The sun was setting, the horizon painted a crimson hue as if brushed with golden powder.

Li Changzhou watched for a moment, his fingers lowering to part the curtained gap before he walked over to the bed.

"Miss Yang," he said softly.

"Hmm?" Yang Qinglan woke up, but kept her eyes closed.

Li Changzhou had a brief illusion of them having slept together last night and waking up together this morning, though it was now dusk.

He gathered his thoughts and asked in a hushed tone, "Shall we go to the toilet together?"

Yang Qinglan opened her eyes, sparkling and dreamlike, her unmatched beauty impeccable.

She looked at Li Changzhou for two seconds, then propped herself up with her elbows, "Okay."

Once she got out of bed, they walked towards the outside of the room.

"Where are you going?" Bi sat up, rubbing her eyes and clutching an octopus plush toy.

Don't underestimate this toy.

Li Changzhou wasn't sure if this era had plush toys, but definitely not ones so exquisite; it was a prop!

"To the toilet," he replied.

Bi looked back and forth between the two, "Together?"

"Yes."

"... Are you kidding me?" Bi raised an eyebrow, disdainfully.

Li Changzhou laughed, "No, I'm courting the princess."

Bi's expression turned cocky and smug.

"If you don't believe it, you can join us, and I'll have Changzhou wipe your butt," Yang Qinglan said.

"..." Li Changzhou and Princess Bi wore identical expressions.

Yang Qinglan headed straight outside. Before exiting the door, Li Changzhou, seeing the now bored and asleep Li Qianxia, gestured a 'protect her' sign to Bi.

Bi waved her hand, her meaning was: 'Go away,' but Li Changzhou's interpretation was: 'Such a trivial matter doesn't need mentioning.'

Li Changzhou closed the door with peace of mind.

Outside, Yang Qinglan stood on the rooftop of the institute, gazing at the sunset about to dip below the horizon.

Evening winds arose, and her nun's robe fluttered in the breeze, like an 1880s vibrant painting of a twilight nun.

Obviously, they hadn't come to the rooftop to use the toilet.

"Sit down, don't stand," Li Changzhou said as he sat down on the rooftop, pulling out the Identity Cards they had collected recently.

Yang Qinglan sat beside him, her nun's robe quite conservative, so when she sat down without holding down her skirt, there was a bit of a 'dashing heroine's' flair combined with the ethereal elegance of Gu She Fairy.

"Why are you staring at me?" she asked, puzzled by Li Changzhou's gaze.

"I was thinking, how beautiful you would look back in ancient Xia Country, adorned in palace attire," he mused.

"The World's Number One Beauty, or Fairy Qing Lan, that's how novels write it," she said.

So shameless, no, straightforward...

"Hahaha!" Li Changzhou laughed heartily.

Yang Qinglan smiled as well, a smile as sincere as any she'd have in normal conversation.

"Take a look." Li Changzhou handed her the Identity Cards.

Yang Qinglan first looked at the Identity Cards Li Changzhou had obtained alone—jellyfish, female ninja, ghost—after she finished doodling on her sister's face, she bought them from Bi.

Li Changzhou watched her profile.

Yang Qinglan tucked her hair behind her ears.

Li Changzhou turned to watch the sunset for two seconds, then looked down at his feet for a second, and continued watching her profile.

"'Minor Transformation Technique' and 'Minor Substitute Technique' both have limits, and they're only C-quality, forget it." She examined the female ninja's card, "'Minor Five Elements Ninjutsu'..."

She rested her chin on her hand, deep in thought, facing the same dilemma as Li Changzhou — whether or not to replace her existing Skills.

"Let's look at the others," Li Changzhou suggested.

"Yeah." Yang Qinglan handed him back the female ninja card.

The next one was the jellyfish Identity Card, most of its Skills were pointless, except the instinct 'Split' was somewhat useful.

But Yang Qinglan thought, rather than waiting to get hit and then split, it might be better to trade it for another Skill to go on the offensive.

The third card was the Ghost Card.

After reviewing it, she showed a bit of interest.

"We can keep this one. If either of us suffers an incurable severe injury or curse, this could be another way to survive," she said.

The instinct 'Ghost' effect was to cause immediate death and turn into a ghost.

"I never thought of using it like that!" Li Changzhou couldn't help but say, "I thought it was useless at first glance, without your reminder, I might have just sold it, you are so smart."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Are you really dumb?"

"Not being as smart as you doesn't mean I'm dumb," Li Changzhou feigned helplessness.

Yang Qinglan chuckled, handed him the Ghost Identity Card, "Let's just keep it for now, and if one of us is unlucky, we'll use it."

"Okay."

The twilight made the conversation mellow.

Next came the identity cards for a penguin, a pegasus, and a walrus.

Most of the Skills were useless—more accurately, not very useful—only a few were worth considering.

On the penguin card, there were 'Freeze' and 'Dangerous Impulsiveness.'

'Dangerous Impulsiveness' ability predicts the level of danger but affects one's mental state, neither of them liked it; they both trusted themselves immensely and didn't want their bodies or minds altered.

[Name: Freeze]

[Type: Skill]

[Quality: B]

[Special Effect: Manipulate ice]

[Minimum Use Conditions: Intelligence 5, Charm 6]

[Introduction: A force of nature, can be upgraded through learning]

[Note: According to the previous owner of this skill, shouting 'Freeze!' when casting can increase its power by thirty percent and reduce resource consumption by thirty percent... Freeze!!!]

"Who's the steward who wrote this note? Freeze!" Li Changzhou joked.

Yang Qinglan was tempted; she had a fondness and talent for nature-related skills.

The only thing making her hesitate was that if she learned it, the Skill would degrade to C-quality, whereas if Li Changzhou learned it, it would remain B-quality.

The pegasus card held two Skills, 'Stepping in the Air'—this one was also instinctual—and 'Fiery Flame Body.'

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