Chapter 292
Hearing what Tang Yu’an said, Zhou Qi really wanted to point out that it wasn’t very likely to get all the good stuff in a row from the prize wheel.
However, recalling past experiences, he hesitated… and decided to keep quiet.
Tang Yu’an was already continuing with his spins.
[Congratulations! You’ve won 1000 points]
[Congratulations! You’ve won 88 points]
[Congratulations! You’ve won 10 points]
“Brother Qi, it’s coming! I can feel it!” Even though it was just points three times in a row, Tang Yu’an wasn’t disappointed—in fact, he got even more excited.
Zhou Qi nodded a little stiffly, his heart now slightly on edge too.
Would the next one really give something good?
What would it be?
Tang Yu’an pressed the spin button again. The lucky wheel spun and spun, then finally stopped—
[Congratulations! You’ve received the special item: Immobilizing Marble]
“Wow! A new marble!”
Although it wasn’t a bandage this time, Tang Yu’an was still thrilled. He quickly accepted the item and pulled it out.
[Immobilizing Marble]
[Description: A marble from the “Wondrous Series.” One, two, three… Red light, green light!]
[Status: Bound.]
It was a green marble, about the same size and shape as his other ones.
Tang Yu’an read aloud, “‘One, two, three, red light’?”
Zhou Qi continued, “No talking, no moving?”
“Sounds like another powerful control-type marble!” Tang Yu’an looked at Zhou Qi. “Brother Qi, want to try it out?”
If it just caused paralysis…
At least it wouldn’t make people laugh and cry uncontrollably like the Joy and Sorrow Marbles. That was way more torturous.
Zhou Qi hesitated for a second, then nodded.
Tang Yu’an activated the timer and touched Zhou Qi with the marble.
“Brother Qi, how do you feel?”
Zhou Qi looked at him but didn’t respond.
“You really can’t move?” Tang Yu’an reached out and poked his cheek lightly.
The warmth and softness under his fingertip made him change from poking to stroking, gently cupping Zhou Qi’s cheek.
Zhou Qi’s eyelashes trembled slightly, but his body remained still.
“You really can’t move at all?”
Tang Yu’an lifted one of Zhou Qi’s arms, then let go. The arm stayed frozen right where he released it.
“You can’t talk either?”
Tang Yu’an’s gaze drifted to Zhou Qi’s lips—and suddenly, he fell silent. His eyes lingered there, almost stuck.
He didn’t notice the blush that had started to creep up from Zhou Qi’s neck.
As Tang Yu’an slowly leaned in, Zhou Qi’s breathing became heavier.
They were so close now—just a little more, just a tiny bit more…
Tang Yu’an glanced up, his eyes meeting Zhou Qi’s.
He bit his lip and asked softly, “Brother Qi, can I kiss you?”
Zhou Qi’s eyelashes trembled violently.
Tang Yu’an grinned, “Silence counts as consent. If you don’t say anything, that means you agree~”
Zhou Qi: “…”
While his mind was tangled with conflicting thoughts, the boy leaned in, and soft lips pressed against his.
Unlike the sneaky peck from before, this time Tang Yu’an kissed him gently. Maybe he was too nervous, because the moment their lips touched, he felt a jolt—like a numb tingle.
Their lips touched lightly, but their hearts pounded so loudly it seemed to echo in their ears.
Without any guidance, Tang Yu’an instinctively reached out his tongue and softly licked Zhou Qi’s lips.
Zhou Qi’s lashes trembled even more, and his body started to tremble slightly. But because of the Immobilizing Marble’s effect, he couldn’t move at all—he could only let Tang Yu’an do as he pleased.
Of course, he was still young, with no experience and no clue what to do next—so that was as far as it went.
Tang Yu’an backed away, his face completely flushed.
When his eyes met Zhou Qi’s, he quickly ducked his head and pressed his forehead against Zhou Qi’s shoulder, wrapping both arms around his waist.
The temperature in the train car suddenly spiked.
In that moment, Zhou Qi felt like his blood was boiling, yet he was still paralyzed—he couldn’t move even a single finger.
And then, Tang Yu’an whispered right beside his ear.
“I kissed you… heehee~”
His voice was soft and light, with a hint of pride. But right after saying it, he buried his face in Zhou Qi’s neck, holding him even tighter to hide his own embarrassment.
“…”
Zhou Qi closed his eyes, breathing in Tang Yu’an’s scent as he slowly tried to calm himself down. At the same time, he wanted to etch this moment into his memory—so he would never forget it.
Even though the kiss came earlier than he had planned, and it didn’t go quite how he imagined…
Being held tightly and loved so sincerely by Tang Yu’an—this feeling was really, really good.
Time ticked by, minute after minute.
Finally, the ten-minute duration ended.
As soon as Zhou Qi was able to move again, Tang Yu’an instinctively tried to run—but Zhou Qi didn’t give him the chance at all.
He raised his arms and pulled Tang Yu’an into a tight hug.
Realizing Zhou Qi wasn’t scolding or punishing him, the panicked Tang Yu’an slowly began to relax. As the tension faded, a wave of disappointment washed over him instead.
“I thought you’d catch me and kiss me back all crazy…” he muttered under his breath.
Zhou Qi: “…”
He couldn’t help but take a deep breath and silently recite to himself: Wait until An An is an adult… wait until we confess everything to the elders…
After a long while, he finally calmed down.
He let go of Tang Yu’an, grabbed a bottle of water, and gulped it down before awkwardly changing the subject. “Now that we’ve tested the Immobilizing Marble, let’s continue with the lottery.”
“Oh…”
Tang Yu’an responded with a disappointed little “oh,” then slapped his cheeks to refocus and went back to spinning the prize wheel.
As he spun, the pointer on the lucky wheel began to turn once again.
But this time, Tang Yu’an was still caught up in the moment from the kiss earlier—his mind wasn’t on the lottery at all, so he didn’t even look at the result.
And then—
[Congratulations! You’ve won a mid-tier magic item: “Basic Healing Bandage.” For details, please check the wholesale store.]
Tang Yu’an stared blankly at the system message for a few seconds before finally reacting.
“Whoa! It’s a bandage!”
Hearing that, Zhou Qi was momentarily stunned as well. It took him a second to realize what Tang Yu’an meant.
“A Basic Healing Bandage?”
“Yep!”
Tang Yu’an immediately authorized Zhou Qi to access the newly acquired item.
The Basic Healing Bandage was priced at 500 points per roll—more expensive than the ones in the Seven-Day Sale—but for its usefulness, the price was absolutely fair.
Zhou Qi couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath.
They really got it?
After getting a special item, now they also pulled the exact thing they wished for?
Looking at the price, he suddenly asked, “In the interdimensional marketplace, what’s the usual price for the Basic Healing Bandage?”
“Let me check.” Tang Yu’an opened the marketplace. “1000 points.”
“Any higher than 1000?”
Tang Yu’an filtered the results, then shook his head.
Zhou Qi’s expression grew odd again. Everyone knew that the interdimensional market could sell things for up to ten times their base value.
If nothing sold for more than 1000 points, then… could it mean all the other merchants got theirs from the Seven-Day Sale?
Which meant that until now, no one had ever pulled a Basic Healing Bandage from the lottery?
Of course, that was just a guess. Since the Seven-Day Sale was a known source, merchants might already know the item’s base price.
In that case, the price would still fluctuate based on supply and demand, but…
Zhou Qi felt like his guess might be right.
Items of this level probably weren’t common. The number of people lucky enough to pull one must be extremely low.
And today… they’d pulled two.
Zhou Qi looked at Tang Yu’an, who was beaming as he operated the interface, authorizing both incredibly useful, potentially life-saving items to his parents.
Noticing Zhou Qi’s gaze, Tang Yu’an turned to him and grinned brightly. “Brother Qi, with these two items, way more people will survive from now on!”
Zhou Qi paused, his expression softening. He nodded.
“Mm. Let’s keep spinning.”
“Okay!”
[Congratulations! You’ve won 166 points]
[Congratulations! You’ve won “Strawberry Cake” x1]
[Congratulations! You’ve won 1000 points]
[Congratulations! You’ve won 100 points]
[Congratulations! You’ve won 688 points]
Maybe their luck had run out, because the next five spins didn’t bring anything special.
Only two chances left.
But since they’d already pulled some really good stuff earlier, Tang Yu’an wasn’t disappointed. If they got something good, great. If not, there’d always be next time.
If you asked what he wanted most right now—it would definitely be a Plane Locator Stone…
Tang Yu’an spun the wheel again.
[Sorry, no prize this time!]
Tang Yu’an blinked and said in surprise, “Brother Qi, this is my first time not winning anything!”
Zhou Qi found it odd too—but then again, this was supposed to be the norm!
Nobody could be lucky forever, right?
“One last spin,” Tang Yu’an said.
Zhou Qi was about to comfort him—after all, they’d already won plenty today—but then saw Tang Yu’an suddenly widen his eyes in shock and exclaim:
“Brother Qi! I hit the jackpot!”
“W-What did you get?” Zhou Qi was so surprised he stammered.
“The Plane Locator Stone!”
“!!!”
Zhou Qi’s eyes went wide too. He thought he must’ve misheard.
“The Plane Locator Stone? Didn’t it show up before in the Seven-Day Sale?”
“Yeah.”
Tang Yu’an nodded. “But after that, it never came back. I even used up all my refresh cards and still couldn’t get it.”
As he spoke, he accepted the prize and took the stone out to show Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi took the stone and examined it. Sure enough, it was the real deal—and his emotions got even more tangled.
He was just as excited as Tang Yu’an, but it still felt surreal. They actually pulled this too?
“This is great! We didn’t even have to spend any points this time!” Tang Yu’an beamed.
The Plane Locator Stone wasn’t cheap, even in the Seven-Day Sale. They had used discount cards to save quite a bit, but free was still better!
“See? You can’t be unlucky forever. The last six pulls were just to build up to the big one!”
Zhou Qi’s lips twitched.
He toyed with the Plane Locator Stone for a moment, then couldn’t help but say, “You probably shouldn’t tell anyone that.”
“Huh?” Tang Yu’an blinked in confusion.
Looking at the boy’s cute face, Zhou Qi hesitated, then changed his mind with a sigh. “Never mind. Say whatever you want.”
Even if people came after him for it… Zhou Qi would have his back.
