Traffic Accident

"What about your younger brother? Senior Wu seems to be planning to take him along. Aren't you going to stay by his side and take care of him?"

Si Ming was well aware of Murong Qing's concern for Murong Wu. She guessed it was because of their father's unexpected death that she was so protective of her younger brother. Fortunately, Murong Wu was of good character; otherwise, he might have become a spoiled brat.

"A fledgling eagle that always hides under the wings of its elders will never grow up. It's time for it to experience hardship. In the past, we protected it too much, which made it seem somewhat weak. I hope this journey will help it mature quickly."

Murong Qing looked at her younger brother with some reluctance, but quickly made up her mind, severing her reluctance and comforting herself, "With Senior Wu guiding him, his safety shouldn't be a problem."

Si Ming, "I will also do my best to protect him."

"Yes, but don't make exceptions. Treat everyone equally. They still need to endure the hardships."

She wanted her younger brother to grow through hardship, but she was also worried about the danger to his life. Murong Qing's feelings were very complicated. Fortunately, she was not the kind of person who spoiled her children to the point of not being willing to let them suffer. In her opinion, hardship education was still very necessary. Before leaving, she hurriedly pulled Murong Wu aside to give him her final instructions.

"I'm not going either," said Yu Shuying. "I have no interest in the Barbarian Continent. By the way, we can't take everyone with us. At least leave Hualiu here, otherwise I won't have any trustworthy people under my command."

"Didn't the Hongdou stay behind?"

Barbarian Continent is Hualiu's hometown, so Si Ming wanted to take her back to see it, although he wasn't sure if the Monster Race had feelings of homesickness.

"It's true that her cultivation level is very high, but she's clearly not a qualified subordinate. If you ask her to do something, she might just abandon the task halfway through and go paint first."

"... What you said isn't impossible."

Si Ming imagined it for a moment and found it very vivid, so he had no choice but to agree. Finally, he took a count of the people who were going to depart.

In total, there were Ke Chajing, Hu Jixian, Hao Shuai, Chen Shimi, Nie Wanzhi, and Yuezheng Yao from the club; Si Jingyu, Si Shuiyun, and Si Huaruo from the Si Clan; Ying Zhou, Murong Wu, and Senior Wu Xiu from the orphanage... as well as Liu Qingqing.

Si Ming's gaze swept over the figure standing silently in the corner, and he quickly added the person to the group, making a total of thirteen people. With him added, there were fourteen people, equivalent to a small tour group.

At this moment, Wu Xiu was setting up a simplified teleportation array. According to her, although the Flesh and Blood Wormhole invented by the Monster Race was a good idea, the processing was too crude, the conversion efficiency was very low, and it was limited by computing power and had hardly been optimized. Therefore, it could only be piled up with a large number of crude and powerful ones.

After her simplification, a large number of useless formations were discarded, which greatly improved efficiency, reduced the amount of materials required, and allowed for reasonable allocation based on the number of cross-realm players.

If it's a large-scale troop relocation, human sacrifices are still needed to open a sufficiently spacious Flesh and Blood Wormhole. However, if it's just a dozen or so people, livestock such as cattle, sheep, and pigs will suffice. The only difference is that the Flesh and Blood Wormhole will remain open for a much shorter time, so they must pass through quickly, or they risk being thrown into the spacetime turbulence.

While waiting for Senior Wu to finish setting up the formation, Hao Shuai ran off and bought a case of popsicles, saying he wanted to help everyone cool off.

"You, you bought this kind of popsicle on purpose, didn't you?"

Si Ming opened the seal and found that it contained a long, cylindrical ice cream popsicle, which immediately aroused his suspicion.

"It's just a coincidence, nothing more."

Hao Shuai naturally didn't admit it, but his lewd chuckles completely exposed his intentions.

Turning my head, I saw that some of the girls were sticking out their tongues and licking the snow-white popsicles horizontally, while others were stuffing them vertically into their mouths, with melted white juice dripping onto their hands or the corners of their mouths.

Seeing this, Hao Shuai's lewd expression deepened.

Although Si Ming was somewhat annoyed, he knew that fantasizing wasn't illegal. You could stop people from doing or saying anything, but you couldn't stop them from thinking.

As Lu Xun once said, upon seeing short sleeves, one immediately thinks of white arms, nudity, genitals, sexual intercourse, promiscuity, and illegitimate children. The China imagination can only leap so far in this respect.

In retrospect, this may not be a common trait among China people, but rather a common trait among all humankind, or more precisely, a common trait among people from the same cultural sphere.

"So many beautiful women, from plump to slender, it's practically a paradise for men! This trip was totally worth it!" Hao Shuai beamed. "Si Ming, which one do you like? I promise I won't compete with you."

Si Ming said irritably, "I like all women."

"Compassion for all living beings! I never expected Brother Si Ming to be a member of the Bo school; truly admirable," Hao Shuai praised, giving a thumbs-up.

"Autobots my foot! Are you an Autobot? Aren't there also a Decepticons?"

"I don't understand Autobots, but there are definitely Decepticons. Single-attribute groups like the 'Begonia Faction,' 'Mature Woman Faction,' and 'Married Woman Faction' all belong to the Decepticons, signifying a crazy obsession."

Surprisingly, there really is one. "So, which faction do you belong to?" Si Ming asked helplessly.

Hao Shuai proudly stated, "I don't belong to any particular faction. I'm a pretty consistent person; I only like young and beautiful girls. As long as they're pretty, it's fine."

Si Ming pointed to Wu Xiu, who was setting up an array, and said, "She's young enough, isn't she? I have no objection if you want to pursue her; I'll even help you out."

"Isn't that a bit too young? Although I may be a womanizer and not exactly an honest man, there's one thing I abide by: I absolutely won't touch anyone under fourteen."

"Don't worry, she's definitely older than fourteen, it's legal."

"Wow, really? You can't tell at all from her appearance. What's her real age?"

"I don't know the exact age, but he's older than fourteen, probably a little older than you, definitely an adult."

"Older than me, that means she's in her early twenties? Looks like she's never grown up. Speaking of which, her tone is very mature. Is it to hide her appearance and deliberately act older, like a child who likes to call themselves an adult?"

Si Ming nodded, solemnly agreeing, "A flawless deduction, perfectly logical, leaving no room for objection. I suspect this must be the truth."

"This kid has a pretty standard appearance, plus the contrast of him liking to act like an adult... Oh no, I think I'm starting to like him."

"What's the use of just having feelings? You have to take action! Do you think love will fall from the sky if you do nothing?" Si Ming urged. "Take advantage of this trip and go for it! I'll create opportunities for you as much as I can. Imagine my petite body pressed against your chest, your baby-like skin, so gentle and easy to push over..."

"Oh, oh, oh, good brother, Si Ming, you really are my good brother! Loyal and trustworthy, no doubt about it, from now on you're my true big brother!"

Hao Shuai was completely excited, especially when he saw this "cute girl" licking her ice cream while seriously setting up the formation. He couldn't help but imagine the scene in his mind and let out a chuckle.

Si Ming joined in, chuckling softly.

Chapter 544 Traffic Accident

"The formation is complete."

Wu Xiu wiped away non-existent sweat from her forehead and channeled her True Qi into the arranged nodes. One by one, the law crystals lit up, shooting out fan-shaped rays of light upwards, as if isolating the space inside and outside the formation.