No strange things are allowed to evolve!

Jiang Shu sized up the other person.

The latter looked at him with the same gaze.

The two stared at each other, both able to see suspicion and wariness in each other's eyes.

The atmosphere gradually became tense.

It was at this moment that the appearance of a woman broke the deadlock.

"Um, who booked the massage?"

Jiang Shu and Blueberry Dipping Sauce turned their heads at the same time, startling the masseur who had just come out of Jiang Shu's room and then came to Blueberry Dipping Sauce's side.

A moment later.

"Brother, you should have said you were here to participate in the competition earlier. I thought you were from the Holy Temple now. You scared me."

He lay there lazily, his blueberries dipped in sauce, letting the masseur massage his back.

Jiang Shu looked at the masseuse with a hint of reproach: "You should have said earlier that you and I came from the same place. You didn't have to rush the massage just now. We could have massaged together here."

"It's alright, you're the only two customers today. I'll redo your massage in a bit," the masseuse said apologetically.

Jiang Shu nodded with satisfaction.

Chapter 256 What does it mean for rebels to protect the world?

At first, the two were somewhat wary of each other.

But there's no way around it, massage is such a magical thing, especially when you're in the same room. The relaxation and healing it brings have a magical power to melt away the barriers between people like ice and snow meeting the warm sun.

So, as time went by, and as the masseur finished massaging yours and then moved on to yours, the two of them gradually relaxed.

Although they were still testing each other, the atmosphere seemed more like casual, uninviting conversation to the massage therapist who was observing.

"Where's your sister? Is she here too?" Jiang Shu asked, lying on the bed with her head turned towards the blueberry sauce.

Blueberry with sauce replied somewhat reluctantly, "Why bring her up? Can't we avoid saying things that spoil the mood at such a wonderful time? We haven't seen each other in so long, wouldn't it be better to catch up?"

"Actually, there's not much to reminisce about..." Jiang Shu shrugged. "Even back in the hatchery, we weren't always together. We barely exchanged a few words back then, did we?"

Blueberry with sauce didn't seem to care at all, waving her hand and saying, "You can't say that. Sometimes a single meeting can be more meaningful than a thousand words, not to mention that you've helped me a lot and are my great benefactor."

When he said this, he was genuinely referring to the blueberries with sauce.

Although he was just as confident as Snow King before entering the hatchery, he clearly realized after experiencing it firsthand that it would be very difficult to conquer it on his own, and he wasn't entirely sure he could succeed.

So at the beginning, he simply gave up thinking and just followed the rhythm of Snow King and the others to carry out the strategy, trying to find an opportunity in the process.

Unexpectedly, before he could find a way to break the deadlock, Jiang Shu suddenly appeared and forcefully conquered the hatchery that neither he nor the Snow King had been able to conquer yet.

Even though Jiang Shu thwarted his plan to eliminate the outstanding talents of the Holy Temple at the last moment, one thing is one thing, and the fact that he was able to escape from the incubator so easily still earned him a very high opinion of Jiang Shu.

It was precisely because of this that his sister, Strawberry Milkshake, noticed Jiang Shu, and after Jiang Shu killed the abbot of Yunfu Temple, she did not deal a heavy blow to this unexpected intruder who had disrupted the rebels' plans, but instead adopted a gentler approach.

Although this gentleness still seemed somewhat radical to Jiang Shu.

However, it's hard to say whether these words were sincere or just empty flattery when they reached Jiang Shu's ears.

At least Jiang Shu is more inclined to the latter.

As the saying goes, dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, and a mouse's child knows how to dig a hole.

His father was a veteran rebel whom even the Holy Church President feared, and his sister was no pushover either; even Shen Mo respected her. Who would believe that this younger brother was simple-minded?

Not to mention that he made Jiang Shu feel the danger between evolved beings for the first time in front of him, so these were actually heartfelt words, which Jiang Shu could only listen to and not take seriously.

From the brief probing earlier, Jiang Shu learned that Blueberry Dip was the only rebel who had come to the Sanctuary.

Moreover, they were unaware that they were also in the sanctuary before this, just as the leader had told them.

This is good news.

This shows that the rebels' plan was very pure, and there was no part of it aimed at them personally.

In that case, I, as someone not part of the plan, have an opportunity to take advantage of.

As for whether he would be exposed or not, Jiang Shu never took it seriously from the beginning. As long as he stayed in the Holy Temple and continued to participate in the competition, he would be discovered by the rebels sooner or later. It was just a matter of time.

So instead of doing nothing and passively waiting, only to be discovered in the end, it's better to take the initiative and use the inevitable outcome to obtain more information that is beneficial to oneself, and perhaps even disrupt the rebels' rhythm.

However, Jiang Shu wasn't about to immediately explode at the rebels.

It would be better to stabilize the situation first. Although it is inevitable that the rebels will find out, it would be better to postpone this point as long as possible.

The key to achieving this is, of course, blueberry dipping sauce.

At least on the surface, the two are still relatively peaceful and friendly, and haven't completely broken off relations.

Thinking this, Jiang Shu said like a true older brother, "That's true. Although the time was short, we are comrades-in-arms, so there's no reason for us to have any unpleasantness."

“That’s right.” Blueberry with sauce nodded. “However, it was quite unexpected to see you here. My sister told me some things about you before. To be honest, I didn’t expect you to have progressed so quickly and to be here to participate in this competition.”

"Oh?" Jiang Shu asked with interest, "What did your sister say about me?"

"Hmm..." Blueberry with sauce pondered for a moment, hesitated, and then suddenly laughed and changed the subject: "Hey, this is weird, it's like you're trying to find out about my sister through me. Do I look like a traitor? And do you really care about what she thinks of you?"

Jiang Shu laughed as well: "No, not really, I was just asking."

Upon hearing this, Blueberry with Sauce stroked his chin and scrutinized Jiang Shu for a long time before saying doubtfully, "Really? I don't think so."

Speaking of which, after my sister came back last time, she kept mentioning you for a while, but she would never talk about it when I asked her.

So what exactly did you two experience together in the incubator that left such a deep impression on her?

What did we go through together...?

Jiang Shu subconsciously recalled the events carefully.

I don't have any particular impression of it...

If I had to say...

"Does wilderness survival together count? To be honest, your sister is really good at roasting rabbit."

Jiang Shu could only recall that the barbecue he made while hunting in the wild with strawberry milkshake after leaving the starting village tasted pretty good.

But clearly, such a trivial matter failed to pique his interest in the blueberry dip, and he continued to press for more information with suspicion.

"You didn't secretly hold hands, did you?"

"No."

"And what about kissing her little lips?"

"They didn't even hold hands, so this is even less likely, right?"

"Hard to say."

With an air of knowing what was going on, the blueberry dipping sauce expert nonchalantly remarked:

“I’ve met people who said we couldn’t kiss, but we could do everything else, so sometimes there’s no such thing as a gradual approach to these things.”

Seeing the other party putting on airs in front of him, showing off his skills in front of Guan Yu, Jiang Shu couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

"Wow, you're quite knowledgeable."

"It was wrapped up." Blueberry with sauce looked proud, then, remembering something, she paused and pleaded, "Don't tell my sister, okay?"

Jiang Shu raised an eyebrow.

Judging from what the other person said, it seemed that they genuinely acknowledged that they had a good relationship with his sister, to the point where they could even cricket together.

This surprised Jiang Shu.

Could it be that the other person doesn't know anything about her? Does he only think she and his sister are friends?

Just as Jiang Shu was pondering, the masseur suddenly stopped what he was doing.

"Gentlemen, it's over."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Blueberry Dip stood up and saw the masseuse, who had finished packing, out of the room.

After returning, Blueberry Dipping Sauce moved a chair from the balcony and sat down opposite Jiang Shu, who was already sitting cross-legged.

He picked up the electric kettle and poured the freshly boiled water into two cups with tea leaves, saying slowly, "So, you don't really need to worry too much. My sister and I have no ill intentions towards you. You don't need to be so vigilant. Why install cameras? It's just hurting our relationship."

Jiang Shu was stunned.

It seems I was overthinking it; the other party wasn't as naive as I thought.

Blueberry with sauce continued, "You don't actually think I'd believe you when you say you're upset that your masseuse can't extend her time, so you're coming to see who stole her masseuse, do you?"

"Oh, no." Jiang Shu shook her head: "I just feel that it's a little awkward to say something that's something we both understand but don't really want to talk about."

"But if I don't point it out, and we keep testing each other like this, it's not very interesting, is it?"

He dipped the blueberries in sauce and handed the tea to Jiang Shu.

"If you can't be more honest, my feelings for you will gradually fade away."

Jiang Shu took the tea and sighed helplessly, "If I had known it was you, I certainly wouldn't have done it."

"So what would you do?" the blueberry dip asked curiously.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Shu said, "I'll definitely find you directly and be honest with you. For example, I'll ask what you're busy with and if I can help you."

"Hmm..." Blueberry with sauce smiled. "Well, from our perspective, it's indeed difficult to be honest."

"right?"

“However…” the blueberry sauce changed the subject: “Although I don’t know how you found me, if you want to learn about us through me, you can save your energy, because I don’t know anything either. I’m just here for the fun of it.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shu was somewhat surprised.

Because statements with such a clear stance can be judged using the "absolute truth scale".

And the result of the judgment was actually true.

Blueberry dip was really just something I did for fun.

Even though she believed it in her heart, Jiang Shu still pretended not to believe it and said, "If I were you, I would say the same thing."

Blueberry Dipping Sauce knew that this was unconvincing, but he didn't expect to convince Jiang Shu either. Anyway, he was telling the truth, and it was up to Jiang Shu to believe him or not: "That's the situation. If you don't believe me and find that a direct attack won't work, you're welcome to try to corrupt me with money and beauty."

"Why don't you try to corrupt me first?" Jiang Shu rolled her eyes.

It's one thing to put on an act in front of others, but who wouldn't want to be thoroughly corrupted by money and beauty in private?

"So what do you want?"

He smiled and said, "Blueberries with sauce."

"Actually, you can just pretend nothing happened and sit here watching the show like me. Or is it that the Bureau of Different Principles has assigned you some task that you have to complete?"

"Speaking of which, I really envy the Bureau of Different Principles. They can assign you tasks at will. We don't do that at all. We act entirely based on shared ideals and beliefs. There's really no way to forcibly order someone to do something."

Hearing this sarcastic remark, Jiang Shu didn't take the sarcasm to heart. Instead, she asked with interest, "According to what you're saying, aren't you just a clueless person who also has ideals and beliefs?"

“These are two different things.” Blueberry sauce was not angry either, but calmly explained: “When I’m not needed, I’d rather be a regular person, but that doesn’t mean I won’t stand up when I’m needed.”

Jiang Shu did not scoff at this, but asked seriously, "What are those beliefs and philosophies? Could you tell me about them?"

“Of course, it’s about protecting the world,” the blueberry sauce replied half-jokingly and half-seriously. “It probably sounds incredible to you, but it really is true.”

"Well, it's actually not that bad, it's not an unacceptable statement," Jiang Shu said dismissively, feigning indifference.

But in truth, he was already quite shocked.

Because that statement is also true.

The ideas and beliefs of rebels truly stem from a desire to protect the world.

How is this going?

Are the rebels all brainwashed and have developed cognitive biases?

Or is there some unknown reason behind this?

He sensed a kind of knowing but not saying anything from Jiang Shu's reaction, but he didn't really care.

In his view, the rebels have been misunderstood for a long time and don't care about this little bit of questioning.

Although we've almost reached the point where we shouldn't underestimate the elderly and poor, Blueberry Dipping Sauce still believes that fortunes change, and sooner or later people will realize this.

"In short, I can't explain the specifics to you in a short time, and you probably wouldn't believe me even if I told you. But just wait and see, there will be a day when you will believe me."

The blueberries with sauce spoke confidently, as if it were all already a foregone conclusion.