"No way!? You didn't come from the second route, how could you be the first to arrive?!"
Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao appears.
Penglai, having chosen the second green fork in the road, arrived late.
Their demeanor was quite different from Chu Hongluan's. Each of them wore a pure white flower pinned to their chest, and their faces were filled with warm smiles. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were refreshed and radiant.
"Lord of Penglai Island".
Chu Hongluan cupped her hands in greeting to Yue Zheng Chang'an, who was leading the group, and asked, "Did any of you encounter anything extraordinary on the second path?"
When the topic of his extraordinary adventure came up, Le Zheng Chang'an's smile deepened.
"As soon as we passed through the thorn bushes, many butterfly fairies surrounded us, gifting us delicate flowers and fresh fruit. They also warmly led us through the forest, reminding us to avoid the aggressive, magical plants..."
Kotinghe's face looked as if he had eaten shit.
"What about Elder Chu?"
Lezheng Chang'an also sensed that something was wrong, so he asked in return.
Chu Hongluan gave a professional fake smile: "It's acceptable."
The illusory youth looked at Yue Zheng Chang'an, then at Chu Hongluan, and asked hesitantly, "How did you choose your path?"
"So...choose your favorite color?" Le Zheng Chang'an was a little confused, but still answered honestly.
"Wait, wait, wait—can you even read the words on the sign?"
"I have carefully disassembled and studied it, but I still don't understand its meaning. I would appreciate it if you could enlighten me."
Le Zheng Chang'an was always extremely courteous.
This illusory figure was clearly a wisp of divine thought left behind by the owner of this cave. Although it appeared to be a young man, it would not be an exaggeration to call it a senior.
"Answer my questions? What questions?! Those are just a bunch of random scribbles I made up! I don't even understand what they mean!"
Now it was Yuezheng Chang'an's turn to be completely bewildered. "Then what was the purpose of the senior leaving behind these characters...?"
Upon hearing this, the illusory youth immediately became agitated: "So none of you are from my hometown? When you encounter a problem you don't understand, if there are three long and one short, choose the shortest; if there are three short and one long, choose the longest. Don't you even know that?!"
Chu Hongluan recalled for a moment and found that the unknown characters on the four signs were indeed three long and one short.
Who would have thought of this?
Chu Hongluan's lips twitched; she was utterly speechless.
"Then what do we mean by the colors of the four roads: gold, green, red, and blue...?"
"Oh, the green road, the safety passage."
"......"
You're quite clever, aren't you?
The phantom youth reluctantly approached Yue Zheng Chang'an: "Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron?"
Le Zheng Chang'an subconsciously leaned back, blinked, and didn't dare to utter a sound.
The boy was so anxious that he almost burst into tears.
"You're not from my hometown! Why are you eating my fruit? I specially prepared it for my fellow villagers!"
The disciples of Penglai were all somewhat embarrassed, but they didn't know what to say.
Finally, Chu Hongluan couldn't stand it anymore and asked him, "Is there anything special about those fruits?"
"Oh, isn't all the spiritual energy in this area poisonous? The fruit is the antidote, so you can absorb spiritual energy freely after eating it," the boy explained calmly, his voice suddenly lowering as he spoke.
It seemed rather eerie.
"After all, I'm having a party in my courtyard tonight, and if I don't have enough spiritual energy, I might not survive the night..."
Wow, that's good stuff, but once it's gone, it's gone forever, and there's no going back.
What she's worried about now is...
"The party you're talking about, you don't mean we should have a real-life version of Plants vs. Zombies, do you?"
"Huh? How did you know?!" The boy was clearly still a bit taken aback.
“Repeat the last thing you said to Senior Yue Zheng.”
The boy blinked: "Huh? Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron?"
"Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, neon".
Chu Hongluan then uttered the next line.
The boy's eyes lit up at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Odd changes, even remains the same?"
"The sign indicates the quadrant."
"Imperial Jade Liquor!"
"One hundred and eighty cups..."
How's this wine?
"...Are you forcing me to put on a two-person comedy act for you here, in front of so many people?"
"Waaaaah! My fellow villager!"
The boy let out a sob and excitedly gave her a bear hug!
Liu Jinghong tried to stop him, but couldn't.
Because he was just a phantom.
Of course, the boy couldn't catch it either.
Because he was just a phantom.
"Oh dear, I've lost my composure, I've lost my composure." The boy wiped away non-existent tears. "Please come in, everyone, please come in."
He stepped aside and ushered the group inside.
He himself stood beside Chu Hongluan and asked in a very low voice, "Since you're from my hometown, why didn't you take the second route?"
"Who knew you had such a unique way of thinking?"
Chu Hongluan glanced at him, a half-smile on her face.
"Okay, okay. So who is that handsome guy next to you? I feel like he's trying to kill me with his eyes."
"My boyfriend."
"Your boyfriend is quite handsome. He's just a bit fierce."
Liu Jinghong had never heard the word "boyfriend" before, but she could roughly guess what it meant.
When his gaze turned to Chu Hongluan, he couldn't stop smiling, and his whole body exuded the sweet and sour smell of love.
Upon entering the lobby, the interior decoration leans towards a European retro style, with crystal chandeliers, sisal carpets, and marble walls.
A huge long table was placed in the very center, surrounded by chairs.
"Please have a seat. Once everyone has arrived, I will explain the rules for tonight's party."
"What is a party?" Ke Tinghe craned his neck and whispered to Chu Hongluan, thinking that no one else could hear him.
Little did they know that as soon as he opened his mouth, all eyes turned to him, because they also wanted to know what the party really meant.
"Dinner."
"profound."
The phantom youth clapped his hands, and many more butterfly spirits flew over, bringing some spiritual tea and fruit, which they placed on the table to entertain the guests.
However, the trays in front of Chu Hongluan and Liu Jinghong were clearly much more lavish.
After everyone had rested enough, the two sects that had chosen the golden fork in the road finally arrived late.
This group was even more disheveled than Chu Hongluan's group when they arrived.
They looked like refugees.
A group of sword cultivators and Buddhist cultivators, all covered in dust and tattered clothes, were panting heavily.
Where is there even a trace of the otherworldly demeanor of a cultivator?
Of the group, only Mo Yu's face was relatively clean, as if he had just wiped it off.
The boy burst out laughing.
"You all came from the first fork in the road, right? You're all chosen ones, thank you for your hard work."
He stretched and gestured for everyone to sit down.
Then he cleared his throat and said seriously, "Now that everyone is here, let me formally introduce myself. My name is Yuehua, and I am the owner of this cave."
Wait a minute? Everyone's here? Where are the Jade Maiden Sect and the Joyful Union Sect?
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