Rover: "A painted fan stall? I'll head over right now."

The call ended, and Abby immediately scolded, "Lucian, you're lying to Rover again!"

Lucian straightened his expression. "What do you mean, lying? This is a white lie!"

"Think about it—if Rover sees Sanhua being this close to me, she'll definitely get angry!"

"What if, in her fury, she turns hostile toward Jinzhou?"

"Abby, you wouldn't want Rover and Jinzhou to become mortal enemies, would you?"

Abby: "???"

Sanhua fell silent for a moment. "...That does sound serious."

Lucian chuckled. "But don't worry, with me around, that won't happen."

"Come on, let's go check out the Moon-Shooting Pot. I think Chixia's over there."

With that, Lucian took Sanhua's hand and led her toward the Moon-Shooting Pot area.

...

Hearing footsteps, Chixia turned around. "Over here—"

But then she saw Lucian and Sanhua holding hands. Her eyes welled up with tears. "Lucian… are you abandoning me?!"

"And since when did you get together with Sanhua?!"

Seeing this, Lucian wiped the corner of Chixia's eyes. "How could I ever abandon you? As for Sanhua… well, it's a long story..."

Chixia sighed. "I knew you were the type to flirt with everyone!"

"Fine then, Sanhua! Let's settle this with a duel!"

A hint of confusion crossed Sanhua's cold, beautiful face. "A duel?"

Chixia nodded confidently. "That's right. See those targets over there?"

"Whoever can hit all of them the fastest wins..."

Lucian tilted his head. "Wins what?"

Chixia pouted. "Whoever finishes first gets a kiss from Lucian!"

Lucian: "?"

"Chixia, are you three years old?"

Chixia stubbornly crossed her arms. "I don't care!"

"After thinking it over, I realized there's no way Sanhua would leave you, so this is the next best thing!"

Lucian grinned. "I never knew Chixia understood me so well."

"In that case, I'll give you a kiss right now."

With that, he pecked her lightly on the lips.

Chixia giggled foolishly. "That's more like it."

Nearby, the stall owner Qingxi watched this scene in amazement. She never expected the usually spirited Chixia to have such a cute side. Is Chixia a love-struck fool? Qingxi couldn't help but recall the popular term from the forums...

Chixia cleared her throat. "I just tested the targets and set a new personal record—though… it's still far from the Moon-Chasing Festival's all-time high."

Lucian raised an eyebrow. "There's a record for this?"

Chixia nodded. "Of course! Rumor has it the record was set decades ago."

"But no one knows who actually did it..."

Stall owner Qingxi chimed in with a smile. "The legendary record-holder could hit multiple targets with a single bullet… It's hard to imagine how they managed it."

"Hmph, luckily, I came prepared. I set up a batch of extremely challenging Moon-Shooting Pots for the pros."

"Sadly, the Night Market stalls didn't have enough space… so I placed them in a safe zone nearby."

"They're nothing like the casual games at the stalls. I guarantee—they're very, very, extremely… difficult."

Chixia's eyes sparkled. "Really? Perfect! Now Sanhua and I can duel properly!"

Lucian fell silent. Sanhua doesn't usually use guns… I wonder if she can keep up with Chixia…

By the stream, Chixia stood in front of a mechanical device and smirked. "Let me show you how it's done!"

She activated the machine, and five targets popped up simultaneously. Chixia fired rapidly, hitting all five with precision.

But that wasn't the end—the next targets appeared one by one. As an Patroller skilled with firearms, this was no challenge for her.

A moment later, all targets were down. The machine displayed: 28 seconds.

Lucian whistled. "Not bad. What's the record?"

Chixia grinned. "Eleven seconds. Shocking, right?"

Sanhua pondered. "Eleven seconds… Even if you hit multiple targets at the start, the later ones appear one after another..."

"Each new target requires locking on, confirming, aiming… Eleven seconds… Is that even possible? Not to mention the time it takes for the targets to appear..."

Chixia giggled. "What, scared? By the way, Sanhua, do you even know how to use a gun?"

Sanhua scoffed. "As the Magistrate's guard, I must be proficient in all weapons—though the sword is my preference."

She took Chixia's gun and pressed the start button.

After a series of shots, the machine flashed: 28 seconds.

Chixia blinked. "Huh? Also 28 seconds?! A gun specialist like me tied with Sanhua?!"

Sanhua frowned slightly, seemingly dissatisfied with her own performance.

Lucian clapped. "Great! A draw! I hereby declare the first-ever Moon-Shooting Pot champions as dual winners!"

He then gave each of them a quick peck on the lips.

Chixia poked Lucian's side. "Lucian, you try it too."

Lucian nodded and took the gun. Though he had Comrade's Hammer, its single-shot mechanism was too slow for this.

Standing before the machine, he replayed Chixia and Sanhua's performances in his mind…

With my Sharpshooter talent, once I lock onto a target, even firing into the sky will hit it.

But if I lock onto multiple targets at once… could one bullet hit them all?

Deciding to test it, he raised the gun and pressed the start button.

Five targets appeared instantly. Lucian's focus sharpened—he locked onto all of them in a split second and pulled the trigger.

Just as he predicted, the bullet curved midair, striking every target one after another.

Then, the remaining targets appeared sequentially. Lucian didn't even need to aim—just a glance, a lock, and a shot.

This method was far faster than the standard process.

When the last target fell, the machine displayed: 11 seconds!

Chixia's jaw dropped. "H-How…?!"

"Exactly the same as the record-holder! Lucian, how did you do that?!"

Lucian spun the gun with flair, blew imaginary smoke from the barrel, and smirked.

"Nothing special—just practice."