Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

Great wasteland.

After life appeared in the wilderness, many monsters and beasts in the human world returned to the wilderness. They lived and worked in peace and contentment in the wilderness and established markets like those in the human world.

Exchange your own treasures.

Nanzhi and Chenghuang opened a doll shop in the market.

Cheng Huang sells the various dolls he makes. If he comes across a doll with a treasure that catches his eye, he will exchange it with the doll.

The second floor of the shop is the bedroom.

When Nanzhi woke up, she found that it was almost noon. She got out of bed and opened the window. In the market below, countless kinds of monsters were coming and going. The bustling sounds came into her ears the moment she opened the window.

Downstairs, Cheng Huang formed a seal with one hand and put away the barrier that blocked out the sound.

He sat on a chair, holding a doll in his hand and painting its face.

When Nanzhi packed up and went downstairs, she saw Cheng Huang, a gentleman in white clothes as white as snow and as handsome as jade. His delicate and elegant face was full of concentration and seriousness, his eyes were gentle, and the sunlight shone on his body, making his golden hair shine brightly.

She was fascinated by it for a moment.

I knew Cheng Huang was good-looking before, but I never looked at him carefully. After getting married, I still knew he was good-looking, and when I looked at him carefully, I would always be fascinated by him unconsciously.

"Awake?" Cheng Huang looked at Nanzhi who was standing on the stairs. "There are fresh spiritual fruits on the table, sour, sweet and juicy. I remember you like them the most."

The spiritual fruit was exchanged with a butterfly demon this morning, and Cheng Huang gave her the exquisite doll he had just made.

Nanzhi took a spiritual fruit and sat next to Cheng Huang, watching him make the doll.

On a whim, she said, "I want to learn it too."

"Okay, I'll teach you." Cheng Huang insisted and handed another newly carved doll to Nanzhi.

Putting down the fruit in his hand, Nanzhi took the doll, picked up a brush, dipped it in ink, and prepared to draw eyes on the doll.

"The strokes should be light and the direction should be controlled. The eyebrows and eyes should be drawn like this..." Cheng Huang's voice was soft. He held a puppet in his hand and showed Nanzhi how to draw the puppet's eyebrows and eyes.

Nanzhi also held a doll in her hand and a brush in her hand, listening carefully to Cheng Huang's teaching. However, the result on the doll was different from that on the drawing paper. Nanzhi felt that she was following Cheng Huang's teaching, but the beauty of the doll she drew was as distorted as a centipede.

Nanzhi: "..."

Looking at the doll in her hand, she decided to save it.

Who knew that the pitch-black lines would occupy half of the doll's face.

Cheng Huang came over to take a look, and a clear and pleasant laugh came out of his mouth.

Without waiting for Nanzhi to get angry, he sat beside her, covered her hand with his big, bony hand, and finished painting the other eye of the doll.

However, one of the doll's eyes was lifelike, while the other was just a crooked thick line, and Nanzhi couldn't help feeling a little frustrated.

Cheng Huang comforted her: "It's always like this when you first start learning. Nanzhi is so smart, she will get better and better in the future."

"Next, I will teach you how to tie the silk thread."

Speaking of binding silk threads, Nanzhi suddenly remembered the silk from last night. Her face suddenly felt hot, and she felt that the hand held by Chenghuang was also hot.

Noticing Nanzhi's absent-mindedness, the smile on Cheng Huang's lips became even gentler.

He had a nice voice and patiently taught Nanzhi how to fix the silk threads on the ankles and wrists of the doll.

"Okay, now it's done." Cheng Huang said.

Nanzhi suddenly came to his senses and found that not only had he not learned anything, but in the blink of an eye, the puppet dressed in gorgeous clothes was already completed?

Cheng Huang picked up the puppet and placed it in the center of the room full of puppets, where people could notice it at a glance. He also set up a barrier so that only he and Nanzhi could touch it.

"This doll failed to be made, but should it still be sold?" Nanzhi was puzzled.

Cheng Huang turned around and looked at her: "It's not a failure. Life is not perfect. This doll is proof of that. Nanzhi is forward-thinking and should be the treasure of the store."

Nanzhi: "..."

"I don't have such advanced ideas." She just had a clumsy hand and caused the doll to lose an eye.

Cheng Huang said, "You have come up with this idea without any other idea. It shows that you are smart and have a clear understanding of the world."

Just then, a customer walked into the shop. Cheng Huang looked at the little tree spirit who had just entered and said in a gentle voice, "I made all of these myself. If you see something you like, please show me the item you want to exchange. If it suits your taste, we can exchange it."

The little tree elf looked left and right, and suddenly saw a doll in the middle that was missing an eye but was still beautiful and eye-catching.

He pointed at the puppet and asked, "I have a mermaid scale in my hand. How do I exchange it for this?"

Cheng Huang followed his gaze and said slowly, "You have good taste, customer. This is our treasure, not a replacement."

Only then did Nanzhi notice the four words "treasure of the store" that Cheng Huang said. He seemed to have said just now that this doll should be the treasure of the store.

"The shop's treasure?" the little tree elf exclaimed. "It must be the work of a famous artist, right?"

Nanzhi: "..."

Nanzhi wants to leave.

He looked towards Nanzhi with smiling eyes, and Cheng Huang's voice was clear and pleasant: "No, it's a work that my wife and I completed together."

"Then give this to me and you can just draw it again, right?" The little tree spirit had just practiced transformation and didn't understand much about emotions. Naturally, he didn't know why Cheng Huang valued this doll so much.

Looking at the little demon's innocent and naive appearance, Cheng Huang laughed out loud: "You will understand after you practice for a long time."

He and Nanzhi can make many dolls together, but this one has a very special meaning. It is the first time that Nanzhi made it with him, so you can imagine how precious it is.

The little tree spirit tilted his head in confusion: "Just like my father and mother?"

Just at this moment, a male voice called him outside. The little tree elf said goodbye to Cheng Huang and happily ran to the man and woman standing at the door of the store, holding one of them in each hand and left.

……

night.

The rally is closed.

The moment he closed the shop door, Nanzhi saw a dark shadow quickly slipping past the shop opposite.

She looked at Cheng Huang: "Something seems to be happening."

He put the packed tools aside and walked out of the store. After a while, he caught the thief who wanted to steal and brought him to Li Lun with his hands tied behind his back.

Li Lun's face darkened. He couldn't understand why Cheng Huang would wake him up if he was just a thief.

You know, he hasn't slept for half a month since the establishment of the monster protection team. Today he finally got a chance to sleep for a while, but he was disturbed by Cheng Huang just as he transformed into his original form at the place of birth.

"So, you think our demon protection team is specialized in dealing with thieves?" Li Lun was displeased.

Their demon protection team is specifically responsible for protecting demons in the human world and punishing those who harm demons.

Cheng Huang's expression remained gentle. "I don't have any subordinates. Besides, I think the security in the Great Wilderness is a bit poor. Why don't you expand the business of your demon protection team?"

Li Lun: “…”

His eyes were already scolding.

Cheng Huang was an old man who held a grudge. He had only cheated him once, but he was determined to keep him busy all the time and unable to sleep.

He comes up with lots of ideas, but he never takes any responsibility!

……

Seeing Cheng Huang coming back, Nan Zhi asked, "Is it solved?"

Cheng Huang was in a clearly good mood: "I've handed it over to the manager."

The next morning, the market was filled with rumors that the big demon who was secretly protecting the market had taken action again.

It was all thanks to the big demon that the market was protected. The market has been safe and sound until now thanks to the big demon in the dark.

Nanzhi got up early today, opened the shop door, listened to the discussions of the market owners, and welcomed the new day.