“Look at this,” Yuan Qingli pointed to a spot in the air, “You can see it clearly with your face pressed against the wall.”

Lu Xingyun did as instructed.

The feeling of being ordered around was unfamiliar and unpleasant. Bo Zijin frowned, but still reluctantly went over to him.

In the air, a clump of branches was pushing against the barrier, with tender buds sprouting from the tips of the branches. It had already broken through the barrier and appeared outside the corner of the wall.

Lu Xingyun immediately broke off an apricot branch, climbed to the treetop, and poked at the barrier.

Sure enough, the branches passed through easily without any hindrance.

But when Lu Xingyun's hand touched the barrier, it immediately triggered a reaction, and lightning struck down in a flash.

Lu Xingyun was so frightened that he dropped the branch and backed away repeatedly.

Using tree branches to carry people is impractical.

"Does that mean I have to wrap my whole body in tree branches?" Lu Xingyun's wild imagination earned him eye rolls from the two of them.

"Even if you're completely covered, the barrier will definitely reach you."

"There's only one way to prevent me from touching you." Lu Xingyun's eyes lit up, eager to try.

"Um?"

"That means peeling off the bark and wrapping it around your body, or simply cutting down the tree and hollowing it out."

......

"You guys give it a try, I'm leaving now." Yuan Qingli turned to leave.

"You can't leave!" Bo Zijin, who had always been indifferent to Yuan Qingli, actually spoke up.

Why?

"I need your help to get out."

"Hmm?" Lu Xingyun leaned closer, looking at the two of them with a mixture of doubt and amusement in his eyes.

Seeing the curious looks in their eyes, but with an "I won't ask unless you tell me" attitude, Bo Zijin had no choice but to speak.

"You all probably know the other meaning of 'red apricot over the wall' (红杏出墙)."

"We might have to put on a show."

"A scene of a woman having an affair definitely requires three people. How do you plan to arrange it?"

"Confess your feelings, agree, cheat on me."

"A performance for this tree? I've never been this absurd in my life."

Lu Xingyun resumed his nonchalant attitude, saying, "I've wanted to be an actor for a long time."

After Lu Xingyun finished speaking, he turned around, knelt on one knee, picked up an apricot blossom, dusted off the dust, placed it in his palm, and pretended to be affectionate.

"Qingli, please be my girlfriend."

Apricot blossoms fall, bringing the vibrant spirit of spring.

Yuan Qingli tucked her bangs behind her ear and smiled, "Okay, I agree."

The three looked up, and the barrier shook as if it had sensed something.

"Alright, next, Qingli, it's your turn. President, confess your feelings." Lu Xingyun raised an eyebrow, looking on with amusement.

Just as Bo Zijin was about to lift her leg, Yuan Qingli's languid voice came: "Who said I was going to have an affair?"

Yuan Qingli turned her head away and smiled brightly at Lu Xingyun, who was standing by the tree: "I can't accept this. Shouldn't you be the one doing this?"

A smile as beautiful as a flower, a smile as terrifying as a nightmare.

Bo Zijin: "..."

Lu Xingyun: "..."

"I've wanted to see a cheating drama for a long time." Yuan Qingli rested her chin on her hand, smiling gently.

"Come on." Lu Xingyun closed his eyes, as if he were about to bravely face his death, ready to die for his country.

"Lu Xingyun, be my boyfriend... be my girlfriend."

Bo Zijin had no expression, only a bitter face, clearly showing her deep resentment about the arranged marriage and her just going through the motions.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingyun stared wide-eyed and opened his mouth wide, but no sound came out.

You can clearly read three words from their lip movements: "You're sick."

"Your turn," Yuan Qingli's teasing voice drifted over.

Lu Xingyun was speechless, his face ashen: "I, I, I..."

"I disagree..." Lu Xingyun shouted, "None of them will do!"

Petals fell, and a red rain fell—

It is Yuan Qingli's masterpiece.

Aside from the two men's peculiar expressions, it was quite fitting for the occasion.

"Click-click-click..."

The three looked up and saw cracks appearing on the transparent barrier on the wall, extending and crisscrossing like a spider web, separating and peeling away the world outside the wall.

"Smack."

Shattered.

Lu Xingyun immediately threw the stone out, and it went incredibly smoothly.

He immediately took a running start and climbed over the wall.

He didn't want to stay under the apricot tree for even a moment longer.

Bo Zijin followed closely behind, and Yuan Qingli also climbed the tree to join her. When the moment of truth arrived, no one wanted to miss it.

Outside the wall, a chestnut-colored horse stood quietly, like a sculpture.

Lu Xingyun strode forward, stroking the horse's mane with joy on his face.

[Congratulations to player Lu Xingyun for completing the quest. Rewards are being calculated, and you will be leaving the instance soon.]

[Congratulations to player Bo Zijin for completing the quest. Rewards are being calculated, and you will be leaving the instance soon.]

Lu Xingyun and Bo Zijin were enveloped in white light, and their vision became increasingly transparent as they twisted.