"Take it."
Mu Chen wore a smile.
"This is a good thing."
Yao Chuan took it and looked it over, a little surprised.
He recognized it. It was a Space Soul Tool called a Heavy Silver Ring, a type of Space Soul Tool.
The first thing that came to Yao Chuan's mind was the Heavy Silver Ring Mang Tian had made for Tang Wulin in the original story.
He tried probing the ring with his consciousness.
Whoa!
The space inside was much larger than the Heavy Silver Ring Tang Wulin had received!
It was a full five or six cubic meters.
Yao Chuan couldn't help thinking, What a treasure!
Was this the skill of an Eight-Star Saint Craftsman?
With the same materials, the things this man made were on a whole different level.
Yao Chuan had now experienced firsthand what it meant to be an Eight-Star Saint Craftsman.
Though he was amazed, Yao Chuan didn't stand on ceremony with Uncle Mu Chen.
He put the ring away with great care.
That evening, when he got home,
Yao Chuan turned on the light and saw that Na'er was already sitting obediently on the sofa in his room, clutching her little quilt.
She still looked as pitiful as ever.
Curled up in the corner of the sofa, she had her slim legs held together beneath her thin nightdress. They swayed gently, catching the light.
At that moment, Na'er tilted up her little face and looked at Yao Chuan with watery eyes, showing a glimpse of her white teeth.
"Big brother..." she asked in a soft, childish voice, her words as sweet and soft as freshly steamed rice cakes. "Can I sleep with you again tonight?"
With her timid manner, delicate face, silver hair, and purple eyes, she was simply impossible to refuse.
Yao Chuan looked at her little face, and his heart began to soften.
Before he could say anything,
a jealous snort came from behind him.
He turned around.
Well, well.
Mu Xi was standing in the doorway with her quilt, too.
She was wearing a pink pajama set that fit her well. She looked at Yao Chuan, her cheeks turning faintly red.
The moment Yao Chuan looked her way,
Mu Xi's little face flushed slightly, as though a thin layer of rouge had settled over it.
She immediately puffed out her chest and spoke with conviction, trying to sound completely justified.
"Don't get the wrong idea. I... I'm only here to keep an eye on Na'er!"
"After all, a boy and a girl sharing a room would give people the wrong impression!"
Even as she said it, her bright eyes kept glancing toward Yao Chuan's bed.
The one on the sofa had silver hair and purple eyes, and seemed so delicate and vulnerable that she was like a beautiful porcelain doll.
The one at the door had dark hair and a pretty face. She carried herself with the lively energy of youth.
Who could resist?
But... Yao Chuan did manage to resist.
That night, the three of them lay in the same big bed and soon fell asleep.
As for Mu Xi's habit of getting jealous over Na'er,
Yao Chuan wasn't too worried about it.
He knew in his heart
that Mu Xi might seem a little jealous,
but she had a kind heart.
She didn't have a single bad intention toward Na'er, her little sister.
Sure enough,
early the next morning,
Mu Xi warmly invited Na'er to breakfast.
She called it a welcome party for Na'er and said she'd treat her to as much as she wanted.
When he heard that, Yao Chuan couldn't help bursting out laughing.
Mu Xi heard him and glared with wide eyes.
"What are you laughing at?" she asked Yao Chuan.
"Nothing, nothing," Yao Chuan said, struggling to hold back his laughter as he waved a hand. "I just wanted to say I'm coming too."
"You can come!" Mu Xi immediately declared, lifting her chin. "But you have to pay for yourself!"
Yao Chuan smiled and nodded. He didn't refuse, but the amused look on his face remained.
At first,
Mu Xi still didn't understand what he was laughing about. But when she followed Na'er to the snack street,
and saw Na'er's appetite,
she finally understood why Yao Chuan had been laughing.
She was completely stunned.
Oh my goodness!
Na'er... how could she eat so much, too?!
The smell of street food mingled with cooking smoke in the air.
Na'er stood in front of a fried-skewer stall. Her small body had an astonishing appetite.
She held a skewer of fried squid in each hand, her little mouth moving rapidly.
A few strands of silver hair clung to her rosy cheeks, which puffed slightly as she chewed.
She ate with great focus and looked adorable, but her speed was absolutely astonishing.
Yao Chuan was beside her, eating with elegant ease, but he was just as quick to polish off the food.
The two of them seemed to have bottomless stomachs.
The snack-stall owners beamed with delight.
Mu Xi could only imagine her wallet silently wailing.
She could clearly feel the money in her pocket dwindling at high speed.
What made things even worse was that
Na'er finished the last skewer in her hand
and patted her little stomach with satisfaction.
Then she looked up at Mu Xi and said with innocent sincerity,
"Big sister, I think I'm... only about seventy percent full?"
As soon as she finished speaking,
Na'er gave a vigorous sniff.
Her eyes lit up, and she set off toward the Earthen Pot Beef stall behind them, drawn by the delicious aroma.
As she ran, she exclaimed excitedly,
"That smells so good! It's beef!"
Mu Xi stood where she was, watching Na'er run off.
She felt her hands trembling.
She couldn't help muttering under her breath,
"No way... S-she can still eat more?"
She looked down at her own flat stomach, then stared in disbelief at Na'er's still-slender waist.
Where was all that food going?
Yao Chuan found Mu Xi's pained, astonished, and bewildered expression amusing.
He was just about to offer to cover some of Na'er's food expenses. They couldn't really let Mu Xi's wallet get eaten empty today.
After all, he was the one who had insisted on keeping Na'er.
But before he could say anything,
his attention was interrupted by a figure that suddenly darted out beside them.
The figure blocked their way.
Yao Chuan took a closer look.
It was a boy.
He had short brown hair and rather distinctive dark green eyes.
At that moment, he was staring intently at Yao Chuan with a look of scrutiny and fierce competitiveness.
His gaze seemed to want to see right through Yao Chuan.
"It's you!" the boy said loudly. "I remember you! Your name's Yao Chuan, right?"
Yao Chuan was startled when the boy suddenly called out to him.
He looked him over for a while before finally remembering who he was.
A strange expression appeared on his face.
"Xie Xie?"
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