The next morning.
Morning light streamed into the room through the gaps in the curtains. Di Qiu'er slowly opened her eyes, her eyelashes shimmering in the sunlight.
She stretched, her slender body gracefully unfolding.
"Woke up?"
A deep, magnetic voice suddenly came from the doorway.
Di Qiu'er turned her head and saw Toji leaning against the door frame, holding a bag of steamed buns in her hand, with a strong aroma of meat wafting out.
Where did you go?
Di Qiu'er rubbed her eyes, seemingly not yet fully awake from her meditative state.
"Buying breakfast." Toji walked in and laid out the breakfast items on the table one by one. " Mingdu specialty breakfast."
Di Qiu'er's nose twitched involuntarily a few times. On the table were various kinds of meat buns and two bowls of fragrant meat soup.
"I can't eat all of this," she muttered softly, but her eyes lit up.
Toji raised an eyebrow. "Who said it was bought for you? I only bought it for myself. If I were to give it back to you, it wouldn't be enough."
"What?!"
Di Qiu'er's eyes widened, a hint of disbelief flashing in her crimson pupils.
"You... you didn't buy this for me?"
You're overthinking it.
Toji had already sat down without any hesitation, grabbed a meat bun, and taken a big bite. The broth dripped down his chin, and he squinted his eyes in satisfaction.
"Mmm, smells good."
Di Qiu'er was so angry that she jumped off the bed, her bare feet landing on the floor. She rushed to the table and reached out to grab the remaining buns.
Toji, quick as a flash, pulled the plate towards himself, raising an eyebrow at her:
What are you doing? Trying to steal food?
How could you be so selfish!
Di Qiu'er gritted her teeth, her long golden hair swaying slightly with her movements, like a cat with its fur standing on end.
"Aren't you afraid of stuffing yourself to death eating so much by yourself?"
Toji shrugged, deliberately taking another slow bite of the bun, and mumbled:
"You know I have a big appetite, don't you?"
Di Qiu'er stared at him for two seconds, then suddenly narrowed her eyes, a dangerous smile curving her lips:
"Okay, then take your time eating."
After saying that, she turned and walked towards the door.
Toji was taken aback. "Where are you going?"
Di Qiu'er didn't even turn her head. "I'm buying food. Anyway, there's more than one store in Mingdu."
Toji glanced at the still steaming food on the table, then at Di Qiu'er's retreating figure that was almost at the door, and finally sighed.
"Alright, come back. I was just kidding."
Di Qiu'er paused, turned her head, and glanced at him sideways with her crimson eyes:
"Real?"
Toji helplessly pushed another plate towards her. "Eat it, I bought an extra one for you anyway."
Di Qiu'er then returned, satisfied, but deliberately kept a stern face after sitting down:
"Teasing others indiscriminately is not a good behavior."
As she spoke, she reached out to grab a steamed bun, but Toji stopped her with her hand:
What would you say if someone invited you to breakfast?
Di Qiu'er paused for a moment, then said:
"Th... thank you?"
"Oh, right, right." Toji withdrew his hand with satisfaction. "This is basic etiquette in the human world. I'll forgive your behavior just now because you're not human, but you'll have to say thank you next time."
Di Qiu'er glanced at Toji again:
Why do I feel like you're swearing at me?
"What I said is true, you weren't human before." Toji started eating breakfast.
Di Qiu'er also grabbed a fried dumpling and stuffed it into her mouth. The crispy skin and delicious filling made her eyes light up, but she still wouldn't let it go to her mouth:
"But you're really annoying, teasing people so early in the morning. Hmm, this is the human world I long for, where food has all sorts of cooking methods, making it delicious and flavorful, no longer just a single taste..."
Toji watched her eat with her cheeks puffed out.
"You didn't come to the human world just to eat, did you?"
"That could be considered a secondary reason?"
Di Qiu'er tilted her head and said.
"You're invincible, kid."
Di Qiu'er ignored him and continued to grab meat buns and stuff them into her mouth.
"Hot, hot, hot."
She chewed while exhaling, continuing to wolf down her food.
Toji was dumbfounded:
"Don't rush... no one's going to take it from you, wait! Don't take mine!"
Breakfast ended with the two of them scrambling to eat.
After finishing breakfast, Toji briefly organized the Storage Soul Tool that the Aodu Chamber of Commerce had given him.
Inside was a level 7 remote Soul Tool, about the size of a person, with an instruction manual thoughtfully attached.
And that auction invitation that nobody paid any attention to.
He took it out and was about to throw it aside.
After seeing the invitation, Di Qiu'er suddenly said:
"You'd better not throw this invitation away; going might be beneficial for you."
"What do you mean?" Toji was taken aback and looked at Di Qiu'er.
"There is good fortune on this place that will benefit you; if you go there, good things will await you."
"If you don't go, this thing will probably end up in the Star Luo Empire, where it will be picked up by Huo Yuhao, the Chosen One."
Toji was immediately interested in:
What is it?
"Based on my guess, it should be the Ranked Carving Knife. If you can purify it, you can obtain the Gold of Life."
Di Qiu'er said.
" The Gold of Life?"
Toji thought about it for a while.
"Then I should definitely go and get it; it would be very beneficial for me."
"It seems that having you by my side was indeed the right choice. With your good fortune protecting us, there shouldn't be any major problems," Toji said.
Di Qiu'er crossed her arms and stared straight at him:
What should you say when someone helps you?
These words sounded so familiar that Toji couldn't help but say, "Um, thank you...?"
"Oh, right, right." Di Qiu'er squinted her eyes, seemingly enjoying the feeling.
Toji: "..."
Before the morning mist had completely dissipated, Toji Di Qiu'er were already strolling through the bustling streets of Mingdu.
Di Qiu'er followed closely behind Toji, her long golden hair tied in a high ponytail, her crimson eyes curiously surveying her surroundings.
She changed into an elegant white outfit, but it still couldn't hide her innate noble temperament.
Her stunning beauty attracted an incredibly high rate of attention; almost 99% of men couldn't help but turn around to look at her when they saw Di Qiu'er face and back.
Toji took a deep breath and couldn't help but say:
"You're too conspicuous. Couldn't you have worn a black robe? Like you would when you came to see me."
"It's so stuffy wearing these clothes." Di Qiu'er glanced at the people beside her, and was indeed still quite unhappy.
In the Star Dou Great Forest, she was treated like a star, but the Soul Beast dared not approach her. They didn't even dare to resist when she ate them, let alone try to chat them up.
But these humans kept getting closer to her and even dared to strike up a conversation with her.
"Disgusting."
"Don't look around, stay close to me," Toji whispered, naturally taking her wrist in his hand.
This gesture immediately drew extremely envious glances from all the men on the street, who wished they were the ones holding her hand.
Di Qiu'er, whose hand was being held by Toji Er, trembled slightly, but did not lash out; her tone simply turned icy.
Why are you holding my hand?
"Idiot, this is the only way to reduce trouble. If all else fails, just put on your black robe!"
"..."