The eyes of Leng Yanhua and Li Bielang went blank for a moment, as if frozen in place.
A few seconds later, their gaze cleared up.
Then the two exchanged a mechanical glance, showing an expression as if they wanted to cry.
At this moment, Kong Hou and Dong Xiao seemed to break through some barrier and snapped back to reality, looking at Leng Yanhua and Li Bielang in surprise.
"Lord Leng Yanhua, Lord Li Bielang," Kong Hou and Dong Xiao exclaimed in shock. They knew these two as well. Leng Yanhua and Li Bielang were indeed siblings, but... their birthplace was not in this world.
"Um, um, little Boss, this is all a misunderstanding. Listen to our explanation," Leng Yanhua said with a sheepish smile, no longer calling Tianmiao by her name, but rather using an uncharacteristically fawning tone to call her little Boss.
As for Li Bielang? He was trembling on the side, thinking he was doomed, having been caught red-handed by the little Boss!
"You two are impressive, really. To skip work, you sealed your consciousness and fully integrated into this world. Even I was fooled at first." Tianmiao sneered at the two in front of her. Both were employees of the Heavenly Dao Office! And high-level ones at that. They should be each responsible for repairing a Great World at this moment. Yet here they were, skipping work and having fun together in this world!
"Little Boss, this is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding." Leng Yanhua hurriedly presented her insulated lunchbox to Tianmiao, "I came to this world to learn exceptional cooking skills, all to serve the little Boss when I return. Please try this, the fried shrimp balls I just made."
"Hmph." Tianmiao took the insulated lunchbox and gave Leng Yanhua a cold glance, "I’ll let it go this time, I won’t report it. Next time, I’ll deal with you myself."
"Thank you, little Boss, thank you, little Boss." Leng Yanhua exhaled in relief, finally putting her mind at ease.
Li Bielang was dumbfounded watching this unfold. He thought they were doomed. But the result? Huh? His sister’s box of fried shrimp balls saved them?
"This planet’s catastrophe is about to happen, you two go to these two places and support the Barrier, giving the people on this planet some breathing room," Tianmiao waved her hand, and a light screen appeared, showing the layout of this planet. She pointed at two places and instructed Leng Yanhua and Li Bielang.
"But, little Boss, this..." Leng Yanhua glanced at the map, then quickly flipped through her Heavenly Mechanism little treasure (which is a Magic Treasure like Tianmiao’s Heavenly Mechanism Memo, but every employee has a different name for theirs). She hesitated, "But this seems to go against the regulations. This catastrophe was originally meant for this planet to endure."
"Yeah, little Boss, this seems like improper conduct. This catastrophe was meant to be caused by external invaders, causing significant damage to this planet, where humans and demons would unite to resist these brutal invaders. And these two underground bases were supposed to be rapidly built after the second wave of attacks," Li Bielang, with a serious expression, turned through his little Mechanism.
"Oh, then there’s no choice, I’ll have to report you both for skipping work," Tianmiao stood up and said expressionlessly.
"No!" Leng Yanhua and Li Bielang lunged forward like tigers attacking prey, each hugging one of Tianmiao’s legs, wailing, "Little Boss, you’re wise and mighty, your decisions are always right, we’ll go support the Barrier right away."