As evening approached,

Su Mo extricated himself wearily from the celebration. Too many officers had come up to greet him and offer toasts.

His face was almost frozen in a smile.

He took a deep breath and headed towards Pier 17.

"I really can't take it. They're too enthusiastic."

Creator·Devourer said coolly, "Isn't this normal? When you climb high, everyone wants to curry favor with you."

"Yeah, I guess! It was better before."

Su Mo showed a wry smile.

Creator·Devourer didn't answer, seemingly lost in thought.

Soon after, Su Mo returned to the Star Destroyer·Immortal Blade and walked towards his room. He ran into Qian Chengxue.

"Su Mo, you're back?"

A bright smile appeared on Qian Chengxue's face.

"Yeah, it's finally over. Where are you off to?"

Su Mo noticed Qian Chengxue had changed into casual clothes, a white lace blouse, and a fitted blue jacket.

"Isn't there a celebration today? I heard it's very lively outside, so I thought I'd go take a look. Want to come along?"

Qian Chengxue extended an invitation to Su Mo.

"Sure, it's been a while since we've had some time together. Let's go."

Su Mo agreed immediately. It had been a long time since they'd had any alone time.

"Just like that?"

Qian Chengxue said with a chuckle.

"Uh, is there a problem?"

Su Mo was a little slow to catch on.

"If you just go out like that, you'll be recognized and surrounded, like a monkey in a zoo."

"This..."

"Come with me. I'll find you some clothes and a little makeup."

Qian Chengxue reached out and pulled Su Mo along.

.......

Not long after, inside the room.

Su Mo had changed into trendy clothes: a coffee-colored jacket, black sunglasses, and a baseball cap. Qian Chengxue had even stuck on a small mustache.

"How is it?"

Qian Chengxue looked at Su Mo in the mirror, unable to stop laughing.

Su Mo said with a wry smile, "Like this, not only would others not recognize me, I wouldn't recognize myself."

"Isn't that great? Let's go."

Qian Chengxue replied with satisfaction.

"Okay!"

Su Mo could only respond with a wry smile.

A moment later, Su Mo and Qian Chengxue arrived at Exit 1, where they ran into Lan Xi.

Lan Xi was wearing a set of cyan casual clothes, a scarf around her neck, and carrying a bag in her hand.

"Lan Xi?"

Lan Xi almost didn't recognize Su Mo. She said in surprise,

"Su Mo, why are you dressed like that?"

"Cough, I'm afraid of being recognized, you know?"

"I see."

"Where are you going?"

"Shopping."

Lan Xi said happily.

Hearing this, Su Mo felt conflicted. Lan Xi was also going shopping? What a coincidence! Should he invite her?

He suddenly found himself in a dilemma. Inviting her wouldn't be right, and not inviting her wouldn't be either.

"That...."

Su Mo didn't know how to start.

Unexpectedly, Qian Chengxue directly hooked her arm around Lan Xi's and called out to Su Mo,

"Let's go."

"Ah? What are you guys doing?"

"Sister Xue and I originally planned to go shopping together, I just didn't expect you to come too."

Lan Xi replied to Su Mo with a smile.

Hearing this, Su Mo couldn't help but laugh. It turned out he was just tagging along.

"I see, let's go..."

......

In the night, Su Mo and the three of them appeared on a bustling street.

As far as the eye could see, all the stores were brightly lit and open, with posters advertising big sales.

Many retro decorative lights illuminated the entire street. Snack stalls were set up along the roadside, with wisps of smoke rising, adding to the lively atmosphere of the street.

On the street, couples strolled through the stores, chatting and laughing, while many children chased and played.

In the distance, on tall buildings, images of Klock, Herbert, Nanqi, and Su Mo in military uniform were projected in rotation.

Many people stopped to watch the projected images of the heroes.

At this time, Su Mo, in a very good mood, said to Qian Chengxue and Lan Xi, "Shop as much as you like. Buy anything you like. I'm paying today, so feel free to spend."

"There's nothing in particular I want to buy. It's nice to just walk around and enjoy the atmosphere."

Although Lan Xi found everything new and fresh, she didn't have much desire to buy anything.

Qian Chengxue teased Lan Xi,

"Little Lan Xi, don't save money for Su Mo. Just buy anything that interests you. There are some nice stores up ahead, I'll take you to see them."

As she spoke, Qian Chengxue pulled Lan Xi towards the stores.

"Okay."

Lan Xi couldn't refuse.

Su Mo stood behind them, watching Qian Chengxue and Lan Xi getting along so well, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but think,

"That's good, that's good."

At this moment, Qian Chengxue turned her head and waved to Su Mo with a smile.

"Come on."

Su Mo followed.

Half an hour later, Su Mo accompanied Qian Chengxue and Lan Xi to several stores, carrying many bags in his hands.

Qian Chengxue looked at the time on her wristband and then said to Su Mo,

"There's a restaurant called Evening Breeze up ahead. I heard the reviews are very good. Let's rest there and have something to eat."

"Okay."

Su Mo responded immediately.

Just as the three of them were walking towards the Evening Breeze restaurant, Su Mo suddenly saw a familiar figure. Lin Zinuo was standing at the street entrance, looking around.

Su Mo was a little dazed. What was today?

"Zinuo?"

Qian Chengxue called out.

Lin Zinuo turned her head and saw Su Mo standing next to Qian Chengxue. She was slightly stunned, but quickly recovered and came forward.

"What a coincidence."

Su Mo said rather awkwardly.

"Yeah, quite a coincidence."

Lin Zinuo was also a little reserved, completely lacking the carefree attitude she had when she was alone with Su Mo before.

Qian Chengxue said at this time, "Don't stand outside, let's go in and eat, we can chat while we eat."

"Okay."

Lin Zinuo replied softly.

Afterward, Su Mo and the others entered the Evening Breeze restaurant and found a quiet corner to sit down.

Qian Chengxue ordered some dishes and started chatting intimately with Lin Zinuo and Lan Xi.

"Zinuo, take a look at some of the clothes I just bought, they're pretty good. I think they would suit you too."

"Really? Can I see?"

......

Sitting next to them, Su Mo, seeing the three of them chatting so happily, felt a little restless for some reason.

He felt more nervous than in battle. He was afraid that they would start arguing or tearing at each other as they chatted.

Although all three women had smiles on their faces, Su Mo felt that they were not very real.

Was this the legendary Shura field? (a scene of carnage or intense conflict)

Just then, Qian Chengxue suddenly changed the topic and sincerely asked Lin Zinuo,

"Zinuo, are you doing well in the Federation?"

"I'm doing pretty well. I'll be transferred to the Federation's First Laboratory and work with Master Zhang Wei."

Lin Zinuo replied with a smile.

Hearing this, Qian Chengxue said very seriously,

"Zinuo, why don't you just not go? Come to Su Mo's place, he's short of people here."