Chapter 547

Fang Qi was sitting on the wooden deck, his chin propped in his hand as he stared out at the sea…

Fishing.

That’s right. He really was fishing.

He had been dragged into this game world by Liguang again!

Just a moment ago, he had still been sitting at the dining table in his own home, one hand supporting his forehead, eyes closed and brows furrowed as he said…

“Wait, wait, wait, Liguang, you…! I still don’t understand. What exactly is going on right now…?”

Then he opened his eyes—

And this boundless ocean was already right in front of him.

He had appeared once again on this little raft he and Liguang had built together!

So, at this moment…

The sea breeze blew salty air into his face.

The sunlight had warmed the wooden deck.

Waves rolled beneath the sun, while several seagulls glided past above the mast.

Everything looked so peaceful, so leisurely.

…Leisurely my ass!

The corner of Fang Qi’s mouth twitched!

That Crazy Girl had actually linked with him while his eyes were closed!

She had launched a sneak attack!

He had closed and opened his eyes, and suddenly found himself sitting cross-legged on this shabby wooden raft!

There was even a fishing rod stuffed into his hands!

And then…

He slowly turned his head and looked behind him.

“Heave-ho!”

The silver-haired girl was standing at the edge of the raft, struggling to throw the hook in her hand toward a piece of wood floating on the sea!

“Clack!”

The iron hook caught the edge of the board with pinpoint accuracy.

She grabbed the rope with both hands and lowered her hips slightly…

“Heave-ho, heave-ho!” she grunted as she pulled the board toward them.

Then she bent down and scooped it up…

“Congratulations, Master! You obtained one wooden board!”

She cheerfully announced the result to herself before planting her hands on her hips.

“Phew!”

She wiped the glistening sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand and let out a long breath.

The skirt of her cream-colored swimsuit swayed gently in the sea breeze.

A relaxed, satisfied smile hung on her pretty face, as though this were some peaceful vacation beneath a golden sun.

But Fang Qi was stunned.

Because he noticed that this time, there was actually a ragged tear in the hem of her skirt…

A tear that looked awfully familiar.

He remembered what had happened during their “elopement at sea.”

Back then, he had scraped his hand while tying the raft together, and she had torn off part of her swimsuit skirt to bandage it.

This Crazy Girl had even recreated that tiny detail…?

“Hm?”

The silver-haired girl suddenly noticed Fang Qi’s gaze.

She turned her head, tilted it slightly, and curled up the corner of her mouth.

“Master, did you catch a fish?”

Fang Qi: “…”

Catch a fish, my ass!

How could he possibly have the leisure to fish under the current circumstances?

“Smack!”

Unable to hold himself back, he slapped the deck and glared at that smiling, pretty face before him!

“Liguang, what the hell are you doing?!”

He gritted his teeth and berated his own wife!

“It’s so dangerous outside right now. Why… why did you drag me into the game?!”

He stared intently at Liguang’s smiling face.

“You’re not planning to do what you did last time again, are you…?!”

His breathing grew slightly heavier.

That was right.

He had thought of those eighty-two years!

The situation now was so similar!

Back at Dawn’s shelter, she had dragged him into a mental-link illusion. His perception of time had been stretched infinitely…

Because the two of them were linked, the people outside hadn’t dared to forcefully interrupt them. They could only carefully attempt to separate their connection while monitoring their condition!

In the end, when the two of them were successfully separated, only forty-eight hours had passed in the outside world. But within the illusion…

He and she had spent an entire lifetime together—eighty-two years!

From childhood sweethearts to white-haired old companions, from first love to marriage and children…

From hearing their child’s first cry to enjoying the company of their grandchildren.

Fang Qi fell into a daze.

That long lifetime had been woven for him by Liguang using all the processing power of her core.

Without realizing the truth, he had genuinely regarded her as the wife who would accompany him for the rest of his life.

Fang Qi’s eyes trembled faintly as he looked at the silver-haired girl, who was smiling brightly at him yet still saying nothing.

Suddenly, his heart grew warm.

Liguang, you’ve recovered your memories, haven’t you?

Those eighty-two years of memories—that complete version of you…

Have you returned?

You just called me “Aqi,” too.

So…

Is that why you’re using the same method again?

The same method…

Tsk!

Fang Qi pulled himself together again and glared at the grinning Crazy Girl before him!

The reason he thought this was because…

The current situation was simply too similar to what had happened back then!

Another moment of crisis!

Another time when their minds had linked together and entered an “illusion”!

The people outside had probably already broken through the door, hadn’t they?

Those government officials, and the masterminds controlling the drones…

Were they surrounding him and Liguang right now?

Watching the sight of him and Liguang embracing, their minds linked together?

Tsk!!

“Liguang!”

He glared at her and spoke in a deep voice.

“Master really wants to spend another lifetime with you! But…”

“That has to be under safe circumstances!”

Liguang was still smiling.

Fang Qi: “…”

He tightened his grip on the fishing rod!

Stop grinning like an idiot!

“Things are so dangerous outside right now. How can we do this?!”

He tried reasoning with her.

“This is just burying our heads in the sand! This is—”

“Master, I think you’ve got a fish on the line.”

Liguang suddenly interrupted him, blinking as she pointed at the fishing rod in his hands.

Fang Qi: “?”

There really was a tug coming from the rod.

The fishing line had gone taut, and the tip of the rod trembled slightly.

Something beneath the surface was pulling hard on the hook, struggling again and again. It was putting up quite a fight.

But…

Fang Qi was about to explode with rage!

Who had the time to fish right now?!

“Don’t change the subject!”

Fang Qi ground his teeth.

“Do you know that people outside may already be surrounding us?”

“They could be standing around the two of us, watching! They might even…!!”

His eyelids twitched violently!

Just thinking about what those people outside might do…

They might touch Liguang!

The thought alone made him feel terrible!

Come to think of it, during those eighty-two years, hadn’t the people outside also conducted all kinds of experiments and examinations on Liguang…?

Tsk!!!

Fang Qi felt as though his eyes ought to be capable of killing people.

And besides…

Things were different now from how they had been back then!

During those eighty-two years, he had no memory of the outside world. He had truly believed that illusion was his entire life.

So although he had been shaken and left with a sense of loss after waking up, he hadn’t dwelled on it too much…

But now?

His Crazy Girl was already completely his!

They had held the wedding, consummated their marriage, and risked their lives for each other more times than he could count!

He hadn’t lost his memories. He knew perfectly well what was happening outside, and he knew perfectly well that…

Someone was about to touch his wife!

Who the hell could stand that?!

The more Fang Qi thought about it, the worse he felt!!

His brain practically trembled!

“Liguang!!”

“Smack!”

He slapped the deck and charged straight toward her!

With one grab, he pinched Liguang’s soft, plump cheek!

He stared at her through gritted teeth!

“Let me out!!!”

He began vigorously kneading and rubbing her cheek without holding back at all!

The silver-haired girl’s cheek was squashed and stretched, squeezed flat and pulled round!

Her little mouth puckered up, then was stretched to the side!

“Mmmph, mmmph…! M-Master…!”

She called out indistinctly.

Both of her mismatched eyes were pulled until they glistened with tears!

And yet she still wore the same innocent, blameless expression!

She even raised a hand and pointed behind Fang Qi, blinking innocently.

“Master’s fishing rod is about to fall in…!”

Fang Qi: “…”

He glanced over from the corner of his eye.

The fishing rod he had just dropped was being dragged outward by a fish beneath the water!

The rod scraped against the deck twice, then slipped over the edge of the raft with a “whoosh” and was pulled beneath the waves!

After bobbing with the swells a couple of times…

It disappeared completely.

“Oh, dear.”

The silver-haired girl blinked regretfully. Her little mouth was still being pulled out of shape by him, making her voice indistinct.

“That was a high-end fishing rod Liguang spent ages making, Master…!”

“Don’t you dare change the subject!!!”

Fang Qi squeezed Liguang’s cheeks again, kneading them back and forth. He put even more force into it, rubbing her delicate little face until it looked like dough!

“What exactly are you thinking? You…!”

Before he could finish, Liguang suddenly raised both hands and grabbed his wrists.

She stopped him from kneading her.

Her expression suddenly turned displeased.

Her cheeks puffed up slightly as her amber eye glared at him. The crimson in her red eye flickered faintly as well.

“Master, I already told you.”

Her voice suddenly became extraordinarily serious.

“Once Master catches one hundred fish, Liguang will tell Master the truth! Liguang always keeps her word!”

Then she released his wrists, crossed her arms, and tossed her silver hair.

“Hmph!”

She gave an emphatic snort.

“If Master refuses to fish…”

She looked down her nose at Fang Qi.

“No matter how angry Master gets—even if Master does something very, very excessive to Liguang…”

“Liguang still won’t tell Master anything!”

Fang Qi: “…”

He opened and closed his mouth, staring at the silver-haired girl in front of him, still huffing with her arms crossed.

What?

One hundred fish?

He was stunned for a moment.

Had she said that before?

Oh…

She had, hadn’t she?

Back when he had first been dragged into this game world.

At the time, he had been too shocked and confused to think straight. He only vaguely remembered Liguang saying something like…

“Once you catch one hundred fish, I’ll tell you, Master~”

He had thought she was just making a casual joke.

But…

One hundred fish?!

Fang Qi stared at the silver-haired girl before him, arms crossed as she turned her head away and huffed…

And he laughed in exasperation.

What kind of joke was this?!

That Crazy Girl was clearly just stalling for time again!

One hundred?

Ha!

There were plenty of fully equipped anglers who might not catch a hundred fish in their entire lives!

They spent all day getting skunked, and in the end had to slink off to the market, buy a fish, and pretend they had caught it themselves…

And that wasn’t even the worst of it.

Here, his chances of catching anything depended entirely on Liguang, didn’t they?

If she wanted him to catch something, the fish in the sea would line up to bite his hook!

But if she didn’t want him to catch anything…

Fang Qi glared viciously at her and began grinding his teeth!

He might not see so much as a fish scale for the rest of his life!

That Crazy Girl had clearly drawn him an impossible promise—one he could never actually fulfill.

She wanted him to fish here until the end of time!

Still…

Fang Qi looked at Liguang’s utterly unmoved expression and continued grinding his teeth hard…!

Yet there was nothing he could do.

That Crazy Girl simply wouldn’t listen right now.

Whenever she got stubborn, not even ten bulls could drag her back!

Hit her? Insult her?

Wouldn’t that just be rewarding her?

Fang Qi’s mind kept trembling as he found himself at a complete loss.

He took a deep breath.

…No.

He couldn’t use force. He had to outsmart her!

What should he do…?

His eyes shifted. Then one of his eyelids twitched!

He had it!

“…Sigh!”

He suddenly let out a heavy sigh.

His shoulders slumped, and his entire body seemed to deflate like a punctured ball.

Turning around, he slowly walked back to the edge of the raft and plopped himself down!

His legs dangled over the side as the sea breeze tousled his hair.

“…Fine, fine.”

“If this is what Liguang wants, then so be it. Besides…”

He gazed at the line where the sea met the sky, his voice as listless as a salted fish.

“Master doesn’t really care. Wherever we are, Master will be with Liguang.”

Two soft footsteps sounded behind him.

Liguang was probably watching him.

But Fang Qi didn’t turn around.

“It’s just that…!”

He narrowed his eyes slightly.

His tone suddenly became hesitant, as though he wanted to say something but couldn’t bring himself to.

“It’s just that the outside world is so dangerous, and Master’s identity is so special. Master is afraid…”

He paused, then slowly turned his head to look at the silver-haired girl behind him, who was tilting her head at him.

“What if they do something to me? Like…”

He blinked.

“Like stripping Master naked and giving him a full-body examination or something?”

The silver-haired girl’s bright smile instantly froze.

The crimson in her red eye suddenly flared!

…There was an opening!

Fang Qi was delighted inside, but his expression became even more melancholy.

He turned back and continued gazing at the blue ocean.

“Sigh, forget it. It doesn’t matter.”

His voice was hollow, his shoulders slumping as he resigned himself to his fate.

“Wouldn’t be the first time other people saw me. Wouldn’t be the first time other people touched me.”

His tone grew slightly more aggrieved.

“Even if I lose my chastity just like that!”

“But as long as I can stay with Liguang, I’ll… Ow!”

The back of his neck suddenly felt cold.

Two slender arms wrapped around his neck from behind.

A soft, warm body pressed against his back, while long silver hair spilled past his cheek.

“That won’t happen, Master.”

Her warm breath brushed against his earlobe.

Her voice was so gentle that Fang Qi shuddered faintly.

“Does Master really think Liguang would let something like that happen?”

Her lips lightly brushed the shell of his ear.

“Or perhaps…”

Fang Qi turned his head stiffly.

Her pretty face was right in front of him, so close that the tips of their noses gently rubbed together.

Moisture shimmered faintly in her amber left eye, quiet and tender.

In her crimson right eye, scarlet light revolved in circles.

The corners of her lips curled into a smile.

A kind smile.

A very kind smile.

“Master described it so vividly…”

She tilted her head slightly, and her silver hair slipped from her shoulder.

“Were you imagining yourself being treated that way?”

Fang Qi: “?”

Huh?

A faint sting spread through his earlobe.

Liguang had gently bitten it.

He could feel the warmth of her lips.

“No. Master isn’t allowed to even imagine it.”

Her voice was muffled, her lips still pressed against his earlobe.

“Not even if it’s only a thought in Master’s mind…”

She released his earlobe and leaned back half an inch.

Her mismatched eyes stared directly into his. The crimson in her red eye grew even brighter.

“Master must…”

“Belong only to Liguang.”

…?

Fang Qi opened his mouth, staring blankly at that gentle, kindly smiling face before him.

Crazy Girl, why does it feel like…

Your yandere tendencies have leveled up again…?

You…

“Heehee!”

But Liguang suddenly giggled!

She released his neck with both hands and lightly hopped around to stand in front of him.

The sea breeze lifted her silver hair and the skirt of her cream-colored swimsuit.

With her hands behind her back, she stood with her back to the noonday sun, tilted her head, and smiled at him.

“Master, Liguang knows you’re worried~”

Her eyes curved into crescents.

“Don’t worry. Liguang promises she won’t cheat!”

Her tone became considerably more serious.

“As long as Master works hard, you can catch one hundred fish within three days!”

Her expression suddenly became incredibly solemn as well, and her crimson eyes quietly fixed on him.

“Otherwise... Liguang will let her master hate her.”

Fang Qi: “...”

He stared at her blankly for quite a while. Somehow...

She really was serious.

For Liguang, being hated by her master was indeed an incredibly heavy oath...

She...

Sigh.

His shoulders slumped!

...Forget it.

He really couldn’t win against his own wife.

Fang Qi helplessly shook his head, then turned away and gazed mournfully across the endless sea.

His wife had gotten the better of him again.

So annoying!

He suddenly found himself missing that fleeting moment when he had recovered his memories and managed to suppress his wife!

Back then, he had pinched Liguang’s cheeks and looked down at her as his strong, lovesick wife transformed into a confused little idiot...

Just thinking about it felt great!

But that wouldn’t work anymore...

Although he could still pin his wife down on his lap and give her a good spanking—and she definitely wouldn’t resist—

That feeling was more like an outburst of frustrated embarrassment!

It wasn’t truly suppressing his wife.

Besides, that crazy girl would only be even happier!

...Forget it.

He might as well indulge her.

Fang Qi plopped down beside the raft, pursed his lips, and watched the waves rolling across the sea.

At least, his own wife didn’t seem to be in a hurry.

Since she still had the leisure to fuss over the matter of a hundred fish here, that meant...

The situation outside was still under her control?

In that case...

Could he just enjoy three days of fishing?

...Sure, why not.

Although there was a crisis, he didn’t need to worry too much. After all...

If the sky fell, his wife would hold it up!

Yeah.

He was quite experienced at living off his wife!

Fang Qi rolled his stiff shoulders a little and was just about to pick up the fishing rod again...

His hand closed on empty air.

He froze and lowered his head to stare at the empty deck.

...Oh.

The fish had dragged the fishing rod overboard just now...

...Wife!

“Ahem!”

Fang Qi cleared his throat and turned to look solemnly at the silver-haired girl.

“Liguang, could you...”

He blinked.

“Make your master another fishing rod?”

Liguang folded her arms and cast him a sidelong glance, tilting her little head to the side!

“...Hmph!”

“We don’t have enough materials! Come over and gather them with Liguang!”

They still had to gather materials...

Fang Qi rubbed his hands together and gave an awkward chuckle.

“Then could gathering the materials... count toward reducing the number of fish?”

Liguang narrowed her phoenix eyes and looked over again, a faint crimson flickering within her scarlet irises.

“No!”

“One hundred fish means one hundred fish!”

She planted her hands on her hips and glared at him.

“If you can’t catch enough, then you’ll stay here fishing forever!”

Fang Qi: “...”

And you said you didn’t want to keep me here forever!

What a calamity!