The moment Ruan Qiuping pushed Yu Huan away, he gasped for air like a person who had nearly suffocated and finally found oxygen.
However, as soon as he thought about how Yu Huan had kissed him without any precautions, alarm bells went off in his mind. He hurriedly reached into his Universe Bag to grab the water cup fragments.
His movements were so frantic that when he pulled his hand out of the Universe Bag, along with the God of Fortune's cup fragments, he also accidentally brought out a brand new red envelope.
This red envelope was the one given to him by the God of Fortune's mother yesterday. He had put it in his Universe Bag right after receiving it and hadn't opened it yet.
Since paper currency wasn't commonly used in the celestial realm like in the human world, red envelopes were rare. Even when they did exist, they were usually mystical Universe Bags containing things like spirit stones or spirit pills.
But the one in his hand looked like just an ordinary red envelope. He had no idea what was inside.
Ruan Qiuping suddenly became curious about the contents of this red envelope, but there were more pressing matters at hand.
He stuffed the red envelope back into his Universe Bag, then used magic to slightly smooth the sharp edges of the ceramic fragments until they no longer looked like they would cut his hand. Only then did he hand the fragments to Yu Huan, earnestly instructing, "You must keep these with you at all times for the next two days, not even for a moment should you be without them."
"Are these ceramic pieces from the same cup as the one Ruan Ruan gave me last year?" Yu Huan asked.
Ruan Qiuping nodded, "Yes, they're all from the God of Fortune's belongings. If you carry them, they can dispel some of the bad luck I've passed on to you."
After giving him the fragments, Ruan Qiuping took out a fortune-telling tube from his Universe Bag and held it out to Yu Huan, "Draw one."
Yu Huan chuckled, "Does Ruan Ruan always carry these things around?"
"Of course!" Ruan Qiuping said seriously, "I need to check your fortune at any time!"
Ruan Qiuping had Yu Huan draw three times while holding his hand.
Perhaps because they had just kissed, Yu Huan's fortune-drawing results were clearly not as good as last time.
Of the three draws, one was below average and two were unfavorable.
Seeing the results, Ruan Qiuping let go of Yu Huan's hand and instinctively took a step back.
Yu Huan noticed Ruan Qiuping's retreat and frowned slightly, "There's no extremely bad fortune, so it's not too bad."
But Ruan Qiuping didn't think it was good at all.
He started considering whether to bring more fragments next time, but then... the trash can contents definitely wouldn't last until Yu Huan died of old age.
Should he take things from outside the God of Fortune's trash can? After all, those things were meant for his own use. But taking someone's belongings when the owner wasn't home... it didn't seem right no matter how he thought about it. What if he accidentally took something important?
The more Ruan Qiuping thought about it, the more conflicted he became, his brows furrowing tightly.
Just then, he suddenly remembered the red envelope he had taken out earlier.
Since it was given by the God of Fortune's mother, it might also be imbued with the God of Fortune's luck.
Ruan Qiuping's eyes immediately lit up, and he quickly took out the red envelope again.
The envelope looked thin, and when opened, there seemed to be only one paper-like item inside.
But when Ruan Qiuping pulled out this "paper," he was so excited he almost cried.
It wasn't a piece of paper at all, but a cloth talisman.
Golden background with vermilion characters.
It was covered in dense, ancient characters that looked like chicken scratch to Ruan Qiuping, but he could make out five large characters superimposed on top: Supreme Good Fortune Talisman.
Ruan Qiuping had seen the bad luck dispelling talismans that the God of Fortune had written for others before, but they were completely different from the one in his hand. Not only was the cloth material of this talisman much higher quality than the paper ones, but the layer of ancient characters and the black and gold gongbi paintings around them were extremely intricate. For example, a perfectly drawn auspicious white tiger occupied only a space the size of a fingernail. Ruan Qiuping's eyes nearly went cross-eyed trying to make out the tiger's patterns, and he couldn't imagine how the God of Fortune had managed to draw it.
Such high-quality cloth, such exquisite gongbi paintings, such dense and solemn ancient characters - it was clearly no ordinary good luck charm, truly living up to the five large characters - Supreme Good Fortune Talisman!!!
This was exactly what Ruan Qiuping needed most right now!!!
The more Ruan Qiuping looked at it, the more excited he became, to the point where his hands were shaking. He hurriedly handed the talisman to Yu Huan, "Quick, take it!"
"What is this?"
"This is a Supreme Good Fortune Talisman written by the God of Fortune! It's infinitely more effective than the fragments in your hand!!!"
Yu Huan lowered his eyes to look at the good luck charm in his hand, "Another thing from the God of Fortune?"
"Of course! Only the God of Fortune's things have good luck and can ward off the bad luck I give you!" Ruan Qiuping's smile was so wide it almost reached his ears, overjoyed at unexpectedly obtaining this talisman.
"Is Ruan Ruan very familiar with this God of Fortune?" Yu Huan asked.
"Not at all, I've never even met him," Ruan Qiuping took out the fortune-telling tube again, his eyes sparkling, "Hurry, try it again!!!"
The God of Fortune's Supreme Good Fortune Talisman indeed proved extraordinary. Yu Huan drew several times in a row and got all excellent fortunes. Even when touching Ruan Qiuping, he drew excellent fortunes with only the occasional very good fortune mixed in.
Ruan Qiuping contentedly put away the fortune-telling tube and said happily, "It's so great to have this talisman! You don't have to worry about catching my bad luck anymore!"
"Is that so?" Yu Huan blinked, "Does that mean I can do anything to Ruan Ruan now?"
Ruan Qiuping: "..."
The smile on Ruan Qiuping's face slowly froze.
He suddenly felt that the ceramic fragments weren't so bad after all...
Seeing Yu Huan's increasingly passionate and intense gaze, Ruan Qiuping grew more and more flustered. He stammered as he changed the subject, "Um... ah, right... why are you working here? I thought this was some kind of tourist attraction..."
"This is indeed a holiday resort, but it's also a project developed by our company. There have been some issues with the project recently, which is why I came here to deal with them."
"I remember now, judging from the atmosphere earlier, it seemed like the situation was quite serious. You should go take care of it right away!"
"Those matters aren't that important," Yu Huan smiled, "Ruan Ruan, do you remember when we were seven, we planned to go to the beach but couldn't? Now we can finally enjoy ourselves here properly. Where would you like to go first?"
...What an irresponsible ruler!
Ruan Qiuping sighed, "You should go handle your work first, then we can play after you're done."
"I don't want to waste the time when Ruan Ruan is here."
"...But work is important too. If you're like this, I won't be able to enjoy myself even if we do go play."
Yu Huan thought for a moment, then said, "Then why don't you come inside with me, Ruan Ruan?"
Ruan Qiuping considered it for a while, and finally nodded in agreement.
To be honest, he was a bit curious to see what Yu Huan was like when working.
As soon as Ruan Qiuping nodded, Yu Huan took his hand and started walking forward.
Without the trees blocking the view, Ruan Qiuping could clearly see the five executives inside the glass walls staring intently at the two of them.
Their gazes were shocked and curious.
Ruan Qiuping: "..."
Ruan Qiuping's face immediately turned red. He hurriedly let go of Yu Huan's hand and said quietly, "They saw us, they... they saw everything just now..."
Yu Huan glanced at his subordinates, and the five middle-aged men immediately lowered their heads again. Yu Huan then pointed to the surrounding trees and said, "It's fine, these trees blocked their view. They couldn't see what we were doing."
Ruan Qiuping looked at the large banana leaves and realized that from their previous angle, indeed, the scene inside the glass beach house wouldn't have been visible.
But... wasn't this just self-deception? Even if those people couldn't see exactly what they were doing, anyone who wasn't stupid could imagine it, right? Maybe... maybe they were even imagining something worse...
Ruan Qiuping suddenly felt his face and ears burning. He glanced at the five people inside the glass beach house again and said softly, "You go handle your work. I'll wait for you on the beach first."
Yu Huan pursed his lips, seeming somewhat reluctant, but still agreed, "I'll finish up quickly and come over."
This coastal area was beautiful. Even though it wasn't peak season, there were still quite a few tourists coming and going on the beach.
Ruan Qiuping searched for a while before finding Jing Yang, who was sitting on the beach watching the sea.
"Where's Chen Hai?" Ruan Qiuping asked as he walked up to Jing Yang.
Jing Yang pointed to the ocean and said, "He went into the sea to eat."
Ruan Qiuping's expression was a bit complex: "...Raw food, huh."
Jing Yang laughed and said, "What's wrong with that? He's Taotie. Before he became an immortal, he would even eat dirt when he was starving."
"You knew him before he became an immortal?" Ruan Qiuping was a bit surprised.
"Mm, I met him a few times," Jing Yang said softly, lowering his head.
"...But couldn't you find Yu Huan? Why did you come back so quickly?"
"He went to deal with some work," Ruan Qiuping suddenly remembered the Supreme Good Fortune Talisman and asked, "By the way, does your misfortune-dispelling talisman have a time limit?"
Jing Yang said, "It should, but there's no fixed period. Because the main purpose of that talisman is to dispel the bad luck you bring, so the more contact you have with it, the sooner the misfortune-dispelling talisman expires."
Hearing this, Ruan Qiuping was stunned for a moment and unconsciously moved a bit further away from Jing Yang.
"My talisman is newly obtained, and after you descended to the mortal world, your bad luck has been reduced to only one-tenth," Jing Yang smiled shyly. "You don't need to be so concerned about it, really."
"But why did you suddenly ask me about this?" Jing Yang blinked, seeming a bit curious.
Ruan Qiuping felt there was no need to hide anything, so he asked directly, "Do you know about the Supreme Good Fortune Talisman?"
"Of course I do!" Jing Yang immediately became excited. "That's a super lucky talisman that only the God of Fortune can write! I heard that talisman is written with the God of Fortune's blood, concentrating the best luck of the God of Fortune. Writing one such talisman consumes a lot of spiritual power! But most importantly, this talisman can be used on any target, not just immortals. Even plants, or even inanimate objects, can all use this talisman! It can even protect the holder of the talisman in times of danger! If talismans were to be ranked, the Supreme Good Fortune Talisman would definitely be the highest-ranking talisman!"
"Oh, right!" Jing Yang turned to look at Ruan Qiuping, his eyes sparkling. "Maybe this talisman could be useful for you too! If you have a chance in the future to get the God of Fortune to write one for you, you wouldn't be as unlucky as you are now! And given your current relationship with the God of Fortune, it shouldn't be too difficult to ask for such a talisman, right?"
Ruan Qiuping scratched his head and said, "Actually, I have one..."
Jing Yang was a bit shocked: "What? You have a Supreme Good Fortune Talisman? Did the God of Fortune give it to you?"
"Sort of," Ruan Qiuping said. "It was given to me by the God of Fortune's mother."
"That talisman, do you have it with you?"
"No, I gave it to Yu Huan. He touched me, and I was afraid he would have bad luck."
Jing Yang frowned slightly, not knowing how to comment on the fact that "the talisman he spent spiritual power to write ended up in his own hands."
Perhaps this was also a manifestation of the God of Fortune's good luck in some mysterious way?
He looked at Ruan Qiuping and suddenly said in a low voice, "Actually, I think you should be the one holding this talisman. I don't mean that it's not good for Yu Huan to have it, just that I feel it's a bit of a waste for Yu Huan to have such a good talisman..."
After all, Yu Huan was the God of Fortune in mortal form, his luck was already quite good, there was no need to add a Supreme Good Fortune Talisman on top of that.
"It's not a waste at all," Ruan Qiuping lowered his head and grabbed a handful of sand, watching the sand slowly slip through his fingers. He said softly, "If it weren't for me, he would be very healthy, not struggling like he is now."
Jing Yang glanced at him but didn't say anything more. He just turned his head and quietly looked out at the distant sea.
Not far from Ruan Qiuping, under a tree, Yu Huan was standing silently.
He suddenly lowered his head and took out the talisman from his bosom.
Yu Huan had attended many auctions, visited many museums, and seen countless rare and ancient treasures, but the patterns and characters drawn with extremely fine brushstrokes on this talisman were more exquisite than any object he had ever seen.
It almost made one wonder how much time and effort the person who wrote this talisman must have spent to create it.
Yu Huan gently sniffed the talisman, and indeed caught a faint scent of blood.
Perhaps because it was the blood of a deity, the scent was not at all fishy or foul, but rather had a faint, fresh fragrance.
Yu Huan lowered his eyes and gently caressed the patterns on the talisman.
Suddenly, he seemed to discover something, and his brows furrowed slightly.
He brought the talisman closer, carefully examining the pattern in the lower left corner.
In the lower left corner of the talisman were countless auspicious clouds, and above the clouds was a bird symbolizing good fortune. Under the bird's wing, in extremely small writing, were three characters.
"To Ruan Ruan."