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In an instant, Wang Lici's expression became a complicated mix of emotions.
On one hand, she was delighted that Fourth Uncle had come to the Immortal Realm to find her. It made her feel incomparably secure, as though she had once again gained a mighty backer from this day onward and no longer had to struggle alone in such "miserable" fashion.
Yet on the other hand, all those memories of Fourth Uncle's Great Devil King side were awakened in her mind, making her scalp tingle as a heavy sense of foreboding rose in her heart.
"Wait... could it be..." Qingli Goddess reacted at once as well. The look she gave Wang Lici immediately turned strange, with a faint trace of excitement. "Sister Lici, I remember you mentioned before that the Fourth Uncle you respected most was called Wang Shouzhe. Could it really be... such a coincidence? Perhaps they merely share the same name?"
"This... probably isn't a coincidence of identical names." Wang Lici spoke with a helpless expression.
She only looked somewhat adorably naive, but she was not stupid. So long as it did not involve excessively abstruse mathematical or physical knowledge, she had always reacted quickly.
Perhaps there were many people named "Wang Shouzhe" in the Immortal Realm, but one who could develop high-quality grain varieties while secretly advising Xinglan Goddess could only be her Fourth Uncle, who was especially adept at stirring up trouble!
"That's wonderful!" Qingli Goddess's eyes lit up. "I've heard you repeatedly mention how remarkable your Fourth Uncle is, and I've long wanted to meet him. I never expected to see him so soon."
Wang Lici, however, looked nothing like she was anticipating it. Instead, she seemed uneasy and hesitant, as though she wanted to speak but stopped herself.
It was precisely at