Clay Statue

"Pfft—"

Danzhu burst out laughing at Xu Yanwu's actions. "Uncle Xu Yanwu, what are you doing? You look so funny."

"...Really?"

Xu Yanwu shifted his gaze from Danzhu to Chi Yuan. "Is it really that funny?"

Chi Yuan covered her mouth, the corners of her lips clearly curling upward. "Actually... it's not too bad."

Well, apparently it really was that funny.

After somewhat soothing his wounded heart, Xu Yanwu took both girls by the hand and headed deeper into the cave, intending to do something naughty... Ah, no, he was going to search for the Secret Treasure Danzhu had mentioned.

Even though Xu Yanwu, having recalled the plot, knew perfectly well that it was just some clay ore...

Still, he was crawling through a cave with two beautiful girls. So what if he had to mine?

Please address this old man by his full title!

Xu "Liver Emperor" "Clay Miner" Yan "Xingtian" "Yinglong" Wu!

"Uncle Xu Yanwu, why are you holding our hands?!"

Blushing, Danzhu shook free of Xu Yanwu's grasp. Chi Yuan on the other side had already pulled away and was now raising her fists, considering whether to give Xu Yanwu an Inch Punch: Heaven Splitting...

"Ahahaha, wasn't I just worried you two might get lost in the cave? Look how pitch-black this place is..."

Xu Yanwu laughed awkwardly, hoping to gloss over the fact that he had taken advantage of the chance to hold the girls' hands.

Mm! Danzhu's little hand was so soft!

Mm! Chi Yuan's little hand was so—

Inch Punch: Mountain Collapse! Bang!

—damn strong...

Xu Yanwu crawled out of the dent in the wall, covered in dust and looking rather embarrassed. Now that he had been hit, how was he supposed to flirt with girls?

Still, Chi Yuan's Inch Punch: Mountain Collapse really packed enough damage. As expected of my black-stockinged Fu Hua... It was just freaking awesome...

"Ahem, enough messing around... Let's hurry up and find the Secret Treasure. It's something important concerning the inheritance of civilization..."

Emphasis! This was for Otto, who would look through Fu Hua's—Chi Yuan's—memories in the future!

Then Xu Yanwu saw the many undead that had been drawn over by the sound of him smashing into the wall. They were glaring greedily at the three of them...

"Whew... This is really troublesome..."

Xu Yanwu scratched his head and stepped in front of Chi Yuan and Danzhu to shield them. "You two go somewhere safer first. Leave this to me..."

"But you alone..." Chi Yuan hesitated.

"I'll be fine alone. These undead aren't enough to pose a threat!" Xu Yanwu curled his lip as he grabbed a long spear out of thin air, its tip lightly touching the ground. "I'm not that weak."

"It's fine, Chi Yuan. Uncle Xu Yanwu is really strong! Let's hurry and go!"

Danzhu grabbed Chi Yuan's hand and ran off.

"Honestly... Everywhere is a Honkai-infested area..."

Once Danzhu and Chi Yuan had left, Xu Yanwu muttered, "And undead can't even be eaten... What a pain..."

"But it's been a long time since I used this big spear prepared for my Yinglong identity..."

Xu Yanwu grinned lasciviously as he swept his gaze over the undead women's curvaceous bodies. "I'll use you to train my big, thick, long one!"

—Meanwhile—

"Chi Yuan! Look at this!" Danzhu happily held up a chunk of clay ore and shouted to Chi Yuan, "I found the Secret Treasure!"

"This is... clay ore?"

Chi Yuan asked doubtfully, "Is this the Secret Treasure you mentioned? No matter how I look at it, it's just ordinary clay ore."

"It's not ordinary at all!" Danzhu protested. "The clay ore here is the very best, whether in plasticity or toughness!"

"But I don't understand what these lumps of clay have to do with creating myths and spreading civilization."

"Hehe, you don't understand that, do you? Next, we're going to use these lumps of clay to create clay figurines!"

"Clay figurines?"

"To put it simply, they're figurines. Chi Yuan, don't you understand what kind of shut-in Danzhu is?" Xu Yanwu's voice came from nearby. Danzhu and Chi Yuan looked up to see Xu Yanwu emerging from the cave entrance with bloodstains on him, carrying his spear.

"Eww, Uncle Xu Yanwu, you're filthy." Danzhu looked at Xu Yanwu with disgust.

"Who are you calling filthy?"

Xu Yanwu rolled his eyes. "Wasn't it because I had to deal with those undead? Did you find the clay?"

"We found it already."

Chi Yuan pointed at the lump of clay in Danzhu's hands.

"And when you say figurines, do you mean those strange models?"

Xu Yanwu retorted, "Figurines aren't strange models! Figurines are faith!"

Danzhu once again took Xu Yanwu's side. "That's right, that's right! Don't look down on figurines!"

"...All right, but I still can't understand why clay figurines made from clay lumps can spread civilization."

"..."

Xu Yanwu took two steps back and carefully examined Chi Yuan, as though he wanted to imprint her completely in his eyes. His stare made Chi Yuan uncomfortable. "Xu Yanwu, what are you looking at?"

"Chi Yuan, don't tell me you've never read comics or watched anime or anything like that?" Xu Yanwu's face darkened. Chi Yuan really was too serious.

Mm, after confirming that look in her eyes, she clearly wasn't one of us otaku.

Damn, Chi Yuan's eyes were so beautiful!

Xu Yanwu thought happily, then withdrew his gaze.

"No, I haven't. Why?" Chi Yuan asked curiously.

Xu Yanwu was speechless for a moment before saying to Danzhu, "Danzhu, it's time we introduced Chi Yuan to what figurines are! Come on! Put your aesthetic sense to work! Beautify this person who doesn't understand figurines into one!"

"Okay, Uncle Xu Yanwu! No problem, Uncle Xu Yanwu!"

Danzhu was interested now as well. The lump of clay in her hands emitted a dazzling light!

"Ta-da!"

Under Danzhu's exquisite craftsmanship, the originally shapeless lump of clay had become an almost perfect clay statue of a woman.

The clay woman's outfit resembled Chi Yuan's somewhat, but it was slightly looser. Worn on the clay woman, it naturally gave her a few more feminine charms.

Her hair, slightly longer than Chi Yuan's, fell over her shoulders, giving her an exceptionally natural feel. Her highly feminine sitting posture was even more eye-catching.

Most importantly!

This clay woman was a **!

Boobs! Roar!

Upon seeing the clay statue, although it had not been painted, all of Xu Yanwu's feelings condensed into six words.

Damn it!

So cute!

Want to lick!

Chi Yuan stared at the clay statue for a long while before finally voicing her question.

"Who... is this clay statue?"

"Hehe!"

Danzhu looked immensely pleased with herself. "Thank me! This is the image I beautified for you!"