378: Underworld Nightlife

Time passed minute by minute, but Lin Ran, who was expected to arrive directly via the VIP channel, was nowhere to be seen.

Chen Yu's legs were numb from squatting, and she couldn't help but mutter, "Your Majesty, aren't you omniscient and all-knowing?"

"How about... we send out some divine sense to scan around?"

"According to the book of life and death, Chief Assistant Lin's lifespan has ended, and the VIP channel doesn't require queuing, so she should have arrived by now."

"Could it be that she died late?"

"How could the book of life and death be wrong? Just wait quietly." Ling Qi raised her hand and accurately flicked the White-Haired Loli's head.

Shang Wan Ning frowned.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, her expression became a little strange, mixed with helplessness and a hint of a smile.

"No need to wait."

Shang Wan Ning stood up, casually put down the confetti cannon in her hand, adjusted her cuffs, and her phoenix eyes slightly raised, "ARan won't be back tonight."

"Ah? Why?"

Chen Yu blinked her big eyes, looking bewildered.

"She was dragged by her colleagues to the Succubus Bar," Shang Wan Ning said calmly, dropping a bombshell.

Chen Yu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, slapping her thigh, "Oh right, today is the launch day for the Succubus Bar's new product, 'worry-dispelling brew.' It must be packed."

"I even told Ling Yao before that I wanted to try it."

"Your Majesty, shall we go then?" The flame of excitement instantly ignited in her eyes, and she shook the confetti cannon in her hand.

"Maybe we can give little Ranran a surprise."

Shang Wan Ning glanced at her, a smile flashing in her eyes, "Work and rest, occasional relaxation, there's no harm in that."

Coincidentally, she also wanted to slack off a bit.

At the entrance of the Succubus Bar, the faint purple neon sign flickered in the nether fog.

Three figures quietly merged into the queue of people entering.

To be precise, two figures were dragging the one in the middle.

Shang Wan Ning, with a 'delicate' face that would be hard to find in a pile of ghosts, felt completely uncomfortable.

Her phoenix robe had been replaced by an ordinary windbreaker, but it still couldn't hide her habitual air of disdain.

She tried to pull at her collar, but Ling Qi stopped her with a sharp look.

The Secretary-General also had an unfamiliar face at the moment, her gold-rimmed glasses transformed into ordinary black-framed ones.

Only Chen Yu was in her element.

The White-Haired Loli had disguised herself as a lively girl with twin ponytails and sequins on the corners of her eyes, excitedly craning her neck to look around.

"Your Majesty, relax a little!" Chen Yu tugged at Shang Wan Ning's arm.

"We are 'ordinary ghosts' now, here to experience life."

Shang Wan Ning's face was blank: "The last time AQi and I came to a place like this, it was to stake out a Candle Dragon clone."

She paused, seemingly wanting to lament, "I wonder if this time..."

Before she could finish, a pretty face suddenly leaned in.

"Bo~"

Chen Yu wrapped her arms around Shang Wan Ning's neck and gave her a loud, solid kiss on the lips.

Shang Wan Ning: "!!!"

Ling Qi: "!!!"

Several ghosts in the queue looked over curiously.

Chen Yu let go, licked the corner of her mouth, and said seriously, "Your Majesty is good in every way, but sometimes... well, your predictions aren't very auspicious. Just a precaution."

[A kiss to break the jinx, the loli is clever.]

Shang Wan Ning wiped her lips, glaring at the audacious white-haired furball in front of her, so angry she wanted to stuff her into the Wangchuan River on the spot.

Ling Qi silently turned her face away, her shoulders shaking a few times.

[Hahaha...]

Fortunately, the line moved quickly. The security guard at the entrance, holding a soul age detector, would directly wave away any underage ghosts detected as being under eighteen; this time, he merely glanced at the 'lively' Chen Yu twice before letting them through.

As they stepped inside the bar, deafening music, mixed with various soul body scents, assaulted their nostrils.

The dome was a flowing illusion of a star sea, lights and shadows swayed on the dance floor, and countless soul figures moved within it.

The sweet fragrance of flower of the other shore nectar and the crisp coolness of specially mixed drinks wafted through the gloomy air.

Behind the bar, a Succubus bartender, with faint blue soul flames dancing on her fingertips, skillfully mixed a glass of "worry-dispelling brew," from which dreamy mist rose.

Chen Yu, familiar with the place, found a relatively secluded booth, mostly hidden by a giant coral.

"Three, would you like a drink?" A Succubus server, wearing sexy leather armor and with her heart-shaped tail gently swaying, floated over with a charming smile.

Chen Yu eagerly ordered: "Three 'worry-dispelling brew' and a portion of fried resentful spirit crispy bones."

Shang Wan Ning and Ling Qi: "..."

They were here to peek... no, to confirm Lin Ran's situation, not to actually party.

Drinks and snacks were quickly served.

Shang Wan Ning held the shimmering "worry-dispelling brew," took a shallow sip, and subtly frowned.

The taste was indeed unique; the crispness of Wangchuan River water was neutralized by the flower nectar, subtly nourishing the soul body, but for the Empress's divinity, it was better than nothing.

Ling Qi was more cautious, merely touching her lips symbolically.

Only Chen Yu gulped down most of her glass with satisfaction, letting out a burp with sparkling light.

(≧∇≦)ﾉ

"Look over there," Chen Yu whispered, subtly pointing her finger to the other side of the coral.

Shang Wan Ning and Ling Qi looked in that direction.

In another semi-open booth not far away, Lin Ran, having regained her youthful appearance, was clearly seated.

She was surrounded by four or five civilian officers from the Bridge of Helplessness.

Currently, Lin Ran was dressed in neat modern attire, no longer the frail old woman from the sickbed.

There was a hint of unfamiliarity in her brows and eyes from just arriving, yet she was also somewhat overwhelmed by her colleagues' enthusiasm, her cheeks slightly flushed.

A Female Ghost Officer was the first to pull out her phone, light up the screen, and hand it to Lin Ran: "Sister Ran, quickly look at 'Youque Zhiyan.' The 'Yuexia Yujie' I follow live-streamed the Wangchuan Shake yesterday, and the top fan directly gifted ten sets of 'Bridge of Helplessness Light Boards'..."

"And also, also!"

A short-haired Female Ghost Officer immediately leaned over, her fingers swiping rapidly across the screen, "This 'Qingtuan Xiaoxian' plays the Wangyou Qin in Song-style Hanfu. Last week, I watched her live stream every day until Chou Shi."

"I used to chase boy bands and buy merchandise, but now my mind is full of 'Sister is so cool' and 'Little sister is so sweet.'"

"Sigh, recently I'm obsessed with 'White-Clad Nurse.'"

"Her soul flame cross on her chest is super gentle. Last time my soul body was unstable, she even taught me a method to regulate it in her live stream. It's much more interesting than flirting with boys before."

Lin Ran looked at the live stream screens on her colleagues' phones, displaying various styles.

There were urban mature women in suits that accentuated their waistlines, classical beauties holding round fans with smiling eyes, and soft-spoken neighborhood girls hugging dolls... She suddenly fell into a daze.

These colleagues used to argue about boy bands until the Wangchuan River flowed backward, but now they talked about female streamers non-stop, and even their tones softened a bit.

Isn't this a case of subordinates following their superior's example?

Her Majesty's sexual orientation has actually subtly influenced the grassroots level???

Fortunately, Shang Wan Ning couldn't hear Lin Ran's thoughts.

Otherwise, she would have gone to the Department of Judges to sue her for slander and infringement of reputation.