That day, when Luo Jingli and his group returned from their mission, they noticed that everyone at the base was looking at them with strange eyes—some with envy, some with jealousy, some with malice, some with resentment… Luo Jingli frowned. He and Sui Yi exchanged a glance, and based on their intelligence, they immediately realized that someone was probably up to no good behind their backs.
"Brother Qian, could you ask someone you know if anything has happened at the base or if there are any bad rumors?" Sui Yi walked up to Qian Yangsheng and said to him.
"Alright! Xia, you guys go to your lodgings first, I'll go ask around." Qian Yangsheng also sensed the strangeness of the people at the base and was about to ask them. After saying that, Qian Yangsheng didn't go back with Suiyi and the others, but headed towards another place.
When Qian Yangsheng arrived in front of a house, he knocked on the door, which opened from the inside. The man who opened the door saw Qian Yangsheng and slammed the door shut. Qian Yangsheng was left feeling somewhat helpless, having been turned away.
They went to another house and knocked on the door, but no one answered after several knocks. The people inside had gone to do their missions and no one was coming to open the door.
Just as Qian Yangsheng was about to turn and leave, he saw the man returning with a large Tang sword. Qian Yangsheng immediately went over to him because he had a good relationship with this man and they were practically sworn brothers.
"Brother Chen, has something happened at the base?" Qian Yangsheng asked as soon as he approached.
"It's Brother Qian! You're back?"
"Yeah, we just got back from a mission, but the guys at the base are looking at us really weird, like we're mortal enemies, like they're about to devour us. So I came to ask if something happened." He looked completely bewildered, having no idea what was going on.
"Come on, let's go inside. It's not convenient to talk to you here." Chen Xuan sheathed his broadsword, pulled Qian Yangsheng along, and opened the door to go inside.
After entering, Qian Yangsheng found a place to sit down, while Chen Xuan put down his broadsword, poured two glasses of water and placed them on the table, then sat down opposite Qian Yangsheng.
Chen Xuan took a sip of water to moisten his throat and stared at Qian Yangsheng, looking him up and down.
"Brother Chen, what are you doing?" Qian Yangsheng felt uncomfortable being stared at. What kind of behavior was it for a man to stare at another man so intently? He was a real man.
Seeing Qian Yangsheng's strange look, Chen Xuan realized that what he had done was inappropriate, and slammed his hand on the table, startling Qian Yangsheng.
"What happened, brother? Tell me! You're giving me the creeps."
"Oh! While you were gone these past few days, some really explosive news has spread through the base, absolutely explosive!" He finished speaking with a look of amazement.
"..." What news could have made my usually straightforward older brother use so many adjectives? My heart was itching with curiosity, and for the first time, I felt a little annoyed by this unreliable guy who never got to the point. I couldn't help but regret that I hadn't come to ask him.
"Is there a couple in your team, and they're both very handsome and beautiful?"
"-_-||, yeah, why are you asking this?" Qian Yangsheng wondered if this old guy had taken a fancy to someone. He looked at the big man warily.
"What kind of look is that? Ever since your sister-in-law died, your brother has sworn never to marry again. Besides, no one would want a rough, big man like me."
"He really has self-awareness."
"That man's name is Luo Jingli, right?"
#-_-||, Duh! #
"Yes!" Although she felt a little disgusted inside, she still had to be polite on the surface.
"Isn't he also known as Genius Luo?" Chen Xuan asked.
"Genius Luo? I don't know! Hey! Bro, stop beating around the bush, just tell me what it is." The man's rambling and vague answers made him want to roll his eyes.
"Alright! Actually, the rumor is that this apocalyptic outbreak was caused by a mistake made by the genius Luo while researching human evolution." His tone was exceptionally solemn and extremely serious.
"What? The outbreak was caused by Brother Luo? Are you kidding me?" He expressed his firm disbelief.
"That's why this news is so explosive!"
Who spread the rumor?
"I don't know, but I guess it's Mr. Luo's enemy!" He took a sip of water, staring at Qian Yangsheng's blank expression, which was quite amusing.
"Brother Luo's enemies?" Brother Luo only recently arrived at the base; when did he make enemies? I can't figure it out, I can't understand the relationship between them.
Seeing someone's bewildered expression, he shook his head.
"Think about it, whose interests have been harmed since Mr. Luo came to the base?" she reminded him.
"That's hard to say. Does that mean Brother Luo has a lot of enemies? It seems like almost everyone from the top to the bottom dislikes him!" Qian Yangsheng wasn't very sure.
"So what's the point of being handsome? It just makes people jealous!"
#-_-||, it's because you're ugly, brother, that you're jealous! #Thinking of this, Qian Yangsheng looked at Chen Xuan with suspicion.
"What are you doing? What are you doing!"
"Bro, did you spread this news because you're jealous of how handsome Brother Luo is?"
"Pfft!" Chen Xuan spat out the water he was holding, and Qian Yangsheng was sprayed with foul-smelling water.
"Damn it, you son of a bitch." A drop of water dripped from his cheek into his mouth as he spoke, making him feel like he wanted to die.
His face turned green, and he couldn't help but find a corner to vomit violently.
"Ugh~ Ugh~".
"Uh, bro, are you alright?" Seriously, wasn't that a bit too much? Seeing how uncomfortable he was, I kindly used my water-based ability to put some water in his cup for him to rinse his mouth.
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