Hey, colorful silk flags are fluttering at the Yangzhou docks today! Pei Hongxiu stands with her hands on her hips at the bow of the Yunjin ship, a custom helmsman's candied hawthorn made by Huwa tucked into her belt—the sugar stick is carved with the "1010" code, and taking a bite actually reveals the navigation route. Huwa crouches behind the mast and snickers, stuffing a handful of sesame candy into the Peace Talisman brocade: "Master Yuqing! Your talisman only works if it's 'sweet'!" Little Master Yuqing holds up a prayer banner covered in powdered sugar and shakes his head repeatedly: "Amitabha... With this 'sweet blessing', even the Dragon King is going to burp!"
"Set sail!" with a shout from Pei Hongxiu, the fleet raises sails embroidered with Persian lions. Huwa suddenly hugs an abacus and throws it into the sea: "Abacus Bead! Measure if there are any sharks at a depth of '10' zhang!" Abacus Bead projects a terrified expression: "I am an intelligent system, not fish food!" With that, it projects Moli's navigation chart, next to the Dashi Country marker is a drawing of Huwa gnawing on a Camel, the Silla marker says "Beware of Golden Quote Candy," and the Tibet marker says "Yak and Candy Exchange Spot."
Three days into the voyage, a sudden storm strikes. Pei Hongxiu drags Huwa to hide in the cabin, only to see him pull out a piece of Dashi Star Brocade and fling it out the window—the fluorescent stars actually form an arrow pointing to the nearest storm shelter. "See …
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