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Chapter 9 I Prefer to Fly Alone
It was a little after 5 p.m.

The sky was still bright.

On the shoulder of the street.

Su Xintang held Meng Bai's arm with one hand and hugged the helmet to her chest with the other.

She was also wearing sunglasses, which Meng Bai had brought back from the company. With the sunglasses on, she seemed much more at ease.

As for Meng Bai, he was carrying a backpack and a bag containing Su Xintang's clothes.

To be honest, the two really do look like a couple, with one wearing black and the other white.

They are standing here waiting for a ride-hailing car.

Meng Bai decided to take Su Xintang back first, as continuing to wander around outside like this was really not a good idea.

Su Xintang had no objection to this.

However, after much hesitation, she still asked indirectly, "Are there any temples or Taoist monasteries near your home that worship deities?"

"No." Meng Bai shook his head, then logically asked, "Do you want to go burn incense?"

"..." Su Xintang, I'm trying to avoid you, why are you burning incense?

"If you want to burn incense, I'll take you to Phoenix Mountain tomorrow. There's a Phoenix Rock Ancient Temple up there."

"No need." Su Xintang silently made a mental note of Phoenix Mountain and decided to stay far away from it.

Then, after a moment's thought, she asked, "How big is this city?"

Upon hearing this question, Meng Bai did not reply, but instead took out his spare phone from his pocket.

This is a Redmi phone, and Meng Bai installed a Doubao AI inside it.

Since Doubao connected to Deepseek, it has become visibly smarter, and it's definitely smart enough for Suxintang to use for life science education.

"Look, if you ever want to know anything in the future, you can open this app and ask her directly."

As he spoke, Meng Bai used Doubao's voice function again to ask about the area of ​​Shenzhen. Then, he handed the phone to Su Xintang and said, "This phone is for you."

Su Xintang hesitantly took the phone. She looked at the screen, then at Meng Bai, her mouth opening and closing, before finally unable to resist asking, "Is there... a spirit inside?"

"Similar, but not very harmful. You can just chat and ask her any questions you want to ask. Her answers are mostly accurate, but sometimes she makes things up."

"How much does it cost?"

"One or two thousand, I forgot, but it's roughly that price."

"One or two thousand? Not even as expensive as my dress?" Su Xintang was shocked by the price. She couldn't understand how such a powerful device could be less valuable than the dress she was wearing.

Thinking of this, she actually lowered her head and began to carefully examine her skirt.

She wanted to see if this ridiculously expensive dress had any peculiar features she hadn't noticed, like whether it could be fireproof or waterproof.
"The car is here, let's go."

"Oh~" Su Xintang hurriedly followed, but still kept looking down at her dress with every step.

However, once she got in the car, she lost all interest in looking at her dress, because she started to examine the car that could move on its own.

Forty minutes later...

Meng Bai slammed the Didi car door shut.

He stood with Su Xintang on the street near his residence.

To be honest, taxis are quite expensive in Shenzhen, but to avoid unnecessary trouble, Meng Bai decided not to take Su Xintang with him and continued to take the subway.

After all, this woman doesn't even have an ID card. What if she runs into the police during a patrol?
"Is this where you live?" Su Xintang looked around.

Compared to the bustling High-tech Park, Gushu, where Meng Bai lived, seemed much more ordinary.

Especially those self-built buildings in the urban village right next to each other, they are really cramped.

However, for Su Xintang, both the bustling city and the cramped space were new sights, so she watched with considerable interest.

"Most people who come to Shenzhen will find their first place to live in a building that is close to their own two feet."

"What is a 'handshake building'?" Su Xintang asked, puzzled.

"You'll find out when we get to my house," Meng Bai said without further explanation.

Seven or eight minutes later...

"You can actually touch the window of the building across the street?" Su Xintang stood by the window of Meng Bai's rented room, marveling at the sight.

Touching the opposite window is an exaggeration, but the buildings are indeed very close together. It was still bright outside, but the lights in the room had to be turned on.

To be honest, Su Xintang was also very poor, but at least she had a small courtyard.

In her opinion, Meng Bai's place was far too shabby. "Close the windows and curtains. I've turned on the air conditioner. Let's cool off for a bit. Later, I'll take you to buy some more clothes and daily necessities. Tonight... I'll get you a room tonight."

Meng Bai slumped into a chair and rubbed his face.

He was exhausted both physically and mentally today.

But he still didn't forget to subtly retain Su Xintang through his actions and words, for example, he just deliberately said that he would take her to buy daily necessities.

Upon hearing this, Su Xintang first closed the windows and curtains.

Then, while reaching out to feel the cool air blowing from the air conditioner, he shook his head and said, "No need, I never imagined you were so poor."

If I had known earlier, I definitely wouldn't have let you pay for my clothes this afternoon. Now that you've quit your job, it's better to be frugal.

"It's not that bad. I still have some savings. How can you wear the same clothes over and over again?" Meng Bai wasn't rich, but he still had tens of thousands of yuan in his account.

This money was earned from his social media accounts during college. Unfortunately, both accounts with decent followings were ruined by the MCN.

“But the clothes here are too expensive. A dress costs two or three thousand yuan, which is more expensive than those in He Gu Tian,” Su Xintang continued to refuse.

"The shops near my house don't cost that much. The short-sleeved shirt and shorts I'm wearing cost only a few dozen yuan each."

Upon hearing this, Su Xintang's hand, which had been rubbing back and forth to feel the cool breeze, paused instantly.

She slowly turned her head to look at Meng Bai sitting in the chair. After a long while, she sighed and said, "If you have items that cost tens of dollars each, why did you buy me one that costs three thousand?"

"The clothes over there are indeed expensive." Meng Bai did not give a direct answer.

However, Su Xintang was convinced that Meng Bai wanted to exchange "three thousand clothes" for "three thousand dead souls" to settle things with her.

After having this idea, she was once again caught in a dilemma, and the unavoidable question of how to go back came to mind.

She originally intended to give Meng Bai a chance to escape, but three days later she searched for him based on her intuition, which meant she wanted to leave everything to fate.

But Meng Bai didn't run away.

What discouraged her even more was that she found that she would fall into endless panic if she couldn't see Meng Bai for even three quarters of an hour, let alone three days.

God knows how happy I was when I heard Meng Bai say "crispy candy" in that coffee shop just now!

Thinking of this, she hesitated for a moment and said, "I...I'm hungry, could you go downstairs and buy me something to eat?"

"You want to eat too?" Meng Bai asked in surprise.

"Huh?" Su Xintang was even more surprised. What kind of question was that?
"I thought you all lived on the clouds and drank the dew."

"If there is really no food, one can rely on magic to survive and not starve to death. But one should still eat if there is food. That goddess of the Lu family usually eats seventy or eighty catties of immortal herbs, vermilion fruits, and rare meats and spiritual foods in one meal when she cultivates."

"How many meals does she eat a day?"

"Then it depends on how skilled she is and how fast she defecates."

"Defecation...defecation?"

"If you don't empty your bowels, how can your stomach hold so much food?"

"So, if she's cultivating, wouldn't she spend half her time in the cafeteria and the other half in the outhouse?"

"Not really, running back and forth is too time-consuming. Eating and queuing at the same time is the right way," Su Xintang said seriously, even with a hint of envy.

"..." But Meng Bai felt that she was fooling him.

Suppressing his urge to complain, he said, "There's only braised chicken downstairs. Let's go out and eat together. It's a 15-minute walk away; there are plenty of places to eat on that street over there."

"No need. Didn't you say the shop owner downstairs is our neighbor? Let's support their business."

When they came up, Meng Bai ran into them and introduced them to Su Xintang.

Speaking of which, Meng Bai had a pretty good relationship with the family next door. He was often invited to their shop for drinks and late-night snacks, and he never had to pay for it.

Seeing that Su Xintang insisted on eating, Meng Bai stopped arguing, got up, and pushed the door open to go out.

As soon as the door was closed, Su Xintang hurriedly ran to the door and listened for a while.

Once she confirmed that Meng Bai had indeed come downstairs, she walked to the table, picked up the phone Meng Bai had given her, and opened Doubao AI.

Then, she asked cautiously, "Excuse me...excuse me, how do I get back?"

To determine how to get back, you need to clarify a few key pieces of information: Where are you now? Where do you want to go back to? What mode of transportation do you prefer?

Upon hearing Doubao's reply, Su Xintang pondered for a moment.

Finally, he honestly replied, "I'm in Shenzhen now, and I want to go back to the River Drum Heaven Realm. As for how to get there... well... I prefer to fly by myself."

(End of this chapter)