"The situation is turning grim," one said.
"Hasn't it always been like this?" came the reply.
...
Eagles soar through the sky, fish dart in the shallow waters,...
Yaochi raised her head, sipping Li Qianxia's milk tea while glancing at Li Changzhou.
"What are you doing staying in your room if you're not eating?" she asked, letting go of the straw.
Li Qianxia stared wide-eyed at the sight of her milk tea, which had been reduced by a third in one go. The feeling of heartache almost traveled to Li Changzhou's heart through their twin connection.
Li Changzhou returned to his own bedroom, and the Gu Chain had already been stored in the Honey Pot World—Yaochi had never actually seen Li Biwei's necklace.
"Why are you here?" Li Changzhou sat down, picked up his chopsticks, and took a piece of stir-fried clams.
"Getting ready to go—oh no, haha, why is this foil-wrapped tofu so spicy? Who ordered it?" Yaochi took another sip of milk tea, her charming face looking like she was about to settle the score.
Li Qianxia watched her milk tea slowly die, and finally gave up hope, silently taking away Li Changzhou's herbal jelly.
Chewing on the toppings in her milk tea, Yaochi continued, "It's time to fulfill our promise. Would you like to come with me on the ship?"
"Please introduce yourself first," Yang Qinglan said.
“There’s not much to say.” Yaochi put down her milk tea and ate some crispy pork with a toothpick. “Go to a world, complete a mission, that’s it. The only difference from the subway is that you don’t go back in time. The mission difficulty may be very high, beyond the player’s ability, or it may be very low.”
That's all?
“One more thing,” Yaochi took another sip of milk tea, “There are many fun things on the ship, even gambling machines with game tokens. You’ll find out the details when you get on board.”
Yang Qinglan nodded, pondered, and took a bite of the sizzling tofu sprinkled with seasonings and scallions—the foil-wrapped tofu was Li Qianxia's.
"Let me also mention airplanes," Li Changzhou said.
She sipped her milk tea by the pool, giving him a reproachful glare, as if the two were already quite familiar with each other.
"Give me the plane ticket, and I'll tell you after I check it," she complained like a girlfriend.
Putting down her milk tea, she asked, "Are you going or not? If you go, when we get to the other world, give me the 'Divine Fire Diagram' again, and I'll teach you specific combat techniques there to make the most of your time."
"You'll pay for the boat ticket?" Li Changzhou asked.
"Okay," she said with a smile.
"Let me share my thoughts on 'Riding the Clouds'."
"I'll give it to you if you want to learn it."
"Let's each take a step back. In the world of ships, it may be better for us to gain something, but it's not necessarily better. We can find a way of thinking that suits us better. Let's share some insights from 'Riding the Clouds'."
"I'll do whatever you say."
“What should we do?” Li Changzhou turned to look at Yang Qinglan. “We clearly succeeded in negotiating the price, but I still feel like I gave her an opportunity to sow discord.”
"Can you find bones in an egg?" Yang Qinglan asked.
"cannot."
"Then what are you afraid of?"
"......oh!"
Li Qianxia ate the grass jelly she had snatched while watching the two of them, a sweet smile on her face.
"Hmph!" Yaochi bit her straw, her exquisite and alluring eyes glaring at Li Changzhou, as if he wouldn't sleep in her room tonight since he hadn't chosen her.
Fortunately, it was Li Changzhou. No, fortunately, Li Changzhou liked Yang Qinglan. Otherwise, with her charms, even without being a favored concubine, people would be unable to resist and would simply give in.
After all, she has such a beautiful face, such a seductive figure, and such a noble temperament.
"Sister Yaochi, are we going tomorrow? How do we use the boat tickets?" Li Qianxia finally snapped out of her reverie while eating the candy.
"We'll go after we finish eating," Yaochi replied. "We can play on the ship for a while, depart on Saturday, and return on Sunday. You can then organize your experiences and summarize what you've learned. From Monday to Friday, you can study and reflect at the same time. Isn't that great?"
"It seems you've been observing us all week," Yang Qinglan said.
"I prefer looking at handsome men." Yaochi glanced at Li Changzhou again with her bright eyes.
"Sister Yaochi, being frivolous won't do. My brother is a virgin and has a serious obsession with cleanliness towards himself and his partner. Oh, and so does Qinglan."
“Li Changzhou,” Yang Qinglan said, “keep an eye on your sister.”
"Li Qianxia, I am now formally warning you, if you continue to talk nonsense, I will sue you for personal attack."
"Waaaaah~" Li Qianxia was completely unafraid and made a provocative sound.
Yaochi swirled the milk tea cup, now only containing a few toppings, and squinted slightly as she sized up the three of them.
After dinner, the four of them used their boat tickets.
Li Changzhou's vision went slightly dark, and then he heard the melodious sound of a steam whistle.
I opened my eyes to see a clear blue sky, drifting white clouds, and shimmering waves on the sea.
Warm sunshine bathed the earth, and a gentle breeze blew softly from the sea.
Standing on the deck, Li Changzhou turned around and saw the luxurious cabins stretching out before him like a mountain, blocking the sea and obscuring the sky.
The sunlight coming from the other side of the ship was blocked by its massive hull.
Tourists coming and going are like ants in this behemoth.
"Wow!
Li Qianxia's face lit up like fireworks, gazing at everything before her with fascination and delight.
Yaochi smiled as if she were doting on a little sister: "Let's go. It's noon now, and we still have half a day before heading to the other world at night. We can take a look around on the boat."
"Why is it noon now? Is it the other side of the earth? Are there ships this big on earth?" Li Qianxia followed beside her, asking one question after another.
"We're not on Earth. Time here is based on the flight schedule on our tickets. We board in the morning, enter another world at night, and disembark the next morning."
Yaochi led the three of them on a stroll.
Swimming pools directly into the deep sea from the boat, hot springs with volcanoes right next to them, and ice water baths with icebergs floating on top;
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