Chapter 1784: It Really Turns Yellow?
Seeing Jiangnan's determined expression, even Qian Benying was scalded by the blood mist steam radiating from him, yelping in pain as she jumped back!
Do you really have to be this pumped up?
Odin waved his hand grandly: "If you ask me, the three of us plus Grandpa Xiao should just charge straight over!"
"Isn't it just a broken pyramid black barrier? We could just melt it down and be done with it!"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: (꒪ͦ～꒪ͦ*)"Do you think the Holy Star is stupid? We don't even know what's going on over at the pyramid!"
"If one strike fails and attracts Carl's attention, it'll turn into another stalemate battle—a waste of effort!"
"They even have war fortresses on the level of the Beacon Star Palace. How do we know they won't cook up something else to protect the black barrier?"
Mi Ye propped her chin: (͡°ก͡°) "Since you're saying this, you must already have a plan, right?"
Jiangnan cackled wickedly: (΄◞ิٹ◟ิ‵) "Simple! Split up—feint to the east, attack the west! Grandpa Xiao leads a team to attack the Beacon Star Palace to draw their attention!"
"I'll take a team to steal the pyramid black barrier. By the time Carl notices, I'll already be done!"
"Even in the worst-case scenario—if I fail and Carl comes after me—you guys can rush over, and we'll still fight!"
"This has a much higher success rate than sending a Transcendent to steal the tower in the Sand Kingdom!"
Everyone's expressions turned serious. Feint to the east, attack the west?
It wasn't a bad plan.
But Xiao Chuihuo frowned: "Are you sure you can handle the pyramid side? Those upper-caste Bose bodies are tough! What if..."
Jiangnan grinned mischievously: (〃ಡωಡ) "Maybe I wasn't confident before, but now I am!"
Ridiculous—with the Dull Sack and the Low-Key Sugar Oranges, this trip was basically a kidnapping mission!
"Don't be fooled by how I look now. I can still handle a Dao Heaven Rank or two. Even if things go south, I'm a Space System—I can run away. Don't worry!"
Everyone's mouths twitched. "Dao Heaven Rank is something you can 'handle'?" Seriously?
Yeah, Jiangnan wasn't bragging—he'd already done it, more than once.
Mi Ye said worriedly: (๑･᷄～･᷅) "I'm still uneasy. How about I go with you..."
Jiangnan shook his head: "The iron triangle can't be broken up easily, or we'll be at a disadvantage against Carl."
"If you're still worried, let Bai Kou come with me. I don't know if she's free."
"Sister Jiang Ning, take Jingjing and the rest with Grandpa Xiao. Don't get lured away and let the Holy Star catch our Spirit Medium."
Everyone nodded. Having Bai Kou along made it more reliable.
So Jiangnan messaged Bai Kou through WeChat, asking if she was free to come on a mission.
And with such an important Transcendent-level combatant, of course they had a WeChat contact on hand.
Bai Kou never refused such matters.
But she still had some things to finish up—she wouldn't be able to come until tomorrow morning.
So they tentatively set the action for tomorrow morning.
Qian Benying scratched her head: (•︠ˍ•︡)୨ "Since I've delivered the message, I'll just head off then..."
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "You came, and you think you can leave? No way! Tomorrow, you're coming with me to steal the tower!"
A free Star Glory Space System combatant—why not use her?
Qian Benying looked reluctant: (︶～︶*) "Eh～Do I have to? The Holy Star is dangerous, you know? What if..."
Before she could finish, Jiangnan slammed his hand on the table. On the table was a dimensional pearl radiating dense spatial fluctuations!
It was from a Dimensional Earthworm!
Qian Benying's eyes went straight. She snapped to attention and saluted Jiangnan with a serious expression:
∠(｀～´*) "Labor Cherry reports to Boss Jiang! Ready for orders—through fire and water, dare to die a million deaths!"
Wow! A super high-level Dimensional Spirit Pearl!
Boss Jiang still had such treasures? She wasn't far from breaking through to Dao Heaven!
She was counting on him for that Dao Heaven skill!
Rokuka: (≖～≖✽)
Look at you, no backbone.
Qian Benying drooled and reached out her little hand to grab the dimensional pearl, but Jiangnan stuffed it into his pocket and raised an eyebrow at her.
Qian Benying forced a dry laugh: (￢ㅂ￢ꐦ) "Aha～Ahaha～I get it! I totally get it!"
With the basic action plan confirmed, they adjourned the meeting. Jiangnan was mainly worried that if the Sugar Orange side effects kicked in, he'd get ganged up on.
He was about to sneak away when Xia Yao rushed up, grabbed his neck, and gave him a deathly sweet smile:
(ꐦ°᷄◡°᷅) "What are the Sugar Orange side effects?"
Jiangnan answered casually: (•︠ˍ•︡) "We don't know yet. That's why we're testing on everyone... uh..."
[From Xia Yao: Resentment +777!]
Damn! Da Lang Mie was like Conan, wasn't she?
Xia Yao gritted her teeth and pressed sharp wolf claws against Jiangnan's neck:
(◦`~´◦)Ψ "It better not be some embarrassing side effect, or this wolf will forcibly eat you dry—leave you with lasting consequences! Hehehe～"
Jiangnan shuddered violently.
Eh? Was that supposed to be a threat?
Everyone returned to their rooms to rest. Jiangnan, just to be safe, laid out his vendor cloth as a bed mat as usual.
Even if Grandpa Xiao came to beat him up, he'd knock his front teeth out!
Feeling uneasy, Jiangnan couldn't sleep.
One segment of Sugar Orange lasted ten minutes. An orange had at least seven or eight segments, sometimes over a dozen.
He had no idea when the side effects would hit.
After all, everyone had been chowing down—a whole sack was gone.
Jiangnan could only keep opening spatial wormholes to observe the lab rats' reactions one by one.
Eh? Labor Cherry actually improved a bit!
Now, if she went to the Pupil Race, she'd at least be a foreman level.
He was doing this to collect experimental data better—not because he was a pervert or anything!
Yeah, that's right.
But as time passed, Jiangnan's expression gradually grew horrified. He curled up under the covers, shivering.
୧(๑ŏ﹏ŏ๑)୨
He might have messed up...
...
Zhong Yingxue, tired from the day's events, was sleeping deeply. But she groggily sat up, rubbing her sleepy eyes.
(๐⁼̴ࡇก̀)
She slipped on her slippers and headed to the bathroom. Maybe it was because she'd eaten too many Sugar Oranges—she actually had to get up in the middle of the night.
Sitting on the toilet, she was still half-asleep, dozing off, not even turning on the light.
But suddenly, an orange flame rose from the toilet bowl, lighting up the entire dark bathroom!
Like a holy fire!
Realizing something was wrong, Zhong Yingxue was fully awake.
She looked down in horror.
∑(ଵ口ଵ๑)
Seeing the fire about to leap up—this was literally "fire on the butt," can't sit still!
But at such a critical moment, she couldn't just stop. She quickly turned into her flame form, becoming a fire person!
Even her flames were stronger than usual.
After barely making it through, she extinguished the fire and looked incredulous.
(´-﹏-`；) "This is really weird..."
Normally, it was water. How did it suddenly become fire? Never seen this in years!
Completely baffled, she was about to leave the bathroom when she passed the sink and subconsciously glanced at herself in the mirror.
She took two more steps, then froze.
=͟͟͞͞(꒪﹏꒪‧̣̥̇)
She sprinted back to the mirror and stared wide-eyed.
Her entire body was yellow! Hair, eyebrows, skin—even teeth and tongue—everything was yellow!
A complete little yellow person!
Eating too many Sugar Oranges turns you yellow?
But not this yellow! Ridiculous!
And not only yellow, but she also had coin markings all over her body.
No trace of a beautiful girl left—she looked exactly like a Leopard!
Connecting it to the Sugar Oranges she'd eaten, Zhong Yingxue immediately understood.
An inexplicable anger surged inside her.
She became extremely irritable.
[From Zhong Yingxue: Resentment +1001!]
(งᵒ̌口ᵒ̌)ง "Xiǎo! Nán!"
With a burst of blazing flames, she melted through the wall and charged into Jiangnan's room.
Jiangnan was startled awake. Huddled on the bed, he immediately raised his hands in surrender.
ฅ(☍﹏⁰。)ฅ "Xuexue, I was wrong!"
Zhong Yingxue puffed angrily: (◦`~´◦) "If apologies worked, what would fists be for?"
"Don't call me Xuexue anymore! Call me Leopard!"
"What is this all about?"
Jiangnan was terrified. He'd never seen Xuexue this angry before!
(′◔﹏◔`) "I think it's the Sugar Orange side effects... probably?"
Irritable Xue fumed: (ꐦ°᷄д°᷅) "You really wiped the window with the screen—showed me a handful, didn't you? So what's the plan?"
"I'm pissed, and there will be consequences! If you don't give me a satisfactory explanation today, you're digging your own grave in the outhouse—not far from death!"
Jiangnan: Pfft～(˃᷄ε˂᷅๑)
"Me"? Since when did Xuexue use such foul language?
Knowing her, no matter how angry she got, she wouldn't blow up like this. And those vulgar sayings?
Normally gentle and quiet Xuexue suddenly became so irritable?
Was that the Sugar Orange side effect? Not only did it turn people yellow, but eating too much also gave you a bad temper?
This was more than just a little anger!
(‧̣̥̇･᷄◡･᷅) "Leopard? How about you don't get mad? Yellow is auspicious! You're a Leopard! This year, we'll definitely get rich overnight!"
Zhong Yingxue strode forward, one foot on the ground, the other on the bed. In a domineering pose, she leaned forward and grabbed Jiangnan's chin.
(๑◔д◔ิ) "Who are you calling 'baby'? Rich overnight? You're burning paper at a grave—fooling the ghosts!"
"Southern Man! You've angered me!"
Jiangnan's mouth twitched: (′◔﹏◔`) "You... you told me to call you Leopard, didn't you?"
Zhong Yingxue's hand traced his cheek: (ꐦ°᷄◡°᷅) "If I told you to call me that, you just obey? How obedient. Call me a few more times for sister to hear. If I'm happy, I might let you off."
Jiangnan swallowed. Looking at Xuexue like this, he actually felt a strange thrill in his heart!
God! Was he that perverted?
(୧୨ᵒ̴̶̷ωᵒ̴̶̷) "Baby? Baby? Baby?"
Zhong Yingxue's lips curled into a smirk: "Southern Man, you've lit a fire in my heart. Very hot! Can you feel it?"
With that, she grabbed his hand and pressed it against her chest.
Jiangnan: ???
Boss Leopard: "Since you called me baby, you have to take responsibility. Don't always have the heart but not the guts!"
"Bigger the balls, next year you'll be in delivery rooms! Not afraid of failure, only afraid of not wanting～"
"Come on! Give sis a kiss first?"
She pushed him against the wall, cornered him, and directly locked lips with him, extremely aggressive.
Jiangnan's eyes went wide. He was stunned.
٩(๛˘3˘)(ଵεଵ◦)
Was this Xuexue?
So when people turn yellow... does it mean they become yellow in every sense?