"If I'm not unworthy of this era, then this era is unworthy of me."
Ai Li visibly froze at those somewhat arrogant words.
"What did you say?"
"Heh, nothing. I was just bullshitting. Young people never know their limits when they mutter to themselves. Just like me right now."
Xu Le chuckled sheepishly and offered a very strained explanation.
But Ai Li's brows instantly knitted together. She looked at the stone tablet Xu Le had just touched and suddenly asked:
"What you just said... was that the writing on the tablet? No, wait here. I need to report this."
Ai Li headed straight outside, and Xu Le immediately panicked. He hadn't even sorted out his own thoughts yet.
By this point, his purpose was no longer as simple as deciphering inscriptions for money.
"Hey, hey, hey! Wait, wait, hold on!"
Seeing how vehemently Xu Le tried to stop her, Ai Li's gaze gradually sharpened.
"What exactly did you discover?"
Ai Li's attitude left Xu Le feeling rather helpless. Were these women all this perceptive? They could detect even such a tiny change in his attitude?
"I really haven't deciphered it. I was just spouting nonsense. Who knew you'd take it seriously? If you go out and report it, I'll really embarrass myself. I only just got here. Even if I wanted to decipher it, it wouldn't happen that fast. You just said you would trust me. We rise and fall together. Screwing me over means screwing yourself over, doesn't it?"
Xu Le's strange behavior once again aroused Ai Li's suspicions.
Could Xu Le be a technical spy sent by the Red Moon Holy Temple?
Someone capable of single-handedly deciphering ancient Guyinduo ruins and taking all the information back intact?
If he simply wanted money, or wanted to conduct research here,