Chapter 250

Chapter 250: The Sixth Episode Premieres, and Honey Qing Is About to Be Taken Away by a Bad Woman

Inside the room.

Chu Wang Shu puffed up her cheeks; she wasn’t foolish. Even if she didn’t understand this area well, she wouldn’t believe such a silly excuse as "drinking water." Plus, Liuli clearly looked like she had just woken up, with her straps slipping off halfway and her nightclothes all wrong.

Wait a moment! Just woke up?

It turns out Liuli wasn’t secretly in love with Sister Miyuki and sneaking into her room when she was away to do something very bad on the bed full of Sister Miyuki’s scent, but rather… was it mutual feelings?!

Something feels off, very strange.

If we follow the logic of a lesbian relationship, wouldn’t Liuli be in love with Honey Qing? Sister Miyuki should also be secretly in love with Honey Qing! How could they ever get together?

The adorable daughter realized this key piece of information; her CPU, which had just barely calmed down, overheated again. Her mind flashed with countless hidden currents, strange twists of fate, and the mix of love and hatred, while using the little bit of knowledge she had about lesbian relationships to weave together many complicated character connections.

In an instant, her brain was overloaded.

Chu Wang Shu felt this world was so strange, even stranger than when she learned that her dad was a hero and that disaster beasts and magical girls existed!

No way, this is absolutely impossible!

It’s false, all of it is false!

The girl shook her head vigorously, trying to get rid of the strange thoughts, and firmly believed in her heart.

No matter what, at least… at least Honey Qing must still be pure and innocent! Only Liuli among the juniors must be mischievous! Sister Miyuki might not have done anything at all; there must be some misunderstanding!

"Then you just keep sipping your water, silly Liuli."

The cute daughter’s brain was overwhelmed; she confusedly repeated this phrase and left the messy scene with a clatter, leaving behind the innocent cat that was unfairly blamed.

Ten minutes later, in the castle’s dining room.

Tang Liuli felt weak and tired, like a wilted plant. She drooped her eyes and stared blankly at the steaming sheep’s milk, feeling heartbroken because she thought Little Shu disliked her for a very strange reason.

And… and there was no way to explain it! She couldn’t just say she wasn’t doing anything bad, but instead passively joined Miyuki, Qingxuan, Charlotte, and Honey Qing at a wild party!

Saying that was simply too shocking, as if Little Shu had experienced the "darkness" of the entertainment world before even entering it.

Kirimi Miyuki sat listlessly eating, no longer full of energy as before, looking troubled. She didn’t know that her lovely daughter had stumbled upon the scene, with her mind filled with the vivid events of the night before. She occasionally glanced at Honey Qing, her cheeks flushing with a charming blush.

Chu Yuanqing was sorting out the specific results of the magic restoration.

First was the paper crane jar; theoretically, its level should have remained unchanged, but during the magic restoration last night, the other thousand paper cranes left in Miyuki’s room transformed into flowing light and filled it, completing a quality upgrade.

Now there were over two thousand paper cranes inside, and the magic power units doubled from 10 to 20, while the interest income from the magic bank increased from 100% to 150%.

The resistance to curses and the soothing pain effect had slightly improved, but there was still the old problem. The latter worked fairly well, while the former could only be said to be a small help.

As for the progress of the lantern’s repair, the unchanging progress remained at 9%, but the completeness soared to 28%.

Well, this is a progress that can break at any time. Just experiencing the illusion in the Sea of Truth will make everything disappear, so it has little reference value.

Chu Yuanqing calculated that, excluding unexpected situations like curse backlash, amplification, and illusion attacks, the condition of the lantern would likely return to normal in about three days, which means it would be around 9%.

However, even so, after temporarily restoring part of the Pure White Witch’s power, her current magic was incredibly full, both in quality and quantity increased threefold, like adding a noble buff that tripled her strength.

If they deliberately gathered a group for replenishing magic before engaging in a battle, stacking one on top of another would indeed have significant strategic value.

As for the most crucial factor, lifespan increased by about half a month, but this fluctuating value only serves to increase margins for error and ensure that the "Pure White" does not collapse prematurely.

Chu Yuanqing cleared her thoughts; she believed it wasn’t necessary to replenish magic anymore for now.

She decided to wait until after the performance, allowing everyone to catch up with Charlotte’s progress before replenishing magic, as it would then hold new meaning. Otherwise, it would only optimize the "Cocoon of the Heart."

Regarding this, the little idol in the team and Charlotte had already optimized to their limit, which made the effects of optimization far less significant than before. It was useful, but no longer crucial.

—Snap.

Chu Yuanqing looked at the little hand pinching the soft flesh of her thigh. For a moment, her thoughts were tangled, and then she turned to the smiling Miss Saintess and blinked in confusion.

Charlotte used the contract bracelet to tell Chu Yuanqing what she guessed.

Ah? Liuli was caught by Little Shu?

Chu Yuanqing was greatly shocked. She quietly observed her lovely daughter, who was lost in thought beside her. For a moment, she felt both relieved and scared. If Little Shu had seen the whole scene afterward, the other person would most likely have reacted differently.

But even showing this child a little evidence on the bed, and the silly green-eyed cat caught, was enough to make the Pure White Witch feel uneasy and restless.

This led to a dinner with six people, where only Xie Qingxuan and Charlotte appeared as usual, looking even more youthful and radiant, acting completely carefree, while the others seemed somewhat awkward and out of place.

Charlotte took a sip of milk. She felt a bit worried, but she didn’t think this was a bad thing.

After all, the lovely daughter would eventually learn that the seniors in the team were actually her biological mom, dad, and three stepmoms. It was good for her to notice things early; otherwise, if she found out all at once, her mind might take ten days to process it.

However, since she was the one who brought Liuli over yesterday, how could she let the lovely junior take the blame?

So, Miss Saintess stirred the milk with a spoon. She looked at the poor and innocent green-eyed cat, showing a slightly worried smile. She gently touched the cat’s forehead with the back of her hand and softly asked,

"Does Liuli’s head still hurt?"

"I’m sorry, I didn’t think eating that chocolate would make you so drunk."

Drunk from chocolate?

Chu Wang Shu heard the key word and quietly perked up her ears to listen. Her messy little mind quickly received new information and instinctively began to make excuses for the shy cat.

Oh right, Liuli is so timid that she wouldn’t dare do something bad on Sister Miyuki’s bed. Did she accidentally wander over there after drinking?

But that doesn’t explain the marks on the bed; there must be a secret!

The adorable daughter remained firm in her belief that things were not that simple.

Charlotte saw this and gently patted the cat’s head, continuing to speak:

"You didn’t drink so much that you forgot what happened yesterday, did you? Do you remember playing Texas Hold’em?"

Texas Hold’em? Of course, I remember! You tricked me into going to that wild party with this game!

Little Sakura felt very embarrassed and angry. She would never drink the drinks Charlotte gave her again. But after holding back the urge to grind her teeth, she slowly realized what Charlotte was up to.

Kirimi Miyuki glanced at her innocent and cute daughter, sighed in her heart, and played along.

"Liuli, last night you and Charlotte played cards in my room. The rule was that whoever lost would randomly take snacks from the box. You lost once and got so drunk from eating chocolate that you insisted on having more to drink."

Charlotte nodded and complained:

"I found you a bottle of milk beer, but you drank more than half and spilled the rest on the bed. Then you just stayed there sleeping, which forced Miyuki to sleep in your room."

Nonsense!!!

The green-eyed cat felt so embarrassed her face turned red. How could she be that silly? Eating chocolate and drinking milk beer would not make her drunk, let alone stay on Sakura girl’s bed and refuse to leave!

Although she knew that these two were helping her fool Little Shu, she would rather be seen as a dirty adult than as a useless, playful little cat!

Tang Liuli took a deep breath and smirked inside.

It’s okay, Little Shu surely won’t believe such a poor excuse; she had already accepted the title of "dirty adult!"

At that moment, her cute daughter looked at the obviously anxious green-eyed cat and suddenly realized what "the wine spilled on the bed" meant.

Now she understood why Liuli had to lie about drinking water; she cared so much about her image that she still wouldn’t admit her drinking ability was worse than that of an elementary school student.

Chu Wang Shu felt guilty, as if she had accidentally kicked a cat’s food bowl while walking by and realized she was bullying a small animal. She was already thinking about how to apologize to Liuli.

Tang Liuli quickly sensed her cute daughter’s feelings and became anxious, unable to help but say:

"Little Shu, don’t listen to them! I am not that useless!"

Chu Wang Shu hid her sympathy, patted the little senior’s back, and gave a comforting smile, nodding seriously as she said:

"Hmm, I believe you."

You really have no trust at all!!!

The green-eyed cat even sensed a feeling of shame in her lovely daughter’s heart; she was furious, she was filled with sadness and anger, her eyes were full of tears, she wanted to cry but had no tears, she gave up on everything, and she started to eat and eat and eat.

Chu Yuanqing understood everything clearly; while she sighed in relief, she also felt a bit guilty. If she had known, she would have locked the door before leaving, and now Liuli had to suffer.

The Pure White Witch looked at the cat, who had turned her sadness and anger into a big appetite, and silently decided to find a way to make it up to Liuli in the future.

So, this little accident, which nearly revealed the chaotic relationships within the group, was managed to get through the initial storm thanks to everyone’s efforts.

Meanwhile, far away in the Donghong Federation, Daxia.

The night was deep in Sea City, with countless stars scattered across the sky, their faint light joining the glow of the moon, shining down on the bright neon lights of the steel forest.

Inside an apartment, the washing machine slowly came to a stop.

Xu Ling opened the door with her little hand and pulled out the small dinosaur toy inside. She shuffled in her slippers, eagerly walked back to the living room, curled up on the soft sofa, and waited with her cousin Pei Xiaotong for the premiere of "Dazzling Stage" episode six.

The little girl poured the fizzy drink she bought earlier into a tall glass—because her cousin sister wouldn’t let her drink champagne—and dumped a pile of snacks on the table, curious and gossiping:

"Honey Ling, do you think something is off with the selfie Honey Qing posted last time?"

"I saw a lot of people online saying that Honey Qing has become more motherly, but I just can’t see it!"

Xu Ling said with strong conviction:

"Don’t listen to their nonsense. Our Honey Qing is pure and innocent. If it weren’t for the cunning Xie Qingxuan, her first kiss would definitely still be safe!"

When Pei Xiaotong heard the name Xie Qingxuan, she became even more excited and said:

"Xie Bao is amazing, she’s serious about it! That message on Weibo isn’t even deleted yet. This isn’t a crush anymore; it’s open love! I saw the fan discussions in the super topic, and they said they’ve never shipped such a genuine lesbian couple, and everyone is super excited."

Xu Ling just wanted to chuckle coldly as she helped edit a video for "Meet You in the Mist," while also supporting "Qingcheng Qingguo." Really, Honey Tong, you’re in one camp but your heart is in another, right? I’ll find a reason to dock your pay later.

But on the other hand, compared to Xie Qingxuan, Miyuki didn’t really make much of a stir. Although she did post a photo with Chu Yuanqing on Weibo, Xie Qingxuan posted a lot more, even in big batches.

This action made Xie Qingxuan’s devoted fans very anxious.

You should know that Great Devil never flatters her fans; her Weibo is always just about her daily work. As a result, after she traveled with Chu Yuanqing, she posted an average of twice a day, and one of those posts always had to be about Chu Yuanqing, with pictures that must include Chu Yuanqing.

To be honest, it’s not easy to find a pairing that has so much sweetness; there’s so much material that it’s almost like being fed, to the point that sometimes she feels a little jealous.

But even so, she remains a steadfast supporter of the Iron-Blooded Cherry Blossom Party and will never waver or become a fair-weather fan!

Xu Ling hugged the little dinosaur that had just come out of the dry cleaner and smelled of laundry detergent. She focused intently on the TV and said seriously:

"Anyway, if you look at Honey Qing’s team in this show, you can tell if there’s anything romantic just by some little details."

Pei Xiaotong nodded silently. After the elimination from the second performance, only 84 contestants remained in the Sea City competition, divided into 17 teams, heading to different places for commercial shows.

The former was information that was announced in advance during the live broadcast, while the latter was the rules guessed by netizens based on the small idols’ daily posts on Weibo after they could freely go online, along with various promotions for "Dazzling Stage."

In short, there are 17 teams, which can be seen as 17 segments. If the sixth episode is two hours long, then each team will get about seven minutes. The popular teams might double that time.

Nine o’clock soon arrived, and in the darkened screen filled with bullet comments, the logo that looked like Dream Weaver Rabbit lit up, announcing the start of the sixth episode.

Pei Xiaotong looked eagerly at the progress bar and said excitedly:

"Honey Ling, look! The sixth episode is so long, it’s a full 178 minutes! That’s almost three hours!"

Xu Ling thought for a moment and said:

"If it’s this long, we can immediately edit a special version for the Honey Qing team after watching it, and the views should be really high, right?"

The little girl complained:

"You can’t just say that without watching; it’s very disrespectful to the other contestants."

Xu Ling threw a little dinosaur toy at Pei Xiaotong and said helplessly:

"I can’t fast forward!"

Hmm, saying this, she skipped the parts she had already watched in the live stream and directly fast forwarded to the explanation of the rules, as well as the segment where the little idols drew locations for their performances, causing Pei Xiaotong to show a subtle expression.

But under the threat of her cousin’s gaze, the young girl obediently began to watch the show without saying a word.

This segment has its highlights, not too big and not too small.

Many contestants’ information has already been revealed; their locations are not a secret at all.

For example, the girl group seen in the biggest adult store in Akihabara.

Another example is the skaters showing off their skills on the streets of Vienna, who became popular on a short video site in Austria and then made their way back to Daxia as the "green-eyed cat" and "Pure White Witch."

However, some contestants, because their performance locations are right in Daxia, have to play hide-and-seek with their fans. Even when they post on Weibo, they must be very careful with their personal information, which makes them quite mysterious.

Additionally, after the rule explanation by Dream Weaver Rabbit, everyone understood a key point: during the long 45 days, the little idols won’t all stay in one place. The performance locations are just their final destinations, not necessarily where they are currently staying.

So, this moment is the award announcement, and the performance locations of the 17 teams will soon be revealed one by one.

[Wow, no wonder Honey Qing stopped hiding the location in her photos later; it turns out this is what happened.]

As expected, after the performance locations of all 17 teams were revealed, they all followed the rule that the higher the popularity, the further away the locations, similar to how Emperor Qin Shi Huang sent Prince Fusu to the Great Wall.

Similarly, the neighboring Kyoto also has its own issues, and there is even a group that was sent to the White Eagle country.

"Wow, what a grand event! No wonder it’s a world-class idol audition project. I can’t imagine what the fourth round will be like."

Pei Xiaotong was very excited while reading the bullet comments. She tugged on her cousin sister’s arm and said:

"Honey Ling, do you think we would still have time to go to Austria now? That place called Saint something sounds quite famous, and it wouldn’t be a waste to travel there."

Xu Ling complained:

"I’d love to, but the visa and passport processes are really complicated. By the time we finish, Honey Qing and the others will have already performed, and we are about to start school again! How can you even think of running off abroad?"

The little girl listened and reluctantly gave up her dreams, raising her head to look at the sixth show.

After the contestants drew lots, it was the night before departure, where each team had their late-night chats. Since the eliminated contestants could stay one more night, there were also very emotional moments that led to heartbreak in the comments.

This part lasted about half an hour and could barely be considered the last gentle moment for the eliminated contestants in "Dazzling Stage."

The story soon moved to the 17 teams arriving at their respective destinations.

This section was filmed by the accompanying staff and nano cameras, and the official vlog had not yet appeared.

But with the help of super AI technology and satellite access, the aerial view of the cities where the 17 teams were located switched and rotated naturally within a minute, making the opening truly stunning.

Additionally, the pre-informed task mechanism and the freedom given to the contestants made the sixth episode full of the excitement of a lively variety show, and the positivity in the comments quickly increased again.

Xu Ling looked at the TV screen, where the scene was the Danube River in Vienna at dusk.

The perspective quickly switched to show the little idols arriving in Vienna.

Chu Yuanqing paused in a corner of the square, looking at the advertisement for "Dazzling Stage" from the Vienna division on the building, along with a crowd of people, after watching Charlotte sing "βίος."

The most interesting part was that Dream Weaver Rabbit seemed to want to cause a stir and deliberately played the whole video.

Chu Yuanqing listened to Charlotte’s singing. For more than three minutes while Miss Saintess sang, she stood still, her eyes sparkling with a golden glow, filled with intense emotions. Only when the song ended did she come back to herself, revealing an indescribable smile.

The charm of Pure White Witch was so extraordinary that even through previous videos, it reflected a beautiful arc of light, shining brightly in the heart, leaving the audience who witnessed this scene amazed and inspired.

"Wow, I didn’t say anything, but I’ve imagined hundreds of thousands of words already. Honey Qing should go make a movie; this level of influence is just unfair."

"So, has anyone checked if they know each other?"