Boy? Loli?
"Senior, how could you break your promise!" The boy looked at the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey with grief and indignation. He never expected that the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey would dare to renege on its word in public.
"I can't hear you... I can't hear you..." The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey with its eyes closed kept muttering these words, completely ignoring the boy.
"Hmph!" The boy stomped his Stomping Tantrum angrily and walked straight into the Bookstore.
But how could he possibly get in when he was facing the Divine Beast, the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey? A pale golden aura enveloped the boy, and no matter how hard he tried to rush into the Bookstore, he couldn't get in even an inch.
"Ahem, little brother, if you keep causing trouble, I'll throw you out of Dubian Town." Seeing that cultivators around were starting to look this way, the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey panicked a bit. If things got out of hand, it would inevitably cause a commotion, and if the shopkeeper found out, he would definitely get a beating. So he quickly grabbed the boy and threatened him in a low voice.
"Then give me back my pastries." The boy didn't press the matter further, obediently stopping and extending his hand.
"You've already eaten all the pastries, how can I return them to you? I'll give you a Spirit Crystal, you can go to the food stall in the town center and buy another one, okay?" The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey said, a Spirit Crystal appearing in its hand, which it handed to the boy.
"Are you trying to fob me off like Delia?" The boy asked in surprise, pointing at the belly of the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey. "Do you know what my pastries are made of? Seventh-order Spirit Fragrance Grass, sixth-grade Flower Dew Water, and dozens of fifth-grade medicinal herbs, made over forty-nine days. And you think you can buy them for just one Spirit Crystal?"
"Then what do you want?" The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey didn't understand any of this, but it was in the wrong, so it could only whisper.
"Either give me back the pastries, or give me 100,000 Spirit Crystal," the boy replied slyly in a low voice.
"Hiss! One hundred thousand Spirit Crystal? I don't have any..." The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey gasped. Although he was Divine Beast, it didn't mean he possessed that many Spirit Crystal! The Hundred Thousand Mountains used to be teeming with Spirit Crystal, but they were useless to him, so he hadn't bothered to collect them. Now that he realized Spirit Crystal value, it was too late; he couldn't go back...
"Then you'll have some pastries with me, or I'll just lie down and roll around on the ground." The boy also latched onto the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey, and was about to lie down on the ground.
"Hey hey hey..." The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey quickly grabbed the boy's arm. If this boy were rolling around in front of the Mysterious Bookstore, people would think that the Mysterious Bookstore was a big and powerful company and had started to suppress its customers.
"What are you doing? What are you doing?" Ma Feifei walked casually out of the Bookstore and couldn't help but ask when she saw this scene.
"Master." The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey was startled when it saw Ma Feifei come out. It subconsciously let go of the boy's hand. The two were originally pulling each other. The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey's release caught the boy off guard. He was pulled back with force and fell to the ground with a thud.
"Your Mysterious Bookstore is going too far!" The boy jumped up from the ground, his face full of grievance.
"What's going on?" Ma Feifei looked at the boy, his face full of confusion.
Upon hearing this, the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey bowed its head and told Ma Feifei everything that had just happened. Ma Feifei listened without showing any expression, but instead turned to look at the aggrieved boy.
Wearing a blue headscarf, a long robe, and carrying a basket on her back, her face was fair and clean, with very delicate features. Her neck, like her face, was also incredibly white, but...
He doesn't even have an Adam's apple!
"This plot is so similar to the scene when the Mysterious Bookstore first opened and I met Zhao Xiaodao," Ma Feifei thought suspiciously, looking at the boy. In Ma Feifei's 'understanding,' the presence or absence of an Adam's apple was the easiest way to distinguish between men and women; those with an Adam's apple were definitely men, and those without were definitely women. That was Ma Feifei's understanding.
In fact, when Ma Feifei first encountered Zhao Xiaodao dressed as a woman, he identified her by her Zhao Xiaodao. Of course, the result proved that Ma Feifei's guess was correct; Zhao Xiaodao was indeed a woman.
"Do you still have any pastries? I'd like to try some. If they're good, I can let you into the Bookstore for just ten Spirit Crystal," Ma Feifei said thoughtfully. He was just looking for a beautiful cook, and heaven had immediately arranged a suitable one for him—someone a little young, who looked to be only eleven or twelve years old.
But does that matter? No, it doesn't. Ma Feifei has too many pretty girls around him, and he hasn't even won one over yet. Why would he bother with other women? Little girls are even better, but Ma Feifei has no interest in little girls. No little girls!
"Yes!" The boy also knew Ma Feifei's identity from what the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey just said. Without hesitation, he took out another plate of pastries from his spatial bag. The pastries were no different from the previous ones, light green, square, about an inch in size, and there were eight pieces in total.
Ma Feifei picked up a piece of pastry, held it to her nose, and smelled it. It smelled wonderful, the kind of aroma that whets the appetite. Just that aroma alone was enough for Ma Feifei to decide to recruit it as a new member of the Mysterious Bookstore, a glorious and great 'beautiful cook'!
Ma Feifei popped a pastry into her mouth and chewed, nodding as she ate. She found that the taste was indeed excellent, even surpassing the delicacies prepared by the imperial chefs in the palace.
"Alright, you've passed. Go inside and read. Remember to give the ten Spirit Crystal to the cashier inside." Ma Feifei took the boy's plate and turned to go inside. Although the Bookstore only has four hundred seats a day, it doesn't mean people can't go in or sit. They can stand or sit on a small stool. After all, the Mysterious Bookstore isn't like it used to be; the space has expanded considerably, and there's no problem accommodating one more person.
"Thank you, shopkeeper!" The boy was very happy. He bowed to Ma Feifei and followed behind Ma Feifei. Before entering the shop, he made a face at the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey, which made the ape bar its teeth and scratch its fur.
"Shopkeeper! Shopkeeper!" Inside the Bookstore, the young man handed ten Spirit Crystal to Zhang Yunji before catching up with Ma Feifei and excitedly calling out.
"Is there anything else?" Ma Feifei was carrying the pastries and was about to go back to the backyard to let Yun Qingyang and the others have a taste. As for the beautiful cook, he wasn't in a hurry, since there was still a day left. But while he wasn't in a hurry, the other party was getting anxious.
"Shopkeeper, do you have any books on Bookstore?" the boy asked in a low voice.
"Yes, Gourmet Food Supplier," Ma Feifei replied casually.
As for whether it exists? Don't be ridiculous, how could it possibly be?