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Chapter 643 Past Grudges

It's hard to say whether Yue Qihua's cautious and timid demeanor was influenced by Yang Xingyue.

Seeing that Ai Liang still didn't speak, Yue Qihua clutched the hem of her clothes and began to confess her feelings: "Ai Liang, I like you. I've liked you since the first year of junior high school."

Ai Liang looked up at Yue Qihua with some surprise.

He truly hadn't expected that Yue Qihua would start liking him so early on.

"I know I'm awkward when it comes to relationships, so I've never dared to express myself directly all these years."

"But when I heard my dad say that I am not human and that I will never be able to interact with society, I was really in pain because that would mean I would never see you again."

Ever since Ai Liang personally admitted that he had a girlfriend, Yue Qihua has been in a daze.

With Yang Xingyue's encouragement, she finally managed to face her feelings for Ai Liang, only to be met with this devastating news just a few months after their separation.

The games I used to play every day are now just gathering dust on my computer.

Sometimes I sit in front of the computer staring at the desktop for two or three hours at a time.

Yue Qihua remained in this mental state until Yue Yangyan brought them to the Countermeasures Bureau base and informed them of the strange existence, after which they came to their senses.

It's certainly scary that Ai Liang has a girlfriend.

But what's even more terrifying is that he will never be able to see Ai Liang again in the future and will be completely cut off from human society.

Unfortunately, it was all too late.

Staff at the base told Yue Qihua that from the moment she entered the base, she had already lost the opportunity to return to human society.

Only at this moment did Yue Qihua feel a strong sense of regret.

She regretted that she had deliberately avoided expressing her feelings for Ai Liang all these years, regretted that she hadn't been able to clearly express her feelings until the very last moment, and regretted that she had hesitated and looked back.

So after seeing Ai Liang again, Yue Qihua no longer wanted to suppress her feelings.

She looked firmly into Ai Liang's palm: "So, I'm sorry, but this time I will never leave you, no matter what, even if you have a girlfriend I will not give up."

This was actually said to Ye Qing on the other end.

Yue Qihua knew that this was immoral and that such behavior would be condemned by society.

But she didn't care. As long as she could stay by Ai Liang's side, she didn't care about the ethical norms of reality.

After listening to Yue Qihua's confession, Ai Liang touched her palm.

The engraving remained unchanged, as if it had neither heard the conversation nor deliberately ignored the other party.

Ai Liang put one hand in her pocket and said, "Thank you, but as I just said, now is not the time to discuss this kind of thing. Let's find a time to talk properly after we resolve the Apostles' issue."

Yue Qihua walked to Ai Liang's side, and instead of making any further advances, she obediently replied, "Okay, I understand."

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Inside an underground facility somewhere in the Theo Desert.

The magician, his disciple, and the petite trickster, all shrouded in a hooded cloak, stood in separate corners as they took the elevator to the lowest level.

As the elevator descended, Janus would occasionally glance at his companion beside him.

When his gaze swept over again, the cunning strategist in his hooded cloak finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Can you please stop looking at me with that lewd gaze? It's disgusting."

A melodious and clear sound came from inside the hood.

"Huh? Who are you calling perverted! There's no one else here, why are you wearing a cloak? In human society, this outfit would be considered perverted!"

Janus retorted, not to be outdone.

"I don't want to talk to people who are both disgusting and stupid."

Instead of arguing with Janus, the trickster walked to the other side of the elevator and distanced himself from Janus.

Janus, thoroughly disgusted, retorted, "Say it again if you dare!"

The magician stepped in the middle to separate the two: "Alright, alright, why do you two always have to argue every time you meet? You don't have any deep-seated hatred for each other, can't you just be normal?"

"Am I trying to start a fight? She's the one who insults me every time we meet," Janus said, clearly indignant.

The cunning strategist on the other side ignored the noisy Janus.

She pulled out a vintage pocket watch from inside her clothes and gently pressed it. Her body gradually blurred and finally disappeared into thin air.

After confirming that the trickster's consciousness had traveled to the virtual world, the magician then pressed Janus down and began to explain the reason.

"Isn't it because you wanted to get rid of the title of the weakest apostle back then and insisted on fighting with little... Aurora, and ended up ruining the new virtual world map that she had worked so hard to create?"

Aurora spent five whole years holed up at home working on that new map, only to have it destroyed by your spatial abilities before it could even be officially released. Do you think she wouldn't hate you?

Janus looked at the magician with suspicion: "But wasn't I tormented by her in the virtual world for over a month? You're still not over it?"

The magician forcibly controlled his facial muscles to prevent himself from laughing out loud: "Ahem, actually, if Gaia hadn't needed your spatial abilities back then, Aurora originally planned to lock you up for five years first..."

"Holy crap, is this crazy woman insane?!"

Janus muttered under his breath.

After saying that, he cautiously glanced at the spot where the cunning master had disappeared, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he was sure that the person had not returned.

"Aurora, like Fei Bing, doesn't really like interacting with people. If you want to get rid of the title of the weakest apostle, just say so. She can't be bothered with such empty titles."

"You were in the wrong from the start because you got the address, went there, and started fighting without saying a word."

Janus said guiltily, "I just heard that she doesn't like being active in real life, so I wanted to force her out this way."

Who knew that thing that looked like a crystal ball was actually a virtual map she created?

"You think you can just barge into someone's house and smash things without knowing anything about it?"

The trickster appeared in the elevator at some point and immediately challenged Janus.

Janus was never a match for the Trickster to begin with, and now that he has lost nearly half of his original body, his strength has plummeted, making it even less likely that he can defeat the Trickster.

He walked silently to the magician's side and stood next to him, in order to prevent the magician from suddenly attacking and hurting him.

Now that he had a powerful backer, Janus stood up straight: "Hmph, who told you to hide in the virtual world all day playing house?"

"I'm not an apostle with mental abilities. If you disappear into the virtual world, where am I supposed to find you... Didn't you just go into the virtual world? How come you're back out so soon?"

The cunning master sneered and ignored Janus's weak, elementary school student-like remarks.

"Coming."

The magician suddenly spoke.

Janus then realized that the elevator was nearing the bottom floor, where there was a barrier set up by the Thousand Faces himself. No wonder the Trickster came out of the virtual world so quickly.

(End of this chapter)