The ancients watched me play the Starry Sky Railway

"Hahaha, I'm afraid I'll disappoint Mr. Walter. The sky is no longer suitable for me." Yukong said with a mixture of bitterness and relief.

"Xing and Walter then said goodbye and left the Palace of Hours."

As soon as I walked outside, Qingni, who was standing in the corner, quickly stepped forward and said, "Please stay! I should have thanked you again for saving my life... but I made a fool of myself by making you two look like a fool. I'm so sorry."

"It's about parent-child relationships, I understand." Xing said with a very understanding attitude.

“…She actually doesn’t understand at all.”

"There's nothing we can do. After all, Xing was thrown into the space station by her mother right after she was born. Even if we wanted to understand the parent-child relationship, we couldn't."

Dugu Jialuo shook her head slightly, feeling that Xing was a rather pitiful child.

I have never enjoyed maternal love since I was a child.

...Although Xing could run and jump as soon as he was born, and could even pick up a baseball bat to hit Doommon, he didn't seem to need much maternal love.

(Xing: Kafka's mother's love! I need it!)

…………

"So, my benefactor has also encountered something similar? That's great! No, no, I mean, I finally met someone I can relate to." Qing Ni cheered at first, then realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly waved her hand to correct herself.

"Ahem." Walter cleared his throat. "Miss Qingni, this is your family affair, and I shouldn't interfere. But I can say something about my feelings—being a parent can make a person stubborn. To change a rock, I'm afraid it will take day after day of patient contemplation."

(Walter: If that doesn't work, I'll just log in to Zhongli's account next door and easily change the rock.)

"Xing: "Uncle Yang is saying that instead of arguing with Yukong Siduo, Miss Qingni should patiently prove through her actions that she can take care of herself and is qualified to become a qualified pilot?"

"My mom is actually a very reasonable person. But when it comes to flying, she becomes irrational." Qingni understands that and has tried to do it herself, but the results haven't been very satisfactory."

"Thinking back on what Yukong had done to her, she couldn't understand why Yukong was so averse to flying."

"Qingni cheered up and said with a smile, "My mother prepared some delicious refreshments for you two, so I can't leave it unappreciated. I'll take you to visit Xingcha Sea and try Luofu's most famous snacks!"

"Finally, Qingni took the two of them to the vending machine at Xianzhou Luofu and bought two cans of soda bean juice."

"It's said to be the favorite flavored drink of the old Luofu Xianzhou people. It's so authentic!"

"Some people don't like its unique taste, but Qingni still likes it very much."

"Let me try it." Walter was a little interested. He took a bite first, and then his whole face immediately wrinkled into an old chrysanthemum: "Hmm, the taste... makes me miss it."

"Does your hometown produce similar flavored drinks?" Qingni asked curiously.

“No.” Walter shook his head. “This sip reminds me of the pain in my esophagus when I first boarded the train and struggled to swallow the coffee Jizi brewed.”

(Walter: A little tired.)

"Jizi's coffee..." Cao Cao smacked his lips. "I've heard this several times. Is Jizi's coffee really that bad?"

When he first heard that Ji Zi’s coffee tasted bad, he didn’t believe it. After all, Ji Zi was so beautiful!

Beautiful, elegant, and full of royal sister temperament!

Is the coffee made by such a beauty really that unpalatable?

It's not that he doesn't believe it now, but he is curious.

How bad could it be to make Walter remember it so vividly?

…………

"Qingni's ears twitched after hearing this. Is it really that exaggerated?"

"She hurriedly asked Xing, "How do you feel? Are you still used to drinking?"

"It's delicious, so delicious!" Xing almost drank it all in one gulp.

(Star Core: I am corrupted.)

"Wow, this is the first time I've seen a foreigner who can drink soda!"

"Qingni was very surprised, and then she thought of Walter and couldn't help but sigh."

"Alas, not everyone can appreciate what they like, just like flying... If you can't drink, don't force it. There are other authentic local delicacies that you're sure to like. I'll take you there."

"There's no need to eat. Why don't you take us for a walk, Miss Qingni? This is our first time in Luofu, and with a local leading the way, we should be able to see some sights that are hard for outsiders to find," Walter suggested.

"Don't get me wrong, this isn't because he's afraid of tasting something like this again! Absolutely not!"

"This soda bean juice...isn't it the same thing as the bean juice we have in Peking?"

The common people of Beijing during the period when the Qing Dynasty was abolished felt very familiar with the name.

"That should be the case. At least Walter's expression after drinking the soda bean juice is exactly the same as the expression of outsiders after drinking soda bean juice!" A young man nodded affirmatively.

To know what douzhi smells like... outsiders don't have to come all the way to Beijing, they can smell it just by walking past the泔水袋.

Yes, it tastes exactly like swill! It smells so rancid and stinky, so authentic!

However, it is not the case that douzhi is just泔水. Douzhi is still very nutritious and has the effects of nourishing the stomach, eliminating heat and detoxifying.

(Then why don’t I take Huanglian Qingwei Pills?)

"Hey, now those of us in old Beijing who sell douzhi have an idea. We can put up a sign saying 'The same douzhi as Luofu Fairy Boat'. Wouldn't it sell very well?" A businessman suddenly thought and came up with a good idea.

When the people around heard this, they thought, hey, that’s a good idea!

Wouldn't this sell like hotcakes?

Unlike later generations when douzhi was only sold to outsiders, ordinary people in Beijing now also consume douzhi.

It’s good enough for the poor people to have something to eat, no matter if it tastes like slop!

…………

"After hearing what Walter said, Qingni simply took the two of them to a place she often went to."

"When we got there, it was just as Qingni had said. We could see numerous star ships flying around in the sky. It was quite a sight."

"Even Xing, who has been used to big scenes since birth, was a little surprised by the scene."

"My mom always told me that once you take to the sky, there's no turning back. A pilot dances with death."

"I know she's right. Being a pilot is both tiring and dangerous. But I still want to fly between the stars and fight for the Immortal Ship Alliance in the vast galaxy..."

"Qingni looked at the starry sky, her eyes filled with envy."

"Why is Miss Qingni so obsessed with this dream?" Walter asked.

"Qing Ni: "Do you know the fox people's custom of 'testing children'? Shortly after a child is born, they place a circle of objects representing their future destiny around them. If they grab a jade omen, it likely means they'll become a fortune teller. If they grab a sword, they'll likely become a warrior. If they grab a toy star raft..."