Godslayer: The different abilities represented by the twelve two-hour periods of the day

"Let's eat first." Chen Muyi placed two fragrant plates of skewers in the middle of the picnic mat. Hongying immediately reached out and grabbed a skewer, taking a vicious bite.

"As expected of the captain, his cooking skills are excellent." She gave Chen Muyi a thumbs up while eating.

"Qi Ye, Lin Shi, and you guys, come and eat!" Chen Muye called out.

At this moment, Si Xiaonan walked over with a green flower in her hand. Leng Xuan, who was behind her, secretly took a picture of her back and then quickly followed her.

As soon as Si Xiaonan sat down on the placemat, the flowers in her hand immediately caught Hongying's attention.

"Huh, what kind of flower is this? I've never seen it before. Xiao Nan, where did you see it?" Hong Ying asked in confusion.

"Leng Xuan just gave this to me. I don't know where it came from," Si Xiaonan replied calmly, but her eyes never left the flower in her hand.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Leng Xuan with mischievous grins, making him lower his head in embarrassment and bury his head in the sand like an ostrich.

“This is a datura flower, also called the red spider lily,” Si Xiaonan answered Hongying’s question.

Hongying pointed at the green spider lily with some confusion, "Aren't all spider lilies red? How come there are green ones?"

"Who says the red spider lily can't be green?" Wu Xiangnan glanced at Hongying with an expression that said, "How can you be so ignorant?" But she still patiently explained, "There are many varieties of red spider lilies. They are not only red and green, but also blue and black, as well as some other colors."

However, each color of the red spider lily has a different flower language and meaning. For example, the red spider lily symbolizes 'longing, memories, and the beauty of death,' which is the most well-known. The blue one symbolizes 'sadness and separation,' while the black one symbolizes 'unpredictable darkness, death, and turbulent love…'

"What does green represent?"

“It represents ‘the hope of endless life’,” Si Xiaonan said calmly from the side.

"The meaning of 'unending hope' is quite good." Chen Muye raised his eyebrows slightly, a smile on his face.

At this moment, Lin Shi, who was standing to the side, smirked and said to Leng Xuan:

"Brother Xuan, you gave these flowers to Sister Xiao Nan. Is it because, like the meaning of the flowers, as long as there is hope that never ends, no matter where she is in the world, I will always be by her side?"

"Oh...!!" Everyone cheered, and even Hongying felt that she could wait to eat the barbecue in her hand and there was no need to rush.

Leng Xuan felt extremely uncomfortable sitting there, his cheeks flushed red, and he felt as if steam was rising from his head. Forgetting that he hadn't eaten a single bite of barbecue, he quickly got up and ran away into the distance.

Unlike Leng Xuan's reaction, Si Xiaonan remained expressionless, showing no emotion whatsoever. It was unclear whether her inner state was as calm as her outward expression.

Lin Shi pulled a skewer of barbecue from his plate and sighed, "There's one less person to share the barbecue, so we can eat more."

Then, he took a big bite of the barbecue and ate it without caring about anyone else.

Chen Muye shook his head helplessly.

A short while later, Leng Xuan returned, and there was no longer any steam rising from his head.

They sat around the placemat, eating skewers and tearing off the skins. Hongying ate with gusto, casually recounting the embarrassing stories of the team members, making the silent Si Xiaonan giggle.

Soon, everyone had eaten and drunk their fill.

Hongying lay flat on the lawn without any regard for her image. Lin Shi and Lin Qiye followed suit, lying flat on the lawn and watching the white clouds drifting leisurely overhead. They felt more relaxed than ever before.

With this kind of weather, and after a good meal, it couldn't be more perfect for sleeping.

Chen Muye wiped his slightly greasy mouth, glanced around, and seeing that Leng Xuan was still there, he spoke up:

"Since everyone is here now, I have something to announce."

The crowd quieted down and turned to look at Chen Muye, waiting for him to continue.

"This morning I received a notification that the Night Watch team in Shangjing City invited our team, 136, to Shangjing City for observation and learning. After today's team building activity, everyone should go home and pack their bags. We will be heading to Shangjing City tomorrow morning. I have already booked your tickets for 7:30 tomorrow morning."

Wu Xiangnan noticed a loophole in Chen Muyi's words, "Captain, aren't you going?"

Chen Muye shook his head. "I won't go. Qiye will stay in Cangnan City with me to keep watch, so you don't need to worry about the sudden appearance of a 'mysterious' entity in Cangnan City without anyone to deal with it."

Without a doubt, Hongying excitedly raised her hands and jumped up, "Yay! We're going to the capital?! I've wanted to go for so long!"

Lin Shi had anticipated this; the upcoming battle of the gods would be too dangerous for Hong Ying and the others, and the captain certainly didn't want them to get involved.

Um...Except for Sister Nan, she's Loki's agent, and her cultivation level is 'Klein'.

What Lin Shi didn't expect was that he was also on the team leader's list of observers, presumably because the team leader knew why he wouldn't disappear after leaving Cangnan City.

Lin Shigang opened his mouth to say something, but was stopped by a sharp glare from Chen Muye.

Wen Qimo looked at Chen Muyi with some confusion, "Captain, we are just a night watch team from a third-tier city. Why would Shangjing City invite us to observe and learn? We have never had any dealings with the Shangjing City team before."

Moreover, this observation and learning opportunity came too suddenly.

He had a feeling that something was amiss, and that the captain was plotting something.

If the captain wanted to send them away but left Lin Qiye behind, that doesn't make sense; I really can't understand it.

"This observation and learning session was organized by the Night Watchers' senior management and had been in preparation for a long time. The purpose was to enhance the professional skills of Night Watchers in third-tier cities through observation and learning. However, we had been unsure which team to send first for the observation and learning session."

"As for why we were chosen, our 136th squad... I have acquaintances in Beijing," Chen Muye explained earnestly to everyone.

"Then, Captain, why didn't you bring Qi Ye, but only Lin Shi?"

Hongying's gaze darted back and forth between Lin Qiye and Lin Shi; she really wanted to go on a publicly funded trip with her two younger brothers.

This way, when she went to Beijing for observation and learning, she would have two people who would almost completely obey her, preventing her from being exploited by only one person and eventually becoming utterly useless.

"Because Lin Qiye and Lin Shi only joined our team a few days ago, their names weren't on the registration form. But the higher-ups specifically requested that Lin Shi also participate in this observation and learning session. I had no choice; otherwise, how could I have only sent Lin Shi and not Qiye?"

Chen Muye answered Hongying's question.

Hongying looked at Lin Qiye with a pitying expression, walked to his side, and hugged him.

“Little brother Qiye, they are so mean. Since they won’t let you go to Shangjing City with us, don’t cry, don’t cry. I will bring you some local specialties.”

Lin Qiye smiled helplessly in Hongying's arms, "Sister Hongying, I'm fine. The captain and I are still staying in Cangnan, aren't we?"