Qingque agreed.
She didn't think she would lose.
She even went all out, playing with her full attention.
Unfortunately, she still lost.
After all, it was mahjong. It would be truly strange if three people playing against one couldn't win.
Qingque stared at Noldrei, who was sitting opposite her. She was certain these three had cheated. But no matter how she reviewed the game, she had no proof. Even if she reset the game, she could only say that Noldrei was just lucky.
"How did you do it? I clearly didn't see them feeding you tiles at the table!"
Qingque felt deeply that she had been duped.
Just a short while ago, she was thinking to herself how Fu Xuan had fallen for the flattery, but in the blink of an eye, the trouble had landed on her.
Elysia smiled and said, "Of course. What kind of relationship do we have? Even when he's in bed with his wife, we can still watch him work. And some of the effort might even come from us."
Noldrei shot her a glare. "Nonsense! When did I ever let you watch? And some of the effort came from you? Isn't that still my effort?!"
Elysia said suggestively, "Aren't we all in this together? Have you forgotten? Your effort is my effort."
'Is that "together"? Wasn't it just me temporarily lending you my body?'
Noldrei had indeed let Elysia borrow his body temporarily back then. Elysia's current body was one created by Tesla after she had thoroughly studied and mass-produced the Kaslana technology.
'Together? So you guys have that kind of chaotic relationship?!'
As someone from the Xianzhou, where relationships were relatively conservative, Qingque had never experienced such a stimulating scene. Her mind could already picture several people helping to push from behind.
"Don't listen to her nonsense. Our relationship isn't what you think. I was able to win against you purely because of the skills I've been practicing with you this whole time! Since the gambling table is fair, there will naturally be wins and losses. There's nothing strange about it."
Noldrei righteously declared that he had absolutely not cheated.
Qingque couldn't find any proof and could only grit her teeth and swallow her bad luck.
"You bastard..."
She had never been so frustrated at the mahjong table.
Her years of experience at the table told her that Noldrei had definitely cheated, yet she had no leverage.
She trusted her intuition as a diviner, and she also trusted her gut feeling at the mahjong table.
"Fine! I'll take you to the place where Xianzhou men have the most fun tomorrow. Let me be clear first: it might not be what you think. When we get there, don't say I'm the one who took you. Just say you were going there to investigate on your own. I will take absolutely no responsibility!"
Qingque was a person of her word. She would honor her bet.
Noldrei was a little surprised. He was quite astonished that the Xianzhou had such a place.
In Noldrei's view, the Xianzhou had actually suppressed its own development speed and, to a certain extent, achieved a protective retreat against the Mara-struck state by making the long-life species have low desires.
Noldrei wasn't joking. He really did want to see if the Xianzhou had a similar place. The liveliness of such a place often directly reflected the intensity of personal dependency in the local culture.
He had even thought that Qingque might righteously refuse him.
But the next day, Qingque's actions changed his opinion of her.
The girl was actually trying to pull a fast one on him.
"See, that's the place where Xianzhou men have the most fun."
Qingque pointed to the Sky-Faring Commission not far away and said, "This is the place where Xianzhou men have the most fun. If you want to have fun, you can just wait at the entrance with the other Xianzhou men."
The young woman was very familiar with this, leading Noldrei to a prime viewing spot right at the entrance.
Although it was a bit strange to bring an outsider to see the Foxian beauties, Qingque wasn't lying.
This really was one of the places where Xianzhou men had fun.
A bustling crowd had already gathered outside the gates of the Sky-Faring Commission, specifically to see the Foxian beauties.
The Foxian race was born with keen senses and incredibly nimble reflexes, so most starskiff pilots were Foxians. And with their sharp wit and shrewdness, the Foxians also maintained a trade network for the Xianzhou throughout the galaxy.
Thus, the Sky-Faring Commission had gradually become the main base for the Foxian race.
Noldrei thought Qingque's behavior was terrible. That was clearly not what he meant.
"You know that's not what I meant."
Qingque covered her ears, shaking her head and shouting, "Don't ask me about that kind of thing! It's not like I'd actually take you to a place like that. Besides... if there really was such a place, the first thing I'd do is report it to the Cloud Knights! Why would I keep it around and then take you there after you arrived?"
"Is that so? What a shame. I was wondering if there were any good places for... skilled handiwork."
Noldrei sighed with regret. He had wanted to gain a deeper understanding of the Xianzhou, but Qingque wouldn't take him to such a place. It seemed his level of trust with Qingque was still not high enough.
"Don't even think about it. How could I possibly take a guest from afar to a place like that? How would the Xianzhou be able to hold its head high in front of outsiders in the future? We strictly prohibit such things here! Of course, if you have the ability to arrange a private meeting through your phone, that's your own business!"
Qingque clearly stated her stance. She would absolutely not take him to do something like that.
"I really don't get it. How can your two female companions accept a guy like you as a companion?"
'They can't be having orgies on the ship all day, can they?'
Just imagining the scene was more than Qingque could accept.
"So..." Noldrei savored the meaning behind Qingque's words and asked thoughtfully, "Your Xianzhou does have such dark places? And you know of their existence?"
Qingque took a deep breath. She had wanted to maintain the positive image of the Xianzhou.
But she never would have thought that Noldrei would read a deeper meaning into her words.
"I don't know! I didn't say anything!"
She decided to shut up. With someone whose comprehension was this sharp, saying another word would only tarnish the Xianzhou's reputation.
But Qingque also felt she couldn't let Noldrei continue to guess wildly, so she explained, "Such places do exist, but the Cloud Knights also crack down on similar situations. There will absolutely be no such work done openly here! Not even for naturalized people!"
"If they dare to do it, we dare to kill them!"
Noldrei was watching the beautiful Foxian lady at the Sky-Faring Commission not far away, along with the other Xianzhou men.
Suddenly hearing Qingque's resolute reply, he felt a little strange.
He advised, "Er, there's probably no need to kill them. It's possible they're only in that line of work because life is hard."
A vein popped on Qingque's forehead. She gritted her teeth and said, "It's a metaphor! Just a metaphor! Not literally killing them!"