"Hey, Yu Kuangtu!"

"Could you at least show some respect for our ranks? I can't find a good enough reason to dock your pay—you could call me Director Yu, or Comrade Yu, or even Big Brother Yu; wouldn't that be more appropriate?"

"I have an emergency to report! I'm at Fragrance City's Ailan Lake and just a moment ago I..."

By the time Ren Suo finished the call, the uncle in charge of the boat rentals at Ailan Lake had already rushed over in a little duck speedboat.

The uncle sighed in relief when he saw that both of them were conscious. "I was scared to death! You two didn't surface for minutes; I was about to call an ambulance! I'm telling you, it's one thing for you young couples to mess around on land, but you need to be careful on the water—this is a lake—"

"Make the call," Ren Suo interrupted. "She needs Healing. We'll take your speedboat back; I don't have the strength, and I don't want to row anymore."

As he spoke, Ren Suo pulled Gu Yueyan into the little duck speedboat. The uncle muttered a complaint about having to come back later to tow the small boat, but two customers falling into the water was no small matter, so he obediently towed them back.

"Are you done pulling?" Gu Yueyan, who had been silent ever since they got ashore, suddenly spoke.

Ren Suo looked down and realized he had been holding Gu Yueyan's hand the whole time. She had no Physical Strength left; he had been the one to pull her onto the boat. As soon as they were on the speedboat, Ren Suo had immediately grabbed his phone to make a call with one hand, completely forgetting he was still holding hers.

"Oh, sorry." Ren Suo let go of her hand quite naturally and turned to look towards the center of the lake where they had fallen in.

Gu Yueyan glanced at him quickly and snorted coldly. "Was it that same hand you held Teacher Dong's with all day and night?"

Ren Suo blinked. After looking at his left and right hands, he pondered for a moment before nodding. "Hmm, indeed it was this hand. I remember that time, I used my right hand to pee—"

"I don't want to know which hand you use to pee!" Gu Yueyan said through gritted teeth.

Ren Suo was used to Gu Yueyan's sudden bouts of anger, so he turned to ask the uncle, "Any recent accidents in the lake?"

"No!" the uncle quickly denied. "Don't frame us; we have good safety measures here. You just came too late—normally we have lifeguards patrolling the lake!"

"Is that so..." Ren Suo looked across the lake's surface.

It was getting dark quickly. Although there were streetlights by the lake, they clearly couldn't reach the middle of the lake, which was now pitch black, as if monsters were lurking in the water.

Yet, Ren Suo felt that the Holy Grail had vanished from the lake. The brand from the Goddess Jade Pendant on his right hand was no longer burning, and he didn't feel a hint of danger.

It was as if he had just had a dream underwater.

Ren Suo felt that when Yu Kuangtu and his team arrived, they probably wouldn't find anything.

The Holy Grail, capable of making deals with Players, was surely sentient. It probably decided to target them, two lonely and helpless Cultivators, out of some twisted sense of pity or opportunism.

If Yu Kuangtu brought a large team to search, the Holy Grail would most likely continue to hide.

By then, Yu Kuangtu would probably think Ren Suo had dreamt everything because of the lack of oxygen.

"But I clearly remember everything that happened at the bottom of the lake..." Ren Suo sighed.

Gu Yueyan humphed and mumbled something, but Ren Suo couldn't hear it clearly.

Ren Suo looked at her strangely. "Do you have water in your nose? I have tissues here..."

"That's not it at all!" Gu Yueyan shivered with anger. "You remember what happened at the bottom of the lake, right?"

"Hmm? Of course, I remember." Ren Suo sighed and pointed to his lower lip. "Considering the circumstances were dangerous, I'll overlook the fact that you bit my lip. You should try to change this bad habit next time..."

Gu Yueyan's cheeks turned red as if smeared with rouge. She bit her lower lip hard and turned her head away, no longer speaking to Ren Suo.

Hearing the conversation between Ren Suo and Gu Yueyan, the uncle at the helm of the boat was full of grievances. He had thought something serious had happened to them, not expecting they were actually playing some kind of high-end underwater play...

After about fifteen minutes, the Tactical Bureau and First Aid from Fragrance City arrived. Ren Suo stayed to assist with the search, while Gu Yueyan took the ambulance to the hospital for an examination.

Before they parted ways, Ren Suo called out to Gu Yueyan, "In the end, it seems I failed to protect you properly, and moreover... anyway, if you still need my help for companion Healing, I can do it for you one more time, free of charge, as my way of apologizing."

Gu Yueyan retorted, "Can't it be converted into cash?"

Ren Suo pondered for a moment and shook his head regretfully. "Too expensive, I can't afford to convert it..."

For someone like Ren Suo, who was twisting words to raise his own value, Gu Yueyan couldn't help but snicker. Then she quickly composed herself and said, "Hmph, I've fully awakened already. I don't need you to tag along for Healing anymore."

Ren Suo nodded. "Then, let's call it even..."

"—But I'll keep it in my book. You remember that, you owe me!" Gu Yueyan said fiercely.

Ren Suo shrugged. "Up to you. By the way, that burst of silver light just now, was that your awakened spell?"

Gu Yueyan was briefly taken aback, then nodded.

"Then I really have to thank you for saving my life, and your awakened spell really suits you, pure and beautiful," Ren Suo remarked—he hadn't awakened yet himself.

However, it was not surprising that Ren Suo hadn't awakened, given his low Talent. Besides, he had the Mini-World Game Console, which gave him a bunch of Awakening Abilities. It was only natural for a 'Krypton Gold Player' to envy a 'Lucky Player'.

"...Of course."

Gu Yueyan turned her head away so Ren Suo couldn't see the blush on her face and quickly got into the ambulance and left.

Ren Suo sighed in relief. Even though it was for First Aid, the fact that he had taken a young girl's lips was indisputable.

Playing it off with humor and getting the other person to overlook the action was naturally the best course of action, as Ren Suo didn't consider that to be a kiss.

"The team from Lianjiang is still on the way, and searching at night is dangerous. We will start the search when the lighting equipment and boats arrive."

The person in charge sent by the Fragrance City Tactical Bureau was a young man who approached Ren Suo and said, "I'm Shen Hong, the captain of Squad One from the Fragrance City Tactical Bureau. If possible, please explain the situation first."

Ren Suo then recounted his and Gu Yueyan's experience to Shen Hong. After finishing, he suddenly asked, "Is there a large Cultivator training base nearby?"

Shen Hong became vigilant. "Why do you ask that?"

"I think such strange incidents can't just come from nowhere; they are likely related to the nearby Spiritual Energy situation," Ren Suo said, making things up on the spot. "I'm a Researcher affiliated with the Tactical System; I need to know this intelligence."

Shen Hong appeared to recognize Ren Suo's credentials and after a moment of thought, said, "There is indeed such a place, but it is a confidential unit. Don't ask anymore."

So that should be where Yuan Dang and the others do their Cultivation, Ren Suo thought. Everything clicked into place.

"Another day in poverty, wake up! Another day in poverty, wake up!"

Hearing the strident alarm sound, Lin Xianyu immediately bounced up from bed and raised her hands, crying out in agony:

"Why haven't I achieved Green Dragon after waking up?!"

"...PFFT."

Upon hearing laughter, Lin Xianyu opened her eyes, only to see Gu Yueyan sitting on the side taking off her shoes. Lin Xianyu immediately pointed at her and said, "You stayed out all night, you bad girl! I'm watching you now! Speak up, where did you go last night, what happened!"

"Nothing happened," Gu Yueyan replied as she took off her socks and pulled out some clothes from the wardrobe.

"Ah, the clothes you're wearing now are different from what you were wearing when you went out yesterday!" Lin Xianyu exclaimed in shock. "You're such a shameless girl!"

"What are you blabbering about, you Salted Fish!" Gu Yueyan, angered, rushed over and started to scuffle with Lin Xianyu. Her previous clothes were soaked, so naturally, she had changed into a new set at the hospital.

She had hurried back, not wanting her roommate to misunderstand, but she hadn't expected Lin Xianyu to wake up so early. Luckily, only Lin Xianyu remained in the dorm now. The other two roommates had already gone home for a family reunion.

Gu Yueyan was agile, and Lin Xianyu was still groggy, so the former easily had the upper hand in the scuffle, leaving the latter no choice but to hide under the air-conditioner quilt and shout:

"The class president who went on a date is hitting people! The class president with wild men is hitting people! The class president with a boyfriend is hitting people! Is there no law left? Won't someone take care of this?!"

Suddenly, the punches on the quilt stopped. When Lin Xianyu peeked out, she saw Gu Yueyan holding her clothes, silent, heading for the bathroom.

"I'm taking a shower!"

Lin Xianyu threw off the quilt and muttered with doubt, To be satisfied with only a physical victory, and to flee before winning with words, that's not like the class president... Huh?

Going for a shower meant putting down her phone. Lin Xianyu saw Gu Yueyan's phone on the desk, chuckled slyly, and sneaked over to pick it up. She unlocked it easily—they had become very close over the semester, so Lin Xianyu naturally knew the password.

Let's see where the class president went to have fun yesterday, what photos she took... Huh?

Lin Xianyu blinked as she stared at the phone screen, and her smile suddenly turned into a dazed expression.

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