Chapter 96

"......"

Barbara refused to believe it and changed to another one; this time it was her specialty, the elbow wheel pose.

"She hasn't practiced this one too, has she?"

"This pose..."

Although Ye Li didn't want to discourage Barbara, one should be honest, so he said truthfully.

"Felicia likes to use this for exercise recently..."

*Thump*~

Barbara lay on the yoga mat like a salted fish, discouraged.

"What kind of magical girls are they..."

Ye Li shrugged...

Actually, he had been restrained in what he said.

With Gwen and Felicia’s body flexibility.

They had even created many poses that normal humans simply couldn't do.

Although Barbara was already a top-tier contortionist, she couldn't compare to superhumans.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters, Helicarrier.

Main Control Room.

"Black Widow" Seeing Seeing Natasha, "Captain America" Steve, and "Hulk" Dr. Banner, three members of the Avengers Initiative, sat at a table discussing.

Of course.

It was mainly Dr. Banner speaking, while the other two listened.

Because he was the only one of the three who understood some relevant theory.

"I think his plan is related to machinery."

Dr. Banner pondered.

"He had Barton steal iridium; what do they need iridium for..."

"It can be used as a stabilizer."

Tony walked in from the corridor, gave Banner the answer, and looked at Hill, who was busy directing agents.

"I’ve brought the scepter and placed it in the main control room; Fury should thank me."

Hill nodded.

"Mr. Stark, thank you for your help."

"No need for verbal pleasantries; just have S.H.I.E.L.D. stop hacking into my building’s system so much."

Stark waved his hand.

"You don't know what it’s like when Coulson’s balding head suddenly appears in front of me while I’m enjoying a beautiful moment with Pepper."

".....It’s S.H.I.E.L.D., Mr. Stark."

Hill corrected him and said.

"I will report this situation to the Director; for now, we should be united."

"I am very united; otherwise, I would be on a date with Pepper right now, or playing cards with Li, instead of appearing here."

As soon as Tony appeared, he took control of the conversation.

He sat directly on the table and said.

"Let’s get back to business.

With iridium as a stabilizer, the new portal won't collapse like the one at the research base.

Additionally, according to Loki’s needs, that portal can become larger and last longer."

"That’s right!"

At this moment.

Thor, having finished delivering his gift, also walked in.

"My brother wants to use this portal to lead the Chitauri army to invade Earth!"

Steve: "Chitauri?"

Thor explained: "They are not Asgardians, nor do they belong to any planet."

"From outer space?"

Tony greeted Thor.

"Hello, big guy; we didn't know each other before the fight, but your hammer is quite powerful."

Seeing Tony praise his hammer, Thor also gave Tony a middle finger as a greeting: "Hello."

Tony: ??

Thor didn't notice his expression and moved his middle finger toward Steve: "Hello, we didn't know each other before the fight."

Steve: ???

Looking at the two men’s expressions as if they had eaten sh*t.

Thor smiled with satisfaction and thought to himself: [It seems they are all surprised by my politeness; this etiquette was worth learning.]

Proud of himself, he turned and pointed his middle finger at Hill: "Hello, lady..."

*Slap!!*

Hill raised her hand and delivered a loud slap!

Thor: ????

Although it didn't hurt.

He was stunned by the slap...

*Clap clap*~

Tony clapped his hands and nodded: "Well hit."

"Hey! I generally don't hit women."

Thor said aggrievedly to Hill: "You have to explain this to me."

Hill rolled her eyes, too lazy to bother with him.

Captain America was more magnanimous and asked hesitantly: "Thor... did you get something wrong?"

"Li."

Just as Ye Li was recalling the graceful postures of Gwen and the others practicing yoga.

The beauty with long golden hair raised her slender legs and poked him with her light, small feet.

"Didn't you say you were going to help me practice yoga~"

"No problem, I’m a professional at helping with this."

Ye Li didn't refuse; this was a promise.

Barbara encouraged herself inwardly: [Come on, Barbara~]

Even if she was outclassed, she wouldn't give up.

With Seeing Seeing Natasha as an example.

Barbara chose to face her heart, thereby realizing that she truly liked Ye Li, not just for the sake of a mission.

She wanted to fight for her feelings; after all, it wasn't as if agents hadn't ended up with their mission targets before.

"Thor..."

Steve explained to Thor in a relatively tactful way, telling him that this was not a friendly gesture.

"......"

After hearing Captain America’s explanation.

Thor was embarrassed.

He went to a corner to wallow in self-isolation...

"It seems you all get along quite well."

After checking the scepter, Nick Fury came to the main control room, his one eye scanning Iron Man as he spoke.

"Tony, can you get off the table?"

"Alright."

Tony pushed himself off the table with both hands.

However, he didn't settle down and suddenly pointed at a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, complaining to Fury.

"Hey! Fury, that guy is playing a game; he thought no one saw him, but I caught him!"

The egg-head: "......"

Seeing Seeing Natasha then asked Nick Fury.

"How is Daredevil?"

Nick Fury shook his head.

"Matt Murdock rejected the agent I sent to invite him, but that’s irrelevant; we aren't short of that one person, and Barbara’s standard is no worse than his."

Seeing Seeing Natasha: "Are you planning to recall Barbara?"

"If necessary."

Nick Fury’s expression was serious: "These are extraordinary times; every S.H.I.E.L.D. member is on standby."

"Wow, Barbara?"

Tony looked at Black Widow with a teasing expression.

"Li’s personal bodyguard? Also an agent like you? Oh, you guys are really something... Fury, do you guess I’ll be a snitch?"

"That’s not important anymore."

Fury walked to the console and extended a hand to operate it: "The scepter has shown us Mr. Ye’s sincerity; Barbara’s undercover status can be canceled at any time."

Following his operation.

The image of the Mind Scepter was projected.

"Tony, Dr. Banner, you are responsible for researching this..."

"Ah—~"

Barbara’s beautiful eyes were sleepy as she yawned.

She wrapped herself in a pure white sheet.

Two snow-white feet landed on the floor.

The soft, light fabric dragged across the floor.

The exquisite curves of her jade legs appeared and disappeared in between.

She walked to the window and pulled the curtain open a little.

Fresh, pale golden-white light shone obliquely into the room.

"The sun is rising..."

*Beep*—

The small green-screen communicator on the nightstand received a message from S.H.I.E.L.D.: —Requiring her to be on standby, ready to cancel her undercover status at the club at any time.

[Oh no... I forgot about this thing...]

Barbara tiptoed on her bare feet, cautiously approaching the nightstand, wanting to put the communicator away first.

Relying on her gymnastics and contortionist skills, she silently... crept back to the bedside.

Just as her delicate fingers touched the target.

A hand gripped her slender wrist.

"Good morning, your yoga is not bad."

The beauty with emerald eyes paused, hurriedly retracted her small hand, and said somewhat unnaturally.

"Good morning... what do you want for breakfast? I’ll go prepare it for you; you should sleep a little longer..."

"Hoo~"

Ye Li exhaled a breath of turbid air and pulled both the white satin and the beauty into his arms. "You are my breakfast~"

"Can I try this sword?"

"Mmm."

Matilda handed the Immortal Palace treasure sword to Jessica. "It glows."

"It does."

Jessica held the sword in her hand, and the blade indeed lit up with a white radiance, overpowering the sunlight and shining brighter than the dawn.

Unlike Thor’s hammer Mjolnir, this sword could be used by anyone who held it.

"What is its name?"

"Eh, the weird uncle didn't say..."

Matilda looked at the treasure sword and said, "Since it glows, why not call it a Lightsaber?"

"No, that name is already registered."

Jessica took a small black stick from her waist, pressed the switch, and a scorching blue light shot out; it was the prototype lightsaber Ye Li had retrieved from Tony.

She held the two glowing swords in her left and right hands, curiously comparing them.

"Matilda, which one do you think is more powerful?"

Matilda shook her head. "Jessica, don't mess around; it won't be good if you break it."

"Mmm, that’s true."

Jessica was also afraid of breaking her precious lightsaber, so she turned off the switch and put it away.

She held up Matilda’s treasure sword and said.

"Let’s call yours the White Lightsaber; I’ll take you to find Li and have him get someone to make you a scabbard."

"Is there anything..."

Ye Li asked Barbara softly.

"You want to say to me?"

"I..."

Barbara pursed her lips... somewhat hesitant.

She was wavering.

Should she reveal her identity as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent...

Seeing her hesitation, Ye Li changed his phrasing.

"Do you think your career is more important, or your life?"

"You... what do you mean?"

Barbara was slightly startled.

Could he have already guessed my identity...

"...I mean... perhaps you can have both."

Seeing that Barbara still didn't want to confess voluntarily, Ye Li hugged her tighter. "...With the deep relationship we have now, are you still willing to be my personal bodyguard?"

"Unh-huh~ I... I am willing..."

Barbara was just responding.

*Knock knock knock!*

Jessica’s voice came in, accompanied by the knocking on the door.

— Author's Notes —

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