Qiao Jiajin discovered that sitting inside the room were a colorful Earth-Chicken and a female Earth-Pig.

The two were sitting around a small round table brewing coffee, seemingly chatting about some love-hate drama between “Zodiacs.”

The five people stared at each other for a moment, and the situation became somewhat awkward.

“Uh…” Qiao Jiajin smiled a bit sheepishly, breaking the deadlock first. “Are we interrupting?”

The two didn’t speak, just stared at them blankly.

“So-sorry about this…” Qiao Jiajin scratched his head. “We’ll find another room…”

“Wait.” Earth-Chicken looked meaningfully at Chu Tianqiu and Qiao Jiajin. “Since you’re already here, come in and chat with us.”

After hearing this, Chu Tianqiu frowned and cast a pleading look toward Qiao Jiajin and Zhang Shan. The three of them all seemed rather ill-equipped to handle this kind of situation.

“What are you afraid of?” Earth-Chicken asked. “You dare to rebel, but you don’t dare enter an ‘Earth-level’ room?”

“How do you know we’re rebelling?” Qiao Jiajin asked.

“Damn! Don’t just admit it yourself!” Zhang Shan hurriedly reminded him.

“You’ve already pushed open my sister’s door here on the ‘Train,’ and you’re still asking me how I know?” Earth-Chicken sighed. “Come in.”

Chu Tianqiu naturally knew these two weren’t anything to fear. Not to mention Qiao Jiajin and Zhang Shan were standing beside him, even he himself was carrying “Heaven’s Vigor.” Since they were so tolerant about the “rebellion,” it would save them from having to find an empty room somewhere else.

The three of them exchanged glances, then stepped into the room. To be safe, Chu Tianqiu signaled Zhang Shan not to close the door.

The female Earth-Pig raised her head and swept her gaze over the three of them, then looked toward Earth-Chicken with a mischievous smile and asked, “You know them?”

Under the three men’s puzzled expressions, Earth-Chicken extended her feathered finger and pointed at Chu Tianqiu:

“This one is called Refined Handsome Guy.”

Then she pointed at Qiao Jiajin:

“This one is called Double-Door Handsome Guy.”

Finally, she pointed at Zhang Shan, but this time she paused for several seconds before slowly saying:

“This one is just Double-Door.”

“Hey? Wait…” Zhang Shan said with a displeased expression. “Do you have some problem with my face? Damn, I actually thought you really knew us.”

“Whether I know you or not doesn’t matter.” Earth-Chicken laughed. “Even if we’ve met a few times before, I’m a ‘Zodiac’ now, and ‘Zodiacs’ can’t reveal their names… right, Chu Tianqiu?”

After hearing this, Chu Tianqiu smiled with a frown. “Interesting. You’re also a ‘rebel.'”

After those words, Earth-Chicken showed no expression, while Earth-Pig beside her was startled.

“Ah? Earth-Chicken… you…”

“Keep it secret for me.” Earth-Chicken winked at Earth-Pig. “Good sister, I won’t cause you any trouble.”

After hearing this, Earth-Pig nodded reluctantly and could only raise the coffee on the table to mask her unease.

Chu Tianqiu walked forward two steps and spoke, “Right now your people have all started searching for each ‘Heavenly-level’ to conduct ‘matched killing,’ yet you still have the leisure to chat about gossip here?”

“‘Matched killing’…? Oh right, I almost forgot if you hadn’t mentioned it.” Earth-Chicken nodded. “First, I don’t really want to go. Second, I’m waiting for someone.”

Hearing Earth-Chicken’s statement, Chu Tianqiu keenly sensed that she should also know the “matched killing” concept wasn’t real.

“So who are you waiting for?” Chu Tianqiu asked.

“Waiting for the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.” Earth-Chicken said with a smile. “My ideal man will come find me riding on colorful auspicious clouds, and then go with me to kill Heavenly-Monkey and Heavenly-Chicken.”

“Cough!” Earth-Pig, who was drinking coffee, was so startled by this statement that she choked, and coffee splattered onto her nose.

However, everyone present had seen far too much to be bothered by an ordinary Earth-Pig.

“I’m sorry, I may need to try to translate what you’re saying.” Chu Tianqiu said with a smile. “You mean you’re waiting for an Earth-Monkey?”

“Yes.” Earth-Chicken replied. “Logically, there should be an Earth-Monkey in this rebel team, but I’ve never seen him. Right now it feels like opening a mystery box or going on a blind date without seeing photos.”

“Oh…” After hearing this, Qiao Jiajin scratched his head. “A rebel Earth-Monkey… could it be Fat Monkey…?”

“What?” Earth-Chicken looked up and asked.

“Nothing…” Qiao Jiajin blinked. “Pretty lady, I know the Earth-Monkey you’re talking about. We’ve met, and I’ve even played his game.”

“What what what?” Earth-Chicken’s eyes suddenly began to shine. “What kind of person is he? Is he handsome?”

“How should I put it…” Qiao Jiajin lowered his head and thought for a moment. “He looks very much like a big boss, quite manly.”

“Wow!”

Earth-Chicken exclaimed in admiration after hearing this, thinking to herself that if someone with Qiao Jiajin’s roguish-handsome style could approve of him, he must be infinitely close to the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

Isn’t the big boss among “monkeys” the Great Sage Equal to Heaven?

Just as they were talking, a startled cry suddenly came from outside the door:

“Hey! Holy shit!”

Qiao Jiajin looked back, and truly it was speak of the devil—Earth-Monkey was standing in the doorway, panting and holding onto the door frame.

“…I was just thinking that from behind, the tattoos on the arms looked familiar, but the physique was different. I didn’t expect it was really you…”

“Fat Monkey!” Qiao Jiajin walked up and grabbed him. “You came at just the right time. We were just talking about you.”

“Wait… hold on… whew…” Earth-Monkey waved his hand, indicating he was out of breath from running. “I don’t have time to catch up with you right now. I still need to find something… anyway, it’s good to see one of our own… I’ll just…”

“Don’t look for it yet! There’s someone here looking for you!” Qiao Jiajin grabbed Earth-Monkey’s arm and dragged him into the room, then introduced him excitedly to Earth-Chicken. “Look! Pretty lady, the person you’re waiting for is here.”

Seeing the fat, aged, stubble-bearded Earth-Monkey before her, Earth-Chicken’s gentle smile froze on her face.

Before long, the veins on her forehead bulged slightly. Suppressing her angry voice, she asked in an extremely gentle tone, “You said… he looks like a big boss?”

“Yeah.” Qiao Jiajin nodded. “Have you seen big bosses in gangs? I’ve seen two, and they’re all like this—very imposing, very impressive.”

“Good… good…” Earth-Chicken smiled and nodded, then asked, “And you said ‘manly’…”

“Look.” Qiao Jiajin said. “Beer belly, stubble, messy hair, and clothes that haven’t been ironed in ages—Jiu Ge told me these are the manifestation of manliness.”

“Pfft…” The female Earth-Pig beside them couldn’t hold it in anymore. She lowered her head, her whole body trembling.

The ups and downs of the gossip she had consumed in just a few minutes had caused her coffee to spray all over the table. It seemed she wouldn’t lack topics to discuss with her other sisters for the next month.

“Ahhhhhhh!” Earth-Chicken screamed. “Why is this?! Why?!”