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"Secondly, who told you I'm a short-lived species?"

"Ok?"

The volume suddenly rose, accompanied by a surprised tone, and Qingque's eyes widened in astonishment:

"Old Qiong, you're from the Immortal Ship? No way, I can't tell at all?"

Little Sparrow raised her eyebrows and carefully looked Qiong up and down.

To outsiders, ordinary humans and the people of the Immortal Ship may not appear to be much different, but in reality, there are differences.

For example, the skin of Xianzhou people is very clean and clear, youthful, with almost no wrinkles, blemishes, or acne, and very small pores.

However, this cannot be used as a judgment condition.

In the vast universe, there are other races that possess similar traits, and even naturally beautiful young women among ordinary humans are like this.

People from the authentic Immortal Ships can distinguish between Immortal Ship people and outsiders, even if the former come from other Immortal Ships.

"Who said that only the Immortal Ship people are immortal beings?"

Qiong chuckled.

"Then what kind of immortal being are you?"

Qingque quickly went through the list of immortal races in her mind.

Even on a cosmic scale, the number of immortal beings is actually not large.

"He's probably a person."

Qiong rested her chin on her hand and pondered for a while before deciding on a temporary race for herself.

Facing the adorable, tilting-head-and-winking Qingque, Qiong shrugged: "Okay, I'm not an immortal being yet, but I will be in the future... um!"

Before Qiong could finish speaking, a pair of delicate little hands suddenly covered her mouth.

"Hey, hey, hey, Lao Qiong, what are you trying to do?"

The overly familiar manner, though uncomfortable, was not the time to dwell on it. Qingque's face changed slightly, filled with a warning.

"You can't just say things like that!"

Qingque tugged at Qiong's clothes at the side of her waist and pulled her to a secluded corner, whispering a warning.

"Pursuing immortality and greedily seeking eternal life are heinous crimes on the Immortal Ship!"

"Luckily you told me today. If you had talked about it with others that day and they had heard about it, they would definitely have reported you to the Ten Kings Division, and you would have been in trouble then."

The Ten Kings of the Immortal Ship are wary of any quest for immortality, for greed for eternal life is the beginning of all tragedies, and the Immortal Ship must not allow any new civilization or individual to repeat the same mistakes.

If it were anyone else, Qingque would definitely have turned around and filed an anonymous report, but given her extremely high compatibility with Qiong, she didn't think the other party was the kind of person who was brainless.

"Don't get agitated."

Qiong leisurely admired Qingque's adorable little face, casually raising her eyebrows:

"I have no interest in the immortality elixir from the Immortal Ship. Immortality comes with the side effect of demonic possession. I have plenty of ways to achieve immortality without side effects."

"Oh, you're just bragging!"

With a slight pout, Qingque didn't believe it, thinking that this guy was just talking nonsense.

She discovered that Qiong's personality was a duality of saltiness and claminess; when she was being lazy, she was even lazier than herself, but when she was having fun, she could make everyone around her stay in a clam.

So many people in the Milky Way universe have pursued immortality but have failed to achieve it. The fact that the Immortal Ship could only exist for a few days was due to a significant historical price. And yet Qiong claims to have an immortality method without side effects, and even more?

Qingque preferred to believe that she would become the CEO of the famous Diyuan Qiongyu Company in the Milky Way, take up the post of CEO Qing, and have Xiao Xuanzi as her secretary.

"Don't believe me? Then wait and see. Thousands of years from now, you'll be the CEO of the world-renowned Imperial Jade Company, and I'll be the gigolo being kept by him."

Qiong made a declaration of being a kept man.

"Okay, if I live to see that day, I'll definitely take care of you!"

Qingque patted his almost nonexistent chest with a hearty laugh and joked.

Thousands of years?

At that time, she might not even have any ashes left!

According to the etiquette of the Immortal Boat people, before the signs of a demonic spirit appear, a guide from the Ten Kings will lead the Immortal Boat people into the Hall of Cause and Effect, where they will record their life experiences before returning to nothingness.

As soon as she finished speaking, Qingque saw Qiong freeze for a moment, then break into a bright smile.

"Miss Qingque, could you please repeat what you just said?"

Qiong took out her phone and turned on the recording function, then took out Estella's gift from the ring space—the Time Phonograph.

A popular online product, advertised as allowing communication with you across time and into the future, is, as the name suggests, a special kind of recorder.

The highest-grade limited edition can withstand a planet-destroying cannon without breaking!

Aside from wealthy men and women, very few people buy this kind of product.

Qingque said, both amused and exasperated, "What? You really think I can live for thousands of years?"

The average lifespan of a normal Xianzhou person is only 1000 years, maybe a little longer.

Thousands of years is enough time to die several times over.

However, seeing the phone and time machine being offered to her mouth, Qingque looked up at Qiong, who was staring at her with a grin, and then played along and made the joke again.

"If I, Qingque, am still alive thousands of years from now, I will take care of Yang Qiong!"

Click!

The recording and phonograph were paused.

"Now we have evidence, so don't go back on your word later."

Qiong waved her phone and gramophone in front of Qingque, her smile turning serious.

"Don't worry, I definitely won't go back on my word. Anyone who does will never be able to slack off again!"

Qingque didn't think much and immediately started with the most vicious curse of breach of contract.

Hilarious! Don't even mention the Immortal Ship people, even the Named Race has reincarnated several times over thousands of years!

Click!

"Great, I've recorded that sentence too."

Qiong's smile grew even brighter: "Little Sparrow, I have some good news for you."

"What good news?"

Qingque pulled out a piece of Imperial Jade from somewhere, twirling it in her hand and blinking at Qiong.

"I can completely cure the demonic body. I can't say I'll grant you immortality, but I can certainly let you live for 20,000 years."

"Haha, this joke is even funnier than the last one."

Amidst laughter and chatter, the two walked out one after the other. Because the topic that Qiong had joked about earlier was rather sensitive, Qingque pulled him to a very secluded corner.

"By the way, about the Imperial Jade..."

Since they didn't get to eat the meal Qiong treated them to this time, they might as well start discussing important matters. Qingque had already told Qiong that she was the 'mysterious diviner'.

Upon hearing the mention of the Imperial Jade Token, the girl in green lost some of her lazy, nonchalant air and began chattering incessantly.

Just as the two were about to leave the alley.

"Why did you stop? Keep going, Old Qiong."

As Qiong explained the functions and gameplay of the Treasure Bowl, God of Wealth, Rat, and Cat cards that he had mentioned before, Qingque's eyes lit up.

The sudden interruption of the conversation made Qingque slowly turn her head and look at Qiong behind her in surprise, only to see Qiong backing away and peeking out from around the corner, secretly looking in a certain direction.

"what happened?"

Qingque moved closer to Qiong and followed his gaze.

He was a somewhat haggard-looking man from outside the world, dressed in ordinary blue fairy boat attire.

Qingyu looked over with puzzled eyes, and Qiong shrugged and explained, "That person seems to have overheard part of our conversation. The way he looked at us just now was a little strange."

"Huh? You didn't overhear our joke and are planning to report us to the Ten Kings' Division, did you?"

Qingque's face changed.

"No, I used a little trick to investigate. This man sold all his possessions just to come to the Immortal Ship to seek the elixir of immortality. I don't need to tell you the result."

"But this man did not give up. He kept trying to find a way to achieve immortality."

"He seems to have been lucky enough to wait for it. A mysterious person approached him, saying that he had a way to grant him immortality. Today is the day for the two parties to exchange the elixir of immortality."

After Qiong finished speaking, Qingque looked completely bewildered.

No, you call this an investigation?

When was the investigation conducted?

How was the investigation conducted?

"My special ability."

Qiong noticed Qingque's confusion.

Using Feather Dust to infiltrate and browse the memories of ordinary people is incredibly easy!

Qingque scratched his head.

Given her lazy nature, she doesn't want to take on anything outside her job duties. For this kind of thing... she can just report it to the Ten Kings Division and that's it.

The key point is, it might be too late to report it now!

Because of the Star Core, the Demon Yin Rebellion broke out everywhere, and many judges of the Ten Kings Division were sent out. It would take a considerable amount of time to mobilize the judges.

Unexpectedly, such things were hidden beneath the surface of the riots.

"Alas, longevity."

After a long while, Qingque could only sigh with emotion.

"Let's follow them and see."

Qiong wanted to see what this so-called elixir of immortality was.

"it is good."

Although Qingque didn't want to take on extra work, there was nothing she could do at the time.

The middle-aged man from outside the city was very vigilant, but he was just an ordinary person and had no way of discovering Qiong and Qingque who were following him.

After following the middle-aged man through a maze of twists and turns, Qiong and Qingque saw him enter a hotel with shimmering pink lights. The two exchanged a glance, their expressions turning strange.

"They actually met up in a place like this?"

The hotel sign features a pink heart.

—Love, until this body withers away.

It was a love hotel!

"Oh...should we still continue?"

Seeing the hotel exuding a pink and ambiguous atmosphere, Qingque seemed a little at a loss for words.

"Go ahead and do it."

Without saying a word, Qiong grabbed Qingque and chased after them inside.

The hotel receptionist was a young woman from Xianzhou. Upon seeing the gray-haired young man enter, she flashed a professional smile.

"Hello, what kind of room would you like, guest? Do you have any special requests...?"

"There's no other reason to come to a place like this except to book a room," the receptionist asked bluntly.

However, she was stunned when she saw the petite girl with a slightly flushed face following behind Qiong with some embarrassment.

After a moment of silence, the receptionist picked up the jade tablet, dialed the number for the Earth Balance Division, took two steps back, covered her mouth with her hand, and said in a low but serious voice:

"Is this Steward Heng Si? Someone here is luring underage girls into..."

"Who's a minor?!"

Qingque, who was initially a little shy, jumped up in shock upon hearing this, as it was her first time visiting such a hotel with a man.