Chapter 233: Here to Wreck the Stall, Aren’t You?
Yun Zijin recalled seeing a water park on the panoramic map of Jinsheng Amusement Park when they first arrived.
Lu Yunque, of course, agreed with Yun Zijin’s suggestion without hesitation.
However, it was a long way from the haunted house to the water park, so Lu Yunque led Yun Zijin onto one of the park’s tour trams.
They got off at the water park stop.
"Want to ride that one?"
Lu Yunque pointed to the water coaster.
It still looked intense, but it seemed much tamer than the other roller coaster.
"Okay."
To go on this ride, they needed to wear rain ponchos. Otherwise, the splashes from the thrilling parts would soak their clothes.
But the line was very long, so Lu Yunque simply bought VIP passes that let them skip the queue and go straight to the front.
It was basically paying to save time. Lu Yunque and Yun Zijin weren’t the only ones who did it, but there weren’t many others.
"Please put on your ponchos and fasten your seatbelts, everyone!"
Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque bought new ponchos and put them on before getting into their seats.
Lu Yunque first checked Yun Zijin’s seat. Once he was sure it was secure, he went back to his own seat and buckled his seatbelt.
As the ride began to move forward, Yun Zijin grabbed Lu Yunque’s hand.
"If you get scared, just scream."
Lu Yunque squeezed her hand reassuringly.
The ride started slowly, creeping forward until it reached a large drop. Then it plunged straight down with a WHOOSH. Yun Zijin squeezed her eyes shut, not daring to look.
At the bottom, they hit the water, sending up a huge SPLASH.
Yun Zijin felt the spray hit her so hard she couldn’t open her eyes.
’I’m suddenly regretting this.’
When the ride finally came to a stop, Lu Yunque helped a weak-kneed Yun Zijin to her feet.
"Want to go again?"
"I think... I’m probably only suited for the merry-go-round."
Yun Zijin didn’t want to ride any more thrill rides.
But even if the big, thrilling rides were out, there were still other things they could do.
Yun Zijin spun around and pulled Lu Yunque over to a shooting gallery.
Hit 10 balloons in a row to win a large stuffed animal.
Yun Zijin had her eye on the chubby blue-and-white one.
"How’s your aim?"
"It’s alright."
’It’s alright enough that I trained in the army and was unrivaled among my peers.’
But Lu Yunque didn’t say that out loud.
Yun Zijin’s eyes lit up, however. ’For Lu Yunque, "alright" basically means "expert." This should be no problem at all.’
’Assuming the booth owner hasn’t rigged the game, that is.’
"My treat. Give it a try."
Yun Zijin immediately paid the owner 20 yuan via QR code.
Twenty yuan for one round, twenty pellets.
The owner loaded the air rifle with twenty pellets and handed it to Lu Yunque.
"You’ve got a solid frame, young man. You might just be able to do it."
The owner chuckled. He’d been running this little booth for a long time, and not many people could hit ten balloons in a row. If it were that easy, how would he make any money?
His words were just a bit of token encouragement.
Lu Yunque took the rifle, hefted it, and got a feel for its weight.
’To be honest, it’s a far cry from the real thing.’
Still, Lu Yunque played archery and darts in his spare time, so he had a good feel for it.
The first shot went wide.
"It’s fine, you’re just getting started. Take your time to get a feel for it."
Yun Zijin encouraged him.
A small smile played on Lu Yunque’s lips as his next shot popped the first balloon.
Yun Zijin cheered, praising how amazing Lu Yunque was.
After that, Lu Yunque fired in quick succession, barely pausing as he easily popped ten balloons in a row.
With nine pellets still left, Lu Yunque handed the rifle to Yun Zijin.
"Want to give it a try?"
They had already secured the chubby blue-and-white prize, so the rest were just for Yun Zijin to have some fun.
Yun Zijin’s eyes lit up. She had never actually tried this before.
"Can you teach me?"
Her stance immediately gave her away as a complete amateur.
Lu Yunque corrected her posture while teaching her how to aim.
Her first shot, unsurprisingly, missed. Yun Zijin pursed her lips.
"It’s fine. I missed my first shot too. Try again."
Yun Zijin took another shot. She still missed, but it grazed the edge of a balloon.
"That’s an improvement. Adjust your aim and try again."
"I’m tired."
Even though the toy rifle was a far cry from a real one, it was still heavy.
"Then let’s stop. Sir, could you get us that chubby blue-and-white one?
Is there anything else you want?"
Lu Yunque had been about to leave, but he casually asked on the off chance that Yun Zijin wanted more than just the one prize.
The booth owner’s expression soured. ’Are they here to clean me out?’
’Using that professional, trained-looking stance on a toy rifle... isn’t that a bit of an overkill?’
Sure enough, Yun Zijin’s eyes lit up again. "I also want that black-and-white furball!"
The black-and-white furball was a panda.
"Alright. Sir, another twenty pellets, please."
Lu Yunque took out his phone and paid the owner another 20 yuan.
The booth owner reluctantly and slowly reloaded the rifle with twenty more pellets for Lu Yunque.
Lu Yunque’s earlier success had already drawn a crowd. Now that he was starting another round, even more people gathered around to watch the show.
Cuddling the chubby blue-and-white prize, Yun Zijin stood by Lu Yunque’s side and took out her phone, snapping several close-ups of his face as he took aim.
Two words: absolutely stunning!
BANG, BANG, BANG...
With each report from the rifle, a balloon inside the booth burst in tandem. Twenty pellets, twenty hits. Lu Yunque didn’t miss a single one.
"That makes an extra one. See which one you like?"
Ten consecutive hits won one stuffed animal, so twenty consecutive hits meant two.
Yun Zijin took the black-and-white furball and a brown bear.
"What a haul today~"
Yun Zijin hugged the black-and-white furball, handed the chubby blue-and-white prize to Lu Yunque, and gave the brown bear to Zero One, who was hidden in the crowd.
’Hmm, bringing a big entourage has its perks.’
"Look at that guy! His girlfriend points, he shoots. You can’t even shoot better than me!"
"Exactly! All that height for nothing."
"Hey, what does being tall have to do with shooting?"
Yun Zijin had no idea that her and Lu Yunque’s success at the shooting gallery had resulted in numerous boyfriends getting an earful from their girlfriends.
"Where to next?"
"Are you any good at ring toss?"
They hadn’t walked far before Yun Zijin spotted a ring toss booth.
This was another one of those infamous carnival games.
"If you want me to be, I can be."
’Looks like I’ll have to pull out all the stops today.’
"Let’s go try!"
It wasn’t that Yun Zijin saw a prize she particularly wanted; she just wanted to see if she could actually land a ring on anything.
The two of them, each carrying a large stuffed animal, were quite conspicuous and immediately caught the ring toss owner’s eye.
"You two want to play as well?"
"Yes. How much is it?"