The atmosphere of internal memes within the iron melt has completely disappeared—without a carrier, naturally no fragment of memory could be preserved.

"You acted way too fast, didn't you?" Sun Hang glanced at the iron melt on the ground that had already begun to solidify, unable to resist the urge to make a sarcastic remark.

"Obviously, you finished faster on your side..." Wang Xiyi rolled her eyes at Sun Hang, "You trying to show off with me or what?"

"No... What I mean is, I was planning to absorb it..." Sun Hang shook his head helplessly, "Mr. Wang, this is a serious waste of food, you know."

"Alright then... Next time we encounter a supernatural entity, I'll definitely leave it some breath of life and bring it to you... Do you prefer it steamed or braised?" Wang Xiyi fluttered her wings lightly and landed next to Sun Hang.

"I like fried." Sun Hang replied.

"That's somewhat unhealthy." Wang Xiyi laughed again, "But I just love the unhealthy stuff."

"I've noticed you seem to like laughing a lot more nowadays." Sun Hang said.

"Wasn't I one to laugh before?"

"Your laughter used to seem kind of forced, not the genuine kind that comes from the heart." evaluated Sun Hang.

"You're the one with the forced laughter!" Wang Xiyi punched towards Sun Hang, but just as her fist was about to touch him, she suddenly restrained her strength and gently tapped his shoulder instead.

"Your laughter back then gave me a feeling," Sun Hang said, "like someone with little time left, that kind of smile filled with a sense of helplessness and pallor before death."

"How come I never felt that myself?" Wang Xiyi grinned widely, "Sometimes when you suddenly get all poetic, I find it kind of hard to get used to."

"At that time, you seemed indifferent to everything, including your own life or death... When there was a task from above, you'd go and execute it; when there wasn't, you'd stay home watching cartoons and tokusatsu shows, using alcohol to numb yourself." Sun Hang said, "It didn't feel like you were living, more like you were waiting for death to come in boredom."

"Life itself is just a process of waiting for death to arrive." Wang Xiyi shrugged, "Besides, when did I ever get drunk?"

"Don't you often end up passed out disheveled on my sofa, lying in all sorts of positions?" Sun Hang shot her a look, "Your face as red as a monkey's behind."

"Bullshit!" Wang Xiyi swore, "I was testing you, to see if you'd try anything sneaky while I pretended to be drunk... Yet you were as harmless as ever, such a bore... At that time, I really wondered if you were... incapable in that area."

"Do you still wonder now?" Sun Hang chuckled, "Say, if I really did try something back then, what would you have done?"

Sun Hang recalled Yang Qi mentioning that earlier in Tianfu City, a newly recruited Hunter had boldly asked the institute to find him a young pretty girl to live with, only to have Wang Xiyi break three of his ribs... If he dared have any dubious thoughts while Wang Xiyi faked drunkenness, the broken count might've far exceeded three ribs...

"Depends on the mood then... If I was in a good mood, maybe I'd play along, no real loss for me... But if the mood was bad, you'd likely be doomed," Wang Xiyi reminisced.

"I knew you were pretending." Sun Hang said, "That little bit of alcohol content, how could it knock out a she-dragon..."

"Thank goodness I'm off the meds now, otherwise if you dared call me that with my previous temper, I would've really pounded you into the ground." Wang Xiyi threatened, shaking her fist in front of Sun Hang.

"Let's go back now." Sun Hang gestured, "Don't let Mr. Yang and the others worry."

"Can't we search nearby for any hidden supernatural entities?" Wang Xiyi turned her gaze elsewhere, speaking somewhat guiltily.

Clearly, she was reluctant about Sun Hang's suggestion.

This guy, why is he so clueless sometimes? Wang Xiyi thought gloomily... Finally, a chance for the two of them to be alone, and he was so eager to reunite with the others?

In those dramas and novels, aren't the periods right after a relationship is established the most inseparable?

No way... Could he be this bored so quickly?

Maybe he'll head straight off to find that girl named Zhong Ling tonight?

Her figure shouldn't be better than mine, right?

Wait, she's younger than me... And that type of girl, isn't there some name for it, "three no's"? I've heard some guys are really into that.

Dammit, this scumbag...

No, I'm so pissed... Gotta figure out a way to beat him up a bit to vent...

But I seem to not be able to beat him... And I kind of can't bear to hit him either...

While Wang Xiyi was lost in random thoughts, Sun Hang had already grabbed her hand, directly leading her back.

"Eh..." Wang Xiyi was startled, instinctively wanting to shake free, but then it struck her... Wait a sec, what's there to shake free for, I've already given myself to him, holding hands is nothing big...

It's not like Hunters are forbidden from dating, I can just report it to the institute...

Besides, Yang Lian already saw us this morning, this relationship was bound to be made public eventually...

Wang Xiyi walked hand in hand with Sun Hang back to the group.

"What's going on with you guys?" Yang Qi curiously adjusted her protective goggles, her expression quite odd.

Yang Lian and Ye Xuan maintained relatively normal expressions, Candle Dragon smiled silently... As for Zhong Ling, she kept her head bowed, her neat bangs drooping, hiding her whole face in shadow, making it hard for Sun Hang to discern her current expression.

"What's going on?" Sun Hang naturally let go of Wang Xiyi's hand, walked over and patted Yang Qi's shoulder.

"I'm asking you guys... you two?"

"We two just dealt with the supernatural entity blocking the way ahead." Sun Hang continued, "Two suits of armor worn by the dead which somehow turned into object-type supernatural entities... But not very strong, the whole battle lasted only a few seconds."

"Armor? Object-type supernatural entities?" Gotta admit Yang Qi truly is a workaholic, Sun Hang slightly shifted the topic and her attention was entirely drawn, "Are there any remnants left?"

"Yeah." Sun Hang handed over a specimen bag filled with broken rusty armor pieces.

"These armor pieces..." Yang Qi examined the items through the transparent specimen bag, "Rectangular iron leafed armor, linked by animal tendons, straps or thin hemp ropes, with holes located at the edge of the armor pieces, the ropes forming a cross shape... This seems to be Han Dynasty style, right? Is this site really that ancient?"

"Didn't expect Mr. Yang to have such deep knowledge about armor?" Sun Hang voiced his surprise.

"My undergraduate thesis topic was about armor and weapon-type supernatural devices... Though due to adjustments I couldn't go to Dubhe Tower's subordinate research institute one, I did study a lot about this stuff." Yang Qi explained, "But the previously found infected skeleton dated back only a hundred and forty years." Wang Xiyi curiously asked, "If this armor is Han Dynasty... then wouldn't these be artifacts on these two guards? Or were these two suits of armor already supernatural entities before they wore them?"

"What about the corpses of those two guards?" Yang Qi asked.

Sun Hang and Wang Xiyi both showed expressions of embarrassment, and in unison said, "Sorry, burned."

Seemingly surprised at their absurdly high coordination rate, Yang Qi examined them with some amazement, just as she intended to ask more, Candle Dragon suddenly leaned over and said:

"No need to look, these are fakes... See the metal texture of these armor pieces, clearly they were made using modern industrial equipment rather than handcrafted forging."

"These armor pieces are a dime a dozen in Chunming City's antique market... Qin Dynasty ones, Han ones... whichever 'dynasty' you want, just meant to scam those newbies who understand nothing about antiques." Candle Dragon added, "Cost a few cents per industrial product, yet those old scammers dare to offer prices in the four-digit range."

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