Time Travel: Did My Sister-in-Law Get Slapped in the Face Today?

"Honey oranges, super sweet honey oranges, you get your money back if they're not sweet!"

"Mai clothing on sale at a discount, for one day only..."

There were vendors selling vegetables, meat, eggs, and roasted tofu—everything imaginable—rising and falling in a chaotic, crowded mass. The street was dirty and messy, and there wasn't a single monk in sight.

At a glance, Miao Wuyu saw only the shrewd haggling of merchants, the noisy bickering and loud laughter...

She frowned, instinctively wanting to fly away, but only after lifting her foot did she realize that she was now just a mortal.

She was in a terrible mood and had no desire to sightsee. She loathed the petty squabbles of this mundane world and turned to leave.

But as she turned to leave, a fragrant aroma wafted over, and the smell inexplicably made her mouth water. An unprecedented craving was awakened at that moment. She subconsciously turned her head and saw a vendor in the corner holding a palm-leaf fan and flickering the fire in his stove. On the fire were strings of grilled gluten sprinkled with cumin and covered with oil and sauce...

At that moment, she was actually hungry!

……

Time flows by, and days pass one by one.

For Miao Wuyu, every day felt like an eternity!

With her magical powers sealed, she could no longer use any of the cultivators' methods, and she began to face many problems she had never considered before.

She could never forget the first time she walked down the street, she was captivated by a skewer of grilled gluten. After practicing Zen for so many years, she was regarded as a blessed woman who had lived two lives, with unlimited potential, and might even become a Bodhisattva. Yet, she was actually hungry...

In her view, she had long seen through all the seven emotions and six desires of this world, let alone the most basic desire for food.

The constant swallowing of saliva and the rumbling in her stomach served as a constant reminder that the demon of desire had begun to erode her.

She stared at the grilled gluten for a long time, and the vendor became embarrassed, so he smiled and asked, "Miss, would you like to try a skewer? It's very cheap, only one coin!"

At that moment, she was extremely embarrassed because... she had absolutely no money!

Throughout her life, she had never personally purchased anything. All resources were provided by the sacred land. For her, spirit stones were merely supplies to replenish spiritual energy, rarely used as currency. Therefore, a question posed by a vendor left her speechless...

After a moment of stunned silence, she shook her head, then turned and walked back into the courtyard.

Back in the courtyard, she could escape the temptations of street food like grilled gluten and steamed buns, but she couldn't escape the threat of hunger. For the first time, she felt her cravings were so intense, yet she didn't even know how to cook.

Smoke rose from her neighbor's chimney, and soon the aroma of food wafted over. Only then did she realize that she needed to start a fire and cook. Fortunately, there was some firewood in the yard, but it was too big, and she didn't even have a kindling to start a fire.

She stood in the courtyard, feeling utterly helpless. Her first instinct was to ask Li Lan for help, but their bet had only just begun, and she couldn't afford to back down.

Just as she was tormented by hunger and didn't know what to do, there was a knock on the door. She went to open it, and a little girl stood outside, her big eyes wide open, and said, "Pretty sister, my mom said she'd like you to come to my house for dinner, okay?"

At that moment, Cihang Saintess felt an excitement as if she had seen a Bodhisattva descend.

Her pride made her feel that it was inappropriate to rashly accept the invitation, but hunger urged her on, and besides, an invitation from a little girl didn't seem so embarrassing, so she finally agreed.

When she arrived at her neighbor's house, the older sister-in-law warmly welcomed her, repeatedly apologizing for splashing water on her earlier that day. Cihang Shengnu immediately understood that the dinner invitation was actually the older sister-in-law's way of apologizing and expressing her remorse.