novelGlobal #218 - Chapter 218 Will You Become a Dragon?
#218 - Chapter 218 Will You Become a Dragon?
“The way back?” Xiang Nanzhi repeated.
Li Chenqiu took a bite of the apple. “That little red dot is where I am, and the little blue dot is where the ghost ship is.”
Xiang Nanzhi tilted her head and asked, “How do you know?”
“The red dot is something I tested, and the blue dot is something I guessed.” Li Chenqiu explained calmly.
Xiang Nanzhi chuckled. “Isn’t that just nonsense? What if you lead me astray? Can you take responsibility for that?”
Li Chenqiu didn’t refute, but instead gestured with his hand, “Please. Master Scholar, then please tell me, how should we get back? What should we do next?”
“Uh…” Xiang Nanzhi awkwardly rubbed her nose. “I think we should eat a little more. That way, we’ll have the strength to face the unknown difficulties.”
Clap clap clap—
“What you said makes so much sense. How could I not have thought of that? As expected of Master Scholar!” Li Chenqiu clapped his hands in admiration.
“I saved your life, and instead of thanking me, you’re mocking me. I should have let you die there!” Xiang Nanzhi raised her hand and lightly tapped Li Chenqiu’s head.
“Speak, what else did you blindly guess?” Xiang Nanzhi said unhappily.
“Since you saw that map, did you notice anything else unusual?” Li Chenqiu asked.
“Other anomalies?” Xiang Nanzhi tapped her head with her finger, then snapped her fingers as if she had thought of something.
“The maps in TV shows and movies are rolled-up parchment scrolls, which are rectangular, but that map was square, right?” Xiang Nanzhi looked at Li Chenqiu expectantly.
Three black lines appeared on Li Chenqiu’s forehead. “The blue dot is dim, and the red dot is bright. Did you notice that?”
“Uh… I noticed. I was just about to say it!” Xiang Nanzhi put on an expression as if she had known it all along. “What does this have to do with getting back?”
Li Chenqiu pointed to his temple with his finger. “Think about it. That ghost ship appears in the prison every seven days and disappears into that strange sea after an hour.
Logically speaking, as long as we stay on the ship for seven days, we’ll return to the prison, but what happened? We only stayed for three and a half days before arriving in this world.”
Xiang Nanzhi supported her head with her hand, leaning against the headboard. “Don’t stop. Keep talking.”
Li Chenqiu stretched out his hands, waving his left and right hands. “The left hand represents the Tianyuan Federation, and the right hand represents this world. The distance between the two hands is that sea. Do you understand?”
Xiang Nanzhi suddenly understood, her eyes lighting up. “The ghost ship appears every seven days, so it takes three and a half days to send us here, and then three and a half days to go back, traveling back and forth between the two places!”
Li Chenqiu nodded. “Combining that with the map, why is the red dot representing me so bright? Because I’m here. Why is the blue dot so dim? Because the ghost ship isn’t here right now.
If I’m not mistaken, in six days, that blue dot will light up. That’s when we’ll have the opportunity to leave this place.”
……
The next morning, at the gate of Tianpeng Divine City.
A military green off-road vehicle was parked on the wide road, with Jiang Hai Cheng and the rest of the Jiang family standing at the city gate.
“Why don’t you rest for another day or two before leaving? You haven’t recovered yet. What if…” Jiang Hai Cheng said, trying to persuade him to stay.
“Time waits for no one. The sooner I leave, the more at ease I’ll feel.” Li Chenqiu said with a smile while sitting in the wheelchair.
“You guys should go back now. You can still go back and get some sleep. Don’t delay the best time.” Xiang Nanzhi waved his hand at the crowd.
“Second brother, will you come back to see us?” Jiang Huyu looked at Li Chenqiu expectantly.
“Perhaps. Goodbye, everyone. We’ll meet again if we’re destined to.” Li Chenqiu smiled and tapped the armrest with his finger.
Xiang Nanzhi understood and pushed the wheelchair to the Jeep, taking a lot of effort to get Li Chenqiu into the passenger seat.
Rumble—
The engine roared, and the car body shook.
Jiang Hai Cheng walked to the window and knocked on it with his hand.
Li Chenqiu lowered the car window when he saw this.
“You…” Jiang Hai Cheng grabbed the car frame with both hands. “If you have the chance, if you have the time, remember to come back and visit.”
Li Chenqiu looked at Jiang Hai Cheng’s wrinkled face and suddenly thought of his boss, Li Ji, for some reason.
Although the two faces were very different, they seemed to overlap, as if they had something in common.
“Okay.” Li Chenqiu’s eyebrows curved slightly.
“Okay, go.”
Jiang Hai Cheng patted Li Chenqiu’s shoulder heavily, then hunched over and walked towards the city gate.
Gulu gulu—
Xiang Nanzhi stepped on the accelerator, and the vehicle drove forward, facing the morning sun.
Li Chenqiu looked at Jiang Hai Cheng’s back through the rearview mirror, gradually shrinking until it disappeared.
He reached out and closed the car window, looking ahead.
……
……
The sun rises and sets, day after day.
In the desolate wilderness, an off-road vehicle was parked on the side of the road, but strangely, the car was empty.
Not far away, a snow-white rabbit was squatting on a rock, looking around, as if searching for something.
Screech!
A piercing eagle cry came from a distance.
In the blue sky, a black eagle spread its wings and swooped down towards the rabbit.
Hiss hiss hiss—
The rabbit’s body shook, as if it was frightened. Its short legs alternated rapidly like motors, trying to get rid of the eagle, but it was too slow.
The eagle’s sharp eyes locked onto the rabbit, and it opened its claws to grab the rabbit.
At the critical moment, the rabbit suddenly stopped, and white clouds appeared out of nowhere, covering its figure.
Eagle: (•_•)？
The next second, an arm quickly reached out from the clouds and grabbed the eagle’s neck. With a “crack” sound, the eagle went to the Western Paradise before it could react.
“Hahaha!”
A burst of laughter came from the bushes in the distance. Xiang Nanzhi jumped out of it, ran excitedly to Li Chenqiu, and snatched the eagle from his hand.
“Hehehe, we have some game to eat!” Xiang Nanzhi turned his head. “Your superpower is amazing. You can even transform animals!”
“Go process it quickly. Add more cumin, brush more oil, and roast it a little more.” Li Chenqiu shook his arm.
“Okay!”
Xiang Nanzhi ran towards the off-road vehicle, holding the eagle by its neck.
Suddenly, Xiang Nanzhi stopped, as if he had thought of something, and turned to look at Li Chenqiu. “By the way, can I ask you something?”
“Ask.” Li Chenqiu gestured with his chin.
“Can you turn into a dragon? Like the kind without wings, like the dragons in TV shows, can you?” Xiang Nanzhi put his hands together and twisted his body like an earthworm.