Monster, come to my bowl

Return to the inn.

Cai Ji was depressed but he ate and drank a lot.

He had just succeeded in accidentally strengthening the bodies of the two little maids. Not only was his stomach growling with hunger, but it also consumed a lot of his energy and blood, and even caused a nosebleed.

If you don't catch up quickly, you'll even stagger when you walk.

Fortunately, there were a lot of messy antiques in the room, which provided some comfort.

After dinner, go to bed.

Time flies by.

The next day, early in the morning.

Having recovered his energy and spirit, Cai Ji began to work on self-strengthening.

With the successful cases of Honghong and Lanlan, he decided to take a bigger step.

'Being strong and healthy' is a thing of the past!

Now he is going to go a step further and enter the second stage of strengthening.

"Strong as an ox" is a must, and "agile as a monkey" is also indispensable.

It can’t be that the maids all have them, but he himself doesn’t have them!

This is called treating everyone equally!

Also called jealousy.

"Strong as an ox!"

"As nimble as a monkey!"

"Strong as an ox!"

"As nimble as a monkey!"

"..."

After half a day's hard work, success finally arrived.

Although I came a little late, I was not absent after all.

After consuming nearly one-third of the antiques, Cai Ji finally used the two abilities on himself. The price he paid was that he became hungry again and his eyes were dizzy, and his nose bled a lot.

But although the price is high, the rewards are also great!

Shopkeeper Cai finally transcended his ordinary status and turned into a powerful monkey.

He didn't even bother to eat to replenish his energy, and just jumped up and down excitedly in the guest room.

Sometimes he held onto a table and did deep squats, sometimes he jumped back and forth on a few stools, and even lifted the bed above his head and did clean and jerk exercises...

Because the noise was so loud, it quickly attracted attention.

Tuk-tuk-tuk!

"Manager Cai, what are you doing?" Lanlan, who lives next door, came over and knocked on the door.

"Ah... nothing, nothing, just getting up early to exercise!" Cai Ji realized that he was too excited, so he quickly put the bed back to its original position, walked up to open the door and said, "By the way, go and order me some food and wine, I'm hungry!"

"Okay!" Lan Lan responded, and suddenly her face changed: "Boss, why are you bleeding from the nose again? Do you want me to find a doctor to check you out?"

When she came back from collecting scrap yesterday, she saw Cai Ji bleeding from his nose. He was bleeding again when he woke up this morning. The little maid felt a little nervous.

She didn't want her generous employer to die young and end her financial future.

"It's okay, it's okay! It's an old problem!" Cai Ji waved his hand and ordered: "Hurry up and tell the kitchen to send up some cold dishes first. I'll be fine after I'm full."

"Okay, okay!" Upon hearing that, Lan Lan hurried downstairs to make arrangements.

In less than a moment, the food and wine were served.

Cai Ji invited Lan Lan to sit down and eat together, but suddenly he realized that there was someone missing, so he immediately asked, "Where's Hong Hong? Why doesn't she come over to eat?"

"She hasn't gotten up yet." Lanlan answered worriedly.

"The sun is shining on your butt and you haven't gotten up yet?" Cai Ji knew what was going on and asked with a smile, "Did you not sleep well last night?"

A petite and weak little maid inexplicably becomes as strong as an ox, which would make anyone unable to sleep.

"Yes!" Lan Lan lowered her voice and whispered, "I cried all night and it was useless no matter how I comforted me."

"Crying?" Cai Ji was a little confused and asked curiously, "Why is she crying?"

"She said she was possessed by a demon," Lanlan replied.

puff!

Cai Ji couldn't help but burst out laughing on the spot.

"Shopkeeper, what are you laughing at?" Lan Lan saw this and said angrily, "Hong Hong is like this, and you still have the heart to laugh at her."

"Hehe!" Cai Ji grinned, and after a moment's thought, he said, "Go and call her over for dinner, and I'll give her some comfort. I guarantee the medicine will work and cure her!"

"Ah? Do you know why she became stronger?" Lan Lan was a little unconvinced, but she did not hesitate and immediately stood up and said, "I'll go call her over right now."

After a while, two maids came back.

His nose is red and his eyelids are swollen like a goldfish.

It seems like I had a lot of fun crying last night.

"Eat, eat!" Cai Ji gestured and continued to chew the chicken leg hard.

But the two maids did not move.

"Boss, boss, am I, am I going to die?" Honghong said while wiping her nose and sniffling.

"You won't die." Cai Ji shook his head and said bluntly: "Your sudden increase in strength is not caused by a demon possessing you. It's me!"

"Ah? You did it?" The two maids stared at him and asked in unison.

“Shh! Keep your voice down! Don’t let anyone hear you!” Cai Ji put down the chicken leg bone and made up a mysterious story: “When I was traveling around the world, I met a hermit master! He taught me a set of omnipotent magic skills, but unfortunately I’m not smart enough to understand all the mysteries…”

Having said that, I deliberately kept the suspense.

"Magic???"

The two maids looked at each other.

"Then, then, then what does that have to do with my increased strength?" Honghong asked stutteringly.

"Oh, when I saw that you two couldn't move the stone turtle, I used some magic on you to make you as strong as an ox, and then you moved the stone sculpture onto the car." Cai Ji replied with a smile.

"So that's what happened?" Hong Hong's eyes widened, and she pouted her lips in grievance, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? You made me cry all night!"

"How do I know that you are suspicious and would think that a demon is possessing you?" Cai Ji threw the blame on others and warned them in a serious tone: "Remember, you two must not let anyone know that I know magic! Otherwise, you will easily suffer misfortune!"

"Okay, okay!" Honghong nodded repeatedly.

"Don't worry, shopkeeper!" Lan Lan was more mature and took the initiative to ask, "By the way, shopkeeper, you fainted twice before and often had nosebleeds. Was it because of the magic you used?"

"That's right!" Cai Ji was very satisfied with Lan Lan's performance, and said, "It costs a lot to use magic, so I usually don't want to use it unless it's absolutely necessary... Oh, by the way, I also used a magic on you yesterday."

"Ah? I have one too?" Lanlan was surprised and happy.

Although she and Honghong are as close as sisters, she just learned that Honghong has become extremely powerful due to the magic cast by Cai Ji. It would be a lie to say that she is not envious.

When she heard that she had also been cast under a spell, she immediately felt balanced.

"Yes!" Cai Ji nodded and said, "But he is not as strong as an ox, but as agile as a monkey!"

The smile on Lanlan's face suddenly froze.

She pursed her lips and remained silent for a moment, then said aggrievedly, "Boss, what's the point of being as agile as a monkey? I can't help you move things, or serve you tea or water, and I can't perform monkey tricks for you, can I?"

puff!

Cai Ji couldn't help himself after hearing this.

He smiled and consoled her, "Who said it's useless? You and Honghong, one is as strong as an ox, the other is as agile as a monkey! If you are attacked by monsters in the future, Honghong can face them head-on, and you can harass them from the side! Even if you can't defeat them, you can still climb trees and walls and retreat with Honghong! Such a perfect combination, are you still not satisfied?"

Upon hearing this, Honghong and Lanlan looked at each other.

"Satisfied! Satisfied!"

After a moment, they both nodded vigorously.