"What's wrong?" Li Qianxia hurriedly asked.
Yang Qinglan tilted her head and asked, "Me and you?"
Turquoise Pool's expression appeared contemplative.
[I'll ask for you when I get a chance]
Guanyin nodded slightly but did not speak.
If Li Changzhou, who has the potential to become a Saint, could be her reincarnation father, inheriting resources from Earth, the Magic World, and other planets, it would indeed be the best choice.
Even if Li Changzhou did not become a Saint or even died halfway and lost control over Earth, at the very least she could inherit the Divine Body lineage as well as the charm of Li Changzhou and Yang Qinglan.
Li Changzhou had also thought of these things, but to let Guanyin become his and Yang Qinglan's child... Putting aside whether he could accept this, such matters must be discussed with Yang Qinglan, right?
But once Yang Qinglan learned about Guanyin, the Value Game would immediately detect her—such reasoning overestimated Guanyin too much, like a person overconfidently prying open the door of a nearly-closed elevator.
To stay in Li Changzhou's mind, unknown to outsiders, and abiding by these conditions to gain a chance to be reincarnated in the current world, that was a rule allowed by the Value Game.
"I can't tell you now, but when I can, I will," Li Changzhou said.
Li Qianxia and Turquoise Pool didn't need to be concerned; he looked at Yang Qinglan and gave her a reassuring look.
Yang Qinglan smiled faintly, the radiance of Constant Star filtering through the leaves of the IAO star park's trees, seemingly attracted by her smile as it fell upon her delicate face, radiating an unearthly beauty.
Li Changzhou felt warmth in his heart.
Thus, with a cheerful disposition, he kindly turned his gaze toward the Demon Star, the Flower Fairy, and the Blue Light Warrior: "What are your plans next? If you have a destination in mind, I can take you there."
They were, after all, acquainted, and he could also take the opportunity to acquire four Teleportation points.
"I'm starving to death; I'm going to have a feast right here!" the Demon Star declared.
"You should get your wounds treated first." The 'wounds' the Flower Fairy referred to was the lower half of the Demon Star's body that had not fallen off.
Turquoise Pool, still contemplating what Divine Will Saint had last asked Li Changzhou, suddenly looked toward the Demon Star.
Without a lower half, how did Hestia, the virgin Goddess, previously discern whether she was a virgin?
Or perhaps, not having a lower half exempted her from the condition that "using the ashes, one must be a virgin"?
The Demon Star walked away on her own, while the Flower Fairy stayed put, looking expectant as if waiting for Si to pay her.
"If possible, please take me to Qi Star," the Blue Light Warrior spoke up.
"Do you have a picture or video of Qi Star?" Li Changzhou asked.
The Blue Light Warrior lifted his hand; a faint glow emanated from his palm, projecting an image of a brightly lit city, where splashes of colorful lights graced every street corner.
The Teleportation Vortex unfolded slowly, sweeping gently across their figures, enveloping them both.
The park quieted for a second, Li Qianxia turned to Si and asked, "Why did that person go to the Divine Will Great Wall?"
"Members of the Light Clan can fly at Light Speed after reaching adulthood, and during one such flight, he accidentally destroyed a planet used for breeding marine life," Si replied.
"..."
Li Qianxia exchanged astonished glances with Yang Qinglan and Turquoise Pool, conveying the sentiment, 'My God!'
Her tongue-tied expression made both Yang Qinglan and Turquoise Pool laugh.
At that moment, Li Changzhou returned, surrounded by a transparent and rapidly disappearing Energy Shield.
"Let's go, we're heading to—"
"Wait a minute!" Li Qianxia hastily called out to him. "It's not every day that one returns from the Divine Will Great Wall with a way to remove curses. Shouldn't we celebrate a little?"
"...What do you want to do?" Li Changzhou asked her.
"Eat. A big meal."
Si nodded: "I'll treat."
"Brother, it's not just for the food, you know~" Li Qianxia said in a childlike tone, "Mainly, I want to chat over the dinner table and find out about the ranking contest."
"You make a fair point," Li Changzhou conceded, indeed needing to understand the situation with the ranking contest.
After Yang Qinglan casted a Spell to scramble identity Perception, the five of them went to IAO star's most luxurious hotel where even the cheapest dish dared to command a price of three Qi Glows. The group ordered nine dishes, totaling ninety-seven Glows.
"Ninety-seven Glows," Li Qianxia muttered as she did the math: "Qing Lan and Si, each of you earns twenty-three a month, which means forty-six for the two of you together. Two months of work couldn't even pay for one meal."
"Can't you say something nice?" Turquoise Pool shot Li Qianxia a glance and then burst into laughter herself, saying, "I always heard about people whose monthly salary wouldn't cover a single meal, never thought I'd see the day for myself. Seems I need to work harder in the future."
If she wished, it wouldn't take long for her to establish a base at the Divine Will Great Wall.
"It's rare for me to eat meals of this standard as well," said Si, unbothered, devoid of such emotions.
It's unknown whether she would regret it once she broke the curse.
"Our experiences have leaped too far," Yang Qinglan remarked, "Without teleportation, we'd still be on Earth, never encountering the highly developed Divine Will Great Wall, nor would we be sitting here."
"It's like farming in the countryside and then buying a house in the city," Li Qianxia said, empathetically nodding. She then picked up the white rabbit on her lap and asked it, "Right? Hmm?"
The rabbit was the white one from the 'Eagle, Hound, Fox, Rabbit', and the Red Fox was also still alive. The Black Eagle and the Yellow Dog had passed, requiring 500 points of Ability to resurrect each.
What use the Black Eagle might have, Li Changzhou hadn't quite figured out, but the Yellow Dog could smell Yang Qinglan and Li Qianxia across space, making it worth reviving.
Faced with the 'Flesh Space River', if he had initially thought of using 'Emotion Control' and the Black Hand, plus the Yellow Dog's guidance, he could've reunited with everyone instantly.