It was evening.
Shell Girl licked a few mouthfuls of honey as if she were taking bitter medicine, then looked over at Chen Shouyi nearby and said glumly, "Giant, when are we going to Small Island?"
She had been bored stiff these past few days. She spent most of every day sleeping in the briefcase and could only come out for some fresh air at night.
No matter how much she loved sleeping, she couldn't sleep for that long!
Nearby, Chen Shouyi completed one full set of the Thirty-Six Body Tempering Forms. Feeling the tingling numbness throughout his body recede and be replaced by a pleasant ache, he let out a soft breath and gave her a perfunctory reply:
"We'll talk about it in a few days."
If Shell Girl found out they weren't going anymore, wouldn't she turn the place upside down?
All her treasures were still hidden there!
He continued practicing. Compared with the Otherworld, which was rich in mysterious power, training on Earth was considerably less effective. He decided to practice several more sets each day, making up in quantity for what he lacked in quality.
But Shell Girl was not so easy to fob off now. She asked seriously, "One sunrise and sunset, or one one sunrise and sunset, or one one one sunrise and sunset?"
After completing another set, Chen Shouyi panted heavily and said, "At least ten days!"
Otherworld creatures were born with linguistic abilities, and that came with this advantage: even though Chen Shouyi's way of speaking differed from hers, Shell Girl could still understand him.
Shell Girl counted several times on her fingers, finally figuring out how large the number ten was. She let out a listless sigh. "Giant, can't you go a little earlier? There's golden sand there, the kind you