Chapter 148 Chapter 148 Awkward tenderness.

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It was impossible to tell whether it was day or night in the Infinite Castle. After Hantengou and Yuhu repaired the house and sent off Muzan Kibutsuji and his group, Li Xiaoqi said goodbye to Gintoki Sakata and Dazai Osamu, and went back to his room to sleep.

Perhaps due to the stimulation of the injury, Li Xiaoqi felt a surge of fatigue after lying down.

She didn't sleep well, tossing and turning, and had many strange dreams.

Li Xiaoqi even dreamed that he became marinated meat on a grill pan, and was picked up and skewered with iron skewers.

The tip of the iron skewer was getting closer and closer, as if it would pierce her eyeball in the next second.

In an instant, she screamed in horror.

Li Xiaoqi opened his eyes wide and gasped loudly.

She saw the patterns on the ceiling and was stunned for a few seconds before realizing that she had just been dreaming.

Dreaming of turning into barbecued meat about to be skewered is truly unbelievable...

With long silver-white hair spread out on the bed, Li Xiaoqi pushed the hair aside from his forehead, wiped away the thin layer of sweat on his skin, and began to calm his rapid heartbeat.

"Oops...it seems like there's a shadow..."

Li Xiaoqi smiled helplessly and sighed.

Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps and the door was pushed open forcefully.

Dazai Osamu leaned against the door, his hair falling in front of his eyes.

He took off his Elizabethan leather suit, put on his own black suit, and even wore a red scarf around his neck.

Contrary to what people remember, there was no bandage on Dazai Osamu's face at this time.

Earlier, in order to facilitate their completion of the task, the system would automatically block their whereabouts so that Mingnu could not detect them.

But even so, she was surprised by Dazai Osamu's behavior of taking off his suit so blatantly in the Infinite Castle.

Li Xiaoqi was slightly stunned and asked unconsciously: "Where is the bandage on your face? Also, is it really okay not to wear that leather suit? What if Muzan and the others suddenly come..."

Dazai Osamu took a deep breath and squatted down suddenly.

A black coat was spread on the tatami, and the airflow blew Li Xiaoqi's hair on his forehead.

"Hmm."

Li Xiaoqi was interrupted when he wanted to say something. He looked at him blankly, "What's wrong?"

Dazai Osamu reached out and gently stroked Li Xiaoqi's cheek.

The warmth from his palm gradually warmed her slightly cool skin.

Dazai Osamu didn't say anything, just kept looking at her.

Her eyelashes flickered slightly, and a look of pity seemed to flash across her iris-colored eyes.

"Um?"

Li Xiaoqi blinked, thinking that he might have seen it wrong.

Suddenly, Dazai Osamu moved his left hand from her cheek and placed it on the back of her head.

A wave of reasoning came over him, and Li Xiaoqi's face pressed against Dazai Osamu's shoulder.

The sound of clothes rubbing against each other was heard, and Dazai Osamu sat cross-legged on the tatami, then put his right hand around Li Xiaoqi's waist.

Li Xiaoqi opened his eyes wide with a look of surprise.

"Dazai, what are you doing?"

The chest pressed against him was trembling slightly, and a low chuckle reached his ears.

"Xiao Qi, is now the time to focus on this?"

"Are you scared?"

"For those sharp things."

Li Xiaoqi was stunned. She didn't expect that Dazai Osamu would rush over to comfort her.

Did she just shout it out accidentally?

Li Xiaoqi shook his head and buried his head in his shoulder.

"I don't know, it was just a nightmare."

A hand gently stroked the back of my head, and the scent of Dazai Osamu filled my nostrils.

This smell is fragrant and very pleasant.

Li Xiaoqi moved his nose, wanting to bury it quietly in his neck.

Realizing her thoughts, she stiffened slightly and slowly came out of his arms.

"What's wrong?"

Dazai Osamu asked.

His voice was particularly gentle at this time. Li Xiaoqi looked up into his eyes, as if he had entered a hazy and ambiguous peach forest. There were animals running in the forest, and rustling sounds could be heard.

Dazai Osamu slightly raised the corners of his lips, curved his eyebrows, and a gentle look appeared at the corners of his eyes.

Li Xiaoqi paused, and suddenly realized that the sound was the sound of his own accelerated heartbeat.

“No, no.”

Dazai Osamu widened the smile on his lips. He stood up, turned sideways, and looked towards the courtyard. "Xiao Qi, are you feeling refreshed now?"

"Would you like to see the courtyard?"

Li Xiaoqi nodded slightly and reached out to grab his black coat.

Dazai grabbed her wrist and pulled her up.

Li Xiaoqi stood up with the help of Dazai Osamu, but he suddenly increased his strength, and due to inertia her head hit his chest.

A muffled groan came from above, and her head was held down by Dazai Osamu.

"Oops, I accidentally used too much strength."

"Speaking of which, Xiao Qi, aren't you a ghost? You should be stronger than me, right? Why do you seem so weak?"

When Li Xiaoqi looked up, he saw Dazai Osamu muttering with a teasing smile on his face.

The corner of her mouth twitched, and she felt unhappy instantly. She raised her hand and put it on his chest, and suddenly smiled brightly.

Dazai Osamu was stunned and unconsciously pursed his lips.

"Xiao Qi?"

Li Xiaoqi traced his chest, reached into the area covered by the red scarf, touched the collar of his shirt, and gently stroked it.

Suddenly, she grabbed Dazai Osamu's collar, pressed her body closer to him, and slowly stood on tiptoe.

The distance between the two was getting closer and closer, Dazai Osamu's Adam's apple rolled, and he instantly avoided Li Xiaoqi's sight.

He took a step back suddenly, and his expression became unnatural for a moment.

Li Xiaoqi narrowed his eyes slightly and found that the tips of his ears were a little redder between his hair.

In an instant, Li Xiaoqi let go of his hand, snorted lightly, and then brushed past Dazai Osamu's shoulder and left.

Dazai Osamu stood there, watching Li Xiaoqi's leaving back, and let out a helpless chuckle.

"Xiao Qi—wait for me."

He shouted out loud, followed his heart, and ran after the figure in front of him.

Li Xiaoqi walked to the corner and heard footsteps coming from the side. He turned his head to look at Dazai Osamu and suddenly met his face approaching.

The distance was so close that the tip of her nose brushed against his cheek. If she got any closer, she could kiss his lips.

!!!

"What are you doing!".

Li Xiaoqi spoke hurriedly and pushed him away.

In an instant, Dazai Osamu felt a strong force on his chest and flew out.

"Bang!"

"ah……"

Li Xiaoqi was stunned and watched Dazai Osamu fall into a field of snapdragons.

……Wait.

What grass?

"It hurts, it hurts, Xiaoqi... You're using too much strength."

Dazai Osamu curled his lips and stood up from the snapdragon.

Li Xiaoqi widened his eyes and saw a yard full of snapdragons.

These snapdragons swayed in unison, their eyes staring at her blankly, their tails trembling, as if they were brewing something.

"Look, this is the kingdom I built for you!"

Dazai Osamu's expression suddenly changed, and he looked excited.

He opened his arms, his eyes shining, as if he was showing off something rare.

Li Xiaoqi was silent for two seconds, then said, "I'd rather not have such a kingdom."

Dazai Osamu did not refute, but moved aside and pointed to the corner of the courtyard.

"Look over there."

Li Xiaoqi looked over and saw that the four pieces of soil that were originally considered waste were now covered with potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage and carrots. Their growth was even faster than before and had entered the mature harvest period.

In the chicken coop next to it, the chicks grew in size and were about the same size as the chickens that were usually seen ready to be slaughtered.

“Hey, why?!”

Li Xiaoqi asked in surprise.

Suddenly, a man wearing a straw hat emerged from a patch of snapdragons.

"Okay, the nutrients have been added."

Sakata Gintoki had his eyes wide open and his body was covered with snapdragon leaves.

He was holding an empty bottle in his hand, and the next second the bottle turned into a point of light and disappeared.

“Yo…”

Sakata Gintoki looked over and just as he raised his hand to greet him, the snapdragons around him suddenly trembled and let out a long howl that filled the sky.

“Oh giao!!!”

The sound is earth-shaking and extremely lethal.

Dazai Osamu covered his ears and his face turned pale.

"Anyway, while you were resting, the system announced a wave of livestream gifts. Among them was an item called snapdragon cultivation agent... By the way, the comments said that this item was given most often by someone named Gui Deng..."

Amidst the beautiful shouts of Snapdragon, Sakata Gintoki stood motionless and calmly beside Li Xiaoqi.

Li Xiaoqi covered his ears, looked at him in confusion, and then he noticed the earplugs in Sakata Gintoki's ears with his sharp eyes.

“…”

Perhaps noticing Li Xiaoqi's gaze, Sakata Gintoki curled the corners of his lips, raised his thumb, and handed a pair of earplugs to Li Xiaoqi and Dazai Osamu in turn.

"Where on earth did this come from..."

Dazai Osamu said with a subtle expression.

"Huh? What?"

Sakata Gintoki shouted.

Li Xiaoqi's mouth twitched and he raised his hand to support his forehead.

She called up the backpack interface, and sure enough, she saw the announcement of additional items on the notification bar on the side of the backpack.

"As of now, the host's new gifts include: Magical Magic Book x1, God-Summoning Five-Yuan Coin x1, Armstrong Accelerated Spinning Armstrong Cannon x2, Hozuki's Mace x3, 98k x14, Okita Sougo's Bazooka x19, Yamazaki Tai's Red Bean Bun x22, M416 x68, M762 x79, Sensu Bottle x6, Snapdragon x99, Snapdragon Cultivation Dose x99, and Mushroom x124."

It turned out to be a weapon...

Li Xiaoqi briefly glanced at it and said with shame: "I feel that in the end the system will let everyone in the Demon Slayer Corps have a gun."

Dazai Osamu and Sakata Gintoki were stunned. It was the first time they heard someone call Kura like that.

Sakata Gintoki's eyes flashed with laughter, "Only you would give Mu Cang such a funny name."

Li Xiaoqi spread his hands and laughed out loud.

Dazai Osamu stretched and said, "I should go back to the Demon Slayer Corps."

He took out the Any Door and opened it. After stepping one foot into the door, he suddenly turned around.

"After that, you will go find the anchor points. Once the anchor point of Infinite City is unlocked, all the anchor points of this world will be unlocked. The only task left is for me to help the Demon Slayer Corps defeat Muzan."

After saying this, he raised his other foot and his body was about to sink into the door.

Dazai Osamu turned around again and looked at Li Xiaoqi sadly.

Li Xiaoqi looked confused and rolled his eyes at him.

In an instant, Dazai Osamu puffed up his cheeks and closed the door with a groan.

Sakata Gintoki raised his hand and scratched his head, then turned to look at the snapdragons in the courtyard with a deep expression.

"I really don't understand why I'm here? I feel like I'm redundant..."

He grumbled and yawned.

Dazai Osamu didn't add anything to his last words, just mentioned it briefly as if to remind them.

Li Xiaoqi was slightly stunned and turned to look at Sakata Gintoki, only to see him sitting cross-legged on the porch, leaning against a pillar and drowsy.

"Oh giao!"

Snapdragon's cry rang out again.

Sakata Gintoki was frightened and jumped up, grabbing the pillar and climbing up.

Li Xiaoqi raised his head with a dead look in his eyes.

"...Really, I don't understand why Mr. Yin is here."

Sakata Gintoki's forehead jumped up and he shouted, "Huh? You know this very well, right?"

Li Xiaoqi fell silent and shamelessly looked away.

Sakata Gintoki: "Hey!"

*

Bright light illuminated the intricate corridors. Li Xiaoqi looked up at the sky and saw densely packed buildings. He didn't know what Muzan Kibutsuji needed so many rooms for, considering he only had a few direct subordinates.

Sakata Gintoki raised his hand to his forehead and sighed: "No matter when I look at it, I feel that this Infinite City is ridiculously large, and with these rooms stacked together, it makes my scalp tingle."

Li Xiaoqi and Sakata Gintoki walked on the corridor and jumped onto the floating steps together.

Golden spots of light spread across the ground, spreading towards the corner ahead.

This is the tracking symbol in the game.

Li Xiaoqi looked at the real-time map of Infinite City that appeared in front of him and followed the cursor to the corner. There was a fault at the corner and there was no road ahead.

The real-time map shows the locations of the Demon King and the upper ranks, as well as their residences.

Due to the special nature of Infinite City, the locations of rooms on the map are constantly changing.

So, Li Xiaoqi and Sakata Gintoki saw that the mansion they lived in was originally on the left, then suddenly changed to the right, and now appeared above the map.

Because of the damn terrain changes, Li Xiaoqi made many wrong moves.

The cursor on the ground led them here, indicating that they were still one hundred meters away from the anchor point. Suddenly, it changed direction and the anchor point was one thousand meters away from them.

This happened four times just now, and her legs were almost broken.

Thanks to my ghost physique, the feeling of fatigue was relieved a lot.

Suddenly, Li Xiaoqi sneered and smacked his lips with an angry look on his face.

Sakata Gintoki had a wooden face, sat cross-legged on the ground, and lowered his head dejectedly.

"Really? Please spare me. How long will it take?"

On the map, Muzan Kibutsuji's mark was purple and he suddenly appeared in their courtyard.

Li Xiaoqi saw it and felt fortunate at this moment.

Fortunately, I came out first, otherwise I would have to deal with Muzan Kibutsuji.

The locations of Douma and Akaza are not shown on the map, so it can be judged that they are not currently in the Infinite Castle.

Kokushibo is located in his mansion, presumably concentrating on sword training in the training grounds.

Naruto is located near Muzan Kibutsuji's laboratory, and seems to be maintaining the "order" of the Infinite City there.

Li Xiaoqi guessed that this ever-changing terrain was the order that Mingnu was maintaining.

"grass."

She couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of essence.

The cursor prompted them to go down, and the administrator June also issued a prompt.

"The anchor is right below, please pay attention! The anchor is right below!"

This kind of reminder appeared more than once in June, and this is the fifth time.

Li Xiaoqi took a deep breath and calmed his anger.

She decisively took out the Wings of Wind, and a light spot appeared on her back. Mechanical wings with colors as bright as the starry sky appeared on her back.

Sakata Gintoki looked back curiously and said in surprise: "This is the Wind Wing, super cool!"

He hummed triumphantly and raised his hand to stroke his chin.

"Next time you're in danger, put on these wind wings and yell Kamehameha...Wuhu!"

Li Xiaoqi said with a dull expression, "No, that's just lame."

"Put on Wind Wings and yell Kamehameha" has been added to the live broadcast room options library."

Hello!

Li Xiaoqi raised his hand to touch his forehead, and a deep feeling of powerlessness surged up.

Sakata Gintoki's face froze, "No way, I was just joking, asshole!"

Li Xiaoqi chuckled and patted his shoulder. "According to the system and the audience's nature, the next time there's a problem or option in the live broadcast room, it's likely you'll be the one taking over."

Sakata Gintoki: "Yamete!"

Li Xiaoqi jumped up and kicked Sakata Gintoki on the butt.

"Stop being so annoying and get down quickly."

Sakata Gintoki staggered and flew out.

“Uu ...

His screams rang out.

After a while, Sakata Gintoki controlled the wings of wind and flew up.

He raised his hand, picked his nostrils a few times, and flicked away the boogers.

"I see the anchor. It's right down there."

Li Xiaoqi nodded calmly, "Okay, let's go over there quickly."

Sakata Gintoki blinked slowly, "Xiao Qi, you didn't kick me down on purpose, did you?"

"No."

"Yes! Let Yin and I go down and explore the route to see if the anchor point has changed its position."

"Isn't this normal? We are partners."

“…Tsk.”

Li Xiaoqi and Sakata Gintoki flew towards the bottom of the Infinite Castle, passed through several upside-down rooms and corridors, and came to a corner of stairs.

The anchor device stood there quietly, emitting a familiar dark red glow.

Li Xiaoqi showed a look of joy and quickly flew over and landed in front of the anchor point.

She was afraid that Mingnu would change the terrain of Infinite City again, so she quickly raised her hand and touched the anchor point.

In an instant, a dazzling blue light emerged.

The dark red rune disappeared, the anchor point floated up from the ground, and a blue treasure chest appeared in front of him.

The voice of the administrator June rang in my ears.

"Congratulations to the host for successfully unlocking the last anchor point in this world. Exploration level increased by 15%, and the reward is 160 gold coins."

"Ohhh! It's a gorgeous treasure chest—"

Sakata Gintoki excitedly pressed the lid of the treasure chest, and in an instant the treasure chest opened, and colorful light poured into Li Xiaoqi and Sakata Gintoki's bodies.

"Congratulations, streamer, for obtaining a magnificent treasure chest. Items obtained: Key to Somewhere x1, Special Summon Ticket Fragment x1, Thunder Elemental God's Eye x1, Demon Breaker Bow x1, Bottle Containing Someone's Memories x1."

The map interface was called out, and the foggy black part was completely lit up.

"Have you, Xiao Qi and Gin, please help Dazai Osamu complete his final mission—"Help the Demon Slayer Corps defeat Muzan"."

"After completing the mission in this world, you will return to the previous world. The remaining anchor points have all been updated, and the time for the traversal energy to be released will begin. The full release time is seven days. Please complete the final mission in this world within these seven days."

Li Xiaoqi was stunned by the series of prompt sounds. She looked at Sakata Gintoki and saw a solemn look in his eyes.

"It seems that the story of this world is coming to an end?"

Li Xiaoqi subconsciously said, "But hasn't the storyline with Bantian Gou and Yuhu ended yet?"

Sakata Gintoki frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Maybe it will happen in the next two days."

Li Xiaoqi pursed his lips and suddenly remembered that the system had only warned that the Demon King and the Upper Moons could not be eliminated before the final battle in Infinite City, but it did not say that the time and process of the final battle in Infinite City could not be changed.

"……I see."

She opened her lips slightly and whispered softly.