On the rooftop.
Qin Zhouzhou had a large pot in front of her, filled with various vegetables and meats being cooked.
In her hands, she held skewers of food, eating so much that sweat beaded on her forehead.
"Da Yi, Xiao Er, hurry up, add that meat over there."
"Right, right, skewer it first."
She instructed the two ghost soldiers while stuffing food into her mouth.
Just as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt something was off.
Looking up, she saw a white figure.
Qin Zhouzhou's cheeks puffed out, and she blinked a couple of times.
She had just finished eating and was feeling warm, so she had pushed her long bangs up and clipped them in place.
"Why are you here?" she mumbled indistinctly.
Jiang Lin looked at the scattered ingredients around her and thought, it's hard for you not to be discovered by ghosts.
He figured the three ghost envoys had probably discovered her too, but were too lazy to come over.
"What are you doing here?"
Jiang Lin thought for a moment, then sat down and picked up a meat skewer.
"Did you also take this special mission?"
Qin Zhouzhou swallowed the food in her mouth. "No."
She pointed upwards. "The weather is nice, perfect for hot pot."
She didn't say anything about Jiang Lin sitting down to eat. Instead, she turned and told the two ghost soldiers to make more skewers.
They were dining companions!
Jiang Lin suddenly said, "You're here to see Xin Ya, aren't you?"
Qin Zhouzhou's movements paused slightly, then quickly returned to normal.
"How did you know?"
Jiang Lin: "Guessing."
Seeing that she wasn't avoiding the topic, he continued,
"Before the news of the mission was released at the mission center, you already knew about the special mission."
"The first ghost envoy to accept the mission was Xin Ya."
Even with access to information, it was impossible for Qin Zhouzhou to have news as soon as he thought of it.
Unless she had been paying attention for a long time.
Since Qin Zhouzhou had no interest in this mission, she must have been paying attention to the ghost envoy who accepted it.
Qin Zhouzhou continued to eat skewers, listening attentively. "Anything else?"
Jiang Lin wasn't in a hurry. He ate and said,
"You two look quite similar."
He had noticed it the first time he saw Xin Ya.
The two of them looked very alike, especially their eyes, which were almost identical.
Normally, Qin Zhouzhou's long bangs covered most of her face, making it difficult for most people to see clearly.
But as a dining companion, Jiang Lin had seen her.
Like now.
Qin Zhouzhou had pushed her bangs up, revealing her entire face.
Her skin was fair, her lips were red, and her teeth were white.
Especially her eyes, with double eyelids, the corners slightly upturned, and her pupils seemed to refract tiny specks of light.
She was very beautiful.
"Actually, I also noticed that Qin Zhouzhou is really good-looking, but you can't usually see it."
"Huh? So are these two sisters or relatives or something?"
"One ghost envoy from the East Hall, one from the South Hall... What kind of development is this?"
After Jiang Lin's reminder, the viewers finally reacted.
After all,
Qin Zhouzhou's face was usually unclear due to her excessively long bangs.
Moreover, their personalities and demeanor were vastly different.
One was like a poker face, with a voice that was always monotonous.
The other had an elegant aura, like a princess from an ancient painting.
One would start eating casually, while the other's every move exuded grace.
If one had to describe it, it would be the difference between a girl next door and a goddess.
"Hehehe... Both the girl next door and the goddess are good."
"I feel like there's a story here..."
"I'm quite curious about what happened to Fu Jie and the others when they woke up. It feels like it would be very interesting (thinking jpg.)"
"Me too, I'll ask my sister when she gets back."
The viewers in the live stream were discussing.
As they chatted, they realized...
Huh?
Why couldn't they hear anything in the live stream?
Was their phone broken?
"Hello, hello? Do you have a signal? Why can't I hear anything?"
"Don't doubt your phone, the streamer probably muted us. (clever)"
"Ah, this..."
Then there was nothing they could do.
...
In the live stream footage—
On the rooftop.
The two ghost envoys were still eating skewers.
Hearing Jiang Lin's words, Qin Zhouzhou's only reaction was to raise an eyebrow.
For someone with a habitually expressionless face, this was a somewhat unexpected reaction.
However, dining companions.
They were people you could chat with when you had nothing else to do.
Qin Zhouzhou thought about it and felt there was nothing wrong with saying it.
"She's... my sister, I guess."
She scratched her head. "But a lot happened back then, and we didn't interact much."
"I just wanted to take this opportunity to see her."
After all, even if they were sisters, it was from when they were alive.
Now that they were both doing well, it was the best it could be.
There was no need to disturb each other's lives over old matters.
Jiang Lin paused. "That's good."
He had also gone to look for people at the Meng Po's place before.
For example, the old beggar who had guided him for a while in his past memories.
As ghost envoys, they were bound to have more experiences and know more things than ordinary people.
But similarly, as ghost envoys, they had learned to stop at the right moment regarding many things.
Stopping within the rules of the underworld.
Although, as their strength and level increased, the things they could do would also increase.
But sometimes, this was enough.
—A peaceful daily life was truly precious.
...
"Alright, the skewers are all eaten. I'm heading back."
The meal lasted until nightfall, when the lights were lit.
The chat was also over.
Qin Zhouzhou stood up and stretched. "Da Yi, Xiao Er, pack up."
She glanced back at Jiang Lin. "You should be fine, right?"
Jiang Lin: "Mm."
The students were now safe, and the entrance to the ghost domain was closed.
The rest was to see if there would be any changes later.
"Ha~ Let's go, let's go."
Qin Zhouzhou yawned and, with the two ghost soldiers, jumped off the rooftop one after another.
"Oh, right, the sealing team's work is almost done. If you have anything else to do, hurry up."
Watching Qin Zhouzhou and the others leave, Jiang Lin also patted his sleeves and stood up.
He casually removed the surrounding barrier.
...
"Aow aow aow, finally I can hear again."
"What were the streamer and the others talking about just now? Why did the atmosphere feel a bit melancholic?"
"Huh? Why can I still not hear anything?"
"...Because the streamer isn't talking."
The viewers in the live stream were tapping on their keyboards while slurping noodles in front of the screen.
They couldn't help it; the pot of skewers they had just eaten was too delicious.
Whenever this happened, a swarm of mukbang streamers would flock.
They wanted to learn some mukbang techniques and see how to achieve the effect Jiang Lin had.
He had almost boosted the catering sales of the entire city.
"Slurp~ Speaking of which, I just asked my sister. Fu Jie and the others actually came to school today."
"Hehehe, have they started their journey as top students?"
"I heard the school even set up a special 'underachiever comeback' class for them? They have to attend evening study sessions every day, hahaha..."