"Hehe, Baozi is a good Baozi, Baozi never lies! Baozi's magic was overdrawn just now, and it's only recovered a little bit now! It can only talk and move around a bit, and can't use magic anymore!"
"When will you be able to regain your magic?" Stone gritted his teeth, staring intently at Baozi.
Shaking, Baozi shamefully curled up into a ball: "Hehe, Baozi doesn't know either! Maybe, perhaps, possibly, it might take a few days, ten days, or even dozens of days?!"
Stone was once again mercilessly attacked by Baozi. Damn it, is it a few days, ten days, or dozens of days?!
Perhaps it was because the stone's gaze was too sinister, but Baozi was so frightened that it immediately transformed back into Black Diamond: "Hehe, turning into a Baozi is too tiring! Baozi needs to rest well and try to recover its magic power as soon as possible so that it can take its master and Baozi out together!"
Stone looked sadly at the black diamond in his palm, and the little man in his heart was in tears.
/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~
Waaaaah, maybe she really will become the first human to starve to death in her own space~~~
Much later, everyone who knew Stone said that he was a true glutton. But who knew what life was like in that confined space, with no food or water, afraid to move (for fear of exhaustion) and afraid to sleep (for fear of never waking up)...
It's so bitter! It's unbearably bitter~~~
When she was so hungry she was dizzy, Shi Tou resolutely vowed that if she could escape this ordeal, she would eat her fill, eat her fill, and eat with gritted teeth!
And so, a generation of foodies was born.
o(︶︿︶)oAlas~~~
"Giggle, Master! Baozi's magic has finally returned!" With a shout, Black Diamond instantly transformed into a steamed bun, but then Baozi was dumbfounded: "Master! Master, what's wrong? Master, Master..."
Baozi called out to its master dozens of times, but Shitou remained unresponsive. Only the slight rise and fall of his chest told Baozi that his master was probably still alive, but it was unknown how much longer he could live.
"Gwaa ...
Baozi cried her heart out; her sobs were absolutely heart-wrenching. Unfortunately, her only listener had already fallen into a deep coma.
Suddenly, Baozi paused, and its crying stopped abruptly: "Gaga, Baozi has regained its magic power! Baozi can take Master out now!"
Finally having come up with a solution, Baozi decisively hopped out with the stone, shouting, "Gaga, Master! You have to hold on! Baozi will take you to Kagaral right away!"
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It's time for the second watch!
Pan-fried buns are a promise!
Hehe, well, I'll still be updating twice tomorrow.
Hey, you gotta give me some support! ~\(≧▽≦)/~
Chapter 93 Ouch~~~ Help me~~~
When Stone awoke from his coma, he felt dizzy and completely weak. Struggling to open his eyes, he wondered, "Where am I?"
"Gaga, Master, you're finally awake! Wahahaha, Kagaral is really amazing! He's the one who brought Master back to life!" Before Stone could even remember where he was, Baozi jumped up and down and started shouting.
Shi Tou glanced at Baozi in confusion, then sat up, rubbing his head, and slowly began to recall what had happened earlier.
Although he still didn't know where he was, at least Stone knew he was outside the spatial ring. Whew, that meant he had at least escaped unscathed.
"Baozi, where are we?" Shi Tou first touched his arms and legs to make sure that all his parts were intact before asking.
Baozi paused for a moment, flipping through the folds of his clothes and thinking for a long time before stammering, "Hehe, we're...we're...we're in the Crimson Forest!"
Damn, you've thought about this for so long and this is the conclusion you've come to? Isn't that obvious? The dwarves can't leave the Crimson Forest, so where else could she be if not here? She looked around; it was pitch black outside.
"Baozi, what I mean is, are we in the land of dwarves? Or are we on the ground?" Staring at Baozi's innocent expression, Shi Tou had no choice but to patiently explain.
"Huh? On the ground!" This time, Baozi gave a much more straightforward answer.
"Where exactly? No, tell me first, how did you get me out of here?" After asking for a while, Stone suddenly realized. The most crucial thing was that she hadn't even asked that.
Finally, after interrogating Baozi for a long time, Shi Tou finally understood what had happened. That day, Baozi felt that his magic had returned. But at that time, Shi Tou had already fallen into a deep coma. According to Baozi, at that time, Shi Tou was like a dead man, and he couldn't be woken up no matter how much he was called.
Later, Baozi took the stone out of the ring. Stone was lucky, because she hadn't strayed too far from the exit of the Dwarf Kingdom while searching for rice noodles. Huoqian, who had arranged to meet Stone three days later to exchange food, didn't see her at the appointed time. Worried, Huoqian came up every other day and witnessed Baozi and Stone appear out of nowhere.
Well, now, Huoqian really had no idea what to do with Shitou. He felt that no words could adequately describe Shitou's ferocity.
"Gaga. Kagaral is so great! He not only saved Master's life, but also gave Baozi lots and lots of delicious food! Wahahaha, Master! Now you'll never starve to death again!" Baozi excitedly jumped onto the stone's belly and even did a circle dance on it.
Stone looked at Baozi with a conflicted expression, speechless for a long time. Actually, she had already figured out Huoqian's identity from their earlier conversation. Since she could travel from Earth to this other world, what did rebirth matter if she had already experienced time travel?
But upon closer reflection, Shi Tou felt something was amiss: "Baozi, I remember Huo Qian once said that he had seen you sing, dance, and talk. When exactly did you reveal yourself?"
Baozi was momentarily speechless at Shi Tou's question. After thinking for a while, he hesitated before saying, "Hehe, well, it was probably a few days before Master was driven out of the Dwarf Kingdom, right? Baozi remembers that Kagaral wasn't Kagaral before! Later, one morning while Master was still sleeping, Baozi heard a noise outside Master's room. That fat woman was shouting something like, 'Fire Pliers, why are you sleeping on the ground?' Then, that little dwarf got sick, but Master was driven away a few days later!"
Stone lowered his head in thought. So, Huoqian shouldn't be considered reborn, right? At least before this, he was a normal child. He probably fainted after accidentally seeing the eccentric Big Bun. But, for some reason, when Huoqian awoke again, he was someone else entirely.
Wait! Stone's heart tightened suddenly. If that Kagaral was from another time, then where did the fire tongs go? Instantly, Stone's face darkened.
"Gaga, Master, what's wrong?" Baozi stopped jumping around and came close to the stone, asking in confusion.
Unfortunately, Stone remained lost in thought, ignoring Baozi's cute antics. He'd seen plenty of time travel stories in his past life. However, despite this, Stone still couldn't accept that someone close to him had been possessed by a different soul.
"Baozi, if Kagaral has become Fire Pliers, then where did the original Fire Pliers go?" Stone asked, pursing his lips and looking displeased.
"Giggle? What were the original fire tongs? Baozi doesn't understand what Master is talking about?" Baozi twisted his body and asked innocently.
Stone thought for a moment, then spoke up again: "Well, um, Kagaral is dead, right?" For the moment, Stone didn't know how to explain the definition of time travel to Baozi, so he had to change the subject.
"Hehe, even Baozi doesn't know! But Kagaral is human, and humans can't live for hundreds of years!" Baozi looked at the stone with a confused expression: "Baozi thinks Kagaral is probably dead!"
"If he's already dead, then what about him now?" Stone felt a pang of indescribable bitterness in his heart. Huoqian was the youngest boy in the family, only two years older than Stone. He was a bit simple-minded but very fond of his younger sister.
Baozi was even more confused after hearing Shi Tou's words: "Gah? Kagaral is already dead! He died just like his master, and then they both got new bodies!"
"A new body?" Stone was stunned. She almost forgot that she was also occupying someone else's body. Now, she really didn't know what to say.
"Gaga, Master, what's wrong with you? Master, have you gone crazy from hunger?" Baozi looked at Shitou with great concern, but unfortunately, not a single kind word came out of its mouth.
Stone struggled to resist cursing the intermittently irritable bun: "Fine, even if Kagaral takes over the Fire Pliers, there's nothing I can do! Time to sleep!"
Although she felt sorry for Huoqian, Stone really had no other choice at the moment. Avenge Huoqian? How? If she really killed Huoqian's body in a moment of impulse, Steel Hammer Daddy and Fat Mommy would definitely hate her to the bone, and the real Huoqian might not be able to come back.
Now, all she can do is pray that Huoqian will have a good reincarnation!
She drifted off to sleep again, and in her dream, the little boy appeared before her, skipping and hopping, and said happily, "Stone! Hug! Stone! Kiss!"
...
When Shi Tou woke up, she didn't open her eyes immediately. She seemed still immersed in the warm and tearful dream she had just had the night before.
Fire tongs, buddy, are you alright?
She sighed. Stone slowly opened her eyes, but immediately, the sorrow in her heart vanished.
"Aww~~~"
A piercing scream echoed through the blood-red forest as a dark figure darted toward the rocks at the speed of light, leaving only a fleeting afterimage.
"Stone! Rice Noodles misses Stone! Mmm~~~" Before Stone could even react, a huge, ugly face appeared before her eyes. Then it gave her a stinky kiss.
"Ugh!" Stone couldn't help but cover his mouth and vomit. "Rice noodles! You didn't brush your teeth or rinse your mouth again! Oh my god, you have bad breath!"
The person who arrived was none other than Mifen'er, who had been missing for several days. Although Shitou disliked her intensely, Mifen'er was very magnanimous. She didn't hold it against Shitou at all: "Shitou! Mifen'er is hungry!"
Starving my foot!
Stone wanted nothing more than to kick Rice Noodles off that high branch, but thankfully, although she was angry, she hadn't lost her temper.
Friends, you're not mistaken, the stone is indeed high up in the tree branch right now. Strictly speaking, she didn't just arrive now; she's been there since yesterday, or even earlier.
Shi Tou cautiously glanced around, terrified. The reason was simple: aside from the small, flat patch of ground where she lay, the rest was surrounded by tall tree branches. And what she was lying on, by her estimation, was at least 50 meters above the ground…
What does 50 meters or more even mean?
In my previous life, ordinary apartment buildings had floors that were about 3 meters high, so 50 meters was roughly equivalent to 17 floors. Well, compared to cities where high-rise buildings of 30 floors or more were commonplace, 17 floors wasn't considered very tall.
But that's on a building! If you're standing on a 17th-floor balcony looking down, assuming you don't have a fear of heights, there's nothing to be afraid of. But if you're standing in a tiny space of less than two square meters, with no railings nearby, then…
That's incredibly exciting.
~~~~(>_<)~~~~ Waaaaah, Mom, Stone wants to go home!
"Stone! Mmmm~~~" Stone was in extreme fear, but Mifen'er happily came over to hug Stone and even forced her smelly mouth to Stone's face.
Stone was almost in tears! Although she didn't have a fear of heights, she was terrified of dying! She really didn't want to die from a fall instead of starving. Even though dying from a fall was a tiny bit better than starving, it was still death!
Stone, who was terrified of death, was deeply saddened: "Baozi, didn't you just say that the fire tongs gave you a lot of food?"
"Giggle? That's right! All the delicious food is in the space!" Baozi couldn't keep up with Shitou's jumping thoughts at all, but it still answered the question honestly.
Stone looked at Baozi with a fawning smile: "Could you please put me back into the ring?" As long as there is food, it is no problem to stay in the space for a few more days. And most importantly, Baozi can jump down from the tree and then release himself.
Just as Baozi was about to speak, Mifen'er exclaimed, "Shitou, don't ignore Mifen'er!" As if defending her possession, Mifen'er pounced on Shitou. Instantly, Shitou, already trembling in his little bed, was doomed...
"Aww~~~ Help me~~~"
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The pan-fried buns climbed up shakily:
Hey everyone, there's an update! One update today~
As for tomorrow, double updates are a certainty, and maybe even a third update~~~
escape!
Chapter 94: Eloping with Baozi
What terrified Shi Tou was that her body was falling rapidly, and then...
"Gaga, Master, are you alright?" Baozi's voice seemed to come from a very distant place, and Shi Tou was momentarily dazed.
"Stone! Come up!" Rice Noodle's voice gave Stone a feeling that was sometimes near and sometimes far, as if it were far away, yet as if it were right in front of him.