Chapter 997 - 23: Waterworld

At this moment, Kong Hou was trying on a little dress. It was sewn by Li Jiali herself.

"Wearing a princess dress, our little Kong Hou is the most beautiful little princess in the world." Li Jiali adjusted a little teddy bear at the front of Kong Hou’s dress. This was also made by Li Jiali, and after finishing it, she sewed it onto the dress, making it even cuter.

"Only in your heart am I the most beautiful little princess," Kong Hou said softly.

"Yes, little Kong Hou is the most beautiful little princess in my heart." Li Jiali cupped Kong Hou’s little face with a smile, "But, our little Kong Hou is so adorable, who wouldn’t like her?"

Kong Hou pouted, saying nothing. The human’s eyes, when looking at her, were overflowing with genuine affection and care.

She didn’t want weak humans to like her so much, hmph!

"Little Kong Hou, have some chocolate." Li Jiali took out a piece of chocolate and handed it to Kong Hou.

"Where did this come from?" Kong Hou asked in surprise. In the Swamp District, this kind of thing should be quite rare, right?

"I exchanged it for my handmade crafts." Li Jiali unwrapped the chocolate and stuffed it into Kong Hou’s mouth, "There aren’t many other candies in the Swamp District, so this will do for now. If in the future, if there’s a chance, I’ll buy you lots of colorful candies. But, you can’t eat too many candies, and after eating, you must brush your teeth carefully, or you’ll get cavities."

Li Jiali’s handiwork was excellent, as evidenced by the dress and the little teddy bear Kong Hou was wearing. Li Jiali often took up needlework after her shift at the clinic. This chocolate must have cost her quite a bit to exchange for it.

Kong Hou chewed on the chocolate, feeling complicated. Hearing Li Jiali’s promises made her feel even more uneasy. She was living so hard herself, so why did she pamper her so much?

"Why don’t you exchange things for yourself?" Kong Hou asked.

"Because I want to exchange them for you. There’s nothing I need to exchange for." Li Jiali smiled and went to make dinner, "Tonight we’re having diced meat fried rice."

"Okay." Kong Hou nodded, watching Li Jiali’s busy figure, secretly thinking to herself that once she regained her strength, she was going to make sure Li Jiali lived a good life. Yes, and give her lots of delicious food. Beautiful clothes, a spacious big house. And also teach her to play games and play together with her. And, and, it seems like Li Jiali was separated from her husband and daughter, she must help her find her daughter and husband.

Ah, to see if Li Jiali’s daughter is as cute as she is.

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Qu Ruiqing and Qu Liufeng were already on their way back to the Empire now. Accompanying them was Tianmiao. Tianmiao sat quietly in the back seat of the airship, listening to Qu Ruiqing and Qu Liufeng discussing their plans.

"You’re saying that climate control device isn’t networked, it’s all manual operation, and heavily guarded." Qu Ruiqing said with a frown.

"That’s right. Even if it were networked and I could hack into it, I could only disrupt the system, but the facility itself wouldn’t be damaged. At most, I could cause a minor fault that the guards would quickly detect and repair. So I’m powerless against that." Qu Liufeng explained, "That is what’s most crucial."

"As long as we destroy this device, the climate will return to normal, right? The sun will come out too. The Swamp District will gradually dry up and become true land," Qu Ruiqing asked.

"Theoretically, that’s correct." Qu Liufeng turned the round, chubby body of Bai Bao, trying to nod, but was helpless without a head.