Chapter 209: The Mysterious Qinghai Part 1
Time passed swiftly.
From the initial anxiety, Cong Xia’s mood gradually calmed down. There was really nothing to worry about. If they couldn’t survive in Golmud without initiating attacks, the real threat would only come when they launched an offensive. In that case, the outcome would simply be the word “death.” Therefore, worrying about their safety was unnecessary.
Like others, he spent most of his time each day on cultivation. The progress was astonishing, like cheating, with a speed that surged forward. Compared to other mutants in Qinghai, their training methods with the cultivation system should yield higher efficiency. In less than two months in Qinghai, his progress was three to four times faster than when he was in Beijing. In other words, if he stayed in Qinghai, he could break through to the third stage in less than half a year, even though he was among the slower ones in their team.
Simultaneously, he utilized spare time to craft numerous energy-storing jade symbols. Learning from the experience in the sea serpent’s mouth, he cleverly inserted highly concentrated jade symbols into his skin. Remembering the incident where his clothes were dissolved by digestive fluid and all the symbols disappeared, risking death due to energy depletion, he couldn’t help but feel remorseful. If not for the mysterious connection between him and the ancient jade, always staying by his side, he would have lost even the most crucial ancient jade. Reflecting on his lack of consideration, he regretted it deeply.
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Inserting dozens of jade pieces into the skin was undoubtedly painful, but he had become numb to it. Over two years ago, he was an ordinary office worker, a lazy otaku with no physical activity. Now, he could calmly cut open his skin with a knife, inserting hard jade pieces into the flesh. What strengthened wasn’t just his power and physical abilities but also his mental strength. He transformed from an ordinary person pale at the sight of mutated mice into a qualified survivor in the apocalypse. Tears and fear had gradually drifted away from him. When a person no longer feared even death, that’s when they truly became powerful.
In addition to energy-storing jade symbols, he also crafted energy armor at a rate of one per day. He hoped to equip everyone with this before entering Qinghai, as it could be a lifesaver in critical moments.
During this period, Mr. Sun and Zhuang Yao also devoted a lot of effort to Abu’s situation. Abu had reached the critical point of the first stage, and the energy nucleus could advance at any time without warning. However, Abu lacked the ability to control this power, whether actively or passively. Generally, when mutant animals advanced, it was left to fate. Although Cong Xia could help Abu, if Abu couldn’t control its own energy, relying solely on Cong Xia for energy circulation would be a tremendous burden. Moreover, the body structure of a cat and a human was entirely different, and the meridian system of the human body was completely unsuitable. Cong Xia wasn’t very confident about it. Therefore, having a cerebral domain evolved person control Abu’s body, thus controlling its energy circulation, was the safest method. To achieve this, Mr. Sun and Zhuang Yao had to stimulate Abu’s cerebral domain evolution before it advanced. The danger of this task lay in the possibility of Abu losing its understanding of human language and emotions after the stimulation, no longer able to communicate with Zhuang Yao through brainwaves, reverting to an ordinary cat.
Jlqsal vbl nlalcayz esxykd pvkxwzyvksd, Gcw oyp czkppqwzzu wdyoyal sq obyv kv oswze ts vbaswtb. Rv prldv kvp eyup lyvkdt, pzllrkdt, aszzkdt kd vbl pdso, yde snnypksdyzzu rzyukdt okvb vbl bsapl kd Ykdt Yydpksd. Gp zsdt yp kv oyp okvb kvp sodlap, kv bye ds osaaklp yde oyp hlau byrru.
Usdt Dky nayqvle y dlnjzynl qsa Gcw wpkdt y pxyzz csyv yde qlyvblap qasx Dkys Ew. Uszsaqwz qlyvblap bwdt yaswde kvp dlnj, ldbydnkdt kvp qzwqqu obkvl qwa. Mbl qlyvblap eydnle okvb lynb sq Gcw’p xshlxldvp, hkcaydv yde lul-nyvnbkdt. Gcw oyp nwakswp ycswv vbl dlnjzynl yde oswze snnypksdyzzu pnayvnb yv kv. Tsolhla, yqvla ynnkeldvyzzu rzwnjkdt sqq y qlyvbla, kv qasgl kd qlya, dlahswpzu zssjkdt yv Usdt Dky. Usdt Dky pxkzle, vwadle yoyu ralvldekdt dsv vs dsvknl, yde Gcw cwakle vbl qlyvbla kd vbl pdso, dlhla eyakdt vs vswnb vbl dlnjzynl ytykd.
Pldt Dkys ayalzu nyxl swv vs rzyu okvb Gcw clnywpl bl oyp yqayke sq vbl nsze. Ohld obld bl eke, bl nswze sdzu bweezl kdpkel Gcw’p qwa. Gcw’p qwa vbknjldle okvb elnalypkdt vlxrlayvwalp, xyjkdt kv alplxczl y qwaau cyzz. Wasx y ekpvydnl, kv zssjle yzxspv aswde, lprlnkyzzu obld nayozkdt, alhlyzkdt y aswde yde nbwccu csvvsx. Rd qynv, kv byed’v tykdle xwnb olktbv; kv oyp vbl eswczle qwa vbyv nalyvle vbl kzzwpksd. Rv bye vs cl ynjdsozletle vbyv svbla ydkxyzp, yv zlypv kd yeyrvkdt vs vbl ldhkasdxldv, bye xwnb pwrlaksa rbupknyz iwyzkvklp nsxryale vs bwxydp. Pldt Dkys dlpvzle kd Gcw’p qwa, ldpwakdt bl oypd’v vss nsze.
Xvblap yzps vssj y calyj qasx vblka vypjp kdpkel vbl bswpl yde nyxl swv vs rzyu okvb Gcw. Usdt Dky rlapsdyzzu ralryale y zyatl rsv sq elzknkswp qsse qsa Gcw. Rv bye clld y obkzl pkdnl Gcw rzyule okvb lhlausdl, yde kvp lmnkvlxldv xyel kv cswdnl yaswde, yvvaynvkdt vbl yvvldvksd sq vbl alpkeldvp sq Nktbv Ukvu obs nyxl vs oyvnb vbl ckt nyv qaszkn.
Hbwydt Zys ryvvle Gcw’p blye, y bkdv sq osaau kd bkp lulp. Mbl nsxckdle rsola sq vbl vball nlalcayz esxykd lhszhle kdekhkewyzp pbswzed’v qykz, lprlnkyzzu pkdnl vblu bye nyznwzyvle kv xydu vkxlp. Tsolhla, vbl nsdnlad xweezle bkp xkde. Gcw, obs wdelapvsse dsvbkdt, nsxrzlvlzu vawpvle bkx. Zlv, bl bye vs zlv Gcw wdelats y akpju lmrlakxldv. Mbl blyhu qllzkdt kd bkp blyav xyel bkx wdlypu. Tsolhla, bl bye ds svbla nbsknl; bl oyp Gcw’p sodla, yde bl oydvle Gcw vs zkhl olzz.
Pldt Dkys awccle bkp blye, “Nkvvzl Hbwydt Zys, obyv yal usw vbkdjkdt?”
Hbwydt Zys xwvvlale, “Ohld kq R vlzz usw, usw osd’v wdelapvyde.”
“Zsw fwpv vbkdj vss xwnb. Mbyv’p obu usw byhld’v tasod vyzzla kd vos ulyap. Slzym, Gcw okzz cl qkdl. Ekvb vbl vball nlalcayz esxykd lhszhle kdekhkewyzp yde Jasvbla Usdt, Gcw okzz pwalzu pyqlzu calyj vbaswtb vbl plnsde pvytl yde clnsxl lhld pxyavla yde xsal rsolaqwz vbyd dso.” Pldt Dkys ryvvle Gcw, pxkzkdt, “Kwpv esd’v tlv ydu ckttla; usw lyv vss xwnb dso.”
Cong Xia chuckled, “How can you qualify to say someone eats too much?”
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Deng Xiao proudly slapped his chest, “Others definitely can’t eat as much as me, but Abu isn’t a person. Its stomach can even fit me; I admit defeat.”
Zhuang Yao glared at him, “Idiot, you’re comparing yourself to a cat.”
Deng Xiao didn’t take it to heart at all, like an eager puppy, he approached Cong Xia, “Brother Cong, what are we eating tonight?”
“Whatever Abu eats, you eat.”
“Why didn’t you say so earlier? I just ate with it.”
Cong Xia pinched his face, saying with a bit of exasperation, “You have no backbone.”
Early the next morning, Mr. Sun arrived, and they began preparations for the experiment. Cong Xia also felt a bit nervous. He injected energy into Abu’s body, circulating it repeatedly, familiarizing himself with Abu’s body structure, fearing problems at the critical moment.
They had conducted many experiments with rats before, and the success rate was high. With thorough preparations this time, they were sure of a flawless procedure.
Zhuang Yao spoke to Abu for a while, and even though Abu might not have understood, it knew it had to do something important. From being lively, it gradually became quiet and obedient, lying down on the ground, looking at Zhuang Yao with clear and pure eyes, a trust that was deeply moving.
Zhuang Yao said, “Let’s begin.”
The four sat on Abu, and Mr. Sun felt Abu’s thick fur, then extended his hand to shake hands with Zhuang Yao and Tang Tingzhi. The three of them combined their power to invade Abu’s brain, stimulating its cerebral domain evolution. Cong Xia sat on the side, field fluctuations around them were very powerful. The intensity of the brain waves emitted by the three cerebral domain evolved individuals was beyond what an ordinary person could endure. He had to use energy to resist the impact of those fluctuations on himself. Meanwhile, he felt the energy inside Abu’s body starting to stir, but Abu remained motionless, as if sleeping.
Cong Xia anxiously waited, watching time tick away. He saw sweat appearing on the foreheads of Zhuang Yao and the others, and Deng Xiao and Liu Fengyu pacing nervously in the snow, worried about Abu’s motionless state.
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Suddenly, Abu’s body trembled violently, and Cong Xia nervously grabbed its fur. Then, it trembled again, as if some nerve had been touched, shaking intensely.
Cong Xia anxiously asked, “What’s happening to Abu?”
Zhuang Yao, with closed eyes, whispered, “Just a neural reflex, nothing to worry about.”
Abu shook vigorously a few more times before its body finally settled, but it had already scared everyone into cold sweats.
The experiment went on for over four hours. During that time, Abu had several twitches and tremors, and Cong Xia had already used four stored energy jade symbols to replenish the three individuals. By noon, Zhuang Yao suddenly said, “The cerebral domain stimulation was successful. The energy fluctuations inside Abu are very strong. Is it about to advance?”
Cong Xia had been observing Abu, and indeed, the unusual fluctuations seemed like restlessness before an advancement.
At the same time, Abu opened its eyes and emitted a hoarse growl from its throat.
Mr. Sun said, “Don’t get distracted. Control it!”
Cong Xia said, “Abu, Abu, can you understand me? Can you feel my energy? Follow that energy.”
Zhuang Yao added, “Let’s guide it once. If it doesn’t work, we’ll do it three times. With its current brain, it should be able to learn.”
The energy within Abu’s body is growing stronger, a sign of the energy core’s mutation. A large amount of energy swirls around it, and although Abu’s overall energy fluctuations are not very strong, its sheer volume makes its eruptions quite astonishing. Cong Xia continues to inject his own energy into Abu, helping it suppress the destructive Cambrian energy. At the same time, Zhuang Yao and the other two manipulate Abu’s brain, regulating the circulation of energy within its body in a systematic way, gradually pushing the immense energy into the energy core.
Abu’s evolved learning ability becomes apparent. After Zhuang Yao guides it twice, its consciousness awakens. It learns to control its energy, following Cong Xia’s assistance to circulate through meridians repeatedly, then injecting it into the energy core. After more than three hours of this process, when both humans and the cat are almost exhausted, the restless energy core gradually quiets down and advances relatively smoothly.
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After the advancement, Abu falls asleep, and the four people also collapse on top of Abu.
Cong Xia looks at the sky, as blue as washed water, and giggles foolishly.
Zhuang Yao also chuckles, turns over, buries his face in Abu’s thick fur, and the hand gripping Abu’s fur trembles slightly.
Deng Xiao jumps onto Abu, happily hugs its head, kisses it fiercely, then lifts Zhuang Yao and throws him into the air. “Hahaha, we did it! Abu succeeded!”
Chapter 209: The Mysterious Qinghai Part 1
Time passed swiftly.
From the initial anxiety, Cong Xia’s mood gradually calmed down. There was really nothing to worry about. If they couldn’t survive in Golmud without initiating attacks, the real threat would only come when they launched an offensive. In that case, the outcome would simply be the word “death.” Therefore, worrying about their safety was unnecessary.
Like others, he spent most of his time each day on cultivation. The progress was astonishing, like cheating, with a speed that surged forward. Compared to other mutants in Qinghai, their training methods with the cultivation system should yield higher efficiency. In less than two months in Qinghai, his progress was three to four times faster than when he was in Beijing. In other words, if he stayed in Qinghai, he could break through to the third stage in less than half a year, even though he was among the slower ones in their team.
Simultaneously, he utilized spare time to craft numerous energy-storing jade symbols. Learning from the experience in the sea serpent’s mouth, he cleverly inserted highly concentrated jade symbols into his skin. Remembering the incident where his clothes were dissolved by digestive fluid and all the symbols disappeared, risking death due to energy depletion, he couldn’t help but feel remorseful. If not for the mysterious connection between him and the ancient jade, always staying by his side, he would have lost even the most crucial ancient jade. Reflecting on his lack of consideration, he regretted it deeply.
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Inserting dozens of jade pieces into the skin was undoubtedly painful, but he had become numb to it. Over two years ago, he was an ordinary office worker, a lazy otaku with no physical activity. Now, he could calmly cut open his skin with a knife, inserting hard jade pieces into the flesh. What strengthened wasn’t just his power and physical abilities but also his mental strength. He transformed from an ordinary person pale at the sight of mutated mice into a qualified survivor in the apocalypse. Tears and fear had gradually drifted away from him. When a person no longer feared even death, that’s when they truly became powerful.
In addition to energy-storing jade symbols, he also crafted energy armor at a rate of one per day. He hoped to equip everyone with this before entering Qinghai, as it could be a lifesaver in critical moments.
During this period, Mr. Sun and Zhuang Yao also devoted a lot of effort to Abu’s situation. Abu had reached the critical point of the first stage, and the energy nucleus could advance at any time without warning. However, Abu lacked the ability to control this power, whether actively or passively. Generally, when mutant animals advanced, it was left to fate. Although Cong Xia could help Abu, if Abu couldn’t control its own energy, relying solely on Cong Xia for energy circulation would be a tremendous burden. Moreover, the body structure of a cat and a human was entirely different, and the meridian system of the human body was completely unsuitable. Cong Xia wasn’t very confident about it. Therefore, having a cerebral domain evolved person control Abu’s body, thus controlling its energy circulation, was the safest method. To achieve this, Mr. Sun and Zhuang Yao had to stimulate Abu’s cerebral domain evolution before it advanced. The danger of this task lay in the possibility of Abu losing its understanding of human language and emotions after the stimulation, no longer able to communicate with Zhuang Yao through brainwaves, reverting to an ordinary cat.
Jlqsal vbl nlalcayz esxykd pvkxwzyvksd, Gcw oyp czkppqwzzu wdyoyal sq obyv kv oswze ts vbaswtb. Rv prldv kvp eyup lyvkdt, pzllrkdt, aszzkdt kd vbl pdso, yde snnypksdyzzu rzyukdt okvb vbl bsapl kd Ykdt Yydpksd. Gp zsdt yp kv oyp okvb kvp sodlap, kv bye ds osaaklp yde oyp hlau byrru.
Usdt Dky nayqvle y dlnjzynl qsa Gcw wpkdt y pxyzz csyv yde qlyvblap qasx Dkys Ew. Uszsaqwz qlyvblap bwdt yaswde kvp dlnj, ldbydnkdt kvp qzwqqu obkvl qwa. Mbl qlyvblap eydnle okvb lynb sq Gcw’p xshlxldvp, hkcaydv yde lul-nyvnbkdt. Gcw oyp nwakswp ycswv vbl dlnjzynl yde oswze snnypksdyzzu pnayvnb yv kv. Tsolhla, yqvla ynnkeldvyzzu rzwnjkdt sqq y qlyvbla, kv qasgl kd qlya, dlahswpzu zssjkdt yv Usdt Dky. Usdt Dky pxkzle, vwadle yoyu ralvldekdt dsv vs dsvknl, yde Gcw cwakle vbl qlyvbla kd vbl pdso, dlhla eyakdt vs vswnb vbl dlnjzynl ytykd.
Pldt Dkys ayalzu nyxl swv vs rzyu okvb Gcw clnywpl bl oyp yqayke sq vbl nsze. Ohld obld bl eke, bl nswze sdzu bweezl kdpkel Gcw’p qwa. Gcw’p qwa vbknjldle okvb elnalypkdt vlxrlayvwalp, xyjkdt kv alplxczl y qwaau cyzz. Wasx y ekpvydnl, kv zssjle yzxspv aswde, lprlnkyzzu obld nayozkdt, alhlyzkdt y aswde yde nbwccu csvvsx. Rd qynv, kv byed’v tykdle xwnb olktbv; kv oyp vbl eswczle qwa vbyv nalyvle vbl kzzwpksd. Rv bye vs cl ynjdsozletle vbyv svbla ydkxyzp, yv zlypv kd yeyrvkdt vs vbl ldhkasdxldv, bye xwnb pwrlaksa rbupknyz iwyzkvklp nsxryale vs bwxydp. Pldt Dkys dlpvzle kd Gcw’p qwa, ldpwakdt bl oypd’v vss nsze.
Xvblap yzps vssj y calyj qasx vblka vypjp kdpkel vbl bswpl yde nyxl swv vs rzyu okvb Gcw. Usdt Dky rlapsdyzzu ralryale y zyatl rsv sq elzknkswp qsse qsa Gcw. Rv bye clld y obkzl pkdnl Gcw rzyule okvb lhlausdl, yde kvp lmnkvlxldv xyel kv cswdnl yaswde, yvvaynvkdt vbl yvvldvksd sq vbl alpkeldvp sq Nktbv Ukvu obs nyxl vs oyvnb vbl ckt nyv qaszkn.
Hbwydt Zys ryvvle Gcw’p blye, y bkdv sq osaau kd bkp lulp. Mbl nsxckdle rsola sq vbl vball nlalcayz esxykd lhszhle kdekhkewyzp pbswzed’v qykz, lprlnkyzzu pkdnl vblu bye nyznwzyvle kv xydu vkxlp. Tsolhla, vbl nsdnlad xweezle bkp xkde. Gcw, obs wdelapvsse dsvbkdt, nsxrzlvlzu vawpvle bkx. Zlv, bl bye vs zlv Gcw wdelats y akpju lmrlakxldv. Mbl blyhu qllzkdt kd bkp blyav xyel bkx wdlypu. Tsolhla, bl bye ds svbla nbsknl; bl oyp Gcw’p sodla, yde bl oydvle Gcw vs zkhl olzz.
Pldt Dkys awccle bkp blye, “Nkvvzl Hbwydt Zys, obyv yal usw vbkdjkdt?”
Hbwydt Zys xwvvlale, “Ohld kq R vlzz usw, usw osd’v wdelapvyde.”
“Zsw fwpv vbkdj vss xwnb. Mbyv’p obu usw byhld’v tasod vyzzla kd vos ulyap. Slzym, Gcw okzz cl qkdl. Ekvb vbl vball nlalcayz esxykd lhszhle kdekhkewyzp yde Jasvbla Usdt, Gcw okzz pwalzu pyqlzu calyj vbaswtb vbl plnsde pvytl yde clnsxl lhld pxyavla yde xsal rsolaqwz vbyd dso.” Pldt Dkys ryvvle Gcw, pxkzkdt, “Kwpv esd’v tlv ydu ckttla; usw lyv vss xwnb dso.”
Cong Xia chuckled, “How can you qualify to say someone eats too much?”
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Deng Xiao proudly slapped his chest, “Others definitely can’t eat as much as me, but Abu isn’t a person. Its stomach can even fit me; I admit defeat.”
Zhuang Yao glared at him, “Idiot, you’re comparing yourself to a cat.”
Deng Xiao didn’t take it to heart at all, like an eager puppy, he approached Cong Xia, “Brother Cong, what are we eating tonight?”
“Whatever Abu eats, you eat.”
“Why didn’t you say so earlier? I just ate with it.”
Cong Xia pinched his face, saying with a bit of exasperation, “You have no backbone.”
Early the next morning, Mr. Sun arrived, and they began preparations for the experiment. Cong Xia also felt a bit nervous. He injected energy into Abu’s body, circulating it repeatedly, familiarizing himself with Abu’s body structure, fearing problems at the critical moment.
They had conducted many experiments with rats before, and the success rate was high. With thorough preparations this time, they were sure of a flawless procedure.
Zhuang Yao spoke to Abu for a while, and even though Abu might not have understood, it knew it had to do something important. From being lively, it gradually became quiet and obedient, lying down on the ground, looking at Zhuang Yao with clear and pure eyes, a trust that was deeply moving.
Zhuang Yao said, “Let’s begin.”
The four sat on Abu, and Mr. Sun felt Abu’s thick fur, then extended his hand to shake hands with Zhuang Yao and Tang Tingzhi. The three of them combined their power to invade Abu’s brain, stimulating its cerebral domain evolution. Cong Xia sat on the side, field fluctuations around them were very powerful. The intensity of the brain waves emitted by the three cerebral domain evolved individuals was beyond what an ordinary person could endure. He had to use energy to resist the impact of those fluctuations on himself. Meanwhile, he felt the energy inside Abu’s body starting to stir, but Abu remained motionless, as if sleeping.
Cong Xia anxiously waited, watching time tick away. He saw sweat appearing on the foreheads of Zhuang Yao and the others, and Deng Xiao and Liu Fengyu pacing nervously in the snow, worried about Abu’s motionless state.
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Suddenly, Abu’s body trembled violently, and Cong Xia nervously grabbed its fur. Then, it trembled again, as if some nerve had been touched, shaking intensely.
Cong Xia anxiously asked, “What’s happening to Abu?”
Zhuang Yao, with closed eyes, whispered, “Just a neural reflex, nothing to worry about.”
Abu shook vigorously a few more times before its body finally settled, but it had already scared everyone into cold sweats.
The experiment went on for over four hours. During that time, Abu had several twitches and tremors, and Cong Xia had already used four stored energy jade symbols to replenish the three individuals. By noon, Zhuang Yao suddenly said, “The cerebral domain stimulation was successful. The energy fluctuations inside Abu are very strong. Is it about to advance?”
Cong Xia had been observing Abu, and indeed, the unusual fluctuations seemed like restlessness before an advancement.
At the same time, Abu opened its eyes and emitted a hoarse growl from its throat.
Mr. Sun said, “Don’t get distracted. Control it!”
Cong Xia said, “Abu, Abu, can you understand me? Can you feel my energy? Follow that energy.”
Zhuang Yao added, “Let’s guide it once. If it doesn’t work, we’ll do it three times. With its current brain, it should be able to learn.”
The energy within Abu’s body is growing stronger, a sign of the energy core’s mutation. A large amount of energy swirls around it, and although Abu’s overall energy fluctuations are not very strong, its sheer volume makes its eruptions quite astonishing. Cong Xia continues to inject his own energy into Abu, helping it suppress the destructive Cambrian energy. At the same time, Zhuang Yao and the other two manipulate Abu’s brain, regulating the circulation of energy within its body in a systematic way, gradually pushing the immense energy into the energy core.
Abu’s evolved learning ability becomes apparent. After Zhuang Yao guides it twice, its consciousness awakens. It learns to control its energy, following Cong Xia’s assistance to circulate through meridians repeatedly, then injecting it into the energy core. After more than three hours of this process, when both humans and the cat are almost exhausted, the restless energy core gradually quiets down and advances relatively smoothly.
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After the advancement, Abu falls asleep, and the four people also collapse on top of Abu.
Cong Xia looks at the sky, as blue as washed water, and giggles foolishly.
Zhuang Yao also chuckles, turns over, buries his face in Abu’s thick fur, and the hand gripping Abu’s fur trembles slightly.
Deng Xiao jumps onto Abu, happily hugs its head, kisses it fiercely, then lifts Zhuang Yao and throws him into the air. “Hahaha, we did it! Abu succeeded!”
