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Chapter 107 The Lustful Woman [6 words!]

Overall, Fengdu Ghost City is a unique place, and it's worth a visit.

However, after Li Younan finished shopping, he didn't find it particularly amazing.

After coming down from the mountain, Li Younan and Liao Xinchun reunited with the two elderly people.

The two elderly people talked enthusiastically about what they had seen and heard on the way up.

Liao Hsin-chun looked down as she examined the photos.

When she saw the photos Li Younan had taken for others, her gaze paused for a moment. She looked at Li Younan, then at the photos, and then back at Li Younan. She sighed softly and suddenly asked, "Have you studied photography?"

Li Younan shrugged: "I wouldn't call it studying it. I just bought a camera and did some random research."

Liao Xinchun remained silent, then boarded the ship and continued her journey.

There are still many more attractions to come. When the cruise ship arrives at a classic scenic spot, it will announce it in advance via broadcast so that everyone can prepare to go to the deck to take photos.

Li Younan's room is by the window, where you can also see the view of the shore.

Now that he had left Fengdu Ghost City, he felt a little tired and was preparing to go back to his room to rest for a while. Liao Xinchun asked him, "Are you going to your room to rest now?"

Li Younan asked curiously, "Aren't you going? Aren't you tired? I saw you sweating a lot while climbing the mountain."

Liao Xinchun frowned: "Not tired."

Li Younan paused for a moment, then suddenly found it somewhat amusing, because he clearly detected a hint of resentment in Liao Xinchun's "not tired," as if Li Younan wasn't asking "Are you tired?" but rather "Are you capable?"

Li Younan didn't explain, but said, "I'm a little tired, haha, I'll take a rest first."

Liao Xinchun nodded and said, "How about we continue playing chess after dinner? Oh, I mean international chess. Didn't you say you can play international chess?"

Li Younan asked curiously, "You even brought a chess set?"

Liao Xinchun smiled and said, "I brought a tablet with a chess game on it, so I can use it as a chessboard."

Li Younan nodded: "See you after dinner then."

The two did not exchange contact information, but agreed to meet in the lounge on the top floor.

When I woke up, it was already dark outside.

Li Younan checked the time; only half an hour had passed since dinner was served.

He rolled over and got out of bed to have dinner.

The evening buffet was equally lavish, and the selection was different from yesterday's.

Li Younan picked up some of her favorite dishes and sat in a corner to eat slowly.

This spot is near the window, offering a perfect view of the river outside.

The river was pitch black at the moment, with city lights in the distance, but Li Younan's gaze was drawn to the river. He suddenly wondered how he would escape if he encountered an accident such as a capsized boat.
His mind was racing with these chaotic thoughts, and then he chuckled to himself, not understanding why he had imagined such a scenario.

However, to be fair, he's still a landlubber.

After dinner, Li Younan went to the upstairs lounge as promised.

The two elderly people were not in the lounge at the moment; only Liao Xinchun was there.

Li Younan took the initiative to go over and greet her: "Where are your grandfather and that Old Zhou?"

Liao Xinchun's expression was a little strange. She rested her chin on her wrist, squinted at Li Younan, and then said, "You're really weird. You really like playing with the old people, huh?"

Li Younan understood the unspoken meaning in Liao Xinchun's words, which roughly meant: "I'm such a beautiful woman, and I've arranged to play chess with you. Isn't it a bit of a mood killer to ask where the two old men are right off the bat?"
Li Younan sat down, thought for a moment, and said, "It seems you're not the kind of obedient girl."

Liao Xinchun asked curiously, "Why do you think I'm a good girl?"

Li Younan said, "Would you accompany two elderly people out for a trip? It's quite rare for a young person to do that."

Liao Xinchun nodded: "That's true. My maternal grandfather loves me very much. He wants to visit the Three Gorges. My parents don't have much time, unlike me, who just graduated from university and is still unemployed. It's a good opportunity for me to go out and have fun with Grandpa Zhou."

Li Younan nodded and pointed to the tablet in front of her: "Want to play chess? Let's begin."

Liao Xinchun skillfully opened the game interface, thought for a moment, and then said, "How about we have some stakes?"

Li Younan asked curiously, "What kind of prize do you want?"

Liao Xinchun waved to the waiter: "Could you please bring us two bottles of red wine, the kind that's chargeable?"

Two bottles of red wine were brought over. Liao Xinchun took two wine glasses, poured half a glass into each, and said, "Whoever loses has to drink this much."

Li Younan's expression was somewhat strange as he tentatively asked, "How much can you drink?"

Liao Xinchun's expression changed slightly, and she snorted: "You should ask yourself that question. Let's begin."

Half an hour later, Liao Xinchun, who had drunk another glass of red wine, had a noticeable flush on her face.

Li Younan looked at her with concern: "How about we call it a day? You can go and rest now."

Liao Xinchun slammed her hand on the table in dissatisfaction: "How can that be? You haven't had a drop of alcohol today."

Li Younan chuckled, after all, he hadn't lost a single game in the past three matches.

In the first round, with only half a cup as the bet, Liao Xinchun lost;
In the second round, Liao Xinchun increased the bet to a full cup, and she lost again.

Outraged, she pointed to the remaining half-bottle of wine and said that whoever lost had to finish the rest of the bottle.

She lost again.

In other words, she has now drunk almost a whole bottle of red wine.

Li Younan nodded with a bit of a headache: "You're definitely no match for me right now. How about this, if you're really not convinced, we'll play again tomorrow. You'll be in better shape tomorrow."

Liao Xinchun took a deep breath, slammed her hand on the table, and stood up. She then swayed over, almost face to face with Li Younan. The scent of red wine wafted from her nose onto Li Younan's face. Then, staring into Li Younan's eyes, she said seriously, "No, this is the last round. I refuse to believe it today."

Seeing this, Li Younan felt somewhat helpless. After thinking for a moment, he realized that he had no choice but to give in to her.

Halfway through the game, Li Younan deliberately revealed two weaknesses, but perhaps because Liao Xinchun was under the influence of alcohol, she didn't notice them and instead made two bad moves herself.

Li Younan sighed repeatedly, and finally couldn't help but reveal a big flaw, which was discovered by Liao Xinchun this time.

Her eyes lit up, and she said smugly, "I finally got my chance, didn't I?"

She tapped the screen with her finger, preparing to place her piece.

Li Younan patiently waited for her to make her move, but at that moment, the smile on Liao Xinchun's face slowly disappeared. She stared at the electronic chessboard, then looked at Li Younan opposite her, and her expression suddenly darkened: "You let me win."

Li Younan blinked and quickly shook his head: "No, no, don't overthink it. I didn't play this game well."

Liao Xinchun paused for a moment, then said, "Let me have it."

Still somewhat indignant, he sat down and remained silent for a long time.

Li Younan blinked: "Uh, are you alright?"

Liao Xinchun glanced at Li Younan, then suddenly picked up the still intact bottle of red wine and took two big gulps from the bottle.

Startled, Li Younan quickly went up to stop him.

Liao Xinchun said with dissatisfaction, "A loss is a loss. I'm willing to accept defeat. Give it to me."

She opened her arms.

Li Younan said somewhat helplessly, "There's really no need. How about this, I'll drink the rest, okay?"

Liao Xinchun tilted her head, her eyes already a little dazed, and suddenly frowned and said, "You...you want to steal my wine."

Li Younan wanted to slap himself right now. If he had known that this girl was such a bad drinker, he shouldn't have let her drink, and he shouldn't have made the bet with her.

“That’s not true,” Li Younan said.

"Then give me back my wine," Liao Xinchun said.

Li Younan sighed softly, "I'm a little thirsty."

As he spoke, he gulped down the half-bottle of red wine. The wine wasn't of very high quality; it was a bit sour and astringent.

After finishing his drink, Li Younan placed the empty bottle on the table. "Alright, I've finished it."

Liao Xinchun was repeating the same sentence, but this time with a hint of grievance: "You stole my wine."

Li Younan finally couldn't help but tap her on the head and said, "So what if you took it?"

Liao Xinchun was probably a bit tipsy and her mind went a beat slower. She was stunned for a moment before her eyes widened in disbelief that Li Younan had hit her on the head.

Li Younan asked, "What's your room number? I'll take you back."

Liao Xinchun lowered her head: "333."

Li Younan thought for a moment, 333, that means it's on the same floor as me.

Li Younan said, "Alright, I'll take you back to your room to rest."

Liao Xinchun nodded.

Liao Xinchun was still feeling the effects of the alcohol, but not to the point where she couldn't even stand up straight.

Li Younan easily got her back to her room.

Liao Xinchun's room type is the same as mine. If I want to buy a ferry ticket myself, it will cost more than 5000 yuan.

The same double room also has a separate small balcony.

Although the room is small, it is fully equipped.

Li Younan escorted Liao Xinchun back to her room and then naturally prepared to leave.

Liao Xinchun suddenly seemed to sober up a bit and said, "Since we're here, let's have some fruit."

Li Younan smiled and said, "We don't need to eat fruit, right?"

Liao Xinchun suddenly frowned.

The two stood in the room, with the doorway behind Li Younan.

Liao Xinchun glanced at Li Younan, then suddenly kicked the door, slamming it shut with a loud "bang."

Liao Xinchun looked at Li Younan: "Are you even a man?"

A look of surprise flashed across Li Younan's face.

Ok?
……

Strictly speaking, the itinerary on the cruise ship was quite packed.

I had expected to spend most of my time on the ship, just sitting there bored, but that didn't happen.

The following day, while passing through Zhongxian County, you can watch the live-action performance of "The Three Kingdoms in Flames of War".

When Li Younan got up, it was already nine o'clock. After washing up, he planned to go to the restaurant to get something to eat.

As he passed room 333, he hesitated for a moment, then knocked on the door.

After a while, a groggy voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

Li Younan asked softly, "Are you alright?"

Upon hearing Li Younan's voice, Liao Xinchun inside was visibly startled.

She paused for a moment, then her voice regained some clarity as she said, "What could possibly be wrong with me?"

Li Younan said, "It's alright as long as you're okay."

Recalling the scene from last night, Li Younan was still a little troubled.

He strolled leisurely to the restaurant, but thinking back to yesterday's scene, he couldn't help but find it amusing.

To be honest, Liao Xinchun did have some designs on him yesterday.

After kicking the door shut, she immediately came over.

After all, Li Younan had drunk half a bottle of wine and felt a slight flutter in his heart; after all, he was a normal man.

After some fuss, I almost made a mistake.

During the most chaotic moment in his mind, he thought that not having a girlfriend didn't seem wrong, and he even casually thought that the pleasure they had shared was probably just a fling.

But in the end I endured it.

It wasn't that he was particularly noble, or that he had to be a virtuous gentleman or anything like that, but rather that he suddenly realized he was still conscious, while Liao Xinchun was completely dazed.

After suddenly realizing this, Li Younan slapped Liao Xinchun's buttocks twice hard and muttered, "You're drunk, no way."

It was both to calm her down and to calm myself down.

The fundamental problem is that there's no way to determine whether Liao Xinchun is truly willing.

If the person regrets their actions after getting drunk, the matter will become very difficult to resolve.

Although the probability of this happening is not high, it would be troublesome if it did occur. Li Younan did not want to be troubled by such trouble, so he pulled back from the brink in time.

First of all, Li Younan has to admit that he is not a good man in the traditional sense. At least during his single period, he is not opposed to romantic encounters, but he would never do so in a drunken and confused state.

However, to be fair, Liao Xinchun, who seems so quiet, is actually quite passionate and outgoing at heart.

At this moment, Liao Xinchun sat on the bed, painfully tugging at her hair.

She clearly remembered yesterday's scene. Touching her slightly burning bottom, she lowered her head and gritted her teeth, saying, "They used so much force..."

Then, feeling a pang of melancholy, she touched her cheek, wondering, "Am I really that unattractive?"

"But... are you drunk?"

Liao Xinchun found it somewhat amusing... this reason?
Before graduating from university, she was a well-known strong woman on campus.

She wants to excel at everything she's been exposed to, whether it's chess, photography, or even sprinting.

In addition, during her university years, she participated in debate competitions, speech contests, and ran for student council, striving to be the best in everything she did.

However, when he first met Li Younan, he casually mentioned the name of his alma mater, which immediately overshadowed her academic credentials.

The honors and achievements in school competitions and student council meetings have all become meaningless.

Then, that guy casually and effortlessly humiliated her two proudest achievements in photography and chess, which was really infuriating.

It wouldn't matter if he were really good, but the problem is his pretentious humility, like "No, I'm not that good, I just play around," which is infuriating.

He even snatched the last half bottle of red wine from the bottle with an attitude of "I'm thinking of you, I'm a man, I'm very tolerant of you".

"Honestly, who asked you to be a gentleman at a time like this!"

Liao Xinchun sighed softly.

By now, the effects of the alcohol had long worn off, but her head was still slightly dizzy.

She got out of bed, washed up, and looked at herself in the mirror.

Although she's not in the best condition right now, with her hair all messy, she still looks beautiful.

During the years she was a strong, independent woman in school, from elementary school all the way to university, no boy dared to pursue her. Those boys were often overwhelmed by her aura... It was really pathetic.

It's so rare to meet someone like this... no, why do I say so rare?
Liao Xinchun was in a daze when she gulped down the water in her cup. Only then did she realize that there were still bubbles in her mouth. She had swallowed most of them earlier, so she gagged, stuck out her tongue, and licked her lips.

Sighed slightly.

I finally managed to get myself all sorted out.

As he reached the door, he recalled the scene from the previous night—he kicked the door shut, a look of surprise flashing across Li Younan's face, before he lunged at it fiercely…

She suddenly blushed a little. "Does that guy think he's a... slut?"

Then she frowned.

Why think so much? Anyway, once we get off the ship, nobody knows anyone.

Her gaze hardened.

There's nothing shameful about it. I'm just a horny woman who wants to sleep with that guy! It's not shameful. Why should only guys be allowed to have such thoughts?

Isn't it supposed to be... gender equality now?
Desires and the body should both be under one's own control.

……

When Li Younan saw Liao Xinchun again, she still had the same quiet expression and greeted Li Younan calmly.

At this moment, her maternal grandfather and Mr. Zhou also came out of the room.

The tour guides are organizing everyone to disembark and watch the performance.

This show is paid; the ticket price is 290 yuan. You can choose to sign up or stay quietly on the boat.

Because their boat arrived relatively early, they were able to explore the surrounding area during their journey.

Li Younan had already done research online, and netizens said the performance was quite impressive and worth seeing.

Li Younan thought the price of 290 yuan was worth trying, so he brought his action camera and mobile phone, ready to shoot and experience it at the same time.

Liao Xinchun shared similar thoughts.

To Li Younan's surprise, Liao Xinchun seemed to have completely forgotten what happened yesterday, even though the incident was rather awkward.

Instead of avoiding her, she took the initiative to come over and ask Li Younan if he wanted to go see a performance.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Liao Xinchun said, "That's great, let's go together."

The performance took place right on the banks of the Yangtze River, with the mountains serving as a natural backdrop.

Li Younan and Liao Xinchun sat side by side, waiting for the show to start.

After it was completely dark, the lights suddenly shone on several huge stone pillars, which were carved with figures such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, creating a rather oppressive atmosphere.

As the music began, the sound of horses' hooves grew louder as an actor dressed as Guan Yu rode out on horseback, wielding a heavy-looking broadsword.

The moment the opponent reined in his horse and stopped, his movements were very steady, and a few low "whoosh" could be heard from the audience.

The audience seats began to slowly rotate, revealing the scene of the "Oath of the Peach Garden".

Suddenly, many "peach petals" floated in front of Li Younan's eyes; it was the effect of the projection onto the water screen and mist.

The illusory petals floated before his eyes, and he subconsciously reached out, but of course he couldn't touch anything, yet the atmosphere was incredibly immersive.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei stood in the middle of the water and swore an oath; their voices carried on the water with a somewhat ethereal quality.

What surprised Li Younan the most was the "Burning of Red Cliffs" section.

The previously dark water suddenly burst into flames with a "boom," a sea of ​​fire erupting right before his eyes. It wasn't a small flame; it was a real, massive fire burning on the water's surface. The heat, mixed with a slightly acrid smell, hit his face directly, and he instinctively shrank back.

The firelight illuminated the actors suspended by wires, fighting between the "warships," their shadows swaying wildly against the mountainside behind them, creating a scene that was indeed somewhat chaotic and tense.

When the "seven armies were flooded," a cool mist actually sprayed over, and some water droplets got on Li Younan's face and neck.

Guan Yu stands on a moving platform, with a huge water screen projection behind him simulating a raging flood.

The audience seats spun around, making people feel as if they were caught up in the center of a battlefield.

A horse carrying people rushed across the shallow water from the side, splashing water everywhere. The sound of the horse's hooves was very clear, and it felt like they were very close.

The whole scene was very noisy, with drumbeats, shouts of battle, and the sound effects of clashing weapons never stopping, and Li Younan's ears were ringing the whole time.

Later on, some quiet moments left a deeper impression, such as when the lights dimmed and only the sound of the flowing river remained, or when the actors sang that tragic song, and the emotions calmed down.

When the lights came on, Li Younan felt as if he had suddenly returned to reality from a noisy place. Looking back at the huge stone pillars of the generals in the darkness, standing there silently, he felt differently than at the beginning.

The story is still the familiar tale of loyalty and righteousness in the Three Kingdoms period, but the way it's presented, especially in the riverside setting, makes for a very special experience.

Compared to Li Younan's calm demeanor, Liao Xinchun next to him was in a state of high excitement, exclaiming that it was exhilarating and that the performance was definitely worth watching.

The two old men also thought it was good, but when they looked at Li Younan, they felt that his expression and reaction seemed too calm.

Liao Hsin-Chun asked, "What did you think of the performance?"

Li Younan nodded: "It's fine."

Liao Xinchun said with a bit of a laugh, "That's good enough, you could say it's excellent!"

Li Younan smiled but didn't say anything.

Returning home in the evening wasn't actually that late; the ship even offered a late-night snack.

Not long after Li Younan returned to his room, Liao Xinchun came to knock on the door.

The two seemed to be in sync about this matter, neither of them proactively asking for the other's contact information or WeChat.

Li Younan opened the door, and Liao Xinchun, holding a pair of swimming goggles, said, "Want to go swimming together?"

Li Younan then realized that there was a swimming pool on the ship.

He hesitated for a moment, then touched his nose: "Uh, I can't swim."

Liao Xinchun was taken aback at first, then a look of surprise suddenly appeared in her eyes. "What? You can't swim?"

"Uh, no, this isn't surprising, is it? It's rare to see someone who can't swim?"

Li Younan's expression was somewhat strange. "But... why are you so happy?"

Liao Xinchun coughed and said, "No, I'm not happy... It's okay, the pool isn't deep, it'll only reach your chest at most, go ahead and try it."

(End of this chapter)