Acai's Sky

After dinner, Acai walked with Grandma Ma for a while and then sent her home.

Along the way, the two chatted as they walked, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Grandma Ma's face was filled with smiles as she said to A Cai, "The little fellow has taken something from you again. Remember, don't give him alcohol. He's still so young."

Grandma Ma paused, as if remembering something, and continued, "Actually, you can bring the little guy into the dungeon. This will be very helpful for his cultivation. After all, the spiritual energy in the dungeon is much richer than outside."

Ah Cai nodded repeatedly, indicating that she understood. "Yeah, I understand. I will definitely bring it into the dungeon next time."

Ah Cai was secretly delighted to receive the affirmation and advice from Grandma Ma. This feeling was really rare.

Grandma Ma looked at Acai and smiled so kindly for the first time, which made Acai a little flattered.

She knew that Grandma Ma rarely showed such a kind smile on her face.

Grandma Ma was still a little worried and couldn't help but give a few more instructions: "A Cai, your luck is quite good. It can be said that there are not many people who are luckier than you."

She sighed and continued, "Grandma is worried that you'll be targeted by someone with ulterior motives. There are many people in our country who can read faces like Grandma. So, you should be careful and find a way to cover it up."

Ah Cai's heart suddenly tightened, she knew very well that what Grandma Ma said was true.

Her originally relaxed mood suddenly became heavy, and she realized that she had to find a magical weapon that could conceal her own aura as soon as possible.

So he nodded and thanked Grandma Ma!

It was already eight o'clock in the morning when Ah Cai returned to her bamboo garden. Ah Cai was in her study room, memorizing politics, history, and English vocabulary... After all, she was still a student, so her studies were her priority!

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The breeze is coming, and the water waves are not happy.

Whenever the sun was scorching in the morning, Ah Cai would use the [Continuous Drizzle] Talisman, and she would feel really comfortable the whole morning.

After Tong Jiashi and Tong Jiaer came back after delivering the things, they found Acai, greeted her with a smile, and reassured her.

Tong Jiashi smiled and said, "The chef was so surprised to see such a large piece of seafood that he couldn't close his mouth. He heard that these seafood were brought out from the dungeon, so he was even more careful with them, as if he was holding a rare treasure."

Tong Jiaer also echoed, "That chef was so arrogant at the beginning, his nose almost turned upside down, and he even said that a small place like ours couldn't possibly have any good food."

Ah Cai nodded and said, "He thinks we are ignorant, I understand. I guess Xiaoxian's grandfather's family hired chefs who are good at state banquets."

Tong Jiashi curled his lips and said, "If Xiaoxian hadn't called her grandfather, we wouldn't have been able to get in at all!"

Tong Jia'er also nodded and said, "As soon as we entered, we were stopped by soldiers. It was Xiaoxian's sister who came to greet us at the door!"

Ah Cai smiled and said, "They are not on the same level as us, this is normal!"

Tong Jiashi continued, "I have already placed all 32 wine gourds in Grandpa Xiaoxian's study."

Tong Jiaer also nodded and said, "I heard that a guest in the living room recognized the wine gourd as being sold at the market in the dungeon world, and even said he wanted to buy it with points..."

Tong Jiayuan, who was sitting nearby, heard this and asked with a smile, "How did you explain it to him?"

Tong Jiashi explained, "I promised Xiaoxian to deliver wine, so of course I had to use good ones. I spent a long time picking them out!"

Tong Jiayuan nodded and said, "Let's not try to show off, otherwise we will be the ones who suffer."

Tong Jia'er continued thoughtfully, "I noticed that several of the guests in the living room are frequent television stars! It seems Xiaoxian's family really is home to hidden talents!"

Ah Cai waved her fan in her hand and said calmly, "I don't want anything from Xiaoxian. Except for the longevity peaches, which Ah Jiu specially made, I took Xiaoxian's money for everything else. It's just a fair trade!"

Tong Jiashi was speechless looking at Ah Cai. "You helped her get so many copies of seafood. What if she came to you to order them?"

Without thinking, Ah Cai blurted out, "Sell it. There are so many fishermen in Linghai Village. Don't they come to deliver seafood every day?"

Ah Cai thought about it for a moment, then said confidently, "Don't worry, there are so many people in our B&B. It's normal that we can't even finish the local specialties."

Tong Jiayuan looked at them and said calmly, "Don't be afraid. There are over a billion people entering the dungeon right now. There are all kinds of situations. We can get more seafood to subsidize the elderly in the village. What's wrong with that?"

Tong Jia'er also echoed, "That's right. Backpacks are free to use these days. What's a small amount of seafood? Who enters a dungeon without bringing back some local specialties?"

Tong Jiashi said with a smile, "Xiaoxian's sister kept saying how sorry she was for troubling you, Acai, and that she got you such delicious seafood, but instead of enjoying it herself, she sent it to the birthday banquet."

Tong Jiaer also said, "That's right! Where can we find such exquisite seafood nowadays?"

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Xiao Nailing looked at the seafood and several baskets of fruits, then turned around and reported to her parents.

"The seafood, fruits, cakes, vegetables delivered today... are basically all produced from the dungeon. They are of huge value, and not everyone can bring so many things out of the dungeon." Xiaoxian's sister explained this to her parents.

Xiaoxian's father heard what his eldest daughter said, "Acai, little girl, does she have anything to ask Xiaoxian?"

Xiao Nailing rolled her eyes. "Tsk, why don't you say your little daughter is so shameless, trying so hard to harass Ah Cai, insisting on her Taibai liquor, and even asking her chef to make her a birthday cake!"

Thinking back, "Oh right, their chef even made Chinese birthday peaches for me. That's really nice of him. Any ulterior motive? He just did it for Xiaoxian's sake."

When Xiaoxian's father saw his daughter's expression, he realized that he had misunderstood and thought that Xiaoxian was someone who was relying on his family.

"Then what do you mean by saying this?" Xiaoxian's mother asked curiously. Her eldest daughter has never cared about anything other than the army, and today's change was very sudden.

Xiao Nailing sighed, "I mean, the money Xiaoxian gave is too little. The things that come out of the dungeon all have some spiritual energy, which is good for people's health!"

Xiaoxian's mother nodded and said, "Why don't you ask Xiaoxian to settle the bill with her classmates? Find out how much the 32 gourds of wine are worth and give them back. Don't take advantage of them."

Xiaoxian's father said with a smile, "Don't say it, Xiaoxian is really awesome. Our third family's reputation is completely boosted! Humph! Let's see if anyone else dares to talk too much!"

Xiao Nailing said disdainfully, "This was prepared by Ah Cai. Your Xiaoxian enjoyed the candies given by her classmates and wanted to give a box of candies to her grandfather."

Xiaoxian's mother was drinking tea when it suddenly spit out. Xiao Nailing hid aside immediately.

Xiaoxian's father smiled helplessly, "I told you, why is Xiaoxian so reliable all of a sudden? Well, giving a box of candy is more like Xiaoxian's way!"

Xiaoxian's mother coughed helplessly a few times, "Isn't this because I didn't send any candy? So many people are watching, huge seafood, birthday cake..."

Xiao Nailing sneered, "It's military training. I saw someone drinking mung bean smoothie in the video, so I asked them to send it to her school. I also asked their chef if he could make a birthday cake. We made one together and sent it over..."

Xiaoxian's father looked at his eldest daughter and said, "Your sister treats Acai as one of her own and is not polite at all!"

Xiaoxian's mother also nodded, "Acai is the girl who is not in good health and can't go through military training?"

Xiao Nailing nodded, "I heard from the fairy that she has the guardian fairy following her! The little girl's face is pale, she looks like she just recovered from a serious illness!"

Xiaoxian's father smiled and said, "After your grandfather's birthday, go visit her B&B and thank her for bringing honor to Xiaoxian!"

Xiao Nailing opened her phone, found a video of Acai's B&B, and showed it to everyone: "Look, this is the B&B that Xiaoxian has always wanted to go to!"

Xiaoxian's father nodded with satisfaction: "Well, good job. Have Xiaoxian's classmates understood it?"

Xiao Nailing nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, ever since I came back from Xiaoxian's school, I've been investigating all of her classmates. However, there's something strange about the manager of Acai's B&B and his subordinates. They seemed to appear out of thin air, and the employment dates registered with the public security bureau are exactly the same, and they all have the surname Tong! It's truly baffling, and no matter how much we investigate, we can't solve this mystery!"

Then, Xiao Nailing dropped another bombshell: "Also, although Ah Cai's surname is Ning in Taibai Village, everyone knows she's not from the Ning family. I've done some in-depth research and found the plot is even more melodramatic and complicated than a TV drama. Logically, her surname should be Tong. Do you think there's some connection between all these people who appeared later, all with the surname Tong?"

Xiaoxian's father tapped the armrest of his chair and analyzed thoughtfully, "Oh? It does sound a bit suspicious. Since they knew that Acai was not the Ning family's biological child, why didn't they go to the Tong family to recognize her? There may be a secret hidden in this..."

Xiao Nailing said with a worried look on her face, "Acai has always been protected by a spirit medium, Old Madam Ma from Taibai Village. Old Madam Ma knew about this more than ten years ago, but she kept it a secret from Acai."

Xiaoxian's father was shocked when he heard this and blurted out, "Who is protecting her? Old Madam Ma? Oh, no wonder Taibai Village sounded so familiar to me! It turned out to be her! In that case, there's no need to investigate further. This Old Madam Ma is definitely not an ordinary person!"

Xiao Nailing was very surprised when she heard this. She widened her eyes and asked, "Is this old lady really so powerful?"

Xiaoxian's mother also looked at her husband curiously and asked, "What's going on? Tell us quickly!"

Xiaoxian's father smiled slightly and explained, "Many people have sought help from this old lady Ma, but she has a bad temper and doesn't tell fortunes very often. I've also heard about these things!"

"Hey hey!"

"From this it seems that Acai, who has the help of Old Lady Ma, is much higher than our level!" Xiaoxian's mother joked with a smile.

"Okay, let's stop talking about this and go to the banquet and try those delicious dungeon seafood. This kind of opportunity is rare..."