Sitting on the stone bench, Stone used two flints to light the makeshift stove. "Sigh, a stove like this is never as convenient as a gas stove!" Stone grumbled as he continued cooking for the gluttonous Rice Noodles. How could Rice Noodles, with her tiny body, eat so much? Even though she usually ate soup made from fruits and leaves, it was impossible for her to eat thirty or forty pieces of fruit and twenty or thirty bowls of soup a day, right?
Resignedly doing her job as a cook, Shi Tou couldn't help but start counting the days. It had been five days since anyone from her family had come to see her. Was it because they didn't have time, or had they simply forgotten about her? Her father and eldest brother brought her over on the first day, her eldest and second brothers came the next day, three days later her second and third brothers finally came, and now it was the tenth day, and they still hadn't shown up. Could it be that feelings really can't withstand distance?
Silently tending the fire, Stone began to contemplate her future. The Crimson Forest clearly wasn't a place suitable for long-term habitation, yet she didn't know the way to the human kingdom. Perhaps tomorrow, she could slowly make her way out, groping her way in little by little, and one day she would be able to escape? Of course, it was also possible that, in the process of exploring the forest, she would have the honor of becoming some magical beast's dinner.
Looking up, Stone gazed at the sky. Although the sun had risen, its view was obstructed by the dense foliage; the light in the forest was also poor. Baozi explained that this was because she was currently on the outer edge of the forest; in the center of the Crimson Forest, it would be absolute darkness…
etc!
Shi Tou suddenly stood up, listening to Bao Zi say... Bao Zi said... How did Bao Zi know all this?!
Turning around, Stone rushed into the tree hollow, grabbed Baozi, and roared hysterically, "You damn Baozi! How many things have you been hiding from me?!"
Faced with Shi Tou's ferocious expression, Baozi's mind went blank for a moment, and he looked at Shi Tou completely at a loss.
"Tell me! What exactly are you?!" Stone was truly furious. This little bun kept calling him its master and even claimed to have amnesia. But as it turned out, this thing not only didn't have amnesia, but actually knew everything, yet kept everything from Stone.
Stone glared at Baozi through gritted teeth, but for the first time, an idea popped into his mind.
Perhaps keeping the steamed bun by my side isn't a wise idea. Although it doesn't seem to have any ill intentions on the surface, you can't judge a book by its cover. Who knows what its true purpose is in approaching me?
Stone's face turned pale and then green, and he remained silent for a long time.
Baozi was completely terrified by the stone and stared blankly at it.
Only Mi Fan looked at this and that with an innocent and bewildered expression.
"Baozi." Stone turned and walked out of the tree hole, saying calmly as he went, "Perhaps you already know, I am not your master at all. I don't know what your purpose is in following me, but I think that perhaps you will be better off without me. Hehe, enough with the pleasantries, the truth is, I think I will be better off without you. Considering the years you have been with me, I will give you a chance. Go!"
Squatting down, Shi Tou placed the bun on the ground, gave it a deep look, and then walked back without looking back.
The abandoned steamed bun still looked bewildered, watching the stone drift away. After a while, the steamed bun seemed to move, and then with a "whoosh," it transformed into a sparkling black diamond.
He just lay there on the ground, and kept lying there.
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The pan-fried buns are going to be featured on the hottest list this afternoon, so I'll be adding an extra chapter tonight, around 8 PM. \(^o^)/~
Chapter 70 Baozi, I Miss You
Suppressing his anger, Stone returned to the entrance of the tree hole with a long face.
Rice Noodles couldn't wait any longer and ran outside the tree hole. She sat on the stone bench, gazing longingly at the pot on the stove, then back at the path the stone had taken, then back at the pot again, and then...
When Shi Tou returned, she was met with a scene that left her utterly depressed: "Mi Fen'er, what are you doing?" Is this little elf really God's favorite? Let's not even mention her noble elegance or her stunning beauty, but is that girl's thought process even normal?
Stone firmly believed that, judging from that girl's silly expression, either Heaven had cut corners when creating the elves, or the elves were simply defective creations made by Heaven by accident! What kind of favored child was she? She was utter trash!
"Mifen'er, I'm hungry!" As soon as Mifen'er saw Shitou return, she darted in front of him, pointed to her nose, then to the big pot behind her, and said very clearly, "I want to eat!"
You glutton!
Without hesitation, Stone stretched out his little hand, clenched it into a fist, and gave Rice Noodles a hard whack on the head: "Are you a pig? All you do is eat!"
"Chirp chirp!" Instantly, Mi Fen'er burst into tears. It was unclear whether it was because Mi Fen'er was too young or because all elves were the same, but this girl's crying only had one sound - chirp chirp.
Damn, you're an elf, not a bird!
And that damn steamed bun, it keeps making "quack quack" noises all the time, are you a steamed bun or a duck?!
He instinctively opened his mouth to scold Baozi, but suddenly stopped. Wait, it seems she just threw Baozi away!
Touching his nose, Shi Tou looked at Mi Fen'er a little guiltily. Generally speaking, people with low IQs often have good memories; Mi Fen'er should still remember Baozi, right? What if she asked him about Baozi's whereabouts? Um, um…
Damn it, MiFen'er eats, drinks, and lives on her own now, why should I have to explain myself to her? Shi Tou felt that he must have been spending too much time with MiFen'er lately, and his IQ had been dragged down.
"Hungry! Hungry! Rice Noodles is hungry!" Rice Noodles cried for a long time but no one came to comfort her. She stopped crying with a pout and looked pitifully with tears on her face.
Unfortunately, chivalry isn't a virtue of Shi Tou. In her eyes, women prettier than her are all trash! Of course, the reason she was willing to adopt Mi Fen'er was twofold: firstly, Mi Fen'er posed no threat, and secondly, Mi Fen'er seemed quite valuable. But the most crucial point was: Mi Fen'er was ugly enough!
She's so ugly that if people look at the rice noodles first and then at her, she'll definitely become a stunning beauty in their eyes!
"Alright, alright, stop crying. I'll make you something delicious." She waved her hand dismissively. When other beautiful women cry, they look pitiful, but when Mi Fan cries, it's a huge blob of tears and snot, utterly disgusting!
“(*^__^*) Hehe…” Mi Fen’er grinned happily and clapped her hands, looking like a mentally challenged child. Coupled with her tearful and snotty face, it disgusted Shi Tou, who turned his back and lowered his head to fiddle with the firewood.
Sigh, you can imagine how unlucky she is. Everyone else who transmigrates ends up with tons of handsome young men, but she was reborn into a land of dwarves—not a single good-looking guy, just plenty of tiny, short people. And just when she finally escaped, an incredibly ugly little elf showed up! This is unbearable!
The grief-stricken Stone is unaware that her tragic life has only just begun.
The next day, Stone was stunned as soon as he got up. Where was the firewood? Right, we ran out yesterday. Where was the food? Right, we didn't go gathering any yesterday.
Of course, the food here refers to Rice Noodles' food. Two large bags of dry rations stood in the corner, Stone's food supply; Rice Noodles would die if she ate them. Usually, Stone would gather dry branches and pick fruit the day before, but yesterday, because of a fight with Baozi, Stone completely forgot about it. Now, Stone shuddered and glanced fearfully at the still dazed Rice Noodles.
Um, before MiFen'er wakes up, Stone decides it's best to make a run for it! Hopefully, he can gather enough fruit before she regains consciousness, otherwise...
She wasn't afraid of floods or anything like that; what she feared was a mountain of snot.
//(ㄒoㄒ)//
So, shamefully, Stone tiptoed quickly out of the tree hole. Well, the firewood wasn't urgent; she could just suffer a little and continue eating cornbread, at worst she'd just knock out another tooth! Right now, the most important thing was to gather some fruit.
Instinctively, Stone was about to call out to Baozi to lead the way when he suddenly realized that the cheeky Baozi was probably still lying on the ground! So, Stone decisively decided to set off on his own!
Um, the phrase "on the road" is quite ambiguous...
Gritting his teeth and frowning, Stone looked up and tried hard to find fruit. But, very unfortunately, after so many days of ravages, the trees nearby either had no fruit or the fruit was growing on extremely high branches.
Hey, what's the point of growing so tall?!
Stone would never climb such a tall tree just to pick a few fruits. Besides, she had never climbed a tree before, neither in her past life nor this one. In her past life, she lived in the city and was too ashamed to climb the trees in the greenbelts. In this life, she was reincarnated into the land of dwarves, where there are no trees!
Looking down at the tree branches, which were about seven or eight meters high, Stone felt sad again. A few days ago, if something like this had happened, she would have definitely thrown that damned bun high into the air. The bun would open its big mouth and swallow several fruits almost always. Before long, thirty or forty fruits would be in the bun's belly. Of course, the reason the wicked bun was so obedient was because it really enjoyed watching Rice Noodles "huff and puff" out the fruits, and then happily eating them.
O(╯□╰)o
But now, without the steamed buns, Stone suddenly felt lost.
Hmph! So what if there are no steamed buns? Stone let out a deep breath. It's just picking fruit, it's just climbing trees, it's nothing! No difficulty can defeat her great Stone Princess!
Looking up at the tall tree above, Stone pondered which tree to climb. Suddenly, his foot slipped, and with a "thud," he fell to the ground.
"Pah! What a stupid rock!" Stone got up with a sullen look on her face, slapping her knee. She had been so focused on looking up at the sky that she had stepped on a protruding rock. Stone stomped on the rock in frustration, thankfully she was wearing thick clothes. Humph!
etc!
Looking up and around, Stone was horrified to discover that she...she...she was lost.
Stone, preoccupied with gazing at the sky, had somehow gotten lost in the Crimson Forest! At that moment, Stone was filled with profound fear. Steel Hammer Daddy, Fat Mommy, his eldest brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother…
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Baozi, Stone was wrong! Baozi, I miss you!
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A fantastic cultivation novel! Although the author is a bit eccentric, the writing is really good! O(∩_∩)O haha~
☆, Chapter 71 It's so good to see family.
Strictly speaking, Stone wasn't directionally challenged; at least in her twenty-eight years of past life, she had never gotten lost. Of course, she didn't get lost during her eight years in the Dwarf Kingdom either, except for the time she was abducted.
However, there's nothing to be proud of in the city if you don't get lost; it's really impressive if you don't get lost in a primeval forest!
But obviously, the stone wasn't that awesome.
After staring blankly for a while, Stone looked around in bewilderment. She felt that finding her way back to the tree hole without any tools was even more of a fantasy than the love story of Grandma Qiongyao.
What should we do?
Stone felt a deep regret. If Baozi were here, with its excellent memory, getting him back would have been a piece of cake. But now…
"Baozi! Baozi! Where are you? Baozi!" Shitou pouted and began calling out to Baozi affectionately. At this moment, she no longer cared about what Baozi's purpose was in approaching her. Baozi had been with her for so many years and had never done anything to hurt her. What had gotten into her that she actually threw Baozi away?
However, Baozi did not hear the stone's expression calling out.
Giving up on calling out, Stone shuffled along on her short legs for six or seven hours, gritting her teeth, until finally, she collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted. It's over; this time, she's probably really in trouble.
Does this mean her journey in another world has come to an end?
After resting on the ground for a while, Stone felt his stomach was empty and his calves were heavy and swollen, making him extremely uncomfortable. He sat there until the sun was almost setting before Stone realized something was wrong.
Previously, she always kept the Radiant Stone inside the tree hollow for lighting because Baozi could turn into flames, and she never brought it out. After all, no matter how light the Radiant Stone was, it still had weight, and besides, Baozi could not only levitate on its own, but its brightness was also much greater than that of the Radiant Stone.
"Oh no!" A thought suddenly popped into Stone's mind. She was doomed because of steamed buns. Not only did she not get to be surrounded by handsome men after transmigrating to another world, but she also died such a pathetic death. Stone felt a deep resentment. If there was an afterlife, she decided that she would eat steamed buns as her staple food for the rest of her life, and they had to be soup dumplings!!!
Filled with resentment, Stone forced herself to get up again. No matter what, she wouldn't allow herself to sit idly by and wait to die; she had to give it her all!
As she walked, she lost track of time. Stone felt the sky growing darker and darker, and her vision dwindled until finally, complete darkness enveloped her. It was true darkness; the moon and stars were obscured by the dense branches, and she couldn't see her hand in front of her face. The only sound in the pitch-black forest was the howling wind. Stone hugged herself tightly, praying silently, "Please, no wild animals!"
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from afar, and Stone instinctively shuddered. Had she jinxed things again? Was it another case of bad luck coming true but good news not?
Curled up, Stone hid behind a large tree. Fortunately, most of the trees in the Crimson Forest were hundreds or even thousands of years old, with diameters of at least seven or eight meters, making it easy for Stone to hide. However, based on what Stone had seen in his previous life—animal documentaries—many wild beasts hunted not with their eyes, but with their noses.
A gust of wind blew by, and Stone shivered again. This time, an image of a gigantic leopard flashed in her mind, its gaping maw aimed directly at her. Waaah, she thought, "Wouldn't it be better to just sit and wait to die than to be eaten by a magical beast and turned into poop?"
"Is this the place? Brother, you're not mistaken?"
"It's so dark, won't Stone be scared and start crying all by himself?"
A familiar voice suddenly entered Stone's ears. Stone shook his head in disbelief. This...
"You two shut up!" A deliberately lowered voice clearly revealed annoyance: "This is the Crimson Forest. Although it's on the outer edge, nobody knows if there are any magical beasts here. Shut up!"
Shi Tou was completely dizzy and collapsed to the ground, breaking a dry branch with a soft but very distinct "crack" sound in the quiet night.