My Name is Xiao Wu

Meanwhile, at the south gate of Notting City.

A little girl, delicate as carved jade, was listlessly kicking at stones.

She looked about six years old, wearing a pink little dress, with a pair of cute rabbit-ear decorations on her head and a long braid trailing behind her. She seemed soft and adorable all over.

She was Xiao Wu, who had slipped out of the Star Dou Forest early to play.

"So boring, human cities aren't fun at all."

Xiao Wu pouted, pulled a shriveled carrot from her little pouch, and took a reluctant bite.

"The carrot's not even fresh, tastes awful."

Just as she was about to find a place to sleep.

Suddenly.

A gust of wind blew past.

The rabbit ears on Xiao Wu's head, which had been drooping, shot straight up with a pop and quivered in the air.

Her little pink nose twitched wildly like a radar.

Sniff sniff... sniff sniff...

So fragrant!

First came the sizzling aroma of grease, followed closely by an overwhelmingly bold sweetness!

That sweetness wasn't the light sweetness of fruit or the cloying sweetness of honey—it was a pure, instant happiness-inducing flavor!

Xiao Wu's ruby-like big eyes instantly lit up like two stars.

The carrot in her hand dropped to the ground with a clatter, and she didn't even glance at it.

"Over there!"

As a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Xiao Wu might not have much combat power now, but her instinct for finding food was maxed out.

She took off on her little short legs, like a puppy catching a scent, sprinting straight toward where the aroma drifted.

Under the big banyan tree, the crowd bustled.

"Move aside! Please move aside!"

A small pink figure, relying on incredible flexibility and agility, wriggled like an eel between the gaps of adults' legs, squeezing all the way to the front of the stall.

Xiao Wu gripped the edge of the counter with both hands, stood on tiptoe, and pressed her face almost right up to the portable stove.

She stared unblinkingly at the sizzling, greasy meat patty, drool pooling uncontrollably at the corners of her mouth.

"Wow..."

Xiao Wu let out an amazed gasp, like she'd never seen anything before.

"What kind of soul beast is this round patty made from? It smells so good! And that sweet water in the bucket—is it for bunnies to drink?"

Su Yun pushed up his sunglasses and looked down at this suddenly appearing little girl, so cute it was almost illegal.

"Little miss, please call me the Chief Operator."

Su Yun pointed at the sign with his spatula.

"This is the Secret Recipe Mini Burger, and that's Snow King Happy Water. The combo is 5 Silver Soul Coins. Pay first, then food."

"Oh oh, pay up, I know the rules!"

Xiao Wu confidently reached into her little pink carrot-shaped pouch and fished around.

Five seconds later.

She opened her palm.

In her fair little hand lay three slightly oxidized, blackened Copper Soul Coins, and half a leftover carrot tip.

The air suddenly went silent.

Xiao Wu's face instantly flushed bright red, and her two rabbit ears drooped in shame.

She twisted her fingers awkwardly, her big eyes blinking at Su Yun as she tried to charm her way out.

"Um... Chief Operator big brother, I left in such a hurry, and I spent all my money on carrots on the way... Could I... could I get it on credit?"

She tried her best to widen her eyes, making herself look more pitiful.

"Please please, bunny is really hungry..."

Su Yun's face was cold.

"No credit."

Xiao Wu panicked and waved her little fist.

"Hey, don't be stingy! I'm an Innate Full Soul Power, you know! I'm super strong in a fight! If anyone bullies you later, I'll beat them up for you!"

Su Yun's face remained cold.

"Coincidentally, I'm also an Innate Full Soul Power. No money, no talk."

Xiao Wu: "..."

How are human kids so unlikable!

Just as Xiao Wu was about to throw a tantrum or forcefully "borrow" a taste...

"Aiyo, 001, this little girl looks kind of pitiful."

Brother Yong watched the little girl on the screen, her face flushed red just for a bite to eat, and shook his head.

"So young, dressed cute but clearly without any adult looking after her, squeezing through the crowd for food—it's not easy. We do business with cash as king, but we can't be too cold-blooded toward kids like this."

Saying this, Brother Yong seemed to think of something and suggested in a gentle tone.

"But speaking of which, I saw how she darted through the crowd just now—pretty agile, a good worker. Our stall's a mess right now, and we're short a hand to keep order."

"How about this, 001, ask her if she wants a part-time job? We feed her, she watches the stall. Helps the kid get by, and we save some trouble—it's a win-win. Give her a chance, don't let her go hungry."

Su Yun listened to Brother Yong's rare serious words through the earpiece and understood.

He swiftly grabbed a plastic cup and filled a whole cup of Snow King Happy Water with ice.

Holding the cup, he gently shook it in front of Xiao Wu. The ice clinked against the plastic with a crisp sound.

That sickly sweet creamer smell drilled straight into Xiao Wu's nose.

Xiao Wu's eyes followed the cup, and a clear gulp sounded from her throat.

"Want some?"

Su Yun was like a witch holding a poisoned apple, his voice dripping with temptation.

Xiao Wu nodded frantically, like a chick pecking at rice.

"My business is too good here. I need an employee to keep order."

Su Yun pointed at the increasingly restless crowd behind him.

"You work for me, and not only do you get food and drink—two burgers and two Happy Waters every day..."

Su Yun paused, holding up two fingers like a big bad wolf luring Little Red Riding Hood.

"And I'll pay you two Silver Soul Coins a day. Daily settlement, no delays. What do you say?"

Xiao Wu froze.

As the big sister of the forest kings Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python, she was supposed to work for a human?

But...

She looked at the cup of Happy Water steaming with cold, sniffed the aroma of fried meat patties, and finally her mind flashed with those shiny Silver Soul Coins...

She could buy so many carrots!

What was dignity?

Could you eat it?

Could you spend it as money?

"Deal!"

Afraid Su Yun would back out, Xiao Wu snatched the cup of Snow King Happy Water, bit down on the straw, and took a huge gulp.

Cold, smooth, sweet!

A massive rush of industrial sweetener slammed into her cerebral cortex, dopamine flooding wildly.

"Mmm!!!!"

Xiao Wu's eyes shot wide open, her whole body stiffening, then an exaggeratedly blissful expression spread across her face.

Her two rabbit ears shot straight up again, even trembling with excitement.

"So good! This is amazing! What kind of divine drink is this?!"

Xiao Wu felt that all the flower dew she'd drunk in the forest before was basically dishwater!

"Good, then work."

Su Yun nodded in satisfaction, casually handed her a stainless steel cocktail shaker, and tore off a piece of cardboard, scribbling two crooked characters on it with charcoal: [Drink Mixer].

He threaded a straw rope through the cardboard and hung it around Xiao Wu's neck.

"Listen up, Employee 002. Your job is simple: pour the powder and ice water in, close the lid, and use your single... well, use your Innate Full Soul Power hand speed to shake it like crazy!"