With the inn’s business temporarily sorted out, Yang Zicang began his return journey.
The flying carpet carried two beauties, each seeking their own Radiance, swiftly toward Hydrapower City.
“There’s rain ahead. ” After crossing a few modest hills, Yang Zicang looked into the distance from the flying carpet and said.
“Huh? ” Hua Mi looked into the distance from the soft carpet, catching sight of slightly arcing lightning occasionally flashing through the clouds. The night wind brushed across her forehead, lifting her hair.
Xue Qi sat at one corner of the huge carpet, watching the scene. In her heart, she felt it was like personally witnessing a romantic movie shot.
Hua Mi turned her head and, amidst the howling wind, said, “Xiao Qi, I suddenly feel so comfortable just staying like this, watching everyone. If only we could keep going on like this forever. “
“Huh? ” Xue Qi was taken aback, then suddenly started saying, “Ptoo, ptoo, ptoo—don’t talk nonsense. Take it back right now. “
“Oh, right! ” Hua Mi also joined in with several “Ptoo, ptoo, ptoo ” sounds.
Only then did Xue Qi turn to look at Yang Zicang, who had also looked back, and said with a smile, “That’s right, that’s the way. Sigh, if only we could just space out like this once in a while, it wouldn’t be so bad either. President, if you fall asleep floating up there in the air, will you tumble down? “
“Hmm? Uh… I haven’t tried that yet. ” Hearing the girl ask such a question, even with all he had been through these days, Yang Zicang couldn’t help his heart skip a beat or two.
“It would be great if he were a handsome guy, ” Hua Mi said, hugging her knees beside him, looking up at the dense night sky with a wistful tone.
Xue Qi suddenly let out apfftof laughter.
Yang Zicang let out a heavy “Huh ” of breath. “Alright, one of these days I’ll go get plastic surgery. “
“Oh dear, oh dear, President, that’s not what I meant. What’s a burn, anyway? So many people in the world have been scalded. Look, I even have a scar on my finger from getting cut by a cleaver when I was little. ” She extended her finger, showing him.
Xue Qi let out a “Wow, really? I have one too, but on my left hand. “
“Really, really? ” Hua Mi chirped, bouncing over, and the two girls started chattering away in a lively gossip.
The flying carpet “whoosh~ed ” across the night sky.
In a military camp below, a man looked up towards the sky.
Dozens of kilometers away, in another square, one of two men doing push-ups—the older one—suddenly raised his head.
“What’s wrong? ” the other asked.
“Nothing. It should be that Fogfolk guy. “
The younger one thought for a moment. “You mean the one in the newspaper? ” He looked at the sky but saw nothing.
……
Although May Valkyrie had said that using powers beyond those of the ordinary natives in incidents like these would diminish the value of Radiance, he didn’t care about that anymore.
When he returned, he found a skeleton waiting for him on the sofa by the table.
Yang Zicang was startled, and Tata Mingji promptly spoke up:
{You’re back. I helped you test the bathwater. It’s not poisoned. }
Yang Zicang immediately realized who this thing in front of him was. He suppressed the urge to let a smile creep across his lips and said sternly:
“Hmm, good. I understand. Come with me. “
{Good… uh, yes. } Glancing at He Yishu and Leonardo, who were staring at him with strange expressions, Tatamingqi stood up obediently, took two steps toward Yang Zicang, then quickly turned back to grab a small box from his seat.
Hua Mi and Xue Qi watched in astonishment and with trembling hearts as this non-human creature walked step by step to the side, their heads turning in sync with his movements.
“Both ladies are here. ” Though he hadn’t figured out the situation yet, He Yishu, knowing this matter was no simple affair, seized the timely moment and said, “We have dinner prepared over here. Come join us. “
“Oh, oh! ” Completely flustered and bewildered, Hua Mi and Xue Qi walked over with confused expressions, still turning back every now and then to glance at the two figures leaving together.
……
-｛Distributor February·Di’an is watching my present life experience with a smile.｝
Reaching a secluded corner, Yang Zicang turned around, craned his neck to check that no one was following, and then said, “What the hell happened to you? “
{Let’s skip the rest for now. Lend me your clothes. }
“I— “
{Stop dawdling. That’s your room over there, right? Give them to me now. Someone’s coming soon. }
｛I activated Musing Night.｝
Through the outspread awareness, Yang Zicang immediately sensed a figure approaching—it was surprisingly the distributor from the fourth layer of the Moon Realm.
He was still carrying a cage in his hand and had almost reached the courtyard gate.
“I’ll go back to my room and get it for you right away. “
{No time, } Tamingqi turned his head and said in a frantic, hushed tone, {He’s wearing leather armor, so his perception isn’t as sharp as mine right now, but if I wait any longer, he’ll find me! }
Yang Zicang was taken aback, but then immediately understood what Tamingqi meant.
So it turned out that beings like them could sense everything happening around them through perception alone. Hmm… no wonder that time at the inn, they had detected the several officers from the command staff coming up long before he did and escaped out the window.
Just as he was thinking about this, the skeleton in front of him was already tugging at the clothes on his body.
Yang Zicang had no choice but to spin around and take them off, handing them over.
“Forget the pants, right? “
{I… }
Tamingqi turned his head to glance over, draped the clothes over his waist, and then, like a suit of automated armor unfolding, it swiftly spread out from the left and right sides of its spine, wrapping itself entirely around its form.
In the blink of an eye, the appearance of the teenage kid who seemed to hang around outside all day appeared, manifested on Tamingqi’s body.
Yang Zicang couldn’t help but reach out and pinch its shoulder. It felt solid to the touch.
At that very moment, Odysseus had already stepped through the courtyard gate. With a slightly puzzled look, he raised his head and squinted in this direction, and from the box in his hands came two “gurgling ” sounds.
“Hurry! ” Tatta Mingqi rushed into Yang Zicang’s room. The two of them quickly rummaged through a leather suitcase inside, hastily grabbing two sets of clothes.
By the time Odyssey entered the living room, Tatta Mingqi had already stepped into Yang Zicang’s room, fastening the oversized belt of a pair of baggy shorts.
“At least no one saw me looking so embarrassed. ” Tatta Mingqi let out a silent sigh of relief in his mind.
“What are you two up to? ” Odyssey, having greeted the others in the living room, walked over.
— “My dear Mr. Yang Bucheng! “
“Gurgle~ “
Yang Zicang, now dressed, emerged from the short corridor no more than two meters long, fastening his buttons as he spoke: “I just got back. He was just helping me test out a healing potion. “
“I’m all business. ” Tatta Mingqi said to Odyssey while fastening his buttons. His own clothes were still over by the bathtub.
— “Ah, Mr. Bucheng, is your injurythatserious? I can exchange some treasures from the first layer of the Moon Realm for a healing agent that covers a wider area. What do you think? “
Yang Zicang paused slightly.
That was Duli’s voice. He’d actually tracked down Odyssey and come along.
Odyssey’s gaze briefly met Tatta Mingqi’s, and Tatta Mingqi gave a barely perceptible nod behind Yang Zicang’s back. This allowed Odyssey to breathe a sigh of relief.
Good. His subtle hint had been understood by his own kind present here.
Then… this time, he could operate the intelligence obtained from the distributor to let the man before him get the information through reasonable means.
“Honored ‘Hero’ sir, you who have twice aided the people of this land, you’ve seen it yourself, ” Odyssey said, lifting the small cage in his hand. “There’s a gentleman who asked me to contact you. Are you free now? “
“I’ll be meeting a guest shortly, ” Yang Zicang replied.
“Oh, I see. ” Odyssey glanced down at the pigeon in his hand, and the pigeon gazed back at him.
— “Mr. Buchen, please sign a contract with me. When it comes to the Radiance of the inn, I’ll raise your price by at least ten percent for every portion. How about that? “
“I’m no longer interested in long-term contracts, ” Yang Zicang said. “If you’re open to sporadic Radiance trades with me, I wouldn’t mind accepting another one of your branch-school beacons. “
— “In that case, the treasure would… “
“If not, then forget it. The Ability Sphere on my end should still be sufficient. For now, a few years’ worth of temporal principal isn’t too costly. “
Although he currently had no large-scale means of obtaining principal, every time he had a fallout with the “Fogfolk, ” his temporal resources would keep piling up afterward.
This dangerous game was like walking a tightrope—a single loss would mean utter damnation. Yet, somewhere deep down, Yang Zicang found himself vaguely anticipating the next round.
On the other side, Duli fell silent.
— “Very well, Mr. Yang. That treasure will still be entrusted to a courier and delivered to you via the nearby distributor. But I hope that, when faced with the same purchase price, you’ll give me priority. “
“I will. ” Yang Zicang nodded.
A palpable sigh of relief crackled through the small speaker hanging from the pigeon’s neck.
Duli said in a cheerful tone, “That’s excellent! In that case, you’ll soon obtain a piece of origin treasure that’s extremely rare even in the Moon Realm. “
After hearing the voice from the little horn, Odyssey looked up at the young man with burn scars across his face, full of doubt: “What does he mean by ‘hotel’? “
“feilü Hotel! ” Ttamingi behind him raised his hand and immediately blurted out.
“Huh? feilü Hotel?! ” Odyssey’s gaze darkened as he looked at him. “The hotel that possesses the divine rank? “
Yang Zicang turned his head slightly to glance at Ttamingi.
The horn hanging around the pigeon’s neck shouted, “You little dwarf, holding such a grudge! Spilling everything! “
“You little wretch, not even telling me this even when you asked for my help! ” Odyssey turned around, lifted the box, and shook it violently a couple of times. The pigeon inside slammed about in a flurry with bangs.
Amidst the chaos, Yang Zicang glanced at the increasingly heavy curtain of rain outside. He was on the verge of taking his leave to go meet Otto.
The distributor suddenly looked up and said, “Mr. Yang, from what I can see, you have quite good talent and aptitude. Surely you must have accomplished many earth-shattering feats in your previous Track of Fate, am I right? “
“Hm…? “
— “Ah wait, Mr. Odyssey! My concealment earlier was not intentional! “
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