Chapter 551

On the deck, beneath a sky filled with stars.

“Master~ Aah~”

Fang Qi sat cross-legged at the edge of the raft.

He glanced at the slice of tuna sashimi held near his mouth.

The flesh was crystal clear, sliced to a perfectly even thickness.

Then he slowly raised his eyes to the silver-haired girl kneeling in front of him.

Liguang held the slice of sashimi in both hands, her amber eyes dewy as she gazed at him. Her little face was…

wearing an ingratiating smile!

Well, at least she was quick to admit her mistake!

After he’d roared at her earlier, he’d chased her around the raft and the wooden cabin three times!

In the end, he’d cornered her at the cabin door and given her little bottom three good smacks!

And so…

Fang Qi looked down at her imperiously.

Very good!

She was behaving herself now.

However…

Fang Qi lowered his gaze slightly toward the glistening slice of fish.

Fish?

Hmm…

His throat bobbed slightly.

He knew this meat seemed to be related to “authority.” Eating it would bring benefits, and might even make him stronger!

But…

The corner of his mouth twitched.

Whenever he thought about this meat being part of an “enemy,” he still felt a little queasy!

He really couldn’t sleep at night, no matter how he looked at it…

“Master, eat up!”

The silver-haired girl blinked eagerly and moved the fish even closer to his mouth!

Uh…!

Fang Qi’s mouth twitched.

…Forget it. He’d eat it!

Liguang had worked so hard to prepare it for him. He couldn’t possibly disappoint his wife’s thoughtfulness, could he?

Besides…

His eyes sharpened!

This counted as eating the flesh of the enemy to sate his hunger!

Eat!

He closed his eyes and bit down in one gulp!

Today, Fang Qi was going to eat the enemy’s sashimi!

No matter how unpleasant it felt, he had to…!

Huh?

…

“Burp!”

Fang Qi let out a satisfied belch!

He leaned back, bracing himself with both hands against the deck behind him, and rubbed his round, bulging stomach.

It was delicious!

The enemy’s flesh was really tasty!

The shark fin had been delicious too. He couldn’t eat the real thing in the outside world, but his wife had made it for him here instead.

Liguang had stewed the shark fin into soup, and the broth was as thick and white as milk. It was so fresh that he had nearly swallowed his tongue.

It tasted exactly like the real thing…

Though he’d never actually eaten real shark fin before. But whatever—it was delicious!

So delicious that his gaze had grown hazy…!

Whew…!

That hit the spot!

He lazily turned his head to the side.

The silver-haired girl was kneeling on the deck, cleaning up after the meal.

She stacked the wooden bowls and plates one by one, then picked up a rag and wiped away the water stains on the wooden deck.

Under the night sky, the faint starlight spilled over her body.

Her ivory-colored two-piece swimsuit, silver hair covering half of her pretty face, the starlight falling across her smooth shoulders and long, slender legs…

Fang Qi: “…”

His expression gradually grew serious.

After one’s basic needs were met, one naturally thought about…

“Ahem, ahem!”

He hurriedly coughed and shook his head hard!

With great difficulty, he tore his gaze away from Liguang!

Fang Qi, Fang Qi, what’s happened to you? You’ve truly fallen!

Don’t keep thinking about useless things all day long!

This was a special period. He needed self-restraint! He needed to think!

He was a man! He had to stand tall! He couldn’t keep living off his wife!

He raised a hand and vigorously rubbed his brow.

Then…

He really began to think.

He was trying to remember…

During the meal just now, it seemed as if…

Something had happened that felt a little strange.

What was it again…?

Oh, right!

His gaze sharpened!

It was Liguang!

His Crazy Girl had a problem!

That entire plate of tuna sashimi—she had stuffed slice after slice into his mouth, as if she wanted to feed the whole fish into his stomach…

But she hadn’t eaten a single slice herself!

The translucent belly meat, the rich, fatty cuts, the springy fish skin… she had brought every bit of it to his lips.

As for herself, she’d only eaten a few bites of the little fish and shrimp he’d caught earlier that day.

Sardines the length of a finger, shrimp no bigger than his pinky…

She’d grilled a few of them and nibbled at them in tiny bites, all while saying…

“These were caught by Master, so of course I have to leave them all for you!”

“Liguang is perfectly happy eating these~”

…That really was touching, wife.

You’d left all the good stuff for me.

But…

If there wasn’t some kind of trick to this, then he, Fang Qi, would take her surname!

No, he had to get to the bottom of this!

He immediately looked up.

“Liguang…!”

“Hey!”

But Liguang suddenly let out a little shout, cutting him off.

At some point, the silver-haired girl had already moved to the edge of the raft. In both hands, she was holding…

the tail of the tuna, now missing a portion!

The fish was nearly half as long as she was. Gripping it by the tail, she twisted her waist—

then swung her arm in a full circle and hurled it!

Fang Qi: “?”

His eyes widened as he watched the enormous tuna…

fly through the air!

It spun several times…

“Splash!”

Then it smacked into the distant surface of the sea!

Water sprayed in every direction!

A wave rolled over it, and the fish vanished into the sea shrouded in darkness.

…Huh?

Fang Qi stared wide-eyed at the patch of ocean, now marked by nothing more than a few ripples.

Then he slowly turned his head toward the silver-haired girl, who stood at the edge of the raft, exhaling with a relaxed expression.

“Phew… Done!”

Liguang clapped her hands and planted them on her hips, her little face wearing an expression of deep satisfaction.

Fang Qi: “???”

Wait…

She’d thrown away such a huge fish after cutting off only a few slices of sashimi?

That “enemy’s” meat had been so delicious!

He’d wanted to eat another meal!

“Liguang, you—you—you’re being way too wasteful!”

Fang Qi immediately sat upright and glared at her.

“I still wanted to keep eating!”

He still wanted to feast on the enemy’s flesh and blood!

“No, Master!”

Her tone was perfectly matter-of-fact as she flashed him a grin.

“You can only eat a fish once!”

As she spoke, she crouched down and washed her hands in the seawater beside the raft.

Under the starlight, droplets rolled from her fingertips.

“We don’t have any way to preserve things out here on the sea!”

“The fish will spoil if we leave it out for even a little while! So…”

She stood up and shook the water from her hands. Then she looked at Fang Qi, her expression suddenly turning more serious.

“We can only eat the highest-quality parts and hurry to throw away the rest!”

“Otherwise, it’ll pollute the environment!”

She cast a somewhat disgusted glance at the surface of the sea.

“Liguang doesn’t want our home to start smelling awful because of this thing!”

Fang Qi: “…”

Wife, the way you’re putting that…

He folded his arms and stared at the smiling, mischievous face before him.

It was obvious that Liguang was hinting at something!

He had already basically confirmed that the tuna just now was related to the “enemy.”

It might even involve “authority.”

Then what did she mean by…

“a way to preserve things”?

“spoil”?

“the highest-quality parts”?

“pollute the environment”?

Fang Qi narrowed his eyes as he studied her smiling face.

Every one of the words this Crazy Girl had used probably meant something other than its literal meaning!

She…!

“If Master still wants to eat…!”

But Liguang suddenly giggled, interrupting his thoughts.

Then she pattered over to the wooden cabin, picked up the fishing rod propped against the wall…

and ran back with it in her arms.

“Here you go, Master!”

She lifted her little face, cupped the fishing rod in both hands, and held it out in front of him.

“Then, Master, shall we keep fishing?”

“If Master can catch another big fish…”

Her crimson eyes curved into happy crescents and flashed brightly.

“Then Liguang will continue to make… a, big, feast, for Master~”

Fang Qi pressed his lips together as he looked at her, then…

Sigh…

He shook his head helplessly.

Forget it, forget it.

There was no point thinking about it so much!

Besides…

His wife wouldn’t hurt him anyway!

After all, he had a feeling that after eating this meal…

He raised his head and looked toward the night sky.

It was already deep into the night.

A moonless night.

The Milky Way stretched across the heavens, while countless stars carpeted the sky. Their light spilled onto the surface of the sea, swaying gently with the ripples.

The night sky over the sea really was beautiful.

He stared blankly for a moment.

Liguang had kept him trapped in this world for an entire day.

At least, that was how long it felt to him.

It was already deep into the night.

When Liguang had forcibly pulled him into this world, night had already fallen outside. Then he had spent a whole day in this world…

That meant he had gone about twenty-four hours without closing his eyes, didn’t it?

By all rights, he should have been so sleepy that he could barely keep his eyes open.

But at this moment…

His mind was astonishingly clear!

His spirits were high, and his senses were razor-sharp!

He had no desire whatsoever to rest or sleep!

Right now, he could even clearly distinguish every layer of scent carried by the sea breeze.

The salty tang in the distance, the fresh fragrance of the wood beneath them, and…

Fang Qi shifted his gaze slightly toward the silver-haired girl, who was still holding out the fishing rod and blinking at him.

And beside him, there was the faint, sweet scent of strawberries emanating from Liguang.

It was incredibly clear!

This “enemy’s flesh”…

Really was an excellent source of energy!

Much better than oysters!

Fang Qi gave a helpless smile.

Well, since he couldn’t sleep anyway…

“All right.”

He reached out and took the fishing rod from Liguang.

“Then let’s keep fishing.”

“Night fishing!”

He raised his hand and gave Liguang’s soft, pudgy cheek a firm pinch.

“Come keep me company, Liguang!”

The silver-haired girl’s cheek was still caught between his fingers, but her eyes curved into crescents.

“Okay~ Master~”

…

Beneath the night sky, the two of them sat side by side against the edge of the raft.

Fang Qi held the fishing rod, its line trailing into the calm surface of the sea.

Liguang hugged his arm, resting her little face lightly against his shoulder.

The sea breeze was gentle.

The raft rose and fell slowly.

For a long, long time, not even a ripple disturbed the surface.

The bobber floated quietly on the water, frozen amid the starlight reflected across the sea.

And yet…

Fang Qi did not feel sleepy in the slightest!

Not even a little!

He was completely wide awake!

Perhaps it was because he had eaten so much of that “fish meat,” leaving him overflowing with energy.

Or perhaps it was because…

He turned his head slightly.

Liguang was like a little cat, hugging his arm and pressing herself close to him.

Her soft little face continued to rub gently against his shoulder!

Beneath the starlight, her eyelashes trembled faintly.

Fang Qi: “…”

Yes.

His expression gradually turned serious once again!

At night.

Beneath the starry sky.

On a drifting raft.

With two people who had no intention of sleeping.

Under these circumstances, what might happen…?

“…Master.”

Liguang suddenly murmured softly.

She tilted her head up slightly, and her amber eyes seemed faintly hazy.

Fang Qi: “…”

His expression grew even more serious.

The silver-haired girl curved her brows and eyes, a faint smile lifting the corners of her lips.

“Master, today…”

Her slender finger tapped lightly against his arm, again and again.

“You ate two whole meals of ‘tonics,’ you know~”

“Master, how are you going to repay Liguang~?”

Fang Qi: “…”

All right, all right.

Fine! Fine! Fine!

It seemed something really ought to happen!

Crazy Girl, you brought this on yourself!!

“Ah! Master~ You’re not fishing anymore?”

“I’m done fishing!”

“Master, put the fishing rod away first. The fish might drag it off~”

“If it gets dragged away, so be it! I’ll make another one tomorrow!”

“Heehee, Master, you… Ah! No!! Not here!! Master, let’s go inside the house!!”

…

…

Fang Qi gazed forlornly at the stars filling the sky.

He was sprawled against the railing of the second-floor balcony of the wooden house, his cheeks resting in his hands.

The Milky Way stretched magnificently across the heavens before him.

But…

He let out a long sigh.

Alas.

In the end, all human beings would become nothing more than a handful of yellow earth.