On the third day after selling the item, Zhuri sold Fat Goose off.
She kept her promise and sold Chuman to an ordinary married couple who ran a tailor shop.
Zhuri had already placed a mark on Fat Goose. No matter where he went, she would collect 300 portions of Magic Food from him at the end of every month.
After putting away the gold coins from selling Fat Goose, she set off once more with Little Oak Owl.
The outline of the small town vanished from sight.
Zhuri suddenly said, "You must have been a child who grew up in happiness."
Yu Xunge, flying at full speed to keep up with Zhuri, froze. She did not understand why Zhuri had suddenly said that.
--"Because you give your trust too easily, and you are full of beautiful expectations and presumptuous fantasies about me."
--"You admire my strength. You want my guidance, but you also want to treat me as someone to rely on. Am I wrong?"
--"Someone like you is not worthy of becoming my apprentice."
As Zhuri said this, she had been watching Little Oak Owl's expression.
At first, Little Oak Owl was stunned and embarrassed, her face flushed red. But by the time Zhuri finished, she had gone blank, her features relaxing in surprise.
She looked at Zhuri in astonishment, her gaze clear and her tone sincere. "I... I thought I was still at the stage where I worked for you to buy back my freedom. I thought it would be best if I could occasionally receive a word or two of guidance from you."
How had this suddenly jumped ahead to becoming her apprentice?
The meaning in her eyes was obvious.
Zhuri: "..."
Irritably, she grabbed Little Oak Owl by the back of her collar and lifted