On the Ark.

"Is that so?"

"But as you can see, I am a Lateran."

"So she was an angel?"

“Someone with devil horns can hardly be called an angel,” Mostima chuckled. “Wouldn’t it be ugly?”

"Is it ugly?"

“Yes.” Mostima nodded, then pointed to her horns. “Isn’t it strange that these horns are on the heads of Lateranos? Hmm… they must be ugly. Lateranos with demon horns can only be fallen angels. Fallen angels are all ugly, aren’t they?”

"No, I think it looks great," Lin Ye said. "The angles don't affect anything at all; in fact, they add to the beauty."

Mostima narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile, "As expected, you still use this kind of answer."

What do you mean I would still give that kind of answer? It's like you know him so well. He doesn't often compliment other people's looks, it's just occasional. And what he said was genuinely true, though not entirely. What he really meant was, "With a face like yours, you can't possibly be ugly."

Although it seemed like his answer had been guessed, Mostima was still in a good mood, so Lin Ye took the opportunity to ask the next question: "What do you do? Wait, did I just ask a pointless question..."

“That’s not nonsense.” Mostima shook his head. “I don’t just work for Penguin Logistics; my main job is actually as a messenger.”

"A messenger?" Lin Ye immediately thought of Eyjafjalla, who was also a messenger, and couldn't help but ask, "Are you also going to conduct some kind of research?"

“Research? No.” Mostima looked into Lin Ye’s eyes and then said softly, “The reason I became a messenger is simply to travel all over the world.”

"Travel all over the world?"

“Yes.” Mostima nodded and said with a smile, “To travel the world and find what I lost, that’s all.”

……

……

Author's BB: I'll update 4K today too, I took my silly cat to get neutered. Speaking of which, I finally experienced the consequences of not naming my cat properly today. My cat is named Unlucky, and after the surgery, the vet kept calling out, "Where are Unlucky's owners? Where are Unlucky's owners?", so I could only bite the bullet and go up to him and say, "Here."

Chapter 429 Aren't you going home? I'm on my way home (3K)

The side exit of the "Hiker" bar, which was originally a quiet and secluded alley, is now crowded with people.

It is the only legitimate violent organization in Lungmen—the Royal Guard Bureau.

Looking at the gangsters lying haphazardly on the ground, Chen rubbed his temples with a headache: "*Dragon Gate swear words*, not even letting people get a proper rest at night."

“I should be the one saying that,” Swire said to Chen as she walked out of the alley. “What kind of hobbies do you have at night, you good-for-nothing? You don’t do anything but sleep at home. It was just right to have you out on duty, but why did you call me out too? *Dragon Gate swear word*, my nightlife is very rich, you know.”

Chen sneered at Swire: "As a police officer, is having a rich nightlife something to brag about? You're really getting worse as you get older."

Seeing that the two were about to put on another show of "fighting like dragons and tigers" in front of a group of Guard Bureau operators, Hoshiguma helplessly stepped in to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, you two should say less. Nobody wants this to happen. Let's just finish our work properly."

Actually, Chen and Swire were just complaining. Working in the Guard Bureau, dealing with emergencies in the middle of the night is quite normal. Just like their frequent nighttime raids on prostitutes, neither Chen nor Swire has much of a nightlife.

What annoyed Chen was the incident itself. If it were just a regular fight, he could simply be arrested and thrown into the police station for education. However, the protagonist of this fight was... Chen turned to look at the penguin standing to the side, wearing sunglasses and with its wings spread, looking very cool but in fact, its clothes had been torn.

"Officer Chen, why are you looking at me like that?" The Emperor noticed Chen's gaze and immediately shouted, "I'm the victim, okay? I'm the one who got beaten up."

Swire crossed his arms and said with a half-smile, "If I hadn't found you chasing four or five people with a bottle in my hand when I found you, I would probably have believed that you were the one who got beaten up, Mr. Emperor."

“Is it my fault for chasing after four or five people? It’s because they’re too weak.” The Emperor said without any attempt to hide his feelings. “My ability to fight has nothing to do with whether I’m a victim or not. It’s actually a very simple thing. I was invited by an old friend to this bar for a drink, and then I got beaten up, and I fought back.”

Hoshiguma asked curiously, "Did you come here for a drink alone? Where are your subordinates?"

"Don't talk about that!" The Emperor stomped his foot angrily. "This was a team-building event! I brought all the employees, but they all ran away! All of them ran away! Not a single one stayed. When I get back, I'm going to deduct all their wages!"

Before the Emperor could finish speaking, a lively female voice rang out from the alleyway entrance: "Boss, Boss, I'm here to save you! Don't dock my pay!"

Then Exusiai and Croissant ran over, their faces full of "Your Majesty, don't worry, your old minister has come to your rescue," which made the Emperor even more annoyed.

"So," Chen interrupted the touching reunion between superior and subordinate, asking, "who exactly is watching you?"

"Who is it? How would I know?"

"You can't even remember your enemies?"

"Do you remember what kind of bread you ate a month ago today?" the Emperor said slowly, folding his wings. "I only remember that its name was Troublemaker."

"Troublemaker?" Chen's lips twitched slightly. "Who would give someone a name like that?"

"Then you should ask his mother," the Emperor said bluntly. "Why would you ask me?"

Chen took a deep breath.

Calm down, you absolutely must calm down. Don't draw your Crimson Blade and chop down this penguin right now. This guy holds a very high position in Lungmen, arguably on par with Wei Yanwu. And he hasn't really done anything wrong this time. In fact, while Penguin Logistics is known for its chaotic behavior in Lungmen, it's been relatively measured, rarely resulting in deaths. Therefore, under Wei Yanwu's orders, the Guard Bureau generally turns a blind eye to their actions. It's just that the Emperor's way of speaking is incredibly infuriating. Every time Chen speaks to him, he has to remind himself to stay calm.

"Bring me the owner of this bar." Chen had no choice but to investigate himself.

At this moment, after checking the condition of all the men in black who had fallen to the ground, the medical staff of the Royal Guard stood up and said to Chen, "Except for one or two who were seriously injured, none of the others are in life-threatening danger, and none of them died on the spot."

"Huh?" Swire was somewhat surprised. "After all this, no one has died yet?"

Swire's words displeased the Emperor: "Officer Swire, would we Penguin Logistics be so unruly? Even if my enemies were to hit me on the head, I would generously spare their lives and only give them a slight punishment. I'm almost moved by my own nobility. I really think Wei Yanwu should consider awarding me a Good Citizen Medal."

Chen said coldly, "Good citizens of Longmen would not shove a bottle into a thug's XX (censored)."

"That's their own fault, and I didn't aim at them intentionally. They just walked right into my trap!" the Emperor said righteously.

Chen really didn't want to argue with the Emperor anymore.

Swire then asked, "So who was it that made the move here? Which member of your Penguin Logistics was it?"

“Let me think, the people running this way don’t seem to be members of our Penguin Logistics,” Croissant said after a moment’s thought. “They were pulled over by the boss. The representative from Rhodes Island, I think his name is Lin Ye.”

Chen and Shi Huaiya both raised their heads.

"Lin Ye?" Swire was quite surprised. "Why is he in Lungmen again?"

"Lin Ye?" Chen's expression was very complicated. "Why is it him again?! Does he have to cause me trouble every night?"

"Lin Ye?" Hoshiguma wasn't familiar with Lin Ye. After thinking for a while, she remembered who he was. "Hey, isn't that Mr. Lin Ye a swordsman? These people were clearly injured by magic. When did he learn magic?"

Spell?

Exusiai, who hadn't spoken for a long time, sensed something upon arriving and had been observing the injuries of the men in black. Now, she finally realized what was happening, raised her head, and looked at the Emperor with some nervousness: "Boss, this is…"

"Yes." The Emperor nodded and said calmly, "She's back."

……

"Lin Ye! You've brought another cat back from the street! Isn't it filthy? Throw it out right now!"

"No, it won't do. It will die if we throw it out. It's already so thin. Don't worry, Mom, I'll take care of it for a few days. This is the last one."

"You always say that! No, throw it out right now."

"This really is the last one, I'm not lying to you."

"Hey... if you're going to pick one up, at least pick a nicer one. What's wrong with this cat? It's all black and white, and it's so ugly."

"Where is it ugly? You're quite good-looking, just a little thin and a little dirty. You'll be fine after you wash it clean... Little brother, move aside. Don't always think about picking fights with others. Be good."

"Lin Ye! This must be the last one!"

"Mmm, mmm, mmm, this is definitely the last one, I swear."

The scene is faded and yellowish. A boy in his developmental stage is holding a dirty black and white kitten he picked up from somewhere, smiling foolishly. Beside him is his mother, who looks distressed, and a wary gray cat.

……

Mostima smiled, pursing her lips, as if she had remembered something happy.

Lin Ye glanced at her, still unable to recall where he had seen this girl with an excessively beautiful profile before.

"Ah, you've finished it?" Mostima shook the empty milk tea cup and then said, "Let's go get something else to drink."

Lin Ye said, "I'm already full."

“Are you full already?” Mostima said. “There are many other good snacks on this street, don’t you want to try some more?”

Lin Ye looked at the food street in front of him and shook his head with lingering fear: "Forget it, I have a phobia of places like this."

"Shadow? Why?"

Lin Ye pretended not to hear. He couldn't very well say that he got a haircut and then got arrested by the anti-prostitution police, that would be too stupid.

In fact, he had been shopping with Mostima for almost an hour, even though they had only known each other for that long. So far, Lin Ye knew nothing about Mostima except her name. Yet Mostima seemed to know him very well. He wondered if it was just his imagination, since when ordering milk tea, she directly ordered his usual "30% sugar" and added pearls.

Does the angel race all possess mind-reading abilities?

Lin Ye pondered in his heart.

But Exusiai doesn't seem to have that; she's just an ordinary, energetic girl.

So, they are people who are completely unfathomable.

But it's about time.

Lin Ye glanced at his phone. It was already this late; he should go back to sleep. He had originally thought someone would call him, like Chen or Swire, asking him to come to the police station to give a statement. But since no one had called, there was no need for him to wait foolishly. He had to accompany Eyjafjalla to a seminar tomorrow… was it tomorrow or the day after? He couldn't quite remember, but going to bed early and waking up early was never a bad thing.

So he said to Mostima, "I'm going back."

Mostima nodded and said, "Okay."

"Well... goodbye then."

After saying goodbye, Lin Ye headed towards the building, thinking to himself that today had been a strange day, with too many odd things happening. He needed to go back and take a hot bath to calm down. As he was thinking this, he suddenly felt something was off; it seemed like someone was still following him. He turned around and saw Mostima leisurely following behind him, looking around at the snacks. When she sensed Lin Ye's gaze, she turned around, looking at him with her blue eyes, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

"Aren't you going home?" Lin Ye asked.

“I’m on my way home,” Mostima said.

Chapter 430 Mostima's Guardian Gun (3K)

Lin Ye initially thought that Mostima meant that her house was in the same direction as his, so they could walk together since it was on the way. Therefore, Lin Ye didn't think too much about it and continued walking and chatting with Mostima until they reached the bottom of the building. He stopped, and Mostima stopped at the same time, at which point he realized something was amiss.

"I've arrived," Lin Ye said to Mostima.

Mostima nodded.

Aren't you going back yet?

“How am I supposed to get back if you’re standing here?” Mostima said with a laugh.

Lin Ye was somewhat bewildered.

“Just kidding.” Mostima looked up at the building. “This doesn’t look like a hotel. Are you staying in Lungmen?”