Xingtie: My silly online friend is actually a raccoon!

Soon, Xing's summoning invitation was sent to Lu Ze.

Yes, right in front of you.

A transparent, light blue dialog box appeared out of thin air, suspended in the dappled light and shadow under the willow tree.

The above is a simple line of text:

Your friend Xing has invited you to Two-Phase Paradise. Do you agree to go?

There are two more buttons below.

"Yes" and "No"

Lu Ze didn't press it immediately.

He walked up to Xilin first; there were some things he needed to explain.

Lu Ze was unsure whether time would stand still in this world after he was summoned there by the One-Way Pass.

If time hadn't stopped, and Xilin had discovered that he, a living person, had suddenly vanished into thin air by the lake, it's hard to say whether she would have gone berserk.

Even if Xilin knew he had the passive ability to travel to other worlds, she wouldn't immediately fly into a rage, and it would be difficult to explain to An Linyue.

They were kindly invited to come for a vacation, but he vanished without a word for 24 hours. It just doesn't make sense.

I still need to explain the situation to Xilin first.

Xilin sat cross-legged on the moisture-proof mat, looking at Lu Ze who suddenly walked up to her, with a puzzled expression.

The man first stared at his phone with a serious expression, then stood up excitedly, and now he walked over looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Why is this guy all talk and no action today?

She looked up and asked in an annoyed tone.

"what?"

"Xilin, I need to go to your sister Xing's place later, it might take 24 hours. Please cover for An Linyue."

Xilin knows Xing.

Sometimes she would secretly take Lu Ze's phone to chat with Xing, but neither of them would tell him what they talked about.

She always acted mysteriously, deleting all chat history afterward so he couldn't find it anywhere.

Upon hearing Lu Ze say that he was going to Xing's place, Xilin immediately stood up from the sleeping mat, reached out and grabbed Lu Ze's hand, her eyes lighting up.

"I want to go too!"

"This time it won't work. This invitation came from your sister Xing, so only one person can go."

As can be seen from the card's description, this type of summon cannot include other players.

"Ugh—"

Xilin's lips twitched down, and she tightened her grip on his hand, her face clearly showing her displeasure.

"Be good, listen to me. I'll leave my phone with you, we can keep in touch anytime." Lu Ze gently placed the phone into Xilin's palm.

Anyway, he was already by Xing's side, so he didn't need his phone. If the time flow was the same on both sides, leaving it with Xilin would allow them to stay in touch at any time, which would be more suitable.

Upon hearing that Lu Ze had actually returned her spoils to her, Xilin's mood visibly brightened.

She took the phone, plopped back down on the sleeping mat, skillfully swiped the screen to enter Lu Ze and Xing's chat interface, and began to browse their chat history.

"Okay, I'll explain to that woman for you."

Celine responded in a muffled voice without looking up, her fingers already swiping across the screen.

Hearing that she had finally agreed, Lu Ze breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to face the dialog box floating in front of him again.

He took a deep breath, the fresh scent of aquatic plants carried by the lake breeze filling his lungs, and his finger steadily pressed the "Yes" button.

In a flash, only an empty folding stool remained under the willow tree, along with a little girl sitting cross-legged on a moisture-proof mat playing on her phone.

Xilin looked up at the spot where Lu Ze had just been standing, where only a few rays of sunlight shone through the willow branches onto the grass.

She used the power of the Herrscher of the Void to probe that location, only to find that there was absolutely no spatial fluctuation there.