Half an hour later, Fu Hua placed the dishes she had prepared on a stone nearby.
"That's all. If you're hungry, dig in."
Looking at the expectant Princess Kaguya before her, Fu Hua set a bowl and chopsticks in front of her.
As Kaguya inhaled the aroma of the food before her and was about to start eating, she suddenly remembered something...
"Aren't we waiting for Cang Xiaoxuan?"
"She ran off somewhere early this morning. No need to wait for her—we'll eat first."
Fu Hua had not seen Cang Xiaoxuan at all today and had no idea where she had gone. Still, she was not too worried. After all, Cang Xiaoxuan was the Book of Cang Xuan Armed Doll; even gods could do nothing to her.
"Then I shall dig in!"
At that, Princess Kaguya eagerly picked up her chopsticks and reached for the fish before her. After picking up a piece, Kaguya gently blew on it... then put it into her mouth and ate with delight.
Sure enough, she had not looked forward to this for nothing... It was simply too delicious.
"..."
Watching Princess Kaguya happily eat the food before her, Fu Hua picked up her chopsticks as well... and began eating. As she ate, Fu Hua's gaze drifted toward the bamboo tube beside them—the one Princess Kaguya had once lived in.
According to The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, ever since Princess Kaguya's adoptive father, Sanuki Zomaro, had found her, he would discover plenty of gold inside bamboo tubes every time he went to cut bamboo. The old man had quickly become wealthy because of it.
But... it had been a month now, and Fu Hua had not seen a single piece of gold.
Why didn't it work for me?
*Was it because I cut down the