Why is Gu Yunzhou staring at his face?
Gu Yunzhou recalled Ji Zhaoming's actions just now, how he trusted her so much and threw himself into her arms without any guard.
Of course, Gu Yunzhou would never say this.
So Gu Yunzhou said, "The way the master jumped down looks just like a cat."
Ji Zhaoming glared at him.
I had only taken a few steps when I suddenly turned around and finally realized what was happening.
Why did Gu Yunzhou suddenly start teasing him?
The two sat side by side on a chair near the Ferris wheel. The umbrella blocked out the moon, leaving only the dark blue sky and a few stars visible.
"I don't have anything I want to play," Gu Yunzhou said. "Is Master tired?"
Ji Zhaoming rubbed his legs.
Actually, he didn't do anything today, but he's been pampered by the robot for so long that he's been fed and clothed without lifting a finger, and he's really getting tired of it.
Suddenly, someone pinched and gently massaged his calf. Ji Zhaoming's eyes widened, and he hurriedly tried to pull his leg back. Meeting Gu Yunzhou's clear eyes, he whispered, "Actually, it's not that tiring."
Gu Yunzhou gave a soft "hmm" without arguing. After rubbing Ji Zhaoming's ears a few more times, he watched as they grew redder and redder before letting go.
That feeling still lingers in my mind.
Ji Zhaoming lowered his head and swung his leg.
The chairs here are not high enough to fit most races, so Ji Zhaoming can easily put both feet on the ground.
In contrast, Gu Yunzhou, with his long arms and legs, seemed a bit...
That's ridiculous.
People passed by.
No one could have imagined that the two people sitting here, looking like a painting, were actually the leader and king of the machine race.
Ji Zhaoming's gaze shifted from the shop next to him to Gu Yunzhou's wrist.
Touching the red string on his wrist, Ji Zhaoming suddenly realized that he had never given Gu Yunzhou anything on his own.
He stood up, and Gu Yunzhou followed suit.
Ji Zhaoming pushed Gu Yunzhou back into his seat, a smile in his eyes, and gestured with his fingers to pause: "Don't move, I'll be there in a minute!"
"Where is Master going?"
"That shop up ahead!"
As an entertainment venue and a place where money is spent, amusement parks are divided into various areas and each has its own corresponding shops.
As the location of the Ferris wheel, a popular spot for lovers and couples, this area has many gift shops and jewelry stores.
Even Ji Zhaoming had to admire this marketing tactic.
Ji Zhaoming said, "I'll be back in a bit, okay?"
That was a jade shop.
Gu Yunzhou squinted and looked over.
After a long pause, he slowly nodded.
Ji Zhaoming entered the shop.
This was one of the rare times he spent alone, without anyone else.
To my shame, the money Ji Zhaoming intended to use to buy Gu Yunzhou a gift actually came from the machine race.
Knowing that he was leaving the planet inhabited by the machine race, the robots kept stuffing Ji Zhaoming with gold and silver treasures, fearing that Gu Yunzhou would mistreat their king.
Ji Zhaoming originally didn't want to accept it.
As a result, the machine races were all dejected when they saw that he didn't want to accept it.
Being able to pay for one's own king is the happiest thing in the world, but unfortunately, one's own king is too easily satisfied.
Okay, let's get back to the main topic.
Ji Zhaoming hesitated for a moment before walking in.
I should be able to afford it, right?
In the interstellar era, jade is a rare commodity, so even though this shop is located in an amusement park, it is deserted. The owner is sitting at a small table with a jumble of papers in front of him. Hearing the door open, he asks without turning his head, "What do you want to buy? The prices are all listed here."
Although the shop was small, the wide variety of goods dazzled Ji Zhaoming.
When he lowered his hand, he touched the jade on his wrist.
The jade is shaped like a bat, small in size, with a copper coin on the front of the bat.
The overall size is not large; upon close inspection, the bat shape is barely noticeable.
Ji Zhaoming walked up to the boss and took off the jade pendant—he had worn the pendant for many years, and the moment he took it off, Ji Zhaoming felt an emptiness in his heart, as if something was missing.
Ji Zhaoming asked, "Are there any similar ones?"
The shop owner casually raised his head, looked at the jade, and froze.
"Hmm?" Ji Zhaoming asked, "What's wrong?"
After carefully examining the jade pendant in his hand, the shop owner couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "This jade pendant is of truly excellent quality. If I didn't know that my prized possession was still safely hidden in its box, I would have thought..."
He stood up from his chair and said with a smile, "It's all thanks to you coming to our shop."
The shopkeeper pushed the box on the counter in front of Ji Zhaoming and raised an eyebrow: "Look, isn't it the same as the one you have? Even the words are exactly the same."
The last stroke on the left side of the character "福" (Fu) and the horizontal stroke on the right side are connected in exactly the same way.
Ji Zhaoming had worn this red string for so many years that he naturally knew every groove on the jade pendant.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Ji Zhaoming wouldn't have believed that there really were two identical leaves in the world.
Ji Zhaoming asked, "Where did you find this jade?"
The boss thought for a moment, then smiled but didn't answer.
This was the most adventurous thing he had ever done in his life: to go to the vicinity of the planet inhabited by the machine race and retrieve it.
He didn't know which race of the machine race this belonged to, but without exception, any item belonging to the machine race was rare in the world, especially this piece of jade.
So he took it home secretly when no one was looking.
There was a problem after bringing it back: the jade was just too good. It was almost impossible for people living on this planet to spend a lot of money to buy it. So the jade has been treasured ever since and has become the store's prized possession.
The shop owner glanced at Ji Zhaoming's clothes and decided to raise the price.
The shopkeeper asked, "Do you want it? No bargaining."
He held up five fingers and placed them in front of Ji Zhaoming.
Having been here for so long, Ji Zhaoming has become familiar with the prices of goods here...
There are some misconceptions.
After all, the machine race would give Ji Zhaoming only the best of everything.
The gifts the machine race gave to Ji Zhaoming were probably worth several hundred jade pieces.
Ji Zhaoming shook his head without changing his expression and held up four fingers: "Well, I'm not a sucker, this is the most I can pay."
As luck would have it, the price was exactly what the boss was looking for. He gritted his teeth, looked at Ji Zhaoming's calm and collected demeanor, and knew that Ji Zhaoming was also an expert. He nodded and said, "Okay, this price it is. After all, it's the first order today, so I'll consider it a loss."
Ji Zhaoming asked, "Do you have a red string?"
"Yes!" The shopkeeper took out another red string and said, "Did you buy this yourself? Do you want me to adjust it for you?"
"Need not."
After payment, the jade pendant, still attached to the red string, was placed in a box and surrounded by silk.
He had just come out of the shop and opened the door when he saw Gu Yunzhou standing guard at the entrance.
Ji Zhaoming asked, "Huh? Didn't I tell you to wait for me where I am?"
Gu Yunzhou said in a low voice, "I was worried, so I stood guard outside the door."
He lowered his head, looked at the box in Ji Zhaoming's hand, and asked softly, "What is this?"
"It's a gift for you!" Ji Zhaoming's face flushed slightly as he pushed the box in front of Gu Yunzhou and said softly, "But it's also a way of giving something away, since this money was given to me by one of your other robots."
Gu Yunzhou simply ignored the last sentence.
He slowly opened the box.
It was a jade pendant exactly like the one Wang had.
Or rather, it's a couple's set.
He looked at Ji Zhaoming quietly, his thin lips pressed tightly together.
Ji Zhaoming asked nervously, "What? Don't you like it?"
To his shame, despite the fact that the machine races knew his preferences and style very well, he knew very little about them.
Especially Gu Yunzhou.
He was like a piece of ice that never melts, hidden away all his emotions atop Kunlun Mountain.
What lies beneath—whether it's a glacier colder than ice, or a volcano that could erupt at any moment—remains unknown.
He simply looked at Ji Zhaoming with an expression that Ji Zhaoming couldn't understand.
Finally, Gu Yunzhou let out a soft sigh: "You."
Unconsciously, Ji Zhaoming seemed to hear the sound of the iceberg's surface slowly cracking.
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Chapter 26
This is our king
As night fell, the moonlight began to paint the sky.