Chapter 495: Luring the Snake Out of its Hole

Dita almost snatched them over, and upon opening them, she saw that they were indeed two Ocean Hearts. Although they were on the smaller side, it all depended on what you compared them to; these were absolutely extremely rare on the market.

"I suddenly feel that Li Hao is actually quite handsome. To be able to get his hands on these—well, I'll pick first, and I'll pass the remaining one to Su Yu!" The Ocean Heart that Dita had been longing for was finally in her hands. She would have to find a master to have it custom-set; it was simply too beautiful. "You just put such precious items in a plastic bag?"

Dita couldn't help but complain. When this person was stingy, he was truly stingy, and when he was generous, it was truly outrageous.

A knock sounded at the door, and the waiter began to serve the dishes. Dita put the two Ocean Hearts away; she would have to take a magnifying glass to compare them carefully when she got back—she couldn't afford to lose out on this.

In a great mood, Dita didn't mind the public display of affection from this sour, lovey-dovey couple.

"Ah, you're going back the day after tomorrow?"

"Yeah, the principal set the schedule. I wanted to stay a bit longer too," Li Hao said, holding A Youyou's hand.

"Then how about we have a get-together tomorrow night? Call your team members. From now on, we'll be fixed training match opponents, no refusing!" Dita said hurriedly. Truly, times had changed. Once upon a time, her Tianxing Martial Arts was high and mighty, but all of a sudden, the other side had become the Solar System Champion. One could imagine how many people wanted to book training matches with them; it was a case of being close to the water to get the first moon.

"Sure, as long as Team Leader Dita is treating."

"Hmph, stingy! If I say I'll treat, I'll treat!" Dita said happily.

"I'll find time to sneak over to Tianjing," A Youyou said. Dita, sitting to the side, rolled her eyes. "Be a little more reserved. You're throwing yourself at him; once a man has you in his hands, he won't know how to cherish you."

Li Hao and A Youyou completely ignored someone's muttering, which dealt Dita another several tens of thousands of points of critical damage. How could these two be so impervious to reason?

As the three were eating, a knock-knock sound came from the door.

Li Hao's eyes flickered slightly. "Please come in."

A middle-aged man whom none of the three recognized walked in, looking a bit greasy.

Dita stood up. "Who are you looking for?"

Although A Youyou hadn't removed her makeup, Li Hao had taken off his hat and mask. Could this person be a paparazzi? The security at the Galaxy Center was quite strict, after all.

Li Hao smiled. "How did you get here? Your technique is much better than mine." Li Hao pointed to his own hat.

The middle-aged man smiled and glanced at A Youyou, a trace of surprise appearing in his eyes, though he quickly felt it wasn't so surprising after all. He rubbed his face with both hands, and immediately after, a human-skin mask was peeled off. Once removed, it instantly shrank into a small ball, as if it were alive.

Dita was stunned and almost jumped up. "Xilian??!"

She realized what she had done and quickly covered her mouth.

Xilian smiled. "It's fine. I've checked, there's nothing unusual. Won't you give me a seat?"

"Sit down, move a chair yourself. Is everything arranged?"

Xilian nodded with a smile. "Your plan to lure the snake out of its hole is very interesting. I think they will definitely make a move."

After a whole afternoon of tossing about, the body double had already been sent away. To make the act complete, Ma'er and Anlita had also boarded the starship. Li Xiangshan remained on the Moon to handle the team's follow-up matters; after all, having taken second place, there were still many things to attend to. With such a good situation, Xilian didn't believe they could hold back.

Dita and A Youyou were like two curious babies. The two arch-rivals rumored to have been locked in a five-year feud, wishing they could kill each other, were now secretly sitting together, chatting and laughing.

"What is going on?" Dita stared, dumbfounded, looking at Xilian in disbelief. "Didn't you die?"

Li Hao was left speechless, and the corners of Xilian's mouth twitched as well. "Aren't you going to introduce your girlfriend to me? I've discovered yet another reason to admire you."

"Hey, Xilian, how did you know one of us is his girlfriend?" Dita asked curiously.

"I wasn't talking about you, it's her, right, Arths?" Xilian smiled slightly. "Li Hao is a rather solitary person. For him to be on a date eating with two Moon girls like this, it certainly isn't as simple as just being friends."

"Where am I solitary? I don't know how hospitable I am!"

"Why couldn't it be me?" Dita was also unconvinced.

"He doesn't have his eye on you," Xilian shrugged indifferently.

"Bullshit!"

Dita instantly lost her cool. She was a bona fide beauty in the mecha world! Li Hao, sitting to the side, was also startled. Was Xilian here to sow discord? "This guy just likes to talk nonsense. Dita and I are good friends, good brothers. Don't try to stir up trouble!"

A Youyou smiled slightly. "How did you know it was me?"

"Your disguises are too perfunctory; they can't fool someone with a keen eye. I'll give you this later, a Face-Changing Capsule. I guarantee no one will be able to discover you," Xilian said.

The Face-Changing Capsule is a type of camouflaging biological mask produced by Meraphis Military Industry that can change one's appearance.

"That doesn't necessarily mean I'm his girlfriend."

Xilian smiled. "Otherwise, why would you be here? In families like ours, one must have an eye for people. The way you two look at each other simply cannot be hidden. I'm just quite curious; logically, you two shouldn't have any intersection. Could it be that just one S Tournament championship conquered you?"

A Youyou smiled slightly. "You're mistaken; it was I who conquered him, right, Senior?"

"Whatever you say, my dear." Li Mo, who dominated the S Tournament and whose word was law, was now a baby boyfriend.

Xilian's face twitched, and he almost spat out his drink. This works too? Dita, to the side, was gloating; at least someone else was eating with her.

"Li Hao, the Daliven Family has thoughts of arranging a marriage with me. What do you think?"

"Is it with Dita?" Li Hao asked happily.

Xilian and Dita instantly cast looks of disdain at each other. "Impossible!"

"Xilian, I advise you not to overthink it. You're still young; thinking too much is not conducive to healthy growth," Li Hao reminded him with great kindness.

Xilian laughed out loud. "Look at this. Don't let his usual 'at peace with the world' attitude fool you; as soon as you touch his interests, he starts threatening. Haha, I've discovered yet another reason why you need me."

"Likewise!"

A Youyou and Dita couldn't suppress their curious gazes. What was going on with these two? Their relationship seemed quite good.

"What are you planning? Is there something very difficult to solve?" A Youyou suddenly asked.

"Oh, tell me, why would you think that?" It was clear Xilian was very relaxed.

"The two of you went to such great lengths, acting out conflicts and playing the vegetable, clearly to show it to someone or some force. And to be able to make the Meraphis Family have such a headache, and still need Li Hao to take action, it must be no small matter," A Youyou said with a slight smile.

Xilian looked at A Youyou and suddenly said to Li Hao with a smile, "I'm a bit envious of you. I thought Miss Daliven would be like that—boring. I didn't expect her to be like this." Then he looked at A Youyou again. "Do you have some misunderstanding about Li Hao? That I need him?"

A Youyou glanced at Xilian, the corners of her mouth curling into a smile; she couldn't even be bothered to refute him.

Xilian felt a bit uncomfortable. His main impression of Arths had been limited to her being an idol star; even when she won the Starship S Tournament, he hadn't paid much attention. After all, it wasn't impossible for the Daliven Family to arrange things. Who would have thought he had misjudged? There really were girls like this in the world.

Li Hao swiped his hand in front of Xilian's eyes. "Stop looking, it has nothing to do with you."

Xilian was also a bit moved. "Beautiful skins are a dime a dozen, but interesting spirits are one in a million. Li Hao, sometimes I really wonder if you are human."

"Cough, cough, what kind of nonsense is that? Believe in science! I'm a red-blooded, authentic Earthling!" Li Hao laughed.

Xilian shook his head, "Not necessarily. I used to think so, but with the in-depth excavation and research into the Nimeier Civilization, I am not so sure anymore. Perhaps there really is a god at the end of science, and we are nothing but ants."

"Ah, Xilian, no way, you are that kind of person?" Dita was not a member of Apocalypse back then after all, and had too little contact with Xilian; Xilian had always maintained an unapproachably lofty persona.

"The world we live in operates entirely according to established rules, just like a programmed sequence. This is certainly no coincidence. It is not just Earth; the Macro Universe and the Micro Universe are the same. I do not believe God is a humanoid creature; it could be a force, or it could be an intelligent civilization. The theory of evolution is a joke." Xilian smiled slightly.

"Nimeier Civilization?" A Youyou suddenly asked.

"Why don't you explain it? A Youyou and Dita are not yet aware of the situation," Li Hao said.

"Very well. If the Daliven Family can lend me a hand in this matter, it would indeed make things twice as easy with half the effort!" Xilian said, "Your Daliven Family is also a core member of the Brotherhood. The Nimeier Civilization..."

Xilian briefly introduced the situation, "In general, the Nimeier Civilization placed more importance on the elevation of the Spirit. They must have reached the realm I published in 'The Interpretation of Dreams' through some means. Therefore, this civilization was confined to Earth and then disappeared from Earth; it did not expand to the Moon or Mars. What is quite interesting is that we discovered traces of the Nimeier Civilization on the Kepler Planet."

Dita was dumbfounded. A Youyou did not seem too surprised. As a core power on the Moon and also an important power in the Solar System, the Daliven Family certainly possessed this data and might even be involved in it; A Youyou should have a certain right to know.

"Let's set that aside for now. We are still further verifying how the Nimeier Civilization was destroyed and how it appeared on Kepler. This is very important for the development of Human, but the tricky thing right now is Noah's Ark. They hold some of the Nimeier technology, and we are not sure to what extent they have reached. Currently, the focus of our contention is the ruins near the Mariana Trench, and the opening time is approaching again," Xilian explained, "I faked my death this time in the hope of drawing out their leader, Noah, to round them all up in one go."

Deep in the Mariana Trench on Earth, there is an area where strange energy fluctuations have always existed. The entrance only opens under specific conditions. Inside, there are the great civilization miracles of the Meinier Civilization. Both the Brotherhood and Noah's Ark have visited many times without getting close to the core. The last time it opened was over a decade ago. This time, the energy fluctuation is stronger than anything recorded, and it is very likely there will be a great harvest, or even the core secrets of the Nimeier Civilization.

Neither the Brotherhood nor Noah's Ark would let this go.