Meeting Gu Yuena

"Chen Ming, is this shrimp good?"

Di Qiu'er curiously pointed at a black tiger shrimp and asked. After all, the little Auspicious Beast had lived in the Star Dou Forest since she was small, and the Star Dou Forest was located at the very center of the continent.

She had never been able to eat seafood, though she could occasionally catch some fish in the rivers. However, raw fish didn't taste as good as the brains of Light-type or Spiritual-type soul beasts.

Since brains didn't taste as good as cooked meat, she was quite curious about these seafood items.

"Hmm... then let's buy a few? Boss, how much for these?"

"One thousand Federal Credits per jin."

"Give me one jin."

After Chen Ming bought a jin of shrimp, he hung it on the outside of the shopping cart, since there was a silver-haired cat sitting inside.

"Brother, crabs!"

"Buy."

"Brother, crayfish."

"Buy."

"Oysters and abalone."

"Buy those too."

Soon, the two had bought a lot of seafood in the seafood section, and the shopping cart was almost full. Next was the meat section.

Because of Di Qiu'er, they kept chickens, cows, sheep, rabbits, pigs, and many other animals that dropped meat on the ranch. Whenever she had nothing to do, she would go and feed them, treating them as reserve rations.

"Brother! It seems we haven't eaten duck yet!"

Di Qiu'er quickly locked her gaze onto the ducks and pointed at them immediately. Chen Ming nodded slightly and bought two right away.

"Then let's get two, I'll make them for you when we get back."

The two left the fresh food section and arrived at the fruit and vegetable area, where Di Qiu'er immediately lost interest.

"Let's buy some vegetables. With this much meat, you need to supplement with some greens."

"No, no! I don't like eating vegetables!"

Hearing that she had to eat vegetables, Di Qiu'er shook her head like a rattle, showing great resistance to eating greens.

"Be obedient, be good. Otherwise, I'm confiscating your snacks after we buy them."

"Ah?! Brother, you're actually using snacks to threaten me!"

"I'm doing this for your own good. Behave."

Under Chen Ming's tyrannical pressure, Di Qiu'er had no choice but to yield. However, as compensation, he bought a crate of watermelons and a crate of orange juice, which instantly filled up the remaining space in the shopping cart.

Di Qiu'er had to get down from her seat, and they finally arrived at the snack section she had been looking forward to most.

After the two stepped into the snack section, Di Qiu'er immediately became lively, looking around at her surroundings.

"You only have a budget of thirty thousand."

Chen Ming reminded her. Hearing this, Di Qiu'er rubbed her hands together, ready to go all out. Soon, Di Qiu'er moved a box of cookies onto the shopping cart, followed by a box of yogurt, a box of carbonated soda, and a box of jelly.

"Brother, hold me up! I can't reach the top anymore!"

Looking at the boxes piled up on the shopping cart, Di Qiu'er realized she couldn't reach it anymore and could only look to Chen Ming for help.

"We're the same height. If you can't reach it, I can't either."

Chen Ming spread his hands to show it was impossible. Hearing this, Di Qiu'er's brain spun rapidly, and she soon thought of a way.

"Brother, squat down."

"What for?"

"Carry me up!"

Afterward, Di Qiu'er sat directly on Chen Ming's shoulders, wrapping her legs around his neck, and successfully placed the box on top.

"Brother, let's go, go over there! We haven't looked over there yet."

Di Qiu'er tugged on Chen Ming's hair, signaling him to head in that direction. Chen Ming had no choice but to push the shopping cart with one hand while supporting her with the other as they moved along.

Just as the two were shopping to their hearts' content, a figure watched them quietly from behind, their eyes filled with astonishment as they looked at the pair.

On the other side, Chen Ming lifted a box filled with candy, and after Di Qiu'er took it, she stacked it on top.

The people around them watched with shocked expressions as the tower of snack boxes reached two and a half meters high. This was absolutely insane!

"Your thirty-thousand budget is about used up."

"Fine."

Chen Ming gave a reminder, and only then did Di Qiu'er stop, still feeling unfulfilled. Soon, he pushed the shopping cart toward the checkout counter, with Di Qiu'er sitting on his shoulders, reaching out to steady the snack tower.

"Brother, be steady! My snacks are going to fall off!"

"Who told you to buy so many?"

Just as Chen Ming was complaining, he suddenly felt something strange. He turned his head to look and locked eyes with a tall, silver-haired figure in the distance.

The silver-haired figure had a tall, slender build, dressed in white clothes and trousers with black knee-high boots. Like Di Qiu'er, she had bright amethyst eyes and wore a mask that covered half of her face.

"Brother, why did you stop moving?"

Di Qiu'er noticed something was off. She followed his gaze, saw that figure as well, and was instantly stunned.

"It's nothing. Let's go, don't space out."

Chen Ming withdrew his gaze, pretending he hadn't seen anything, and patted Di Qiu'er's leg to signal her to snap out of it.

"Oh..."

The little Auspicious Beast shrank her head and fell silent. The two arrived at the checkout area, and the cashier was left dumbfounded. Are you guys kidding me? Are you here to restock a store?

Di Qiu'er climbed down from Chen Ming's shoulder. Chen Ming took out a fishing rod, cast it with a sharp motion, hooked the snack box on the very top, pulled it down, caught it, and placed it on the checkout counter.

Di Qiu'er placed the seafood, meat, and vegetables hanging on the shopping cart onto the counter.

The final total came to fifty thousand Federal Credits, with thirty thousand spent on snacks alone. After paying, Chen Ming stored all the boxes into his inventory.

Having finished buying snacks, Di Qiu'er felt refreshed and satisfied, while Chen Ming looked at her with a blank expression.

At the very least, she had unlocked a few divine artifacts for him; a mere few tens of thousands of Federal Credits was nothing. If it was spent, it was spent.

Just as the two were about to walk out of the supermarket, that familiar figure appeared once again. Chen Ming's eye twitched. Why did she find us again?

Di Qiu'er stiffened, then shrank behind Chen Ming. Possessing the other's memories, she naturally knew who this was—her own amnesiac Lord.

Wait, if she sees me using this appearance, will she beat me up? Di Qiu'er was still quite afraid.

However, the exit was right in front of them, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet. As the two headed toward the exit, the silver-haired figure walked up to meet them.

"Hi... you two little ones, could this big sister get to know you?"

Gu Yuena stepped forward slowly, asking in a gentle tone. Chen Ming wanted to say something but stopped himself. Wait, shouldn't Tang Wulin be nearby too? Have you two not run into each other yet?

"Sorry, big sister, I still have to go home and cook for my little sister. We'll be going now."

Chen Ming said this and pulled Di Qiu'er away. Gu Yuena watched their retreating figures, especially looking at Di Qiu'er, who looked exactly like her, and felt a resonance within her bloodline as she stood there in a daze.

After the two returned to Tiantou Technology Academy, Di Qiu'er retreated first, hiding inside her Pokeball.

Chen Ming also found a secluded spot to enter My World and let Di Qiu'er out.

"Phew... I didn't expect to run into the Lord here. You scared me to death..."

The little Auspicious Beast slumped onto the sofa and said. Chen Ming was organizing ingredients nearby, preparing to cook, but he added:

"She is no longer the Lord of Soul Beasts. Since she chose this path, there is no turning back, so..."

"The Silver Dragon King is dead, the Auspicious Beast shall rise! Qiu'er, become the Lord of Soul Beasts!"

Chen Ming looked at Di Qiu'er with a serious expression and extended his fist toward her, urging her to become the new king of the soul beast race.

ps: The second update for February 26th, totaling four thousand words.