Chapter 452: Escaping the Palm of the Sister's Hand

"Xiaoxiao, come quickly and take a photo of us."

"Okay."

"Change poses, take another one."

"Okay."

"Take one from behind."

"Okay."

"Do you have any other ideas?"

"I do."

"How should we take it?"

"You hit Qingqing, and I'll take it for you," the little girl said, holding up her Mobile Phone with a serious expression, sincerely telling her brother-in-law, "That would definitely be of great commemorative value."

"Then remember to burn incense for me next year."

"Okay."

Chen Shu actually made a fist and placed it by the side of Qingqing's face, while Ning Qing remained expressionless, glancing at him coldly with slanted eyes, then glancing at the little girl.

"Click, click, click..."

The little girl changed angles, snapping photos frantically.

Because he didn't actually hit her, such a photo might be ineffective against her sister, but once they had children in the future, she could take advantage of the children being young and naive to use this photo to smear her sister's image in the little nephew's heart.

She had calculated it all perfectly.

"Alright."

"Let me see..."

Chen Shu took the Mobile Phone and examined it carefully.

The more he looked, the more satisfied he was.

Qingqing's appearance was of the elegant and beautiful type, lacking a girl's gentleness and sweetness; wearing this bachelor's gown, her skin was snow-white and flawless, and without any makeup, she inexplicably had a flavor of a woman dressed as a man, both beautiful and handsome.

"Don't you think your sister looks very good in this outfit?"

"I'm going to wear one next year too!"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

Chen Shu selected the photos and sat on the swing.

He quickly posted a Feixin status update.

A selfie wearing the bachelor's gown; the photo Qingqing took of him; a photo of the two of them riding on a motorcycle; a photo from the Graduation Ceremony Jade Conferment Ceremony; a group photo with Teacher Shi Qian and Teacher Fu Jia; a group photo with classmates; the photo he just took with Qingqing...

He gathered nine photos to form a nine-grid layout.

Caption: Do not forget each other when we part, cherish the journey as we go. If you have a bosom friend within the four seas, the ends of the earth are like neighbors.

Not long after it was posted, the Mobile Phone vibrated non-stop as people kept replying.

Chen Banxia: Flowers for the finale.

Wei Lvshi: Congratulations.

Shi Qian: Come study for your master's under me quickly.

Fu Jia: Come under me.

Wang Weixin: So melancholy.

Guan Bingxiang: Senior brother, I'll treat you to a meal when I have time.

Song Rentou: Count me in for the meal.

Zhang Suannai: Flowers, flowers.

Yan Keling: I've graduated too.

Meng Chunqiu: Do you have any more poems like this? I want to use one next year.

Zhong Miao: When are you getting married?

Jiang Lai: We have our Graduation Ceremony tomorrow.

Chen Shu patiently replied to them one by one.

Qingqing leaned over, resting on his shoulder to watch.

Until Chen Shu finished replying to the first batch, he didn't rush to refresh, but instead put his Mobile Phone away, felt around on her lap, and fished out her Mobile Phone.

Fingerprint unlock, download the images.

Then he found the Jade Conferment photo from the Graduation Ceremony that her class assistant had sent her, and posted a status update for her as well.

The caption was just three simple words: Graduated.

After posting, he pulled down to refresh.

Although Qingqing had very few friends on Feixin—besides the few people she was in constant contact with, there were only a very small number of teachers and classmates she had added because it was necessary during her studies, and she never chatted with them—as soon as this status was posted, it immediately received several likes and comments.

"Hehe."

Chen Shu grinned, handed the Mobile Phone back to her, and only then took out his own Mobile Phone again to begin replying to the second batch of status updates.

Chen Jiaoshou: Congratulations.

Chen Shu replied to Chen Jiaoshou: To celebrate, treat me to a meal, Chen Jiaoshou, let's balance work and rest.

Chen Jiaoshou replied to Chen Shu: No time.

Chen Shu shook his head; this person was beyond saving.

Mid-May, Xia is already halfway over.

A cyan-colored artificial dog was running around in the courtyard; Taozi huddled by the wall, staring at it with wide eyes.

"Whoosh..."

The artificial dog opened its mouth and spat out a ball of flame.

"Woof?"

Taozi's eyes widened even further, filled with surprise.

The little girl explained to her brother-in-law from the side: "This is the new result I've researched, called a Qingqing Dog. It is very bold, but it gets scared when it sees me, and no matter what I tell it to do, it will do as I say."

"This..."

"If you don't believe me, watch—"

"Qingqing Dog!"

The Qingqing Dog immediately turned its head to stare at her, showing a look of fear, yet it didn't make a sound.

"Spin around!"

The Qingqing Dog fearfully spun around.

Still without making a sound.

"Spit some fire!"

"Whoosh..."

"See—"

The little girl was extremely happy and continued to say to her brother-in-law: "This dog is a technology verification product I made. It's the only one; it won't be mass-produced. In the future, I can replace the fire-spitting with other spells, or swap in higher-grade Spirit Crystals, and it will become an artificial Spirit Beast. It can also be changed into other animals, like a monkey, or even a human shape."

"Wouldn't that mean it could go to the Battlefield?"

"It can." The little girl nodded seriously, then paused. "As long as there is a higher-grade source of Spirit Power, more and more powerful spells can be solidified, and other weapons can be installed or carried. Perhaps in the future, there will even be Artificial Life not weaker than a High-level Practitioner."

"Impressive..."

"That will be a long time from now."

"What about now?"

"The technology is still lacking a little bit right now. But the technology isn't the main thing; the main thing is the limitation of materials. Even if we use the purest and most precious Natural Gold Crystal, it can at most only possess the destructive power of the Fourth or Fifth Stage. Or, if we make it very large, for example, a giant gorilla as big as a Heavy Shield Tank, perhaps it could also possess the destructive power of the Fifth or Sixth Stage, but that is the limit." The little girl said, "And right now, it is still very stupid and clumsy; it can't fight."

"That is still quite good."

"That's right."

"The military must be very interested, right?"

"That's right."

"Impressive, impressive..."

Chen Shu stared at this cyan, plastic-textured artificial dog, as if he were seeing a new era.

The little girl, however, had a serious expression—

Creating this thing was indeed impressive, but it wasn't just her own merit; it was also thanks to the homework her sister assigned. However, to her, this pile of homework her sister assigned was not help, but torture and persecution.

No one knew how much she had suffered for this, or how much time she had sacrificed for drinking water.

Ten minutes later.

Chen Shu sat in the living room and rarely turned on the television.

The television was broadcasting Yujing news.

"Recently, our country's Artificial Life Technology has achieved a major breakthrough... The Ling'an Academy research team has developed an artificial dog with intelligence comparable to a real dog. It can understand human commands and accept human training, and it can be equipped with high-quality Spirit Crystals to become an artificial Spirit Beast capable of spitting fire."

"Perhaps in the future, 'Artificial Cultivators' will also become possible..."

"It is said that the Spirit Particle Annihilation Machine, which can open space channels, has been completed in the Lanxiu No-Man's Land. This is the first Spirit Power annihilation machine in our country and the world..."

"At yesterday's state council, the cabinet passed the 'Bill on Optimizing Transportation Structure and Lifting Restrictions on Flying Vehicles.' Three ministries, including the National Ministry of Transportation, jointly issued the 'National Standards for Small Civil Manned Flying Vehicles' and the 'Traffic Safety Management Policy for Small Civil Manned Flying Vehicles'..."

"The era of civil flying cars has arrived..."

Chen Shu suddenly took out his Mobile Phone, opened the stock trading software, and found "Meng'an Power."

Meng'an Power was a car manufacturer that ranked in the top five domestically. However, in terms of flying car manufacturing, it was at the forefront in the country. The flying car provided to Chen Shu by the Spirit Sect was a product of Meng'an Power. It was just that the country had previously strictly controlled this, meaning flying cars were destined to be luxury goods, which limited their development. Now that the country had lifted these controls, the company, with its mature flying car manufacturing experience, was likely about to take off soon.

Sure enough, Yujing news was much slower; this stock had started rising since the end of last month.

Yesterday, Meng'an Power even issued an announcement, the gist of which was that they were already prepared, and single-seater, two-seater, and four-seater flying cars would all soon meet everyone at a press conference, which immediately triggered consecutive limit-up days for the stock.

"Emmm..."

Most likely, Chen Jiaoshou did not buy this one.

Chen Shu, however, felt that he could buy a two-seater or four-seater flying car for Chen Jiaoshou later, so that he could travel back and forth to Yujing.

Speaking of which, Chen Jiaoshou was still in Yujing now.

He had been in Yujing for over three months and was currently still engaged in the study and organization of the Autobiography of the Holy Ancestor. Even after finishing that, there were several Square Body artifacts waiting for him to organize and study. It was estimated that he would stay in Yujing for quite a while longer, and one wondered if Wei Lvshi missed him.

Meanwhile, in the upstairs corridor—

The little girl and her sister were face-to-face, separated by a distance of one meter, staring at each other solemnly.

A fake dog followed behind, wagging its tail.

Ning Qing reached out her hand, holding a Beast Pill.

"!"

The little girl immediately held her breath; for a moment, her eyes only saw that Beast Pill, the Beast Pill that was constantly moving closer to her as her sister reached out.

Was this the Beast Pill?

Irregular in shape, pitch-black, with a rough outer layer, shimmering with a faint light, just like a glowing lump of rock...

How truly beautiful.

"..."

The little girl reached out her hand tremblingly.

Her heart hammered uncontrollably.

Seeing her fingers getting closer and closer to it, she couldn't help but glance up at her sister; seeing her sister expressionless, looking down at her, she quickly reached out and grabbed the Beast Pill, feeling only a warm, smooth texture in her hand, with immense vitality and Spirit Power contained within.

"!"

The little girl's heart seemed to stop for a moment.

Immediately, she took back the Beast Pill, first nonchalantly drawing a circle in the air, placing the Beast Pill inside, and then closing it; to be safe, she stood in place and pondered carefully, feeling there were no omissions...

"Swish!"

The little girl pointed her finger at her sister and accused, "Your personality is vile! You heartless woman! You are shameless! Qingqing Dog! Help me scold her!"

"..."

Ning Qing pursed her lips and walked toward her.

"What are you doing!?"

There wasn't a hint of fear on the little girl's face as she stared straight at her, yet she retreated while saying, "I am the All-School Martial Arts Association champion! Do you think you can still beat me up as easily as before?"

"Stop right there!"

"Don't come any closer!"

"Qingqing Dog! Help me bite her!"

Upon hearing this, the Qingqing Dog immediately rushed forward and barked wildly at Ning Qing.

It, which usually never made a sound, suddenly opened its mouth, its voice unexpectedly harsh.

Ning Qing glanced down and, with a casual kick, sent it flying downstairs, then reached out one hand and grabbed the little girl's sleeve... fearing her clothes would be torn, the little girl had no choice but to comply and be pulled over, while secretly circulating her Spirit Power.

"Smack!"

One minute later.

The little girl sat slumped on the ground, leaning to one side, rubbing her bottom, yet she still stared back at her sister without the slightest submission, her small face full of determination and stubbornness.

Her sister stared at her coldly and suddenly spoke, "Do you think you can succeed on the first try?"

"!"

The little girl was suddenly filled with Surprise.

"Whoosh!"

She flipped up, enduring the pain in her bottom, and bowed respectfully to her sister: "I'm sorry, sister, I was just joking with you earlier..."