Meanwhile, the flamboyant Milk frowned as he watched the stone disappear into the distance, wondering to himself, "Why does this little girl look so familiar?"
Stone finally breathed a sigh of relief after running out of the inn. She had met Show-off Milk once before in the Crimson Forest, although at that time, Show-off Milk's attention was completely elsewhere. But she was still very afraid that Show-off Milk would recognize her.
But thinking about it, so many years have passed. Stone's age is the time when she changes the most, so it's normal that Saobao Milk didn't recognize her.
Knowing that Luo Pipi would need some time to get things done, Shi Tou strolled around the streets. Kedor City wasn't a particularly important city; it lacked the grandeur of the imperial capital and the scenic beauty of tourist destinations. Kedor City was, at best, just an ordinary small town in the Luo Ming Empire.
However, every city has its highlights, and Côtes du Tertre is no exception.
After asking passersby for directions, Stone ran straight to the most famous street in Kedor City—Slurp Slurp Street.
When Shi Tou first heard the street name, she was quite depressed for a while. She thought that the passerby was just fooling her, but she never expected...
Slurp Slurp Street is a true food street. The biggest difference between this street and the bustling streets of the capital is that it is very narrow, barely wide enough for one horse-drawn carriage to pass through.
However, it's not actually that the street is narrow. Rather, both sides of the street are lined with various snack shops, and these shops set up their stalls in front of their stores, which directly causes the street to become narrower and narrower.
This did have one advantage: after becoming a food street, it also became a pedestrian street. Unfortunately, no matter how rudimentary a horse-drawn carriage was, it would cause a traffic jam, and the jam wouldn't last until all the shops on the street were closed.
When Stone arrived on the street, it was dusk, the peak business time. The entire street was filled with enticing aromas, a particularly mouthwatering scent permeating the air. As Stone walked along, looking at the various delicacies displayed on the street, he felt that even just looking at them without eating was a special kind of happiness.
Of course, there's really no one who can resist eating while walking down this street.
When she left the capital, Shi Tou took almost all her belongings with her. She could easily buy the entire street, let alone eat some snacks.
After spending three copper coins to buy a skewer of grilled meat of unknown origin, Stone happily began his stroll through the streets.
The street was mostly filled with hot food, which looked steaming hot and very appetizing, but there were also some cold dishes. After walking around for a while, Shi Tou noticed a pattern: the right side of the street was lined with snack shops, with tables and chairs inside. The left side was mostly filled with small snack shops, selling various kinds of small treats that could be taken away.
Shi Tou started walking from the right. She couldn't help it; it was a habit she'd developed since childhood—when walking down a street, even if it was deserted, Shi Tou would instinctively walk to the right. Tsk tsk, Shi Tou thought she was truly a good child who obeyed traffic rules.
After eating countless skewers of meat of unknown origin, and some things resembling glutinous rice balls, Stone kept tossing treats into his ring space. Sigh, there's still Dora Jiaer in the ring space. Although she's a bit unlikeable, she's still Steel Hammer Daddy and Fat Mommy's biological daughter. Surely she can't be ruined by Rice Noodles' cooking, can she?
Stone, who considered herself very kind, casually tossed some snacks she had bought but didn't like the taste into her ring space. Just as she was about to throw in a bowl of black rice porridge that she had only taken two bites of and wasn't planning on eating anymore, Baozi, who hadn't made a sound in a long time, suddenly did.
"Hehe, Master, Master! Baozi thinks your shamelessness has reached an extreme level, but Baozi suggests that you take three steps forward and stop your precious feet for a moment!"
As Shi Tou listened, she began to get increasingly frustrated, and in just those few words, she had already walked about ten steps forward. After hearing Bao Zi's words, Shi Tou hesitated for a moment, then decisively returned to her previous spot and took three more steps forward.
There was no movement in front; there was no movement behind; there was no movement to the left; there was still no movement to the right.
Well, there was no commotion on the street, so Stone felt she should make some noise herself, like, frying buns?
Ah~~~
Before Stone could actually begin to act, he heard an extremely shrill scream. There was no sound from any direction. Could it be...?
As the stone rapidly raised its head, it immediately took a small step to the side, but it was too late.
An unidentified flying object has crashed into the rock.
Stone groggily opened her eyes, only to find herself sprawled out on the ground, looking utterly disheveled. She glanced around blankly, and a little boy next to her, who was buying white sugar cubes, stared at her in shock: "Sister, are you dead?"
Damn it!
Stone really wanted to slap this kid to death. Even asking, "Are you still alive?" would have been better than this.
Thinking this, Stone actually did it. As if something was pressing down on him, Stone grabbed it and threw it directly at the little boy.
Wait, something's not right. It feels fuzzy to the touch, and... it even seems a little warm...
"Waaah! Mommy!" The little boy cried pitifully, having been attacked for no apparent reason. Only then did Stone realize what had first fallen on him and then been thrown at the little boy by him.
It's a small, pinkish ball, about the size of our own soup dumplings. It's a pity it's pink instead of white; otherwise, we might be able to sell it as a soup dumpling. Oh, wait, that little ball seems to have some hair on it! If we actually sold it as a soup dumpling, people would think it's moldy and spoiled!
"Mommy! Mommy! She hit me!" The little boy's screams obviously had an effect. A well-dressed woman rushed to the little boy, but she was horrified when she found an unknown pink blob stuck to her son's chest.
What does a woman do when she's terrified? The answer should be very easy to guess.
Yes, you guessed it perfectly. Screaming is always a woman's ultimate weapon, especially for a middle-aged woman who has become a mother.
Stone leaped up with a "whoosh" and promptly disappeared into the crowd of onlookers. Whether watching a spectacle is human nature or not, in no time at all, this section of the street was blocked.
"Mommy!" The little boy cried and rushed to his mother, only to be met with an even more piercing scream from her.
"Giggle, Master, that little pink ball is extremely important! Master, you absolutely must get it!"
Hearing Baozi's voice again, Shitou gritted her teeth. She was determined to pound that damn Baozi's ass tonight!
But should we listen to Baozi?
After hesitating for a moment, Shi Tou gritted his teeth and stepped forward, grabbing the little boy's pink tuft of hair from his chest. The tuft of hair felt quite comfortable in his hand, fluffy and warm; in winter, it would be like a hand warmer.
"Miss, thank you so much! You're amazing!" The screaming woman, seeing that the danger was over, quickly hugged her son and kept thanking Shi Tou.
Stone didn't have a good impression of this woman who only screamed but didn't do anything, but seeing her thank you so sincerely, Stone felt a little embarrassed.
Well, even though this thing fell from the sky, it was still something I threw at the little boy. Wouldn't it be a bit unfair to accept his mother's thanks afterward? He lowered his head and thought for a moment: "Madam, if you really want to thank me, please give me two packets of roasted sugar cubes!"
The woman was taken aback for a moment, but she managed to react quickly. She grabbed two packets of roasted sugar from a nearby stall and stuffed them into Shi Tou's hands, saying, "Please have some." Only after seeing Shi Tou accept them did she start to take out her wallet.
Having received the benefits, Shi Tou quickly slipped away. What if the little boy realized what was happening and betrayed her?
"Hehe, Master, you're getting more and more shameless!" Baozi said, making a concluding remark with a pained expression.
Stone casually tossed the sugar cube into his ring space before examining the ball of powder in his hand.
Wait, something's not right!
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Writing in winter is so nerve-wracking~~o(>_<)o ~~
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☆, Chapter 191: Pets are all obtained through various draws
With a "whoosh," Stone tossed the pink ball to the ground, then jumped up and stomped hard on it.
"Huh? Master, are you acting crazy again?" Baozi's puzzled voice rang in Stone's mind.
Without explaining, Shi Tou simply used his foot to flick the pink ball into the ring's space.
Fortunately, the people of this other world were all very knowledgeable, so even if someone noticed the stone's actions, no one found it strange. And surprisingly, no one realized that the pink blob was an unknown magical beast.
That's right, it's an unknown monster.
After Stone led the pink ball away, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have heard a scream first, and then the pink ball fell from the sky. In other words, this thing was not only alive, but also a creature with a certain level of intelligence.
Without bothering to explore the delicious food on Slurp Street any longer, Stone quickly returned to the inn. At the inn's entrance, she almost bumped into Hani Telunsu, who was waiting there.
With his head down, Stone charged into the hotel with unstoppable momentum and disappeared at the top of the stairs. Hani could only stare blankly at Stone's retreating figure, but at least he had confirmed one thing: Stone was indeed staying at this hotel.
Back in her room, Stone immediately entered the ring's spatial dimension. Of course, she had carefully chosen the location when she threw the pink balls.
"Gaga, Master, you've finally come in!" As soon as Baozi entered the ring space, it gave Stone a warm welcome. However, Baozi was currently dressed as a black diamond, which made Stone think that the guy was doing it on purpose!
"What is this?" There's no time to clean up the buns. Right now, Stone's attention is completely focused on the pink dumpling.
You know, Shi Tou has been in this other world for so long and has seen all kinds of magical beasts, but she has never seen such a strange magical beast before.
"Gaga. It's a magical beast, it will bring you amazing good luck, Master!" Baozi expressed his praise for the pink dumpling in an aria, but to Shi Tou's ears, it sounded particularly... noisy.
Get to the point!
"Hehe, even Baozi doesn't know what kind of magical beast it is!" The stone's threat was still useful, although it wasn't very effective.
Stone narrowed his eyes and glared threateningly at Baozi: "You mean, you were just playing me?"
Baozi jumped really high in the air, then rolled a long way away: "Giggle, Baozi is a kind baozi. Master can't mistreat such a kind baozi!"
Shi Tou glanced at the flattened pink dumpling he had stepped on, then at the shiny steamed bun, and pondered for a moment: "Personally, I think that compared to abusing the pink dumpling, abusing a steamed bun is actually a very kind act."
Hmph. You damned steamed bun, let's see if you'll talk back!
"Hehe, Baozi is wrong! Baozi really doesn't know what kind of magical beast this is! Baozi just senses that it's extraordinary and will definitely bring you great opportunities, Master!"
While the diamond-shaped bun isn't afraid of the stone's violence, the problem is it can't always maintain that shape. And, ultimately, the stone is its owner, and as such, it's a good owner to have their pet occasionally talk back. But frequent tantrums are a tragedy.
With its owner in such a tragic situation, does Baozi still expect to benefit?
"Baozi, why do I feel like you're becoming more and more like Linda?" Shi Tou stroked his chin. He found Baozi's tone of voice strangely familiar.
Linda is one of Stone's contracted servants. She has a certain ability to predict the future, although this ability has never helped Stone.
"Gaga, Linda has the ability to foresee the future, but her ability hasn't been fully developed, so she can only foresee people who are very close to her!" Baozi bounced back again: "Master! Pinky is really good for you!"
Stone crouched down to examine the pink dumpling. Just then, something she had forgotten about for a long time waddled over: "Duck misses its owner, but its owner hasn't paid attention to it for a long time!"
Stone jumped up in shock, only then realizing that the thing in front of her was one of her long-forgotten pets—a little yellow duck. [ ~]
"My God! Duck, it's been so long, how come you're still alive?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Stone cried out in alarm, but it was too late.
"Waaaah, the duck is going to die, it's going to die..."
Faced with the wailing duck, Stone felt truly helpless. Actually, at first, she was quite good to the duck, basically feeding it whatever she ate. But later, ever since Stone planned to smuggle herself into Doragar, she unconsciously forgot about the duck. From feeding it every day at the beginning, to feeding it every other day, and then later having Baozi feed it instead, several months had passed in the blink of an eye since she last saw the duck.
Looking at the loud, wailing duck, Shi Tou couldn't help but think of the pet he had in his previous life.
Actually, Shitou is well aware of her own forgetfulness, which is why she doesn't usually keep pets. She heard that some goldfish are easy to care for, only needing to be fed once a week, so she got a few.
Originally, the goldfish didn't disappoint Stone. However, after Stone discovered that she hadn't changed the water or fed it for two months, Stone had a change of heart and not only changed the water herself but also fed it. And then…
The goldfish just sat there, completely exhausted.
After burying her beloved goldfish, Shitou was quite sad for a while. She stopped keeping pets and began exploring the plant world. However, after killing countless pots of various plants, the owner of the flower and bird market enthusiastically recommended a small cactus to Shitou, saying it wouldn't die even without water for a whole year.
However, the cactus died heroically within a week of being brought home. From then on, Stone knew that his constitution was not suitable for keeping pets, whether animals or plants.
But ever since he transmigrated to this other world, Baozi's appearance has given Stone new hope. Hey, it turns out there really are pets that eat, drink, and poop, but won't die even if you neglect them for years!
"Quack quack, Master, you're so heartless! The duck is crying so hard, aren't you going to comfort it?"
Baozi insisted on raising the little yellow duck, and in fact, she did raise it herself. She cherishes it dearly and naturally wouldn't allow anyone to mistreat it, even if that person is its owner!
"How do I comfort her?" Stone looked at the still-crying duck with a puzzled expression. She had experience raising pets, but no experience comforting them!