Qingque: I came to play Celestial Jade

A few days passed after arriving at Xianzhou...

Lin Shuang took a book called "100 Authentic Xianzhou Idioms That Even Foreigners Can Learn" and declined the tour guide arranged by Yukong.

She was walking alone near Exalting Sanctum, flipping through the booklet in her hand with great interest.

The booklet explains or interprets some common sayings using small scenarios.

To Lin Shuang, it seemed a bit childish, like something from an elementary school English textbook.

It's a very novel feeling.

But it was just right for Acheron, so before leaving, Acheron took this booklet with her.

She said that next time she had the chance, she would accompany Lin Shuang to travel around the fairy boat.

I just don't know if Acheron will still remember this booklet when we meet next time.

Thinking of this, Lin Shuang picked up her phone, took a photo of Exalting Sanction, and sent it to Acheron.

However, the message shows as unread, and Acheron is not online for the time being.

When an Emanator travels across space alone, she does not necessarily follow the newly opened route.

Moreover, when traveling alone in space, without the signal amplifier and receiver on the spacecraft, it is difficult to receive a stable signal with just a portable mobile phone.

Before leaving, Acheron specifically reminded her of this matter.

So Lin Shuang didn't care at the moment. After sharing her own affairs, she put away her phone.

Lin Shuang went out alone today, not for any purpose, but because Exalting Sanctum was lively and bustling, and she had the impression that she could play Celestial Jade here.

That was just Mahjong, though.

This made Lin Shuang feel a little itchy.

After all, this thing is something that people will play with their relatives during festivals.

When she was in college, if her roommates or friends were good at playing Mahjong, they would occasionally get together and play a few rounds.

Falling into such an unfamiliar place, it is indeed a comfort for Lin Shuang to have a familiar place like Xianzhou.

And a game like Celestial Jade would make Lin Shuang unable to help but want to find out more.

As for whether she would encounter Qingque while playing Celestial Jade, she didn't think too much about it.

There is only one place with a Celestial Jade table in the game, but Celestial Jade is quite popular on Xianzhou, so it is naturally impossible that there are only a few tables like in the game.

The real Exalting Sanctum is hundreds or thousands of times larger than the one in the game.

The place was bustling and bustling, with people coming and going and busy shops everywhere.

It is somewhat wishful thinking to hope to meet a specific person here.

Lin Shuang stopped a few passersby who looked like people from Xianzhou on the roadside and asked them and found the nearest card hall.

Before people even arrived at the place, Lin Shuang could hear the loud sounds of shuffling and stacking the cards.

Those who were playing cards and those who were watching the cards gathered together, talking to each other, but their voices were not loud, so it was not noisy.

She walked in and looked around. Most of the people there were Xianzhou Natives and Foxians, and there were a few people whose clothes were not like those of the Xianzhou.

In addition, the hair color of the people in Xianzhou is rarely prominent; Lin Shuang has white hair, and her clothes are not like those of Xianzhou people.

So as soon as Lin Shuang stepped in, she attracted a lot of attention.

Similarly, amidst the mixed sounds of playing Celestial, there was a voice that attracted Lin Shuang's attention.

"Oh my, I won by self-drawing! I'm really lucky today; let's try again."

The voice, which she had heard countless times in the game, suddenly attracted Lin Shuang's attention amid the noisy crowd.

Turning around, she saw a girl sitting at a card table. She was wearing green clothes and a black knitted inner garment and attracted Lin Shuang's attention.

The brown hair was combed into two ponytails at the back of the head, with a white pompom tied on the ponytails, which made it more playful and cute.

At this moment, the girl was grinning and pushing down all the cards in front of her. It was obvious that she had won the game.

The others at the same table took out their money and said helplessly:

"Qingque, you've been playing cards here so early this morning. You're so ruthless. Aren't you afraid of being caught by the Master Diviner again?"

"Well, that's right. Today I'm here to play cards for pay on the orders of the Grand Master. Play as much as you want!"

While collecting the money, Qingque puffed out her chest and waved her hands in a very heroic manner, with an expression that said, "The greatest happiness on earth is here," which made her look both annoying and cute.

"Oh, you may have been confused in your sleep last night and mistook your dream for reality. Master Diviner will let you play here from morning till night?"

"You sat at the card table so early this morning. I'm afraid you didn't even show up for the attendance check at the Divination Commission. Be careful that you get arrested by the Master Diviner herself again."

Her friends at the same table couldn't help but complain while watching the automatic tile-counting machine.

They are all old friends who have known each other for a long time. Don't they know what's going on with Qingque?

She was an expert at slacking off and would feel happy whenever she changed jobs. But she happened to end up in the Divination Commission.

Master Diviner can catch Qingque red-handed just by counting on her fingers.

For this reason, they even had the opportunity to see the true appearance of the current Grand Master Diviner Fu Xuan up close.

Qingque was so arrogant in her daily slacking off that Fu Xuan came personally to arrest her. It is inconceivable how excessive this person's daily slacking off was.

Originally they thought that was the end of it, but who would have thought that Qingque would be so arrogant today that she even dared to run away after the daily clock-in?

Good job.

I don't think they will be able to see Lady Fu Xuan again today.

Lin Shuang stood nearby and heard their conversation.

To be honest, she didn't believe it either.

Isn't it a normal occurrence for the little green bird to be punished by Lady Fu Xuan for slacking off?

How could Fu Xuan have sent her specifically to play cards?

But at this moment, the Jade Abacus on the wrist of someone at the same table suddenly vibrated. She clicked it, and her face immediately fell.

"That's it. My teacher said she wanted to see me and asked me to come over."

"No way, big sister. Our cards are almost dealt, and you're leaving now?"

"Sorry, sorry. I'll buy you a drink next time. If I don't go, the teacher will hang me on the Starskiff and fly me for three hours."

After saying this, the friend smiled, grabbed her clothes, and left in a hurry.

Perhaps it was because Lin Shuang's white hair was too conspicuous. When Qingque was about to grab someone at random to make up the group, she was stunned when she caught sight of Lin Shuang.

Maybe she just went through it in her mind and didn't remember if she had seen this person in this card hall.

Then her eyes lit up, and she waved and greeted:

"New here? Have you played before? No, what's your name? Do you want to play a few rounds?"

Lin Shuang originally wanted to sit down and play a few games, but she didn't expect Qingque to invite her on her own initiative. So she naturally sat down opposite Qingque without any hesitation.

"My name is Lin Shuang. I have had some experience with Celestial Jade and know the rules. However, I don't have any Strale, only credit points."

"It's okay, it's okay. The credit points are the same. The Xianzhou can use both anyway."

Upon hearing this, everyone at the card table knew that Lin Shuang must be a foreigner who had recently come to Xianzhou.

However, it doesn't matter whether you are a foreigner or not in this card hall, as long as you know how to play tiles.

Seeing that Qingque had already started dealing the tiles, the others also smiled and said:

"Qingque, you are so active; be careful of your luck as a novice, and use all the Strale you won today."

Qingque skillfully laid out the cards in a row and suddenly felt very proud. With this hand, it would be difficult to lose!

"Hey, this Celestial Jade 30% depends on luck, 70% depends on skills. I'll show you today that even when facing a novice's luck, I can still win!"