Poseidon in Arknights

After thinking for a moment, Nian nudged Xi's hand with her head, wanting to see if her younger sister really showed special care for her creation.

"You really want me to drink that much?" Xi roughly understood what A Yao meant. A Yao had done similar pranks before. As for not speaking, it was obviously because the other party was guilty of being caught red-handed.

Nian still didn't dare to speak, and gently nudged Xi's arm with her head. She probably understood her younger sister's thoughts. It seems that these creatures are not usually well-behaved. This is really great!

Xi looked at the cup in her hand, thought for a while, glanced at A-Qian's expectant eyes, chuckled, and then tilted her head back to drink it down.

"Ugh!!!" The next moment, a molten, spicy flavor hidden beneath the ink instantly swept through Xi's mouth.

"Cough cough cough cough!!!" Xi's face instantly turned bright red as she glared at "Nian Moliang" in front of her. "Nian! You bastard! When did you come in?!"

Although Xi didn't know what method Nian used to disguise himself as an ordinary Mo Liang, he couldn't even tell the difference.

Even now, Xi hasn't noticed anything different about the Mo Liang in front of her, but the spicy taste just now has made Xi certain that this is definitely Nian!

"Oops." Nian dropped her pretense, stretching slightly. "Hehe, you fell for it~"

"You bastard!" Xi looked at the smirking face in front of her, pounced on him, knocked him down, and then they started fighting.

Nian knew she was in the wrong and barely fought back, letting Xi vent her anger. She just liked to joke with her sister and didn't really want to ruin their relationship. Besides, Xi didn't even take out her greatsword.

To be honest, sometimes her jokes can be a little bit mean to Xi.

"Would you like a glass of water?" Just as Xi was venting her frustration, a gentle female voice suddenly rang out from the side, and a glass of water was handed to her.

"Huh?!" Xi immediately turned her head; she had no idea that another person had arrived.

What came into view was Xi Yue holding a water glass, her face full of tenderness, and the surrounding scene that seemed to be constantly dissolving. This painting could not ultimately bear the weight of the ocean.

"You, you, you..." In Xi's eyes, not only did Xi Yue's figure appear, but also an endless ocean. "No, you, you don't come any closer!"

Chapter 166: The Timid Xi Bao

"..." Xi Yue looked helplessly at Xi, who was retreating in fear, and then at Nian, who was brushing the dust off his clothes and standing up. "Do I look that scary?"

“You are beautiful, not scary.” Nian shook his head, then pointed to the distorted paintings around Xiyue, which were now just lines. “For my lovely sister, this is what’s scary.”

"There's nothing I can do about this either." Xi Yue shrugged helplessly, the distortion of the surrounding paintings becoming even more severe. "The fact that it didn't break completely is already the best I could manage after removing my disguise."

"Then you can keep pretending." Nian rolled her eyes. She knew that Xiyue was already suppressing the situation as much as she could.

Although the world created by her younger sister's paintings seems no different from the real world, it is still just a painting.

Anyone who can see through the flaws in the world created by this painting can enter and exit this painting, and some powerful mortals can directly break through this painting.

“I would like to too.” Xi Yue pointed around, “But there are no other creations around for me to disguise myself with, and those lovely Mo Liang have run far away.”

"How about lowering the resolution a bit more?" Nian suddenly asked, looking at Xi Yue as if she'd lost her mind. "It's like a game; if the computer can't handle it, you lower the resolution, right?"

"No, if the game can't handle it, upgrade your computer. Don't make yourself suffer. But..." After thinking for a moment, Yu Yue's entire body began to turn azure blue, and then it began to shrink.

"It seems to be somewhat useful." Xi Yue looked around and when it shrank to the size of a palm, the surrounding scene was no longer so distorted that only lines remained.

However, if it's any smaller, there might be some communication problems, so let's leave it at that, that's good enough. Let's not ruin what the other person is saying, even though that last bit seems to have already caused quite a bit of damage to the painting.

"Oh, it's cute even when it's small~" Nian looked at the tiny Xiyue floating in the air, seemingly reaching out to touch it. "But is this all there is to it?"

"Is that enough?" Yuuki looked around. "If it's any smaller, it'll affect communication, won't it?"

“The main problem is that I can’t see your expression clearly.” Xi looked at Nian Yue’s body, which was now completely blue. “After all, you’re entirely blue.”

"Otherwise what?" Xi Yue rolled her eyes. Although Nian could only tell from the slight differences in the shape of Xi Yue's face that she had just rolled her eyes, "Otherwise what did you think I was talking about?"

"Uh, how about you increase the resolution a bit?" Nian Ding stared at Xi Yue's face. "Completely azure blue, completely invisible. What are you doing?"

"So many demands." Xi Yue shook her head helplessly, then closed her eyes. Colors began to appear on her body, and she became no different from usual, except for her body shape.

"Is that alright?" Xi Yue opened her eyes and looked at Nian. "Can you see clearly now?"

“No problem.” Nian nodded, then looked at Xi, who was huddled against the wall trembling, and said, “Hey, my little sister, is it really necessary to be so scared?”

"Shut up, Nian!" Xi's trembling body gradually stopped shaking. He stood up and pretended to be elegant as he patted the dust off his clothes. He had just realized that the person in front of him seemed to be an acquaintance of his adopted sister, and even a friend.

Xi then took a deep breath and, trying to appear calm, walked back to the table.

'You're walking with the same steps~' Yuzuki smiled as she looked at Yu, who was walking towards her with the same steps. Even though she appeared calm on the surface, she couldn't help but feel nervous inside.

As Xi passed by Nian, who had a mischievous grin on her face, Lian Qiao quietly said in their own mental channel, "My lovely little sister, are you walking with the same foot forward as someone else?"

The pace of the New Year suddenly came to a halt, and he replied irritably in the mental channel: "Shut up, mind your own business."

"Bringing over such big shots so casually, aren't you afraid of what the Yan Kingdom will say?"

"Do you think we haven't encountered anything along the way?" Nian's slightly cheerful voice came from the mental channel. "I can't teleport with her with me, so we've been traveling together."

"And we haven't encountered any Yan Kingdom people checking us along the way."

"What did you say?!" Xi's voice was slightly surprised. Although Nian liked to play pranks on her, he shouldn't lie to her about something like this. If Nian had brought this person with him all the way here, then...

"Has something happened? Is Yan Kingdom too busy to care about us, or do they have other requests?"

"Not yet." Nian patted Xi on the shoulder. "But the most important thing right now is to greet Miss Xiyue. It's not good to just stand there like an idiot."

"No need for you to say more." Xi abruptly ended the mental communication with Nian, then looked at the petite Xi Yue in front of her, and bowed slightly to Xi Yue: "Hello, Miss Xi Yue, nice to meet you."

"Hello, nice to meet you, Miss Xi." Xi Yue nodded slightly. "Don't be so nervous, I mean no harm."

"Hoo..." Xi took another deep breath. The other person could see her nervousness, but her clumsy movements just now were enough to show how nervous she was.

But how could I not be nervous? The other party was not like those fragments; it was definitely a complete behemoth. And judging from what I had just seen, was it really just an ordinary behemoth?

"Let me introduce you again." Nian connected with Xi's spirit on her own, her lively voice carrying a hint of mischief.

"What you see before you is not just a giant beast, but a vast ocean, the embodiment of the sea, and the will of the sea, which is an important part of this planet."

“You could even see Miss Yuzuki as one of the wills of this planet, provided, of course, that this land can also have its own consciousness.”

"..." As Xi listened to Nian's voice in her mind, her mouth opened wider and wider, responding to the voice from the past with a timid and blood-stained tone, "You...you're joking, right? Do you know what you just said?"

“Of course I know,” Nian’s voice was now serious. “I wish I was joking, but the planet has just become so crazy.”

"Alright, alright." Xi Yue floated in front of Nian and gently tapped your head. "Don't scare people. Do you think I can't hear you when you're talking about me?"

"At such close range, do you really think I can't hear you?"

After knocking on Nian's head, Xiyue turned to look at Xi, and Xi subconsciously took a step back when she saw Xiyue looking at her.

Xi Yue shook her head helplessly, then tapped Nian on the head before sitting directly on Nian's head: "Don't listen to Nian's nonsense..."

Xi Yue suddenly stopped herself from speaking. She originally wanted to say not to listen to Nian's nonsense, but it seemed that Nian was not wrong.

I am indeed the sea, and indeed the will of the sea. Although it is because of the system, in the eyes of the people of this land, it is indeed as if this land has gone mad.

So Xiyue really couldn't think of a good way to refute what Nian said, because people don't really care about what they say, they are just stating facts. However, it seems that Xiyue was indeed frightened.

"It's okay anyway." Xi Yue floated up from Nian's head, slightly approaching Xi, but not getting any closer, giving Xi a little bit of a sense of security.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not going to eat you, right?" The smile on Xiyue's face had vanished, and she tried her best to soothe Xiyue, who was now like a frightened bird.

"I..." Xi tried to calm herself down, then glared at Nian, who was making faces at her from behind Xi Yue.

"Phew... I'm sorry, I was too nervous."

"It's okay, it's okay." Xiyue waved her hand. "Would you like some water? Your face is still very red."

"..." Xi looked at the water glass that floated to her side, pondered for a while, and then chose to accept it. She could feel that the gentleness in Xi Yue's tone was completely different from that of her own adopted older sister.

Moreover, the aura emanating from Yuuki was gentle and full of vitality. Although with the other party's actions, the scroll she was in was one step closer to collapse.

However, the other party did not do it intentionally; it was simply because that was how it was. It's just that, by its very nature, it lacked the capacity to create an ocean, or perhaps a single drop of water on a piece of paper, which could then be used to paint a scene.

But a piece of paper can never hold the water of an ocean; it would only wash the paper to pieces. This is already a situation where the other party is suppressing itself to an extreme degree.

Xi Ke glanced subconsciously at the water glass in his hand. The water inside was clear and transparent. Finally, he tilted his head back and drank it down. The burning sensation in his mouth disappeared instantly, replaced by a cool feeling and a hint of sweetness.

"Are you feeling better?" Yuuki asked with concern. "Would you like another drink?"

"No need." Xi shook her head, then waved her hand, and the surrounding scene returned to the mountains and forests. If the other person stayed any longer, even in this state, her painting might not be saved.

After realizing they had returned to the real world, Yuu-tsuki floated to the side, growing larger as the water flowed, before taking the water cup from the air and putting it back into her trench coat.

"It's more comfortable like this~" Yu Yue stretched. To be honest, suppressing herself didn't feel very good. Maybe she should have created a water clone from the beginning?

"Hmm..." Xi looked at Xi Yue in front of her. When Xi Yue did not suppress herself at all, the aura on her body became more gentle and profound.

Xi Yue looked at the dragon horns on Nian and Xi's heads: "There are two dragons on the field, so does that mean I am..."

Then, the feathers on its head began to disappear, replaced by dragon horns that shimmered with a faint blue light, and a slightly thicker tail emerged from its trench coat.

With a wave of her hand, three chairs appeared behind the three of them: "There are three dragons here, what an interesting scene~"

“Hey, this reminds me of a fun script. Can I use this line?” The lively Nian pulled over a chair and plopped down in it, looking at Xiyue. “This is the first time I’ve seen you grow dragon horns.”

“Hmm…” Xiye pulled up a chair and sat down. She noticed that the scenery here, which had remained unchanged for nearly ten years, became even greener and more vibrant when Xiyue revealed her dragon form.

The dead tree, which was about to die, seemed to have been given a new spring, and new buds sprouted at a speed visible to the naked eye in a very short time.

Xi withdrew her gaze and looked at Nian beside her. "Getting back to the point, what brings you here with Miss Xiyue?"

"I'll take you outside to play~" Nian moved his chair closer to his younger sister, but Xi kicked Nian's chair away in disgust.

"How heartless." Nian shook his head at Xi, who wasn't giving him a friendly look. "At least show some respect to your sister in front of Miss Xiyue!"

"Hmph." Xi looked at Nian and curled her lip, then looked at Xi Yue, "You must have had a hard time traveling with my sister for so long."

“It’s alright.” Xi Yue shook her head. “Miss Nian is just a little lively, she’s not difficult to manage.”

"Is this your reason for always grabbing my collar and pulling me back?" Nian asked Xiyue leisurely from the side. He naturally couldn't keep his temper in check, especially when Xiyue was conducting free clinics.

Yu Yue usually doesn't bother with Nian because he knows Nian won't like staying in the medical field all the time. So Yu Yue usually just sends a water clone to follow Nian after he leaves, and then grabs him by the neck and drags him back before he's about to cause trouble.

However, this situation is actually very, very rare, it only happened once, but it seems that Nian harbored a lot of resentment.

"That's no excuse for you to go and cause trouble at someone else's place, and almost send them to the proctology department." Xi Yue rolled her eyes at Nian.

The reason why the next year's meeting will allow the water to split up and bring the face over is that in that city, you brought a very spicy chili sauce to sell, while claiming that if it's not spicy, you don't have to pay.

Nian happened to find out about this and went to try it, but given Nian's abilities, that chili sauce wasn't actually that spicy.

What happened next is easy to imagine. The man selling chili sauce watched Nian devour his chili sauce with disbelief. Then, with Nian's encouragement, the others also picked up some chili sauce.

In the end, Yuuki stopped it in time. This was a tragedy that was about to happen. Just because Nian can eat spicy food doesn't mean others can. This chili pepper is indeed very spicy. If you are not strong enough, it is easy to cause anorectal problems.

"As expected of you." Xi looked at Nian, who had turned his face away. "So why should I go out? I'm fine staying here. It would be even better if you didn't know I was here."

“You can’t stay here forever,” Nian patted Xi on the shoulder. “If you stay here any longer, you might really run into trouble. Without knowing anything about it.”

"I..." Xi pursed her lips, stubbornly saying, "I...I was prepared a long time ago."