This time, Yang Qinglan really stomped on his foot hard.

"My Hongxing Erke costs 119 yuan!"

Yang Qinglan didn't expect that he was actually worried about the shoes: "I'll buy you the most expensive pair when I come back this time."

"That good?" Li Changzhou looked her over suspiciously. "Are you going to kick me while I'm down? Otherwise, I'll suspect you have ulterior motives towards me."

"You had ulterior motives in letting me step on you, didn't you? I didn't expect you to like this kind of thing. I'll satisfy you properly in the future."

"......"

Li Changzhou found her somewhat frightening.

"Brother! Brother!" Li Qianxia came running back. "Brother, you're doomed!"

You're the one who's finished!

"It's over, it's over, you're going to die, I'm really done for!"

...This sudden display of affection made Li Changzhou feel embarrassed.

"From now on, no one will protect me, no one will give me money, no one will teach me skills, no one will share value or game currency with me, and I can't even let Qinglan buy me things anymore!"

Yang Qinglan and Li Changzhou both sighed at the same time.

"I'll go release the little radish and the butterfly." Li Changzhou walked towards the toilet.

"Let's go." Yang Qinglan led Li Qianxia to the store to buy newspapers and check out the props sold in the store.

In the toilet, Little Radish and Butterfly were released.

"Why are you here again!"

"Waaah!"

“We’re not afraid even if we can’t sense any danger, so what are you afraid of?” Li Changzhou flicked her head lightly with his finger.

"You promised I'd only be a gardener! You lied!" Little Radish covered his head, flew away, and found Li Qianxia directly by his sense of smell.

The Point Guard is Here

He instinctively rushed over and buried himself in her arms, feeling wronged.

"Haha, don't do that, I'm not used to it!" Li Qianxia took the little radish off her chest, feeling very awkward.

"This instance is about to begin. Players, please board the bus in order." An announcement suddenly rang out in the waiting hall.

That's not Xiaoyue's voice.

The three people who had been chatting casually suddenly became serious.

"Let's go," Yang Qinglan said.

"Yes," the brother and sister replied at the same time.

With a hiss, the train doors opened, resembling a series of production lathes, and the players lining up at each door were the materials being stuffed inside.

The three of them entered the workshop private room that Xiaoyue had promised to reserve for them.

"This bed is so comfortable, I wonder where I can buy the same one." Li Qianxia lay sprawled on the bed.

Yang Qinglan glanced at her long legs, flat stomach, and chest accentuated by her autumn sweater, then looked at Li Changzhou. Only after confirming that he completely ignored Li Qianxia did she sit down opposite him.

It seems there's really no need to be jealous, so...

Li Changzhou looked at the newspaper: "The national team players all performed quite well."

"Little Martial Saint said in an interview that he looks forward to everyone becoming the second player to survive from 'the Lord'," Yang Qinglan said with a smile.

“That guy.” Li Changzhou laughed as well.

Whether it's out of genuine sincerity, a sense of being caught in a bind, or a desperate act of self-destruction, Little Martial Saint is now promoting himself entirely with the gimmick of being "the only player who fought against the 'Master' and survived."

This might make people underestimate him, but it also prevents him from being the first target of foreigners, and at the same time proves that he does have the ability.

“If he encounters me using the ‘Designated Duel Symbol,’ I’ll let him go.” Li Changzhou flipped through the newspaper.

Yang Qinglan poured water for the two of them.

The train sounded its whistle, and the scenery outside the window rushed past.

A flight attendant knocked on the door to ask Little Carrot and Butterfly to pay their tickets. Upon seeing Li Changzhou, the attendant smiled, bowed, and left.

"I wonder which year we'll return to this time—the Qing Dynasty? The Ming Dynasty? Or the Tang Dynasty? I really want to see Yang Guifei, one of the Four Beauties of ancient China." Li Qianxia looked out at the desert.

"Forget about the Four Beauties, Yang Guifei, look at Miss Yang instead," Li Changzhou said without looking up.

"I heard that plumpness was considered beautiful in the Tang Dynasty. Qinglan is so thin, she certainly couldn't compare to Yang Guifei in the Tang Dynasty."

"It's also possible that she went abroad." Yang Qinglan didn't care at all whether she was more beautiful or Yang Guifei was more beautiful.

"Abroad... I only know about the Renaissance, the triangular trade of slaves, the East India Company, the American Declaration of Independence, the French Revolution, um—uh, that's all."

"How can you face the tutoring I gave you in high school?" Li Changzhou asked, heartbroken.

“Tutoring is illegal now! Be careful or I’ll sue you!” Li Qianxia was not afraid at all.

“Lawless.” Li Changzhou shook his head, it was unclear whether he was referring to Li Qianxia or his own plans.

He put down the newspaper he had finished reading and reminded him, "Remember, if you are going to an era with communication methods, place an advertisement in the newspaper to rent out Bird's Nest Plain."

"Okay—" Li Qianxia replied in a drawn-out voice.

"What should I do?" Little Radish sat on the table with his legs bent, like a figurine.

"You should hide yourself well," Yang Qinglan said. "Take whatever you feel safe doing and don't come looking for us."

"Okay," Little Radish said, pouting.

Just then, a song came over the loudspeaker.

(Buses, subways, ships, and airplanes, just like us, are destined to wander.)

(Someday, though we don't know when, we will become our true selves.)

The bedroom fell silent.

"...Everyone be careful," Yang Qinglan said calmly.

"Okay!" Li Qianxia nodded.

"Summon me as soon as you arrive," Li Changzhou instructed Li Qianxia.

"I know, I know, it's so annoying! Can't you be without me for even a second?"

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