Their commission was suspicious.

"This... okay, okay, it's my fault." Raven wanted to argue but then gave up.

"This picture is truly excellent. It captures the essence of stargazing." Chen Luo nodded in acknowledgment of the picture's excellence.

"Where is the essence of my teachings?" Guan Xing roared.

This picture was drawn by a court painter a few days ago when Rita celebrated her 12th birthday with stargazing.

In the picture, the person stargazing makes a peace sign with both hands and places it on either side of their eyes, while their expression is extremely unwilling, as if they are being coerced.

Looking at this portrait now gives Guan Xing a feeling of looking at a dark history.

I wish I could put this picture in the fire room right now and burn it as kindling!

"Beichen Yaxin, you should have similar pictures too, right? Show them to me."

“However, my picture is very different from this one.” Bei Chenya nodded and took out a scroll as well. When the scroll was unfurled, everyone looked at the person inside the scroll and then at the star-gazing person sitting in the main seat, finding it difficult to connect the two.

"Is this me?" Guan Xing asked incredulously.

The reason why everyone was so shocked was that the painting was too abstract. If the painting that Yae brought out could be called the ultimate in color, then the image that Kita Shinya brought out was simple lines.

To put it nicely, it's called minimalist lines; to put it bluntly, it's incredibly ugly.

She looks quite like Derek.

Are you going to curse me again?

"When you all come here with portraits to look for someone, can't you at least bring a proper portrait?" Guan Xing said angrily.

"This is the Second Prince's calligraphy," Bei Chenya whispered.

"So what! Men! Take these two portraits away and put them in the woodshed as kindling. I want them to disappear from this world within ten minutes!" Guan Xing said with great arrogance.

"Wait a minute!" But Chen Luo suddenly interrupted Guan Xing's spellcasting.

"What's wrong, Mr. Genie?"

“These two portraits are mine. I will take them home and keep them as proof that we met,” Chen Luo said.

"No! Genie, if you want to keep them as a memento, go back and have a court painter paint a normal portrait of you. It's best to destroy these two portraits as soon as possible." Hearing Chen Luo say this, Guan Xing became even more anxious.

If this portrait were only seen by others, that would be fine, but if it were taken back by someone with whom they had formed a deep friendship and bond during their adventures, and used as a memento to admire day and night... Stargazing would rather die.

“This is my second wish.” Chen Luo held up two fingers.

[Ding! The commission has been posted!]

“Mr. Genie, you…” Hearing Chen Luo make a wish to him, and for this reason no less, Guan Xing was a little impatient, but in the end he waved his hand, closed his eyes, and let Chen Luo take it.

"Guanxing, don't misunderstand, this is part of the plan." Chen Luo sighed and said as he put the two scrolls into the stargazing instrument without touching them.

"Oh, what plan?" Upon hearing this, Guan Xing indeed calmed down.

"Drive away the wolf to devour the tiger."

"Huh?" Guan Xing asked, puzzled.

"Well, no need to overthink it, just know that these two paintings were a great help," Chen Luo said.

"Alright then." Guan Xing nodded helplessly.

Seeing that Guan Xing was so cooperative, Chen Luo breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, Chen Luo couldn't very well say that he had the two scrolls just to threaten Guan Xing, so that Guan Xing would sell Chen Luo's childhood portrait in the form of light cones, could he?

Chen Luo could tolerate one person seeing his childhood photo, but he couldn't stand it being seen by so many people.

Stargazing... You wouldn't want others to see these portraits of you, would you?

Saying it's like driving away wolves to devour tigers might not be entirely accurate, but that's roughly the idea.

"Miss Yae. Misaki is not a runaway child. She knows very well what she is facing and what she should do. The burden she is carrying is something that many people simply cannot understand." After resolving what Chen Luo considered the most important issue, Chen Luo suddenly spoke and looked at Yae.

"However, we will protect her at all costs until she has accomplished everything."

"Once all this is done, if she wants to return to Huangyue City, I will send her back. If she wants to wander the world... that's unlikely. Guanxing's sense of duty prevents her from easily abandoning this country," Chen Luo said.

"She won't stay here today. I will escort her all the way to the end of her journey, to fulfill her wish. That is the meaning of my existence. I will take her to the end, and no one can stop me." Chen Luo's voice was not loud, but it was filled with determination.

If anyone dares to stop me from earning these 2000 Primogems, I'll use the Whip of Elements to extract their very marrow!

[Good, good, good. If you can talk, then say more.] The user-friendly plugin is delighted with Chen Luo's growth.

"..." Yae was silent.

The current conflict is between duty and reason.

However, considering that if Guan Xing were to inherit the throne, she would be the most powerful one, therefore...

"Oh, Lord Guanxing, why is your face so red?" Beichen Yaxin looked at Guanxing with some surprise.

"I drank... I drank alcohol..." Guan Xing stammered.

"Drinking?" Everyone looked down and realized that Guanxing had not drunk the fragrant tea that Yae had prepared for her, but had instead drunk the wine that had been drugged with sleeping pills placed next to her.

"Lord Stargazer, why are you drinking? Quick, throw it up!" Yae panicked and quickly stood up.

"I'm so dizzy..." Guan Xing blushed, her head seemed a little dizzy, and she perfectly changed the subject.

"Is the medicine really that fast?" Raven asked, somewhat surprised.

As Yae circled around to the Star Gazing Platform, just as she was about to touch it, Chen Luo grabbed her wrist.

"Don't worry, the medicine in the wine was purified after entering the magic lamp, so there's no medicine left. The stargazer's face is so red... maybe he's drunk?" Chen Luo said uncertainly.

[It's not the wine that intoxicates, but the person themselves.]

"..."

So, is he drunk or not?

I'm drunk.

Well, pretending to be drunk is still being drunk.

"Mr. Genie, have you been able to meet people?" Guan Xing asked, somewhat stammering.

“It has always been possible, it’s just that you’ve always kept me inside the observatory.” Chen Luo nodded.

"Oh..." Guan Xing nodded, his eyes half-open, and then his body fell towards Chen Luo.

But just as they were about to touch and pass through the holographic projection, a gentle force held up the stargazer.

"If you're sleepy, take a nap. I'll wake you up this afternoon to set up the formation," Chen Luo said softly.

"Okay. Then I'll leave it to you." Guanxing, relying on Chen Luo's semi-solid body, slowly closed his eyes.

Yae, who had just pulled her hand away from Chen Luo's, looked at Guanxing, who was leaning on Chen Luo with such trust, and decided not to disturb him any further.

“Since Lord Stargazer has made this choice, I have no choice but to comply. However, I will also truthfully report this matter to the Prime Minister. If she deems it inappropriate, then I can only… apologize for bothering you again,” Yae said.

However, Yae still had some questions. For example, why would someone as intelligent as Lord Stargazer drink that cup of wine? Raven clearly said it was drugged with sleeping pills...

Raven might have just guessed, but Yae knew for sure that she had actually done it.

After a moment of thought, when he saw Guan Xing, who had fallen asleep from drunkenness, clutching Chen Luo's clothes tightly, Yae's eyes suddenly narrowed.

"Hmm, what is it now, Miss Yae?" Chen Luo keenly noticed the change in Yae's expression.

"This genie..."

You can also call me Chen Luo.

“Mr. Genie, although I don’t know what happened between you and Lady Stargazer that made her trust you so much, I feel it’s necessary to remind you of something.”

Chen Luo was surprised to see a fierce and menacing look on the beautiful proprietress, Miss Yae's, face.

"What is it?"

"The Star Gazing Lady... has just turned 12 years old."

"Hmm, why are you telling me this?"

"...It's nothing, I just wanted to say that our Anbu occasionally also catches some villains who prey on minors," Yae said calmly.

“…I have a question to ask.” Chen Luo suddenly raised his hand.

"explain."

"What if a minor attacks me?" Chen Luo asked.

"???"

Yae initially wanted to refute Chen Luo's claim that he was dreaming, but after hesitating for a moment, she spoke up.

"...Then we'll have to start revising the national definition of the age of minors," Yae sighed.

"???"

"I was just kidding, and you... you probably were too, right?" Yae's answer left Chen Luo speechless.

"Yeah, I was just kidding." Eight-point nodded seriously.

Chapter 2175: The Century-Old Dilemma of Creating Six-Life Star Souls for Stargazing—To Wear Clothes? (9k)

"The journey ahead is fraught with danger, and we should prepare for both the necessary and unnecessary things."

"But then again, Miss Yae, why did you come along too? Don't you want this inn anymore?" Raven looked at Yae, who was all dressed up and ready to set off together.

Before we knew it, it was already the second day.

Since Guanxing drank that cup of wine for some unknown reason yesterday noon, when Guanxing woke up again, he went to set up the Seven Star Array.

Heading west from Ziyuan Town, there is a place called Baizhangyuan, which is the location of the next array point. However, it is still far from the inn. If they set off at dawn and hurry on their way, they could arrive before sunset. If they set off in the afternoon, they would have to camp overnight in the forest, so the group stayed at the inn for another night.

During this process, Chen Luo only pops up when there are humanized reminders that there are commissions. The rest of the time he is either having an out-of-body experience (skipping the Clockwork storyline) or looking at the stars and reflecting on his past.

This also proves that if you stay in one world, you won't get many Originium.

We cannot sacrifice the whole forest for the sake of one tree!

After all, Chen Luo couldn't just spread the word about making wishes everywhere and disrupt order, so he could only grant a few wishes that were held by strong convictions.

But when everyone was about to set off in the morning, they discovered that it seemed a new member was going to be added to the group.

“Of course it’s because I don’t trust you. Lady Rita can’t tolerate dangerous people staying by Lady Stargazer’s side. Even if it’s out of necessity, there has to be someone trustworthy watching over you. Like me.” Yae said to Raven, but her eyes would occasionally glance at the Stargazer held in Stargazer’s arms.

To be precise, it was Chen Luo in the star-gazing instrument.

Because the stargazers arrived early yesterday and had plenty of time, an afternoon plus an evening was enough for a carrier pigeon to make a round trip between Purple Garden Town and Radiant Moon City.

Therefore, Rita also received a basic update on the Stargazer's situation.

For various reasons, Rita sent Yaegan to be by the stargazer's side.

Leaving aside the question of whether Raven, who was originally an assassin but has now become a guard, might cause trouble along the way, Beichen Yaxin, under the Second Prince's command, is also a significant problem.

What's more, there's also a boy of the opposite sex with an unknown origin and unclear strength, who enjoys the deep trust of the stargazer—a person who calls himself the genie.

But Rita couldn't possibly be completely unprepared for stargazing.

"Well, it seems we've gained another loyal fox spirit, Yae, in our team, another freeloader," Raven sighed.

"Oh, are you trying to provoke me? If you think I'm just a freeloader, then what are you?" Yae retorted sarcastically.

"Me? I'm just a freeloader too. With the Genie here, no one can hurt Stargazer. The Genie is invincible!" The raven said this with a very serious and devout expression.

The Golden Genie really does give!

"..." Yae had initially thought Raven was mocking him, but now it seemed that Raven was telling the truth.

We're all useless, so let's stop arguing.

But it was precisely because of Raven's sincerity that Yae became even more wary. Even Raven, his former rival, had become so dejected. It was not hard to understand why the Stargazer was so trusting of this genie.

And that is what needs to be guarded against.

In Rita's words, it's too enviable... and too alarming!

"Speaking of which... who can drive a carriage?" Bei Chenya suddenly asked.