Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 717: That's the expression.
"What?"

"Holy crap, there isn't any."

The moment they stepped ashore, their expression changed; anticipation turned to disappointment, and they let out a heavy sigh.

Li Miao couldn't help but scratch his head; this was another unexpected turn of events.

However, there was no reward.

But just watching the plot is worth it!

The spirit candle company really pays attention to detail; they actually did this kind of follow-up.

"I'm so sorry to have bothered you."

Li Miao said somewhat embarrassedly.

The ugly elder shook his head, saying it was nothing.

"Ah, let's go then, Miaozi," he said listlessly after getting ashore.

Li Miao ignored him and instead looked at the ugly elder, asking earnestly:

"I want to confirm something with you."

"...Was the suicide note found in that withered wooden hut also deliberately arranged by Long Night's Flame for the purpose of the trial?"

Although he already had the answer in his heart, he still needed to confirm it, since anything is possible.

But this time, the ugly elder's answer was as expected.

"Yes."

"After all, I certainly don't want others to see my own affairs."

"But...He has given me and Ava so much...I guess this is my way of repaying Him."

The torch of life saved her husband, granting them an unimaginable period of peace and happiness.

Although Ava is ultimately dead, this is undoubtedly a great favor.

So even though it was something she didn't want to do from the bottom of her heart, she didn't have any intention of refusing.

"Of course, He did give me a choice in the first place."

"What choice?" asked the person who went ashore, sounding curious.

“Death,” the ugly elder said calmly. “I can die with Ava, leaving only my body here.”

"What?" The person who came ashore stared wide-eyed. "What kind of choice is this? This is coercion..."

Death and life seem to be a form of coercion.

However, if we add some prefixes before these two options, the concepts become completely different.

"Shut up!" Li Miao's lips twitched, and she quickly slapped him.

“Please don’t say that!”

The ugly elder frowned slightly and, together with Li Miao, interrupted the impolite remarks made by the man who had come ashore. He then shook his head and began to explain.

"Sometimes, death is a blessing."

"That was true for me back then."

"Although Ava died of natural causes at the end of his life, I still feel pain because of it."

"So, if I could die with him back then, it wouldn't have been a bad thing for me, and the flame of the long night wouldn't have mattered."

"but……"

"I think I should stay, as a way of repaying Him in any way I can..."

"This is my own choice."

"The fire in the long night is indeed cold, but its glimmer in the night sky also illuminates the world."

"It's just that many people don't look up; they can only see the darkness in front of them."

The ugly elder said calmly.

"Ah... I see, I'm so sorry."

He scratched his head after getting ashore and realized that his earlier thought had been a bit thoughtless.

As Chaos Without Form previously stated, the Long Night Flame created this trial ground for its own sake, as it concerns the power of the Flame, and even an extreme interpretation would not be unreasonable.

If it were that heartless Guangyao Zhongsheng, he probably would have driven the couple mad long ago.

The Long Night's Flame not only saved them, but although it didn't let Avadolan go, it still gave her a choice: she only wanted her body...

"I understand, thank you for clearing up my confusion."

Li Miao nodded seriously, then bid farewell to Avadolan and the little shrub spirit before preparing to leave.

Once ashore, they listened to Li Miao, so naturally they wouldn't cause any trouble at this point.

But when you see the direction they're heading.

Avadolan suddenly spoke up: "...Have you gone the wrong way?"

Li Miao turned to look at her with some surprise upon hearing this: "No, this is the closest place to Desolate Beauty."

So you were going to see Kenara...

Avadolan paused for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded.

"Well... I wish you all the best on your journey."

……

"You still want to see the female bodhisattva?"

"Didn't the ugly elders all say she doesn't give rewards... huh?"

"Oh~~~"

Shang An was somewhat puzzled as to why Li Miao still needed to go to Kenara's place, but then, as if he had suddenly thought of something, his eyes narrowed, and he revealed a meaningful smile. That hypocritical Li Miao!
"Even without the means to commit the crime, you still seek solace from a female bodhisattva? Hajimiao, you bastard..."

Li Miao coughed sternly, "Ahem, how dare you slander someone's innocence for no reason? I was just asking the nun... ahem, Kenara, about the background of the story. What are you thinking?"

He looked at him with disdain as he went ashore, clearly not believing him at all.

But to be honest, due to the limitations of the spirit candles, even if they wanted to do something, it would be like talking to a brick wall; even a skilled cook can't make a meal without rice.

Ah, back then, some young players had this question.

Let me devise a plan. Facing this beautiful goddess, Kenara, I might as well not use chickens, but surely I can take action?

The planner's response was: No, no, no, it can't be risqué.

Although players' thoughts are unrestricted, as long as they take any out-of-line actions, they will find that the Candle Spirit Body is unusable and withers away.

This may explain why there aren't many players using Spirit Candle yet.

As the two bantered, they arrived not far from the temple where Kenara was located.

What's a bit outrageous is that the desolate, mummified corpse from before has come back to life.

However, seemingly due to some kind of restriction, he was unable to take action against the two, and the information interface changed to an NPC-like frame.

He looked at the two of them coldly, and then suddenly spoke.

"Hey! You two!"

"Enter one by one!"

"Hmm?" The two raised their eyebrows in surprise upon hearing this.

"What does that mean? Why do we have to go in one by one?" Li Miao scratched his head.

"Is there any particular rule?" He scratched his head after getting ashore.

Upon hearing this, the desolate corpse's face darkened even more. It seemed unwilling to explain the reason, but simply let out a heavy breath and spoke in a stiff tone.

"Don't worry."

"Anyway, you can go in one by one."

“One by one, ‘in’…” He frowned and pondered for a moment after coming ashore, then suddenly remembered his dying words and exclaimed, “Oh~~~”

Hearing the drawn-out ending sound, Li Miao immediately understood what it meant.

Seeing this, he suddenly became interested and looked at the desolate, dried-up corpse in front of him. He rubbed his hands together and gave a lewd smile.

"Hey, I won't."

"I'm going in with my buddy!"

"We always went in together before!"

"I guess you had no choice, right? Hahahahahahaha..."

He smiled broadly as he reached the shore, emphasizing the word "enter".

"Let's go, Miaozi!"

"We are kindred spirits!"

He got ashore, put his arm around Li Miao's shoulder, and left.

Along the way, he kept saying things like "too big", "tight", and "getting bigger".

The desolate corpse froze, its face growing increasingly dark, as if its lungs were about to explode with rage.

But Shang An is right; because of the desolate beauty, he had no way to stop the two of them.

"Damn it! Two people came at once!"

"My Kenara!"

"Hey!!! You two damn bastards! You better be gentle with her!!!"

"Damn it, you beast..."

"Woooooooo..."

He roared loudly, slammed his fist on the ground in frustration, and shed tears of helplessness.

See this situation.

Upon reaching the shore, he suddenly turned around, and with a leap, he sprang to the ground in front of the desolate, dried-up corpse like a dog.

He raised an eyebrow at the desolate, mummified corpse, a lewd and smug grin spreading across his face, making it extremely difficult to bear.

"Jie Jie Jie..."

"Yes, yes!"

“That’s the expression!”

"That's the expression I wanted to see!"

"It's so classic, so spot-on, so relatable! That expression of anger and helplessness at one's own incompetence!"

"Ahahahahahahaha!"

"...Ah, I won't say any more to you. My buddy and I are going in to receive a warm welcome from Kenara."

"Poor fellow... remember to keep a close eye on the gate!"

He jumped up from the shore, dusted himself off, and walked into the temple.

The desolate, mummified corpse, mocked by those who came ashore, stood frozen in place, momentarily stunned, before finally letting out a deafening roar.

"That damned bastard!!!"

Li Miao, who witnessed the whole thing, was so embarrassed that she was holding back her laughter that her face turned red.

(End of this chapter)