"Hurry up, Wente. The weather is great today, let's take the kids camping," Shu Yue said, wearing a straw hat and carrying a large basket on her arm filled with food, juice, and hard-boiled eggs.
The three children had already run out to meet up with Shu Xin's family.
"Coming," Wente said, carrying a large package out the door.
The weather was fine and sunny, with a gentle spring breeze. A month had passed since the New Year festival, and it was a perfect time to be outdoors. It would be a shame not to go for a picnic.
Shu Ke and Shu Bei were eleven years old this year, and Shu An was ten. They were full of energy and went out with Shu Xin's family for a few days to experience the charm of the outdoors.
The four children shouted excitedly in the air. Shu Ke suggested, "Father, we want to go somewhere we haven't been before. We're tired of seeing everything around Warrior City."
Wente couldn't think of anywhere fun, so he asked Rate, "Where do you suggest we go?"
Rate: "..." As if he knew!
Wente then asked Shu Yue, "Yueyue, what do you think?"
Shu Yue thought for a moment and said, "We've seen all the scenery around Warrior City, and other places are pretty much the same. Why don't we go to an island for a couple of days? The children haven't seen the sea yet."
Shu Xin was the first to agree, "I haven't seen the sea in years either. I've almost forgotten the taste of coconut."
The last time she drank coconut water was when Shu Yue brought it back for them on her way from the West Sea. Ten years had passed in a flash, and not only had she almost forgotten the taste of coconut, but she had also almost forgotten modern delicacies.
As soon as they heard "sea," the children were excited and curious. Long Yang clapped his hands, "Father, listen to Auntie and Mother, let's go to an island."
Rate didn't mind; they were out to have fun anyway. However, he didn't know the way, so he gave Wente a look, "You lead the way."
Wente shook his head, "Okay, let's go to an island!"
They brought two tents and a set of cooking utensils, planning to find a place to stay for a couple of days. Since they all wanted to go to an island, they would find an island at sea to play on.
With their destination decided, they changed direction in the air and flew towards the sea.
"When it rains, it pours" was especially true at sea. It was clear skies when they left, but before they had flown far over the sea, a fierce wind suddenly picked up. No one expected this wind to be more powerful than a category 15 typhoon. Wente and Rate were spun around in the air, and the people on their backs were blown away!
They really should have checked the almanac before going out. Who had the mood for island camping now? It would be good enough to get home alive!
The two dragon beasts panicked and went to find their loved ones. As for the packages that had blown away, who cared about them anymore!
"Brother, this wind is not right!" Wente struggled to maintain his position in the gale, but it was difficult to fly freely to search for people; he couldn't fly!
Rate's brow furrowed, and his heart sank. "It's not right. The wind is too strong. Where were Xin'er and the others blown to? I can't see them!"
As soon as he spoke, his Xin'er flew past his eyes and was swept into the sky, followed by the children. "Ahhhh!!! Help!"
Shu Yue couldn't open her eyes due to the wind. In a daze, she seemed to see Wente and quickly called out, "Wente, catch me!"
"Yueyue!" Wente wanted to grab her too, but his body was completely out of control. He didn't last long before he was swept into the sky by the wind. In the gale, neither of their families could catch each other; they were all circling in the air...
The tornado at sea churned the water below, forming a whirlpool. The surrounding fish and shrimp suffered, and all of them stayed far away. This spectacular scene was destined to remain unknown.
After an unknown amount of time, the whirlpool and the tornado slowly disappeared, and the sea surface gradually returned to calm. The calm waves rippled as if it hadn't been the one going crazy just moments before.
The sky was still clean and clear, but something seemed to be missing?
...
At the foot of a mountain somewhere, several people lay on the ground covered in garbage,碎石头 (broken stones), and weeds, scattered and mixed with the trash.
A well-built man suddenly opened his sharp eyes and got up from the ground. When his gaze fell on a figure not far away, his pupils contracted. "Yueyue! Yueyue!"
Shu Yue was woken by the shaking. When she opened her eyes, she saw her partner's face, but her whole body ached, and she couldn't muster any strength.
"Wente, my body hurts so much. Where are we?" she said as she looked at their surroundings.
Shu Yue didn't feel anything was wrong. It was a dirty place with weeds and stones... Just as she was about to rub her sore arm, she suddenly looked up again. Her hand was next to a dirty milk tea paper cup?
She subconsciously picked up the paper cup. Beneath the black stains, she could still see the brand name. This item was so familiar that Shu Yue's mind went blank.
Wente looked at his dazed partner, his heart tightening. "Yueyue, what's wrong? What are you looking at?"
Shu Yue, in a daze, held up the dirty milk tea cup. "Wente, this is a cup for milk tea..."
She looked around. What met her eyes were wooden skewers stained with mud and oil, rotten toilet paper, white plastic bags floating everywhere, and so on. All of this was both familiar and strange.
Wente grabbed one of her hands, worried. "Yueyue?"
Shu Yue blinked. It seemed like something was about to be revealed!
She already had an answer in her heart, but she hadn't forgotten what she had just experienced. She quickly asked, "Where are Sister and the children?"
Wente looked around and pointed in one direction. "Over there!"
Two people lay stiffly over there, not far from each other. The two of them hurried over. "Sister! Sister, are you okay? Wake up!"
Wente, who was next to them, was more direct. He slapped Rate in the face. Rate woke up instantly and was as bewildered as Wente.
Shu Xin was also woken by the shaking. "Where is this?"
Shu Yue showed her sister the surroundings. "Sister, look quickly, have we returned to modern times!"
"Huh?" Shu Xin sat up and looked around. The garbage that didn't exist in the beast world was proof enough.
But now wasn't the time to dwell on where they had returned to; it was "Where are the children?!"
Wente stood up straight and spread his wings. "I'll go find the children. You wait here for me."
As soon as Shu Yue saw his wings appear, her expression changed slightly. "Wente, quickly retract your wings. From now on, you and Rate must not reveal your wings or transform into beast forms!"
Wente asked in confusion, "Why?" But his wings had already been retracted.
Shu Yue explained, "Because this is the world from the tablet. People here don't transform into beast forms, and we'll be treated as aliens!"
"The world from the tablet!" The two beasts were surprised.
Shu Xin said, "There's no time to explain too much now. Hurry and find the children. You two are fast runners, so split up and search in two directions. Sister and I will wait here. This world is very safe, with no danger. Remember, you absolutely cannot reveal your wings or fly. It's best not to talk to others either, because the languages are different, and communication is a waste of time."