Chapter 2589: Girls Who Smile a Lot Are Never Short on Luck
Chong Feiyu's scalp tingled:
(￢﹏￢٥) "Your luck is just too ridiculous, isn't it? Getting eaten by a colorful giant carp, and you still manage to run into the terminal database of the Wisdom Sect?"
"Is it raining mana from heaven and slapping you right in the face?"
By now, Qing Ke didn't have a single injury on her, and she'd been hanging on the terminal the whole time, like some kind of guiding beacon!
If that wasn't Qing Ke's luck at work, then what was it? The reason she'd lost rock-paper-scissors to Youming back then was precisely because this massive opportunity could only be picked up once she was inside, right?
Wu Liang swallowed hard:
(。•ˇ△ˇ•。) "Holy crap! You're the protagonist here, aren't you? The protagonist falls off a cliff and finds a legendary martial art, trips while walking and discovers an ancient divine weapon!"
"And you get eaten by a fish and still stumble upon an opportunity?"
Qing Ke tilted her head: ୧(ོ•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "This... this treasure, is it a really good thing? Then... then you won't blame me for messing things up, right?"
After saying that, she looked at Jiangnan timidly, a look of weakness on her face.
(ོ′◔◠◔`)
Jiangnan excitedly rushed over and started madly rubbing Qing Ke's cheeks!
(っ⁼̴ꇴ⁼̴)っ "Mess up what? This is the best fishing bait in history, okay? Not only will there be no punishment, but there's a reward!"
"This might be the biggest treasure I've ever picked up, right?"
Qing Ke's face was being squished like a steamed bun!
(◦`)3(´◦) "I... I've been like this since I was little. Whenever I go adventuring in the starry sky, I always end up falling into some strange place, bump into ancient inheritances, the legacies of big shots, and it ruins my original plans!"
"A lot of them I can't take, they're useless, I don't want them, I want to leave but can't find the way out... it's actually quite troublesome, you know~"
"Right now, I probably have dozens of ancient inheritances on me, that's already more than enough, right? But it keeps giving, keeps giving... eh~ I can't control it either..."
When she said that, Qing Ke couldn't help but sigh, looking a bit troubled.
But Jiangnan and the others had red eyes from listening, madly biting their fingernails, their faces full of envy!
Jiangnan ground his teeth: (งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง "This is heaven spoon-feeding you, isn't it? And you're still picky? If it were me, I'd be laughing in my dreams, okay? Your luck is ridiculous!"
But Qing Ke shook her head:
(ོ･ˇ～ˇ･) "This isn't really a good thing. Everyone's total amount of luck is limited. For normal people, their luck is evenly spread out over their entire lifetime!"
"But I'm different. All my luck is concentrated in the first half of my life. Although the total is a lot more than normal people's, it will eventually run out one day!"
"What I've gained now is nothing but bubbles, smoke and mirrors. One day, I'll have to return it all to the starry sky. And when that time comes, I'll no longer be the child of destiny that everyone chases after. Instead, I'll be a jinx, unlucky to the extreme, hated by everyone, won't I?"
Everyone was stunned, looking at Qing Ke. So that's the truth behind the child of destiny?
When all the luck runs out, you turn into a jinx?
No wonder, throughout history, every child of destiny had ended up tragically, without exception!
Heaven really was fair. If you got everything others dreamed of, you had to bear the pain that others couldn't bear.
Chong Feiyu asked curiously: (๑•̌.•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Then how much luck do you have left now?"
Qing Ke tilted her head, then gestured:
(ɔོ¯͒◠¯͒C) "Pro... probably about this much! I used a tiny bit during the Cosmos Grand Hunt last time..."
After saying that, she looked weakly at Jiangnan, fiddling with her fingers, looking a little wronged.
(ོ′◔﹏◔`)
Jiangnan's mouth twitched: "The way your Star Farming Clan uses quantifiers, is it passed down through generations?"
"How long can the remaining luck last? How much luck did it take to find this terminal?"
Qing Ke raised her hand and made a gesture about half a finger's width:
ԅ(ﾟ～ﾟོ) "About this much? There's still quite a bit left. I don't know when it'll run out. I can't control it... but it will eventually, sigh..."
She lowered her head and sighed, her eyes full of helplessness.
Everyone's expressions became complicated. If you knew your ending was destined to be tragic, and you could only watch that day come, without being able to do anything about it...
That must be a painful thing, right?
Qing Ke herself had already come to terms with it. She just wanted to, while she was still in good shape, bring as much positive development to her race as possible and play her role well.
If one day she really became a jinx, she would quietly leave her race, find a deserted place to be unlucky alone, and not drag others down. Or perhaps she would end herself.
But when the bad luck really came, even dying would be hard, wouldn't it?
If the pain that had to be endured wasn't finished, how could you die so easily?
But whenever she thought about this, Qing Ke still felt a little lost. Countless people envied the child of destiny, but she only wanted to live a normal life. Being able to farm and plant would be enough for her.
Just then, Jiangnan raised his hand and flicked Qing Ke on the forehead:
(๑ᵒ̌◡ᵒ̌) "Don't sigh! When you sigh, your luck leaks away~ Since you can't change it, since the day of bad luck will eventually come, why be sad?"
"Shouldn't you be happier instead? That way, you won't waste the days when you're still lucky. In the limited time you have, laugh out all the joy of a lifetime!"
"That way, you won't lose!"
Qing Ke was startled, staring blankly at Jiangnan...
Spend every day happily?
Jiangnan smiled: "Girls who smile a lot are never short on luck! Worry about what happens later when it comes. The most important thing is always the present, this moment, this second!"
"Be happy! In life, besides life and death, everything else is just a scratch!"
Qing Ke's scalp tingled, and a mist formed in her eyes. This was a way of thinking she had never considered before.
(ོᵒ̴̶̷̥́﹏ᵒ̴̶̷ོ̣̥̀)
If she changed her attitude toward life, wouldn't her dark world become brighter too?
Was this how Jiangnan approached his own life?
Focus on the present, keep your feet on the ground, look up at the stars, and press forward with determination!
Qing Ke rubbed her eyes and nodded firmly:
(ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ωกོ̀) "Mm-hmm! I will!"
Jiangnan grinned: "That's more like it! With such good luck, why are you always frowning? Besides, who can really be sure about the future?"
"Maybe your luck is trying its best to save you, right? Isn't that why you found the Wisdom Sect terminal? Inside it is an entire Eternal Era!"
"There were children of destiny back then too. Maybe there's a way in there to break the curse of the child of destiny?"
At that moment, Qing Ke's big eyes lit up completely!
(ོﾟﾛﾟ)!! "Re... really? It's in there?"
Jiangnan smiled: "Even if it's not, we'll find it later. As long as you don't give up hope, anything is possible!"
Qing Ke got excited immediately, nodding repeatedly, spinning around on the spot:
(ོงᵒ̌ꇴᵒ̌)ง "Mm-hmm! I need to take this back and study it properly!"
Everyone watched this scene, a fond smile spreading across their faces.
Little Nan had that kind of magical power. He could ignite hope in a person, filling them with anticipation and longing for the future.
Once a person had hope, they were no longer a salted fish.
Maybe that was the charm of an era lord?
Wang Youzhi rested his chin on his hand:
(*͡°ก͡°) "Putting that aside, Brother Jiang definitely rode on the coattails of the child of destiny. Haven't you noticed that since the Cosmos Grand Hunt started, everything has been going incredibly smoothly?"
"The dogs fighting each other in the hunt, getting treasures smoothly, then going to the Star Farming Clan, upgrading his vine martial art, raising his rank by four stages, and acquiring the godly skill of Knowing Fate!"
"Coming to the Minghe Star Domain to fish, and he still manages to pick up the Wisdom Sect terminal? These are all heaven-defying opportunities! You've been advancing like a rocket!"
"What's even scarier is that no matter how huge the opportunity is when it comes, you can always grasp it and digest it all!"
Everyone was stunned. When they thought about it, it really was true. He'd been picking up opportunities left and right, okay?
Jiangnan also looked a little odd:
╮(•́～•̀)╭ "Eh? Is it because I've been riding on her coattails? For someone like me, a son of the plane, isn't this just normal?"
Wang Youzhi rolled his eyes: "Pfft! When it comes to shamelessness, I'll hand it to you, no one else!"
But when he thought about it more carefully, could Qing Ke's luck really be counting on Jiangnan?
Ever since Jiangnan defeated Qing Ke, no matter how he treated her, her luck never backfired on him. It was like he was the only exception.
If a normal person flicked Qing Ke on the forehead, they'd definitely have their old injury come back, break a finger bone, or something.
But Qing Ke's luck didn't backfire on Jiangnan. Instead, it seemed to be on his side!
At this critical moment, finding the Wisdom Sect terminal? This was a heaven-defying opportunity that could actually be put to use, okay?
Wang Youzhi clicked his tongue, looking at Jiangnan:
(￢益￢٥) "You're really something!"
Jiangnan: (̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿)̄...
I always feel like you're insulting me!
Chong Feiyu licked her lips: "I know this thing is powerful, but how are we supposed to take it out? It..."
Everyone's gaze instinctively fell on Youming!
Inside the Minghe Star Domain, everyone's abilities were suppressed, even the Minghe Life Seal or Death Seal wouldn't work.
This was the real Minghe force field, and they were still inside the belly of a colorful giant carp, a sacred beast of the Minghe River!
Youming's mouth twitched:
(´-益≠`；) "Damn it, don't tell me I have to carry it again? I can... wait..."
Before he could finish, Youming's gaze locked onto the endless darkness, his expression tense!
Jiangnan frowned slightly: "What's wrong?"
At that moment, the space they were in began to shake violently. The endless wall of flesh convulsed like it was having a spasm!
The sound of rolling waves was like thunder!
Youming: !!!
(٥´థ益≠) "Damn it! Hide! Hide! We're doomed!"
Under the light of Youming's bald head, the entire Minghe River churned into sky-connecting, earth-shattering waves that surged toward the funnel-shaped space's far end with the force of a collapsing sky!
Jiangnan's back was drenched in cold sweat!
"Hide in the broken hole and tooth marks on the terminal! Rely on the terminal's material to withstand the impact! Hurry!"
What the hell position was this? Wait!
Was the place where the terminal was stuffed the drain of the Minghe River koi fish?