"Hold on a sec."
Qingque scratched her head. It took her a long time before she finally put the tank back.
At this moment, Zeig stood in a pitch-black large pit, holding the diamond drill in his hand.
In front of him was a vine-like emerald-green plant.
March 7th looked down, took a sip of her milk tea, and asked in confusion:
"What's this? It looks like an ordinary vine, doesn't it?"
Meanwhile, Qingque, wearing the black coat nearby, froze after seeing this plant.
"Hiss… Why do I feel like this thing looks a bit familiar?"
"You recognize it?" Zeig in the pit asked.
"A bit of an impression, but I can't remember. Maybe if you give me a bit more time, I'll recall it."
"Miss Qingque, what are you all doing here?!"
Suddenly, a voice came from behind them.
March 7th and Qingque turned to look. Tingyun stood there with a dazed expression, but the look in her eyes that wanted to stab someone couldn't be hidden.
"Just now the Master Diviner called me and asked if you took the benefactors into some remote ravine."
"Regarding this, this humble girl first went to the port leading to the Divination Commission to search. After not finding you, I checked the takeoff records of all the starskiffs."
"I didn't expect…"
"You all were still in Exalting Sanctum!"
"…" "…" "…"
"None of you are in a hurry, huh?"
Zeig stood in the pit and waved at Tingyun above:
"Hey! Hey hey! Tingyun, come take a look at what this thing is. My intuition tells me something's wrong with it!"
"?"
Tingyun walked to the edge of the pit and slowly squatted down, peering her gaze into the hole.
It was a black-haired twin-tailed player wearing very perverted clothes, currently waving at her.
"Huh, is this lady also your friend?"
"Go fuck yourself, it's me!!"
"This familiar way of speaking. Oh~ It's En Gong Zeig. This humble girl has poor eyesight and didn't recognize you for a moment. I'm truly sorry~"
Zeig waved his hand:
"Cut the crap. What do you think this thing is?"
"What are you referring to?"
"This."
Zeig used the diamond drill to knock on the emerald-green vine by his feet. It actually made a "clang clang" sound of metal clashing with metal.
Hearing this sound, March 7th and Qingque suddenly realized that this vine really was a bit off.
Just now Zeig had directly drilled down with the diamond drill.
Under such circumstances, the vine in the ground was actually completely undamaged, even full of vitality, not wilted at all. This in itself was a huge problem.
"…"
"Hehe… En Gong, the Xianzhou is vast and rich in resources. It's normal for there to be some plants you haven't seen before."
"But I feel like it's not normal."
Hehe~ You're overthinking it, En Gong."
Tingyun folded the small fan in her hand and gave it a light pat:
"En Gong, hurry up and come up. I'll take a photo of this plant and report it to Lady Yukong later~ The old lady is well-informed and experienced. Once there's a result, she'll definitely tell us."
"Exactly." March 7th also said:
"Just leave these things for them to worry about. It's not our home, so why be so concerned."
Zeig in the pit scratched his twin tails:
"Seems like that's the logic… Alright then. I was just curious."
After Zeig climbed up, Tingyun thoughtfully patted the dust off his clothes.
Suddenly, she paused.
This green outfit of his… why did it look a bit strange?
Immediately after.
Tingyun slowly shifted her gaze to the right, landing on Qingque beside her who was wearing the black coat.
Wouldn't it be more reasonable if these two swapped clothes?
Tingyun: "En Gong, are you wearing Qingque's clothes?"
Zeig: "Yeah, is it hard to tell?"
Tingyun: "So why are you wearing her clothes?"
Zeig: "You don't like it?"
Tingyun: "Ah?"
Zeig twirled a strand of his smooth hair and said shyly:
"Since we're pursuing stimulation, might as well go all the way~"
March 7th: "You're so perverted."
Tingyun: "…"
…
After some explanation.
Tingyun couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"So, you all knew each other's identities but didn't say anything, just pretended to be fools and played cards? And you completely ignored Lady Fu Xuan's urging, playing cards until now?!"
She looked at the three in disbelief:
"En Gong Zeig is one thing—everyone knows there's something wrong with his brain. Miss March doesn't need further comment."
"But Miss Qingque, what's going on with you? Taking the benefactors to the Divination Commission—wasn't that your task?"
Qingque smiled awkwardly, hands in her coat pockets, and said coyly:
"I saw the guests weren't in a hurry, so I wasn't in a hurry either, hehe. Besides, Imperial Jade tiles are so interesting. Before I knew it, we played until now."
Tingyun scanned Qingque up and down and asked in confusion:
"Did you win?"
"No." Qingque awkwardly pointed at the strange cloth March 7th had re-tied her long hair with:
"From the start until now, I haven't won a single hand. I even lost my underwear, haha…"
"I thought they wouldn't mind and would return the money and clothes to me. I didn't expect they wouldn't be easy to fool."
Tingyun helplessly supported her forehead.
This guy—didn't she know the current relationship between the Xianzhou and the Express crew was very tense? It would be a miracle if they could pay with just their faces.
"Sigh, this really puts this humble girl in a difficult position."
Tingyun took out her phone, stared at the last message Fu Xuan sent for a while, and couldn't help but sigh:
"Miss Qingque, you should still go home and get a new set of clothes. You're already a day late, so this little while won't make a difference."
"It's fine. I have clothes at the Divination Commission. No need to go home."
"? You're going to the Divination Commission like this? You're not still planning to scheme against the benefactors, are you?"
Tingyun awkwardly looked at Zeig and March 7th.
The latter two stood together with serious expressions, with no room for discussion at all.
"Although I don't play cards, I still understand the principle that cards have card ethics."
Qingque muttered:
"Do I look like that kind of person? Actually, I just don't want to go home. I'll just make do like this. Since the guests don't care about appearances, why should I be particular?"
At this moment, Zeig, with twin tails tied up and wearing women's clothing, had a resolute and unyielding expression.
It was now morning. The flow of people on the streets of Exalting Sanctum gradually increased.
Xianzhou citizens passing by Zeig would involuntarily take a few extra glances.
Some had already started criticizing.
"Look, that twin-tailed one is so perverted. Obviously a man, right?!"
"Is he gay?"
"What a beautiful beauty~ Someone help me get his contact info, I can't take it anymore!"
"?" "?" "?"
"Ehehehehe~!"
…
After a long silence, Tingyun listened to the surrounding discussions and felt increasingly uncomfortable.
She was also standing next to Zeig.
"In that case, let's set off as soon as possible. This humble girl feels it's getting late."
"Huh, isn't it me who's supposed to take the guests to the Divination Commission? Miss Tingyun, you're coming too? Could it be that the Master Diviner doesn't trust me? On what grounds does the old lady have?!"
"…What do you think?"
"…"