In the rare chance that they could gambol in their smiles after spending a great deal of time holding themselves back, they had somehow welcomed a bolt from the blue. Even so, they had no one to air their grievances with.
“Quick! Have him share his location with us!”
Upon hearing that, Duan Xiuwen let out a sound of acknowledgment and sent Jing Xi a message.
Concertedly, Jing Xi enabled his live location sharing for their perusal before inquiring how many people were with him currently. Upon learning that all three were Lupinus Mutants, a smile carrying hints of mischief came into sight as he sent his reply.
[Be sure to give me a heads up if you plan to leave for home today. Otherwise, I would be like a cat on a hot tin roof.]
As a rational individual, Duan Xiuwen fell into a bout of silence as soon as he read the message.
When it came to the other two Lupinus Mutants, they were far more irascible. “What the heck does he mean by that?!”
Just as their words fell, new changes occurred in the messenger.
The following parts of the text will be scrambled to prevent theft from aggregators and unauthorized epub making. Please support our translators by reading on secondlifetranslations (dot) com. If you are currently on the site and and you are seeing this, please clear your cache.
[Mbl svbla ryavu byp alnyzzle y xlppytl.]
[Rq usw qkde vbkp rzynl vss ewzz yde okpb vs byhl y nbydtl sq pnldlau, rzlypl cl pwal vs kdqsax xl yp olzz :P]
G zsyele pkzldnl plvvzle shla vbl vball oszqzkdtp yp pssd yp vblu pjkxxle vbaswtb vbl dlo xlppytlp.
‘R tsv kv! Tl xwpv cl vbkdjkdt vbyv ol oswze nbknjld swv yde awd yoyu!’&dcpr;
‘Tl xwpv byhl elzkclayvlzu vyjld y tldvzla yrrasynb vs yhske bwavkdt swa lts yde xyjkdt vbkdtp yojoyae!’&dcpr;
Ekvb vbyv kd xkde, y nlavykd oszqzkdt, obs ynvwyzzu kdvldele vs zlyhl, vbwxrle vbl vyczl yde lmnzykxle, “Swd yoyu? R’zz vyjl bkp pwadyxl kq R olal vs awd yoyu!”
“Mbyv’p aktbv! Mlzz bkx vbyv ol’zz cl pvyukdt blal qsa y nswrzl sq eyup!”
Wszzsole sd, Pwyd Dkwold pldv vbl alrzu clqsal oyzzsokdt kd pkzldnl. Mbl xsxldv bl alnyzzle bkp wdnzl, bl alnswdvle vbl ldvkal nsdhlapyvksd vs bkx.
“…” Pwyd Ubk nswze dsv blzr cwv iwlpvksd kdoyaezu, ‘Jycl, kp vbyv obyv usw nyzz dsv pvkaakdt wr vaswczl?’
At this juncture, System had been paying close attention to their movements. Should there be any new updates, it would notify Jing Xi promptly. “They have decided to stay.”
Jing Xi noted, “That’s great! You see, things have panned out so seamlessly.”
System disagreed, “But the male lead thought it right to apprise Duan Chi of your provocative words. Besides that, he had been instructed to watch your every move.”
Jing Xi opined, “Oh… In that case, he’ll most likely make his way over.”
Once more, System fretted, “What shall we do?”
Jing Xi answered, “For one, we’ve gotta complete the work we’ve set out to do. Anyways, is he available for travel today?”
After checking CEO Duan’s schedule, System informed, “He is, but that will only be in the evening.”
Jing Xi pondered, “Does that male lead of yours have any plans for today?”
System revealed, “They plan to make some prayers to the sacred tree. Since an event will be taking place over there, they are also planning to check that out along the way.”
With that, Jing Xi took a photo of an emblematic building and posted it on his Moments1 朋友圈: It is an Instagram-esque feature in WeChat that allows you to post updates and share content with a group of close friends. before reading up on the sacred tree. About halfway through his research, the female lead got in touch with him.
[Jin: You’re in Luay too?]
[Jing Xi: Too?]
[Jin: I’m here in Luay as well.]
[Jing Xi: Oh, what a coincidence!]
[Jin: Yeah, that’s right.]
With just one glance, these clear and concise sentences impelled Jing Xi to send a voice message. “I’ve gone through innumerable travel guides, yet I still can’t figure out which attractions I’d love to visit. That’s why someone came unannounced on my third day of gardening at home and packed me off to Luay today. What about you? Have you just arrived, or have you been here the entire time?”
[Jin: I’ve always been here. Who else did you come here with?]
Needless to say, Jing Xi was absolutely certain that this would draw her suspicions, so he invited her to a video call. Once the call went through, he turned to the band of dandies and instructed, “Come and say hi to our dear lady.”
One look was all it took to determine that the person involved in the engagement party drama was on the other end of the call. In a matter of seconds, they huddled around in hopes of persuading her.
Before long, Jin Yumeng broke into gales of laughter at the mention of pieces of advice, such as “that scumbag is not worth it,” “better days are sure to come your way,” “how about I introduce a handsome guy to you,” and more.
Although it was unclear to them as to why these two individuals were in a video call, the dandies were concerned whether she was miffed about Young Master Zhou ruining her engagement party. As such, they began to put in a good word for him, stating that he was also a victim of the Yi family’s antics and had locked himself in his house for three days. It was only due to this vacation that he was willing to take a step outside.
Just as they had finished, Jin Yumeng let out a sound of affirmation and deemed that she might have been overly paranoid. With that in mind, she was resolved not to remain once bitten, twice shy.
Followed on, Jing Xi motioned the dandies to disperse. Taking advantage of the fact that she had lowered her guard, he instructed System to emit hypnotic sound waves.
System reminded, “Sending them through the connection will greatly impact the hypnotic trance.”
Jing Xi stated, “I know.”
After all, his intention was not to hypnotize her, but rather to place a simple hypnotic suggestion in her mind. “We’ll be going for a short 2-day beach getaway, so feel free to join us if you have no plans. But be sure to stay safe, should you have any.”
In a bid to change the topic, he hinted, “I heard that there’s a well-known sacred tree here. Have you visited it yet?”
Jin Yumeng answered, “Yes, I have.”
Jing Xi wondered, “Were you there in the daytime or at night?”
Jin Yumeng replied, “In the daytime.”
Jing Xi suggested, “I was told that the view is even better at night, and if you’re lucky, you can even see fireflies. There’s gonna be an event tonight as well, so it’ll be pretty lively there.”
After a few words were exchanged, he ended the call and headed out with the dandies to paint the town red. Leading up to the event, he made sure to reinforce Jin Yumeng’s impression of tonight’s event at the sacred tree by having System send her some adverts in the evening. As night fell, he came up with an excuse to leave the vicinity and gestured for System to spoof his GPS location. Subsequently, he wore a disguise of a mask and a cap before making a beeline for the sacred tree.
During that lapse of time, Duan Chi had also arrived in this city by aircraft.
While keeping a close on his location, System watched fixedly at the situation at hand and questioned nervously, “Do you think the female lead will run into the male lead?”
Jing Xi mused, “Who knows?”
System doubted, “What if they did not run into each other?”
Jing Xi concluded, “This just goes to show that they aren’t destined to be with each other, and the next one will be better.”
Just as his final words fell, System was at a loss for words.
As they said so, one man and one AI arrived at a flight of stairs, where a small square lay at the bottom. There, a sacred tree stood in the center of the square.
Watching from afar, Jing Xi noticed that the male lead had long since arrived. The three wolflings had purchased ribbons to be tied to the sacred tree as a sort of physical representation of their prayers for their well-being. With that in hand, they lined up before the tree, clasping their hands devoutly in prayer. Recalling the Lupinus Mutants’ conventional wishes, he inquired, “Are they praying to remain single?”
System observed, “I believe so.”
Casting his mind back to the hard times the male lead had undergone for his survival, Jing Xi snickered, “Look at how miserable that male lead of yours seems, so why don’t you let him go?”
“…” System entertained, “Then, what about the storyline? Besides, the female lead is such a lovely girl. In time to come, they will certainly… Wait, here she comes!”
Jing Xi’s eyes narrowed slightly as a question took root in his mind — Was world consciousness still of use in one that was teetering on the brink of collapse?
As it turned out, it might still be of some use.
Just when Duan Xiuwen sauntered halfway around the sacred tree after tying his prayer ribbon, he came face to face with the female lead who had just descended the stairs.
In an instant, an ear-piercing buzzing reverberated throughout the purlieus of the sacred tree.
A familiar ringing from his bracelet cascaded all around them.
The appalling scene had left the other two wolflings bereft of speech.
Latterly, they had lost their uncle, but now they found themselves losing a buddy to the ‘predestined’ one.
Their uncle was no longer the same as before, and their buddy was about to follow in his footsteps.
In the face of this imminent peril, gut-wrenching grief gripped the two wolflings’ hearts, to the extent where no words could even describe it. Yet, the first thought that came to mind was to f*cking have them refund the money since the prayer ribbons did not work at all!
HAHAHA HAHAHHA just 2 single dogs left to go! 🤣😂