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Zhong Kui's Diary
Watching Jiang Feiyu, Liu Qi, and Ai draw blood, the nurse who was taking the samples winked at me. I recognized her; she is a female officer from the Police Station Criminal Investigation Team. I have seen her several times before, so it seems Lingfeng has already arranged for her to deliver the blood samples directly to Lou Wei.
According to Lingfeng, the most authoritative testing institution is Lou Wei's Ninth Research Institute.
I was initially worried about the possibility of mixing up the blood samples, but seeing this female officer in action put my mind at ease.
The next morning, Lou Wei called me, sounding cheerful. "Hey, Zheng Nan, is that Zhuo Wei still mooching off you?"
I felt extremely frustrated. Just when I thought I could finally enjoy some peace after Guo'er and her relatives left, Zhuo Wei returned at this moment. As Fatty put it, she was crying uncontrollably and had fainted in the bathroom several times... Hearing Lou Wei say this made me huff in annoyance. "Is that why you called me?"
"Well, not exactly. I wanted to tell you that the DNA test results are out!"
"So soon? Isn't the Ninth Research Institute located in the west?" I found it hard to believe what Lou Wei said, to the point that I forgot to ask about the test results right away.
"Well, when that guy Zhuo Wei went to the Dragon Palace for sampling, I had them bring the equipment to Star City!"
"What were the results?" I finally asked.
"After DNA testing, there's a ninety-nine point ninety-nine percent chance that Liu Qi is the daughter of the Dragon King. So now you can tell Zhuo Wei to take Liu Qi back to the underwater palace."
"Really?" I was overjoyed. After receiving confirmation from Lou Wei, I hung up and shouted at Zhuo Wei: "Hey, your descendants from the Dragon Palace have been found!"
"Who? Who is it?" Zhuo Wei asked excitedly.
"It's Liu Qi! Congratulations! The Dragon Palace has gained another princess!" I clasped my hands in congratulations, but honestly, I was also celebrating for myself. Finally, this troublemaker could be sent away, and I could finally have some time with Guo'er and the others.
"Ha ha, that's great! By the way, I need to take her to Star River first to awaken the consciousness of the Dragon Palace Descendant within her," Zhuo Wei said with a beaming smile. "Only by triggering her instincts can she return to the Dragon Palace with me."
"How are you going to awaken her?" I asked, a bit curious.
"It's simple. Just like an eagle teaches its young to fly by pushing them off a cliff, they can only spread their wings and soar. Similarly, I'll place Liu Qi in the water, and when she can no longer hold on, her potential will be triggered!" Zhuo Wei gestured towards me.
Uh, that seems a bit cruel. I was stunned for a while before saying, "You mean you'll hold Liu Qi and not let her surface?"
Zhuo Wei nodded.
"That's strange. Weren't you afraid of offending the so-called Dragon Palace Descendant and worried about retaliation, which is why you collaborated with Huang Jianguo? Aren't you afraid of retaliation now?" I asked in astonishment.
"Because Liu Qi is female. You know that historically, all emperors pass their throne to their sons; I've never heard of one passing it to a daughter," Zhuo Wei laughed. "So, Liu Qi can never become the Dragon Palace Master, and I don't need to worry about her seeking revenge on me."
"Uh, you really think this through..."
...
In the afternoon, I called Jiang Feiyu and Liu Qi to Star Riverbank. Inviting Jiang Feiyu was just for formality since he was one of the remaining finalists. I casually explained to Jiang Feiyu that there were no media present because the event needed to be kept confidential... then I pulled Liu Qi aside. Looking at the excited Liu Qi, I casually said, "As long as you pass this stage, you'll be the champion. The cash prize of one million and the opportunity for the second female lead will be yours."
But in my heart, I thought, if you become the Dragon Palace Princess, would one million really mean anything to you? Just diving into a sunken ship in the ocean could yield treasures worth much more than that. As for making movies, once you have money, becoming the leading lady would be just a matter of speaking up. You could even take advantage of the situation to negotiate with some famous directors...
Liu Qi was so excited she stuttered a bit: "Really? So what do I need to do to pass?"
I pointed at Zhuo Wei: "This is Mr. Zhuo Wei, the technical advisor for the Dragon Palace Championship. You just need to complete some moves he demonstrates underwater."
"Is it really that simple?" Liu Qi asked, somewhat surprised.
"It's simple yet not simple. You need to stay underwater for at least five minutes during the whole set of movements," I replied with a smile.
Although Liu Qi could hold her breath for twelve minutes and twenty-eight seconds, that was while being still. If she had to perform various movements underwater, the oxygen consumption would increase significantly. Therefore, the time spent moving in the water would far exceed the time she could hold her breath; if the movements were intense, she might not even last a third of that time.
Liu Qi seemed to understand the difficulty involved and timidly asked Zhuo Wei, "Are the movements intense?"
It's a simple principle: the more intense the movements, the greater the oxygen consumption, and the less time one can sustain it.
Zhuo Wei smiled and nodded, his expression kind and gentle. "Just a few simple movements."
What a scam! I thought to myself, completely forgetting that I had just been talking nonsense as well.
After changing into our swimsuits, Zhuo Wei, Kong Xuan, Fatty, Jiang Feiyu, and Liu Qi and I boarded the speedboat. The six of us quickly arrived at the center of Star River. The water in Star River wasn't very deep; even in the middle of the river, it was less than ten meters deep. There was an anchor on the speedboat. After dropping the anchor to secure the boat, Zhuo Wei pulled Liu Qi and jumped into the water. It looked like a muscular man dragging a farmer into a cornfield.
After more than two minutes, I started to feel uneasy. I greeted Kong Xuan and the others and jumped into the water as well. As soon as I submerged, I took out the Mysterious Realm Golden Sphere. With this thing, I could stay underwater for hundreds of years without any issues as long as my body didn't get damaged by the water.
Diving down six or seven meters, I spotted Zhuo Wei and Liu Qi. They were standing on the bottom of the river; Zhuo Wei was performing the second section of chest expansion exercises from the ninth set of radio calisthenics while Liu Qi was trying to follow his movements.
I couldn't help but chuckle; doing radio calisthenics underwater—what was going on in Zhuo Wei's head?
After finishing his chest expansion exercises, Zhuo Wei began doing leg kicks. At that moment, I noticed Liu Qi's face twitching slightly; she seemed to be struggling to hold her breath. Soon after, Liu Qi glanced at her watch and continued to push through.
By the time they reached the third set of eight counts for leg kicks, Liu Qi could no longer keep up. She stopped following Zhuo Wei's lead and her face began to turn purple. After three or four seconds more, she kicked off with both legs and shot up towards the surface.
Zhuo Wei, seeing this, turned around and hugged Liu Qi tightly, pulling her down with force. Startled, Liu Qi might have swallowed some water, spitting out a large stream of bubbles. Her expression grew increasingly pained, with her mouth and eyes twitching violently, her facial muscles contorting in an unusually grimace.
This method of triggering was too cruel. I felt a pang of sympathy; I had once choked on water myself, and that feeling was truly unpleasant.
Watching Liu Qi struggle desperately while her complexion gradually turned purple-black, a thought suddenly crossed my mind: what if Liu Qi wasn't the Dragon Palace Descendant? The DNA test results showed a 99.99% probability of her being my daughter, but there was still a 0.01% chance that she wasn't. While this probability seemed small, it actually meant one in ten thousand. For example, with a population of three million in Star City, that would mean three hundred people—was that number really insignificant?
Was Liu Qi truly the Dragon Palace Descendant? If she was, the situation was already so critical that if she didn't trigger her instincts soon, she would be in serious danger.
Thinking this, I couldn't help but move closer to Zhuo Wei, tapping him on the shoulder and pointing at Liu Qi, then shaking my head to indicate that Liu Qi didn't seem like the Dragon Palace Descendant. Perhaps Zhuo Wei also sensed something was off; upon seeing my gesture, his expression turned anxious as he held Liu Qi and rushed upward.
As soon as we emerged from the River Noodles, I called for Kong Xuan to throw over a rope so we could climb onto the speedboat. At this point, Liu Qi's mind was already starting to become disoriented but she hadn't lost consciousness. In desperation, Zhuo Wei massaged her chest and performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. After a while, Liu Qi finally calmed down. Looking at Zhuo Wei, she froze for a moment before bursting into tears: "I don't want to participate in the competition anymore! I'm quitting! I'm quitting..."
Poor girl! Kong Xuan, Fatty, and I exchanged glances, all wearing expressions of sympathy.
Chuckling awkwardly, Zhuo Wei turned to Jiang Feiyu and asked if he wanted to continue.
I initially thought that after seeing Liu Qi like this, Jiang Feiyu would hesitate somewhat. To my surprise, he showed no hesitation at all and even appeared excited and eager to try again. Was this guy perhaps insane?
Zhuo Wei smiled and waved goodbye to us before diving back into the water with Jiang Feiyu.
Liu Qi continued to sob softly. In exasperation, the three of us took turns trying to comfort her.
"No matter what happens, you can't escape second place. The first prize is definitely one million, but second place is still three hundred thousand," Kong Xuan counted on his fingers for Liu Qi—this was called enticing her with benefits.
Wuwuwu...
"If you want to make a movie, I can ask the director if we can arrange a Dragon Stand-in for you." I changed my approach to comfort her; this is called enticing with a name.
Waaah...
"How about you wait a little longer? I'm going to hold a Grand Health Championship. As long as you're willing, you'll be the designated champion. Even I, the Chief Planner, would be willing to dedicate myself to you." Fatty patted his chest loudly, his flesh jiggling; this is called enticing with appearance.
Waaah...
The three of us were at a loss. Finally, I asked somewhat irritably, "What are you crying about?"
"Just now... just now... Zhuo Wei kissed me..." Liu Qi sobbed.
"Uh, well... how about you kiss him back later?" I hesitated to ask.
To my surprise, Liu Qi actually nodded. The three of us exchanged glances; could it be that she developed feelings from that kiss?
I felt a bit speechless and chuckled, "Well, Zhuo Wei and the others have been down for three or four minutes already. I don't know what's going on; I'll go down and take a look."
With that, I flipped over and jumped into the water.
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