Looking at the bucket that had completely swallowed the pineapple castle, Li Qingyu tried to silently recite in his mind.

Small!!

After a long while, a gentle breeze blew by, but Li Qingyu's command seemed to sink without a trace, and the huge storage tank didn't make the slightest sound.

Li Qingyu felt a little uneasy. Had he overthought things? Was the filled bucket unable to shrink back?

Seeing Li Qingyu in a daze, Chu Xuan casually asked, "What's wrong? It's not shrinking anymore after you put it in?"

"Logically speaking... it should be able to shrink, so why isn't it moving?" Li Qingyu scratched his head in confusion.

"Then I'll give it a try." Chu Xuan rolled up his sleeves slightly.

Then, he slowly walked to the storage bucket.

Then... a punch!

boom!!!!

The bucket trembled violently under Chu Xuan's fist, splashing water all over Li Qingyu's head once more.

"Now, let's try again." Colonel Chu said calmly.

Boss... you're so rude...

Li Qingyu wiped the water off his hands again, thinking to himself, "Damn it!"

Then, Li Qingyu tentatively continued to recite it silently in his mind.

Small!!

Then… Li Qingyu was surprised to see that the storage bucket began to shrink!?

Holy crap... this works?!

So Natong was just asking for trouble, and one punch was all it took to fix it?

So tiny!!!

Li Qingyu continued to issue instructions.

Finally, the storage bucket in front of me slowly returned to its original miniature form.

Li Qingyu stepped forward, picked up the storage bucket, and squinted to examine it.

Inside the container, a miniature pineapple burger was firmly stuck in place.

The shallow gap between the two was filled with Qiqi's foot bath water.

The small amount of foot-washing water, after filling the gaps, just enough to submerge the leaves on top of the pineapple castle.

At this moment, through the crack, one can clearly see that the windows of Pineapple Castle are still lit with a pale yellow light, and under the light, one can glimpse the furniture and decorations inside Pineapple Castle.

Uh… I forgot to turn off the lights when I left the house. That’s not a good habit, I need to change it.

Li Qingyu reflected on his actions.

Forget it, let's leave it at that. Anyway, we don't have to pay the electricity bill, and Li Qingyu is too lazy to keep messing around just to turn off the lights.

Li Qingyu stuffed the bucket back into his pocket and looked at the open space in front of him, surrounded by firecrackers and rice paddies, and suddenly felt a strange sadness.

Why….

I left quietly, just as quietly as I came. Farewell, I was just a passerby scattering rice seedlings.

After expressing his feelings, Li Qingyu resolutely turned around, stood shoulder to shoulder with Colonel Chu, and led Qiqi and Erha northward.

That's right, the north is the direction Crimson indicated Deathwing was coming from.

Li Qingyu was not willing to let Deathwing destroy the Oasis without ever seeing him.

At least take a look first; only consider whether to give up if you really can't win.

By the way... Crimson, don't you know how to deal with Deathwing?

Why haven't you told me yet? What did you say you wanted me to give up?

[Crimson: I think it's better for you not to know, kid, or you'll probably be agonizing over it.]

I'm doing this for your own good.

Why am I so conflicted about this? What am I even conflicted about? A real man fears nothing!

[Crimson: Heh... What if I told you that defeating that dragon would require some sacrifices from your daughter?]

My daughter... Qiqi?

Does Kiki need to make a sacrifice to defeat Deathwing?

What is the connection between Kiki and Deathwing? Li Qingyu was filled with questions.

[Crimson: Just tell me if you're willing to give it up or not. If you are, I'll tell you the specific method.]

[If you're reluctant, then I'm too lazy to say anything.]

Okay... never mind then...

Is this a matter of willingness or unwillingness? This is clearly a matter of principle.

Winning by selling his daughter? Li Qingyu would never do such a thing.

He can just run away. He's number one on the Oasis leaderboard, so what if he loses it? Nothing is more important than his precious daughter.

He wouldn't even let Kiki evolve, fearing she'd become stupid. How could he possibly allow Kiki to make any sacrifices?

Besides, as long as Qiqi is there, Li Qingyu can plant another oasis at any time. Li Qingyu can tell which is more important.

....………………

Blue Star Official Live Broadcast Room.

Jinghai City Live Broadcast Room.

Miss Orange looked at Li Qingyu and Colonel Chu after putting away the Pineapple Castle.

They entered the rice paddies filled with firecrackers together and walked further and further away.

I couldn't help but sigh, "Ah...this happy family of three, with a dog..."

As soon as she said it, Miss Orange suddenly realized that she was live-streaming and her fangirl tendencies had suddenly overflowed. So, Miss Orange quickly changed the subject.

"Hahaha... It seems that Colonel Chu and contestant Li Qingyu are preparing to make their move."

"They even took the house with them; it seems they're not planning to come back."

"Could it be... that they're planning to settle scores with the witch?"

"That's true. Those witches dared to steal our lives. They were too arrogant and definitely needed to be taught a lesson."

Soon, the comments in the live stream also started to change direction, following Miss Orange's lead.

"I've never seen a witch before, so I don't know what she looks like, or if she's pretty."

"I heard from Colonel Chu that the witch actually cleared the demons' territory. That's amazing."

"At first I thought the demons were pretty powerful, but now it seems they're nothing special."

"By the way... do witches wear black stockings?"

"Blind guess: the Black Witch will wear black stockings, the White Witch will wear white stockings, and the Red Witch will wear red stockings."

"Upstairs, if you keep saying that, I won't be able to sleep."

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