# 1455
Chapter 1456: Let's Have a Drink Together
"Do you feel like Pangpang's mood has been off?"
In another room, Jiang Er floated above the bed, chin resting on her hand, speaking thoughtfully.
Below the bed, An Qingyu held several tools, continuously tapping the edges of the black coffin, seemingly assembling or disassembling something. Hearing this, she looked up and thought carefully. "Now that you mention it... a bit... though, it might just be exhaustion?"
"I don't think that's it."
"Then what do you think it is?"
"I'm not sure either..." Jiang Er frowned苦恼ly. "But something's definitely on his mind."
An Qingyu seemed to have thought of something, her brow lifting slightly. "I think I know..."
"What?"
"Molly."
"...I've heard you mention that name before. Who is she exactly?" Jiang Er blinked.
Jiang Er had joined the team latest, so she hadn't participated in either the [Bell Cranel] incident or the Baili family battle years ago. This name was very unfamiliar to her.
"More or less Pangpang's first love."
Hearing this, Jiang Er's ears perked up immediately. She curiously circled around to An Qingyu's side. "First love? Tell me more!"
"They apparently met when they were both recruits at the training camp. But I wasn't there back then, so I don't know the specifics. However, later in Guangshen City..."
An Qingyu recounted what she knew, and Jiang Er's mouth fell open slightly.
"Rainy day, yellow dress, bus, Zhu Bajie mask... Sounds like a melancholy story." Jiang Er thought about it, her expression quite intrigued. "But old flames reigniting after several years is quite interesting... Do you think they can still be together?"
"I doubt it." An Qingyu shook her head. "He left her in Guangshen without even saying goodbye back then. After all these years, who knows what Molly's attitude toward him is now?"
"That may not necessarily be true. Since she was willing to travel all the way to Guangshen for their date, it shows she definitely has feelings for him. If she later learned about what happened to Pangpang through other sources, any dissatisfaction would immediately be replaced by worry, constantly fretting over him... When you worry about someone for a long time, it can turn into affection."
"...Is that so?"
"You wooden head. You're good at research, but you're a moron in this department." Jiang Er hmphed twice.
"I'm still better than Qiyè though, right? When the two of us got together, Qiyè was still entangled with Jialan."
"Well... you were indeed a bit better than him before. But the future is uncertain. Didn't you see the way he looks at the sleeping Jialan? Once a straight-laced man awakens, his direct approach is unstoppable. They might get married any time now."
"Marriage..."
An Qingyu's hands paused mid-repair on the black coffin. She stared blankly for a moment. "Have we... reached that age already?"
"Except for me, you should all be twenty-three or twenty-four by now, right? Getting married outside would be a bit early... but not for the Night Watch, since none of us know what might happen on the battlefield in the next moment, right?"
As Jiang Er finished speaking, she gazed seriously into An Qingyu's eyes, her lips pressed slightly together.
"...I suppose so." An Qingyu nodded and continued repairing the coffin in her hands.
Jiang Er quietly stuck out her tongue.
"Qingyu."
"Mm?"
"Do you think... I'll be stuck like this forever?"
"Impossible." An Qingyu said firmly. "Your physical body has indeed perished, but since gods exist in this world, there must surely be a way to restore your vitality... Once we've accumulated more merit, maybe we can ask the Gods of Great Xia if they have such elixirs.
If all else fails, I can forge you a new body. Commander Ye was able to reshape Elder Sword Saint's physical form with the Dragon-Elephant Sword. I will definitely be able to do the same in the future. As long as your magnetic field attaches to that new body, you can move like a normal person."
Hearing this, a delighted gleam appeared in Jiang Er's eyes, her brows curving into happy crescents.
"Until then, you'll have to put up with staying here." An Qingyu packed up her tools, lifted the black coffin once more, and patted her hands. "Your abilities have improved—you can use your magnetic field to manipulate substances in the physical world. I've rebuilt the coffin frame using magnetite. Try if you can propel it yourself."
Jiang Er's gaze fell on the black coffin, surprise flickering in her eyes. As her fingertips lifted gently, the surrounding magnetic field quickly rippled, and this heavy black coffin gradually rose from the ground, floating in the air.
"It actually works!" Jiang Er exclaimed excitedly.
Originally, while Jiang Er could fly freely using her magnetic field state, she couldn't move far from her physical body. Her body was sealed inside the black coffin and couldn't move on its own. She could only be carried by others, which was quite cumbersome.
But now that she could control the coffin herself, it meant she had independent mobility and could traverse infinite distances.
"Does that mean you can remove the straps from the coffin?" Jiang Er pointed to the two thick black straps that had originally been wrapped around An Qingyu.
"Remove them? Why would I do that?" An Qingyu shook her head. "The improvement was only so you have a way to protect yourself if something unexpected happens during battle. Normally, I'll still carry you, otherwise I won't rest easy."
Hearing this, Jiang Er's cheeks turned even redder. She turned her head away slightly,操控着黑棺 herself, practicing bit by bit...
...
Half an hour later.
Lin Qiye opened his eyes from his dream, sat up on the bed, and couldn't help but yawn. The exhaustion of his spirit had been mostly relieved.
The three forbidden spells on the forbidden mountain had consumed a great deal of his mental energy. Although he'd slept for a while, his consciousness was still somewhat foggy. A soft gurgling sound emerged from his stomach—hunger was setting in.
Lin Qiye cleared his head, pushed open the door, and walked out. An Qingyu, Jiang Er, and Cao Yuan were already standing outside.
"Where's Pangpang?"
"Should still be sleeping."
"Let's wake him up anyway. He should replenish his energy before sleeping more." Lin Qiye walked to Baili Pangpang's door, raised his hand to knock, but the door slowly opened from inside.
Creak—!
Baili Pangpang stood behind the door, rubbing his eyes as if he hadn't fully woken, his eye sockets slightly red.
"Is it time to eat?" Baili Pangpang patted his stomach, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a bottle of expensive baijiu, landing it in his palm.
He shook the bottle in front of everyone, eyebrow raised,
"Care to join me for a drink?"