For a while, Zhuge Lian could barely catch her breath. However, judging by the state of her skin, the next few days would be the real ordeal.
Long Feicheng helped contact Old Jin. Fortunately, Old Jin patted his chest and assured them he had spiritual elixirs that could alleviate Zhuge Lian's sunburn without causing permanent damage to her skin.
After everyone carried Zhuge Lian inside, she finally asked the two of them, "You were looking for me... *cough cough*... what's up?"
Wang Jiwang sighed, "Old Yan plans to visit Mount Emei tomorrow. After discussing it, we wanted you to go along, but seeing you now, it's unlikely."
Long Feicheng shook his head and sighed beside her, the word "disappointed" practically written all over his face.
Zhuge Lian was beautiful, had a great figure, and most importantly, was a social butterfly. Long Feicheng felt they were a perfect match, and many interesting things were bound to happen on their journey.
It was just a bit unfair to Lu Caiwei...
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Lian also showed regret, then said,
"Although I can't contribute, letting my brother go is the same. He's introverted, quiet, a shut-in, and has social anxiety..."
Zhuge Ji could barely listen to this. Did he really have so many flaws?
As a sister, even if you have to criticize, shouldn't you stop at a reasonable point?
Zhuge Lian pointed out a pair of flaws in Zhuge Ji, then took a deep breath, "But this person... hmm... he does have merits, for example..."
Zhuge Lian tried to think of a merit for a long time but couldn't come up with a single good point about Zhuge Ji.
Zhuge Ji himself couldn't stand it anymore: "Sister, why didn't today's sun kill you?"
"Listen to yourself, is that something a brother should say?" Zhuge Lian said angrily.
How much better were you when you were complaining about me just now? Zhuge Ji roared inwardly.
However, as someone with social anxiety, Zhuge Ji would definitely not actually roar it out.
Zhuge Lian sighed, "But my brother's skill in observing the heavens is no less than mine. Taking me or taking him makes no difference."
Of course, there's a difference!
Long Feicheng inwardly disagreed: a busty sister and a shut-in brother with social anxiety, the difference is huge.
"The opportunity for experience is very rare, and every member is one we carefully selected."
Wang Jiwang pondered for a while, still not entirely confident in Zhuge Ji's abilities.
So he said, "How about this, I have a difficult problem here. If Zhuge Ji can solve the riddle, this spot will be his."
Unexpectedly, Zhuge Ji showed no appreciation: "No need to test me, I don't want to go."
"You dare not go?!"
Zhuge Lian punched Zhuge Ji directly, "You stay home watching anime every day, do you really want to spend your life with paper figures? Can paper figures have children for you? If not, who will carry on the Zhuge family lineage? Do you expect me, your sister, to grow another younger brother?"
Wang Jiwang and Long Feicheng were stunned. Is this the kind of topic one can just blurt out?
But Zhuge Ji was still resistant, "Sister, I don't want to go out... I just want to stay home..."
"No!" Zhuge Lian kicked Zhuge Ji's butt, annoyed, "You will go whether you want to or not!"
"Aren't you forcing my hand?"
"So what if I'm forcing your hand?"
"I will absolutely not yield! I, Zhuge Ji, would rather die, die outside, jump off from here, than compromise with you!"
"If you go, I'll ask Ah Gong to make you a real paper person wife when you get back."
"Then I choose Nezuko."
Wang Jiwang: ???
Long Feicheng: ???
The sibling's conversation was so loaded with information that both of them were a little slow to recover.
By the time they came to their senses, Zhuge Ji and Zhuge Lian had already reached an agreement, and Zhuge Ji had even taken out his phone to book a flight.
"Wait, wait!"
Wang Jiwang said, "You haven't passed our test yet!"
Long Feicheng also raised his hand, "I have something to say too... I never thought about Ah Gong being able to make paper person wives before. I'll ask him to make one for me too."
Nezuko... Boa Hancock... Mikasa... Heh heh, here I come!
Wang Jiwang and Zhuge Lian rolled their eyes at Long Feicheng.
Wang Jiwang understood Long Feicheng well. This guy wasn't a shut-in; he was different from Zhuge Ji. Long Feicheng was simply lecherous.
"Look at this string of numbers." Wang Jiwang took out the mysterious numbers Yan Nanfei had sent during the morning meeting.
[29, 36, 103, 29]
Everyone had studied it all day but found nothing.
If Zhuge Ji could decipher the secret of this string of numbers, it would be initial proof of his ability.
Zhuge Ji took the paper strip and, after less than ten seconds, sneered,
"You're testing me with such a simple problem... These numbers are just longitude and latitude coordinates, aren't they?"
Longitude and latitude coordinates?!
Wang Jiwang and Long Feicheng showed expressions of shock, exchanged glances, and then pressed further, "What are longitude and latitude coordinates?"
"..."
Zhuge Ji and Zhuge Lian fell silent.
With the shocked expressions you two just had, we thought these coordinates had some special meaning.
Zhuge Lian asked, "May I ask what your educational backgrounds are?"
Long Feicheng said sheepishly, "Elementary school."
Wang Jiwang was even more embarrassed, "I never went to school."
Well, two illiterates!
Zhuge Ji explained helplessly, "They're coordinate information on a map. Using longitude and latitude coordinates, you can pinpoint a location."
Saying that, Zhuge Ji took out his phone, opened a map, and entered the coordinates.
Then he showed his phone map to the two of them, "These are the coordinates for Mount Emei."
"So that's how it is..."
Although Wang Jiwang was uneducated, it didn't mean he was stupid.
Yan Nanfei had left the coordinates of Mount Emei before going missing. This clearly indicated that Yan Shoyi was meant to investigate it.
Mount Emei is vast, and these coordinates are very precise. Therefore, it wasn't enough for Yan Shoyi to simply reach Mount Emei; he needed to go to the exact location specified by these coordinates.
At this coordinate, there would undoubtedly be a discovery. Da Feng Novel Network
"So, did I pass the test?" Zhuge Ji asked.
"Hmm... go prepare yourself," Wang Jiwang nodded, "As for the paper person wife, I'll personally ask Ah Gong to help after you return."
"Hooray!"
Zhuge Ji and Long Feicheng clapped their hands simultaneously.
Zhuge Lian, however, shook her head repeatedly, lamenting that her brother was beyond saving.
It was a pity that their parents were too old to have another child, otherwise, as an older sister, she truly wished she could trade this brother with social anxiety for a new one.
After the matter was settled, Wang Jiwang and Long Feicheng bid farewell to the Zhuge siblings.
On one hand, Wang Jiwang needed to inform Yan Shoyi of the latest findings regarding the mysterious numbers.
On the other hand, they needed to notify the other two members.
Zhuge Ji went downstairs to see them off. After they had gone a distance, he closed the door and turned to stare at his social butterfly sister.
"You did that on purpose, didn't you?" Zhuge Ji asked with a dark expression.