"Hey, Smiley, when exactly are Phone Bro and the others coming to meet us?"
Lu Ziye impatiently poked the mud on the ground with the broken stick in his hand.
As he complained, he tugged idly at the robe he was wearing, which reeked of blood:
"You don't think that guy went overboard with his bullshit, got caught showing off by the High Priest at the Main Base, and was dragged off to feed the dogs, do you?"
"Good things come to those who wait, Road God."
[God Never Laughs] leaned against a large tree with a foxtail grass stem between his lips, looking rather bored.
Compared to Lu Ziye's impatience, he seemed much calmer. His eyes even held a hint of excitement at the prospect of becoming a villain executive:
"It's only just noon. Don't rush!"
"With Phone Bro's brainwashing skills, those Cultists should count themselves blessed if he doesn't completely take them for a ride."
"Let's wait a little longer. He's definitely cooking up something big."
While the two crouched in the grass, chatting on and off, something finally happened.
A jumble of footsteps came from the woods ahead.
Lu Ziye and [God Never Laughs] looked up to see two figures in dark red robes strolling out at a leisurely pace.
"Good afternoon, you two legends!"
Rubbing the corner of his eye, Lin Shen waved familiarly at the two in the grass:
"For once, I wasn't in the Cultists' Camp today, so I didn't have to get up at the crack of dawn to listen to those old codgers hold their morning meeting. I had a lovely lie-in in real life, then grabbed some braised chicken and rice."
"Sorry for the wait, you two!"
Beside him, [You've Cried Already] looked just as relaxed and sleepy-eyed.
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