South of Nile, Tetans City.
It was August, close to the desert. It was dry and hot here. Under the scorching sun, even the air seemed to be distorted. Looking as far as the eye could see, the dense fog made it seem like an illusion.
Lou Cheng and Yan Zheke, each riding a camel, swayed as they approached the remains of the temple where Isis was worshipped.
Not far behind them, a professional tour guide in a long robe and headscarf followed with narrowed eyes. He was "invisible" himself to avoid disturbing the guests.
With Lou Cheng's strength, he had no problem traveling in the Nile tourism industry. However, he didn't have to rely on brute force for everything. That would lose his fun and mood. Hiring a tour guide with excellent connections at a high price could save him a lot of trouble. Just like earlier, if it were just two foreign tourists wanting to ride a camel, they would definitely be extorted and might not be able to enjoy themselves. However, once the tour guide stepped in and found a familiar friend, the problem was immediately solved. The reasonable price and attentive service made the young couple feel comfortable riding the camel.
You get what you pay for. If it could be solved with money, there was no need to resort to violence.
After approaching the ancient and dilapidated temple, Yan Zheke jumped off the camel lightly and looked at the interior happily. She had long sleeves and trousers, and her black hair was tied up with a headscarf. She looked like a local, but her actual purpose was to protect herself from the sun.
A girl's obsession with sunscreen was unimaginable to men. Lou Cheng, on the other hand, was wearing a T-shirt, shorts, and martial arts shoes without any self-awareness.
"This is the temple of Mother Earth Goddess Isis." Yan Zheke pointed to the front and introduced to Lou Cheng. "It is said that one of her original forms is Inanna from Sumerian mythology, the Goddess of Venus, fertility, sex, and love."
Seeing someone nodding in confusion, Yan Zheke said with a smile, "Do you feel that this Goddess Inanna is a stranger?"
"I think I've heard of her before, but also not," Lou Cheng replied embarrassedly.
This is a tourist spot added by a fairy at the last minute. I didn't have time to do my homework!
"Then I'll change her name, and you will be familiar with her!" Yan Zheke pursed her lips and smiled.
"What is it?" Lou Cheng asked curiously.
"Call me Teacher Yan first! Instructor Yan is fine too! " The girl turned her head and lifted her chin slightly. Her slender and beautiful neck was faintly discernible under the cover.
Lou Cheng was amused. "Please give me some pointers, Instructor Yan."
"Cough, have you heard of Aphrodite? Venus, have you heard of it? Er, these two names are just the difference between Guqin Hai's name and Gu Luo's name … Also, have you heard of the Holy Mother? " Yan Zheke raised her hand and said, "One of their prototypes is' Inanna '!"
"She's really something …" Lou Cheng was dumbfounded.
After showing off her knowledge, Yan Zheke pursed her lips and pointed at the weathered sculptures, statues and stone pillars.
"Come, help me take a picture. I'll ask the tour guide to take a picture of us later."
"Okay." Lou Cheng took out his digital camera and waited for her to pose.
At this moment, a man who claimed to be a staff member came over. He had a unique beard and indicated that he could take a picture of the couple.
Knowing that he would be blackmailed if he accepted the offer, Lou Cheng shook his head firmly without any hesitation.
When Lou Cheng pressed the shutter, the staff member suddenly jumped out and was captured by the camera, leaving behind an image.
Then, he pestered them and kept asking for money in slang English.
Although the couple was not short on money, they were not willing to be forced. Lou Cheng looked back at the tour guide and saw him walking over quickly. He reached out his right hand and patted the staff member on the shoulder.
In an instant, the staff member felt cold all over. He felt like he was locked in a cold storage at the edge of the desert during the hot season.
He couldn't help but shiver. He wanted to open his mouth but could only hear the chattering of his teeth. He wanted to move but found that his body was stiff and difficult to control.
Lou Cheng pulled his little fairy away as if nothing had happened and changed their position to take another picture. He also signaled the tour guide to take care of the rest.
The "tiger on the ground" who always liked to act tough was frightened by the encounter just now. He yelled that he wanted to call the police but didn't dare to make any real moves. He was easily "persuaded" by the tour guide.
After taking a group photo, the young couple held hands and wandered around the ruins of the ancient temple. They talked and laughed, and they were very happy.
After visiting the last scenic spot, they returned to the bustling area. Under the tour guide's introduction, they entered a Babula restaurant, which was also a special barbecue restaurant. Here, they carefully selected lamb legs and other ingredients and applied pepper, salt, and ingredients recorded in their ancestral secret recipe. The barbecue was fragrant and tender.
"It's not bad. It's different from what we had in Deeka. But I'm still a little sick of it …" Yan Zheke looked at Lou Cheng with bright eyes and said in a slightly aggrieved tone, "Nile is all barbecue barbecue barbecue. If not, it's just pancakes and bread. Why didn't they develop other methods? China's food culture has a long history and rich methods! "
Deeka was the capital of Nile. It was the couple's first stop upon arrival. They spent three days there and saw many ancient relics, pyramids, and mummies.
"That's why we have to lower our standards when traveling." Lou Cheng looked at the girl with a smile and said, "We still have one more stop in Nile before going to the grasslands. It's definitely different from here."
"Yeah, yeah." Yan Zheke's eyes flickered. She chuckled and said, "I'm thinking, if you were the Domineering CEO, what would you say just now?"
Lou Cheng thought for a while and held back his laughter.
"I'll contract the kitchen here and make you a bowl of egg fried rice. The eggs must be laid by Xiushan's free-range chickens and flown over!"
"Not domineering enough … You should buy this restaurant and fly in a few chefs to make Chinese food!" Yan Zheke looked up and dissed the Domineering CEO in high spirits.
After eating barbecue and drinking the specialty drinks, the couple returned to the hotel. One rested while the other pondered over the next day's itinerary.
Half an hour later, Yan Zheke stood up "against all odds" and got into a stance. She calmed herself down until her Godly Will was complete. Her mind and body were at peace. She retracted her Qi and blood, allowing her force and spirit to collapse inward and condense into a small ball in her lower abdomen.
At the end of July, she understood the meaning of "retract". Under Lou Cheng's guidance, she began to break through to the Dan stage. This was a process, not a node.
Lou Cheng had used the opposition and rotation of his supernatural abilities to balance and form the Dan. This time, he let Yan Zheke use her supernatural ability of "Earth" as "Yang" and her own power as "Yin". Under the control of her spirit and the replenishment of her Qi and blood, they opposed each other, rotated, and balanced. Gradually, there were signs of success in the Dan stage. In another seven or eight days, the girl should be able to use this method to completely enter the Dan stage.
While Yan Zheke was cultivating, Lou Cheng was not idle either. He pressed his right hand on his wife's back and used the Ice Mirror to "listen" to her subtle changes. He compared them with the experience he could recall in order to find the key.
Over and over again, even though Yan Zheke was extremely passionate about her dream of reaching the Dan stage, she still couldn't overcome the exhaustion of her body without using the Swordsman Formula and the Wholeness Formula. As the night deepened, she lay on the bed and didn't want to move.
"I'm sweating all over …" she said with satisfaction. "But I don't want to move at all. I don't want to take a shower …"
She just wanted to lie there comfortably and be massaged by Cheng.
"You'll feel better if you take a hot shower." Lou Cheng smiled and massaged her. "Didn't you see the notice from the hotel? There's going to be a power outage later. There won't be any hot water. Maybe there will be a water outage too. "
"No, no, no." Yan Zheke turned her body and shook her sweaty hair. She buried her face in the pillow with a look of "non-cooperation".
"Who's the one who always urges me to take a shower? Who loves to take a shower the most? "Lou Cheng laughed.
"I'm going to stink you to death later!" Yan Zheke replied "hatefully".
"I don't care. I'm just worried that you can't accept it." Lou Cheng laughed and helped his little fairy to turn around. He saw her squinting her dark eyes and quietly observing the outside world.
"Humph!" Yan Zheke pouted. "If there's a power outage, you're in charge of the hot water! If there's no water, you'll freeze and turn into water! Aren't you known as a multi-functional household robot? "
"I have to save my ice force in case there's no air conditioning at night." Lou Cheng explained and tried to pull Yan Zheke up.
"No, no, no …" Yan Zheke shook her head like a rattle-drum. She lifted her right foot and pressed it against Lou Cheng. She even used a repulsive force.
Lou Cheng easily broke through the repulsive force and grabbed her foot. He stretched out his fingers and scratched it a few times. His little fairy wriggled like a fish and laughed shyly and angrily. She hurriedly withdrew her foot and sat up abruptly.
After playing around for a while, the atmosphere gradually heated up.
Suddenly, the girl gasped and said,
"Shower first … shower first!"
"Who said she didn't want to shower just now?" Lou Cheng said vaguely.
"Don't you know? Don't you know that girls are fickle?" Yan Zheke resisted with all her might.
"Then go shower …" Lou Cheng carried the girl in his arms.
"No, no … I don't want to shower with you …"
The topic seemed to return to the beginning, but it gradually quieted down.
After some time, the couple lay on the bed. One was physically and mentally satisfied, while the other was smiling like a peach blossom.
"I'm thinking of a technical problem …" Lou Cheng said thoughtfully.
"I'm not listening! I'm not listening! It must be extremely dirty! "Yan Zheke closed her eyes and shook her head.
"I'm talking about your supernatural ability …" Lou Cheng snickered, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by the girl. "I already said I'm not listening! Your mind is so dirty! "
In the midst of their banter, they suddenly heard a loud boom. It seemed like an explosion had happened somewhere in the city.
Immediately after, firecracker-like sounds came from all over the city.
"What's wrong?" Lou Cheng sat up.
Yan Zheke picked up her phone and saw a message from the embassy. It said, "You're in trouble.
Nile is in turmoil, suspected to be a coup d 'état. All Chinese citizens are advised not to go out blindly. If necessary, please head to the embassy, consulate, or Chinese company's premises and wait for evacuation!
At the same time, Lou Cheng also received the message. The couple looked at each other, feeling a little unreal.
Something big happened just like that?
PS: For the sake of harmony, the war-torn zones and their surroundings do not correspond to the real world. Please don't make wild guesses.
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