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There was a flash of light after they both stepped out of the array which was not unusual but the scenery that greeted them was not what they expected it to be. Instead of the quaint little shack that was known as Xie Lian’s Puqi Shrine, they were greeted by some sort of steel structure with lots of painted images on its walls.
“You idiot, where the hell are we? This is not Puqi Shrine!” Of course, Feng Xin would mess up the array. He always does.
“I do not!”
“What the heck?! Are you reading my thoughts?”
“No stupid Mu Qing! You said it out loud! Anyway, where is this place?”
“Hell if I know??! I asked you first.”
They looked around and try as they might they just couldn’t figure out where they were. This didn’t look like any place they had ever been to.
“Do you think a ghost messed up your array? I wouldn’t put it past that Crimson bastard.”
“No, I don’t think it was him. Remember Dianxia invited us over and that brat would do anything His Highness says. Let’s figure out where this is first.” ”What do you think I’m trying to do?”
Mu Qing was so absorbed in their banter that he nearly didn’t notice that there were other people there. Weirdly dressed, with brightly colored hair, but still, people. They were arguing much like Feng Xin and he was.
“Look, people. Why don’t we—” Mu Qing wanted to say that they should ask those two people but Feng Xin already beat him to it.
“Excuse me, but can you tell me where we are?” Feng Xin asked as he approached two men, one with pink hair and another with green hair. Weird.
“I’m telling you, Pinky, you've got to stop with your obsession with your robot!”
“She’s not a robot, she’s Carla!”
The two were busy with their argument and barely noticed Feng Xin at all. This idiot really can’t do anything right.
“Hey, you two! Can you help us?!” Feng Xin raised his voice a little louder and this got the two people’s attention.
“Don’t be fucking rude you idiot!”
“Your companion is right. If you need something from us you better be polite.”
“Like you’re any better Pinky.” The green-haired man muttered under his breath but Mu Qing heard it anyway.
“Sorry about him, he’s an idiot.” Mu Qing rolled his eyes at Feng Xin earning him a glare. “Anyway can you help us?”
“Yeah, sure! What can we do for you?” The green-haired man seemed to be the more amiable of the two, Mu Qing observed. His pink-haired companion seemed rather reserved and calculating, much like Mu Qing himself to be honest.
“Well, I think a ghost—Ow! What the hell was that for?!” Stupid Feng Xin! Did he forget that we’re in unfamiliar territory? He tried to convey his thoughts to the aforementioned idiot however it seems that he can’t access their private array. Weird.
“ What he means is that we are lost and we were wondering if you could tell us where we are.” Mu Qing asked while he tried to reach out to Feng Xin privately again. A glance at him and Mu Qing could tell he was trying to do the same with no such luck as well.
“Oh that’s easy, you’re in Okinawa.”
“In what region is Okinawa?”
“Kyushu, Japan.” The pink-haired man answered. “You do know Japan right?”
Feng Xin that fucking idiot, he didn’t send us anywhere near Puqi Shrine, he sent us to a whole other dimension!
As if sensing Mu Qing’s ire, Feng Xin quickly gave him an apologetic look.
“Judging by the looks on your faces, it’s clear that you have no idea where you are. Also, your attires are strangely not from this era nor this country. Carla, do a full body scan on them.”
“Affirmative Master. Doing full body scan. Please refrain from moving.”
“What the hell? Who was that?” Feng Xin was startled and shocked when vivid purple lines started going up and down his and Mu Qing’s bodies.
“Shut up and don’t move, you moron. Who knows what this could be? The voice came from that board at his feet. Whatever that is.” Mu Qing eyed Carla suspiciously as if expecting some sort of ghost to appear.
“Don’t mind it, that’s his freaky robot girlfriend. Great going four-eyes, you’re freaking them out.”
“Her name is Carla! And I’m just trying to get her to check where they came from, clearly, they are not from here.”
“Scan complete. Based on their appearance they are Asian, around your age as well. However, their clothing suggests otherwise, the design is from China but it dates back several millennia, which would make them thousands of years old. There is a 90% probability that they are not from this era and are an anomaly. No other data can be found.” Kaoru couldn’t believe what Carla was saying. Is she implying that these people are from the past?
“Whew! So lemme get this straight, Carla, these two people from China just appeared like magic in front of us, and they are, like really old?” Okay, Mu Qing knows that they are gods and that they are old but the way the green-haired man says it makes him feel a tad bit offended. He can’t seem to wrap his head around what happened. Feng Xin is such an idiot. How the hell did they end up in another world? This place is really weird and it’s not an array or whatever fucking illusion. They do need some assistance from these people if they’re looking for a chance to get back though.
“So, would you guys mind telling us what your names are? I don’t really want to refer to you as guy #1 and guy #2.” Mu Qing’s attention was drawn to the green-haired man. He seems kinder and more easy to talk to than the other one.
“I’m Mu Qing and this idiot here is Feng Xin.”
“Great, I’m Nanjo Kojiro but you can call me Joe. The princess over here is Sakurayashiki Kaoru.” He gestured to the pink-haired man beside him. Mu Qing can’t help but furrow his brows at that. The one with pink hair is clearly, a man so why would he be referred to as a princess? Are there even princesses in this place? Also, he can already see the panic creeping up on Feng Xin’s face. Him and his irrational fear of women. How on earth did he even manage to have a son?
“Stop calling me that you gorilla, you can see their confusion! I will not allow myself to be mistaken for a woman!”
“What? You’re a man???” Feng Xin, this moron, seriously!
“Excuse me! What makes you think I am a woman!”
“You have long hair.”
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A moment of silence until Joe burst out laughing at what Feng Xin said.
“AHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh my god. Is he for real?”Joe was doubled-up laughing and Kaoru was fighting off a smile of his own. Mu Qing wanted to off himself. How the hell did Feng Xin even ascend to godhood?
“I’m done with you. You must have damaged some brain cells on the way here.”