Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 642 Warmth
A warm light poured down from the dome. Inside the room, Xin Lailai felt the gentle touch on her cheek and stood there in a daze for a moment.

Birthday……

So... today is his birthday?

Xin Lailai looked at the scene in front of him, his eyes sweeping across the date displayed on the edge of his vision, and an indescribable feeling of ups and downs arose in his mind.

Because he had trained hard in the Demon Slayer world for two years right after entering the paradise, and every time he returned to the human world, he basically studied various books and knowledge on the island prepared by 04296. He actually had no idea about the time he had stayed in the paradise or his own age. He just regarded it as a number and a progress bar that he needed to pay attention to.

But it was not until then that he realized that even if he counted the two years he spent in the Demon Slayer world, his life... had only lasted a short 24 years in total.

Compared with the rise and fall of the various worlds he had witnessed, and compared with the years he had spent defeating those powerful enemies, it was just a number so short that it was almost negligible.

"It always feels like a long time has passed."

Xin Lailai looked at the scene in front of her, looked at the three little guys flying into her arms, her gaze stayed on Ling Yuzi in front of her, and a hint of emotion appeared in her eyes.

Although they only spent half a year in the paradise according to the normal timeline, when they look back, they already have a sense of dislocation as if they were in a different world.

"If I could really spend a century with you, Lailai, it would be a great thing, right?"

Ling Yuzi smiled, and Xin Lailai's face with extremely firm lines was reflected in his ruby-like pupils, and the depths of his eyes were full of tenderness.

"If that day really comes, we would have probably already reached the top or even the peak, right?"

Xin Lailai said with a smile, took the initiative to hold Ling Yuzi's hand, looked at the delicacies on the table, and a gentle look appeared in her dark pupils.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. It's rare that you and Xiaobai specially prepared so many things. I must not waste them here."

"Hmm~!"

Ling Yuzi nodded vigorously, then looked down at Xin Lailai's body, his cheeks slightly reddened, and he took the initiative to move forward, gently bit Xin Lailai's ear, and whispered:

"After you finish eating the cake, we have prepared many special gifts for Lai Lai."

"So, let's try our best to play bad guys tonight, Lai Lai!"

As soon as the words fell, a series of images directly flowed into Xin Lailai's mind through the ability of telepathy. Xin Lailai looked at Ling Yuzi in front of him, sensing the images in his mind that could be called "killing blows" to him, and his breathing suddenly became a little faster, and then...

"what!"

Xin Lailai put down the three little ones hanging on her body without hesitation, picked them up amid Ling Yuzi's exclamation, and walked towards the compartment specially opened for certain "special times".

"Xiaobai and Xiaopu, you guys go play with Xiaogu first. Mom and Dad have something urgent to do tonight!"

boom--! !

As soon as the words fell, the sound of a door closing was heard, leaving the three little ones alone. They looked at each other, and after exchanging glances for a while, they nodded in unison and walked to the other room in unison, led by the little white crab.

On the dining table, the candles inserted in the cake flickered gently, sometimes entangled together, and sometimes suddenly separated in a large swing. Only the decorative wind chimes hanging above the dining table were left, swaying continuously in the swirling hot air flow, making clear and pleasant tinkling sounds.

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The next day, early in the morning.

When Xin Lailai opened her eyes again, the first thing that caught her eye was Ling Yuzi's sleeping face, which still showed some traces of last night, and her ruby-like eyes that slowly opened with gently fluttering eyelashes.

"Good morning, Lailai."

Ling Yuzi, who was resting his head on the black-haired young man's arms, looked at the other's face and said with a smile.

"Well, you too."

Upon hearing this, Xin Lailai smiled gently, nodded slightly, and sat up with the girl in his arms. When the two saw the messy room in front of them, they both showed a hint of embarrassment on their faces.

"Well, after you tidy up, go out. I'll leave this place to Paradise to clean up."

"Ah."

Xin Lailai coughed lightly and spoke calmly, while Ling Yuzi took her arm, buried her face in her arms with a blush, and nodded slightly.

——Although there are reasons for it, they were indeed a little too crazy last night.

——Even she couldn't help but feel her face burning when she thought about what she had done last night.

"But, Lailai, are you really not going to the training ground today?"

After changing clothes, Ling Yuzi looked at Xin Lailai, who was almost dressed, and asked.

"No, let's just take a good rest today, just treat it as a long-awaited relaxation."

Xin Lailai shook her head, glanced at the mattress that still retained the warmth of the two of them, a soft look appeared in her eyes, and finally she took Ling Yuzi's hand and said with a smile:

"Let's go. It's a rare day off. It's a good time to experience a date in the park."

"Ok!"

……

So, ten minutes later.

"So, this is why you two came to show off your affection to a bachelor like me so early in the morning?"

"Well, since we have to visit the park anyway, we thought that instead of letting other paparazzi take pictures, why not let you, Brother Yamu, do it?"

"...Although what you said makes sense, Brother Black Sword, why do I always feel like I have become a victim of your sexual interests?"

In an office piled with various documents, Yamu looked at Xin Lailai, who had specially changed into a suit, and Ling Yuzi, who was using the "Xin Lai'er" doll, and his face twitched slightly.

He discovered that ever since the other party tasted the sweetness of entertainment and public opinion, their bottom line in this regard had become the same as Shan Xi, the one in the other party's cult.

He directed and acted out the "Forbidden Love Between Black Sword and Xin Lai'er" and made up a story about the "Love and Hate Between the Performer, Black Sword and Xin Lai'er". Now he even asked the editor-in-chief of Paradise Express to help film the "Real Record of Black Sword and Xin Lai'er's Love Date". "Although I admit that this thing is only good for me, to be honest, you are definitely the first person I have seen who can use the vest thing to make a family ethics drama in Paradise and enjoy it..."

Yamu looked at Xin Lailai in front of him, rubbed his eyebrows, and couldn't help but complain.

"Well, anyway, I'll leave the rest to Brother Yamu. Ling Yuzi and I will go ahead."

In the face of Yamu's complaints, Xin Lailai just coughed lightly without changing his expression, then took Ling Yuzi's arm and walked out the door.

"Pfft, I always feel like you are being too much, Lailai, actually asking someone else to do this kind of thing."

"Well, he is the editor-in-chief of Paradise Express. Since our situation is openly that Black Sword and Xin Lai'er are having a secret meeting, then we must inform everyone of this news."

On the hidden path, Xin Lailai answered in her mind without changing her expression, without showing any guilt at all.

In fact, he had originally considered whether he should hide his identity and go shopping with Ling Yuzi who was not wearing any disguise, but in the end Ling Yuzi took the initiative to propose to put on Xin Lai'er's vest to give the passers-by in the park a little "Shin Lai'er's declaration of sovereignty over the black sword" shock, which eventually led to the situation just now.

'So, Lai Lai, where should we go first?'

"Hmm... Let's go straight to the entertainment street. I remember you said last time that you wanted to try the braised brain in that stewed pork restaurant?"

Xin Lailai answered in her mind and gave Ling Yuzi beside her a gentle smile.

Although this trip involves the public opinion interests of 'Black Sword and Xin Lai'er, it does not prevent him from treating it as a normal date, or it can be said that this is the main purpose of their trip. If they deliberately choose places they don't like but have a large flow of people just to gain traffic, then it would be a waste of time.

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Half a day later, in the Sanctuary Paradise, on a remote path.

"Phew~ I feel like I had so much fun today!"

The orange afterglow was scattered from the sky that simulated a dusk scene. On the deserted path, a black-haired woman in a retro black dress was stretching lazily, holding the arm of the black-haired young man beside her affectionately, and they were strolling together.

"Indeed, I only discovered that there are many interesting places in the park after visiting it occasionally."

Xin Lailai nodded slightly and said with a smile, her expression looking relaxed and comfortable.

All in all, this was their first time to seriously experience the various entertainment facilities in the park, from the super-sensory game cabin that far exceeded the current experience, to the various unique park snacks, and all kinds of strange but extremely interesting rides. Although it costs hundreds or thousands of park points to try them once, the experience is absolutely perfect.

"Hmm? I seem to have walked over to Boss Chengnuo and his group by accident. How about going over to see them?"

After walking around a corner, Xin Lailai looked at the street in front of him which suddenly became familiar, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes, and he suggested to Ling Yuzi beside him.

"Well, it just so happens that I also want to see Lily again, but I wonder if she is in the store?"

Ling Yuzi nodded and agreed to Xin Lailai's proposal.

While they were working hard to improve their proficiency in spiritual studies and alchemy, Cheng Nuo had already completed all matters related to the White Frontier Star and returned to Paradise.

According to what the other party said in the communication message, Lena fell into a temporary sleep because she needed to recover her injured life source, but the White Saint and the Little White Saint followed her to the paradise and stayed in her store as temporary employees.

Among them, the White Saint seemed to have received extreme attention from the Paradise because she was too special. Not only did she have to go to the academic sect for relevant tests and inspections every day, but she was also directly given an unactivated Paradise Seal by the Paradise.

As for the little white saint Lily, as the daughter of the world of the White Frontier Star, her identity is actually not suitable for entering the paradise to become an employee or contractor. The promise to bring her in is just to let her spend more time with the White Saint and to let her, who is considered to be Lena's half-daughter, experience a relaxed and happy life.

But they couldn't stand the other party's master... the old gem master who had been particularly kind to Xiao Pu and the others and even made a legendary gem for them. When he heard that Saint Xiaobai was the daughter of his granddaughter, he directly and forcefully accepted her as his own disciple, and gave Chengnuo a scolding, making Chengnuo dare not say anything back.

Of course, these are still secondary. The most important thing is, perhaps influenced by the fact that he suddenly discovered that his granddaughter was still alive and that he suddenly had a half-great-granddaughter, the old gem master who had been enjoying extremely generous treatment at the Void Tree resigned from his position in the Void without hesitation and switched to the notarization system of the Holy Land Paradise, becoming a senior employee. As a result, the little white saint Lily got a paradise mark of her own.

As for whether it is too cheap to give out the Paradise Mark so easily, not to mention that senior employees have the notarial function of "taking in apprentices", just using an ordinary employee's mark can gain a gem master who can make eternal-level gems. For Paradise, this is simply a good deal that cannot be found even with a lantern.

Ding——! Ding——! Ding——!
As the two approached, the crisp sound of metal hammering gradually rang out from the blacksmith shop at the end of the street. Xin Lailai didn't pay much attention to the sound, thinking that something was being forged with scrap copper and iron. But the next second, the sound coming from the blacksmith shop directly changed his mind:
"Wrong, wrong again!"

"Girl, I've told you so many times that your killing intent is too strong. You must restrain yourself. Otherwise, if you strike out with a knife, blood will be drawn before the blade is even sharpened. That's not forging iron, it's committing a sin. Do you understand what a sin is? It's the kind that can only produce evil things!"

A rough voice with a hint of helplessness sounded from the blacksmith shop. When I got closer, I saw a rag wrapped in a sweat towel holding the remains of a long sword that was obviously broken by humans. He threw the scrap iron in his hand into the iron box used to collect waste materials, and scolded the cold black-haired woman in front of him.

It turned out to be the one who carried out the death.

Xin Lailai looked at the figure in front of the broken copper and iron, his eyes moved, and then he showed a hint of curiosity, so he shouted directly to the broken copper and iron:
"The rag boss!"

"Who the hell... huh? It's you two. Sorry, I was so busy scolding this little girl that I didn't notice you two. What's going on? Is there anything you want fixed?"

The rag-metal man, who looked obviously a little irritable, turned around cursing. When he saw that it was Xin Lailai and Ling Yuzi, he paused slightly, adjusted his facial expression, and asked in a powerful voice.

"Well, we do have some equipment that needs your help in repairing, Boss Junk. By the way, Boss Junk, what are you doing...?"

As Xin Lailai spoke, he took out all the equipment and weapons in the storage space and placed them on the iron table that he was already very familiar with, while looking at the scrap metal and the executioner behind him.

"Well, it's the same as what you two saw. I'm busy here training this little girl."

As the broken copper and rotten iron said this, he looked at the person holding the dead beside him and said:

"Okay, stop for a moment. You have too much killing intent in your heart. It is more suitable for you to do some maintenance work now, not to start with real weapons. Their equipment this time will be left to you to maintain, and just leave the sword to me."

Upon hearing this, the Death Executioner nodded calmly without saying anything more, and didn't care at all about the vest that made his figure more conspicuous and attractive because of the sweat. He just put down the forging hammer, wiped his face and palms with a sweat towel, picked up the maintenance toolbox, came to the iron table where Xin Lailai's equipment was placed, found a bench and sat down, and started the maintenance work in front of the three people. He didn't say a word during the whole process, and was as calm as a forensic doctor who was dissecting a corpse.

"..."

It's a pity that she could choose a secondary profession like a blacksmith...

Xin Lailai looked at the cold figure that seemed to have a completely different style from the entire forging shop. His expression twitched slightly, and he silently took a photo on the branding channel to commemorate this scene.

Crunch~!
"Hmm? Brother, you guys are just here? That's great, I don't have to notify you again!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded. Xin Lailai turned around and just saw 04296 and Chengnuo walking out of the house together.

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(End of this chapter)