Zhuoyouzhai.4: Strange Beast Void

Author: Yummo
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The next day, I bid farewell to Eva at "Beidou Martial Arts" and also bid farewell to the principal, entrusting her to take care of Eva and the disciples of the "Dragon Elder." Fortunately, "Zicheng Academy" and "Beidou Martial Arts" are both pillars of the Earth martial arts world, with frequent exchanges. Since the female principal agreed to my request, she would naturally arrange for everyone to be well taken care of, allowing me to leave Earth in peace. I boarded the spaceship and lay in my room, closing my eyes to rest. From the great upheaval in the Mei family, to Muruo, to the Spaceship Alliance, and even the various events on Earth, it turned out that the source of all these crimes was Honghai, my uncle's trusted aide. I sighed and a vision of my uncle's elegant and wise eyes appeared in my mind. I thought to myself, "Dear elders, your departure has brought so much disaster to the Four Great Planets. This was all foreseen by you long ago. The burden you have given me is heavy. I believe with my uncle's wisdom, he must have long seen through Honghai's ambitions. Yet, until his retirement announcement, he neither revealed nor addressed it. Perhaps this was a 'gift' deliberately left for me by my uncle."
Three days later, I boarded "Dream Planet." As soon as I stepped off the spaceship, I found myself in a world of snow-covered beauty, a stunning ice-adorned realm that instantly drove away my unhappiness and worries. It felt as if my body and mind were being cleansed by this white world. Without hesitation, I gave the spaceship attendant a sunshine-like smile, ignoring whether she was stunned by my cheerful expression, and walked straight down the ramp. My mood lifted instantly, and I strode out with light steps. In my thoughts, I wondered whether to visit my uncle first or find Lan Wei. My black gold ring contained an iron plaque gifted by my uncle, which allowed me to locate him at any "Weapon Refining Workshop." However, since my uncle has retired, who should I visit now? For now, that didn't matter. My uncle had originally sent me here to meet the "good-for-nothing" son he often mentioned. Since I was already here, I might as well see the new owner of the "Weapon Refining Workshop." Sister Yue had once described him as a womanizer, which was quite similar to General Tafa. He must have been promoted to a full general by now, ha-ha. I couldn't help but imagine whether he was now being controlled by his "tigon" wife, unable to escape the pleasures of his life.
As I walked, I suddenly heard a young, startled voice. Just as I turned my head, a cold object struck my face—it was a snowball. Snowflakes fell around me, and I saw two extremely cute little girls looking at me with a hint of fear. Their rosy cheeks and the snowballs still in their hands told me the "culprits" were definitely these two girls. The little rascals, with innocent expressions and wide eyes, looked at me as if afraid of being punished.
I looked at them and suddenly felt mischievous. In my younger days, I had often played snowball fights and built snowmen with my friends, though I was frequently used as a snowman model. But that didn’t dampen my cheerful mood now. I bent down, scooped up a handful of snow, and formed a soft snowball. With their surprised expressions, I smiled and winked at them, then tossed the snowball gently toward them.