After I traveled through the book, I gained a humanoid pendant

Ni Yangzhou walked out of the store carrying a bag full of change.

It’s not that there are no banknotes, but considering the long journey, small change is more convenient to spend.

The young Taoist priest did not ask who the person who identified the herbs was. It was obvious that the other party did not want others to know his identity.

After Ni Yangzhou came out, he walked around the alleys in front and behind the store and found the back door of the pharmacy.

There was also a small street with businesses at the back door. He saw a dessert shop and the proprietress was wiping the table diligently. Ni Yangzhou walked over leisurely and ordered a bowl of snow taro soup.

The fresh and crispy taro is first boiled, then sliced, ground and then added with almonds and mixed into the batter. It is simmered in a pot for several hours, becoming more and more translucent as it is simmered. When it is finally served on the table, it is reflected in the small white porcelain bowl, like a pool of spring water in the moon.

Ni Yangzhou took a sip and squinted his eyes because of the delicious taste.

After finishing a bowl of snow taro soup, no one came out from the back door of the shop.

Ni Yangzhou touched his satisfied belly, and suddenly an idea flashed through his mind.

"No, it's still the front door."

After the young Taoist paid the bill, he disappeared like a gust of wind before the proprietress could greet him.

But we missed the time, and there was no front door or anything around.

Ni Yangzhou seemed to be running at a very fast speed, and he had already rushed across several streets before passers-by could even see him clearly.

No one was on crutches.

[Host, what are you looking for? ]

103 had just finished the summary report of the previous world, and when he came back, he saw the host scurrying around like a greedy snake.

"Nothing."

Ni Yangzhou stood in the street market, staring in a daze at the vendors who were slowly packing up their stalls.

"Where did it go..."

After walking a few steps alone, Ni Yangzhou suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, my wood carving."

Thanks to his excellent memory, Ni Yangzhou did not take any wrong turns along the way. By the time he got there, the woodcarving vendor's seat was already empty.

Ni Yangzhou felt a little disappointed.

Is this not fate? I am about to set off, and I don’t know if it will still be there when I come back...

"Taoist priest?"

A dark-skinned, thin man at the noodle stall across the street called out:

"But are you here to pick up the raccoon slave wood carving?"

It was the woodcarving vendor who was having dinner.

The melancholy in Ni Yangzhou's heart disappeared in an instant, and a smile appeared on his handsome face. He vaguely remembered the boy in the blue and white school uniform with a row of neat teeth when he smiled.

"Exactly. Thank you for waiting."

"Well, that's nothing. I didn't wait for you in vain!"

The vendor happily took out the wooden carving from the basket, and the cute little fat cat was still proud.

"Ten texts."

Ni Yangzhou took out a small piece of silver from his Qiankun bag, just like an ordinary person, as if he was taking money out of his sleeve.

"Hey? Oh, Taoist priest, I can't make change. Please let me change the money."

The peddler took the silver and took the small scale from the noodle shop owner. After weighing it carefully, he exchanged some with a few familiar vendors, but in the end he was still short of a few cents.

"Do you think this will work?" The vendor came back with a handful of copper coins.

"Just a little bit more. I have a newly made wooden hairpin here."

The vendor reached into the crate and pulled out a pinewood white orchid hairpin.

The wood is ordinary, but the carving is excellent. The orchid is lifelike and has a slight pine fragrance.

"Could this Taoist priest have taken them all in?"

Ni Yangzhou took the wooden hairpin, nodded in agreement, held the hairpin in one hand and the wooden carving in the other, then turned around and walked towards the street out of the city.

While walking on the road, Ni Yangzhou pinched the wooden sculpture of the kitten's paw, but it didn't move, so he turned to talk to 103.

"Third brother, how much progress have I made now?"

103 is watching in real time.

【Task progress 1%. 】

"..."

"I've been traveling for a whole day, and it's only 1%? Does that mean that the Crown Prince, Queen, and Fourth Prince I met today are not the protagonists of the mission?"

103 Before he could answer, Ni Yangzhou suppressed his emotions and sorted out his thoughts:

"Not necessarily. Maybe my choice failed to advance the mission."

【The host is right. 】

Ni Yangzhou restrained his habit of frowning and continued walking out of the city with his head down.

He rejected the invitations from the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, and agreed to the Queen's request. Aren't these contributions to the mission that great?

Ni Yangzhou felt that perhaps he should not be too cautious in this world. Perhaps he should be braver and take the initiative to get more clues.

In the previous world, people murdered others for fear of alerting the enemy. In this world, people promote others to be emperors...

Ni Yangzhou still couldn't help but pinched his eyebrows.

You have to be more cautious, okay? If you're not careful, a coup might lead to a river of blood.

In this world, people who kneel down at every turn did not make Ni Yangzhou feel any superiority, but rather a deep gap caused by modern people's disagreement with this class concept.

Ni Yangzhou felt like he was experiencing life in a sitcom filled with NPCs.

"Third brother, should I be more cautious?"

103 is a gentle and friendly system that will provide rare guidance and companionship during the mission.

【Plan before you act, think twice before you act. 】

Ni Yangzhou clenched the small wooden sculpture.

As they approached the city gate, they could already see the soldiers guarding the city. Ni Yangzhou slowed down his pace and joined the queue in and out of the city at the same pace as a normal person.

Before he had taken two steps, he heard a faint sound of struggle coming from the corner of the city wall.

Ni Yangzhou looked sideways, but no one noticed.

"Mind your own business, mind your own business."

Ni Yangzhou was angry with himself for always delaying the progress. He left the team and walked towards the corner of the city wall.

But in a flash, Ni Yangzhou walked to the source of the sound, and the unbearable scene in the dark corner was exposed to everyone.

An elderly beggar in rags was grabbing a child holding a straw target with candied haws. The child was knocked to the ground, with the bright red candied haws scattered all over the floor. The dirty hands were about to take off the child's pants.

Ni Yangzhou became furious, and with a flick of his hand, the silver coins hit the beggar's forehead like a cannonball.

The old beggar cried out in pain and fell on his back with blood all over his face.

"Shameless old thief!"

Ni Yangzhou walked closer in anger and took out a bunch of vines from his Qiankun bag. Ignoring the old beggar's pleas for mercy, he strangled the old beggar's mouth and tied him up like a hanging stink bug.

Suppressing his emotions, Ni Yangzhou turned his back to the child, took out a Taoist robe from his bag and threw it back.

"Kid, put on your clothes first."

Ni Yangzhou, who had his back turned, couldn't see that the pale-faced child was holding a thin piece of silver light in his hand.

He could only hear the rustling sound of someone putting on clothes behind him.

There was also a weak, tearful tremor:

"Thank you...brother."