The Last 299 Days of Humanity

Chapter 68 The Capture of the Senses

The most worrying thing is probably Danggui. Daji is extremely nervous, fearing that if anything happens to Danggui, she won't be able to explain it to everyone.

Right now, the humanoid is performing a feeding dance for Danggui. Throughout the dance, the humanoid kneels and holds the food plate up to her, then gently cradles Danggui's head from all sides, feeding her bite by bite.

Most incredibly, the humanoid figure performed all of these movements while floating in the air.

Danggui seemed to be thoroughly enjoying the service, but unlike Yuqing, she didn't fall asleep. Instead, she kept her eyes wide open, gazing at the handsome face of the humanoid man.

She had never seen such a handsome man, nor had she ever imagined that such pleasures existed in the world.

Moreover, she seemed to be having a very relaxed and pleasant conversation with the humanoid man, as if he had completely seen through her inner needs and desires. She was also completely immersed in happiness, even forgetting about Daji and the others.

At this moment, Chang'e and the others had retreated from the dance floor to the side, fully enjoying the crazy performance of human revelry.

Because they only possess precise value algorithms for deduction and lack the sensory experience of self-pleasure, they cannot experience the ultimate physical and neurological pleasure that humans experience.

What happened next terrified them even more. Amidst a mesmerizing melody, the light suddenly dimmed, and the entire scene was filled with bizarre and fantastical figures. Then they discovered that Yu Qing and Dang Gui had vanished.

Yan'er whispered, "Oh no, the babies have been kidnapped!"

Yao Dan said, "Probably not. They've probably taken them somewhere to experience more enjoyment. But we still need to stay by their side."

Just as they were about to go and search for them, the humanoid maidservant serving them whispered, "You don't need to worry, they are ascending to immortality and will naturally return to the mortal world in time."

At this point, they had no choice but to believe what the humanoid girl had said and stay put, quietly waiting for Yu Qing and his group's revelry to end.

However, all signs indicate that the revelry here will never end.

It's still daytime, but the grand feast here must have started last night, and perhaps it hasn't stopped for decades. "Jade hands and a beautiful zither while away the long night"—isn't that the meaning?

The show seemed to be getting more and more exciting. Amidst a cloud of artificial smoke, thousands of flower petals rained down from the sky, celestial horses soared through the air, monkeys leaped across, cranes flocked in, and goddesses made their grand entrance. It truly was a land of auspicious prosperity, a gentle and wealthy paradise.

Inspired by the atmosphere, and led by the humanoid maiden, Chang'e and her companions gradually forgot about Yu Qing and Dang Gui, and arrived at a huge swimming pool adjacent to the area. People were chasing and playing in the flower petal bath.

Here, they allow service-oriented humanoids to lift them up while surfing, washing away all the dust from their clothes and skin.

They turned around and discovered that next to the pool, there was another entertainment venue. The humanoid girl told them that it was called the Palace of Wonders, and it had nine hundred and ninety-nine different, jaw-dropping entertainment options.

If you can imagine it, you can do it here. There are high-tech gadgets that make water droplets dance and walnut wood sing, as well as ancient magic tricks like mice playing with cats and fleas beating drums. In short, anything that can make you laugh is welcome.

Furthermore, you can customize your entertainment. Further along from the Palace of Ecstasy, you'll find dozens of spacious VIP rooms. In your VIP room, you can request anything to make you happy. Murder and arson are both permitted; of course, you can't kill a real person, but you can use any of their humanoid creatures as a substitute. As for arson, it doesn't matter—you can burn wherever you want.

Yao Dan joked with one of the humanoid beauties, "Our husband loves this kind of game the most. Can we have him kill you later?"

That woman took a step back and said tremblingly, "Y-yes, it's okay."

Chang'e quickly said, "Yao Dan, don't scare them. My husband wouldn't do that."

However, Chang'e was only half right. Yu Qing might not do it himself, but the people who collect the water could do it for him. In the few hours that Yu Qing mysteriously disappeared, two humanoid beauties perished because of a joke he made.

In fact, a certain kind of fairy told Yao Dan and the others that Yu Qing had ascended to immortality, and it wasn't just a joke. He felt as if he were floating up into the vast sky amidst auspicious, colorful clouds, surrounded by a group of fairies. The Goddess of Wushan was kneeling before the Heavenly Palace to welcome his arrival.

There, Yu Qing's body and soul reached the pinnacle of the universe. As he left, Yu Qing couldn't help but say, "I wish I could carry you with me like two precious jades at all times."

As if receiving a royal decree, the people who collected the water immediately melted the two humanoid beauties into liquid and refined them into two crystal-clear jade stones using 50 million atmospheres of pressure and 70 million degrees Celsius.

When the other two humanoid beauties knelt and presented the two pieces of jade, Yu Qing thought it was just a joke. But when he saw the detailed process of jade refining in the holographic image in the center of the plate, he realized it was all real.

Yu Qing was instantly jolted awake, no longer daring to touch the two pieces of jade. But he still had to pay for the jade: 240 million RB.

He worried that if things continued this way, they might not be able to leave, and he might even have to pay off his debts with his own body. But he wasn't even worth as much as a humanoid fairy; at least he couldn't be refined into a piece of jade, because no matter how much he refined his body, it would only amount to some water and two small diamonds.

He contacted Chang'e and the others through the Spirit Rhinoceros Necklace and instructed them to immediately cease all activities and return to their starting point: the place where they had last stood before entering the entertainment venue.

After everyone reunited, Yu Qing learned that he had already spent 280 million RB on this trip to Jishui. This was completely different from his original intention. They came here mainly to resupply and purchase some high-end transportation; entertainment was just a passing fancy.

Losing some money wasn't a big deal for them; what worried them most was that Danggui hadn't responded to Yuqing and Daji's summons. Either Danggui had lost her spirit necklace, or she was deliberately ignoring their signals.

They traveled thousands of miles and went through life-or-death trials to find someone, only to lose them again here for no apparent reason. How could they bear this?

Everyone could not help but blame Daji for her dereliction of duty. However, Yu Qing also spoke a fair word: "Could Daji keep Danggui like a pet on a leash? If anyone is to blame, it is me. I should not have been so foolish as to indulge in sensual pleasures."

"So what do we do now?" Yao Dan asked.

Yu Qing thought for a moment and said, "I have a way to get them to obediently hand over the angelica root."

(End of this chapter)