A white light flashed across the river, creating gentle ripples.
Then, a line of water rose from the ripple area, transforming into a water curtain that fell down.
"Lin Ying, help me check how fast the speed is showing on the damned navigation..."
As Master Fuli sped across the river, he asked Lin Ying in a playful tone about the current speed.
"749 kilometers per hour..." Lin Ying, tightly pressed against Master Fuli's back, glanced at her phone and shouted out the GPS-indicated speed.
Even though Master Fuli's head managed to block some wind resistance, the turbulence caused afterward still blew onto Lin Ying's face.
It wouldn't blow her away, but she needed to constantly lower her posture.
"A speed of 700 per hour, that's alright..." After receiving the speed data, Master Fuli immediately reduced his speed, maintaining a pace that enabled him to walk on water, heading back to the banks of the Changle River.
Although the speed had increased, it still hadn't reached the degree of racing an airplane, as Ansheng imagined.
"Isn't Master Fuli satisfied?" As the speed slowed down, Lin Ying, sitting on Master Fuli's back, lazily stretched and wagged her big tail:
"This speed can rival a maglev train. Who would've dared to imagine carbon-based creatures achieving such speed back in the day..."
"Later, let's have the world record officials give Master Fuli the fastest immortal badge!"
Lin Ying smiled brightly, praising the speed Master Fuli had just demonstrated.
If she remembered correctly, Master Fuli's previous recorded top speed barely exceeded four hundred.
"It's not that I'm dissatisfied; I'm just wondering if this is the speed a fox can achieve?"
Master Fuli returned to the starting position and gently placed Lin Ying back on the ground, dispersing the spiritual particles in his body, reverting to his original form. He landed on Lin Ying's shoulder and said slowly:
"It's truly unimaginable... In the future, the Blue Star will be full of primordial life."
"If it really comes to that, jails might need to be constructed with spiritual particle metal, right?"
Ansheng seemed to realize why important buildings during the First and Second Epoch were all uniformly cast in metal.
"Spiritual particle metal architecture..."
Lin Ying, with a pondering expression, opened her mouth, showing a suspicious look: "Using spiritual particle metal as the main material, wouldn't the property prices of the former spiritual particle civilization be exceptionally high?"
"Another wave of good news for real estate and the metal smelting industry! Thanks for the insider info, Master Fuli."
"I was just joking; don't go investing based on my jokes! You might end up losing your shorts." Ansheng, his face full of black lines, patted Lin Ying on the head.
Lin Ying's fox ears twitched, and with a giggle, she returned with Master Fuli to the party scene.
"Woof—"
Ah Bai, seeing Master Fuli return, showed a joyful expression and barked, inviting him to join a dance session that was about to start.
The little master said everyone would be staying at the Fishing Hotel tonight, and we could dance all night.
"You guys have fun! I haven't rested since last night, so I'm going to take a nap now." Ansheng shook his head with a smile, declining Ah Bai's invitation.
"Woof..." Ah Bai whimpered, expressing regret that Brother Fuli couldn't join the disco with them.
...
The awards ceremony gradually came to an end, and the news about Ah Qing winning the grand prize was widely shared by video teams working around the clock, helping Ah Qing gain more popularity and traffic.
The unexpected incident involving Master Fuli also gradually subsided.
Aside from some Internet buzz and trending topics about Ah Qing, there were no other significant events, except for a new technological breakthrough at a medical research institute abroad, where a clinical trial on [genital replacement surgery] surfaced.
Along with the [longevity process] rumors fermenting, there was nothing particularly noteworthy.
However.
Over the past two days, some small tail-followers suddenly appeared behind Ansheng.
Lying on Ah Qing's shoulder, broadcasting live with her about the tea competition and recommendations, Ansheng jumped off and prepared to go to the restroom.
"... Are you some kind of fortune control? I'm just going to the bathroom, sis."
Ansheng looked at Yuyu, who was following him as if afraid he would get lost. He then glanced across the street to see Clara and her group sitting squarely on chairs with serious expressions, watching him.
Clara and her seven companions, in a certain sense, were sent by Master Fuli's enemies to serve him as maids.
But...
Ansheng really didn't know when he became enemies with her boss.
Clara and her boss were also muddleheaded.
They only knew there was a shipment from Barat to Europe, and people under his management had detained it and sent it back to Barat, leading to jail time.
The only grudge might be because Clara's boss was an affiliate of the Royal Mutual Benefit Group, helping sell goods.
"Hey! Do as you please then!"
Ansheng looked speechless, already contemplating sending Clara and her whole group to Old Chen when he returned to school in a couple of days, so they could work at the tea factory.
Coincidentally, Old Deng was planning to expand production soon, so they could be apprentices at his tea estate.
"Momo... did you see that? The little fox just rolled its eyes at me."
Yuyu nudged Momo, who was drinking milk tea, and said with a curious look: "Speaking of... do you feel Ah Qing's little fox is particularly spiritual? Very smart?"
"More than just smart; he's your junior." Momo looked at the little fox wagging its tail, her face full of helplessness, and said to Yuyu: "The professor even enrolled him..."
"Jun... junior?"
Yuyu was stunned, looked at Momo, and threw out a series of long question marks.
Yuyu loved little pets; she'd been observing the little fox for days, taking artistic photos and showering him with hugs and kisses, showing him off to friends in her WeChat group.
From her observations, the little fox was like a leading figure in the Tea Capital.
Even when meeting Doggy, the dog would actively greet the little fox.
Moreover, in the tea competition and Tea Capital, the little fox's expertise in tea always shone through, outshining local tea stall owners who, full of swagger, had been left silenced by the little fox's sharp counterpoints.
Yuyu knew that although Ah Qing's family sold tea, Ah Qing's personal expertise was quite average and didn't delve into deep studies of tea fermentation and microbiology.
It truly was Huhu making all the moves.
This was already quite absurd.
Now, hearing from Momo that the professor actually let Huhu enroll at the Xinxing Agricultural Science College, Yuyu was dumbfounded.
"Momo... do you think this makes sense?"
"I don't find it reasonable, but Ah Qing says it's perfectly normal," Momo rolled her eyes and said.