"OK."

Actually, even without Ya Zi saying anything, Yue Jiu Ling and everyone else started making room for Qiong Qi. Xiao Bai Cai sat next to her partner and said, "Didn't you say you weren't coming? Why are you here again?"

Qiongqi picked up a piece of meat from Xiaobaicai's plate and said, "Hmm, but after thinking about it, I decided to come anyway. Come and have some meat."

"Alright," Little Cabbage ate the meat that Qiongqi had put on his plate, and was about to put some food on Qiongqi's plate as well, but before he could reach out, he heard Qiongqi ask Yinni, "When will your director be back?"

"Director Yu? I don't know him. What's wrong?"

Hidden was eating with his head down when he heard Qiongqi's question and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Why are you looking for our section chief?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask."

Qiongqi said calmly, "I've recently heard some things about your metaphysical circle. It's said that a big figure in your circle seems to belong to the Demon Realm..."

"What? Where did you hear that?"

Upon hearing Qiongqi's words, everyone present was shocked, except for Yue Jiuling and Yazi, who had previously known about the giant centipede and remained relatively calm.

Mu Xiaoyi looked at Qiongqi with a face full of astonishment and said, "Boss, are you serious?"

"I've only heard about it, and I'm just reminding you."

Qiongqi maintained his calm expression. He placed another slice of meat on Xiaobaicai's plate and continued, "You should all pay close attention to the human realm. I have a feeling that something big is about to happen there."

Is this true?

Ye Dongfeng also looked incredulous: "If people from the demon realm have infiltrated the metaphysical circle, then that would be really troublesome."

"Yes, should we talk to the section chief about this?"

Bai Xinyu frowned and made the suggestion.

"You can't go to the section chief. Have you forgotten? He's at headquarters right now. If he finds out about this, he'll be in danger too."

Yue Jiuling suddenly spoke up: "Let's pretend we don't know for now. Headquarters has been in meetings lately, and they might be handling this matter secretly."

After speaking, Yue Jiuling looked at Qiongqi and asked, "Senior, do you know anything else?"

"I just want to remind you to pay more attention to the human realm. I won't say anything else; you can figure it out yourselves."

Qiongqi, still expressionless, served food to Xiaobaicai: "You guys figure it out yourselves. That's all I can tell you."

"Okay, thank you."

Hidden understood what Qiongqi meant. He knew that Qiongqi must know something, but couldn't tell them, so he nodded and said, "We will be careful."

The meal wasn't as enjoyable as it had been at the beginning. After finishing the meal, everyone went home as usual, but once they got back, they started making some preparations.

For example, Ye Dongfeng and Mu Xiaoyi immediately told their families the news as soon as they got back, since their families were involved in the metaphysics circle and they had to tell them about this.

Hidden tried to contact Director Yu, but since Director Yu went to headquarters, he usually came out to find everyone on his own, and they couldn't find him normally. So Hidden, unable to find Director Yu, had to temporarily suppress his anxiety.

After returning, Bai Xinyu did not go back to the demon realm, but stayed in her dormitory in the human realm because she was worried that something might happen in the human realm during her vacation.

Little Cabbage was kept inside the restaurant by Qiongqi and couldn't leave, because he needed to cultivate at home properly during his vacation and couldn't go out casually.

At the very bottom of the food chain, Ah Hui diligently takes care of his 'family' in the management office, as they dare not venture out because they know something might happen in the human world.

After finishing their meal, Yue Jiuling and Ya Zi met up at another location. Ya Zi looked at Yue Jiuling and said, "Jiuling, what's wrong with you? I felt something was off about you while we were eating. Is it because of what my uncle said?"

"I'd say half of it. After all, I had already guessed that the Demon Realm might cause trouble, so this isn't entirely unexpected."

Yue Jiuling sat down on a park bench and said, "I was just wondering if the things in the Demon Realm are related to me, since the things the inner demon did last time were all aimed at me."

"That shouldn't be the case. The Demon Realm has always wanted to rule the Six Realms. What does that have to do with you?"

Ya Zi shook his head and said, "You're overthinking it. What does the demon's desire to conquer the six realms have to do with you?"

"But I still feel like something's strange about this..."