"I'm doooooomed!!"
Whoosh!!
With a violent 'salted fish flop,' the movement was so forceful that the bath towel slipped right off her chest. Seeing the time displayed on the Jade Abacus, Qingque's small face instantly turned pale.
"Late! I'm going to be late!"
Amidst March 7th's stunned and messy gaze, Qingque paid no mind to her exposed, delicate snowy whiteness. On the contrary, she tore off the bathrobe right in front of Caelus.
"Ah, this... Qingque, you really don't treat us as outsiders, huh."
March 7th couldn't help but retort.
It was one thing for her to be a beautiful girl, but did Qingque not care about Caelus at all? Although, he did see everything last night...
"What time is it to care about that sort of thing!"
Qingque, cute as a small sparrow, stuffed the egg Shadow-Eating Soldier had peeled into her mouth. At the same time, she flusteredly put on her panties and bodice, then pulled on her blue-black mixed sweater dress and outer skirt.
"It's all because of that damn Stellaron! It caused the frequency of Mara-struck outbreaks to increase everywhere, making the entire Divination Commission work overtime."
"Although I'm just a lowly diviner, I can't handle the Master Diviner watching me so closely! If I drop the ball at a time like this, the Master Diviner will definitely make things difficult for me later!"
Normally, Qingque wouldn't be afraid of being 'given small shoes' to wear—petty retaliation—because her position couldn't be lowered any further! But if the Master Diviner threw more work at her as punishment, she would have to carefully weigh the workload.
Any employee proficient in the Dao of Slacking knew that to slack off better and more carefree in the future, one absolutely must not drop the ball at critical moments.
"Old Caelus, I'm leaving first! I'll use work hours to organize the complete rules for Celestial Jade, and we can discuss it together tonight."
With a small face full of the pain of going to work, Qingque finished dressing, grabbed her Jade Abacus, and rushed out with the egg still in her mouth.
"Huh? You guys are doing it again tonight?"
March 7th involuntarily raised her volume.
"No, no, no!"
Meeting Caelus's gaze, she shook her head vigorously like a rattle-drum.
"I am absolutely not playing anymore! If you want to play, play by yourselves!"
On ordinary nights, she only needed to lie on the bed—cute, brainless, and asleep within minutes. But the moment she closed her eyes last night, scenes from the Strip Mahjong final battlefield kept surfacing in her mind, where she and everyone else were beaten until they threw away their armor and armor.
Taking off clothes piece by piece under Caelus's gaze... what a shameful public execution!
March 7th lay on the bed, pulling the quilt over her head with force, tossing and turning, unable to calm down.
Especially when she thought of the scene where Caelus helped Qingque relieve the drug's properties...
Curled up, March 7th couldn't help but rub her slender, beautiful legs together. When she realized what she was doing, she violently threw off the quilt, sat up abruptly, and grabbed her hair in frustration, her brain trembling!
How did she get hoodwinked by Caelus into sitting at the card table!?
"Aiya, Ah Qi, don't you think Strip Mahjong is very exciting?"
Caelus whispered temptingly, "Recall carefully. Last night, to avoid having your defenses removed, didn't you have to concentrate and think deeply?"
"Did you feel that time became fulfilling? Did you notice that your mood was constantly active?"
"By exercising your brain's wisdom in this way, I believe you will grow up one day."
Caelus patted her shoulder, his tone earnest and meaningful.
"Hah?"
March 7th was somewhat baffled. She frowned and thought for a long time before hearing the implication in Caelus's words.
"What do you mean? Do you think I'm stupid!?"
March 7th put her hands on her hips, directly activating Pufferfish Mode, puffing up her cheeks and glaring at Caelus.
"No, I've always felt your IQ is even higher than the famous genius of Gensokyo, Cirno. If her IQ is [ ], then yours is at least three times hers! It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it simply shocking wisdom!"
"Ehehehe, really?"
Although she didn't know who this genius Cirno was, having a full three times her IQ meant she must be very smart.
Caelus spoke sincerely: "Un. I think the reason you lost last night was indeed that Celestial Jade doesn't fit you very well. Next time, let's try simpler poker cards. I believe you, Ah Qi, will definitely be able to beat Stelle until she throws away her armor!"
"Right, right? This young lady said so! No matter what, I won't be worse than Stelle. Next time, I'll definitely show my full strength!"
March 7th clenched her fists in front of her chest, bringing them together in a confident combat pose.
"I look forward to your performance!"
Caelus gave a thumbs up.
Next time, the three of them would play Strip Dou Dizhu (Fight the Landlord). If he communicated with Stelle beforehand, the Stellaron spirit would definitely be willing to drag March 7th down to be stripped naked together.
Just as Caelus was teasing March 7th, the fully dressed Stelle, Bronya, and Seele walked out of the themed room one by one.
The atmosphere was slightly subtle.
But it wasn't a big problem~
Everything was within Caelus's grasp.
Her pure-as-paper heart having received a massive stimulation, 'White' Seele was still in the aftershocks of explosive shy shock, huddled deep in the mental space and refusing to come out, leaving Seele to control the body.
As for Bronya, the account owner Silver Wing was controlling the body. She could perceive the emotions of Little Duck located in the body's background.
Seemingly lamenting, seemingly sour, seemingly painful, seemingly lost, seemingly guilty, seemingly relieved.
Why?
Why was it like this?
Bronya felt her skin was a bit white, her blush a bit heavy, and there might be a small ball on her nose.
In order to stop Caelus from making a move on Seele, she took the baton from Silver Wing and did her best to satisfy Caelus, cooperating extremely well, even letting the ceiling mechanical arm suspend her in mid-air in that shameful posture.
Enduring the impact of an Emperor-class Honkai Beast, Caelus was stuck to her and couldn't extend his hand toward Seele.
But what Little Duck didn't expect was that Seele actually actively extended her hand toward Caelus.
Little Duck's defenses broke.
What was she doing all this for?
However, if Seele really liked Caelus, and could find happiness, then this result wasn't bad... It was just that Bronya felt a piece of her heart was missing.
And emptiness must be filled with something!
So, she was filled very full last night—she filled it actively. White hole memory overflow.
After waking up today, Little Duck was numb!
Thoroughly numb!
She didn't return to the Honkai World, just dazedly staying inside Silver Wing's body contemplating Duck Life.
[Another me, there's no need to be conflicted. Even if we aren't the same person in the true sense, as an isotope from a parallel world, I've never treated you as an outsider.]
[My husband is your husband, and I've always treated Seele as a biological sister. Everyone being together forever like this isn't bad either, is it?]
In the mental channel, Silver Wing blew pillow talk.
[...]
Bronya remained silent, but Silver Wing sensed a few degrees of relief from finally not having to worry and struggle within her sour mood, and couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.
Silver Wing counseled Little Duck; Seele coaxed 'White' Seele.
Stelle wore a smirk as smug as a cat, hooking her arm around Caelus's shoulder: "Caelus-cub, do you want to remodel my room too?"
Since she would be sleeping with Caelus-cub in the future anyway, she could totally remodel the room into a themed room similar to the hotel's!
"Aren't you afraid Sister Himeko and Pom-Pom will beat you to death?"
Caelus pointed at Stelle.
This Stellaron spirit's speed of losing moral integrity was truly a bit fast. On the first night, he could still see a bit of shyness on her face, but now she was purely enjoying it just like him.
"Uh, okay."
Remodeling the room like a love hotel might indeed get her beaten to death by Sister Himeko. Stelle sighed regretfully.
The group of five returned to the Realm-Keeping Commission to hand in the task.
Meanwhile, at the Seat of Divine Foresight.
"Alas, the troubles on the Xianzhou, the documents on the desk, and the weeds in the flowerbed... these are the only three things that, no matter how hard one tries, can never be cleaned away."
Having finished browsing the electronic memorial submitted by the Realm-Keeping Commission regarding Stelle and Caelus capturing members of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus and obtaining intelligence, Jing Yuan sighed.
He sat in the high seat, lion eyes slightly closed, pondering the current situation.
The situation seemed clear now, but the hidden moves in the chess game had not yet been revealed.
Entering the game with one's own body to trade for a slim chance of survival.
Including the Luofu, the numerous chess pieces had also all entered the game.
But to proceed to the next step, a mystery had to be solved; otherwise, this game of chess could only remain in a deadlock.
Jing Yuan yawned as if somewhat sleepy, then dialed a communication, projecting a half-body pink exquisite virtual image.
"Master Fu, how is the progress?"
"Fluctuating between Qian and Zhen. Traveling brings misfortune; nothing is favorable."
Fu Xuan's voice was crisp and neat.
"Master Fu, speak human language, please."
Jing Yuan's smile was brilliant, yet somewhat stiff.
"Great Misfortune."
Fu Xuan sighed: "The Matrix of Prescience has stopped rotating, the talismans are dim, and the Stellaron evil within the Commission has not been eliminated. Is such a plight not an imminent catastrophe?"
The reason they hadn't interrogated Kafka until now was that ordinary interrogation methods were useless against her. To obtain real and credible intelligence, they had to use the Matrix of Prescience.
But currently, there was interference within the calculation instruments. The foundation of the Matrix of Prescience had problems and required time for troubleshooting and adjustment.
"Haha, the one before my eyes is the one known as the Prophet, the All-Seeing Eye... Master Fu. Is seeking luck and avoiding calamity not your specialty?"
"There's no need to force-feed this bowl of chicken soup, General," Fu Xuan said grumpily. "This seat will adjust the three array foundations as soon as possible."
She had to call Qingque over to work overtime immediately!
"Good, then I entrust it to you, Master Fu."
Jing Yuan had just hung up the communication when a slightly anxious shout came.
"General! General!"
Jing Yuan was unhurried, turning sideways slightly to look at the Master Strategist of the Seat of Divine Foresight walking over quickly.
"Qingzu, what is the matter for such a rush?"
"General, take a look at this video!" Qingzu handed a Jade Abacus to Jing Yuan.
"Hmm? A video?"
Jing Yuan was somewhat surprised after taking the Jade Abacus. It was the interface of a famous Xianzhou short video app.
Usually, Jing Yuan would scroll through it occasionally when snatching a moment of leisure from his busy schedule, but with the current situation of the Xianzhou, he didn't have a shred of free time for entertainment.
Of course, he believed that the video Qingzu wanted him to watch was definitely not an ordinary video.
Jing Yuan picked up his teacup, took a light sip, and tapped the play button.
"I, I, really want to be Miss Jingliu's dog~!"
A familiar voice, with a tone as rising and falling as a poetry recitation, instantly made Jing Yuan spray out the tea in his mouth.
What the hell!?
Jing Yuan immediately put down the teacup, sat upright, and watched the video.
After finishing Caelus's stirring speech, Jing Yuan smiled.
It was just that the smile on his face was different from his usual amiable smile; it was a superficial smile without humor.
Especially after seeing that when Caelus finished his speech, he held Jingliu's hand and walked away...
Jing Yuan opened his eyes wide, rewound the video, and watched it again. Confirmed: holding hands and walking away!
He rubbed his eyes, rewound the video, narrowed his eyes, and watched it again. Still holding hands and walking away!
Added to that were the bullet comments filling the screen: '?' 'This works too?' 'I'm going to confess to Little Hong this way later; if it succeeds, I'll come back to worship God Caelus!' and so on.
Combining the video content and the comments, the cause and effect were very clear.
Holy shit!
What the fck is this situation!?*
At this moment, even Jing Yuan's mentality couldn't remain calm.
Mirror Flow (Jingliu)... Master, could she have truly fallen completely into the Mara-struck state?
Jing Yuan immediately found Caelus's communication number and dialed out.
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