Everyone who appeared in Shen Fei's line of sight bore traits he had seen in certain animals before—horns on their heads, long ears, or distinctive tails behind them.
When Shen Fei stepped out of the alley and onto the street, the people around him all looked his way in unison before quickly looking elsewhere. Among those gazes, Shen Fei sensed quite a few filled with greed.
Shen Fei did not care about those greedy looks. Dressed as he was in what was clearly a slum district, he stood out completely.
"Sorry."
Just as Shen Fei was preparing to head toward the clean, orderly building he had spotted earlier, a figure suddenly rushed out from the side and collided with him. The person acted as though someone was chasing her. After hurriedly apologizing, she immediately ran ahead. She was a girl with short purple hair and a pair of long purple ears on her head.
"Bet you didn't expect this—I never carry money on me."
Watching the purple-eared girl rush away, Shen Fei could not help smiling. Though her technique had been extremely nimble, he had still seen the astonished look on her face after her hand slipped into his pocket. She had probably never expected someone dressed as richly as Shen Fei not only to lack a wallet, but to have absolutely nothing on him.
Ever since obtaining a spatial ring, Shen Fei had stopped putting anything in his clothing pockets.
"What rotten luck. I can't believe he was just all show. I thought my luck was finally about to turn around today." Only after turning through two alleys did the purple-eared girl stop her light-footed run, leaning against a mottled wall with an irritated expression.
"Your luck really has turned around today."
As he spoke, Shen Fei stepped out