On the Ark.

As Lin Ye was thinking this and preparing to return to the commercial street, Chen's voice rang out behind him: "Dr. Lin."

He turned around and saw Chen Zheng coming out of the Guard Bureau. Chen Zheng walked up to him and asked, "Are you busy tonight?"

"It's nothing," Lin Ye said. "I just wanted to go to the shopping street again."

Which one?

Lin Ye told her the location.

She nodded: "Let's go there then. I'm sorry to have taken up your time today. Let me treat you to dinner."

"Uh, no need to bother, it won't take up much time anyway," Lin Ye said, speaking against his will.

"You're welcome," Chen said calmly. "And most importantly, I have something to tell you."

Half an hour later, Lin Ye and Chen sat facing each other at a small food stall across from the commercial street. It was somewhat like a roadside food stall from their previous life; there were no private rooms, and all the customers sat in the main hall or along the riverbank, where small tables were set up. Lin Ye and Chen were sitting at one of these tables. As the river breeze rose, Chen's blue hair fluttered like willow catkins. She tilted her head, and the entire night view of the river was reflected in her red eyes.

Lin Ye glanced at Chen twice, and then they enjoyed the night view of the river together.

"Would you be surprised?" Chen suddenly asked.

"Ok?"

“You probably thought I’d take you to a decent restaurant,” Chen said, turning to look at Lin Ye, “instead of something as casual as this.”

"No, I think this place is fine." Lin Ye thought for a moment and said, "But I really didn't expect it, because you told me you had something to talk about, and I thought you would choose a quiet place."

Chen countered, "Isn't it quiet here?"

Lin Ye didn't speak. On the river beside them, cruise ships and cargo ships were passing by with a "whoosh" sound, and the guests on the other side were talking loudly... It had nothing to do with quiet, but for some reason, when the river breeze blew on his face, Lin Ye felt that the whole world had quieted down.

"Yes," Lin Ye said with a smile, "it's very quiet here."

Chen's lips curled slightly, as if he wanted to laugh, but he didn't.

"The char siu bao here is pretty good." Chen opened the menu. "Nowhere in the entire Lungmen can compare to this place. You might disagree, but that's really what I think. I'll order, and you'll see when you try it."

Lin Ye nodded, thinking to himself at the same time.

She's a really strong woman.

“Actually, I can understand what you mean by a quiet place,” Chen said, circling the menu items with his pen. “If Swire were treating, I would go to a place like that. A red candle, two well-mixed cocktails, and three waiters playing the violin next to you—that’s what she wants.”

"...It can't be that exaggerated, can it?"

"I'm just stating the facts," Chen said calmly. After ordering, she asked Lin Ye, "Would you like to see the menu?"

"No need, you can do it yourself."

"Okay." Chen handed the menu to the waiter.

At this moment, Lin Ye asked Chen, "Did you say before that Swire would be sent to Rhode Island by Mr. Wei Yanwu?"

"Well, what happened?"

"Will I make her my assistant?"

"I did say that."

"Is it real or fake?" Lin Ye still found it hard to believe.

Chen glanced at Lin Ye and said, "Of course it's fake."

Lin Ye: "..."

Chen took out a pack of women's cigarettes and waved it in front of Lin Ye: "Do you mind if I smoke?"

"do not mind."

"Thank you." Chen nodded, then took out a cigarette and lit it.

"Do you smoke?" Lin Ye asked.

“You’ve already seen it,” Chen said. “Don’t you think it’s bad for women to smoke?”

Lin Ye shook his head: "I didn't think that way."

“It doesn’t matter.” Chen held the cigarette in his hand and said, “Swire, that silly girl. Don’t let her seemingly simple-minded appearance fool you, she holds a significant position in the Guard Bureau, or rather, in the entire Lungmen. I used to call her Miss because she really is a Miss. Her family might allow her to go out and gain experience, but it’s unlikely they would allow her to go to a place like Rhodes Island. Do you understand what I mean?”

"Because of infected people?"

"Yes, nearly half of Rhodes Island's members are infected, which is too unstable."

"There are good people among those infected."

“Well, there’s no denying that.” Chen nodded. “You should definitely speak up for Rhodes Island, after all, you’re from Rhodes Island. Okay, let’s end this controversial topic here. I just wanted to tell you that Swire won’t be your assistant; I was just trying to annoy her.”

"Didn't I expect her to become my assistant?"

"Didn't you touch her butt? Don't you want to take responsibility?" Chen slowly uttered two words, "Scumbag."

Lin Ye: "..."

"Just kidding." Chen unfastened the two swords from his waist and placed them on the chair next to him.

Lin Ye turned to look at Chen's sword and said, "Your sword is quite beautiful."

"Really? Thank you for the compliment." Chen said casually, then looked at Lin Ye, "Speaking of which, why are you carrying a sword too? Aren't you a healer?"

"Personal hobby".

"A doctor learning swordsmanship? You Rhodes Islanders are truly multi-talented."

Lin Ye thought to himself, "Those who say this probably don't consider the Demon Sword Saint of my island to be worthy of their respect."

However, Chen's sword was truly beautiful, and Lin Ye couldn't help but take a few more glances at it. Chen noticed Lin Ye's gaze and said, "Want to try it out?"

"That's not a good idea."

"There's nothing wrong with it," Chen said calmly. "Besides, you can only try it once."

"Hmm? Is there one that's particularly valuable?"

"That's not quite right, but it doesn't seem wrong either." Chen didn't want to explain too much, but for some reason, he just blurted it out. "That black one is just an ordinary black steel sword, and it should be made of the same material as the one behind you. The other red one... you can't draw it."

"What? You can't pull it out?" Lin Ye was stunned. "What do you mean?"

"The literal meaning," Chen said calmly. "This sword is called 'Crimson Sky.' It's quite special; currently, it seems that no one but me can draw it from its sheath."

"The Purple-Green Sword?"

"what is that?"

Lin Ye thought for a moment, and since he had nothing better to do anyway, he told Chen about the Purple and Green Sword.

After listening, Chen nodded: "It's quite an interesting legend, but Chixiao is different from it. There is no such thing as a chosen one who can pull it out, and even if there were, it wouldn't be the one I'm looking for."

Lin Ye smiled and said, "After all, it's just a legend."

Their discussion about the Crimson Sky Sword ended there. Lin Ye didn't believe the legend of the Purple and Green Sword either. He thought that if the sword truly couldn't be pulled out, there were only two possibilities: either it was coded (using a special method), or it required a great deal of strength. Lin Ye didn't possess either of these abilities, and he could see how much Chen valued the Crimson Sky Sword. Therefore, it was best not to touch it casually; he still had that much manners.

"Alright, enough of the nonsense." Chen finally got to the point. "I called you here just to confirm one thing."

"Hmm? Go ahead and tell me."

"At our first meeting—no, I should say at Mr. Wei's house," Chen said, staring intently at Lin Ye, "did you do anything to me after I fell asleep?"

Lin Ye was taken aback at first, then immediately became nervous: "No, I didn't do anything. I'm not that kind of perverted person, and you woke up quickly, didn't you?"

"Then why did I see you in my dream?"

Lin Ye fell silent.

Chen still became suspicious. Is it fair to say this person is just too perceptive?

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Ye nodded and then told Chen everything, including the matter of Nightingale.

Chen listened intently until Lin Ye finished speaking, without uttering a word.

After their food arrived, Chen slowly spoke, "It's unbelievable that they have such an ability."

"Actually, I also find it quite incredible, and we haven't found the reason yet."

“That’s Rhodes Island’s business, and I don’t want to get involved.” Chen looked into Lin Ye’s eyes and said slowly, “But I hope you can forget, forget everything you saw in my dream.”

……

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Author's note: You all probably know about the Purple and Green Sword, right? It's the sword of Fairy Zixia. By the way, I updated nearly 6,000 words today, still 32 chapters to go.

Chapter 153 Undercurrents (Part 1) (3K)

Lin Ye wasn't surprised by Chen's request. Dreams are very private things, and most people wouldn't want to share them. This is especially true for Lin Ye's abilities, which allow him to probe the deepest obsessions of the heart.

"I won't tell anyone else," Lin Ye said. "Don't worry."

Chen gave a faint "hmm," then said thank you, and began eating the steamed buns.

Lin Ye looked at Chen and suddenly realized that he had discovered his ability to enter dreams in Chen's body, something he had never experienced before. Was this a coincidence? Was the ability to enter dreams something he was born with after coming to this world, or did he acquire it later? Lin Ye wasn't quite sure. Although he had never entered anyone's dream before Chen, thinking about it carefully, he didn't seem to be idly touching people while they were asleep. Wasn't that perverted...? Wait, it seems he really was.

Before Chen, it seems Nightingale was the only one. When he first entered Rhodes Island, Nightingale fell asleep on his shoulder several times, but it didn't trigger a dream.

So, could Chen be the key to unlocking his dream-entering ability?

Lin Ye looked at Chen's face and fell into deep thought.

"Do you always stare at people like that when you eat?" Chen said casually.

"Huh?" Lin Ye finally snapped out of his daze and realized that he might have acted a bit like a scoundrel. He apologized repeatedly, "Sorry, sorry, I was daydreaming."

"Really? I thought you didn't like these buns."

"No, it's quite delicious."

Lin Ye picked up a steamed bun, put it in his mouth, and found it to be thin-skinned and meaty, with a really good taste.

"Oh, right." Lin Ye suddenly remembered something and asked Chen, "Have all the people who attacked the building last time been caught?"

Chen was eating a steamed bun when he heard Lin Ye's words. He put the bun down and shook his head: "That person named W should have left Longmen that night. We can't find her anywhere. The rest of the people died at the scene that night. We couldn't catch a single one alive."

Is it really that exaggerated?

“Yes, it’s a very troublesome terrorist organization.” Chen glanced at Lin Ye and said slowly, “You probably already know from others that their target is the Ursus prisoner we disguised as a Guard Bureau agent, who is also a defector from that terrorist organization. In order to kill this defector, they did not hesitate to invest such a high number of manpower and sacrifice so many people. The price is not small, nor is it insane. This is the first time the Guard Bureau has encountered such a troublesome enemy.”

"It seems that the defector from that terrorist organization must have possessed information that the terrorist organization fears," Lin Ye remarked. "Do you know what it is?"