Chapter 2562: Lake Eating and Sea Drinking?
Beautiful fireworks dotted the night sky, a splendid aurora spilled across the world!
Surely this scene would become eternal, deeply etched into the hearts of everyone present?
Looking up at the night sky, everyone's eyes sparkled with light—the hope for the future, the anticipation in their hearts!
The road ahead was long, and they hadn't yet reached the end. After a brief rest, they would continue onward!
Carrying the thanks and expectations of their human compatriots, they would forge ahead once more!
Everyone here had their own story, their own life, and their own soft spot deep in their hearts.
But it was because of the same goal that they boarded this great ship called humanity, weathering the storms together!
And Jiangnan, the Lord of the Era, was like the helmsman, guiding the direction and steering this ship named the Human Race...
Riding the wind and waves, sailing across the sea of stars!
Watching the fireworks blooming in the night sky, Jiangnan smiled happily. His heart felt as if it were filled with softness, and a sense of satisfaction welled up from within.
He couldn't help but rub his eyes and mutter:
(˵⁼̴◡ก˵) "How wonderful..."
Even Chong Feiyu was stunned. Even though she had lived through a long, long time, she had never seen such a beautiful scene, nor had she ever experienced such a feeling...
Were some of these fireworks set off for me? Were they thanking me in their own way?
This kind of satisfaction—she had never gotten it among the insect race!
She was the Insect Emperor. Everything she did was what an Insect Emperor was supposed to do... So where would thanks come from?
This was the unique romance of humanity. Chong Feiyu smiled—a sweet smile. The last trace of loneliness in her heart, of drifting through the starry sky with no home to return to, vanished like smoke at this moment.
She was glad to be here at this moment, having made that choice...
Jiangnan had truly given her a very, very wonderful "home"!
And Yakeli was also staring blankly at the fireworks, a glimmer of crystal seeming to shine in his eyes. If all of that hadn't happened, I would have had my own race too, right?
This scene before him had always been a luxury for Yakeli!
He often regretted that he had personally ended the Jiyue Race, but what had happened had already happened. As Jiangnan said, how can life have no regrets?
It's precisely because regrets exist that life is so fascinating!
Never had so many people thanked him before. At this moment, gazing at the sky full of fireworks, Yakeli felt a strange sense of belonging!
Everything was developing in a good direction, and he was getting closer and closer to that goal!
All he had to do was keep moving forward!
Yakeli looked up at the sky, his eyes full of resolve: "I will achieve it! I'll show you, and I'll show myself!"
But Badi laughed:
(˵ಡ‿ಡ) "Not bad, Brother Jian? Deliberately setting the celebration venue at the Nine Heavens Archipelago just for this, huh? You'd already arranged it?"
Yang Jian grinned: (￢↼￢) "What do you think? Do you think I've been the logistics captain for nothing?"
Badi, however, grabbed Yang Jian in a hug: "Then we've got to have a good drink or two, right? Come on~"
Yang Jian's face contorted. Who the hell wants to drink with you? Once the alcohol goes into your stomach, doesn't it get reorganized into other substances by atomic rearrangement?
Jiangnan laughed heartily:
(◦⁼̴ヮ⁼̴) "Come on~ Let's keep going! Carry the battle to the end. No one's getting out alive today, hahaha~"
Under the reflection of the beautiful night sky, at the banquet, everyone clinked glasses and toasted, bragging about past glories and digging up each other's dark histories. Laughter echoed far and wide!
As time passed, even though it was late at night, the atmosphere in the venue remained lively!
Somehow, Jiangnan had ended up under the table, quietly wriggling out of the handcuffs and crawling forward on his belly.
I give up! I give up, alright?
Freya was just a damn alcoholic! Even with his blood incineration and baleful aura secret arts going full blast, he couldn't outdrink her!
By now, bodies were lying scattered all around the table.
Zhao Dezhu roared:
٩(ಥ口ಥ๑)و "Move it! I need to go to the bathroom! Don't stop me! I'm about to explode from holding it in!"
He waddled along with his legs shaking, one hand still cuffed, the cuffs linking seven or eight people. Craig, Ye Zhenguo, Wang Dalei, Luo Jiaoyang, and a few others lay spread-eagled on the ground, spewing small fountains of wine from their mouths, being dragged along by Zhao Dezhu!
Giant bamboo shoot Ye Zhenguo, while vomiting, still managed to whistle...
At the banquet table, Freya's fighting spirit remained strong. Ku Po couldn't hold her back at all!
Somehow, she'd locked horns with Badi. Neither was afraid of the other, and Badi was clearly getting carried away!
The two of them had drunk all the wine on the table without settling the score!
Badi glared: (⑉ರ益ರ) "Dammit! I really don't believe this today. Let me brew a few more tons of Erguotou!"
But by now, Badi's hands were so shaky he couldn't even use them properly. How could he brew anything?
Pang Badi was also drunk out of his mind. He waved his hand grandly:
(︶～︶⑉)ﾉ "Why bother with all that? Watch me!"
He looked around and immediately spotted a large lake nearby. His eyes lit up!
Walking with a demonic stride, he reached the artificial lake. He instantly transformed into a Baijiu-man!
"Domain Expansion: Pang Badi's Law—Laobaigan Rule Ring!"
With that, he plunged his hand into the lake. The water of the lake, covering several hectares, all turned into alcoholic liquor. The alcohol fumes alone stung the eyes!
Ye Ying almost spat a mouthful of old blood. You guys drinking out of a bathtub—I can accept that. But this?
Drinking from an entire lake?
Lake eating and sea drinking?
Transcendents really are Transcendents! They don't do anything human!
The next moment, all the fish in the lake floated to the surface, hiccupping on alcohol.
Fish: ζ꒪ͦ)))彡 We may be fish! But you guys are truly dogs, you know!
Swimming all our lives, first time we got drunk on bathwater, dammit!
Pang Badi waved his hand:
(︶.̮︶⑉)ﾉ "Now is that enough for you guys?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the fish on the lake surface!
☚(⑉︶～︶) "See? I even prepared the side dishes for you!"
Badi glared: (งᵒ̌口ᵒ̌)ง "Come on, then? Do you dare? Today, I'm going to drink you, the Life Goddess, under the table!"
Freya lunged straight for the alcoholic lake:
-=͟͟͞͞=͟͟͞͞ﾍ(˵꒪ͦ口꒪ͦ)ﾉ "Think I'm afraid of you? Let's fight~"
The two of them dashed madly to the lakeside and began guzzling like cattle!
Even Kuafu would have to say they were impressive. These young people today are really something!
Badi and Freya both raised their heads at the same time. Huh? The taste of the wine is a bit off? Whatever!
The water level of the lake dropped visibly!
Xing Cheng looked at them in bewilderment. Why are they drinking Baobao's saliva?
She didn't understand!
Even Baba Bean scrambles to steal it. Could Baobao's saliva be something good?
Actually, the lake hadn't been this big originally...
On the other side of the lake, Odin, Martin, Magician, and a few others, arms over each other's shoulders, were vomiting violently into the lake!
Several rainbows poured into the lake. The drunk guys were all puzzled!
(⑉•̌ཀ•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Bald King! Have you noticed? We've been throwing up into this lake for half an hour feeding the fish, but the water level hasn't risen—it's dropped instead! That's not scientific! Urp~"
Odin glared: (˵¯͒ཀ¯͒˵) "What? You want to raise the lake level with your vomit? Maybe the fish ate it all? Urp~"
"Sigh—what's up with this lake water? It stings the eyes!"
Just then, there was a rustling sound from the grass, and Zhao Dezhu burst out covered in leaves!
(ꐦ°᷄益°᷅ꐦ) "Hell! There's no damn bathroom anywhere! Right here!"
As he spoke, he frantically undid his buckle!
Ye Zhenguo kindly reminded him:
(꒪ͦཀ꒪ͦ|||) "Zhu Zi, though, you've got a lot. If you raise the lake level, won't you get caught?"
Zhao Dezhu stiffened: (⑉･ˇกˇ･) "True... I've been saving up a lot! This..."
Odin immediately said, "No problem! Grandpa Zhu, just go ahead and open the floodgates. This lake is special. The few of us have been puking here for half an hour, and the water level hasn't risen—it's gone down instead!"
Martin nodded repeatedly: "Just go for it! We'll keep watch for you!"
Hearing that, Zhao Dezhu breathed a sigh of relief:
(⑉ˇ～ˇ⑉) "Then I'm relieved!"
He was about to start! But at that moment, they felt two gazes!
Freya and Badi, on the opposite shore of the lake, suddenly pulled their heads out of the water and stared at Odin and the others!
The two groups' eyes met across the lake, colliding fiercely!
The air seemed frozen!
Badi and Freya were instantly petrified. Odin's mouth twitched. He couldn't help but let out another "urp" as a rainbow poured into the lake...
=͟͟͞͞(꒪ཀ꒪‧̣̥̇)...
Badi: (இ益இ|||)!!!
Freya: (＠口＠|||)!!!
"Your granny's leg! You're treating me to an applied math problem, huh? Urp!"
"Don't run! Don't you dare run! If you don't drink this lake dry today, I'll have your heads! Urgh!"
Zhao Dezhu wanted to run too, but Badi's shout made him lose control, and he applied the problem on the spot!
Then several people started running around the lake!
In ancient times, there was the King of Qin running around a pillar. Now, the pillar didn't move, and Badi and Odin ran around the lake. The scene was exceptionally lively!
Fish: ζ꒪ͦ)))彡~%?…;#*’☆！
Meanwhile, Jiangnan had surrendered and snuck off. In a daze, he ran over to where Zhong Yingxue was, sitting on the grass at the edge of the Nine Heavens Archipelago to watch the fireworks.
He heard that they were all drinking from the lake now. How could Jiangnan dare to drink with those beasts?
The evening breeze was cool, caressing the grass, raising waves like an emerald sea, and blowing away the lingering alcohol fumes. Jiangnan and Zhong Yingxue sat shoulder to shoulder, heads together, watching the brilliant night sky!
Zhong Yingxue's heart beat faster, her cheeks flushed, and her gaze occasionally flicked toward the grass in the distance!
There, Xia Yao, Mila, Lan, Qian Benying, and a few others were each holding a tree branch as cover, looking at the two by the island's edge with eager eyes!
y(∗❛ั◡❛ั∗)yy(⑉ᵒ̴̶̷◡ᵒ̴̶̷⑉)y...
They whispered:
(ﾉ)ಡ3ಡ) "Xuexue, go for it! The atmosphere is perfect, the fireworks are the backdrop, the romance factor is MAX! All the conditions are right! It's the perfect opportunity for a confession!"
"It's bound to succeed! Then after success, you can get drunk and wild, and it'll be done in one step! Hurry, hurry!"
Qian Benying nodded:
(∗ᵒ̴̶̷◠ᵒ̴̶̷) "A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Sister Xue, go for it!"
Zhong Yingxue took a deep breath, her eyes full of resolve. She was at this point—she couldn't back down!
"Xiao..."
Before she could finish, Jiangnan's body slipped, and he fell right into Zhong Yingxue's arms, his head resting on her lap!
His eyelashes trembled slightly, his breathing even—clearly fast asleep!
Zhong Yingxue's mouth twitched, and she let out a soft laugh!
Xia Yao:!!!
She threw her branch to the ground, puffed up with anger!
(◦`~´◦) "Xiao Nan, you useless thing! Such a romantic atmosphere, and you sleep?! No luck! No luck, you stinky Xiao Nan! Xuexue finally worked up the courage! We've used so many moves!"
Qian Benying snickered: "Bad Guy Jiang must be exhausted, right?"
After more than ten days of high-intensity combat, several life-and-death battles, no rest, his mind constantly tense, always watching the battle situation—he couldn't let anyone get hurt!
Even cutting the void, he did it four times in a row. For anyone else, they would have long passed out from exhaustion. But Jiangnan held on until now, taking care of everything.
The reason he fell asleep was probably because he felt this was the most relaxing and safest environment for him, right?
Zhong Yingxue smiled gently, her eyes full of tenderness. She brushed the hair from her forehead, leaned down to Jiangnan's ear, and whispered softly:
"Xiao Nan... I..."
A gentle breeze swept by, carrying the whisper far, far away...
After saying it, she gently kissed Jiangnan's cheek, then lovingly rubbed his head!
The night wind was cool. Jiangnan burrowed deeper into Zhong Yingxue's arms, finding a comfortable position, and fell into an even deeper sleep!
Zhong Yingxue gently rubbed Jiangnan's earlobe while patting his back, looking up at the fireworks exploding in the night sky. She smiled tenderly and began humming a familiar lullaby.
"Sleep now~ sleep now~ my dear little treasure~ in your dreams, I'll be with you..."