Ark Simulator, Don't I Have No Physical Form?

evening. "..."

She suddenly felt a pang of regret.

But looking at Su Rui, who looked helpless in his arms, he thought... it might not be so bad.

After much effort, the film was successfully filmed and released in 2008.

Today I'm here at everyone's invitation to see how it goes.

The lights in the screening room came on, and Nian, beaming with pride, turned around with his bucket of popcorn. "How about that? I told you this would be a hit! It opened with a 7.2!"

He clapped his hands, tipsy, and exclaimed, "This is much better than the 3.8 rating of ' Hotpot Hero Saga ' last time..."

Xi scrolled through her phone expressionlessly, then suddenly turned the screen towards Nian: "Explain?"

The trending search list prominently displayed:

Su Rui, the Chosen Handsome Boy#

#Actresses who bring their own funding to get into productions, get out of the film and television industry#

#The scripts of this great director are still so bad#

"Pfft—" Su Rui sprayed the cola she had just drunk all over the front seat. "What did they say about me? A natural-born acting genius?"

Nian snatched the phone and read aloud, "' Su Rui is totally playing himself! That innocent yet brave quality is so touching!'"

She suddenly stammered, "Uh...'On the other hand, Ms. Xi, who had a cold face the whole time, had absolutely no acting skills except for pulling the male lead into her arms...'"

Xi's paintbrush was already pressed against Nian's throat.

"Hmm, this one seems even more outrageous." Ling smiled and teased, holding her phone. "'I suggest checking out this Ms. Xi's background. She's taking advantage of Su Rui in every scene; she definitely got the role through connections!'"

The temperature in the screening room instantly dropped to freezing.

"Ha!" Nian suddenly slapped his thigh, "This proves that the romance scenes I arranged were very successful! The audience could all see that you two..."

"Nian, Sister," Xi's voice was terrifyingly gentle, "I remember there are still three jars of century-old wine left in the cellar..."

Su Rui's dragon tail bristled like a feather duster. "Sister Xi, calm down! Sister Nian's script has indeed improved! Look at this one praising the action scenes..."

"Shut up!" Xi grabbed Su Rui by the collar and pulled her in front of him. "Are you happy? Being praised for being cute by the whole internet?"

Su Rui blinked. "I... I wasn't very happy either..."

"Um..." Miss Du raised her hand timidly, "Actually, a professional film critic praised Teacher Xi's..." She read aloud hesitantly, "'Although her expression was monotonous, her body language when holding Su Rui was extremely possessive, perfectly presenting the character's traits'..."

Xi's ear tips turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Nian quickly seized the opportunity, "The audience is just jealous! Look, they're criticizing my script even more!"

Ling was laughing so hard he slid off his chair, "'The script for 'Year' is like hot pot broth—a hodgepodge of all the elements stewed together!' Hahaha... cough cough... wait, Xi, don't burn down the screening room!"

After a bit of commotion, the smoke in the screening room gradually dissipated, leaving a drunken man sitting in a chair, holding an empty wine jug in his hand, his cheeks flushed, but his eyes unusually sharp.

"You two..." She hiccuped, her fingers twirling between "year" and "evening," "one wrote a terrible script, and the other almost burned down the movie theater..."

Nian crouched in the corner, clutching her head, and said, "Sister Ling, I was wrong..."

Xi stood to the side with her arms crossed and a cold face, looking like she was saying, "I did nothing wrong, but I'll do it again next time."

Standing behind Xi, Su Rui couldn't help but chuckle as she watched her stubborn expression.

--Even though Sister Xi was scolded the most, she still refused to back down. She's so incredibly cute.

Ling squinted, suddenly noticing Su Rui's expression, and waved to him. "Little Su, why don't you go down the mountain and take a look around? Shangshu still has quite a few nice places."

"Huh?" Su Rui was taken aback. "Can I leave?"

"Of course~" Ling smiled and shook the wine pot. "I also need to give these two troublesome little sisters a good 'education'."

Nian suddenly looked up. "Wait! Sister Ling, what are you doing?!"

Xi frowned. "It's not safe for Su Rui to go down the mountain alone."

He slammed his hand on the table. "You two, be quiet!"

Su Rui shrank back and quickly slipped towards the door. "I'm leaving now! Sister Xi, please don't fight!"

Before Xi could say anything more, Ling grabbed her wrist. "Xi, sit down!"

Su Rui ran out of the screening room as if fleeing, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she stood at the foot of the mountain.

"Phew... your sister is really scary when she gets angry."

Why is there still an auction on page 561 of volume 9?

Su Rui looked up at the sky. The sun was setting, and lanterns were already lit up on the streets of Shangshu. The lively sounds of the night market could be heard from afar.

"Since we're already down the mountain, why don't we go for a walk?"

Su Rui wagged her tail happily as she walked toward the night market.

However, just as he reached the street corner, he heard a familiar cat-eared girl's voice—

"Brother Su Rui! Over here!"

Miss Du stood in front of a dessert shop and waved excitedly at him.

Su Rui: "..."

--It's her again?!

The night market in Shangshu was brightly lit and bustling with people.

Su Rui held a bowl of ice jelly drizzled with brown sugar syrup, carefully scooped out a spoonful, and the cool, sweet, and chewy texture made his eyes light up. "This is delicious!"

Du Yaoye —that is, Miss Du —smiled at him, "Right? This is a specialty of Shangshu; you can't find such authentic flavors anywhere else."

She was holding a bowl herself, her cat ears twitching happily, her tail swaying gently; she seemed to be in a good mood.

While eating, Su Rui secretly glanced at her.

--Strange, wasn't she controlled by the Artifact Wraith before? How come she seems perfectly fine now?

And... why is she suddenly being so enthusiastic towards me?

Du Yaoye seemed to notice his gaze and tilted her head to ask, "What's wrong? Is there syrup on my face?"

"Huh? No, no!" Su Rui quickly lowered her head and ate the ice jelly, but choked and started coughing.

Du Yaoye couldn't help but laugh out loud, reaching out to pat him on the back. "Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you."

After catching her breath, Su Rui wiped her mouth and finally couldn't help but ask, "Miss Du, is there... something you need from me?"

Du Yaoye's tail suddenly stiffened, and its ears drooped slightly.

She was silent for a moment before whispering, "Actually... I wanted to apologize to you."

"Apologize?"

"Hmm." She lowered her head, her fingers nervously stirring the ice jelly in the bowl. "When I was controlled by the Artifact Wraith before, I... I stole your scales and almost harmed you all."

Su Rui was taken aback; she hadn't expected her to bring this up on her own initiative.

"Oh... it's really nothing!" He scratched his head and laughed, "Anyway, the scales can grow back, and in the end, it was all resolved, wasn't it?"

Du Yaoye raised her head, a hint of guilt in her golden cat-like eyes. "But..."

"Alright, alright!" Su Rui waved her hand. "If you really feel bad about it, then treat me to another bowl of ice jelly!"

Du Yaoye blinked, then chuckled, "Sure! You can eat as much as you want!"

She turned around and bought another bowl. As she handed it to Su Rui, she hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "That... about the wine cups and Artifact Wraith..."

Su Rui paused, looking at her warily. "Why are you asking this?"

Du Yaoye quickly waved his hand. "Don't misunderstand! I'm not trying to find out anything! It's just..."

She bit her lip, her voice lowering further. "My family has some ancient records that say a similar calamity involving Artifact Wraith occurred in Shangshu, and... it seems to be related to 'year'."

Su Rui's tail involuntarily tightened.

--Does she know what "age" means?

Du Yaoye seemed to sense his wariness and quickly added, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone! I just... want to find out if this will happen again."

Su Rui stared at her for a few seconds, and only relaxed slightly after confirming that she meant no harm.

"Actually... I'm not entirely sure of the specifics." He scratched his face. "Someone tampered with your sister's wine cup, which caused the Artifact Wraith. But it's been resolved now, so there shouldn't be any more problems."

Du Yaoye nodded thoughtfully. "That's good..."

She paused, then muttered softly, "However, I always felt things weren't that simple..."

"Huh? What did you say?"

"It's nothing!" Du Yaoye immediately smiled. "Let's go, I'll take you to try Shangshu's spicy skewers!"

She grabbed Su Rui's wrist and dragged him towards the next stall.

Su Rui was being pulled along by her, but she was still pondering what her sister had just said.

--Does she know something?

Du Yaoye led Su Rui through the bustling night market and into Xingyu Inn. The inn was brightly lit, but the corner was unusually quiet, with only a few dim lanterns casting a soft glow.

She poured Su Rui a cup of tea, her fingers trembling slightly, almost spilling it. Su Rui tilted her head to look at her, her tail wagging gently. "Miss Du, what's wrong?"

Du Yaoye took a deep breath and finally spoke as if making up his mind, "Actually... there's another wine cup outside."

"What?" Su Rui almost choked on her tea. "There's more?"

"Hmm." She nodded, her cat ears twitching nervously. "Although it's not as important as Miss Ling's, it is indeed part of 'age'."

Su Rui immediately closed her eyes and used the telepathic connection unique to the Dragonkin to contact Xi.

[Sister Xi! Miss Du said there's another wine cup outside!]

A moment later, Xi's voice echoed in his mind, "[Your sister said it's just a ceramic wine cup, it won't have a big impact, let them handle it themselves.]"

Su Rui opened her eyes, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "[Should I help?]"

Xi was silent for a moment, then a soft laugh came: [Suit yourself. But don't come back too late, otherwise...]

[Okay, okay!] Su Rui quickly interrupted her, afraid that Xi would say something like "I'll draw you as a turtle" again.

He looked at Du Yaoye and cleared his throat. "Your sister said that the wine glass won't have much of an impact, and you can handle it yourselves."

Du Yaoye's eyes lit up. "Really? Then..."

"But—" Su Rui grinned, revealing two sharp canine teeth, "I can help you!"

"Really?" Du Yaoye stood up in surprise, almost knocking over her teacup. "That's wonderful!"

She excitedly grabbed Su Rui's wrist. "That wine glass is now at ' Drunken Immortal Tower ' in the south of the city. I heard a wealthy businessman is going to auction it off tonight!"

"An auction?" Su Rui's tail wagged. "We'd better hurry, or we'll be in trouble if someone else buys it!"

Du Yaoye nodded, then hesitated, "However... Drunken Immortal Tower is the most famous restaurant in Shangshu, and you need an invitation to enter or leave. How are we going to get in?"

Su Rui blinked, then suddenly flashed a sly smile, "That's easy!"

He pulled a gold-embossed invitation from his sleeve and waved it smugly. "I just 'borrowed' one when I passed by."

Du Yaoye widened. "You... when did you...?"

"Just some little trick by the Dragonkin ~" Su Rui chuckled as she put away the invitation. "Let's go, the auction will start soon if we're any later!"

Du Yaoye looked at him and suddenly burst out laughing, "Su Rui, you can be really... surprising sometimes."

"Hehe, Sister Xi often says that too." Su Rui scratched his head, then grabbed her hand, "Let's go, let's go!"

The two hurriedly left the inn and ran towards the south of the city. A night breeze blew by, Du Yaoye's Suzuran- of-the-valley hair ornament swayed gently, making a soft, crisp sound.

Shortly after they left, a figure slowly emerged from the shadows of the inn—

The man, cloaked and holding a paper umbrella that gleamed with a bluish light, murmured, "Finally... it's about to begin."

Volume 9, Chapter 562: Entrapment?

The lanterns of Xingyu Inn swayed gently in the night breeze, casting dappled shadows.

Xi stood behind Ling, her fingers unconsciously tracing the edge of the painting, her gaze frequently drifting towards the window—the direction where Su Rui and the cat-eared girl had left.