Chapter 1074: The relationship with Helan Minyue progresses by leaps and bounds

After taking the photo booth, Lin Lang held Helan Minyue's hand intimately and went upstairs to the video game hall in the mall.

The deafening sound and flashing lights hit her in the face, and Helan Minyue subconsciously shrank behind him, tightening her grip on his sleeve.

"Your Majesty, where are we? These flashing things are like monsters and demons. They're so scary."

Lin Lang smiled and patted the back of Helan Minyue's hand. His voice was wrapped in the noise, but it was particularly clear.

"Don't be afraid, my dear. This is an arcade. Those things that flash around are all video game machines, not monsters or demons."

He pulled Helan Minyue to the front desk and bought several large boxes of heavy game coins. Because he was wearing sunglasses late at night, several children nearby turned around to look at him.

"Come, my beloved, I will take you to have some fun."

Lin Lang held Helan Minyue's hand and came to the racing area. A number of simulated racing game consoles were set up on the stage like real cars, and the screen showed a speeding track.

He helped Helan Minyue sit in the driver's seat, and stood beside her. He picked up a few game coins and threw them in. The screen lit up instantly, and the roar of the engine exploded.

Helan Minyue stared at the racing game screen curiously, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

"Look, my dear. This is the steering wheel. It turns just like a real car. This is the brake. If you step on it, the car will slow down. This is the accelerator. If you step on it harder, the car will speed up."

Lin Lang helped Helan Minyue hold the steering wheel step by step, and taught her how to play the racing game console gently and patiently.

Helan Minyue smiled and tentatively turned the steering wheel. The racing car on the screen moved forward crookedly, and after only two steps, it hit the guardrail with a "bang".

She uttered an "Ah!", her cheeks flushed, but she couldn't help laughing: "Why does it always bump into me?"

"Take it slow." Lin Lang leaned over to Helan Minyue's ear and instructed with a smile, "Turn the steering wheel lightly when turning, and brake when you're about to turn... Yes, that's it..."

His hand covered Helan Minyue's hand to help her steady the direction, and the car gradually became smoother. Although it still bumped into the car next to it from time to time, it was able to run the entire track.

Helan Minyue's laughter mixed in with the engine noise, as clear as a wind chime.

She gradually relaxed her restraint, stepped on the accelerator and turned the steering wheel according to the rhythm on the screen. Even if she crashed, she did not panic. Instead, she turned her head and smiled at Lin Lang with her eyes curved.

"Your Majesty, look! I think I can do it!"

After playing a few rounds of racing games, Helan Minyue had a little sweat on his forehead, but he looked at the "finish line" on the screen with an unsatisfied look, his eyes shining like falling stars.

"So this thing is so interesting! It's much more fun than the swings in the palace!"

Lin Lang picked up a tissue and wiped Helan Minyue's sweat off her face. He then stuffed a box full of game coins into her hands. "There are more interesting things. Do you want to try something else?"

"Okay!" Helan Minyue nodded vigorously, tightened her grip on the game coins, and her steps became lighter. The timidity she had just felt had been completely washed away by the novelty and happiness.

Moving away from the racing area, Lin Lang caught sight of the basketball machine next to him and pulled Helan Minyue over to it: "Let's try this."

Helan Minyue watched as several little boys threw basketballs into the basket, cheering when they made the shot. He tilted his head curiously, "Your Majesty, what are you playing?"

"Shooting machine, you can score points by throwing the ball into the basket." Lin Lang stuffed a few coins into the machine, and the basketball rolled out from the bottom with a "clatter".

He picked up a basketball and demonstrated how to throw it in. With a "clang", the ball went into the net.

"Look, my dear, just shoot like this, it's that simple. It doesn't matter if you miss, the ball will roll back down the net. Just pick it up and shoot again."

"Your Majesty, I want to play too!"

Helan Minyue's eyes sparkled. She picked up a basketball and, imitating Lin Lang, stood on tiptoe to throw it up. However, the ball hit the backboard crookedly and bounced down.

She stuck out her tongue and picked up the second one, but still missed.

When it came to the third one, Helan Minyue adjusted her posture and the ball rolled into the basket along the edge. "Your Majesty, I made it!" She jumped up with joy, and the hairpins on her headdress swayed.

Lin Lang smiled and kissed Helan Minyue on the cheek: "My beloved concubine is great, keep up the good work."

The countdown began, and the two stood side by side in front of the shooting machine. Lin Lang raised his wrist lightly, and the ball went into the net accurately.

Although Helan Minyue's shot was crooked, he was extremely serious and would clap and cheer every time he made a successful shot.

The "beep" sound of the machine mixed with Helan Minyue's laughter, her little face flushed with joy.

After the basketball game ended, Helan Minyue was still not satisfied. She looked up and asked, "Your Majesty, how come you shoot so accurately? Every shot goes in."

Lin Lang deliberately puffed out his chest, a little proudly saying, "When I was in high school and college, I was a forward on the school basketball team, so I do have some accuracy."

Helan Minyue was marveling at this when her eyes were suddenly drawn to a row of 98 King of Fighters game consoles next to her. On the screen, Iori Yagami and Mai Shiranui were fighting fiercely, with light effects appearing between their fists and feet.

"Your Majesty, look at this! Are they fighting?"

"This is the King of Fighters arcade game, a fighting game." Lin Lang pulled Helan Minyue to sit in front of the machine and inserted a coin. "Come, my beloved, I will teach you how to play."

He held Helan Minyue's hand and placed it on the joystick. "This joystick controls the direction, and these buttons are for punching and kicking..."

Helan Minyue fiddled with it, and the character on the screen followed her movements to punch. Although she punched without any rules and was even beaten back by her opponent from time to time, she smiled with her eyes curved.

"Fun! Really fun! So interesting!" Helan Minyue poked at the buttons with her fingers and shook the joystick rapidly. "I didn't know there were toys like this. It's much more interesting than the chess games in the palace!"

Lin Lang looked at Helan Minyue, who was so amused that her dimples appeared on her face, and felt that the noise in the game hall had become the background music to complement her happiness.

After playing a few rounds of King of Fighters, Helan Minyue's fingers were still slightly hot. As she was rubbing her fingertips, her eyes suddenly lit up. She pointed at a chess and card machine not far away and said, "Your Majesty! I can play that!"

Lin Lang looked over and saw a chess game console. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Oh? My beloved concubine also knows how to play chess?"

Helan Minyue raised her beautiful little face, with a slightly raised nose, and said with a little pride: "Of course, my father once taught me how to play chess. We in the Tang Dynasty also have chess."

"That's great, let's try two games." Lin Lang smiled and inserted a coin, and the chessboard and chess pieces immediately appeared on the screen.

Helan Minyue played red first and made her moves in a methodical manner. Sometimes she frowned in thought, sometimes her eyes showed cunning, she was serious, playful and cute.

After two games, one win and one loss.

Lin Lang couldn't help but praise: "My dear, your chess skills are quite good, and you hide them well enough."

Helan Minyue's cheeks flushed slightly at the compliment. Just as she was about to speak, her eyes were drawn to the shooting game console next to her. There were two simulated machine guns mounted on the machine, and the shadows of monsters flashed across the screen from time to time.

She pulled Lin Lang's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, how do you play this?"

"This is a shooting game. Shoot the monsters on the screen." Lin Lang helped her sit in front of the machine and helped her hold the cold gun. "Look, pull the trigger and shoot at the monsters on the screen. They are all targets."

Helan Minyue had just taken aim when a ferocious monster suddenly appeared on the screen. She was so frightened that her hands trembled and she almost dropped her gun: "Ah! This monster is so scary..."

"Don't be afraid, my dear. The monsters are fake and you can't get out." Lin Lang smiled and put in a coin. "Give it a try. Maybe you'll like shooting games."

When the game started, monsters appeared one after another on the screen. Helan Minyue closed her eyes and pulled the trigger. The bullets hit the screen with a "da da da" sound. Occasionally, when she hit one, the machine would make a "ding dong" sound.

She gradually dared to open her eyes. Although she still gasped in fear from time to time when the monster suddenly appeared, she gradually found the fun. Her hand holding the gun became more and more steady, and she kept muttering: "Where can you run..."

Lin Lang watched from the side and saw that Helan Minyue was so nervous that sweat was coming out of the tip of her nose, but she refused to stop, and he couldn't help laughing out loud.

This little concubine from ancient times, from being timid at first to being devoted now, seems to have been completely infected by the liveliness of the game hall.

After playing an intense shooting game for a while, Helan Minyue just breathed a sigh of relief when she caught a glimpse of a row of shiny machines next to her. These machines were filled with furry dolls, including chubby bears and long-eared rabbits.

Her eyes lit up, and she took Lin Lang's hand and walked over quickly, gently tapping the glass cover with her fingertips: "Your Majesty, look at the dolls inside. They are so cute! How do you play with them?"

Lin Lang smiled and put in a few coins, and the machine made a "ding dong" sound.

"My dear, this is called a claw machine. You put in a coin, use this joystick to control the direction of the claw, and press this button to make the claw drop down to grab something. If you catch it, the doll will fall out and it will be yours."

Helan Minyue's eyes widened, a smile pursed at the corner of her mouth: "If I catch it, can this doll really be mine?"

"Of course," Lin Lang scratched the tip of Helan Minyue's nose, "Let's try."

Helan Minyue held the joystick, her little face full of seriousness. She moved it left and right, and adjusted it up and down to make sure that her claw was aimed at the fattest bear. Then she took a deep breath and pressed the button.

The claws slowly descended, and she kept muttering, "Hold on, hold on..."

Lin Lang remained calm and used his mind power to stabilize the angle of the claws, and then quietly adjusted the tightness.

The claw firmly grasped the bear's belly, slowly rose up, and moved swayingly above the exit. With a "click", the bear fell down and fell into the opening.

"Wow! I got it!" Helan Minyue cheered and jumped up, clapping her hands and spun around the machine. "Your Majesty, look! I caught it!"

Lin Lang bent down and took out the bear from the access port, shaking it in front of Helan Minyue: "My beloved, you are amazing. You won the claw machine on your first try."

Helan Minyue took the bear with a sweet smile, held it in her arms and rubbed her cheek against it. The fur was soft and a little warm from the machine, making her squint her eyes in comfort: "This doll is so soft and cute!"

Lin Lang threw in a few more coins and said lovingly, "Catch a few more if you like. Let's clear out all these claw machines today. Take them back to Datang and play with them yourself, give them to your servants, or give them to your mother-in-law as a small gift."

"Okay, okay!" Helan Minyue became more excited and aimed at a rabbit doll.

With Lin Lang secretly using his telekinetic powers to help, Helan Minyue's luck was incredibly good.

The claws of the claw machine always grab the item steadily, no matter it is a big doll or a small pendant, it all falls into the access port without exception.

After a while, a pile of dolls like a small mountain had piled up at Helan Minyue's feet.

A pink and white rabbit holding a carrot, a brown bear wearing overalls, and stuffed animals like a Dalmatian and Garfield...

Helan Minyue held this and picked up that, her eyes narrowed into slits with laughter, and from time to time she held up the newly caught doll to show off to Lin Lang.

"Your Majesty, look at this pink kitten-like doll. What's its name?"

Lin Lang smiled and replied, "This plush toy is called Hello Kitty. It's not a cat, but a little girl."

"Oh? But this doll looks like a cat!" Helan Minyue stuck out her tongue and smiled playfully.

Lin Lang looked at Helan Minyue surrounded by dolls, like a child surrounded by candies, with a smile in his eyes that could not be melted.

I have to say that Brother Lang really dotes on this little concubine from the Tang Dynasty.