Watching the two of them sit down and slurp away as if they were back home, Bai Yaoyao felt she probably would never see the composed, wise Meng Qilin or the ice-cold Xie Shannan of her previous life in this one.
Only after finishing a large Chinese chive bun did Meng Qilin look up and say, "We worked all night. We're starving, Sister Yao. I won't waste words. Just two: fucking awesome!"
Xie Shannan also put down his fried dough stick and gave her an emphatic thumbs-up!
Bai Yaoyao chuckled without saying anything.
"We were going to come tonight, but then we thought about it. The Murong Family is practically finished.
"Even if the authorities release the remaining people who weren't involved in the human experimentation, the Murong Family's strength will still be badly diminished. They won't amount to much.
"That leaves just the Lu Family, and you're already up against them. We have the same enemy, so why should we keep hiding our connection?"
Xie Shannan simply ate without speaking, while Meng Qilin explained between bites.
Everyone agreed that made sense. Monkey asked in confusion, "If the Murong Family fell, what were you two so busy with?"
"Several key positions among the authorities opened up. Naturally, we were busy filling them with our own people.
"From now on, the five great families will be four. The Murong Family is done for."
"No, they're not," Bai Yaoyao said with a smile.
"How could they not be? Murong Xixi is the only one left in their direct line. She's only just appeared, and she doesn't seem like...
"Murong Xixi is one of yours?!"
Halfway through speaking, Meng Qilin suddenly understood. One look at Bai Yaoyao's expression told him he had guessed right!
"Holy shit! Brilliant! Now Dark Night has both strength