Acai's Sky

【System prompt】Scene loading...

【Welcome to Linglong Town·Zuixianfang】

A Cai was stunned for a moment. Is this a mission?

The spring breeze blew the wine flag across the green-tiled eaves, and on the carved wooden railing on the second floor squatted a sleek golden raccoon dog.

This cunning beast was using the tip of its tail to sweep away the braised beef between the customer's chopsticks, and not forgetting to dip its claws into the sauce dish.

A crisp "crunch" sound was heard from the northwest corner of the lobby. The Black Tortoise slowly chewed the seventh jade bowl, and the glutinous rice balls stuck in the patterns of the tortoise shell blew bubbles of snot, making the waiter anxious.

"Miss Acai——"

A tearful wail pierced through the clamor of the crowd, "The dishes you've chewed up, like a spirit turtle, are enough to buy half of Rouge Lane!"

The girl in red raised her head from the pile of wine jars, and the silver bells in her hair jingled with her movements.

She held a peanut that was about to fall between her fingers, a cloud-like beast was curled up on her shoulder, and at her feet, Tiangou Feiyue was engaged in a fierce competition with Bifang Fantian - between the fangs and beaks of the two mythical beasts, the last piece of roasted venison was tottering in the oily sheen.

"Keep the accounts!"

The girl shook the empty purse, making it make a rattling sound. Three copper coins bounced twice on Xuantian's carapace, and were immediately stuck to the glutinous rice dumpling's snot and stuffed into the fur.

A golden tail suddenly drooped from the beam, and the lucky rat, hanging upside down, shook the silver spoon: "Hiccup~ Southeast corner... a new guest has arrived!"

【Emergency Mission】Suspicious Visitor

An old Taoist priest in ragged clothes is observing your spirit animal with a rather meaningful look on his face.

A light blue screen appeared in front of Ah Cai:

Choose a response method:

A. Take the initiative to strike up a conversation (Fortune +5, triggers hidden dialogue)

B. Wait and see (Insight +3, increased chance of seeing through disguise)

C. Release Scarlet Moon Deterrence (Combat Propensity +10%)]

Ah Cai flicked the peanuts with her finger, and the yellow arc accurately hit the wine gourd dangling from the old Taoist's waist. "Master, you've been staring at my family for three incense sticks. Are you trying to kidnap the spirit beast to make elixirs?"

"No and no."

The old Taoist priest sat down opposite, shaking the Big Dipper jade pendant. His cloudy eyes suddenly became as clear as a sword. "I have seen that your tomb guardian beast has been raised to be as plump as a jade, so I came to ask for your advice on raising it."

The hand like a dry branch reached out to the glutinous rice dumpling, but was bitten by Xuantian's sleeve with a "click". The twenty-eight constellations on the tortoise shell faintly glowed with green light.

【System prompt】Trigger hidden task · Xuanjizi

[Open reputation system: Current relationship [curious·one star]]

Feiyue suddenly pricked up his ears, and Brahma's wings flapped out a few sparks.

But the golden raccoon came back stealthily, holding in its claws a gilded wine pot that it had taken from the private room on the second floor. The body of the pot was engraved with the three seal characters "Daughter's Red Wine".

[Item Acquisition] Aged Bamboo Leaf Green Tea x1 (Quality: Rare) (Gift from the waiter, comes with the [Drunken Immortals Shop Owner's Curse] debuff: Consumer prices increase by 30% over the next three days)

Xuanjizi's nostrils flared, and he snatched the wine jug and drank it headfirst.

Amber wine trickled down his graying beard and into his collar. Seven copper coins suddenly flew out of his sleeves, jingling and clacking as they embedded themselves into the beams, forming a Big Dipper formation. "If you're willing to join me in a bet, I'll pay for this dinner..."

The burp made Glutinous Rice Ball's nose burst. "How about using the 'Treasure Map' from Xuanji Cave as collateral?"

Light blue screen for new tasks:

[Main quest update] The Immortal’s Gamble.

【√Dialogue with the mysterious old man

√ Get Bamboo Leaf Green x1

Accept Xuanjizi's challenge:

→Go to Xuanji Cave, 30 miles southeast (countdown starts)

→ Obtained the fragment of "Treasure Map" (0/3)

x Mortgage the beast (Team Intimacy -20, may trigger the [Runaway] event)

[Reward: Xuanji Treasure Box (Random Rare Magical Treasure), Constellation Atlas x1]

Ah Cai picked up the gold ingots he had secretly used to drink and shook them. Silver melon seeds immediately jingled and fell from the cheek pouch of the lucky rat. "You can bet, but this drunkard has to bet on you."

Before he finished speaking, Xuantian suddenly stretched out his neck and bit the girl's belt, and a warning hexagram appeared on his shell.

【Choice Divergence】

【Accepting rat pledge:

→ Obtain [Rat-Shaped Key] (Opens the Secret Rat Path)

→ Trigger the subsequent plot [Gold Ingot's Revenge] (only once per week)

Rejection of mortgage:

→Xuanjizi Favorability +10

→Unlock special dialogue [Beidou Guiding the Way] (the difficulty of solving astrological puzzles is reduced)

"I never trade my partners." Her attitude changed 180 degrees, and her tone changed faster than turning the pages of a book.

Ah Cai suddenly threw out three crumpled pieces of paper talismans. "These are the water-repellent talismans I won from a lantern riddle during the Lantern Festival. Are they enough to cover the cost of the wine?"

The cinnabar on the talisman paper had a crooked turtle pattern on it, clearly the work of some mythical beast.

Xuanjizi clapped his hands and laughed, and the copper coin array on the beams turned into a stream of light and sank into the girl's palm.

The old Taoist's figure gradually became transparent, and only the lingering voice echoed between the beams and pillars: "Three quarters after the hour of Xu, Xuanji Cave Heavenly Pivot..."

The last half of the sentence was interrupted by the loud fart of the golden raccoon dog. When everyone chased him out of the door, only half a pot of wine was left, with a faint ripple.

[Obtain Seal] Beidou Curse Seal (Countdown: 2 days 23:59:59)

(The secret realm entrance navigation function has been activated. Current signal strength: ■■□□□)

...

Feiyue suddenly grabbed the corner of Acai's skirt and pulled it out, and Fantian spread his wings and overturned two eight-immortal tables.

I ran past the drunkards and arrived at the stone bridge at the entrance of the town, where I saw the golden raccoon dog digging a hole under a locust tree.

Amidst the flying dust, a bronze compass engraved with the words "Xuan Ji" was unearthed, with copper coins from an unknown dynasty still stuck on its surface.

[Map Unlocked] Xuanji Secret Realm Navigation Map (Completeness 12%)

(Xuantian is copying the inscription... 5% progress... interrupted due to a nap)

"and many more!"

Ah Cai was counting the spirit beasts when she suddenly froze, "Where's the glutinous rice dumpling?"

A muffled sound came from under the bridge, and the tomb guardian beast came out with a head full of spider webs, holding half a piece of leftover mung bean cake in its claws - underneath it was the Big Dipper jade pendant that Xuanjizi "accidentally" left behind, and the seven jade stars were absorbing the twilight light.

[Key Item] Seven Star Key (1/7) (Quality: Legendary)

(Collect all to open the Secret Treasure Pavilion. The nearest Star Key is currently detected in the Xun position of Xuanji Cave)

As dusk dyed the bluestone slabs rouge, the silhouettes of the girl and the spirit beasts ran towards the southeast.

Jin Yuanbao was drunk and lying on Brahma's back drawing a map. Feiyue had to shake off the golden raccoon dog that tried to ride on him every three steps.

Behind them, at the window on the second floor of Zuixianfang, Xuanjizi was using stars to outline the horoscope, and the star position of Tanlang clearly reflected the running figure of Acai.

【statistics:

Fragment exploration progress: 0%

Mechanism cracking rate: 0%

Hidden treasure found: 0%

Number of times the spirit beast caused trouble: 17 (breaking the weekly record!)

Special achievement unlocked: [Zuixianfang Destroyer] (obtain the title "Demolition Master")]

【→Go to the next page to continue the adventure (consume dry food x3)

→Return to town to replenish supplies (35% chance of triggering the [Wanted Order] event)