Miss Cannon Fodder Wants To Escape Death Flags - Chapter 376
Chapter 376
Tian Xianzi became fascinated with the bumper cars, lingering there and competing with a group of children for spots. Lin Xun looked around, swallowed the cream puff in his mouth, and pointed to the tallest building not far away.
“What’s that?”
“Want to try it?” Ning Ning asked, feeding Pei Ji a spoonful of soufflé.
He Zhizhou, being quite resourceful, separated from Ning Ning and Pei Ji and took Lin Xun to another side.
Then the Ferris wheel slowly began to rise.
After arriving here, Pei Ji, although still as expressionless as usual, often had his gaze drifting in a quiet and curious way, filled with confusion and novelty, almost like a child.
For example, right now, he slightly parted his lips, looking through the glass window of the Ferris wheel at the surrounding scenery.
“This Ferris wheel is very high. Once we reach the top, we should be able to see the entire city.”
His appearance was so adorable that Ning Ning couldn’t help but smile as she explained, “Although my hometown has weak spiritual power, the craftsmanship is impressive—how does the soufflé taste?”
Pei Ji nodded at the comment, then suddenly said, “Can you… come a little closer?”
Previously, when with others, he only held Ning Ning’s hand, but now that they were alone, she was sitting across from him—
Ning Ning heard this and, sure enough, smiled leisurely.
Pei Ji’s ears turned red, and he blinked hurriedly.
Feeling happy, Ning Ning obediently moved closer but didn’t sit next to him.
Instead, she wrapped her arms around his neck, standing between his legs, and gently leaned forward.
“What’s wrong?”
This was a position they had never been in before.
Pei Ji looked up at her, his chest echoing with a continuous, dull thudding sound, thump-thump, thump-thump.
He spoke, his voice carrying warmth, “What’s… couple’s clothes?”
Couple’s clothes?
Ning Ning thought back to when they left the haunted house, and a staff member had glanced at them, smiling and saying, “Couple’s clothes look good.”
Pei Ji looked at her in confusion, his usually sharp aura subdued, replaced only by the scent of cream.
“They are clothes that only couples wear together.”
She spoke as she gently poked Pei Ji’s cheek.
Enjoying the sensation, she continued to slowly rub his face with her fingertip, noticing his pupils flicker slightly, and his Adam’s apple bobbed.
“See, our clothes are very similar, aren’t they?”
Ning Ning added, “It’s to let everyone know that we’re together.”
A smile appeared in Pei Ji’s eyes.
He whispered, “Ning Ning, lower your head.”
When their lips met, his hands wrapped around her waist.
Her sweater was loose and oversized, making her appear round and soft, but as he pressed the fabric down with his hands, he could feel the soft skin underneath.
Her skin was delicate and smooth, like gentle waves of water, making him reluctant to leave.
The kiss wasn’t deep, but as Ning Ning tried to sit up, he grabbed her neck, stopping her from moving.
This was a forceful and somewhat domineering action, but Pei Ji gently pressed his nose to hers, his eyes glowing with quiet longing.
“Can we keep wearing them like this? Please?”
He liked this feeling.
The feeling of telling everyone that Ning Ning liked him.
And also the feeling of letting everyone know… he belonged to her.
Both feelings brought immense joy to Pei Ji.
Ning Ning smiled.
“Do you like it?”
He hesitated and then tilted his head, pressing her down and kissing her neck.
“Because it’s… stamped.”
That spot was incredibly sensitive.
Ning Ning felt heat surge, and her ears grew unbearably warm.
Her back trembled, her voice dropping to a whisper, still using a playful tone.
“Stamped? Are you stamping your mark on me?”
“…No.”
How could he bring himself to do that?
Pei Ji gently placed his hand on the back of her head, speaking in a soft, earnest voice, “Everyone will know… that I’m yours.”
Ning Ning’s smile suddenly stiffened.
She was being teased.
Suddenly, Ning Ning slipped out of his arms and sat properly on the bench opposite him.
Seeing Pei Ji’s eyes, as if he wanted to speak but stopped himself, she quickly took the initiative.
“You’re not allowed to say my face is red!”
Pei Ji had originally spoken seriously, but seeing her embarrassed, he too felt awkward, his face unexpectedly turning red.
He lowered his head, obediently saying, “…Mm.”
Ning Ning’s hometown wasn’t far from the city.
When the group left the amusement park, she expressed a desire to visit home.
She asked the others to find a place for dinner first and sent a message with a communication talisman to tell them the location.
Pei Ji, unwilling to let her go alone, followed her on his sword.
The sword flight was fast.
He didn’t want to disturb old acquaintances, so he didn’t enter the house with Ning Ning.
Instead, he waited under a tree nearby, quietly.
When Ning Ning came out again, she was accompanied by a woman and two men.
The woman looked somewhat like Ning Ning, her eyes red, softly calling, “Pei Ji?”
Ning Ning, who had also just been crying, waved at him, signaling him to come over.
“These are my parents and my brother.”
“Ning Ning has told us many things about you.”
The woman said, “From now on, we’ll leave her to you. Since you’ve brought a gift, how about calling me ‘Mom’—no, in your custom, should it be ‘Niang’?”
Pei Ji had heard that before marriage, gifts should be offered.
He had come in a hurry, without many precious items, so when they parted, he handed Ning Ning a few priceless pearls from his storage bag to take to the house.
He never expected that, in his lifetime, he would call someone “Niang.”
The woman’s gentle gaze landed on his cheek.
The young man’s long lashes fluttered, and he subconsciously tightened his sleeve, awkwardly speaking, “…Niang.”
He struggled to speak beautifully and could only stammer, “I… will protect her.”
The young man opposite them laughed, stepping forward, “Hey! Big brother!”
“Little brat, you’re stealing my turn.”
The middle-aged man glared at him, then grabbed both of Pei Ji’s hands, saying, “Hello, hello! I’m Ning Ning’s father, call me whatever you want, haha.”
“Ning Ning said this kid is shy!” the woman teased, playfully slapping the man’s arm.
“Don’t scare him, you know, husband! Be a little more reserved!”
The young man exclaimed, “Dad, he’s really blushing.”
Ning Ning stomped her foot, “Brother! Shut up!”
Ning Ning returned to the amusement park entrance, reached the spot marked by the communication talisman, and entered the restaurant, where she saw He Zhizhou in line for snacks.
The shop was crowded, so it would take a while for them to be served.
Curious, she asked, “Where’s Master and Junior Brother Lin Xun?”
Ning Ning paused, then noticed the scratches on his face.
Raising an eyebrow, she asked, “What happened to your face?”
“They thought it was too stuffy inside, so they went for a walk outside and asked me to grab some snacks—this?” He Zhizhou casually touched his face.
“I slipped while stepping in the water.”
Actually, that wasn’t the real story.
They were aimlessly strolling when they came across a skateboard on the long stairs.
He Zhizhou felt a sudden urge and thought of performing a stunt where he would step on the skateboard and fly down the stairs.
However, his feet slipped, and he fell straight down, instinctively using all four limbs to crawl down the stairs.
Tian Xianzi and Lin Xun were both stunned.
Fortunately, they knew nothing about skateboards, so He Zhizhou awkwardly chuckled and quickly came up with a lie to cover his mishap—
This move was a skateboard specialty.
Though he had lost the skateboard, he still retained the essence of it.
Even without the skateboard, he could continue moving by relying on his limbs.
It was called the “Thomas Italian Cannon Full Spin.”
Luckily, both of them were sword cultivators, deeply understanding the principle of “no sword in hand, but a sword in the heart.”
They believed him without a doubt on the spot, and He Zhizhou managed to save face, becoming a skateboard master in the eyes of Lin Xun and Tian Xianzi.
After He Zhizhou bought some snacks and fruit, the three of them left the restaurant and went out onto the street.
He Zhizhou immediately spotted Lin Xun’s figure and walked over, handing Little White Dragon a pack of crispy snacks.
“Where’s Master?”
Lin Xun smiled like an eight-year-old fool.
“Master met a group of kids playing with skateboards and said he was going to show them a skateboard trick.”
“Skateboard?”
Ning Ning couldn’t understand.
“How would Master know how to play with that?”
Skateboard.
He Zhizhou’s face turned pale instantly.
No way, this couldn’t be happening the way he feared.
The young man’s face turned ashen as he looked up in shock.
Sure enough, in the noisy crowd of children not far away, he saw that familiar figure.
Tian Xianzi stepped onto the board, glided smoothly, and everything seemed so harmonious, so seamless.
Suddenly, the man who had dominated the cultivation world burst into wild laughter!
“No—!”
He Zhizhou realized the impending disaster and cried out in despair, “Uncle Master, don’t—!”
The only response was a long, loud howl.
And then, in the children’s eager gazes, the loud cry of “Watch me!”
The onlookers were all shocked!
They saw the man suddenly laughing uncontrollably, leaping into the air, spinning 720 degrees before landing on the ground in a four-limbed pose, stabilizing himself with ease!
When the man landed, he continued to crawl forward using his hands and feet, his tongue almost flying off, laughing wildly as he charged toward the children, shouting, “Kids, watch Uncle’s Thomas Italian Cannon Full Spin!”
For a moment, even the wind seemed to stop.
The children had never seen such a sight before and were all stunned, forgetting even to cry.
Tian Xianzi, like a giant charging forward, laughed loudly, “Hehehehe—hahaha—”
The onlookers…
The onlookers screamed: “110! 120! Call 120! Help, a madman is attacking children!”
The onlookers screamed: “Kids! Run—run—away—!”
