The two fell silent again, but fortunately, Yuan Chuyi knew this time the awkwardness was his fault, so he tried to make conversation:
"By the way, you mentioned last time that this bracelet releases toxins. I wanted to ask if there's no danger if we don't return to Heavenly Punishment City."
"Don't get your hopes up. Staying away from Heavenly Punishment City will only prevent the bracelet from eavesdropping. If you go away for a year and don't return to Heavenly Punishment City, the bracelet will still release toxins, no matter how far away you are," You Li said with a sidelong glance.
"Does that mean that people from other countries are destined to live in Heavenly Punishment City today?"
"There are ways to return to your own country."
"What method?"
"It's a tough decision, isn't it? What else could it be?"
Yuan Chuyi looked at You Li's small hands and said, "What a pity."
"Why do you seem so indifferent? Did you come prepared to make a tough decision beforehand?"
"What am I supposed to prepare?! I just arrived in Heavenly Punishment City and you made me register with you. You didn't tell me much and just tricked me into bringing this thing."
Can I hold you accountable now?
"How was I supposed to know you dared to enter Heavenly Punishment City without knowing anything? You have only yourself to blame, it has nothing to do with me."
However, given your current abilities, you might be able to solve this problem.
"My strength? How do you know how strong I am?" Yuan Chuyi asked curiously.
"You really think I'm just an ordinary ability user? Let me tell you, I knew you were a very strong ability user the moment I saw you. So far, your strength is the strongest I've ever seen."
"Thank you for the compliment, but I'm now very curious to know what method your brother plans to use to steal the mineral crystals."
"I don't know about that. To be precise, although we are from the same country, we belong to two different camps."
"Oh? It seems your country isn't as united as I thought."
You Li nodded. "Indeed, if it weren't for this mission, how would I have ended up working with him?"
You Li didn't know why, even though she didn't know the man's name, she was strangely willing to tell him her innermost thoughts.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and the feelings between the two were strengthened during these two days.
That day, the two had just finished eating when they heard the sound of a hovercar driving in from outside.
“It must be the Fifth Prince who has returned,” You Li said, standing up.
Yuan Chu stretched and yawned. "Ah... if the Fifth Prince doesn't show up soon, I'm going to take matters into my own hands."
You Li glared at Yuan Chuyi, "Don't talk nonsense."
"Young brother, I'm here, Your Highness!" the Fifth Prince called out loudly.
"Fifth Prince, you're really slow. How's it going? Have you made all the arrangements?"
"Of course! I've made all the arrangements. Now, we're just waiting for you to show your prowess, young man."
"What power am I supposed to show? You haven't even told me what the specific actions are, how can I show power?"
The Fifth Prince slapped his forehead. "Look at my memory! Let's go outside and talk about this."
As the hovercar slowly drove out of the mine,
"Our target this time is City 8. The reason we didn't choose City 1 is because its defenses are much stronger than the other cities."
"Also, City 8 is the city we've infiltrated the deepest. It will be much easier to launch a coordinated attack from there."
It's still at least a 6-hour drive to City 8. Let me first explain the action plan to you.
"Wait!" Yu Li said, intending to speak.
"Why did you suddenly target City 8? Why didn't you tell me sooner? All the people I arranged are still in City 1."
"You didn't tell me you had people in City 1, did you?"
"Did any of the people who came with me see this?"
"Them," the Fifth Prince said suddenly, "I thought those were servants who came with you to take care of your daily life."
“Then let’s go back and pick them up now,” Yu Li suggested.
The Fifth Prince pretended to be troubled, "I'm afraid there won't be enough time. As you know, City 8 and City 1 are in two different directions. Not to mention how long it will take you to find them back in the city, it will take 3 or 4 hours just to get back to City 1 from here. This round trip will waste at least ten hours."
"But tomorrow morning will be an excellent opportunity to make a move in City 8, and it would be a real shame to let that chance slip by."
"Never mind," Yu Li said dejectedly.
"Alright, I'll continue. The entrance to the mining area and the warehouse in City 8 are both underground."
The central square is the only entrance and exit. Tomorrow morning, your sister and brother will be greeted by someone at the central square to help you enter.
There are about 100 mechanical warriors inside.
"As long as you eliminate these 100-plus mechanical warriors, I'll bring my men right away."
Yuan Chu smiled and said, "I've already wiped out everyone, so what use are you to me? Besides, how do you know I can destroy those robots?"
"The person who takes you in will naturally tell me what's going on inside. As for what we're going to do, you'll find out by opening the storage compartment in the back of the car."
Li opened the storage compartment at the back of the car first, revealing that it was filled with huge Rubik's Cubes.
“These are all 5x5 super-large Rubik’s Cube spaces, there are thousands of them here. I can’t just have worked for nothing, right, young man?”
"You've certainly prepared very well. Alright, let's do it your way."
At night, at an inn near the central square of City No. 8, the Fifth Prince said, "I have to meet a few more clients, so I'll be leaving now. Remember to be on time tomorrow."
Yuan Chu waved his hand and pulled You Li into the inn.
“Two rooms, number 1,” Yu Li said proactively.
“No, it’s room number 1,” Yuan Chuyi said with a smile.
“Yuan boy, although we’ve gotten to know each other quite well these past few days, aren’t you overthinking things by living together?”
“I’m not usually punctual, so if I can’t get up tomorrow morning and make things difficult, don’t blame me,” Yuan Chuyi said, gripping You Li’s arm tightly.
At this moment, You Li was also puzzled. She always felt that Yuan Chuyi had become a different person ever since he came out of the abandoned mine.
"Forget it, let him be. If he had any designs on me, he would have succeeded a couple of days ago."
As soon as Yuan Chuyi got into bed, she collapsed onto it.
"Hey, aren't you going to take a shower?"
"I'm tired, I'm not washing anymore."
Yuan Chuyi wasn't really tired; he just needed to think carefully about the unexpected situations that might occur tomorrow, and whether the woman in front of him was an insider or an outsider.
After a while, the sound of water gradually stopped. You Li appeared in front of Yuan Chuyi wearing only a bath towel, without any hesitation.
"What's wrong? Why do you insist on sharing a room with me? Don't you have any thoughts about it?" You Li said enticingly.
Looking at You Li's figure, it would be a lie to say that Yuan Chuyi had no thoughts at all. At this moment, she really wanted to explore this alien body.
He gritted his teeth. "I have to hold back. If something happens between me and her tonight, what if... how am I supposed to kill her tomorrow?"
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