Celebration Banquet

Night had fallen.

Lin Yue and Chen Xi were hiding in a dark alley, whispering to each other.

"Got it?" The blonde girl was cautious, as if trading some secret item.

"Think I'd lose it?" Chen Xi pulled out the Rain Lord's brilliant golden tiger eyes.

Because of the Rain Lord's death, the pupils, once the size of watermelons, had shrunk to the size of lychees.

Chen Xi suddenly felt like teasing Lin Yue, holding up the pupils: "Want a bite?"

Hearing this, Lin Yue's heart warmed.

Even though the memories from the last cycle were gone, Chen Xi was still this gentle...

"I have the Shadow Dweller, and I'm not planning to take on a second Legend for now. You should have it."

The moment she finished speaking, Chen Xi immediately brought the thing to her mouth.

"Wait!" Lin Yue panicked and called out to stop her, but slipped, stumbling and falling onto Chen Xi's chest.

"Didn't I tell you not to eat it in a hurry?" Lin Yue's voice was muffled in the fabric.

In five days, Tianhai City would be hit by a Category 12 super typhoon. By then, Chen Xi, wielding the Rain Lord, reaching the Second Tier Realm in combat power wasn't just wishful thinking.

She hurriedly looked up, only to find Chen Xi grinning mischievously at her, the hand holding the pupils frozen mid-air.

"You!" The girl finally realized Chen Xi was just messing with her.

"I'm ignoring you!!!" Like a child, Lin Yue, fuming, turned and stomped quickly out of the alley.

Chen Xi laughed and chased after her: "Just a joke, don't be so mad."

"I'll treat you to hotpot, how about that? I haven't even gotten a bite of that celebration feast you mentioned."

"Back to that hotpot place?" At the mention of hotpot, Lin Yue's anger instantly faded.

Amused by Lin Yue's wild idea, Chen Xi shook her head: "No way, of course we're going somewhere else."

"Even though the battle in the domain had no effect on the outside world, the people who died were real."

"Most of the survivors are undergoing psychological treatment from the Countermeasure Bureau, having their cognition of Legends erased."

Sometimes, knowing more is actually a bad thing.

Although the Rain Lord's Inner Domain was less than five hundred meters across, its Outer Domain was estimated to span several kilometers.

Once someone became aware of the concept of a Legend, even being within the Outer Domain's range would guarantee being pulled into the domain.

Lin Yue scratched her head awkwardly: "True."

With so many people just dead, going to the scene to eat hotpot was indeed a bit too much of a dark joke.

Chen Xi fiddled with her phone, then spoke after a moment: "Let's go to this one."

She held the screen out to Lin Yue.

"Summer Blaze Hotpot Restaurant? I think I've heard of it online. Is it good? Or is it just good marketing?"

Qiu Ye stood at the entrance, her tall figure and beautiful face drawing frequent glances from passersby.

But because of her attire and aura, most of the looks came from women.

In front of her, the blue-haired loli waved her hand: "Captain, don't worry. Last time I treated Uncle Guo Wei to a meal here for nearly a thousand, and I almost couldn't stop eating."

The group looked at He Guowei, who nodded honestly.

Chen Shuo, expressionless, immediately called her out: "Uncle Guo Wei treated you, didn't he? And you definitely ate more than him."

The negative effect of Luo Li's Legend caused her to binge eat, needing to consume the equivalent of five normal adult men's portions at every meal to feel full.

Of course, in her own view, this was practically a blessing.

After all, she could eat whatever she wanted without her figure changing.

"Ah, what's the difference in who treats for such a small thing..."

"Too bad Miss Zhu Li didn't come." Luo Li muttered, then suddenly raised her voice: "So pretty, you guys, look."

"You're always making a fuss. Yesterday you even said a toad on the roadside was cute." Lu Shaoqi adjusted her glasses and looked in her direction.

In the night, that shimmering golden wavy hair instantly stole her entire attention.

The girl was gentle as jade, her blue-and-white skirt swaying in the wind, enhancing her ethereal aura.

Even the ink-black-haired girl beside her was the same—just one glance calmed the mind considerably.

Lu Shaoqi, who had been about to mock Luo Li's taste, fell silent for a moment, then sighed: "Indeed... very beautiful."

Hearing the usually composed Lu Shaoqi give such praise, everyone curiously looked toward Lin Yue and Chen Xi's spot.

"Don't stare at them; it's rude."

Qiu Ye reminded them, and the group belatedly averted their eyes.

On the other side, Lin Yue, who appeared calm on the surface, was already screaming inside.

"Why are they all staring at us? Should we leave?" she whispered, her voice low enough for only the two of them to hear.

"My bad, I forgot to turn off the Succubus Aura."

Even though she was an Aberrant, she still had basic abilities.

She'd never run into this situation before, so she hadn't thought much of it.

Luckily, the aura obeyed her like an extension of herself. With a flicker of thought, Chen Xi withdrew it.

"Let's go in." Ignoring the few people from the Countermeasure Bureau, Chen Xi patted the Pupil of Rain Lord tucked in her pocket and walked into the hotpot restaurant with calm composure.

"If we turn and leave now, it'll only pique their curiosity. So, just go with the flow."

The restaurant was bustling, with only two nearby tables left vacant.

Thus, the scenario Lin Yue dreaded most unfolded—the two of them sat by the window, while the five from the Countermeasure Bureau took the seats to their left.

She was already starting to imagine the awkward scene of Chen Xi accidentally pulling out the pupil and dropping it on the floor.

The blonde girl blinked her right eye, occasionally glancing at the pocket where Chen Xi kept the eye.

Sitting across from her, Chen Xi could tell exactly what she was worried about. She said helplessly, "Are you overthinking this? Do you really think I'm that dumb?"

They ordered a few dishes at random. Since they couldn't discuss their plans, Lin Yue decided to pry into Chen Xi's daily life instead.

Taking a bite of a steaming hot beef slice, the blonde girl launched her offensive: "Chen Xi, do you live alone? What about your parents?"

Chen Xi swirled a meatball in the pot and only gave her one sentence in reply: "Same as you."

Hearing that, Lin Yue immediately quieted down.

Their appetites took over, and the two stopped talking, silently digging into the hotpot.

"They're suspicious."

At the table to the left, Chen Shuo was sizing up Chen Xi without making it obvious.

He lowered his voice, and the others played along with small talk to cover his intelligence-gathering.

"Mainly the black-haired girl. Kas told me he sensed killing intent from her."

Kas was the spirit of his Tang Blade.

"Killing intent?!" Lu Shaoqi's face turned grim. "For Kas to clearly sense it..."

Qiu Ye glanced at the two of them.

"That means she's killed at least ten people."