I really don't want to date a girl addicted to the internet!

"What's all this noise about, you vixen?" Shen Xi covered her ears and glared at Nagasaki Asuna.

"That's right, what's wrong?" Cheng Fei, who was eating sweet and sour pork ribs that were obviously too sweet, also looked over.

"So you arrived at Rift Castle yesterday?!" Nagasaki Asuna grabbed her hair.

“Yes.” Cheng Fei nodded.

"Why didn't you two call me?!" Nagasaki Asuna looked left and right.

"You called out, didn't you? You said you spent the night at Ye Shuang's house." Cheng Fei looked at her.

“If I had known it was something so important, of course I would have come back!” Nagasaki Asuna exclaimed.

Cheng Fei stared at her for a second, "Nana, I didn't expect your internet addiction to be so severe."

"Enough! What's wrong with this vixen?" Shen Xi frowned slightly.

"So you let Anko off the ship, is that what you mean?!" Nagasaki Asuna looked utterly desperate.

"Wasn't this something that was decided from the beginning?" The boy raised an eyebrow.

"Cheng Fei, don't you have a heart?!" Nagasaki Asuna's tone was neither complaining nor annoyed.

"Huh? Is it my problem?" The boy was stunned.

"If we don't let her off the ship, are we going to keep her here as Cheng Feiyu's familiar? Besides, she wants to leave herself, so I don't understand why you're yelling like that." Shen Xi looked disgusted.

"Shen Xi, you too! How can you be so cold-blooded? She's just a little kid who doesn't understand anything. Letting her go out alone will only lead to trouble sooner or later. You just kicked her out because you were jealous. Don't you feel any remorse at all?!" Nagasaki Asuna turned to Shen Xi and said with an expression of utter exasperation.

"That vixen is getting all sentimental again. Please understand that this was decided from the beginning. Nobody here is jealous over a familiar." Shen Xi said coldly.

"Can't a decision be changed?!" Nagasaki Asuna looked at the two of them, puzzled.

"Nana, don't look at me. I can't handle this. Otherwise, Shen Xi will definitely say I have ulterior motives." The boy shrugged.

"Cheng Feiyu at least has some self-awareness this time," Shen Xi sneered.

"Why are you two always like this? Fine, I'll go find her and bring her back!" Nagasaki Asuna frowned slightly as she stared at the two of them. After a moment of silence, she suddenly pushed back her chair and stood up with a loud voice, then quickly went back to her bedroom.

The two men at the dining table watched her figure disappear, then looked at each other in bewilderment.

The air became indescribably quiet.

"This vixen has gone mad." Shen Xi turned her face away, her eyes flashing.

"Let's finish eating and get online quickly." Cheng Fei smacked his lips and hurriedly finished the sweet and sour pork ribs.

……

As the pink-haired girl hurriedly entered the driver's seat, the elven saintess was braiding her own ponytail.

"Leya! Where's An?" Nagasaki Asuna came up to her, a hint of anxiety in her eyes.

"Xiao An has disembarked." Leia lowered her head, her sharp and heroic face turning somewhat gloomy.

“Let’s go find her! What do you say?” Nagasaki Asuna’s eyes reflected her expression as she grasped the silver-haired elf’s hand.

"Find her back? Is that possible? Cheng Fei and Shen Xi told her to leave." Leia hesitated.

"Never mind them, let's go find them now!" Nagasaki Asuna pursed her lips, her expression resolute.

“Okay, but someone needs to stay on the ship.” Leia had just stood up when she realized something and looked towards the cabin.

Unless the people inside wake up on their own, they'll be like corpses lying in bed even if the sky falls, and they can hardly be considered alive.

"Let them stay here by themselves!" Nagasaki Asuna said angrily, pulling Leia away.

The two left the airship and disappeared into the bustling downtown docks, leaving the ship in a deserted silence.

After a while, conversations could be heard in the cabin.

"Teacher Shen, I think we should have a serious talk about this."

"I don't think there's anything to talk about."

"Don't you think we've fallen into a trap of formalism?"

"It's one thing to make a far-fetched connection just to defend the vixen."

The two walked into the wheelhouse while talking, only to find the deck empty.

"I bet Nana went out with Leia," Cheng Fei said, hands on his hips, looking around.

"Let's skip the obvious nonsense." Shen Xi glanced at the blank drawing spread out on the table.

"Then we'll just have to wait? After all, it's safer to have someone stay on the ship." The boy sat down next to the map table.

"That vixen." The silver-haired girl narrowed her eyes, her face showing displeasure.

“Teacher Shen, I think rationally speaking, Nana did nothing wrong this time.” Cheng Fei said seriously.

"What are you trying to say to defend her now? Or do you really want her to bring that half-elf back?" the girl sneered.

"Shen Xi, think carefully about why we decided to only have one temporary familiar in the first place," Cheng Fei said seriously.

"Just say what you want to say." The girl looked at him, unmoved.

"Ultimately, you think I have ulterior motives for buying the half-elf, and I had no choice but to make a bet with you to prove my innocence, right?"

"So what?" Shen Xi raised her chin.

"Now that things have come to this, you should believe me, right? I can even give up Ye Shuang, how could I possibly care about a half-elf?" The boy looked into the girl's pure blue eyes.

"Heh, give up? Maybe. It's obvious that some people still have fantasies about Ye Shuang, and they make it sound nice, but now they're all entangled in the same mess." The girl's face was full of sarcasm.

"Let's not talk about that." A hint of embarrassment flashed across the boy's face. "Anyway, you probably wouldn't have any objections to leaving Xiao An on the ship now, right?"

"I don't really have any opinions. Anyway, things have come to this. If Cheng Feiyu still doesn't know when to stop, it'll just be a complete end to the relationship." Shen Xi turned her face away expressionlessly.

“If that’s the case, then rationally speaking, having more companions on the ship is a good thing, right? After all, we can’t be online 24/7.” Cheng Fei turned around and came into the girl’s line of sight. “Since it’s a good thing, why not do it? Just because we made an agreement, you won’t budge, and I can’t budge either. If we insist on carrying it out, isn’t that just formalism? This won’t do our team any good.”

"I'm sorry, but I just felt it didn't matter whether the half-elf was there or not. If you thought that way, you should have brought it up sooner." The girl turned her face away expressionlessly.

“I was worried you’d get angry if I brought it up, so I decided to just ignore it.” The boy came into her line of sight again.

"Please get this straight, I never get angry for no reason. If there's a legitimate reason, I'll accept it, so if there's a problem, it's because you, Cheng Feiyu, are shirking your responsibility." The girl turned her face away again, lowering her eyes.

"Yes, Her Majesty the Empress is a woman of immeasurable wisdom. How could she be easily angered? It's all my fault as the governor for not reporting to you properly." The young man said with a doting tone, then suddenly held the girl's head, which was turning around, in place on both sides, looked at her, and pulled her into his arms.

"What's gotten into Cheng Feiyu all of a sudden? Don't take advantage of the situation to touch me!" Shen Xi gritted her teeth and kicked him, then broke free and glared at him.

……

610. The people who convened the extraordinary meeting

Not long after, Nagasaki Asuna and Rhea returned to the airship, but the small figure of the blonde half-elf did not appear.

Nagasaki Asuna approached Cheng Fei and Shen Xi, who were chatting in the cockpit.

"Nana, did you go to find Xiao An? Why are you back so soon?" Cheng Fei asked, puzzled.

"The terrain here is too complicated. We were afraid of getting lost outside, so we asked around but didn't get any information and came back first." There was a hint of frustration in Nagasaki Asuna's eyes.

"I see." The boy nodded.

"Um, you two, I have something I want to say to you seriously this time!" Nagasaki Asuna pursed her lips, and an unprecedented resolute expression appeared on her face, which was usually radiant with gentle and healing qualities. Her hands, which had been hanging down, clenched into fists.

"About Xiao An? No need to talk about it, I've already convinced Teacher Shen to bring Xiao An back." Cheng Fei looked at her nonchalantly.

Shen Xi remained expressionless.

"Huh?" Nagasaki Asuna's resolute expression vanished, and she paused, stunned. "It was resolved so easily? I thought Shen Xi would..."

The aloof girl with long silver hair gave a cold laugh and remained silent.

"Shen Xi is reasonable too, don't think of her as a bad person." Cheng Fei smiled and patted the former on the head, only to be met with a murderous glare.

Asuna Nagasaki opened her mouth, but her expression suddenly hardened. "But I think it's not just this time! In the future, neither of you can abandon your companions so easily. What kind of Celestial Queen is she if she doesn't even have any Apostles..."

"Don't worry, next time this happens, as the governor, I will discuss it properly with Her Majesty the Queen. Of course, the same goes for you, Nana, after all, you're set up as an inspector." The boy coughed and interrupted her.

"Eh?" Nagasaki Asuna's resolve dissipated again. She looked at the two of them for a moment, then sighed softly. "Then it seems I don't need to say anything? You two have changed really quickly this time, even though you used to be so stubborn."

"Shen Xi will grow up too." The boy shook his head, feigning maturity.

“Cheng Feiyu has been putting on an act long enough. Alright, let’s have an impromptu meeting to discuss our next move,” Shen Xi said, raising her voice.

"Your Majesty, please speak," Cheng Fei said quickly, his expression becoming serious.

"Okay?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head.

Seeing this, Leia, who was watching from the sidelines, silently walked to the table.

Under the watchful eyes of the three, Shen Xi stared at the blank map on the table for a moment, then looked at Cheng Fei with a serious expression, "Governor, you speak."

The boy was surprised, "I thought Her Majesty the Empress was going to take charge? This habitual reliance on me is also..."

"Shut up, get to the point." Shen Xi kicked him to interrupt.

“Alright.” The young man cleared his throat and said seriously, “Everyone, we have two main tasks in Riften this time, no, three. The first is to replenish the airship’s fuel and supplies, which needs no explanation. The second is to repair the Tailless Scorpion, that’s right, the Tailless Scorpion is broken. The third is to find Little Dark. Here, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, I hereby promulgate the first law of the Protoss Sequence 613 Apostle Cluster, which is to never easily abandon any comrade.”

Nagasaki Asuna clapped her hands gently in agreement.

Leia looked at it, and although she was a little confused, she also clapped.

"Who authorized you to issue this?" Shen Xi frowned, casting a puzzled look at Cheng Fei.

"Uh, so it was me who took it upon myself? Then let's not issue the order yet." The boy paused casually and looked to the other side. "Ahem, anyway, let's assign tasks now. First of all, someone needs to stay on the ship. Leia is the main force. We will try our best to come over during this period, but thank you for your hard work. It may be quite tiring."

"It's nothing. After all, I can't help you anywhere else, and you were originally here to escort me." The elven saintess shook her head earnestly.

“Leya, don’t say that. We’re also going to the roots of the World Tree, so we’re helping each other.” Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head and gave her a very friendly smile.

“Considering that Leia will be staying here almost all day by herself, it would be best if someone took over for her when we came over so that only the two of us could go out and about…” Cheng Fei said, rubbing his chin.

The group looked at each other, all realizing one fact.

It's obvious that there are too few people on board right now.

"Well, how about we ask Zhou Han and the others to come and help?" Nagasaki Asuna pondered for a moment.

“Teacher Shen, I also think we need help. Even if we find Xiao An first, it will be difficult for five people to take care of such a big boat.” Cheng Fei looked at Shen Xi.

"Then go ask them for help. The vixen is here right now and has a question for you, Cheng Fei." The aloof girl's expression was unreadable.

"What's the problem?" The boy's expression hardened.

"If you accept them as new apostles, will you secretly do something shameful with them in the future?" The aloof girl raised her chin, her pure blue eyes gazing intently at the boy.

Asuna Nagasaki watched the two with her hands behind her back, and blinked.

Cheng Fei raised an eyebrow, then looked helpless. "Shen Xi, no way, you still don't believe me even now?"

"You have to tell me first before I can even remotely believe you." The aloof girl lowered her eyes expressionlessly.

"I didn't expect Her Majesty the Empress to so easily decide to share the secrets of the Protoss with others. Does she intend to officially rebuild the Apostle Cluster on Earth starting today?" the boy asked curiously.

"I just felt it was necessary," Shen Xi said casually.

"Um, Cheng Fei, actually, Shen Xi asked me to observe whether they are trustworthy a long time ago?" Nagasaki Asuna said softly.

"Such a thing is true? Her Majesty the Empress is truly farsighted." The young man looked at Shen Xi with surprise and uncertainty. "But there's a problem. Even if you're willing to accept them as apostles, they might not be willing to do such strange things. Or are you planning to use money to win them over?"

"That's your problem. Whether you coax or deceive them, use your sweet talk to turn them into obedient puppets from now on," Shen Xi said coldly.

Cheng Fei became serious. "Teacher Shen, let me emphasize again, I really don't have any hypnosis apps on my phone, otherwise you would be the first one to get away with it."

“Cheng Fei, I think Zhou Han and Ruan would be willing to become our partners. The only problem is that they both like you?” Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head, her expression subtle.

"Is this a problem? Does Sakura have girls who don't like me?" The boy looked genuinely confused.

Nagasaki Asuna opened her mouth, "Um, Cheng Fei, while that's true, maybe you shouldn't be so narcissistic?"

Shen Xi scoffed at this.

The boy smacked his lips. "Then it's settled. Call them to the club room tomorrow afternoon to discuss it. Oh, and should we include Miriam?"

611. The two who held hands without letting go.