Xi Xi rummaged through the ashes with her light-blade scythe, and suddenly, a dazzling reflection appeared faintly in the depths of the ashes.

Xi Xi's eyes lit up instantly, and she hurriedly reached out and took it out from the ashes.

After blowing away the ash covering the surface, Xi Xi could finally see that it was a beautifully engraved platinum ring.

This ring shimmers with a soft and captivating light. Although it is not set with any dazzling gemstones, the exquisite carving alone is enough to amaze people.

The ring features meticulously crafted, interwoven curves, with a lifelike heart-shaped relief at the very center, resembling a beating heart and exuding a mysterious and romantic aura.

What is this? Xi Xi held the plain ring up to the firelight with some confusion, but couldn't see anything special about it, and there wasn't even a game system notification sound.

She was a little confused. Could it just be an ordinary decoration?

But with the mindset of not giving up easily, Xi Xi rallied her spirits and continued to search through the other half of the ashes.

Just as she was getting tired, the ring she had been holding in her hand began to tremble slightly!

Following the faint but clearly perceptible pull, Xi Xi quickly found a matching necklace among the remaining ashes.

This necklace isn't exactly exquisite, but the patterns engraved on it are exactly the same as those on the previous ring.

Upon seeing this, Xi Xi was startled and instinctively bent down to gently pick up the plain necklace.

[Congratulations on obtaining the Synesthesia Chain Ring (Legendary Quality) used by Gu Xi Cupid when shipping couples*1]

[Successfully acquired Legendary quality item x1. Congratulations, adventurer, you have gained 500 Survival Points.]

Huh? Used when shipping couples?! Xi Xi glanced at the ashes all over the ground, then looked at the ring and chain in her hand.

You rascal, I didn't expect you to be such a gossip...

[Item Description: A single-target effect, a cultural relic. All components are essential. The wearer of the ring is the controller, the wearer of the chain is the controlled. The controller can communicate with the controlled.]

Damn, they're even shipping couples based on their own experiences... Good grief, in the original world, they'd be getting a barrage of insults and abuse from other shippers in private messages...

So are you the one being comforted or the one attacking the dream girl...? Xi Xi looked at the plain ring and chain with suspicion, her face full of black lines.

She put the plain ring on her hand, and then put the necklace into her pocket.

The ring has a very unique design, simple yet elegant. It can be used as an ordinary ornament without arousing suspicion. From this point of view, Xi Xi is quite satisfied, but she is still not quite sure what its function is.

After completing these tasks, Xi Xi moved to the accompanying restroom and decided to spend the night there.

The vehicle consumes travel charms, but there's no limit to the number of times you can use the restroom. Although it's a bit damp, it's still much better than sleeping in the desert.

In the early morning, Grandma You was rescued after staying up all night. At this time, she looked listless and had a dazed feeling, as if she had been brought back from the dead.

Apart from the carefree little white duck who slept soundly, the other three adults and two children all stayed up all night.

Because the Death Worm broke through the rocks at night, causing a great commotion underground, a small channel was formed in the quicksand area. Xi Xi then paddled a kayak upstream to find the hiding place of Aura and the others.

Grandma You was amazed that Xi Xi even owned a kayak, and kept saying that she wished her convenience store could sell such high-end goods.

Xi Xi naturally couldn't admit that she had summoned her magic brush and drawn the kayak on the spot at six o'clock in the morning, so she could only make up a story that she was lucky and found it when she opened a box.

In fact, her luck today was just average. She only drew a "neutral" fortune stick. What made Xi Xi even more depressed was that yesterday's lucky fortune stick, which rarely had a resource bonus, only allowed her mother to open a treasure chest once. It was a huge loss.

"Oh, right, this is for you!" Granny You produced a crystal treasure chest from nowhere, its entire body radiating a dark light like a Kashmir sapphire. "After all the commotion yesterday, we hid everywhere and accidentally found this among the rubble!"

"You adventurers should all need this, right? I was thinking that if you didn't come back, I would bury you..." At the grave... Granny You's words caught in her throat.

Xi Xi was initially quite touched, but then she was taken aback by the second half of Grandma You's words.

Grandma You realized she had said the wrong thing. She glanced at Xi Xi embarrassedly and quickly spat a few times, trying to get rid of those unlucky words.

Xi Xi stared at the locked crystal treasure chest, thinking to herself that this was truly the highest quality treasure chest she had encountered so far.

She couldn't help but think greedily, "If only I had met him yesterday, I could have gotten an extra top-grade resource for no reason..." Unfortunately, life is unpredictable.

Xi Xi comforted herself for a moment. Soon, the kayak reached the ground. She gently put Aura and the little white duck back into the side pocket of her backpack, and then put away the inflatable boat.

This speedboat is nothing special; apart from its ability to quickly inflate and deflate on its own, it is no different from the kayaks commonly seen in tourist areas.

"Is this considered a successful rescue?" Xi Xi wondered to herself. She hadn't forgotten about the special mission for the rare game copy, so why hadn't she heard a notification sound yet?

Grandma You's face was beaming with undisguised excitement as she stepped back onto land, as if every cell in her body was cheering with joy.

The joy of being rescued surged forth from the deepest part of her heart like a surging tide.

Just as Grandma You was immersed in this joy, a dark gray shadow rushed from afar like lightning, accompanied by a series of ear-piercing whistling sounds, stirring up a fierce and suffocating hot wind.

Xi Xi, who was standing to the side, was also startled by the surging heat. On instinct, she quickly drew the light blade scythe from her waist.

As the sandstorm gradually subsided, Xi Xi calmed herself down and took a look, only to be surprised to find that what was sitting in front of her was actually Grandma You's convenience store!

The weathered old-fashioned light signs, the mountain of cardboard boxes... everything seemed so familiar, even Xi Xi felt a sense of warmth.

Grandma You, needless to say, was already sobbing uncontrollably with tears streaming down her face. Overwhelmed with emotion, she rushed towards the convenience store like a child and forcefully pushed open the slightly dilapidated door.

Barrett, who had been by Grandma Yu's side, seemed to have anticipated this scene. It leisurely found a corner on the steps outside the convenience store and comfortably curled up for a nap.

Seeing this, Xi Xi quickly followed behind Grandma You and gently pushed open the door of the convenience store.

As soon as she stepped through the gate, Granny You's deafening shouts reached Xi Xi's ears.

"I was...robbed?!" Grandma You was terrified. She circled the shop, her vision went black, and she almost fainted.