Acai's Sky

This time, when Acai entered the white fragmented light group, she only brought her own animals, Tong Shishan and A'er.

However, there has been no task prompt box for a few days since I entered this fragment, and I have spent a few days leisurely and comfortable.

The rain in the south of the Yangtze River always comes suddenly.

Ah Cai squatted by the window on the second floor of Zuixianlou, half a piece of osmanthus cake in her mouth, the cuffs of her red dress wet from the rain. A golden-haired mouse lay on her shoulder, raking her loose hair with its claws.

"Jin Yuanbao, stop making trouble."

She reached out and poked the mouse's head. "If you pull my hair again, you'll lose your pine nuts tonight."

Jin Yuanbao uttered a "humph" and immediately sat down obediently, his eyes like black beans fixed on the plate of braised pork elbow on the table.

The waiter peeked out from the stairs for the third time: "Miss, the shopkeeper said..."

"Put it on Tong Er's account!"

Ah Cai waved her hand without even turning her head, and picked up the white-haired ball rolling at her feet, "Tuantuan, don't you think so?"

朏朏 meowed without saying anything, its tail wrapped around her wrist, its eyes wet.

"There's no point in pretending to be pitiful. I'll give you the last piece of fish." Ah Cai sighed and suddenly felt the hem of her clothes sink.

Looking down, Xuantian was slowly biting the corner of her clothes.

"what happened again?"

The old turtle relented and said quietly, "A'er sent a letter via pigeon, saying that if the master keeps buying on credit, he will activate the self-destruct device."

Ah Cai's hand shook and the osmanthus cake fell on Tuantuan's face.

The white-haired ball suddenly exploded, waving its claws wildly, and a golden light suddenly shot in from the window -

"Snapped!"

The plate of braised pork elbow was smashed to pieces by a golden note.

Jin Yuanbao instantly jumped out, clinging to the post with his little paws. Ah Cai lifted him up by the scruff of the neck and unfolded the oil-soaked post:

[Reward: Find the Mingyue Pei, reward of 1,000 taels]

"One thousand taels!"

Ah Cai's eyes lit up frighteningly, "That's enough to buy three carts of braised pork elbows!"

Suddenly there was a "bang" sound from behind the screen.

A fat man dressed in gold and silver rolled out, the jade pendant around his waist jingling.

"Girl!" Jia Fugui hugged her legs tightly, "This order must be yours!"

Ah Cai tried to pull back: "Just explain it clearly first. You're not going to give me fake banknotes again this time, are you?"

Before Jia Fugui could say anything, there was a sudden sound of tiles cracking on the roof.

A black shadow flashed by, and the task post disappeared instantly.

"Fei Yue!" Ah Cai shouted angrily.

On the roof beam, a huge dog with a fiery red body proudly swung the post, its tail shaking like a whirlwind.

"One thousand taels?!"

Ah Cai's eyes suddenly lit up as if there were two little suns in them, and the post in her hand creaked as she clenched it.

Jin Yuanbao jumped excitedly on her shoulder and almost stepped on her hair bun.

Jia Fugui rubbed his fat palms together, smiling broadly, "Miss Acai, this order must be yours!"

"Come on this."

Ah Cai narrowed her eyes and casually brought Tuan Tuan, who had been groping at her waist pouch, to the table. "Last time you said 'absolutely real gold and silver,' and you ended up giving me three silver notes stamped with 'Jia's Bank - 10x Compensation for Fakes.'"

"That was an accident!" Jia Fugui stamped his feet anxiously, the jade pendant hanging around his waist jingling. "This time I'll use my ancestral heirloom..."

"Are these the abacus beads passed down from your ancestors?"

Xuantian slowly poked his head out from Acai's sleeve, with sauce still on his tortoise shell.

There was a sudden commotion on the roof, and a few broken tiles fell down.

Everyone looked up and saw Feiyue pacing on the beam with the golden note in her mouth, her tail proudly shaking like a windmill.

"Fei Yue!"

Ah Cai slammed the table and stood up, "Give me back the post!"

The Tengu tilted its head, its red and white ears twitched, and suddenly it leaped onto a higher beam.

Jia Fugui was so anxious that he kept jumping up and down: "My golden card! It's plated with real gold!"

"Gold ingots,"

Ah Cai snapped his fingers, "Go!"

The golden mouse squeaked out and climbed up the pillar like lightning.

Upon seeing this, Feiyue immediately fled between the beams with the post in its mouth, and the two spirit beasts immediately started a chase above Zuixian Tower.

"My vase!"

"Ouch my lantern!"

"Boss! The roof is about to collapse!"

Amidst the chaos, Brahma yawned lazily and poked a fiery red bird head out from Ah Cai's sleeve: "Do you need help?"

"Don't burn the house down!"

Acai and Jia Fugui said in unison.

At this moment, the golden raccoon dog suddenly appeared from somewhere, leaped beautifully, and pounced directly at Feiyue.

Tengu loosened his grip in panic, and the golden note fluttered down—

"Snapped!"

It just happened to fall into a bowl of West Lake water shield soup that had just been served.

Jia Fugui uttered a heartbreaking wail: "My golden card—"

Ah Cai quickly picked up the post, and the soup dripped down.

She shook the damp paper and frowned, "The ink is smudged... Wait, there's another line of small words underneath?"

Everyone came closer to take a look. On the paper stained by the soup, a line of tiny calligraphy could be vaguely seen:

If something unexpected happens, you can go to the dilapidated temple in the south of the city to look for the old beggar.

"What does this mean?" Tong Shishan asked curiously.

Jia Fugui suddenly became hesitant: "This...that...is..."

Xuantian said slowly: "He is leaving a way out. This mission is probably a scam."

"Nonsense!" Jia Fugui was so anxious that his forehead was sweating. "I, Jia Fugui, have always been honest in business!"

Tuan Tuan suddenly meowed and picked up a jade pendant from the table - it was the one he had taken from Jia Fugui's waist.

"My Hetian jade!" Jia Fugui screamed.

Ah Cai sighed and said, "How about this, one thousand taels of silver in cash, and a 30% deposit first.

"30%?!" Jia Fugui's voice changed, "This...this..."

"Plus a year's worth of free meals at Zuixianlou," Acai added.

"One year?!" Jia Fugui almost fainted.

Brahma suddenly blew out a flame, singeing a section of Jia Fugui's beard. "Anyone who bargains will be killed without mercy."

Jia Fugui shuddered with fear: "Is half...half a year okay?

"Deal!" Ah Cai thought that she would definitely be able to take on tasks after half a year, so she decided to do a small task for fun first.

He slammed the table, making the dishes clink. "Gold ingots, take the deposit!"

The mouse immediately jumped onto Jia Fugui's shoulder, skillfully pried open his collar with its little claws, and took out a stack of banknotes from his inner pocket.

"Oh my secret money!"

Jia Fugui wanted to rob but didn't dare, so he could only watch Jin Yuanbao stuff the silver bills into Acai's purse.

"Now," Ah Cai patted her bulging purse with satisfaction, "tell me what's going on with this Mingyuepei?"

Jia Fugui wiped his sweat and said, "Well...it's said that this jade pendant is from the previous dynasty..."

"Get to the point." Brahma spurted out another flame.

"Okay, okay!" Jia Fugui shrank his neck. "My ancestral jade pendant is missing. Someone saw it in Lan Ruoxuan... but that place is haunted..."

"Haunted?" Tong Shishan's eyes lit up. "So exciting!"

Ah Cai stroked her chin thoughtfully: "So you want us to go to the haunted house to look for the jade pendant?"

“Exactly…exactly…”

Tuan Tuan suddenly jumped onto A Cai's shoulder, and his furry tail swept across her cheek.

Ah Cai understood and gave a sly smile: "Add another 500 taels to the deposit."

"what?!"

Jia Fugui almost slipped off his chair.

"Otherwise, I will go tell the owner of Zuixianlou right now that the night-shining pearl you gave him last time was made of fish eyes."

Jia Fugui's face turned pale: "How...how do you know..."

"Golden Raccoon stole it from your warehouse." Ah Cai pointed at the Earth Raccoon gnawing on the corner of the table. "Deal?"

Jia Fugui slumped in his chair and waved his hands weakly: "Deal...Deal..."

"Alright!" Ah Cai slammed the table and stood up, "Divine Beast Team, let's go!"

"Wait!" Jia Fugui suddenly remembered something, "Well...if we encounter danger..."

Ah Cai turned around and smiled, her eyes gleaming cunningly in the moonlight: "Don't worry, we will bring back your suicide note."

Amid Jia Fugui's wailing, Acai led the group of noisy animals on the road to Lanruoxuan.

On the eaves of Zuixian Tower, Feiyue was holding the belt she had taken from Jia Fugui in her mouth, wagging her tail proudly.

The night wind carried Ah Cai's last words: "Jin Yuanbao, count how much we have earned?"

"Squeak!"

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"I've made a fortune..."