Xie Yuancheng got up and hugged me, then quickly sent a message to the shopkeeper. He then used a laser to scan the entire room, and I saw light waves constantly appearing.
Those eyes just now didn't look human; the pupils and eye sockets were fused together, leaving only a tiny bit of white in the eyes.
"Ying'er, don't be afraid."
"I'm not afraid, but I'm still angry. I'll give the Crown Prince a good beating when we get back."
The shopkeeper replied quickly, saying he had tracked it down and would know what kind of monster it was once the information came back.
I leaned close to Xie Yuancheng's chest, and I heard a series of neat footsteps and drumbeats.
After hearing what I said, Xie Yuancheng entered some strange characters, and soon the whole room was enveloped in colorful light.
"This drum sounds like it's played during a battle. When I was fighting Lin Yu on the battlefield, this was the drum he was playing."
"War drums? I wonder if the drums from abroad are the same as those from China."
Xie Yuancheng typed in some symbols, and soon the shopkeeper sent a message, roughly meaning that we should go from the isolation box into the submarine compartment.
"A submarine, that means it can be in the sea."
Xie Yuancheng nodded, took my hand, grabbed two outer garments at random, and then, following the directions the shopkeeper pointed out, entered a password to go inside. The door opened, and inside was indeed a submarine.
The drumming grew closer, and there was knocking on the door. Xie Yuancheng pulled me quickly into the submarine. Suddenly, the submarine sailed away and disappeared into a large expanse of seawater.
I looked at the submarine's screen; the sea was everywhere, and there were some sharks swimming around. Luckily, I had brought my tablet and phone with me, so I started playing games on them.
Xie Yuancheng draped my coat over my shoulders and sat down beside me, saying, "Ying'er, if you keep playing with them, I'll take them all away."
"You're just chatting with the shopkeeper."
I'm about to finish the game, I can't let my ranking drop.
"Last time you were talking so intimately with that jerk in the game, he even called you 'husband'."
I clicked the final completion button and finally beat it! Just then, a message popped up: "Honey, I'll be waiting for you in the room tomorrow! Love you, muah~"
Xie Yuancheng really did snatch my tablet. He tapped it a few times with his slender fingers and deleted my account!
"Yuancheng~ How could you kill my game? I've been playing for half a year to get these honorary titles!"
"So you've got a virtual wife too, right?"
My eyes were filled with tears: "It's her own fault for being an idiot, it's not my fault at all."
"Ying'er!"
"I'm heartbroken. You even deleted my game account. I'm practically dead."
"Really? Then I'll show you how to play games now."
Seeing him about to come closer, I quickly threw the tablet onto the seat next to me and grabbed his arm: "Let's go see those monsters, don't make a scene here. If the shopkeeper finds out, we'll be laughed at again."
"You know you'll make a fool of yourself, yet you still talk nonsense with people in the game."
"I was wrong. From now on, when I register for the game, I will definitely say that I am married and have a jealous husband. No one is allowed to flirt with me."
"You're smart to know your place."
Xie Yuancheng turned on the projector, and the entire city appeared inside the submarine. Fortunately, there wasn't much damage, and everyone had drawn and closed the curtains, so not many people went missing.
Some people are just risking their lives for traffic, broadcasting the entire event live from their rooftops, with drones capturing the last few seconds of their lives.
"By the way, what was that war drumming and knocking sound just now?"
Xie Yuancheng was deep in thought. I tugged at his shirt sleeve before he spoke: "Master said he was also a time-space manager, but he wasn't on the same path as him. He was also wondering about that."
"That person's eyes are the same size as their eye sockets, so they are not a normal person. The fact that they were able to appear in the isolation box and come to the door means that they are really on the same side as the shopkeeper, just from the dark side."
"Ying'er's analysis is quite good; she does have some cleverness."
I was just getting excited when Xie Yuancheng poured cold water on my enthusiasm again: "Hmph, I'm not just clever, I also have great wisdom, otherwise why would I be with you?"
"right."
I watched the projection again, which reported on the damage in some cities. It also said that the end of the year was in three days and that we were facing a once-in-a-millennium disaster. It hoped that everyone would persevere and that hope would come soon.
Afterwards, Xie Yuancheng checked the room we were staying in. The door was closed, the ugly ghosts had left, and the things in the room automatically returned to their original state without anyone having to clean them.
"No wonder I don't have to sweep the floor every day, it turns out it's automatic."
"Yes, how come Ying'er only found out now?"
I pinched his hand: "You're so smart, but you didn't remind me. How would I know? I thought you were just being diligent and had finished cleaning everything."
Xie Yuancheng finally surrendered. He always talked about me, and now he'll suffer the consequences.
After a day at sea in the submarine, I was starving before the innkeeper finally let us ashore. He arranged new accommodations for us; now we live in a place full of intelligent machines, every single one of which exudes one word: high-tech!
Even the city's science and technology museum is less than a quarter the size of this place.
I followed Xie Yuancheng and we went around all the places. He felt that he had gained new insights into everything.
The shopkeeper explained, "This is our temporary office in 2020. It's simple, but it's barely habitable."
"Master's arrangements never go wrong."
"We've found their information. They are indeed the two who escaped back then. They helped create those monsters. It's just that too many people are greedy and never satisfied, which is why they were manipulated by these two."
"Shopkeeper, how are those ugly bastards doing now?"
The shopkeeper was clearly frightened: "What ugly ghost? Have you seen a ghost?"
Xie Yuancheng pulled me back to his side: "Master, Ying'er said they look ugly, so they're called ugly ghosts."
“I understand. Your thought process is quite unique. Since the time-space manager is involved this time, we can take action. The superiors have already requested permission. Soon, those ugly ghosts will be corroded by their own metal bodies.”
I leaned on Xie Yuancheng's arm and said, "The shopkeeper is too shrewd."
"It's rare for you to praise me." The shopkeeper swiped a few times on the tablet, then handed it to Xie Yuancheng: "My good disciple, you two go and rest here for two days. My wife will arrive tomorrow night, and she will treat your illness then."
"Shopkeeper, is this true? Thank you so much!" I couldn't believe it at all; Xie Yuancheng could cure the illness so quickly.
"Of course. With your help this time, the progress of the project has increased several times over, which is why she was able to come temporarily. This way, we don't have to wait until we get back."
After thanking the shopkeeper, Xie Yuancheng and I went to find the place he had mentioned.
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