People are singing in the tide, but there is no crown

"You, you guys... stop looking!"

Amid Zhezhi's pleading, the painting she had drawn for Ling An and Chao Mei was finally completed.

In the studio, she covered her red face and placed the painting in front of the two of them.

Only she herself knew how much psychological pressure she had taken on, and how she was determined to complete the painting even though she was on tiptoe.

It was precisely because of this sense of belief that she would give up the order if the price was even one cent less.

"Drawing...Drawing is done..." Zhezhi said hesitantly.

Chaomei looked at her subtly, nodded slightly, and took the painting.

Obviously, she did not expect that there were so many paintings of Ling An hidden in Zhezhi's studio, which surprised her as well.

But seeing Zhezhi's flushed look, even Chaomei didn't know what to say, for fear that she would not be able to hold it in and faint in front of her the next second.

She sighed and turned to look at Zhezhi's painting.

In the painting, the most eye-catching figures are undoubtedly Chaomei and Ling An.

According to Chao Mei, the background of the painting is in a silent zone, on the dark land. Ling An, the crownless man, and Chao Mei are looking at each other, one occupying one side of the picture.

However, this gaze is exactly where the branch-breaking technique lies.

There was no murderous intent in Ling An and Chao Mei's eyes, but rather a sense of fate and epicness of a meeting between old enemies.

The gaze in the painting is lingering, as if it has substance.

Ling An and Chao Mei were extremely satisfied with Zhezhi's work. After paying the fee readily, they rolled the painting into a scroll and kept it privately.

"Thank you...thank you!" Zhezhi bowed excitedly.

Compared with the previous orders, these 50,000 shells were much easier to come by.

Although there was a small mistake in the middle, looking at the expressions of Ling An and Chao Mei, they didn't seem to care too much.

I opened the door and it was already night outside.

Chaomei turned around and looked at Zhezhi deeply, but couldn't help but say:

"You... uh, you still need to restrain yourself."

Zhezhi lowered his head and muttered something, and his words could not be heard clearly.

After leaving the studio, Chaomei stretched and looked at Ling An: "You are very charming."

She seemed to say it casually, but Ling An couldn't really take it as casual.

As the saying goes, living with the emperor is like living with a tiger. Although Chaomei is not a tigress, he has learned a little bit about how to guess the emperor's intentions.

"Is there?" Ling An laughed dryly and decisively used his traditional skills -

Play dumb.

"The Moon-Chasing Festival is coming soon." Chaomei looked up at the night sky, as if sighing.

Looking at her like this, Ling An couldn't help but think more.

Chaomei is a true wanderer.

He is a person who does not know where he comes from and has no place to go.

Speaking of which, until now, the person who has the deepest bond with her is actually this remaining elephant herself.

Ling An gently put his arm around her shoulders and whispered, "Don't worry, I will be with you."

A man and a remnant elephant stood in the darkness, with countless small stalls in front of them brightly lit.

"I have a feeling that Jinzhou is not a place to stay for long. I don't know how long I can stay here." Chaomei sighed softly.

"Why, you can't bear it?"

"A little bit, but as long as you're by my side, everything's fine." She leaned lightly against Ling An, and unexpectedly, she showed some feminine demeanor.

After a moment of silence, she smiled and said, "It's almost time. Change back quickly, or it will cause a sensation again."

Ling An nodded, his body shook, and he turned into a gray cat and fell steadily into her arms.

……

The next day.

Xiangli is going to send a communication again.

He has solved the third abnormal wish and called on Ling An and Chao Mei to come and help.

However, this time, Chao Mei refused Ling An's request to go with her.

I don’t know what she was thinking, but she was unexpectedly generous and let Ling An stay in Taoyuan Village alone to wander around for a while.

Ling An instinctively felt that something seemed to be wrong, but he had no clue what was going on.

He has been in Konshu for a long time and has experienced a lot of things. He and Chaomei can be said to be very close.

However, thinking back, Ling An suddenly thought of a question——

He didn't know how much memory and strength Chao Mei had recovered.

There is no doubt that Chao Mei's strength at her peak was unmatched, and her memory must contain many secrets of the planet Solaris.

Did she notice or remember something?

Ling An wasn’t sure, and Chao Mei didn’t seem to want to share it with him.

A faint sense of crisis lingered in Ling An's heart.

There is a feeling that a storm is about to come.

He is already strong enough, the only thing that still worries him is the influence of half of Ming Shiki's power.

But even so, he still couldn't escape the impact of this crisis.

Standing in front of the puppet show stall in Taoyuan Village, Ling An fell into deep thought.

He took out two photos in his arms and the scroll that he had put away yesterday, thinking that he should speed up.

"What's wrong? What are you thinking about?" Behind the puppet show stall, Yinlin held the silk thread with one hand and gave a concerned look.

Just as she said before, she really set up a small stall here and performed puppet shows for visitors from all directions.

"Nothing." Ling An shook his head and put away his souvenirs. "Your performance was wonderful."

Just now, Yinlin performed a puppet show for him.

This is a piece of music that has been passed down in Jinzhou for who knows how long, and it is naturally extraordinary.

Yinlin walked up to him, leaned over and looked at him carefully, and whispered, "I see you seem to be worried."

Ling An was about to explain, but he met Yin Lin's delicate eyes and finally couldn't say anything.

"What could possibly stump our great hero who saved Jinzhou... the Crownless One, Ling An?" She had a subtle look on her face, and spoke in a tactful tone.

She already knew Ling An's identity, but she only pointed it out now.

"You really know it." Ling An looked helpless.

"Of course, I am the best undercover investigator. Don't forget, we are colleagues." Yinlin said proudly.

Back then in the base of the Ghost Mutual Aid Association, Ling An intercepted the data about Yin Lin that Yan Shi was sending out, which allowed her to continue to work as a patrol officer.

It was a great help to her emotionally and logically, so it's not an exaggeration to say that I was doing her a favor.

"You are now a great hero of Jinzhou. Who among the people of Jinzhou City doesn't know your name?"

Before Ling An could speak, Yin Lin continued, "So, what I mean is, if you have any difficulties, don't forget that there are many people standing behind you... people like me."

"Thank you." Ling An considered for a long time and could only say thank you.

"I see it's quite lively over there, I wonder what kind of stall it is?" Yin Lin looked towards a place not far away where a lot of people gathered, most of them seemed to be people who resonated with them and night soldiers who had returned from holiday and had not yet taken off their uniforms.

"Are you interested? Let's go and take a look together," she invited.