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"Oh, I'm not very good at playing cards, sorry for making a fool of myself——"
Ignoring the fox man's eagerness, the young man continued to perform his duties faithfully, watching from afar as Kong, his master and disciple, and the flying dwarf melon walked through the streets. No one could make him relax.
But soon a bag of drinks blocked his view and landed on the table.
"I bought some Happy Fairy Tea. As expected, this is the first thing that comes to mind when I mention Luofu."
Because of the unspoken rule that "geniuses and dogs are not allowed to sit at the table" - Ruan Mei was driven away from the card table. No one wanted to play Qiong Yu with a guy whose brain was comparable to that of a supercomputer, but she didn't have any objections and hummed a little tune. She seemed to be in a good mood and brought back some local specialties from the tea shop for everyone. That was called repaying evil with kindness.
"Thank you, Ms. Ruan..."
Compared to the original crew of the train group who were easy to communicate with, Qingque found it difficult to remove the filter when looking at Ruan Mei, and was still a bit too serious when communicating.
"Don't be nervous, drinking some high-sugar drinks will help keep your brain running at high speed."
She leaned over slightly, handed out drinks, and casually walked past Changletian's top scoundrel: "Dr. Kong is doing a good job, but we're being targeted... I don't know if it's because of me."
"…It would be strange if you weren't being watched, right?"
Out of respect for Ruan Mei's wisdom, people always avoid discussing her beauty alone, but in the eyes of some people who don't know her, it is customary to look at her appearance first.
She only had to stand there, and it was as if the word "graceful and graceful" was created for her - she could immediately attract a large crowd of onlookers.
If it was in Qing, people who were familiar with Ruan Mei knew that she often went to performance venues to listen to operas, so they were used to it.
Some Luofu scouts saw her walking around Ruomuting and thought she was a new musician and dancer, so they approached her eagerly.
"Hello, ma'am, I'm from Huolin Xingyu..."
"Hey, hey, hey, stop hanging around and disrupting our card game. Don't you know the etiquette of not sitting at the table and not giving instructions?"
Although a fortune teller is not a powerful person, they can still take into account the crime of obstructing public affairs. After Qingque revealed his identity, the scouts gradually retreated.
A group of handsome men and beautiful women gathered together, which seems like an undeveloped treasure, but if you think about it carefully, how could it be such a coincidence?
...If I can't recruit him, I can at least listen to some gossip, right?
As a result, all the gossip around Ruomuting was concentrated in the card hall, which in turn obscured the attention from Kong's side.
"…What on earth are they doing?"
It was somewhat different from the plan, and naturally developed into attracting attention over there. Kong was speechless, and he was also worried that those who couldn't grasp the secret teachings of the King of Medicine would target him and pounce on him.
"Haha... I think this is a pleasant surprise. With less attention paid to you, those scoundrels might be more courageous to come and talk to you."
"That's what I said, but I always have the illusion that I'm being left alone..."
"As the fortune teller said, be more natural. Look at this object. It is really delicate. It seems that it was all cut by machines, without any manual work. I will visit the Craftsmanship Department of Xiaxianzhou when I have a chance. If Liyue has such mature skills, it will definitely benefit the people."
Kong and Tingyun didn't have the heart to tell Liuyun that the thing she was holding was actually an electric nose hair trimmer for men...and the stall owner looked at Liuyun as if he was looking at a terracotta warrior that was dug out from nowhere.
No... this thing seems to be really useful to the crane?
"How many Xundi? I bought them."
Only when it came time to make payments did the Immortal King behave more or less like a normal person, taking out the jade token issued by the Tianbosi to prepare for the transfer.
"...Six hundred." When the boss heard Liu Yun wanted to pay the bill, his face turned unfriendly.
"Oh my~ Even if it's the best location in Changletian, six hundred patrol boats are a bit overpriced, right?"
Tingyun couldn't listen any more - Fu Xuan asked you to act more naturally, not to be a scapegoat for Tianbosi's "open source". Even if it didn't involve her professional ethics and professional qualities, she had always been too lazy to care about this kind of stupid thing of slaughtering foreigners for some reason. Now she wanted to hit the boss on the head with a fan.
"I'm just trying to amuse you all - that nose hair scissors is a sample, passed down from my father, and no one has picked it up for nearly 500 years. If you want to buy the latest and cheapest one, you can go to Star Harbor and buy it for 20 or 30 yuan."
The boss simply thought Liu Yun was teasing him: "It's not for sale, beautiful lady, don't pinch it, it's embarrassing."
"…nose hair trimmer?"
Liuyun's glasses kept reflecting light.
[…You’re not really planning to buy it to trim its feathers, are you? ? ]
In the private channel, Kong already started to regret not reminding Liuyun in time.
[Kong... this matter must be kept secret for me. ]
[Just tell your good disciple to stop talking nonsense. ]
Shen He and the Immortal Lord looked at each other, but for some reason, the hand that was holding Kong's arm tightened a little.
For a moment, Lao He felt that he was isolated from the whole world——
"Ahem, forget it then. Is the store owner willing to give up other treasures?"
"Speaking of rare things, here is a floating shopping basket that I just brought back from the company. It follows you automatically and can be dragged along when you go out to buy groceries. It has a greater load capacity than the Mechanical Bird and is not slow either. Most importantly, it has a long endurance. This good thing is worth six hundred Xundi."
"The floating shopping basket... isn't considered a rare artifact?"
However, when it came to appreciating some truly high-end stuff, Liu Yun became bored. Many of the mechanisms she carried with her were capable of transporting heavy objects without the aid of pumice stones. Almost every Liyue immortal had one.
"Hey! Pretty girl, are you here to mess things up?"
"Sorry, boss. We do more civil engineering over there, so we prefer small gadgets—"
Kong quickly apologized and ran out with Liu Yun.
I can only say that shopping with "elderly people" is like this. Liu Yun looks young, not much different from other Xianzhou people, but her actual age is probably enough for the Xianzhou people's demonic body to have five or six attacks. Everyone in Luofu has to call her an elder.
"Alas, I am ignorant. Miss Tingyun, is there anywhere else to go? If all else fails, how about we go and look for some local clothing?"
A little tune that reminded people of reality started to play from behind Liuyun - Kong was humming a song, and Liuyun knew without even turning her head that this guy was teasing her, and her face felt slightly hot.
"If we talk about the representative of Luofu clothing... it has to be Guangyunxiu, but unfortunately Changletian doesn't have a branch."
Tingyun tapped her palm with her fan: "Most of the brands in Changle Tianzhong are from companies and Yuque chain stores. Of course, the quality is high, but they may lack some of the traditional Luofu charm. Immortal Lord, what do you think of my dress?"
“It’s very exquisite.”
"What a coincidence! Most of the clothes ordered by Tianbosi are modern and designed to be in line with the interstellar world~"
Tingyun glanced at Kong with a charming look, as if to tell Kong that he was in for a treat:
"I wanted to remind you before - it's hard to say whether your outfits on the boat are bold or conservative. Clothes should be tight on the top and loose on the bottom. Luofu has long summer, and you can see that I am like the girls outside. In addition to being good for heat dissipation, it will make you more confident when showing off your legs. If you want to blend in with Luofu, you can try to make your bottom more 'clear'."
Liu Yun and Shen He both have sexy figures, but they seem to be wrapped very thickly, which seems a bit awkward to the locals.
This fox is very good at handling things and his choice of words is exquisite.
"But I think Luo Fu Taibu——"
"Taibu... it's more out of consideration for dignity. Besides, those pantyhose are not ordinary clothes, but some kind of magic weapon."
Majestic? But white tights only make people feel cute...
Sora looked up—and recalled the girl's clothing.
Maybe it’s because aesthetic taste has changed to a certain stage...it leads to a different understanding of majesty.
"Very good...tight on top and wide on the bottom? I made a dress for you last Lantern Festival. Let's buy it according to the design of that dress."
"...I still like to be a little more tense." Shen He stated his preference emotionlessly.
“This is necessary in order to integrate into the local community.”
"But Sora likes it." That's the point.
"I like whatever you wear--" When getting along with Shen He, because he was too straightforward, Kong felt that his skills in picking up girls were rapidly deteriorating. He had already entered this corny stage that he couldn't stand.
"Is it okay to go bare-legged? But wouldn't that coincide with Grandma Ping's preferences? Master...won't you continue to fight?"
"Ahem, Shen He... I have told you many times that this does not count as a confrontation with Ping... It's just a change of taste."
It had only been less than a day since they came out, and Kong and Shen He had almost plucked out all the feathers of Liu Yun's mystery.
"Anyway, I'm much better than A-Ping in teaching my apprentice how to dress. Otherwise, A-Ping's apprentice wouldn't still be single."
"Perhaps because Xiangling and Yaoyao are still young..."
"Shen He!"
"I'm sorry, Master and Kong taught me to be pragmatic and not to always say nice things to deceive myself."
You may have been telling the truth before, but now that this happened, you don’t even need to chat with me privately, you definitely have some bad intentions.
The corners of Kong's mouth twitched when he heard that, and under Tingyun's increasingly subtle gaze, he entered the clothing store with the master and disciple who were about to fight.
"I see you have a great figure, would you like to try the white one?"
"No need, white is too conspicuous... I'd like something with clear layers and a camouflage feel, preferably one that allows for easy leg movement. Can the store owner help me choose some?"
"…Excuse me, miss, could you please state your needs again?"
Through the gap in the hanger, Kong heard the voice that was somewhat hesitant and full of disbelief.
…It seems that Liu Yun is not the only one who has encountered a similar embarrassing situation.
"...Please don't worry about it, it just makes it easier for your legs to move." The girl hastened to correct herself.
"Just to make it easier to move around? This skirt is very similar to the color scheme of the one you're wearing, and uses the religious painting style that's popular recently. But miss, are you really not going to consider local clothing? The clothes you like are all the company's imitation Pinocchio style, and you can buy them elsewhere."
"Thank you for your suggestion...but the price of traditional clothes is really..."
"After all, you get what you pay for... Compared to the mass-produced products from the company, handmade ones have a better texture and are more noble."
"No, still not... I just bought a temporary replacement set of clothes to prevent sweating..."
345. Dressing room, boy next door
It is not a wise move to pin your hopes on secret information and expose your true identity.
But facing that small map that was all green and didn't show any yellow or red, the only solution Kong could think of was to go to the suspect's house and interrogate him with a list of suspects... Doing so would lose many opportunities to obtain additional intelligence.
As he picked up the dress and tried it on Shinkaku, Sora thought -
Fu Xuan's intention was probably to deceive the other party's trust and obtain the most critical set of secret keys without bloodshed, thereby reducing the risk of the other party making desperate moves in a prosperous area like Changletian.
The target was near Ruomuting, and she seemed to be quite comfortable. She had no awareness that she had been located, and there were no additional guards from the same organization stationed around her. She had a zither and an incense burner, and looked like an immortal. Not to mention, her figure and calm demeanor did not look like someone who had just withdrawn from the Danding Division. She was a little too calm.
"Still not contacting? Isn't it time to send someone to contact them?"
The more noise Ruan Mei made, the fewer people there were. After entering the clothing store, because of the external obstruction and no one watching, Kong only had one suspect left -
The little girl who came in early to stake out the place.
Even though he couldn't see her face clearly, Sora was certain that she tried to glance over the clothes rack.