Mmm~
At noon in the Muyang Adventurer’s Guild, because the current time period coincided with the peak activity of beasts in the Saint Ruins and also happened to be the human biological clock’s lunch break, the entire guild was a bit less lively than in the morning and evening, with an unusual quietness.
Some adventurers sat silently at the tables, studying which quests to take. Some adventurers, dead drunk, lay on the tables snoring.
In this slightly tranquil afternoon, a cute childish voice tinged with anger suddenly rang out in the Muyang Adventurer’s Guild. The one who made this unique sound was none other than Little Red Pupil in Su Qi’s arms.
When entering the Adventurer’s Guild, Little Red Pupil, as a half-human child, was very happy. After all, for the little guy now, seeing anything was like opening the door to a new world, not to mention that this time out, she was held in the arms of her favorite Su Qi.
But after entering the Adventurer’s Guild, Little Red Pupil’s mood began to become complicated. Because… her favorite mother was being stared at by many beasts. Although as a member of the Dragon Clan, Little Red Pupil couldn’t understand the language of the beasts like Su Xixi could, as a biological instinct, Little Red Pupil still felt the greed and danger in those gazes.
Out of instinct to protect Su Qi, Little Red Pupil spread her wings and let out a cute, fierce roar at the many beasts in the cages.
Roar~
Woo…
Although Little Red Pupil’s voice was very clear, like an ordinary little loli, without any lethality, as cute as the little one’s appearance, and sounded somewhat adorable instead, perhaps it was the pressure of the Dragon Clan itself. After Little Red Pupil’s clear roar, many beasts in the cages instinctively lowered their heads and began to tremble.
Hearing Little Red Pupil’s adorable roar, Su Qi, who had been thinking about his current constitution, now saw the little one protecting him like this and felt a warmth in his heart.
He had a kind of happiness of “my child has grown up.”
Supporting Little Red Pupil with one hand, Su Qi gently gave the white-haired Little Red Pupil a head pat.
In response, perhaps because all children like the feeling of being patted on the head, Little Red Pupil squinted her eyes contentedly.
Mmm~ Mmm~ Mmm~
While Su Qi and Little Red Pupil were interacting, Gu Wen Yin, who was standing beside Su Qi holding Su Xixi, furrowed her brows slightly and began to ponder something.
As a former yandere, although Gu Wen Yin had now improved, when it came to Su Qi, unlike other girls, she tended to pay attention to more details—this was a habitual instinct over the years.
In fact, back when they came out of the Mysterious Passage that day, Gu Wen Yin had noticed that some beasts looked at Su Qi differently. How to describe that feeling? Hmm, it was similar to the way most men looked at her—with a hint of expectation, excitement, and greed.
Because so many things had happened that day and Su Lulu had returned home, Gu Wen Yin had overlooked it at the time.
Now seeing the beasts’ excited state again, Gu Wen Yin, like Su Qi, had a doubt: Could Xiao Qi have a constitution that attracts beasts? Thinking about how Su Qi had attracted a Golden Dragon last time, Gu Wen Yin fell into deep thought.
If that was the case, then this trip to find the stone tablet might not be suitable for Su Qi. After all, if Xiao Qi was targeted by a powerful beast like the Golden Dragon again and something happened, it would be a loss.
With this in mind, Gu Wen Yin tentatively spoke.
“Xiao Qi, you just came back from the Saint Ruins. I can see you’re a bit tired these days. This time when we go find the stone tablet, you shouldn’t come!”
Beside Gu Wen Yin, Su Lulu looked at Su Qi’s slightly pale face today and quickly chimed in with concern.
“Xiao Qi, it’s fine for you to rest at home. This time I have new equipment and preparations, so I won’t mess up.”
Seeing Su Lulu’s confident expression, Su Qi felt a bit complicated. He was about to complain, ‘Sister, you’re setting a flag!’ but at that moment, a low voice sounded behind Su Qi.
“Cough, cough, Su Qi, Miss Wen Yin, you’ve arrived?”
Su Qi turned to look and saw a familiar, elderly, weathered old man. Looking at him, Su Qi felt a vague sense of recognition.
Just as he was wondering where he had seen this person before, his sister Su Lulu’s girlish voice rang out beside him.
“President Nie, hello, long time no see.”
President Nie. Hearing this title, Su Qi belatedly remembered where the familiarity came from.
This old man was a president that President Wu Qiong had called over when they returned from the Saint Ruins.
President Nie initially focused his gaze on Little Red Pupil.
After all, for a dragon girl, a legendary dragon-type pet that no one had ever raised, no amount of attention was too much.
In fact, if Su Qi hadn’t come to him proactively, President Nie would have been thinking about whether to visit Su Qi later.
Now hearing Su Lulu speak, President Nie turned his gaze to Su Lulu. He was momentarily stunned, then said with some surprise.
“Su Lulu, you’re Su Lulu, right? You’ve awakened! This is really great.”
Seeing that the former adventurer’s guild president still remembered her, Su Lulu wasn’t particularly happy. Instead, she pouted and said.
“What? You even recognize me? I heard from Xiao Qi that you haven’t visited me all these years. Sigh, I did so many quests for the Muyang Guild back then. It’s really disheartening.”
Seeing Su Lulu directly voice her dissatisfaction, the elderly President Nie’s expression stiffened for a moment, then he put on a smile again.
“Su Lulu, about this, you can’t blame me entirely. You have to blame your parents too. Back then, Professor Lin and Scholar Su explicitly asked me not to help you. If you don’t believe me, you can ask your sister or other guilds.”
Hearing President Nie’s explanation, Su Lulu looked at Su Qi in disbelief. Su Qi, though complicated, quickly nodded in agreement.
Upon learning of her parents’ betrayal, Su Lulu was silent for a while. But soon she let it go. After all, since waking up, everything seemed pretty good. Maybe her mother had her reasons.
She then brought up the real matter at hand.
“President Nie, over the years, has the Adventurer’s Guild found any stone tablets in the lower layer of the Third Plane? Specifically, a stone tablet inscribed by my father. The location should be in the area where I originally fell unconscious.”
Hearing Su Lulu’s information, President Nie first thought it over in his mind, then quickly shook his head and said.
“Su Lulu, you fell unconscious on a plain in the Third Plane. Although your parents had instructed us, in order to understand the circumstances of your coma, we explored the area around where you fell unconscious but didn’t find anything suspicious. Did you remember something?”
‘No findings?’ Hearing this answer, Su Lulu observed President Nie’s expression for a good while. After confirming that he probably wasn’t hiding anything from her, Su Lulu took out her phone and showed President Nie the photo of the stone tablet from Su Xixi’s time regression memory.
Taking the photo, President Nie didn’t pay much attention at first. But after a careful look, a trace of seriousness appeared on his kind, aged face, and his brows furrowed into wrinkles. He spoke gravely.
“Where did this stone tablet in the photo come from?”
Xixi~
‘Hmph, impressive, right!’
Before Su Lulu could answer, Su Xixi excitedly made a sound. Then Su Qi whispered.
“Xixi has a memory regression ability. This photo was discovered just before my sister fell unconscious. The reason we came to the guild this time is to ask if the guild has found this stone tablet. If not, we also want to go with some high-rank adventurers to check the inscription site in person.”
Hearing Su Qi mention Su Xixi’s ability, President Nie would have been shocked and very curious in the past. After all, although this ability was useless in combat, it was very miraculous and could play a decisive role in many explorations.
But now, looking at the inscription carved by Su Yuangu that recorded the news of the Demon King’s impending revival, President Nie had no mind to be curious. Because if the Demon King revived and led the beasts of the Saint Ruins to attack the real world, it would be catastrophic.
In response to Su Qi’s suggestion, President Nie nodded very seriously. After leaving Su Qi, the two little ones, and the others to wait in the meeting room, President Nie hurried back to his office, seemingly to communicate and exchange with other guilds.
It didn’t take long for Su Qi’s group to wait. About half an hour later, President Nie walked in again and gave everyone an answer.
“I just contacted the S-rank Hero Party. We can go explore that inscription land this afternoon.”
‘S-rank Hero Party?’ Hearing that it was the legendary team where his good brother Mo Yu and Sister Fufu were, Su Qi was a bit surprised. ‘The Adventurer’s Guild is this serious this time?’
After a small surprise, Su Qi let out a relieved breath. ‘With Sister Fufu and Mo Yu in the Hero Party accompanying my sister and Sister Wen Yin, just the Third Plane—this time should be no problem.’
As this relaxed thought surfaced in Su Qi’s mind, the next second, Su Qi was slightly stunned.
‘Wait, doesn’t this thought feel like I’m setting a flag too?’