"All done. The Stone-Armored Dragon's grooming is finished."
Without keeping Zhang Yun waiting long, Xu Ran soon came out with the dazed-looking Stone-Armored Dragon.
Even though the grooming was over, the Stone-Armored Dragon still hadn't emerged from its lingering afterglow.
The high-speed grinding wheel touching its hard body, which had grown sensitive during the grooming-that unprecedented stimulation was simply...
The Stone-Armored Dragon smacked its lips, savoring the memory and unable to resist the urge to try it again.
"Thank you, Boss Xu!" Seeing his Stone-Armored Dragon restored to peak condition, Zhang Yun nodded in satisfaction. "I'll write the letter tomorrow and bring it over. Sorry for the trouble, but please pass it along when you go to Cloud-Gathering City."
"No trouble. Take care~"
Xu Ran smiled and waved at Zhang Yun. After watching the man and his Contract Beast leave, he turned toward the Velvet Sparrow, which had appeared beside the counter at some point. "What are you up to?"
The Velvet Sparrow tilted its head at Xu Ran, then straightened it again.
"Chirp~" (Going out for a stroll~)
"Oh, right..." Only then did Xu Ran remember that the Velvet Sparrow went out for a stroll every day.
He hadn't expected it to retain that habit even after he'd been away from the Qingzhou City shop for half a month.
"Go ahead." Xu Ran waved at the Velvet Sparrow as it waddled out the door, then greeted the next customer to enter the shop. "Welcome."
After a moment of stunned silence, the customer burst into delighted cheers.
"It's Boss Xu!"
Not far from the shop, the Velvet Sparrow heard the voice and couldn't help glancing back, puzzlement in its eyes.
Was this guy really that popular?
Whatever, I don't care about him!
Remembering that Xu Ran hadn't come back for