Zhang Mingyu: "I have a question for you."
Cheng Anlang: "What?"
Zhang Mingyu: "If I and Cheng Dahua fell into the water, who would you save first?"
Cheng Anlang looked utterly bewildered: "???"
What kind of question is this? I feel like I've heard it somewhere before? It seems to be followed by something like "save the mother or the child," but what does "mother" refer to? Humans or mutated beasts? ???
It's possible that Cheng Dahua fell into the water. Cheng Anlang couldn't imagine Zhang Mingyu falling into the water, flailing his arms and screaming for help...
Zhang Mingyu: "Hmm?"
Cheng Anlang said with difficulty, "You...you..."
Cheng Dahua probably won't drown if she falls into the water; she might even have a blast. Zhang Mingyu, however, is a different story…
Zhang Mingyu nodded, glancing smugly at Cheng Dahua, who knew nothing.
Cheng Anlang thought for a moment, then, returning the courtesy, said softly, "Um... should we save the mother or the child?"
Zhang Mingyu seemed not to hear, or perhaps he did hear but couldn't believe it: "What did you say?"
Cheng Anlang recalled what he had casually seen online, and how he had asked the question again.
"If...if we're in danger, will you prioritize the mother or the children?"
"Huh?" Zhang Mingyu was now completely bewildered. How could you possibly be in that kind of danger?!
However, Cheng Anlang's expression was particularly serious, so he could only awkwardly say, "You won't encounter that kind of danger..."
It felt like a pink arrow had pierced his heart. Cheng Anlang felt a warmth in his heart. Why wouldn't I be in danger? You...you will protect me forever?
The atmosphere was a little awkward and ambiguous. Cheng Dahua pushed the ball away, glanced at the two people staring at each other behind her, and felt a pang of hurt: From now on, Dad will only have eyes for Mom.
Its two leaves embraced the lizard: I can only hug my little lizard brother tightly now.
Lizard:?
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After returning from Zhang Mingyu's house, Cheng Anlang had to prepare for the match against Tan Yu. If he won, he would get a bye in the third match and go straight to the final.
The match was with a Tanyu, a scene with water. Tanyu can only move in water and its attacks are also water-based. It is said that it can become invisible when it enters the water. Cheng Anlang finally encountered a normal water-type mutant beast.
"Ouch."
Cheng Dahua tugged at Cheng Anlang and pointed to the reindeer hat.
Cheng Anlang laughed and said, "You're going to wear that to the competition?"
Cheng Dahua nodded happily.
That deer
The hat perfectly covers its head, keeping it warm, comfortable, and super cool.
"Ouch."
You should wear it too.
Cheng Anlang refused. He really liked the hat, but he simply couldn't wear it out in public...
The arena was filled with deafening shouts, and someone was even holding up a support sign for Cheng Dahua! It had the exclusive avatar logo that Lvjinjiang had given him for his live stream.
Wearing a hat, Cheng Dahua waved to the crowd from Cheng Anlang's arms, as if she were a leader on an inspection tour.
"Ahhh, flowers, ahhh!"
"Langlang's mom loves you!"
"Where did you buy this hat? I want the same one!"
"I couldn't find it. Could it be a custom-made piece by a designer?"
"That's an overstatement. No matter how amazing it is, you can't buy a designer's bespoke item."
"Where did you exaggerate! Look at its flowerpot! It's clearly made of S-grade material!"
"It's not just about having money. My family ordered an S-class mecha for me, but we haven't even seen a glimpse of it yet. Cheng Dahua can even get S-class materials to make flower pots. Cheng Anlang must have connections!"
"Standing on an S-class flowerpot, wearing a custom-made hat by a mysterious designer, sigh... I'm not as good as a flower..."
"So none of you are curious about who's above Cheng Anlang...?"
The battle platform only had four corners and a small piece of land in the middle; the rest was all water, and the land was dry and barren, offering no cover whatsoever. Cheng Anlang placed Cheng Dahua on one of the corners and whispered to it, "The opponent can become invisible in the water, so be careful."
The person opposite came up with a basin and poured the water and fish into the small pond. With a splash, the fish swayed their tails, dived down, and disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Once the fish enters the water, it attacks directly from the water. Cheng Dahua can't even touch it, so how can she counterattack?"
"How about we remove the flowerpot and let the roots dangle in the water and stir them?"
"So you're not worried about it being attacked at all, but only about how it will counterattack?"
A protective shield was erected on the battle platform, trapping the mutated beast within it.
Cheng Dahua curiously stretched out her leaf and stirred the water, creating ripples. The water surface swayed, and the crystal-clear water was empty.