chapter 3: Moon Night Frost
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Seeing Zhuang Moyan enjoying his food and Moon Night Wushuang sniffing around like a puppy, Fan Qingxue gently touched her forehead. She felt like she must have been possessed, or rather, captivated by the peerless beauty of Wushuang. How could she resist those innocent and slightly timid eyes in that doll-like figure? She decided to take Wushuang for herself, and this became her 18th wish to possess Wushuang.
Looking at the slightly round and charming face before him, with brows like distant blue mountains and eyes displaying two parts of heroism and eight parts of purity, Zhuang Moyan couldn't help but recall a poem often mumbled by the old trickster, Yuan Tiangang:
"The night comes, snow is imminent, the cold is perfect for slumber;
The cold ice reflects the twelfth month, the phoenix bamboo dyes the beauty's face."
"Mo Mo, stop looking like a fool. You're embarrassing me! Learn from Wang Cai, look at how he presents himself with such a magnificent and unparalleled appearance, like the number one in the world." Zhuang Moyan heard Wushuang's displeased voice in his mind. He then turned to look at Wang Cai, who had taken a seat in the exclusive crew dining hall, sitting like a statue in a style reminiscent of a rooster, showing off his handsome looks.
"Oh, this is a crew-exclusive dining hall named 'Forget Your Worries' by Lei Luo, the ship's captain. He hopes that we can be economically independent and carefree like Wang Cai here," Fan Qingxue explained.
"So, Wang Cai was trained to be like this? One foot standing independently and the other curved back for recycling. You really have outdone yourselves, Captain Lei Luo. I'm impressed," Fan Qingxue commented while rubbing her forehead.
Trying to change the topic, she politely asked, "Are you full? Can I treat you to a meal?"
"Shuang Shuang is the only thing my old man left for me. It should have been something he created or acquired from somewhere, I don't know. But Shuang Shuang is my family, the closest family I have. She is not, and will never be, just a puppet! So please refrain from mentioning anything about Moon Night Wushuang. Thank you for inviting me to dine," Zhuang Moyan replied firmly.
Fan Qingxue was taken aback by Zhuang Moyan's sudden change in demeanor. His eyes, now a mesmerizing purple, emitted a compelling aura, and she could sense that her thoughts were transparent in that gaze. However, after Moon Night Wushuang expressed her anger and concern, Zhuang Moyan seemed to return to his normal self. Fan Qingxue introduced herself, "No worries, take your time. My name is Fan Qingxue, Assistant to Captain Nina on the Nena ship."
"Thank you for the meal, but I'm already full. I'm Zhuang Moyan, and this is Moon Night Wushuang. Don't ask what 'moon' means; I've never seen it. They say it's the name of a satellite of our mother planet," Zhuang Moyan explained, adjusting Wushuang on his hair as if he couldn't feel the pain of his hair being pulled.
Zhuang Moyan would never forget how Moon Night Wushuang had been with him after his father left. They struggled together in the dark and desperate city of Siming, fighting for survival. When times were tough, Wushuang even chose to fall into a deep sleep instead of absorbing his bio-energy, as sleeping without waking up meant death for a nanobot. Not to mention how unique and unparalleled Moon Night Wushuang was – she had her own emotions, could communicate with him through thoughts, and shared sensations with him. What she taught him went far beyond what a regular nanobot system could provide.
Moon Night Wushuang had another special ability – she could shield others' perceptions, even those of animals and plants. This was crucial on a planet like Siming, where even plants could sense danger and attack or self-destruct. Zhuang Moyan's ability to find and collect spirit plants successfully, and escape from danger, relied heavily on Wushuang's shielding ability, making animals and spirit plants unable to sense or detect him. For over a decade, Moon Night Wushuang had defaulted to this shielding mode. But then, how could the old trickster Yuan Tiangang and Fan Qingxue see her? Did Wushuang's ability fail, or did she voluntarily lift the shield? And why could she be seen partially by Fan Qingxue? Unfortunately, the '****' (Zheng Yan Fa Cang) was thwarted by Wushuang, so all she saw was a faint spiritual root: '**' (tong ming), and also... hmm, this young lady, she unexpectedly has quite a figure...
"Mo Mo, you're bleeding from your nose..."
"When you eat too much, your nose bleeds." This became Fan Qingxue's most important life lesson to never overeat, no matter the circumstances.
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