Simon said, "I have carefully searched this world using the Great Void Technique. I have traveled almost all over the earth in my mech these past few days, but I have not found anything similar to a dimensional gate. I think this world may not be connected to the Underworld."
"Wasn't it said that all three thousand minor worlds only have that one underworld?" Chu Nian thought helplessly. She was still planning to travel to a new world and use her boundary stone to contact Lin Jingting, so she could show off to him that she had also refined a boundary stone!
As weapons of interstellar warfare, mechs are naturally immune to nuclear radiation. Simon piloted one around Earth in the heavens but found no other dimensions. Could it be that this world truly isn't connected to the underworld?
Chu Nian put Simon back into her spatial artifact, several possibilities flashing through her mind. But no matter what the possibility was, her most important thing now was to rest, so she lay down on the bed and went back to sleep.
Equivalent to heartbreak, Qi Meili, who had become a night owl, called Chu Nian again in the evening, inviting her to go to the night market. It was probably because she hadn't drunk enough last night due to the monster tide, so she wanted to go back to the barbecue stalls at the night market to drink some more.
Since she was going to treat everyone and Chu Nian didn't have to spend any money, she naturally accepted all the invitations and went out after dressing up a little.
Yesterday's pub was right next to the night market, and many people who strolled through the market would have dinner or a late-night snack there. Despite the difficult times, the night market remained bustling because cars weren't allowed in due to the large number of people; it was all pedestrians.
The tavern was so crowded that the seats inside couldn't accommodate everyone, so they would set up many tables and chairs on the roadside in the evening. When Chu Nian and Qi Meili arrived, the tavern was already packed, so they could only sit at a table on the roadside.
Unexpectedly, just as the two sat down, three people walked towards them, chatting and laughing. The one in the lead was Jing Yue, the female protagonist who had transmigrated, and the Peng brothers followed on either side of her.
In the original storyline, Qi Meili was seriously injured in the battle last night, so she was still in the hospital recovering today and did not come to the night market, thus she did not witness this scene.
Normally, Jingyue always maintains a very serious expression in front of her team members and subordinates, but at this moment, she is having a great time playing around with the Peng brothers, and her little hands have been tickling the Peng brothers' chest and abdominal muscles quite a bit.
The three of them hadn't yet seen Chu Nian and Qi Meili sitting in the corner.
Qi Meili was somewhat lost in thought when she saw the three of them like this. She used to think the Peng brothers were terrible, pursuing Jingyue even though they already had girlfriends.
Jingyue definitely never gave them any response, nor could she have said or done anything inappropriate—after all, Jingyue had always been a goddess-like figure in their hearts, someone that she and the Peng brothers could only look up to.
But what happened today completely refuted her previous thoughts.
Chu Nian said coolly in a low voice, "I didn't expect that the goddess Jing Yue would have such a down-to-earth side!"
Qi Meili felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
Jingyue and the other two finally saw Chu Nian and Qi Meili.
When the Peng brothers saw Chu Nian and Qi Meili, they actually wanted to pretend they didn't see them and walk past, but Jing Yue quickly stopped playing around and led the Peng brothers over.
"Niannian, Meili, you're here at the night market too!" Jingyue said with a generous smile. "Why didn't you invite your boyfriends? They said they had a fierce battle all night and wanted to relax today, so they insisted on dragging me along. They also said you two haven't been paying much attention to them lately. What happened? Did you have a fight?"
Peng Jian has a birthmark on his left forehead, making the twins easily distinguishable. Peng Jian and the original owner of this body, Wu Nian, have already broken up, so there's not much for them to say to each other when they meet.
However, Peng Kang and Qi Meili had not officially broken up yet, and at this moment, Peng Kang felt a little awkward looking at Qi Meili, whose face had turned pale.
After Jing Yue finished speaking, neither Chu Nian nor Qi Meili showed any intention of responding, which made the atmosphere even more awkward.
Seeing this, Peng Jian decided to break the deadlock and asked Chu Nian, "Why did you bring Meili to the night market? Didn't you even ask if Meili's boyfriend also needs someone to accompany him?"
Chu Nian immediately turned to look at Peng Kang, smiled, and said, "Meili, does your boyfriend need you to accompany him?"
Qi Meili was about to cry, unable to suppress her sadness, and stood up, saying, "I'm sorry, I have to go now."
Chu Nian grabbed her arm and said, "Why are you leaving? It's best to make things clear as soon as possible, so as not to delay any longer."
"I..." Qi Meili's tears finally fell, "Niannian..."
Jingyue hurriedly said, "Peng Kang, look, even Meili is unhappy. I told you long ago that I wouldn't go out with you two brothers to avoid misunderstandings, and look at what's happening now..."
Peng Kang quickly said, "Meili, don't overthink it. My feelings for Captain Jing are just respect from a subordinate to a superior; I have no other intentions. We've known each other for so many years; you wouldn't not even trust me this much, would you?"
Jing Yue was their superior, and because they had worked in the military for a long time, they had quite a few connections. Getting close to her could indeed potentially secure a better future for them. In addition, Jing Yue was such a dazzling star that the Peng brothers wanted to curry favor with her as soon as they joined the Exploration Department, to the point that it was normal for them to have some inappropriate thoughts about such an outstanding goddess as Jing Yue.
However, crossing the boundary is wrong.
Moreover, Jingyue's interaction with the Peng brothers just now had a flirtatious tone, and no woman would remain calm seeing her boyfriend acting like that with another woman. Although the two brothers are now sharing Jingyue, it still feels jarring.
Peng Kang's words, instead of being direct, accused Qi Meili of being petty. This was exactly the same way Peng Jian had treated the original owner of the body, Wu Nian!
Ha, no wonder they're brothers, they say almost the same things.
Chu Nian thought about it and felt that this was ultimately Qi Meili's own business, and it was up to her to decide. So, she asked, "Meili, what do you say?"
Qi Meili kept her head down and didn't say a word.
Chu Nian felt a little helpless. Qi Meili and Peng Kang had been dating for several years and had developed feelings for each other. However, their situations were different. After all, Chu Nian wasn't the real Wu Nian and had no feelings for Peng Jian, that scumbag, so she could break up with him easily.
It's worth noting that the original owner suffered for a long time because of this relationship, which resulted in less than ideal growth in her abilities and combat record during that period.
In the story, if it weren't for last night's monster wave, which allowed the original Wu Nian to kill enough monsters to make up for her lost grades, she might have been transferred to the reserve team.
As a result, during this period, her superiors and colleagues had some misunderstandings about Wu Nian, the top student in the school. They thought she was just a theorist who only knew how to study but was really bad at practical application.
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