A faint blue light echoed on the Alcor, making Beidou's face look even worse.
Now she understood why there was almost no blue food—because blue dishes looked too bizarre!
"Ha… haha. I suddenly realized I'm a bit full. I'll eat this another time when I have time."
Beidou decisively conceded, forcing a stiff smile and quietly retreating.
She had a premonition that if she really ate that, nothing good would come of it.
"Tsk, I knew this would happen." Yu Jin shook his head; he was all too familiar with Beidou's reactions.
Then, to Beidou's astonished gaze, Yu Jin picked up the large pot and, pot and soup included, stuffed it into his body.
"Didn't you say you don't need to eat?" Beidou rubbed her eyes, wondering if she had drunk too much.
"*Gulp*~, not needing to eat and being able to eat are two different things," Yu Jin burped, saying with a straight face.
"Alright… alright." Beidou saw Yu Jin's matter-of-fact demeanor and nodded with a twitching mouth.
Afterward, she exhaled deeply and smiled at Yu Jin, "Since you can eat, what are you still doing here? My brothers and I are very curious about the scenery of the Dark Sea!"
"Let's go, to the front!"
This time, it was Beidou pulling Yu Jin.
Yu Jin originally wanted to say that he couldn't taste anything, but considering Beidou's enthusiasm, he didn't bother to dampen her spirits.
Soon, Beidou pulled Yu Jin to a round table.
"Try this! This tastes good."
"Mm, delicious."
"Boiled perch is Xiangling's specialty, try it!"
"Mm, delicious."
"This fish is a rare specialty from the outer sea, want to try?"
"Mm, delicious."
This time, Beidou stopped recommending dishes to Yu Jin, because she found that no matter what dish it was, Yu Jin would always nod and say "delicious."
"What's wrong, aren't you eating?" Yu Jin looked at Beidou, who was spacing out across from him, unable to tell that her appetite was quite small.
"Forget it, I'm not eating!" Beidou shook her head, casting aside the random thoughts in her mind. She took a big gulp of wine and said eagerly:
"Come on! Yu Jin, let's compare strength! I want to see how strong someone who has traversed the Dark Sea can be!"
As Beidou spoke, he rubbed his palms. He was an Adventurer who loved Adventure and fighting. And strength was his forte.
Back then, he slew the sea monster without a Vision, relying on this natural divine strength.
"Oh? How do we compare, arm wrestling?" Yu Jin raised an eyebrow; he was already considering how to go easy on him.
"Arm wrestling? Okay!" Beidou heard this and agreed without hesitation.
"Wow! Big Sis is going to arm wrestle Yu Jin!"
"Arm wrestling? Big Sis has never lost!"
"Not necessarily, Yu Jin is someone who survived the Dark Sea; he must have extraordinary abilities too!"
…Hearing that Beidou was going to arm wrestle Yu Jin, the crew all got excited. Although Xiangling's food was delicious, it would definitely be even better if there was more entertainment!
Amidst the crowd's cheers, Beidou and Yu Jin squatted down on opposite sides of a low table.
Xiangling looked at the excited Beidou, then at the unchanging Yu Jin, and really wanted to go up and persuade Beidou not to look for trouble.
But in the end, Xiangling still dismissed the idea. Firstly, Beidou's personality was a bit stubborn; he never believed what others said, only himself.
Secondly, Xiangling was also curious whose strength was greater! Although Yu Jin's strength was very strong, Beidou was not bad either.
When he was very young, Xiangling heard about Beidou's experience of slaying the sea monster. In his heart, Beidou could be considered one of Liyue's top figures.
"Hmph, hmph, although I know you're strong, Yu Jin, I'm not to be trifled with!" Beidou stretched his muscles and said confidently.
"I can tell." Yu Jin responded indifferently, then placed his hand on the table.
Seeing this, Beidou stopped talking nonsense. He grasped Yu Jin's iron hand. What came from the armor was not coldness, but an unexpected warmth.
It was as if the person beneath the armor was constantly radiating heat.
"Alright, the first Adventurers' Guild - The Crux Fleet Arm Wrestling Tournament, begins now!"
Xiangling squeezed out from the crowd, holding Guoba, and shouted enthusiastically.
"Haha, I'm going to exert force, Yu Jin!" Beidou laughed, then began to exert force.
His somewhat rough but slender arm instantly became sharply defined, the muscles on his arm bulging, providing Beidou with strength capable of shaking giant beasts.
"Creak—"
The table beneath their elbows began to emit a grating sound, yet Beidou and Yu Jin's movements remained unchanged from their original positions.
Beidou was surprised to find that from the moment he grasped Yu Jin's hand until he exerted force, Yu Jin's hand remained completely unchanged.
He seemed not to be using any force at all.
"You haven't used your full strength yet; you can also use your Vision." Yu Jin felt the immense force coming from his palm. Although this force was great, Yu Jin knew that Beidou had not yet used his full strength.
"Whew—, in that case, I won't hold back!" Beidou heard this and didn't decline. He took a deep breath, and then a purple serpent began to leap around his body.
After using elemental power, Yu Jin could clearly feel that the strength coming from his hand had become much greater than before.
It was almost a qualitative leap.
Looking at Beidou's efforts, Yu Jin felt he should give him some face.
So Yu Jin's arm first bent down a little, then immediately slammed Beidou's palm onto the table.
"Huh?"
Beidou didn't seem to react. Didn't he have a slight advantage just now? How did he lose in the blink of an eye?
"Huh what huh? The winner has been decided, I won!"
Yu Jin also had some compassion for women, but not much.
Beidou's advantage just now was the result of his compassion for women.
"Clap, clap, clap!"
"Excellent, there aren't many in Liyue Harbor who can beat Beidou in terms of strength."
Just as the crew members were stunned, a sudden round of applause broke out, and then a luxurious woman appeared before Yu Jin.
High bun with cloud-like hair, a black satin gilded qipao, paired with phoenix-patterned apricot hairpins, making her appear even more dignified and elegant.
Yu Jin didn't know any of this; he only knew that the woman in front of him was very rich. She might even surpass Yelan and become the first rich woman Yu Jin had ever met.
"Ningguang? Why are you here? This is our fleet's celebration time." Beidou wasn't particularly happy to see Ningguang arrive.
Because with Ningguang's arrival, it meant his fleet would be busy again.
Ningguang looked at the displeased Beidou and showed a smile.
"What, I'm your good friend after all, can't I celebrate with you?"
Ningguang greatly admired Beidou, who didn't restrain himself in front of him.
"With you? If it's just the two of us meeting privately, that's fine. But you coming to the celebration banquet, are you suggesting our atmosphere is too relaxed and you want to add some pressure?"
Beidou rolled his eyes at Ningguang. As soon as Ningguang arrived, his crew immediately became like wilted chicks.
Even drinking was done cautiously.
"Let's go, I know you have something to do." Beidou stood up and walked towards the captain's cabin on the Alcor.
"Hey, actually, you don't have to be so reserved." Ningguang shook his head and followed Beidou to the captain's cabin.
"Hey~, who was that woman?" Yu Jin saw Ningguang's back disappear and leaned over to Xiangling, asking quietly.
"Ah? You don't know? That's Tianquan Star Ningguang. A very important person!" Xiangling said with a sigh of relief. As expected of Tianquan Star, that aura was truly something else.
But soon he reacted and asked in confusion, "Wait, why are you like this too? Could it be that you were also intimidated by Tianquan Star Ningguang's aura?"
"I saw you all like this, so I became like this," Yu Jin replied distractedly.
Tianquan Star? Does that mean I can ask for a favor?
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