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Chapter 123 Happy New Year

"You still have her terminal contact." Exiah remembered that he could receive messages from Mastema, and her tone was a little sour because Mastema did not send her any message.

"Then why didn't you tell me that I still live with her?" Ling Dengxian rolled his eyes, then stood up and stretched out his hand, "Give me the pocket."

"...I suddenly feel worried." The eyes of Archangel Nero suddenly became sharp.

"..." Ling Dengxian felt that he might be really causing trouble for himself with his mouth, but it didn't show because no one had had a long conversation with him before.

"Archangel, think carefully, how long will Mostima stay? Will he leave tomorrow?" Ling Dengxian said patiently.

"She's leaving tomorrow?" The Angel of Power seemed to be unaware. "Did she tell you?"

"You don't know?" Ling Dengxian nodded after seeing her nod, "Then she won't leave tomorrow, just pretend I didn't say anything."

"Operator White Dove, please treat me as an adult with normal IQ." Exia smiled while holding up her gun.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." Ling Dengxian admitted his defeat and took a step back, banging his back against the wall. Seeing that she had bad intentions, he quickly said, "Anyway, Mostima will leave tomorrow, so you don't have to worry about me. I have a chance. Guns are dangerous, be careful not to fire them!"

"...That's right - no, there's also tonight!" Archangel had no intention of putting down his gun.

"Then what do you want to do, grandma?" Ling Dengxian wanted to cry but had no tears. She knew that there was a high probability that she would not open fire, but there was a small chance that she would accidentally fire.

"...Tonight, you sleep in my room and I'll stay in your room." Angel said hesitantly. Although there was nothing too private in it, it was his room after all.

"No!" Ling Dengxian was much more decisive than her. It went without saying that his room looked like a murder scene and changing rooms wouldn't make any difference.

"Then how do you prove that you won't mess around?"

"I wouldn't mess around!"

"I want a guarantee!"

"Meow, I can't beat her!"

Ling Dengxian was really speechless. It seemed that when it came to Mostima, he would act like a child, and he seemed like a minor -

Wait, I really am underage.

Ling Dengxian would not turn eighteen in a few days. He looked at the person in front of him with his eyebrows raised and he couldn't help but realize that at his age, he shouldn't have experienced such a rough ups and downs of life.

Xiaoxie...the driving force behind changing my life is definitely not a so-called system.

But she could indeed give herself strength, although it came with a price hidden like a venomous snake.

"Brother, how could you be distracted?" Angel was very angry. They were talking about serious matters, how could he be idle?

"It's okay... If you're worried about me doing something to Mostima, you might as well worry about me being hung out the next day." Ling Dengxian said with a wry smile after he calmed down.

"Let's just believe it for now..." The two of them reluctantly reached a consensus, but Ling Dengxian estimated that after she returned, she would most likely try to trick Mostima into sleeping with her tonight, just like they were sharing dormitories during a school trip.

Ling Dengxian had no memories of this incident because his school did not have any activities like academic trips.

But if the target is Mostima, it's unclear who is fooling whom.

Ling Dengxian sighed, having finally fooled this girl. He waved his hand and walked out of the alley with the Archangel and joined the red torrent.

The filter of the festival makes everything warm. Angel Neng puts her hands behind her back, influenced by the atmosphere of the lanterns and silver screens. She hums a cheerful song and walks lightly. Her skirt flutters like the rhythm of piano keys. She pauses in the fireworks, looks back and smiles: "It's been a long time since I argued with someone like this. Now I feel very happy. Thank you."

"Happy New Year, White Dove."

Ling Dengxian also smiled and nodded: "Angel Neng, Happy New Year."

He appropriately held back the words "If we hadn't achieved this result, you wouldn't be so happy."

A black and red figure who had been watching quietly took a step forward.

On the rooftop in the distance, Wu sat on the guardrail with a few bags of New Year snacks beside him. He raised his hand to grab a wisp of black mist, closed his eyes to feel it, and opened his eyes after a while:

"There was sword energy, but not much, not mixed. He drew his sword, but only one, and the fight was very brief."

"The information is still too thin to make an accurate judgment."

"Forget it, according to the tradition of Yan Country, I wish you a happy new year." He knew that the white pigeon couldn't hear him, but he was still entertaining himself.

In Longmen, on New Year's Eve, everything is new.

The emperor said disdainfully: "The party is over... You really didn't drink? That's lame!"

"It's better than getting drunk and causing trouble for everyone, right?" Ling Dengxian cleared the table with a wry smile, picked up the croissant and put it on another chair to make room for Texas to sweep the floor.

"Thank you for your hard work." Texas nodded to him but didn't look at him. She also drank a lot, but she was almost as sober as Ling Dengxian.

Exia was carried back to Group A's dormitory by Mostima, who was also not drunk, while Croissant would be "moved away" later. The Emperor was the boss, so of course he couldn't do anything. Mr. Is seemed to be really busy and left early (later it was learned that it was his habit to use the excuse of being busy with work to escape). Sora had just joined Penguin Logistics and had not moved into the dormitory yet, so naturally he went back first. The responsibility of cleaning fell on him and Texas.

"Boy, you can't drink much. You should practice more when you have time, otherwise big problems may arise one day." The emperor looked serious.

"For example?" Ling Dengxian asked curiously.

"Someone took advantage of me when I was drunk and pushed me into a trap." This sentence shocked Ling.

"How can a girl push the other side?" Ling Dengxian felt like he had said so much that he wanted to vomit, but in the end he almost choked himself.

"It doesn't necessarily have to be the opposite sex." The emperor waved his flippers and laughed magnetically.

“……” Ling Dengxian felt terrified.

"Boss, remember to go to bed early after meeting with Chief Wei today." Texas bit off the half pocky he had been holding in his mouth and ate it, thus helping Ling Dengxian out of the predicament in disguise.

"Okay, then you two can deal with whatever you need to do. I have to go find that henpecked husband. I'm afraid he's getting anxious waiting..." The emperor walked out the door carelessly.

"Mr. Emperor... aren't you going to bring a bodyguard?" Ling Dengxian knew that the emperor had also drunk a lot and was a little worried.

"He doesn't need it. You'll understand later." Rupert shook his head, finished cleaning the floor, straightened his back, reached out to untie his hair knot, and his long black and red hair fell like a curtain. Ling Dengxian couldn't help but take one more look.

"Did Angel of Exorcism cause you any trouble today?" Texas turned and walked towards the kitchen, not yet finishing washing the dishes, and spoke.

"Ah? You..." Ling Dengxian was slightly startled.

"You were gone for quite a long time. Maybe something happened. Mostima and I both guessed it."

"Not really... can it be considered an exchange of feelings?" Ling Dengxian hesitated for a moment and gave a rough definition.

"Thank you anyway." The pointer on the wall slowly pointed to zero. Texas put away the dishes and chopsticks, and Ling Dengxian had also finished cleaning. Without saying a word, they both looked out the window at the same time.

A burst of fireworks rushed onto the night stage, and after a moment of silence, it bloomed brilliantly! Then countless fireworks followed closely, dancing and singing for the grand stage.

"Happy New Year."

The two of them stood side by side without knowing when, and spoke at the same time.