As an emperor, Yin Chen possessed exceptional composure. This somewhat surreal scene didn't faze him for long. He quickly walked in naturally, his eyes narrowing as he revealed a friendly smile: "Good night, everyone. May I come in for a chat?"

There was nothing inconvenient about it. Long Xun was somewhat bothered by the fact that this emperor resembled Yin Chen from the previous world and had also confessed his love to him, so he remained noncommittal. Chen Ziqi didn't care, and the Gu woman was quite gossipy about the hidden story of how an emperor was being chased while traveling incognito, so Yin Chen smoothly walked through the gate.

The Gu woman reached down and grabbed the edge of the stool. Amidst the grating sound of the stool legs scraping the floor, she moved closer to Chen Ziqi, pulled out the last stool from under the table, and placed it in the empty seat. Then, she looked at the legendary emperor with the curiosity of someone looking at a rare creature.

Not so great! He doesn't have a special aura and doesn't look as handsome as the Dragon God. He can't even compare to Lu Xiaofeng. At least Lu Xiaofeng left a deep impression on Gu Nu with his classic boiled egg look when they first met.

Having made this judgment, the Gu woman turned her head to the side.

Yin Chen was far too amiable for an emperor. He casually sat down in the seat that the Gu woman had moved aside, his smile becoming even more earnest and sincere before he first addressed Long Xun: "This brave warrior..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Nu and Chen Ziqi both made expressions of toothache and simultaneously uttered a "Huh?" Only Long Xun remained unusually calm, simply placing one hand lightly on the table, and then... a clear palm print appeared on this fine wood table, an inch deep, with no cracks at the edges.

Yin Chen remained unfazed, as if he wasn't the one being threatened at all: "This hero..."

Gu Nu and Chen Ziqi nodded in satisfaction. Long Xun grabbed the milk tea that had already wrapped around his shoulder and reached the back of his neck, which looked like it was about to crawl toward Yin Chen, and put it back in its original position.

"I still have to thank the hero for his help today, otherwise I'm afraid I would have fallen victim to the evildoers."

Chen Ziqi, one of the "villains," silently raised her eyelids. Her beautiful face was cold and indifferent, exuding a dangerous chill.

Yin Chen smiled as if he had no idea that he was practically dancing on the edge of a knife, and said kindly, "May I ask what your name is, hero? So that I may repay your kindness."

"Long Xun." After a pause, Long Xun pointed to the Gu woman: "You were poisoned today, and she saved you."

Yin Chen turned around with a friendly smile and nodded to the Gu woman: "Oh? Then I must thank this heroine."

Gu Nu: "...I am Gu Nu." For some reason, even though the emperor's expression was still sincere and earnest, she felt that his thanks to her were like a freebie given as a bonus when buying groceries... Didn't he even ask her name?

Yin Chen nodded, then looked at Chen Ziqi with a puzzled expression: "Who is this gentleman?"

Chen Ziqi said coldly, "The person who's been chasing you is Chen Ziqi."

Yin Chen seemed not to have heard the first half of the sentence at all, and his smile remained unchanged: "So it's Lady Chen, my apologies. Lady Chen, you are truly skilled. That kick still hurts my back, haha."

...No one knew whether Yin Chen's words were a dry joke or something else, and the laughter that followed silenced the three transmigrators who deeply understood the meaning of "hehe".

In the silence, Milk Tea scurried down from Long Xun's arm, which was draped over the table, still trying to get closer to Yin Chen. Just as it reached his arm, Long Xun caught it again and put it back on his shoulder.

Yin Chen seemed to notice the awkward silence. This emperor, who was already a bit dim-witted in the original novel, was even more so in the fanfiction. He must have been imagining something else entirely. He comforted them, saying, "Gentlemen, there's no need to be nervous. I have no intention of pursuing this matter... The only ones who would go to such lengths to kill me are probably my troublesome family members."

The Gu woman looked over in horror, Chen Ziqi's eyelids twitched, and Long Xun couldn't help but look at his face as well.

After a long pause, the Gu woman chuckled dryly, "Hey you... you're really bold, knowing Ziqi is an assassin you still dared to come in."

Yin Chen waved his hand and said, "I haven't introduced myself yet. My surname is Yin and my given name is Chen." After a pause, he added, "Although I am not very talented, I can see that you gentlemen no longer have any ill intentions... At least Miss Chen no longer wants to fight. Since that's the case, and you are all beauties, how can I not make your acquaintance?"

A beautiful woman, another beautiful woman.

The three "beauties" were all dressed in different ways: one looked like she was constipated, another had a face as black as the bottom of a pot, and the last one seemed to be releasing cold air as if it were free, all while busy catching the unusually unruly milk tea.

Sitting next to Long Xun, unable to see the hamster crawling around on his half-body, Yin Chen, who only saw the person next to him constantly raising his hand to cover his arm, shoulder, and neck, finally couldn't help but ask, "Is Young Master Long itchy?"

Long Xun's hand, which was holding Milk Tea's fur, stiffened slightly. He picked up the hamster, which was still fidgeting with its little feet, and brought it in front of Yin Chen. His voice was low and cold: "Please excuse my poor performance."

Yin Chen: "..." This time, he was speechless.

After a long pause, Chen Ziqi broke the silence first: "Young Master Yin, since you already know about your family's affairs, I won't say any more. Long Xun and Gu Nu are my long-lost companions, and I will follow them from now on, so I will not do this business."

Yin Chen nodded with satisfaction: "That's what I meant too."

He had always tolerated his family's petty squabbles, but this time it had gotten a bit out of hand. However, knowing the character of his relatives, Yin Chen didn't intend to drag outsiders into it and hold them back.

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