On the Ark.

Lin Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“You seem a little worried,” Nightingale asked. “Are you alright?”

"No," Lin Ye said with a smile. "I was just imagining things. You've finished eating, right? Go back and rest early. It's getting late, and if you don't go back soon, Shanling will probably think you've sneaked out the window again."

Nightingale frowned slightly: "Sneaked out?"

Lin Ye's smile froze.

“Ah, you mean that time?” Nightingale said softly. “I was so naive back then, I only thought about going out to play, which made Sister Flash worry.”

"Yes." Lin Ye forced a smile. "You were so playful back then, always dragging me out for adventures in the middle of the night."

The nightingale smiled faintly: "It won't happen again."

The two chatted for a while longer, and then Nightingale left with the plate.

In the cafeteria, watching Nightingale's receding figure, Lin Ye's mind was filled with that almost forgotten voice.

"Pineapple bun is the best."

He just stared at the nightingale, hoping it would suddenly turn around.

But Nightingale didn't. She walked out of the cafeteria, the door swaying back and forth for a moment before gradually calming down.

Just like that night.

Lin Ye slowly lowered his head and covered his eyes with his hands.

Chapter 601 Scarf

"Why do you look so absent-minded?"

Lin Ye felt a gentle tap on his head, which snapped him out of his reverie. He looked up and saw Messiah standing before him, a book rolled up in a ball, smiling broadly. In stark contrast, Chu Xue beside Messiah was clearly displeased with Lin Ye's distraction.

"You really don't want to come and see me off?" Messiah asked with a smile.

Lin Ye then remembered that he was delivering the Messiah.

After being away from Kalan for over two months, it was finally time for Messiah to return, otherwise the people of Kjerag would go mad. As the Holy Maiden of Kalan, Frostleaf wished she could personally escort Messiah back, but Messiah refused. She had come with Irene, and she wanted to return with Irene as well. The journey from Rhodes Island to Kalan wasn't short, but for Messiah, a deity, it was naturally nothing.

So now, Lin Ye was seeing Messiah off. Logically speaking, at a time like this, it would be truly heartless for him to be distracted by Messiah, who had helped him so many times. However, he had been thinking about what Nightingale had told him the previous night, making it difficult for him to concentrate, and he seemed somewhat absent-minded. This naturally displeased Chu Xue, but since Messiah hadn't complained, she didn't say anything.

"What are you thinking about?" Messiah asked.

Lin Ye shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I just didn't sleep well last night."

"Tsk, you're even keeping this from me?" Messiah said, feigning disappointment. "How disappointing."

If Lin Ye hadn't seen that faint smile in Messiah's eyes, he probably would have believed it. Besides, he didn't intend to hide it from Messiah; it was just that the matter of Nightingale was really difficult to discuss with her.

But he still had other things he planned to ask the Messiah.

"Messiah, do you have the ability to cure Oripathy?" Lin Ye asked.

"Hmm?" Messiah was slightly surprised. "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Lin Ye looked at Eileen walking behind Messiah and said, "Because of Eileen's illness..."

“I only alleviated her symptoms and prolonged her life as much as possible,” Messiah said, shaking his head. “I was not able to completely cure her illness.”

"I see." Lin Ye said with some disappointment, "I originally thought that if you could suppress natural disasters, you could naturally cure Originium disease as well."

Messiah laughed: "Should I say that you've underestimated Oripathy, or that you've overestimated my abilities?"

"Because you are God."

“Even God has things He can’t do.” Messiah walked in front of Lin Ye with his hands behind his back, his long coffee-colored hair swaying gently in the breeze. “If God were truly omnipotent, the world wouldn’t be the way it is now.”

Lin Ye asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why do you say that?"

Messiah shook her head and said with a smile, "I was just making a casual remark, don't worry about it. Let's talk about other things, like... asking me when I'll come back to Rhodes Island again."

Messiah's words instantly made Chuxue nervous.

Lin Ye smiled knowingly: "Great! When are you planning to come to Rhodes Island again?"

"Let's wait a while."

"How long do you mean by 'a while'?" Lin Ye said, half-jokingly and half-seriously. "For immortal beings like you who can live for thousands of years, 'a while' means decades later, right? What if I'm already an old man when you come to see me next time?"

Lin Ye's joke made Messiah think about it seriously.

"Oh yeah, I hadn't even thought about that. What if by the time I come next time you're a decrepit old man who can't even get out of bed? That would be too boring. Ah, then maybe I shouldn't come."

"You've gone too far."

As they spoke, the two exchanged a smile, as if they could see right through each other's thoughts. But this was only an appearance; Lin Ye did not believe he had the ability to see into Messiah's heart.

“But no matter when the next time is, I will not be leaving Kalan again anytime soon.” Messiah’s smile faded slightly, and she said in a rather serious tone, “Lin Ye, there is nothing more I can do to help you.”

Lin Ye also put away his joking thoughts, and then gently hummed in agreement: "I know, but you've already helped me enough. Without you, I feel like I wouldn't be alive now."

“Because you’re just too much of a troublemaker.” Messiah sighed softly. “You’re just a doctor, why don’t you just do your job properly and stay out of trouble? You always have to cause trouble everywhere, and big trouble at that. Even with my help, I think it’s a miracle you’re still alive.”

Lin Ye felt a little embarrassed by Messiah's words. He scratched his head and said, "You might not believe it, but I'm actually a person who hates trouble and doesn't want to go looking for it. But I seem to be a trouble magnet; trouble always seems to find me."

Messiah laughed: "You really dare to say that."

"Because that's really the case."

Messiah nodded: "That's right, trouble has indeed come your way."

Lin Ye was somewhat surprised: "You believe it?"

“Of course I believe you,” Messiah said with a smile. “Because I’m trouble myself, I’m aware of that.”

Lin Ye felt that Messiah seemed to be hinting at something.

“So, although I wanted you to behave yourself, it’s clear you can’t,” Messiah said. “Your troubles are far from over. But judging from this trip to Yan Kingdom, you’ve already shown excellent ability to handle trouble, so I’m relieved.”

"You're just saying that like an old woman."

Messiah feigned helplessness and said, "There's nothing I can do. After all, I'm an old woman who has lived for thousands of years. Even if I don't want to be a maid, my age won't allow it."

Lin Ye said, "No, in my heart, you are a goddess, an eternal goddess."

Lin Ye's words made Chu Xue's eyelids twitch as she listened from the side.

Such frivolous remarks are blasphemous! This is blasphemous! This is definitely blasphemous!

If it were anyone else, Chu Xue would have already swung the Holy Bell and smashed it. But the other party was Lin Ye, a "Saint Man of Kalan" of equal status, so Chu Xue could only pretend not to hear it.

"In that case," Messiah slowly opened her arms and said with a smile, "would you be willing to give this goddess a hug?"

"Of course." Lin Ye stepped forward and hugged Messiah.

Then Messiah whispered in his ear, "Is there a question you've always wanted to ask me?"

"Hmm? What's the problem?"

Messiah pursed her lips, then said softly, "Thank you for the scarf, it's really warm."

Chapter 602 The White-faced Owl's Request

Messiah has left, and Skadi is next to leave.

Due to the nature of her work, Skadi is arguably the busiest person on the island, as evidenced by the fact that she has rarely had more than a week off. While this is partly because Skadi doesn't need the communal living environment on the island, the main reason is that her demanding work leaves her with almost no time to rest.

This was the only time she stayed by Lin Ye's side for a full quarter of an hour, a period long enough that Lin Ye had already begun to get used to Skadi's presence. So when he saw Skadi packing her bags and saying goodbye, Lin Ye still felt a pang of unease and couldn't help but ask, "When are you coming back?"

After asking the question, I felt something was off. I inexplicably felt like a left-behind child facing parents who were about to go out to work, and I was almost being overly sentimental.

“I don’t know.” Skadi shook her head and said, “I’ve been on the island for quite a while this time, and there must be a lot of things piling up, so it will take more time than before.”

"I see..." Lin Ye felt a little disappointed.

Skadi was silent for a moment, then said, "I'll finish my work as soon as possible and come back."

Skadi's words only made Lin Ye feel more like a left-behind child. He quickly scratched his head and chuckled, saying, "Ah, I didn't mean to rush you, I was just asking casually. After all, your job is so dangerous, you can't be careless..."

Oh no, what are they even saying?

Lin Ye felt like she was transforming from a left-behind child into a nagging old mother.

But Skadi didn't seem annoyed. She simply looked calmly at Lin Ye and then asked, "What happened?"

"Uh, why do you ask that?"

“Because your mind is in turmoil,” Skadi said. “I can feel it.”

My heart is in turmoil.

Lin Ye was taken aback, because he hadn't even realized it himself until Skadi pointed it out, and he then discovered that his mind was indeed somewhat unsettled. From the moment he saw Nightingale in the cafeteria last night, to when Messiah said "thank you for your scarf" to him when he said goodbye, it confirmed Lin Ye's long-standing suspicion, and now, as he said goodbye to Skadi.

If only Skadi wouldn't leave, or at least a few days later. That way, he could tell Skadi about Nightingale's apparent amnesia, and that Messiah really was the cat he missed in his past life, who had become a god to repay his debt in this one. He longed to tell Skadi all these things that he could only keep to himself.

But that won't work, because Skadi is leaving too.

To avoid worrying Skadi, Lin Ye remained silent for a moment before smiling and saying, "I guess I didn't sleep well last night."

"Didn't sleep well?"

"Well, maybe it's because I can't bear to see you leave," Lin Ye said, half-jokingly and half-seriously. "You've all left, leaving me all alone to just laze around and wait to die."

"You'll still go out, won't you?"

"No, no." Lin Ye shook his head repeatedly. "Right now, I just want to rest on the island for a while. Unless there are special circumstances, I absolutely will not... no, even if there are special circumstances, I absolutely will not go out!"

Lin Ye's words made Skadi smile faintly: "Is that so?"

"What's with that look... Oh no, even you don't believe me anymore?" Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly. "You also think I'm going to be causing trouble all over the world again?"

“I didn’t say that.”

"But that's definitely what you think!"

“If that’s what you think,” Skadi said slowly, almost shrugging, “then there’s nothing I can do about it.”

Hmm... This kind of scumbag woman's way of speaking doesn't feel very Skadi-like.

Although Lin Ye felt something was off, he quickly realized that Skadi was trying to cheer him up in her own way, so he couldn't help but smile and then said softly, "Thank you, Skadi."

Skadi nodded, saying nothing more. She wasn't particularly good at handling these kinds of situations; the previous times she'd left, she'd only given Lin Ye a perfunctory greeting. This time, she'd already said quite a lot. Lin Ye knew he shouldn't keep her any longer, so he saw Skadi off at Rhodes Island before returning to his office.