The stall owner stuck a wooden stick onto it and handed it to Xiao Wu.
Then he quickly drew an adorable little white rabbit and handed it to Dugu Yan.
Holding up her snake-shaped sugar art, Xiao Wu waved it smugly in front of Dugu Yan. Then, with a crisp crunch, she bit the snake's head off and deliberately chewed it with a loud crackle.
Chu Men drew in a sharp breath—
This girl was really something.
Dugu Yan held the little white rabbit in her hand, the corner of her mouth curling into a smile. She slowly put it in her mouth and began to suck on it.
Every now and then, she even wrapped her tongue around the rabbit's ears, savoring the sweetness with relish.
[Hahaha, the rabbit eats the snake, and the snake eats the rabbit. What kind of heavenly Shura battlefield is this? Love and hate tangled together?]
[This sugar art is pretty interesting, streamer... streamer! Where are you looking?]
[I have a feeling Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan will become a pair of bickering frenemies. The Wu-Yan shippers are ecstatic. I'm shipping this couple first!]
[Help! Dugu Yan's tongue is way too talented! I'm a woman and even I'm stunned!]
[Sister Xiao Wu, danger! This is a whole other level of attack!]
Dugu Yan's movements were smooth and fluid, and even the breath she exhaled carried a faint, unusual sweetness.
Her emerald-green eyes never left Xiao Wu, her gaze full of provocation.
Softness overcomes strength!
Now it was Xiao Wu's turn to lose her composure. Her little mouth froze in an O, and she stared wide-eyed at Dugu Yan's astonishingly gifted tongue.
That length, that flexibility... Wasn't that a little unfair?
Once everyone came back to their senses, they continued on, passing a little stall selling shaved ice.
Chu Men's shop already had a refrigerator, so they weren't short on cold drinks and hadn't planned to stop.
But the giggling of the little girl beside the stall owner caught everyone's attention.
The stall owner was a middle-aged woman wearing a blue cloth apron. At that moment, she was serving shaved ice to the customers gathered around her.
The girl beside her was probably her daughter. She looked only five or six years old, with her hair tied into two little buns like ram's horns and a faded floral dress. She was helping her mother carry the bowls.
Cream was smeared across the little girl's face, and a fine sheen of sweat covered her forehead, but she was smiling especially happily.
"Little Nuan, this bowl is for that auntie over there."
At her mother's instruction, the little girl picked up a bowl of shaved ice and turned to run over to the customer.
Xiao Wu was hopping around with her sugar art raised in the air. She didn't notice the little girl running toward her, and the two collided head-on.
Crash—
The porcelain bowl hit the ground and shattered into several pieces. Shaved ice, cream, and fruit spilled everywhere.
A shard of broken porcelain sliced a cut into the little girl's hand, and blood began to flow at once.
The little girl held back her tears and struggled to get to her feet.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Xiao Wu was frightened too. Her face went pale, and she stood rooted to the spot, at a loss, her rabbit ears drooping as she waved her hands again and again. "I didn't mean to..."
The middle-aged woman hurried over. When she saw the wound on the girl's hand, her heart ached.
But she didn't blame Xiao Wu. She only sighed. "It's all right, it's all right. Little kids are bound to have bumps and scrapes."
Just then, Ye Lingling stepped forward and said softly,
"Let me treat her."
As she spoke, she held out her right hand. A pale pink light glimmered in her palm, and a gorgeous Nine-Heart Begonia slowly blossomed.
Its layers of petals radiated a gentle healing light, and faint ripples of Soul Power flowed across each one.
[Holy crap, a Nine-Heart Begonia! A top-tier support Martial Soul, and so beautiful!]
[They say it's the biggest rival to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. Too bad there's only ever one inheritor in each generation.]
Even Lin Xiaoyu couldn't help commenting. "So this is the Nine-Heart Begonia flower? It really lives up to its reputation—the most powerful healing Martial Soul."
Bathed in its healing light, the wound on the little girl's hand visibly closed.
In just a few breaths, the cut disappeared without leaving even a scar.
The little girl stopped crying and looked curiously at the Begonia flower in Ye Lingling's hand, its petals shimmering with light.
"Big sister, your Martial Soul is so pretty!"
Ye Lingling smiled, put away her Martial Soul, and patted the little girl on the head. Her voice was so gentle it could have melted someone's heart.
"Run more slowly next time. Don't fall again."
[Absolute healing! That's amazing!]
[The Nine-Heart Begonia—born with a saintly, caring nature! In the best sense!]
[Ye Lingling is so gentle. She's beautiful and kind!]
Chu Men watched Ye Lingling's gentle profile, admiration flashing in his eyes.
Then he took a Silver Soul Coin from his pocket and handed it to the middle-aged woman.
"I'm really sorry we broke your bowl. Please take this money."
"No, no."
The woman waved her hands repeatedly. "It was only a bowl of shaved ice. It's not worth much. And this young lady already healed my daughter's wound. How could I take your money?"
Chu Men glanced at Xiao Wu, who looked even more guilty, then added a few more Silver Soul Coins.
"Then could we buy four bowls of shaved ice?"
The woman gratefully accepted the money and hurried to fill a bowl for each of them, adding plenty of extra fruit.
"Thank you..."
The four of them carried their cold porcelain bowls and continued along the street, until the rich aroma of grilled meat reached their noses, tinged with a hint of muttony smell.
"So, girls, do you still have room to eat?"
"Of course!"
"Then let's go!"
It was a grilled-meat stall, and the meat was Soul Beast meat—a rare sight in the night market.
Skewers of meat, alternating between fat and lean, lay on the open grill, sizzling over the coals. The dripping fat occasionally fell onto the charcoal, sending up wisps of smoke.
"Looks like Ghost Horned Plate Sheep, one of the most popular kinds of common sheep Soul Beasts."
"That's right, that's what it is."
Chu Men took a deep sniff. The familiar aroma filled his nostrils and roused his appetite. "Boss, give us ten skewers to start!"
"Coming right up!"
The stall owner deftly brushed sauce over them with a large brush and sprinkled on seasonings.
"Here you go!"
After paying, Chu Men eagerly took a bite. The meat was firm and delicious, its savory flavor lingering in his mouth.
"Really good. Everyone, try some!"
Xiao Wu didn't hold back. She still had shaved ice in her mouth, yet she stuffed it full of grilled meat too. Who knew what it tasted like?
Dugu Yan took a bite as well. It really did taste good.
And so the four of them ate and wandered until they came to a seafood stall.
"Octopus? Now that's a rare treat!"
"You've got a good eye, customer. This was all caught by the sea, a thousand miles from here, then rushed here as fast as possible. I guarantee it's fresh!"
Chu Men wasn't particularly fond of seafood, but one item caught his interest—
Pufferfish!
The legendary gourmet delicacy that challenged life and death—a deadly seafood delicacy!
Chu Men pointed it out specifically. "I'll have this one!"
"Excellent taste, customer. But this stuff is poisonous, so be careful when you eat it. I've got some Antidote Tea here."
"No worries. I know what I'm doing!"
Xiao Wu wasn't afraid of anything either. As a hundred-thousand-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit, she was all swagger.
"I want some too!"
"Me too!"
Dugu Yan hadn't been particularly interested at first. Seafood wasn't anything special to her.
But the moment she heard it was poisonous, she perked right up!
Poisonous? What a joke!
How could the granddaughter of Poison Douluo be afraid of poison?
Ye Lingling had no objections either. Absolute healing was no joke!
And so each of them got a plate and started eating with knives and forks.
With the poison resistance she'd built up over the past few days, Xiao Wu dug in heartily.
This taste really was out of this world!
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