"..." Li Changzhou's lamp in his hand morphed into a whip.
"Snap!" he cracked it through the air, and the tip of the whip transformed into a serpent's mouth, tearing at the air.
"You're letting your anger get the better of you, ah, little Changzhou, you're almost twenty-one, you can't be this impulsive anymore." Li Qianxia placed her hand on her brother's shoulder.
"Keep it down!" Turquoise Pool glared at Li Changzhou, her beautifully curved chin gesturing towards the soda crackers.
The soda crackers were disturbed by the sound of the whip, meaning others could hear it too.
This wasn't even the worst part.
The worst was Yang Qinglan!
The Ruyi in her hand melted, turning into a sphere of white light, which then solidified into an ancient, exquisitely crafted palace lantern, emitting a cool moonlight glow.
If it were nighttime and Yang Qinglan was dressed in Hanfu, holding this palace lantern, she would look like Chang'e descending from the Heavenly Palace.
"Look," Yang Qinglan read out the attributes of the palace lantern to him.
[Name: Moonlight Palace Lantern (Damaged)]
[Type: Weapon]
[Quality: B]
[Special Effect: Releases Taiyin Moon Fire]
[Minimum Use Conditions: Charm 9 and above; "Origin" must be of the Fairy type; "Ability" 100 points or more]
[Introduction: 1, Extremely sharp, extremely durable (original weapon);
2, When used, automatically generates petal Sword Qi (original weapon - Sounds of wind and rain at night, who knows how many flowers have fallen);
3, Illumination - No matter the time or place, carrying the Moonlight Lantern lights the path with moonlight;
4, Taiyin Moon Fire - Releases Taiyin Moon Fire (Damaged, power remaining at one layer, can only be used at night)]
[Remarks: Carved from the branches of a laurel tree, it is said that the first Moonlight Lantern was personally crafted by the immortal Chang'e. Later, many female immortals expressed their liking for it, and Chang'e made a few more to give to friends, so...whose lantern is this? Gu She Fairy? Or the Queen Mother of the West?]
A mere B-quality weapon, yet the conditions for its use are very demanding, and it has quite the backstory.
"Looking at this introduction, it seems this lantern was attracted either by you, Qing Lan, or by Sister Yao," Li Qianxia speculated.
"I'm not the Queen Mother of the West." Turquoise Pool denied.
"By the way, Sister Yao, what is your origin?" Li Qianxia asked curiously.
Turquoise Pool took out her identity card and showed it to Li Qianxia for a moment.
Li Qianxia widened her beautiful eyes, looking incredulously at Turquoise Pool.
"Don't tell your brother." Turquoise Pool's delicate finger was placed on her tender red lips.
"I... I'll try my best," Li Qianxia said, still visibly shocked.
Generally, the more Li Qianxia behaved like this, the more ordinary the matter, which meant Turquoise Pool's origin was likely very ordinary — "ordinary" here being in line with her status.
For example, 'Queen Mother of the West,' 'Honored Concubine,' and the like.
"Miss Yang, please teach me how to get props?" Li Changzhou focused his attention on the palace lantern.
The palace lantern transformed back into the "Fairy's Ruyi," Yang Qinglan held the Ruyi and gently tapped Li Changzhou's forehead, the scent from her arms noticeable.
"I've given you some luck," she said with a smile.
"Oh? Let me try... here it comes!" Li Changzhou looked at the clump of dirt in his hand — titled 'soil,' indicating just how ordinary it was.
"Did you get something good? Let me see!" Li Qianxia leaned in close, her shampoo scent overpowering Yang Qinglan's fragrance.
Turquoise Pool was also ready to see what it was, but suddenly she looked ahead.
"We're here."
Everyone raised their heads, looking onward.
A massive, elongated pit stretched across nearly half the desert.
At the edges of the pit, endless sand flowed like it was trying to dump all the sand in the desert into it, grand and pulsating.
In front of them was an abyss-like waterfall.
"This is the Desert Waterfall?" Li Qianxia murmured.
She had imagined scenes of waterfalls.
She had also followed Li Changzhou around the world and seen many of the famous waterfalls, but a waterfall so majestic and expansive, as though the world was being consumed and disintegrated, was something she had never even considered.
Amidst the thundering sound of cascading sand, she asked as if talking to herself:
"Are we... going to find weapons in there?"