Chapter 276: The Vanished Squad

"Wow, that's amazing, teach me."

"I can't teach."

"Why?"

"I'm a disciple of Confucius, and I've always only taught males, not females."

Facing Shi Koudi's doubts, Yu Lin spoke solemnly, as if it were really the case.

"Is your teacher Confucius?" Shi Koudi looked doubtful, but nodding out of trust in Yu Lin, she said:

"Alright, another day I'll go visit him."

"See if he can make an exception.........."

"..........." Seeing she really believed it, Yu Lin patted her shoulder, earnestly: "Sorry, I was just lying to you; my teacher isn't Confucius."

"But not being able to teach this isn't a lie; I really can't teach it."

"Never mind, let's go, I'll treat you to a late-night snack."

Shi Koudi didn't take it to heart, nodding: "Oh."

"Then I forgive you; who made us good friends?"

"Let's go."

At night, the city is when the mortal world's bustling atmosphere is at its peak.

Neon lights flickered, people came and went on the streets, noisy and full of vitality.

Yu Lin was leading Shi Koudi, just about to find a well-reputed barbecue stall.

Just then, a clear female voice with obvious dissatisfaction and surprise came from the front-left:

"Brother! Why are you with Shi Koudi?!"

Upon hearing that voice, Yu Lin knew who it was; turning his head, sure enough, it was Li Ya.

Only see her standing not far away, wearing simple casual clothes, but now she pouted, her eyes filled with scrutiny and displeasure, scanning back and forth between him and Shi Koudi.

Hearing her familiar tone, it seemed… she also knew Shi Koudi?

But, why didn't Heracles come with her?

Yu Lin suppressed a hint of doubt, put on a gentle smile, and stepped forward:

"Li Ya, why are you alone? Where's Heracles?"

Li Ya immediately stepped forward, naturally reaching out to tightly wrap her arm around Yu Lin's, lifting her chin, looking at Shi Koudi with a barely noticeable air of pride and possessiveness.

But when she turned her head to speak to Yu Lin, her voice instantly turned soft and sweet:

"Uncle had something come up at the last minute and couldn't join; I came to find you myself."

She shook Yu Lin's arm, with a hint of coquettishness, asking further,

"You still haven't answered my question: how did you end up with Shi Koudi?"

Yu Lin felt the force on his arm and the subtle glances around; he felt somewhat amused, but patiently explained: "She's my friend; she happened to be here, so I met up with her."

"What's up? From what you say, you also know her?"

Li Ya nodded, explaining: "Yeah! We know each other! Back then, a Norse god named Thor came to our place."

"He somehow heard the name 'Ares', then brought a group of people, rushing over aggressively, and gave Ares a beating!"

"That's when I met Shi Koudi, but…" she said with a hint of schadenfreude, "they probably mistook the person, taking Ares for you."

Shi Koudi beside her also quickly nodded in agreement, adding:

"Yeah! Especially Loki, he was the harshest then, hitting while muttering something like 'you cheated my feelings'… but I think he knew this Ares wasn't you, just wanted to vent."

Yu Lin: "……"

In his heart he silently mourned Ares for three seconds—uh, maybe can't call it mourning, after all Ares is just a battle maniac.

He kept a straight face, smiling to smooth things over: "Turns out there's still this connection."

"Perfect, we're going for a late-night snack, Li Ya, you coming too?"

Li Ya certainly wouldn't refuse this "show of presence" opportunity, immediately nodding, sweet voice: "Sure!"

Thus, the three walked side by side toward the barbecue stall.

Only this combination really drew attention, with Yu Lin flanked left and right by two Western beauties of contrasting styles but equally stunning.

Wherever they passed, the heads-turning rate was nearly 200%.

Moreover, there were also looks filled with admiration and envy.

Talking about two foreign beauties now, this guy really has skills!

As for those with ill intentions……

If they could beat these two goddesses…… then next up would be the Xia Guo general!

After eating and drinking their fill.

Yu Lin returned to the Civil Affairs Bureau, while the two each went back to their own residences, planning to go out again tomorrow.

Entering the dormitory.

Long Ye and the others were still campaigning; after staying so long at Dong Yong's, their progress had fallen far behind.

Yu Lin lay in bed, but his focus was on the space inside his Sleeve Universe.

Only see, under the washing of the national anthem, Gui Wang was visibly shedding his dark aura.

Once it was about done, Yu Lin simply tossed him into the Underworld, delivering a performance to the Black and White Impermanence.

After doing all that.

Only then did Yu Lin take out his phone, clear his mind, and start scrolling videos.

Wanting to sleep, he closed his eyes and entered dreamland.

Such leisurely days continued until mid-next month.

Dong dong dong.

"Yu Lin, Yu Lin!"

"Here I come."

Yu Lin opened the door and saw Su Qu, frowning as if he had something on his mind, and smiled: "Brother Su, what do you want from me, looking like that?"

Su Qu didn't waste time, directly took out his phone and opened a document:

"Three days ago, when the members of the First Team, Fourth Squad of our Civil Affairs Bureau went to Yingguo to carry out a mission, the entire squad disappeared!"

"Their captain is at the Daywander Realm, and even the weakest member is at the Nightwander Realm!"

"These past few days, Yingguo has also been cooperating with our investigation, but they seem to have vanished into thin air, leaving not a trace!"

"So the organization wants you to go check it out and see what's going on."

"The place they disappeared is a mountain range; it's said to have once been called Avalon, which is where Arthur King of Yingguo disappeared in his later years."

"I suspect there's some kind of secret realm there; they just wandered into it by mistake, and like Arthur King, they vanished inside the secret realm!"

"Alright?"

Yu Lin thought it was perfect since he was idle and bored, so he nodded and said: "No problem, I'll go check it out."

"Send me the member information of this small team."

Su Qu saw him agree, immediately relaxed, smiled, and said: "Alright, I'll send you all the information later."

"The organization will reimburse all expenses incurred."

"When you come back, I'll treat you to a meal, so I won't disturb you anymore."

Having said that, he turned and left.

Yu Lin then said softly:

"Avalon, the place where Arthur King disappeared in his later years...... could he still be alive?"

"If I could find out right now which lake he threw the King's Sword into......"

"Wouldn't that mean I could complete the mission without going to the mission's time point?"

"Hmm, forget it, let's go check it out first."

He shook his head, suppressed that thought, and walked out of the dormitory.

Next stop, Yingguo again.