Out on the sea, Chen Shouyi ate ravenously as he let the canoe drift wherever it pleased.
Shell Girl crouched on the edge of the boat, staring without blinking as the giant tore off a huge chunk of the Giant Bird's ochre-colored flesh and swallowed it into his cavernous maw. Her little face showed amazement one moment, shock the next.
Under Shell Girl's burning gaze and expressive reactions, Chen Shouyi felt a little embarrassed. "Want some?"
Shell Girl immediately shook her head in disgust. "I'd never eat something like that!"
Her tastes had always been light. Other than honey, she hardly ate anything at all.
He had no idea why such an unhealthy diet hadn't left her malnourished.
Chen Shouyi paid her no more mind. He chewed up and swallowed the last of the duck neck, bones and all, then took another one from the plastic bag, bit into it, and chewed heartily.
"Giant, today I helped you find a-a-a... a-a-a wicked giant. When will you give me my big, big gem?" Shell Girl suddenly asked.
"We'll have to wait until we get back," Chen Shouyi said.
"Is it o-one gem?" Shell Girl's eyes darted cunningly as she asked with a hint of hope.
"One. When did I ever say two?" Chen Shouyi asked, glancing at her in puzzlement.
"Oh!" Shell Girl replied, a little disappointed. But the thought of getting a big, big gem soon cheered her up again, and she flew onto Chen Shouyi's shoulder.
"Giant, when are we going to kill those wicked giants again?"
Chen Shouyi was eating. At those words, he nearly choked on his food.
He couldn't help giving the little Dot a look. One glance was enough to see right through her.
She really could eat and forget the pain, putting money before