Chapter 573: Chapter 51 Soul Questioning_3

“Sounds like something Mr. Shiyu can take care of?”

“He can handle anything with his Curse Scale. Are you going to ask him for help?”

Gongsun Ce pushed up his glasses. “I certainly am not. It would be fine if he just fought me, but that guy went to extremes with the young lady! Why should I ask a friend of mine to help him out?”

“You helped a Ninja on Zero Island who almost beat you to death.”

One thing at a time.

At that moment, the trio was about to die; in such a case, one really should lend a hand. Besides, the Waterfall Trio left a much better impression on him than Budman did.

“Big brother, let’s pass this information to the Skeleton Leader,” Gongsun Ce came up with a good idea. “That way we’ve helped him too, and then they can deal with their own problems.”

“Indeed, just tell John and let him handle it himself,” Mo Yuankai stood up. “Like with your love life, there are some things others can’t interfere with; you’ve got to figure it out on your own.”

Gongsun Ce sighed, “You mean like you and Orianna?”

Mo Yuankai kept his composure, “Oh right… Speaking of which, I suddenly remember the determination you had hounding the Dawn Knight before. Where did all that courage go? You didn’t seem to have these many concerns when you were calling the doctor ‘sister’!”

Gongsun Ce fled amidst his big brother’s laughter.

At eight o’clock in the evening, Gongsun Ce was walking alone on the night streets.

The passersby were mostly dressed in short sleeves, their fashionable attire carrying a wave of youth, reminding Gongsun Ce of the current time. The end of spring had passed while he was asleep; it was now summer. Missing a whole month of university seemed to be a bit troublesome; would he be able to survive the final exams of this semester?

More than that, it felt like he had forgotten something. A vague sense of weakness swirled in his body, forcing Gongsun Ce to start thinking carefully…

“Ah.”

Weakness, lack of strength, lack of energy, an emptiness inside. As soon as he realized this, the sensation of hunger shot straight to his brain. He had no idea how his nutritional needs had been met over the last month, but now he certainly needed to eat something to replenish his energy.

“I should have eaten something at my big brother’s place…”

Now, he was standing on the streets of the central district. Gongsun Ce pulled out his phone and began searching his mind for friends who lived nearby. Living in the central district was…

The face of a certain idol miss appeared in his mind. Gongsun Ce was about to send a message through the app, but then felt that it was quite disrespectful. Although he could communicate this way during tense missions, in daily life, he ought to make phone calls like everyone else.

He quickly dialed a series of numbers and, after a busy tone, the sweet voice of a girl came through the phone.

“You’re awake, Gongsun Ce!”

“I am, Qiluo. This sleep really left my head spinning. I should’ve sent a message to everyone right away, but I forgot because of an emergency.”

After just waking up, he had encountered his neighbor’s chest. No matter how mature he got, he’d still be flustered.

Qiluo said nonchalantly, “There’s always something unexpected going on with you, Gongsun Ce. So~?”

“I’m a bit hungry. I’m guessing you’ve already had dinner by now…” Gongsun Ce said awkwardly. “Want to go out for a midnight snack?”

“Sure, just no barbecue, hot pot, or spicy soup.”

“Why can you guess even that!?”

I didn’t mention anything about my target!

The idol miss drew out her words, “Please don’t choose a street stall or food stand when you’re asking a girl out…”

“How about a diner? Pasta, sandwiches, fries, fried chicken, that sort of thing.”

“That sounds nice!” Qiluo responded cheerfully. “There’s a recommended place nearby; you go first, Gongsun Ce~”

What’s so bad about a street stand? The Demon who struggled to understand the thoughts of young women headed to the next destination guided by Qiluo.

Qiluo’s recommended restaurant was on the fourth floor of an office building. This place only had a modest sign in the corner outside the building, a hidden gem seldom noticed by those passing by every day.

The young man with gray hair mentally prepared to be heavily charged by a private luxury restaurant and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the prices on the menu. Their midnight snack consisted of squid ink pasta, seafood risotto, cheese fries, roasted chicken wings, and a salad.

“I’m here, Gongsun Ce~”

Before the salad Qiluo had ordered arrived, the idol girl appeared on time at the restaurant, dressed in a coat, with a beret, large sunglasses, and a face mask.

Mr. Gongsun returned her gaze with the watchful eyes of a fox in the grass.

“How strange that look is!”

“Why do you go out in your disguise suit?”

Qiluo took off her hat, and her twin ponytails swished out with a shake. She removed her sunglasses and mask, held up a finger, and said, “I heard that recently in the city of the firmament, there have been mysterious disappearances. If you’re not careful, you’ll vanish without a trace while walking at night!”

“No, that has nothing to do with appearance.”

“If you stand out too much, you might catch the criminal’s eye. On the other hand, if you hide yourself, you can ensure your safety!” Qiluo said confidently.

Mr. Gongsun pushed his glasses up and coolly revealed the truth, “After disguising yourself, you actually became more conspicuous than before.”

“Whaa?”

“Originally, you’re a very good-looking idol, but after disguising, you seem like a suspicious exhibitionist!”

Qiluo hugged herself tightly, and her chest, squeezed by her arms, made someone involuntarily avert their eyes.

“That’s too much! At least say I’m like someone selling saucy DVDs.”

You are actually quite aware of how bizarre this image is.

Salad and chicken wings arrived at this point, and Gongsun Ce, who was ravenous, started gobbling them down. The idol miss dragged the salad toward herself and began to eat slowly.

“Mr. Gongsun looks like he’s starving.”

“You might as well remove the ‘looks like.’ Mr. Gongsun, I’m truly famished. After the Clarity Dream and then the emergency discussion, I’m about to go mad from hunger.”

Qiluo curiously looked at him.

“Emergency discussion?”

“Ah, that…”

He hadn’t talked to Qiluo about the ins and outs of the love situation yet. This girl usually doesn’t actively read the local data stored in the app and should still be oblivious to the emergency.

…Should she?

Qiluo wouldn’t be the fearsome woman who secretly has all the information while pretending to be ignorant in public, would she…?

The thought was too unkind to his friend, and Gongsun Ce couldn’t help but reflect deeply on his wild thoughts. He quickly finished a plate of chicken wings and thought that, in this respect, Qiluo as a woman might offer more reliable advice, so he resolved to say, “Actually, I think, I suspect, there might be, a problem about romance.”

Qiluo covered her open mouth with both hands, her eyes as wide as if she had seen a pitcher plant growing out of marble.

“Wh-whoa, whoa whoa, who-wha-ahh…”

“Is that shock really necessary?!” Gongsun Ce couldn’t stand it any longer.

“The Qiluo app is rebooting.”

“Was the shock so big it needed a reboot?!”

“Beep, beep, please wait ten seconds.”

“So slow! Slower than my computer!!”

After ten seconds, the rebooted idol miss said, “Hurry, hurry, speak up!”

Why did she have to emphasize it? After rebooting, there were even more bugs.

The waiter cleared away the empty dishes and smartly served pasta casserole and fries. Mr. Gongsun waited for the waiter to leave, looked around guiltily as if he were a thief, and then in a whisper, encouraged by the girl’s expectant eyes, said, “Qiluo, do you think there’s a possibility, I mean maybe, that Qin Qianbai likes me?”

Qiluo pondered for a few seconds under Mr. Gongsun’s hopeful gaze and said, “Is there a possibility that Shiyu Ling also likes you?”

“Gaah!”

The ash-haired young man, caught off guard, let out a sound like a ninja hit by a heavy blow. Qiluo propped herself up on the table, leaned toward the brain-fried Mr. Gongsun, and in the same tiny, almost inaudible voice, said:

“Is there a possibility that I like you too?”