Chapter 164
Chapter 164
“Ding! Looks Are Justice Team has cleared the instance [I Can Never Be a Bride Again]. Team reward: 60,000 Travel Coins.”
“Player Cheng Miao tied for the highest contribution score in [I Can Never Be a Bride Again]. Reward: 20,000 Travel Coins.”
“Player Cheng Miao completed the side quest [Yuko and Kojima’s Love-Hate Entanglement] in [I Can Never Be a Bride Again]. Reward: 20,000 Travel Coins.”
“Player Cheng Miao received a performance rating of A in [I Can Never Be a Bride Again], with a side-quest completion rate of 98%. Reward: 19,600 Travel Coins.”
“Player Qi Jiajia received a performance rating of A in [I Can Never Be a Bride Again], with a side-quest completion rate of 80%. Reward: 16,000 Travel Coins.”
“Player Lin Zhu received a performance rating of A in [I Can Never Be a Bride Again], with a side-quest completion rate of 90%. Reward: 18,000 Travel Coins.”
“Player Qin Musong received a performance rating of A in [I Can Never Be a Bride Again], with a side-quest completion rate of 80%. Reward: 16,000 Travel Coins.”
“Looks Are Justice Team earned a total of 169,600 Travel Coins in [I Can Never Be a Bride Again]. Remaining Travel Coins: 257,600.”
“Player Qi Jiajia’s Item [Shen Xin’s Long Hair] has increased in quality. In addition to attacking, it now possesses defensive properties.”
“Player Lin Zhu obtained an Item in [I Can Never Be a Bride Again]: [Lifelike Doll]. Please discover the Item’s function yourself. P.S. This is a special Item that can be used outside instances.”
“Settlement complete. Looks Are Justice Team return point: Peacock Grand Hotel.”
“Teleporting…”
During teleportation, Cheng Miao considered how neither her Kun-Bone Dagger nor her spirit buff had upgraded again. They had probably reached their maximum level.
The same was true of Qin Musong’s Eagle-Eye Gun.
What remained was for each player to attune themselves to their Items and buffs so they could draw out their maximum potential.
When they opened their eyes, the group was already back in the lobby of Peacock Grand Hotel. Huayu stretched her wings while watching Baby Bear move vases around to decorate the lobby. When the group suddenly appeared, Huayu nodded to them.
Cheng Miao instinctively reached for Qiudong, only to grasp empty air.
Only then did she look back. The tall, slender, handsome man had vanished.
“What are you looking for?” A voice as cool and clear as a spring beneath an iceberg spoke. Cheng Miao answered without thinking, “You… Why are you a cat again?!”
The black cat sat on her shoulder with his tail curled around her neck. Qiudong stared at her expressionlessly with icy blue feline eyes. “Wasn’t I a cat before?”
“Ah… No. I mean, weren’t you human in the instance?” Cheng Miao was confused. Qi Jiajia, however, had finally gotten rid of that nuisance Qiudong and immediately reclaimed her old position, clutching the hem of Cheng Miao’s shirt.
“That’s because clearing an instance in a cat’s form is inconvenient.” Qiudong swished his tail back and forth, tickling Cheng Miao’s cheek.
After sharing an instance, Cheng Miao felt that her relationship with Qiudong had become more natural. She reached up, lifted the cat down, and held him in the air to meet his eyes.
“Can you still turn into a human?”
Amusement flashed through Qiudong’s eyes, but his voice remained icy. “Is there something wrong with my cat form?”
Cheng Miao fell silent. She turned the cat sideways in her arms and casually rubbed his soft belly.
“Of course not. If you aren’t entering an instance, you can stay a cat.” Cheng Miao beamed with the infatuated expression of a cat fanatic.
Qiudong: … This stupid woman!
Qin Musong and Lin Zhu could hardly bear to watch. They followed behind her toward the reception desk.
Qiudong struggled out of Cheng Miao’s arms and sat on the counter. She had no idea why he was angry again. Everything had been fine inside the instance.
Perhaps because of what they had experienced in the instance, Cheng Miao no longer felt her usual overwhelming tolerance and affection toward Qiudong as a cat.
After all, he was not a real cat. There was no need to spoil him so much.
She turned to Huayu and greeted her.
Seeing them return, Huayu’s eyes filled with amusement. “How many days would you like to stay this time?”
Cheng Miao stretched. “Ten days. Do we still get twenty percent off?”
Huayu waved a wing like a wealthy but compulsively precise boss. “Let’s make it an even 60,000.”
Qin Musong swiped the card, and Cheng Miao’s group returned to their room to rest.
Huayu had moved them to a different room. The facilities were unchanged, but the view outside now featured a cascading waterfall.
Silvery spray crashed against the rocks with a thunderous roar.
Cheng Miao did not particularly want to sleep. She changed into a swimsuit and swam to the far edge of the infinity pool, admiring the spectacular sight from up close.
Cheng Miao had expended the most energy during this instance. The others were not in the mood to rest either, so they all joined her in the pool.
Cheng Miao swept a lock of wet hair back. Looking at the waterfall made her feel as though her whole spirit had opened up.
Lin Zhu filled the neighboring pool, then busily carried over the tea stove and fruit. After working for ages, he craned his neck and shouted, “Sister Miaomiao, the water’s ready! Come soak in the hot spring!”
Steam drifted before everyone. Leaning against a cool stone, Cheng Miao looked toward Qiudong, who was grooming his fur nearby.
“You really don’t want to soak?”
Qiudong glanced at his fur. “No. I’d have to dry it afterward.”
Cheng Miao pouted. “Isn’t there a one-button dryer?”
Qiudong looked at Cheng Miao, who had closed her eyes to rest, and remained silent. Good. At least she finally no longer sounded like a pervert whenever she spoke to him.
Now he only needed to spend some time making her understand that he was not a cat.
Before his thoughts could wander any farther, a glob of bath foam was squeezed onto his forehead. Cheng Miao laughed without a care beside him. “Hahaha! The kitty is so cute!”
Qiudong: … He should never have expected anything from this woman.
After playing around for a while, everyone grew drowsy.
Lin Zhu lay at the edge of the pool, playing with his phone. “Sister Miaomiao, Bai Jiang and the others are out of their instance!”
Cheng Miao immediately perked up, grabbed her phone, and opened the large group chat, [Players Are Family].
Bai Jiang: Finally made it out orz.
Cheng Miao: Is everyone all right?
Tong Qian: We’re fine. We’ll recover after resting for a while. Miaomiao, you’ve reached the Grand Hotel room tier? What’s it like? Is it pretty?
Cheng Miao recorded a video and sent it.
Bai Jiang & Tong Qian: Wow!
Li Cheng’s group of four: … Your friends have left the chat.
Cheng Miao: Don’t be like that. I was just thinking of inviting everyone over for a meal so you can get to know each other. I’ve made a few new friends, and if you meet them in an instance, you can work together.
Jiang Qi: Boss Cheng is treating us again?
Cheng Miao: YES!
Jiang Qi: Boss Cheng is loaded! Do you still need more people? I think my current teammates are dragging me down.
Li Cheng: ??? I’m still here!
Jiang Qi: Hey, Boss, I was only kidding! Don’t hit me!
Hearing Jiang Qi scream in his voice message, Cheng Miao smiled knowingly.
When she had seen Li Cheng’s group before, all four had been in poor condition. It looked like they had recovered.
Cheng Miao: Tomorrow at six in the evening. Meet me at Golden Lion Open-Air Restaurant.
Bai Jiang & Tong Qian & Li Cheng’s group of four: okk
Cheng Miao left the group chat and opened her conversation with Jiang Chen.
Cheng Miao: I’m treating everyone at Golden Lion Open-Air Restaurant tomorrow. Want to come?
Before long, Jiang Chen sent a voice message. His deep voice carried a faint chuckle: Sure.