Poisonous Goddess: I'm just lazing around in the mortal realm.

Hao Jing's gaze visibly wandered, and he immediately retorted.

"What osmanthus candy? I don't know what you're talking about."

"Really? If it wasn't you, then forget it."

Thirteen waved his hand, preparing to leave his side, but just as Haojing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Thirteen's faint voice made him freeze in place.

"Did you know that you weren't the only one who gave out that candy?"

"What? Thirteen, explain yourself clearly."

Haojing couldn't resist and stepped forward to grab Thirteen's arm.

Seeing this, Zhou Jinghuai frowned and said with some dissatisfaction.

"Just talk, why are you pulling on my clothes?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he strode forward and slapped Haojing's hand away from Shisan's sleeve.

Hao Jing couldn't help but glare at him, thinking to himself that Zhou Jinghuai was really a petty person. At this moment, he was inexplicably flustered and didn't have time to argue with others about such trivial matters.

He calmed his breathing and lowered his voice.

"Thirteen, you... what did you just say about me not being the only one who gave you osmanthus candy?"

Thirteen slowly turned to the side, her bright little face full of amusement, her clear almond-shaped eyes seeming to have already seen through Haojing's thoughts.

“I told you that you weren’t the only one who sent that candy, but I happened to see it and stopped you.”

She pulled out a package of identical oil paper from her bosom, exactly the same as the one she had handed to Pei Suisui in the room earlier.

They were obviously all bought from the east side of the city.

Hao Jing looked at the package of oil paper, his expression clearly unnatural. His already fair skin was instantly flushed with an unnatural blush.

Seeing this, the others all understood.

Thirteen sighed softly and placed the package of oil paper back into Haojing's hand.

"I was lying to you, just to get you to tell the truth. I have a close relationship with the second young lady of the Pei family. She is a good girl, but you may not be destined to be with her."

Her words left Haojing stunned on the spot.

He looked up in a daze, meeting Thirteen's unfathomable, watery eyes.

Yes, he is the mighty God Lord of Cangling, while Pei Suisui is just a mortal.

If nothing unexpected happens, he fears that Pei Suisui's life will have come to an end in the blink of an eye in the God Realm, so what is there to talk about fate?

Haojing subconsciously clenched the empty oil paper package and slowly lowered his head.

"I……"

"This matter is known only to a few of us. Since our common goal is to capture the Demon Lord, I think it's unnecessary to draw conclusions about other matters too early, right?"

Thirteen's words gave Haojing renewed hope, and he turned to look at Zhou Jinghuai beside him.

Clearly, Zhou Jinghuai had a serious expression on his face and had no interest in making fun of him.

"Stop looking at me. I'll return the words I just said to you. Your feelings for that second young lady are crystal clear. You don't think we can't see through them, do you?"

As if trying to break the awkward atmosphere, Zhou Jinghuai slowly stood there with his hands on his hips, reverting to his smug look.

"You..."

Haojing opened his mouth, but then swallowed back the words that were about to come out.

He was certainly aware of all of this.

Xie Qiao, who had been playing a supporting role for a long time, couldn't help but speak up to offer some advice.

"Haojing, don't overthink it. She is a mortal, that's true, but that doesn't mean she can see you, right?"

"Thank you, Qiao!"

Having been provoked, Hao Jing naturally couldn't stand such remarks. He turned around, glared at Xie Qiao, and couldn't help but retort.

"What kind of comfort is that? What do you mean you look down on me? I'm at least good-looking..."

"Looking like a human but acting like a dog."

Thirteen's voice came faintly from behind Haojing. Haojing turned his head to look at Thirteen, who was guiltily touching his nose. He was so surprised that he couldn't believe that it was Thirteen who had just been mocking him.

"you……"

"Okay, stop talking."

Zhou Jinghuai kindly interrupted Haojing's outburst, after all, they had too many things to do right now, and they naturally couldn't devote all their energy to these trivial matters.

Seeing that the others looked at him upon hearing the voice, he continued speaking.

“Now that Shen Mu’s plan has been finalized, we will split into two groups according to his plan. Hao Jing, you’ll have to work hard and set off as soon as possible so that you and Shen Mu can look out for each other on the way. As for me, I will take care of the second young lady of the Pei family for you.”

He patted his chest, his confident demeanor causing Thirteen to frown involuntarily.

“Except for the last sentence, I think you’re right. Since Philadelphia is so dangerous, Haojing, you should set off as soon as possible. I think Shen Mu probably has other plans to implement.”

She had a strange feeling that Shen Mu's plan went beyond this.

Hao Jing, no longer able to bear his bickering with Zhou Jinghuai, quickly bid farewell to the others and set off to catch up with Shen Mu.

After half a cup of tea

Thirteen tilted his head and rested on a mahogany armchair in the side room.

She really didn't understand why Zhou Jinghuai would follow her back to the side room at this time.

She finally couldn't bear it any longer after hearing Zhou Jinghuai's thirtieth sigh.

"What exactly do you want from me? Say it now, I need to rest after midnight too."

With a scrunched-up face, she decided to stay in the room next to Pei Suisui's since Zhou Jinghuai had booked the entire inn.

But no sooner had she entered the room than Zhou Jinghuai followed her in.

"I want to spend more time with you."

Zhou Jinghuai put on that roguish expression, as if he had returned to the state of the most famous playboy in the capital, the third young master of the Zhou family.

Thirteen couldn't help but twitch his lips, suppressing the urge to beat the other person, and pointed to the door of the side room.

“Your room is across the street. Everything is fine here. There’s no need for Young Master Zhou to keep me company.”

"But what can I do if I just want to see you?"

Zhou Jinghuai rested one hand on the table, his handsome face and fiery red robe were truly glaring to Thirteen.

Unfortunately, Thirteen's heart was completely unmoved at this moment.

She sighed deeply, and as if making a decision, stood up and said...

Are you sure you're not leaving?

Her gaze met Zhou Jinghuai's fiery eyes, and her cold expression clearly made Zhou Jinghuai realize that she was on the verge of getting angry!

Unfortunately, seeing that several people who were in the way had left for various reasons, Zhou Jinghuai, who was eager to achieve quick results, was naturally unwilling to give up at this time.

He shook his head rather provocatively and said...

"Don't go."

"Fine, if you're not leaving, then I'll leave."

Thirteen was a sensible person. Although she still had some intimidation power in front of Zhou Jinghuai, it was clear that he was taking advantage of her lack of divine power to find an excuse to bully her.

She was naturally unwilling to give the other party that opportunity.

After saying that, she got up to leave.

Unexpectedly, just as she walked to Zhou Jinghuai's side, the sudden force made her lean backward.