Monster, come to my bowl

The other end.

Cai Ji was shopping proudly.

Two months have passed since the monster attacked. The funeral has been held, the wounds have been healed, and the damaged buildings have been repaired.

The streets that were once hung with white banners have returned to their former bustle.

Cai Ji had just recovered from a serious illness and should have felt unsteady when walking.

But under the protection of two eighth-rank demon-suppressing guards, he walked out without recognizing any relatives.

When he met an acquaintance and greeted him, he nodded with a smile!

When neighbors asked him about his life, he would just put his hands behind his back and say "hmm"!

There is space on the roadside, but he won’t leave!

There was a car on the road and he was driving in the wrong direction!

In a word, this guy has completely lost his former humility and kindness.

He looks like a villain who has succeeded!

In fact, Cai Ji is not such a person.

He remained cautious.

The reason why he went to the street and acted so pretentiously was because he wanted to play a big game of chess!

As for what kind of chess is being played, it will be revealed later.

Because Cai Ji's attitude was too high-profile, he became the subject of discussion among the people of Nanshan Town in less than a quarter of an hour.

After all, Nanshan Town is a very small place, with only a few hundred households in total.

"Have you heard? Cai Ji, who used to run a small restaurant in the west, has appeared, and he is shopping with two eighth-rank demon-suppressing guards."

"So he's not dead?"

"Who said he was dead? I heard that he has been recuperating in Master Xue's house for the past two months!"

"I saw this kid! He walked with his eyes toward the sky, acting like a big shot."

"It looks like it has become prosperous!"

"I don't know what kind of luck he had, to actually hook up with Master Xue."

"I heard that Miss Xue had a fierce battle with that giant centipede, and the fight ended up in Cai Ji's restaurant. Could it be that he happened to help Miss?"

"possible!"

"Well! This matter is worth asking about!"

People were talking about Cai Ji on the streets.

Cai Ji expressed that he benefited a lot from this.

He walked from the south end of the town to the north end, then from the north end to the east end, and finally, after a circle, he came to the place where he used to run a small restaurant.

Just as Mr. Xue said, there is only a dirt slope in this place now.

The front hall, which originally served as the lobby, was completely buried by a pile of yellow mud, and even the courtyard and bedrooms at the back were razed to the ground.

"Ugh……"

Cai Ji was saddened by the scene and couldn't help but sigh.

Thinking back, he worked hard for seven years, during which time he worked as a farmhand, moved bricks, fished for turtles, and stole chickens. Finally, he saved up some money and bought this shop from someone else.

I didn’t expect that it would become a ruin after less than a year of operation!

Life is so unpredictable!

“Ahhh~Ahhh~Ahhh!”

At this moment, a miserable dog barking sound suddenly came from the yard of a nearby house.

Eh?

I go!

Why does it sound so familiar?

Could it be...

"Wangcai! Wangcai, you are not dead yet?" Cai Ji's face showed joy. He shouted excitedly and walked quickly towards the house where the voice came from.

Whoosh!

Before he could finish his words, a half-grown spotted dog that was extremely dirty rushed out from the alley.

It rolled and crawled towards Cai Ji, calling "wool wool" and wagging its tail wildly.

"It's really you! Wangcai!"

Cai Ji reached out and touched the dog's head, his face full of surprise.

"You uneducated dog, I'm going to beat you to death!" At this moment, a middle-aged woman rushed out of the alley holding a broom, cursing loudly.

When the middle-aged woman saw Cai Ji touching Wangcai, she was stunned.

When she saw two demon-suppressing guards standing behind Cai Ji, she was even more stunned.

After several breaths, the middle-aged woman stammered, "Cai, Cai, Cai, Shopkeeper, you're back?"

She didn't use you, she used you.

It fully explains her mood at the moment.

"Yes, I'm back." Cai Ji stood up and said coldly, "Mrs. Liu, what did Wangcai do to you? Are you going to kill it?"

"It...it stole the eggs from my chicken coop." Mrs. Liu explained hesitantly.

"Stealing eggs? He deserves to be beaten!" Cai Ji nodded and asked seriously, "How many did you steal?"

"At least..." Mrs. Liu subconsciously wanted to exaggerate, but when she saw the two stern-looking demon-suppressing guards behind Cai Ji, she quickly changed her words and said, "Oh, it's okay, it's okay! It's just a few eggs, you don't have to take it to heart."

However, Cai Ji did not appreciate it, and continued to urge him in a friendly manner: "Just tell me how many you stole! No need to be polite to me! Tell me quickly."

Seeing Cai Ji's sincere attitude, Mrs. Liu plucked up her courage and pointed at Wangcai and said, "Ever since you, Shopkeeper Cai, disappeared, it has come to steal every now and then... In total, it has probably stolen five, six, seven, eight,... ten or twenty!"

"Then let's say thirty! Each egg is one penny, and I'll give you... two taels of silver!" After Cai Ji said that, he took out a two-tael ingot of silver from his purse and handed it to Mrs. Liu.

"Mr. Duo?" Mrs. Liu looked at the white silver ingots and was so frightened that she didn't dare to reach out her hand.

Because even if she worked in her family's tofu workshop for two months, she might not be able to earn two taels.

With two taels of silver, let alone a dozen eggs, you can even buy half a pig!

The fattest one!

“Don’t be polite, take it!” Cai Ji saw that Mrs. Liu didn’t dare to speak directly, so he threw the silver into her arms, then put his hands behind his back and ordered: “By the way, please give Wangcai a bath with warm water, clean him up, and then send him to Xue’s house! If the doorman stops you, just say he is my dog.”

Mrs. Liu was busy borrowing money and didn't bother to ask any more questions. She nodded immediately: "Okay, okay! Okay, okay! I'll go boil some water!"

After saying that, he bowed his head and called out to the dog he just wanted to kill: "Wangcai, come here..."

Unfortunately, Wangcai had been hit with her broom many times during this period. Not only did he not dare to let her get close to him, but he hid behind Cai Ji with his tail between his legs, whimpering with a look of fear in his eyes.

"Be good, don't be afraid! Sister Liu won't hit you! Not today, and not in the future." Seeing this, Cai Ji bent down and patted the dog's head, pushing it in front of him while comforting it.

Seeing this, Mrs. Liu took the opportunity to pick up the helpless dog.

She ran back home as if she was holding her beloved baby, smiling and comforting him: "Don't be afraid! I'll just go back and give you a bath, and then I'll give you two big eggs to eat!"

Mrs. Liu's steps were so brisk that she didn't even bother to pick up the broom she had used to hit Wangcai that fell to the ground.

Cai Ji watched Wangcai disappear around the corner of the alley and put his hands behind his back again.

"Let's go! Let's go home!" He turned around with his chin up, and continued to walk without recognizing any relatives, shaking his head and sighing: "Oh, it's good to be rich!"

The two eighth-rank demon-suppressing guards behind him exchanged glances with disdain.