Poseidon in Arknights

Of course, if Nian is prepared to use the coordinates he left outside, he can still leave directly.

Of course, Xi still hoped that Nian could leave as soon as possible, as she didn't want her paintings to be lost too much.

"Hmm?" Xi suddenly turned her head to look behind her, but apart from the Mo Liang who helped her move the paintings, there was nothing else in her life.

"Strange..." Xi looked away with some confusion. She felt as if someone had glanced at her from behind.

However, Xi did not let her guard down just because she had not found anyone. Perhaps it was Nian's little trick, so Xi quickly checked the scroll she had released.

However, she still gained nothing; apart from the young monk who had entered earlier, there was no one else in the scroll she released.

After confirming the result several times without success, Xi turned her attention back to Nian.

Behind Xi, a "Mo Liang" turned its gaze to Xi, then revealed a wise expression, looked around, and then lowered its head to pick up the painting it had just thrown down and put it back in its mouth.

——————Fragment of the painting——————

"Oh dear, it seems alright." Nian casually lowered his head, dodging a slash from the clone created by his sister.

To be honest, these clones are just annoying; they're far from enough to threaten Nian. They're just there to pass the time and play with his sister.

If you want to go out, it's still very simple. You can still sense the things you've created on the earth, and you can go out whenever you want.

Destroying it would be easy, but considering that Xi might really ignore her afterward, Nian decided against taking out the special firecrackers and blowing it up.

Just as Nian dodged another attack from a clone, she felt her body slip out of her control, as if someone was pulling her away from behind.

"Hmm?" The moment after Nian disappeared, Xi's slightly puzzled voice rang out again, "Did you finally give in and run away?"

——————World in the Painting: Poshan Town——————

"Huh?" When Cheng Nian came to her senses, she looked at Xi Yue, who was dressed as a doctor, with some confusion. "When did you change your clothes?"

“Oh, it wasn’t me who changed it.” Xi Yue shook her head. “It’s just that this person was originally wearing this outfit.”

"Hmm?" Nian's eyes were slightly puzzled. "What does this mean? Oh, no, more importantly, have you caught Xi's attention? If you have, this surprise won't be so fun."

Xi Yue shook her head: "No, I originally wanted to come in directly, but I found that as soon as I touched the painting, it was passed right through me."

“Normal, normal.” Nian nodded. This outcome was exactly what she had imagined. Her original plan was for her to go in, find Xi's location, and then directly shake Xi Yue over. As for Xi's painting…

How can a single painting bear the weight of an entire ocean?

"So what's this now?" Nian looked down at himself and realized he had changed into a traditional Chinese jacket at some point. After a careful examination, Nian raised an eyebrow. "It's my sister's painting."

“Ink is water too.” Xi Yue waved her hand. “I thought of a way to reduce my presence, and then I discovered that I could slip into Miss Xi’s own words.”

"And now, regarding you, I used my water clone to cover you after assimilation to create a disguise. I tested it briefly, and Miss Xi shouldn't be able to detect it."

"Oh, that's great!" Nian said excitedly, rubbing his hands together. "Since Xi has painted such a town, she'll definitely come to visit from time to time."

"If we find her and then suddenly appear, we're sure to give her a big surprise."

Chapter 165: Don't come any closer!

"Your sister is truly blessed to have a sister like you," Xi Yue said helplessly, looking at Nian.

"Then you're my accomplice too." Nian put her arm around Xiyue's neck. "We're in the same boat. By the way, speaking of which, aren't you a little short?"

“Hmm.” Xi Yue nodded. “He’s about ten centimeters shorter, which is the original height of this person. Actually, it’s not too bad.”

Nian nodded knowingly: "I was wondering why I could easily reach your neck without standing on tiptoe."

Suddenly, as if he had figured something out, Nian suddenly spoke up: "Wait, so you mean, Xiyue, your disguise is to directly replace the original person in this painting?"

“Yes.” Yuzuki nodded. “Ink is water, right? As long as we assimilate them, we can disguise ourselves. What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”

“Then could you replace it with Mo Liang?” Nian suddenly remembered something fun, “You know, those little animals that usually follow my sister around.”

"Sure, sure." Xi Yue looked at Nian with a strange expression. "So, what do you want to do?"

"Yuzuki, are you sure my cute little sister won't find out~" Nian's voice was full of joy. She had come up with a great idea, an even better one than before.

"No." Xi Yue looked at Nian's mischievous grin and sensed that he was probably planning something big: "What are you planning?"

“I have a great idea, a really, really good idea.” Nian rubbed his hands together. “It will definitely give my sister a big surprise.”

"Don't go too far," Xi Yue lightly tapped Nian's head. "Otherwise, if your sister dislikes you later, it won't be my problem."

"Don't say that~" Nian patted Yuuki's shoulder, "Yuuki, you agreed to come along yourself, we're accomplices."

Xi Yue smiled, then gently flicked Nian's forehead: "Come on, tell me your plan. I can't guarantee whether Miss Xi will be able to find out about the two of us if she investigates carefully."

Nian rubbed his hands together, a mischievous grin spreading across his face: "Hehe..."

——————Painting Studio——————

Xi looked at the paintings in front of her, carefully searching and repeatedly checking: "I couldn't find any trace of her. It seems that Nian really did leave."

Even after confirming Nian's departure in the painting, Xi's brows did not unfurrow, because the feeling of being constantly on edge still lingered.

"That guy definitely hasn't given up." Xi was absolutely certain of this, but what would he prepare to bring in? A large number of specially made firecrackers? As long as she was on high alert, those things wouldn't even get close.

Is that something else? If it's a year, what else would it be?

Behind Xi, the two Mo Liang suddenly stopped. Red patterns appeared on one of the Mo Liang's bodies, and it decisively dropped the scroll it was carrying in its mouth.

Meanwhile, a dark blue pattern appeared on the other "Ink Sprite," but instead of dropping the scroll from her mouth like the other "Ink Sprite," she gently placed the scroll back where it belonged.

'I really didn't find anything.' Nian thought to herself. She knew that as long as Xiyue could hear her, Nian could also use telepathy.

However, if Nian initiated the telepathic call, Xi, who is currently extremely vigilant, might discover it, so Xiyue's was used instead.

Another reason is that after a short period of experimentation, it was discovered that if they possessed a black demon, they could not speak and could only make cawing sounds.

Moreover, the Mo Liang also have their own language. When they were possessing someone, the other Mo Liang were wondering why they suddenly started speaking in dialect.

"If Miss Xi examines carefully, she should be able to find it." Xi Yue manipulated Mo Liang to pick up the scroll that Nian had just thrown away and set it aside. "So don't be too jumpy."

"I understand, I understand." Nian nodded, then with a mischievous grin, silently strolled over to Xi's side.

"Hmm?" Xi looked down at the "Mo Liang" that had been switched with her, raised her hand and touched "Mo Liang's" head. Her originally serious face immediately turned into a relaxed smile. "What's wrong? Did you accidentally get my painting wet again?"

"Wow, I've never seen my sister treat me so kindly." Nian looked up at Xi, whose face was now filled with tenderness. "Don't even mention getting the painting wet; if I move it even slightly, Xi gets incredibly angry."

"Are you sure there's more to it than meets the eye?" Yuuki's voice rang in her ears. "If you got the painting wet, it's understandable that Miss Yuuki would be angry, but to not let you touch it at all, there's definitely more to it than meets the eye."

"Ahem." The young man coughed twice, while the small eyes on the face of the "Mo Liang" he replaced widened. "Don't expose me so quickly. I... I didn't do anything, really."

Xi Yue manipulated the ink-like creature to peck at the sketchbook beside her, silently thinking to herself, 'It sounds so guilty.'

"What's wrong?" Xi rubbed Nian Moliang's head. "Why that expression?"

Nian shook her head decisively. She hadn't even started her own prank yet, and she couldn't let her sister find out.

"Don't you want to move things?" Xi looked at "Nian Mo Liang" and guessed the possible reasons. These Mo Liang also had their own emotions. When they were painted, their own emotions were born.

These black goblins, which Xi named A Yao, are very intelligent and can at least understand her words, which is why Xi keeps some in the studio to help with chores.

After all, Xi doesn't really want to clean or anything like that, and while the A-Yaos can be naughty at times, they are at least obedient most of the time. However, you should remember to change their jobs from time to time, otherwise they might cause trouble.

Sometimes you have to check on them regularly, otherwise they will feel lonely and may become withdrawn and stop working. If you ignore them, they may do something unpleasant to get attention.

So after patting Nian Moliang's head, Xi looked at him and said, "Now you can help me grind the ink."

'Hey!'

Before Nian could react, it felt like a block of ink had been stuffed into her mouth. Fortunately, perhaps because her appearance was that of Xiyue's clone, Nian didn't taste the ink in her mouth.

'Grinding ink... I feel like I could add something good to it...' The resourceful Nian immediately came up with a good idea, but then he realized another problem, 'Wait, how am I supposed to grind ink like this?'

Just as Nian was pondering how to grind the ink, he found himself being lifted up and placed on the table, with the inkstone then placed in front of him.

"Good luck." Xi looked at the "Nian Mo Liang" who was staring blankly in front of her with some amusement. To be honest, this job was originally a very difficult job for Mo Liang, because they could hardly lower their necks.

Moreover, this task didn't actually require Mo Liang to do; it was just ink, which Xi could easily produce.

However, to prevent the child from getting bored and causing trouble, Xi simply assigned him a very difficult task, which should attract a lot of attention.

'Pfft...' Xi Yue, who was wiping things in the back, couldn't help but laugh. She hadn't even managed to trick anyone, but she got tricked instead.

After thinking for a while, Nian kicked the inkstone to the side of the table with his short legs, then jumped down, holding the ink stick in his mouth, and rubbed it repeatedly on the inkstone.

To be honest, I don't know how to grind ink, but it shouldn't be a big problem.

"Hmm?" Xi looked at "Nian Moliang" with some surprise. "He wasn't this smart before. Is he used to this job? Good, good, very good."

Although it was a bit strange, considering that he had asked some ink spirits to grind ink before, perhaps they had gotten used to it. He then patted the head of "Nian Ink Spirit" and went back to painting.

'This habit isn't very good.' After finishing everything she could, Yuuki strolled around her seat, admiring Yu's paintings and observing Nian and Yu along the way.

"You're bending over too low," Yuuki said, looking at Yu with some concern. "If you keep drawing at such a low table, won't your back get hurt? Wait, do giants like Yu and Nian even get back pain? They probably do, right?"

Elemental beings like Yuuki, who have become fully elementalized, certainly don't have back pain. Yuuki doesn't even have a spine, but do they have one?

'I remember having their files, which prove that their physical structure, at least superficially, should be no different from that of ordinary Terrans. That means, theoretically, they should also experience back pain, right?'

Then, with a question in her mind, Xiyue poked Nian.

While Xi was distracted, Nian secretly took out a bottle of strong-smelling chili powder from his pocket and put it in the mouth of the Mo Liang he was possessing.

He was just about to sneakily spray the chili powder into Xi's water glass when she wasn't looking. Even if he had to bite it, Nian was sure the chili powder would land accurately in Xi's water glass.

Just as Nian was about to make her move, she felt Yuuki nudge her: 'Hmm? What's wrong, Miss Yuuki? I'm busy right now.'

"Ahem." Xi Yue's voice held a hint of curiosity. "I'd like to ask, do you people talk about back pain?"

"Back pain?" Nian's voice carried a hint of doubt, but she still honestly answered Xiyue's question, "Yes, we do. Our bodies are similar to those of the Terrans, except for a few special differences. Are there any other problems?"

"Ah, that's all, you can continue." After hanging up with Nian, Xi Yue looked at Xi and said, "There will definitely be some, so should we keep a close eye on it?"

"What a strange question." After hanging up the call, Nian pursed his lips.

Then, Nian glanced at Xi, who was focused on drawing, and sprayed the chili powder, which was wrapped in a material that could be completely dissolved in water and which she had forged on her way here, into the water glass.

"Hmm?" The sound of something falling into the water caught Xi's attention. "What was that sound just now?"

Seeing that the water in her glass had turned completely black, Xi immediately looked at "Nian Moliang" beside her: "What did you just do?"

"..." Nian remained silent. She wasn't sure if Xi could understand her creation's words. They hadn't seen each other for a very long time. If Xi could understand, she would immediately be exposed once she spoke.

As for why the water in the cup turned pitch black, it wasn't intentional on Nian's part; it was simply because of the Mo Liang she was currently possessing.

"Feeling guilty?" Xi looked at the creations in front of her. Because she basically didn't care about her creations, these creations were quite bold towards her, and sometimes they would even play pranks on her.

However, compared to her annoying older sister, the pranks of the Mo Liang and the others were quite simple, nothing more than smearing certain places with ink or tearing her paintings.

Compared to Nian's pranks on Xi, Mo Liang's pranks at most only made Xi's blood pressure rise a little, while the pranks of this Ah Yao in front of her were mostly just spraying ink into it.