Four Split Personalities

Half a minute later

"Indeed, I feel a bit..."

Motan shook his head, and in the end, decided to tell the truth. After all, according to the psychological activities he’d just gone through, there was nothing shameful about his thoughts. It was a very simple, healthy, and normal idea, just like any regular person feeling reluctant to part with a friend—there was no reason for it to be misinterpreted.

Of course, if he were to express it in another personality, it would probably turn into dangerous remarks like "I’m just lusting after her body; I’m despicable"

"Haha, actually, I feel a bit too."

Ji Xiaoge giggled, playfully winking, "But don’t get me wrong, I’m just normally not too keen on parting with a friend!"

Motan breathed a sigh of relief and jokingly said, "I was worried you’d misunderstand me, you know, men don’t usually have the upper hand in this regard."

"It’s all prejudice, prejudice~"

The girl pouted, then lazily stretched out her sleek and beautiful body... and the pair of snow-white wings on her back. Smacking her lips, she looked around, "It seems A Sang really isn’t here anymore, huh, probably disappeared after logging on today. Otherwise, Lujiang would’ve sent us a message. Oh right, speaking of Lujiang, he has already told me how to activate the Array left by A Sang. When do we set off?"

"Mm, I’ve received that too."

Motan first glanced at his messages then suddenly widened his eyes in surprise, staring at Ji Xiaoge who was eager to try and exclaimed, "Wait... did you just say ’us’?"

She grinned, nodding and snapped her fingers crisply, "Yes, ’us’! I plan to accompany you to the Dragon King’s Tomb for a visit. It’s good to have someone to look out for each other when together."

"This... isn’t quite appropriate..."

Motan looked at her hesitantly, carefully saying, "Although this mission doesn’t come with a warning for extreme danger, I’ve got a feeling that place might still be somewhat hazardous. And look, you’re not from the Dragon Clan; if there are traps or mechanisms specifically targeting other species inside, I guess most of them are likely to be lethal. It’s not that I don’t want to take you with me, but... "

Ji Xiaoge waved her hand nonchalantly and smiled, "No worries, don’t forget that the teleportation beacon Luwei teacher gave me can ignore most interferences. If there’s danger, I can just abandon you and teleport myself to safety. This morning, I already asked Lujiang to check with the teacher. He said as long as there’s no influence from the same source of strength as Sky Pillar Mountain, whether it’s the Dragon King’s Tomb or a dog king’s tomb, nothing can stop my limited edition teleportation beacon. So don’t worry!"

"Honestly, I’m still not at ease..."

Motan sighed, looked at the energetic and bubbling bird girl in front of him, and raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure you’ll run away on your own when we encounter danger?"

"Sure!"

Ji Xiaoge immediately puffed out her chest and arrogantly put her hands on her hips, replying within a second, but as a well-behaved girl with poor lying skills, her flushed cheeks, tentative tone, shifting gaze, and trembling lips betrayed her without exception.

So Motan just looked at her, with a look close to a smirk.

"What are you doing!"

Sure enough, in less than five seconds, Ji Xiaoge couldn’t take it anymore. She stamped her foot in annoyance and red-facedly scolded Motan, "Isn’t it alright for me to have high moral standards?! It’s so wrong to run away at the first sign of trouble when a companion is in danger! How can you not know how to cherish jade and fragrance?! Hey, what’s with that look in your eyes? I’ve been the class beauty since nursery school and have continued up to now, with several fan clubs to boot, can’t I consider myself a gem!?"

Honestly, that she could say such words so seriously and not feel out of place was a talent in itself.

Motan quite appreciated the girl’s unaffected disposition, yet still responded righteously, "My suggestion that you shouldn’t follow is the act of cherishing jade and fragrance."

"Oh, then stop cherishing."

"..."

"Okay, no more joking around. I’ve always been super interested in ancient tombs. Please just accommodate me a little; after all, the Array set up by A Sang has no limit on the number of people. I promise you, if we encounter danger, I’ll obediently teleport away. Is that okay?" Ji Xiaoge had switched to a relentless cajoling mode, looking pitifully at Motan and blinking those big beautiful eyes of hers, which though not electrifying were still especially pretty, "If I don’t listen, um, how does it go on television... Right! If I don’t listen, I’ll be your girlfriend for a day! I can cook for you, cling to you, and coo sweet nothings as friends!"

"Rejection."

Motan was expressionless.

"Wu..."

The girl pouted, huffily saying, "Then what do you suggest?! As long as it’s a reasonable request, I can agree. I just want to see a tomb, that’s all."

Motan broke into a sweat, "What’s wrong with you?!"

"Uh, curiosity?"

"It’s more like morbid curiosity."

Motan sighed, seeing that she had no intention of giving up, and after pondering for a few seconds, proposed, "It’s not that two people can’t go together, but you must make sure to keep that teleportation beacon with you at all times, and if I tell you to leave, you must immediately teleport back to Sky Pillar Mountain. If you don’t listen, then..."