"The clerk said this was called a Good Luck Bell. When worn, every ring would bring a bit of good fortune."
Liuge said this, but Qingque felt incredibly pleased inside.
This idiot had still thought of her. He hadn't only paid attention to that fox!
Thinking this, Qingque was about to put on the bell pendant in her hand.
But Liuge's expression froze slightly.
Because he had begun examining the Stat-Stick he had just acquired.
Little Luck Quality · Blue Effect: Can be equipped on an accessory, granting its wearer a small blessing of luck.
Oh? He could get a decent Stat-Stick just by casually buying an accessory?
Liuge looked at the Stat-Stick, then at Qingque.
Then he equipped the Stat-Stick onto the bell in Qingque's hand.
This girl played Diyuan Qiongyu every day. It was better to give it to her, at least so she could lose a little less!
By then, Qingque had already threaded the bell onto a teal cord and tied it around her wrist.
Every time she waved her hand, it let out a crisp chime.
Qingque was very satisfied with the feeling, and that usual silly expression appeared on her face again.
"Come on, come on, let's go home!"
"The way you said that makes us sound like a married couple!"
Liuge rolled his eyes.
"Hehe, that wouldn't be so bad!"
"Hm?"
"Just kidding!"
"Man, you scared me!"
"Hehe~~~"
Hearing Liuge's words, Qingque merely looked at him with a beaming smile.
However, as she led the way now, she walked side by side with Liuge, humming a little tune as though she were in an exceptionally good mood.
Meanwhile, Tingyun looked at the cross pendant she had just received, her eyes curved in a smile.
Although the pendant's design was rather strange, since he had given it to her, there was nothing more to say.
Night was approaching, and the three people returning to their respective homes were all extremely satisfied with the day's events.
A Dangerous Criminal from Cloudford Prison
The place where Liuge and Qingque lived was actually not far from Aurum Alley.
It was merely a little more remote, but overall, it was a quiet area.
Qingque brought Liuge to a house with its own small courtyard and pointed at it.
"There. This is your home. Remember it now?"
Liuge stared at the small courtyard, his mind filled with question marks.
This place covered in fallen leaves and overgrown weeds, with even spiderwebs on the doorframe, was his home?
No, even if he really had disappeared for a month, wasn't this change way too drastic?!
Seeing Liuge's expression, Qingque knew he had doubts about the courtyard.
She sighed helplessly and directly led him inside.
The moment she pushed open the door, Liuge understood what a contrast was.
The inside of the house was neat and orderly. Other than a layer of dust on the table, the overall arrangement was fairly clean.
He turned to look at the courtyard, then at the inside of the house, his face full of bewilderment.
"Stop looking like that. You were just too lazy. You'd rather tidy the inside than clean the outside."
Qingque sighed, looking utterly helpless.
"...I'd bet you're exactly the same!"
"Ehehe!"
Qingque stuck out her tongue and did not deny it.
"How did you even have the nerve to criticize me!"
Liuge sighed.
"Alright. It's getting late, so get some rest early!"
Qingque smiled and avoided the subject.
"I'm leaving first. Lady Fu Xuan told me to get to work early tomorrow morning!"
"..."
"What kind of look is that?!"
"I think you'll definitely be late because you oversleep!"
Upon hearing that, Qingque lowered her head in silence.
After a moment, she raised her head and looked at Liuge.
"Seriously, Liuge! Even if you really have amnesia, you still know how to hurt people with your words!"
"Just tell me whether you will or not!"
"I will! (Loudly)"
Liuge watched Qingque leave in a huff, then turned around and shut the door.
Now, he needed to deal with the dust in this house.
Although Qingque had told him to rest early, with the dust piled up this thickly, never mind resting—he had to clean first.
Only after Qingque noticed Liuge shut the door did she turn back to look at his home, glowing with lamplight, the corners of her lips lifting slightly.
"Welcome back!"
She raised her hand, looked at the bell hanging from her wrist, and gently shook it. With a satisfied smile, she returned to her own home as well.
Time quietly passed.
That night, although for many Xianzhou natives there was no distinction between day and night—one could even say night was the beginning of the day—
Liuge, having just finished cleaning the house, lay on the couch and listened to the insects chirping outside, feeling utterly content.
Though the Xianzhou was not a planet, it still had flowers, birds, fish, insects, and everything else. Its overall ecology was quite good.
At most, it had a few additional high-tech mechanical creations, such as mechanical birds and mechanical lions, or means of transportation like starskiffs.
This was the night most similar to those before his transmigration that Liuge had spent since arriving in the world of Star Rail.
It was unlike the room on the train, and unlike a hotel room on Jarilo.
It felt warm, like having a little home of his own, even if acquiring it had felt somewhat dreamlike.
Liuge lay on the couch, unable to fall asleep no matter how he shifted around.
He turned on the light, took out his communication terminal, and repeatedly read through the messages on it. From between the lines, Liuge could only make out two words.
Too bored!
Suddenly, a noisy commotion rose outside the courtyard, accompanied by the sounds of running and jumping.
Liuge stuck his head out the window to take a look.
By coincidence, he also saw Qingque from the neighboring courtyard sticking her head out to look around.
After staring wide-eyed at each other for a while, the two tacitly turned toward the source of the commotion.
It seemed to be squads of Cloud Knights Army soldiers patrolling the area.
Before long, they arrived at Liuge and Qingque's courtyards and knocked on the doors.
Seeing this, Liuge could only go answer the door.
"Sir, sorry to disturb you."
The Cloud Knights Army soldier outside spoke very politely.
"What is it?"
"It's like this. A dangerous criminal escaped from Cloudford Prison just now and fled in this direction. If you encounter anything unusual, please contact us immediately!"
"A dangerous criminal from Cloudford Prison?"
Liuge froze for a moment, and A Blade suddenly came to mind.
In the story, didn't it seem like A Blade had been arrested because he was suspected of being connected to the Stellaron disaster?
But from the looks of things now, the Stellaron disaster had not even begun yet.
Still, Liuge recalled that when A Blade had been in Cloudford Prison, he seemed to have cut down the guards before breaking out.
Of course, that account might not be entirely accurate. If one had to put it properly, Jing Yuan had probably deliberately loosened security at Cloudford Prison, allowing A Blade to escape so easily.
But no matter what, there was no doubt that A Blade had broken out of prison.
"Alright, I understand."
Liuge nodded. After watching the Cloud Knights leave,
he prepared to go back and continue sleeping.
However, before Liuge could even turn around, his attention was caught by a golden ball of light in the middle of the road.
After looking around, he walked over and stored it in his Stat-Stick Library.
Craftsman Quality · Gold Description: A required identity Stat-Stick for assembling a character card.
Looking at the description of this Stat-Stick, Liuge understood something.
A Blade apparently really had wandered into his area.
Before truly becoming Mara-Struck, A Blade had been Yingxing, one of the High-Cloud Quintet and the chief craftsman of the Construction Commission on the Luofu Xianzhou.
The Fragmented Disaster wielded by Jingliu, the former sword champion of the High-Cloud Quintet and Jing Yuan's master, had also been forged by Yingxing.
He could be said to have merely been a craftsman devoted to forging.
But afterward, because of certain events, he had become the current Stellaron Hunter, Blade.
"A Craftsman Stat-Stick?"
Liuge muttered, but did not pay it much attention.
After all, for him, there seemed to be very few character Stat-Sticks that could be assembled with Craftsman.
So rather than rack his brains over what sort of character Stat-Stick he should assemble, he might as well think about what to eat tomorrow morning.
Thinking this, Liuge returned to his room, lay down on the couch, and soon fell asleep.
Not long after he fell asleep, a man silently appeared in the street and stared wordlessly at Liuge's small courtyard.
After a moment, he turned away and walked deeper into the darkness.
At the same time, Jing Yuan, inside the General of the Xianzhou Mansion, also received word that a dangerous criminal had escaped from Cloudford Prison.
However, no one had been injured or killed. They had all merely been knocked unconscious.
Looking at the message in his hand, the corners of his lips lifted slightly.
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