"Teleportation"
The three of them leafed through Li Changzhou's experiences over the last six years. Li Changzhou poured himself a glass of wine and ordered lots of gourmet food, as he hadn't had a proper meal in these six years.
His mind was full of the Queen Mother!
His imaginary enemy in training was her!
After the three of them finished reading, they didn't know what to say for a while.
"Encountering the Queen Mother was inevitable," Turquoise Pool pondered. "I brought back an entire tree. If we pick a Flat Peach off the tree in modern times, it would summon the other party from deep space directly, and by then, we would have no leverage to negotiate terms."
In the instance, the Queen Mother only saw one peach in Li Changzhou's hands, and obviously, she thought he had only stolen one.
From this perspective, encountering the Queen Mother in the instance was actually a good thing.
"I think the Queen Mother did nothing wrong," Li Qianxia said. "You stole her peaches, brother. It's only right to stand straight and take your punishment when you get caught stealing."
"I—," Li Changzhou didn't know what to say for a moment.
He looked at Turquoise Pool. After all, it was she who had proposed stealing the Flat Peach... although he wanted not just the Queen Mother's Flat Peach but also the Supreme's Golden Core.
"I owe you a favor," Turquoise Pool took a sip of water. "Once the Queen Mother returns, if she breaks her promise, we die together."
Dying together was just the basics, wasn't it?
But saying it like that, Li Changzhou couldn't really blame her.
He looked toward Yang Qinglan.
Li Qianxia and Turquoise Pool's opinions didn't matter much; what mattered was her.
Yang Qinglan was also involved, and Li Changzhou had a child. Whether or not the child was hers, she couldn't remain uninvolved.
"Why are you looking at me?" Yang Qinglan asked curiously.
"Just wanted to know your opinion," Li Changzhou said obediently.
"Opinion? How so?" Yang Qinglan sized him up. "Were you considering asking Chang'e to have a child for you?"
"I swear to the heavens, aside from you, I've never thought about having anyone else bear my children."
"I have no opinion, we have only one choice—to fetch them." Yang Qinglan wasn't angry. "To me, fetching them or not doesn't really matter, as long as I never see those children my whole life, it's as if it never happened, but you—"
Her eyes danced, and her lips curved slightly. "If you knew you had children, you'd definitely care for a lifetime."
"Really don't care?" Li Changzhou leaned in closer and asked with a smile.
"Since you care, then I don't have to," Yang Qinglan picked up his chopsticks, taking a bite of her food.
In matters concerning the two of them, it was enough for one to care.
"So cunning!" Li Qianxia pretended to be huffy and said to Yang Qinglan, "Saying you don't care how many children my brother has, huh, such scheming~"
Yang Qinglan, chopstick in hand, poked her sister and said to her brother, "Take care of her."
"You try it!" Li Qianxia slammed the table and glared at Li Changzhou.
"..." Although one of them wasn't his girlfriend, Li Changzhou still felt like he had walked into a chaotic scene.
He changed the subject, "I'll head out as soon as the train arrives at the station to avoid any time lag."
"Let's settle up and see if we can boost some power," Yang Qinglan said.
"I can also enhance your power," Turquoise Pool said with a smile, her red lips plump and translucent, irresistibly enticing. "You can enhance mine too~"
"I think we can," Li Qianxia said. "Sister Yao failed her mission this time and will soon be assigned for a duel. Brother, you also have to meet the Queen Mother. Having a complete 'Favored Concubine' and 'King' would make it much safer. If we encounter the Queen Mother again, it would be safer for all of us, including me and Qing Lan."
Li Qianxia wasn't just stirring things up this time.
Li Changzhou really started thinking about it.
Faced with the powerlessness against the Queen Mother, he didn't want to try it again, as you couldn't always survive.
He also needed enough strength to protect Li Qianxia, Yang Qinglan, and Turquoise Pool, as well as Earth.
But...
"It's possible," Yang Qinglan suddenly said.
Li Changzhou, no, all three turned to her, incredulous.
"But only nominally, like Yafeiluna," she added.
Li Changzhou looked at her. "Qing Lan, you—"
"Not just because of the Queen Mother," Yang Qinglan interrupted him. "Of course, she played a key role. I've thought about this matter for a long time—it's possible."
Li Changzhou silently took her hand.
He wanted to swear, but felt oaths were too insubstantial.
"Don't worry," he simply said.
"Yay! Yay! Yay!"
The sudden noise startled Li Changzhou, Yang Qinglan, and Li Qianxia.
Right, the person jubilantly dancing was Turquoise Pool.
She now looked as adorable as Li Qianxia, but her figure made her slightly more seductive.
Seeing her genuinely happy made Li Changzhou a bit amused, finding her somewhat cute.
Not good, his worldview was being altered!
"Sister Yao, a little interview—Are you happy because 'Favored Concubine' is becoming complete, or because you're getting closer to my brother?" Li Qianxia turned into a reporter.
"First of all, I'd like to thank CCTV…"
"Ahem!" Yang Qinglan, who was drinking water, choked.
Thanking CCTV like that was something Turquoise Pool could say? Even when teasing Li Changzhou, this woman maintained the poise of a noblewoman.
Li Changzhou gently patted her back.
Turquoise Pool continued, "...thanks omitted. In any case, I'm happy about both, but I'll continue to strive hard, aiming for an early breakthrough, to marry and have children sooner, so as not to disappoint the villagers or the country."
"So, which makes you happier?" Li Qianxia smiled like a little demon.
Turquoise Pool no longer cared much for her and said to Li Changzhou, "Hurry up, I can't wait!"
"...How do we go about this?" Li Changzhou asked.
"...This is my first time too," Turquoise Pool was unsure herself. "How did you and Yafeiluna do it?"