, he had been a Demon Venerable in another world, while the woman had been a Righteous Fairy.

Good and evil could never coexist, and things had gone exactly as one might expect. Every time they met, they were either fighting or on their way to fight...

Even though she was his enemy, Chen Tian couldn't just leave her here.

She had only just arrived on Blue Star, and she had lost all her cultivation. On top of that, she was so beautiful. If he left her here, who knew what might happen...

"Forget it. I'll take her back with me for now..."

After wrestling with the decision, Chen Tian finally decided to take her home.

Having made up his mind, Chen Tian looked up at Mo Shang and said, "Old Mo, let's get together another day. I have to head back first..."

"Sure, let's go." Mo Shang nodded, his expression full of meaning.

"All right, I'll get going..." Chen Tian didn't hesitate. He nodded, then carried the woman off.

But after only a few steps, he stopped and looked back at Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu, who were following behind him...

Zhang San and Li Si hadn't followed them. They had gone to find Zhou Yi instead; after all, their assignment was to protect him.

"Why are you two following me?" Chen Tian asked helplessly.

"Are we? We just happen to be going the same way..." Mo Shang looked up at the sky, pretending to be terribly busy.

It was proof that when people felt awkward, they really did pretend to be busy...

"You don't even live in the same neighborhood as me. What do you mean, 'the same way'? It feels like you just want to watch the show..." Chen Tian's mouth twitched.

In the end, Chen Tian said nothing more and let Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu follow along...

Not long after Mo Shang and the others had left, Zhou Yi finally made it back to the late-night snack stall after more than an hour on the road.

But when he saw that Mo Shang and the others had already vanished without a trace, he was once again crushed.

"Seriously? I haven't even had a bite, and the whole thing's already over!?"

With Chen Tian leading the way, Mo Shang and the others arrived in front of a villa.

"This is your house?"

Looking at the luxurious villa before him, Mo Shang finally understood why Chen Tian had returned from another world.

"Welcome home, young master."

Before Chen Tian could say anything, the villa's front door swung open. An elderly man dressed in a black tailcoat came out.

The old man soon noticed the woman in Chen Tian's arms, and his eyes lit up. "Young master, who might this be?"

"She's a friend. Don't read too much into it..."

Chen Tian gave a helpless smile. He no longer had the energy to explain. Then he looked at Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu and said, "Come on in. Make yourselves at home..."

Mo Shang and the others didn't stand on ceremony. They followed Chen Tian into the villa.

Uncle Zhang wasn't the only one inside. A middle-aged couple was sitting on the living room sofa. They were obviously Chen Tian's parents.

"Xiao Tian, you're back..."

When she saw Chen Tian, Chen Tian's Mother, who had been lying on the sofa watching TV, immediately smiled. When she saw the girl in his arms, her eyes lit up even more.

"Is she your girlfriend?"

Chen Tian explained, "No, she's just a friend..."

She didn't even count as an ordinary friend. She was his sworn enemy...

"I get it. Mom gets it. Young people get embarrassed, it's only natural. Don't worry, I won't object to you dating..." Chen Tian's Mother clearly didn't believe him.

"Don't you dare let her down, or I'll skin you alive," Chen Tian's Father warned from the side.

"I'll take her upstairs to rest. Mom, Dad, please keep my two friends company..."

Chen Tian's mouth twitched. He didn't bother explaining and headed upstairs.

"Oh, it's rare for him to bring so many friends home. Come, come, handsome young man, pretty young lady, don't be shy. Sit down, sit down..."

"Uncle Zhang, bring out some fruit and snacks..."

Chen Tian's Mother was very warm and welcoming as she invited Mo Shang and the others to sit. Chen Tian's Father also gave the two of them a kind smile.

"All right."

Uncle Zhang answered and went into the kitchen. Before long, he came back with fruit and snacks, filling the entire coffee table.

Mo Shang didn't hesitate. He pulled Jiang Shuyu down beside him...

"By the way, you're Xiao Tian's friends. Was that girl just now his girlfriend?" After warmly welcoming them, Chen Tian's Mother suddenly remembered something and quietly asked them.

"Auntie, what do you think?" Mo Shang replied with a faint smile.