"Oil-braised prawns!"
"Supreme crab casserole!"
"Captain's braised pork!"
"Xiang Nan's roasted suckling pig!"
Hong Ying carried bags overflowing with vegetables and meat, shouting excitedly in the street with her eyes shining!
Lin Qiye and Si Xiaonan followed behind her, carrying ingredients as well. Watching the jubilant Hong Ying ahead of them, they sighed helplessly.
"Sister Hong Ying, we're on the street... Could you not be so conspicuous? Everyone's looking at us strangely..." Si Xiaonan called softly.
Hong Ying waved her hand unconcernedly. "Who cares? We've been cooped up in the office for so long. It's rare for us to get out and have fun—why should we care what others think? Besides, what's wrong with being happy during the New Year? Don't you agree, little brother Qiye~?"
Hong Ying wrapped an arm around Lin Qiye's neck and spoke with a grin.
Lin Qiye sighed helplessly. "By the way, while I was gone, no Mysteries appeared?"
"There were." Hong Ying thought for a moment. "But it was only a 'Pool' realm lizard. Other than running a little fast and being impossible to kill no matter how we chopped at it, there was nothing special about it. Compared to a Mystery with twisted intelligence like the Nanda Snake Demon, it was much easier."
"Impossible to kill?" Lin Qiye asked in surprise. "Then how did you kill it?"
"Just because blades couldn't kill it didn't mean my gun and fire couldn't." Hong Ying planted her hands on her hips, speaking proudly. "To be honest, I only fired one shot, and it died."
"..."
"Still, something was strange."
"Strange?"
"After I killed that lizard, when the logistics team arrived, only half its body was left..."
"Only half?" Lin Qiye's brows furrowed slightly, as though he had thought of something.
"Yeah. I thought maybe my Rose