The sunset outside grew redder and redder, and my mood brightened considerably: "You're the best at sweet talk, but I wonder if you can keep it up for a lifetime."
"Of course, Yu'er can prove her abilities to me."
I laughed and played with his hair: "Yu'er is so young, what can I prove to you?"
"It's precisely because he's young that he can prove himself for a lifetime."
He must have read too many witty jokes online, which turned him into this. I really miss his former cunning and domineering self.
We rested for a few days, and the shopkeeper started contacting Xie Yuancheng again to promote the business. I sat on the side watching. When I first came here, there were two years left, but now there are only eight months left. Time really flies by.
What they were doing this time was a bit dangerous. I could see strange things and explosions even while I was sitting next to them. Many places were burned down, leaving only piles of ashes.
"Yuancheng, what are you doing?"
"Master said we must destroy the scene, otherwise intelligent people will soon be able to decipher the secrets of spacetime through the language of other galaxies."
"Even if they find out, it's fine. They can't control time and space."
Xie Yuancheng zoomed in on a screen showing simulated objects, just like real people.
"They are intelligent time managers. If they know the entry point in time and space, they can quickly lead these people into the entry point through the time tunnel. Then they can control the link points of multiple spaces and thus dominate a region."
I got goosebumps: "It really is amazing. How were these people created?"
"In order to prove their advanced technology, they created a lot of unnecessary things. If they don't use them properly, they'll destroy themselves."
Xie Yuancheng returned to the main screen and continued communicating with the shopkeeper. I could only understand half of the characters they sent. It seemed that they wanted to use virtual lines to connect points in time and space, and then create a fake point.
The real point in time and space is covered up behind the false one, so that it can be hidden securely.
Looking at the mess of symbols and pictures above, I got dizzy and decided to go for a walk to clear my head.
Before she could even pull out a chair, Xie Yuancheng pulled her over: "Ying'er, you have to stay here with me, otherwise I'll be sad."
"Who taught you that? Get back to normal right now."
“Ying’er doesn’t like chatting with others like this in the game. I’ll talk to you about it every day from now on, until you get tired of it and never touch the game again.”
I pounded his chest: "Those are lines designed based on game scenes; you can remember even the smallest things for a long time."
"That's right. Not long after, Ying'er ran off with a wild woman and a wild man. Even if they were fictional characters, it wouldn't work."
I nestled quietly in his arms, worried that any sudden movements might cause him trouble. But instead, he started berating me, saying that he had seen my account while I was playing games and now he was bringing up old grievances.
Fortunately, the shopkeeper is busy, so he's been calling Xie Yuancheng around these past few days. He's mostly at his workbench, or in the lab. When I asked him what he was busy with, he insisted he wasn't doing anything, just messing around.
I saw his city pipeline book and some other colorful things, and after trying to subtly probe for a long time, I still couldn't uncover his secret. Later, I became obsessed with a new game and got so engrossed in it that I started to pay less attention to him.
So, he confiscated my beloved tablet, and he wouldn't give it back to me even after I made a fuss for several days.
"Xie Yuancheng!"
What did you call me?
Xie Yuancheng looked annoyed, so I quickly changed my address: "My Chengcheng, Cheng'er."
"Don't change your name randomly."
"My lord, my lord, please give me my game instead."
"No, I see there are tons of accounts making videos online now. Why don't I make some for Ying'er and put them online too?"
I quickly shook my head: "Then you'll have even more green hats, and I won't take pictures and post them, otherwise I'll be cheated on in some corner without even knowing it."
Xie Yuancheng was clearly out of sync and even asked why.
"Of course, we're afraid that some people might covet it behind our backs, so we're not releasing it. Besides, if we go back, the images here will also be affected."
“That makes sense. Ying’er has been getting smarter and smarter lately. Let me see if she’s secretly eaten some magic pills.”
He came over and tickled me, but I was afraid of poking his wound and couldn't move away, so I could only suffer in silence.
Luckily, the shopkeeper was urging him at the workbench, otherwise I would have either been tickled to death or laughed to death.
I secretly went out to sit on the swing. The flowers and plants in the yard were especially beautiful, as if I had suddenly returned to the courtyard of the mansion.
I long to sit on it, leaning against the backrest, letting the swing sway freely. I need to think about what else I need to do, because I might not have this opportunity again.
The scenery here is beautiful, but the patterns are all similar, so you can't remember anything after seeing it. Tourism is unreliable; we need to do something else meaningful.
No matter how hard I racked my brains, I couldn't find a solution. Just as I was feeling frustrated, Xie Yuancheng appeared.
"Ying'er, it's a good thing you didn't go out, otherwise I would have locked you in the room."
"Hmph!" I'm thinking about what's to come, and all he does is lock me up.
"Okay, I'm just saying it. I'm not going to actually do it."
He pushed me on the swing, and I sat on it lost in thought. Xie Yuancheng took advantage of my inattention and sat on it too. This swing was really stable; it could actually make two people swing.
"What nonsense are you thinking now? Master said recently that something is wrong in the sea. It's very likely that the last batch of alien species will emerge from the seabed. We'd better not go far and avoid the beach."
I was stunned: "Another alien species is coming?"
“If Master says there is, then there is. They are all not very good-looking, and I feel creeped out when I see them.”
"You're lying. You'll be scared? That's a complete fantasy."
"Of course not, Ying'er doesn't care about me at all."
I suppressed a laugh and continued, "Then what are you afraid of?"
“I have many fears. When I was little, I was afraid I wouldn’t grow up. Before I got married, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to save my sister and that I wouldn’t live long myself. After I got married, I was afraid Ying’er would run away, and I was also afraid that I would tie you down.”
"Silly girl, everything you do is for my own good, there's no way you'd restrict me."
“Ying’er always wants to do something, but every time something unexpected happens, so I have no choice but to take you with me.”
I propped myself up on my lap with my hands: "I came with you willingly, so why are you afraid?"
Xie Yuancheng smiled slyly: "Is what Ying'er said true? If I make decisions on my own again in the future, you still won't blame me."
"Absolutely not." After I said that, I realized something was off, and seeing his smiling face, I immediately understood: "You've set me up again."
"Since Ying'er agreed, I'm not worried or afraid anymore."
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