"What if the Divine Realm ends in a few months? The Pilgrimage will still proceed as normal!" Jiang Yuan said.
"How is that possible!"
Xu Yi quickly shook her head, denying Jiang Yuan's opinion. She explained, "The Divine Realm is no simple matter. It involves becoming a god. I've heard that the Divine Realm not only contains divine essences, but also corresponding inheritances!"
"Where did you get that information?" Jiang Yuan didn't believe Xu Yi was telling the truth.
"I heard it from someone else. You have no idea how many rumors about the Divine Realm are circulating on the forums right now. They may not be entirely accurate, but there's no smoke without fire. What if they're all true?" Xu Yi said smugly, pleased with the rumors he had compiled.
"ha!"
Jiang Yuan chuckled and changed the subject, saying, "Where are you going to eat? This isn't the way to Shixiang Pavilion, is it?"
"Why go to Shixiang Pavilion? This year's hottest food is Gulou. You can eat and play there, and a lot of people like to go! It's just a little expensive." Xu Yi winked at Jiang Yuan, acting cute.
"It's okay, I haven't eaten either, let's eat together." Jiang Yuan didn't care how much this kind of meal would cost, he knew he definitely wouldn't spend it all anyway.
"Jiang Yuan!"
As Jiang Yuan was walking, a sentence suddenly echoed in his mind, which came from the knot of hearts, and the speaker was Gong Suxin.
"What's wrong, Sister Suxin?" Jiang Yuanxin asked.
"Are you back at Huasheng Academy now?" Gong Suxin asked.
"right."
"You'd better be careful. I can sense that she's nearby and has already set up a trap for you. But don't worry, today might be the last time she tests you. If you pass this test, no one except the Companion God should doubt your identity afterward!"
"good!"
"From now on, I can only protect you; you'll have to figure things out on your own!"
"Understood, sister, please be careful."
After a brief conversation, Jiang Yuan realized that it was definitely not a coincidence that the two sisters came to see him today. Obviously, they were deliberately brought to the Ancient Tower by him, or they were being used. But in any case, he could not back down now. If he wanted to enter the Source as a student of Huasheng Academy, he had to get past Zhong Litong.
Realizing this, Jiang Yuan didn't expose her, but instead chatted with the Xu sisters, Xu Xin and Xu Yi, in a casual manner.
The three of them walked for a few minutes and arrived at the ancient building.
"Jiang Yuan, you haven't been to Gu Lou before, have you?" Xu Xin, who had been mostly silent the whole way, rarely spoke up.
Jiang Yuan shook his head and said, "I usually order takeout at school!"
He didn't say the last thing, but I'm usually not on campus.
"So that's how it is! No wonder I haven't seen you go out!" Xu Xin said with a sudden realization.
"Look, it's Sister Gu!"
Xu Yi suddenly became excited. Jiang Yuan looked up and, sure enough, Gu Anlei, whom they hadn't seen for a long time, was walking towards them.
"It seems this gathering really was arranged for me!" Jiang Yuan had already figured out most of it. Gu Anlei's presence here today meant that Zhong Litong and even the Companion God would likely be there as well.
"You're here, why aren't you going in?" Gu Anlei asked as she walked over, giving Jiang Yuan a polite smile, though it was more of a courtesy between classmates.
"Is Gu Anlei being turned against us?" Jiang Yuan was a little worried. Although Gu Anlei's current achievements were all thanks to him, human nature is hard to fathom. Who can guarantee that she won't forget her original intentions after reaching a certain height? After all, relying on her current backer is definitely the right choice.
"Sister Gu, we were just chatting and were about to go in!" Xu Yi quickly went to greet her.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuan knew it was impossible to pretend to be stupid, so he asked curiously, "How did you two meet?"
“Jiang, you’ve forgotten? The apartment we used to live in belonged to Sister Gu. Last time, she left some things behind, and we were the ones who delivered them to her!” Xu Yi said, linking arms with Gu Anlei. The two seemed to have a pretty good relationship.
"The clothes are nice, I couldn't bear to throw them away!" Gu Anlei glanced at Jiang Yuan as she spoke.
Jiang Yuan knew perfectly well that the things Gu Anlei hadn't taken were definitely the clothes he had taken from Liu Zhaodi as compensation.
"Alright, let's go in first, the people inside are getting impatient!"
Gu Anlei led Xu Yi ahead, while Xu Xin apologized to Jiang Yuan, saying, "I'm sorry, we really did come here with a plan. You won't blame us, will you?"
"It's nothing. I'm also very interested in Gu Anlei. I should thank you for your matchmaking." Jiang Yuan said nonchalantly.
Xu Xin could only give an awkward smile; their purpose in life wasn't simply to have a meal with Jiang Yuan.
Led by Gu Anlei, the group arrived at the entrance of a private room. The style seemed ordinary, but today's banquet was destined to be extraordinary.
"You guys go in first, I'm going to pick up some friends!"
After Gu Anlei led the group to their destination, she left. Although Jiang Yuan didn't know who this friend was, he could imagine that it must be related to him.
Xu Xin pushed open the door and entered. The private room was divided into two sides by a screen. From the blurry shadow on the screen, it could be seen that there was another person on the other side.
"Great! They've prepared all sorts of delicious food for us!"
Xu Yi couldn't resist rushing towards the table full of delicious food, but Xu Xin stopped her and whispered a warning, "Don't be silly, there are other guests who haven't arrived yet!"
Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "Isn't there someone else over there?"
"Oh right, why is there another person?" Xu Xin also seemed quite surprised. They only knew that this dinner party was organized by Gu Anlei, but they didn't know who else was attending.
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