After I succeeded in acting cute as an emperor penguin

The huge ancient tree, which seems to be nearly 20 meters high, stretches its body in the sun. When the breeze blows, the green leaves will rustle, casting a shade.

You can't see it from a distance, but you can really appreciate the tall and prosperous old trees when you walk in.

More importantly, it's cool.

"This gathering is too big." He Ci shook his head, looked back at the way he came, and the dazzling light shone behind them. It was already afternoon.

They walked for so long, but they only walked half way?

Di Que pulled him into the shadows, and told him to follow him closely, "Hold that wooden sign."

Eh!?

He Ci was still thinking about Lan Ting, so Di Que took him under the ancient tree, interrupting his thoughts directly.

After walking in, I found that not only the ground was guarded, but even the air was patrolled by fixed Yuzu.

Di Que took out his own wooden sign, and when he turned it, Heci saw a pattern of frost on the back of Di Que's wooden sign with sharp eyes.

He looked down at his own, and there was a pattern of small buds on the back.

"Patriarch Di Que." The person guarding the entrance knew Di Que, greeted him kindly, looked at the wooden signs of the two, and let them go, but looked at He Ci curiously.

Di Que exchanged greetings, and walked into the huge crack in the ancient tree with He Ci.

A group of people hidden in the crowd not far away happened to look at this side. The man at the head was slightly taken aback when he saw Heci's face clearly. The woman beside him asked in a low voice, "Deputy team, what's wrong?"

The man frowned and shook his head. The man looked like... He came back to his senses and glared at the woman pretending to be serious.

The woman was taken aback for a moment, cleared her throat, and called out "Brother" sternly.

The man thought for a while, walked to the open space next to him, and motioned He Quan to look at the ancient tree, "The security is heavily guarded, what is that place?"

"Only the patriarch and the supernatural beings are eligible to enter the underground street." Kang Quan had only seen it from a distance, and he didn't know what it was like inside.

Kang Quan saw what the man was thinking, and poured cold water on him without hesitation, "Don't think about it, if you dare to get close, you are throwing yourself into a trap."

In the seemingly wide cracks of the old tree, the internal space is actually not large, but there is a staircase leading to the ground inside.

Heci looked at the wooden sign again, carefully put it away, "Is this a pass?"

"It's a status symbol." Di Que clenched his hand, "Be careful where you step."

Although there are torches, the illumination... is really worrying.

Di Que took out a small luminous pearl with his backhand and handed it to Heci, "Below this is the fifth part of the assembly hidden in the dark. There are many novel things."

He Ci paid attention to the steps under his feet. This new discovery made him temporarily stop thinking about Lan Ting, so he asked casually, "Novelty? Is it something like amber?"

Di Que paused, turned his head to look over, "Do you like amber very much?"

"Uh... I'll just say it casually." He Ci saw the next road clearly, walked over quickly, and finally reached the end of the stone ladder, "Here we are!"

Di Que raised his brows and said nothing.

The underground street is dimly lit, and the silence reminds Heci of a library.Booth items have strict divisions and are neatly placed.Most of the people are trading aboveboard, but there are also a few who have made some disguises.

But they can come in, there will be no problem with their identities.

He Ci felt that the Ye Mingzhu in his hand was too bright, so he quickly put it in his pocket to cover it up.

Coincidentally, just as Heci took a few steps, he saw a booth on the side against the wall.

A row full of jade and amber.

He Ci pretended not to see it and wanted to stride over, but Di Que saw it too, so He Ci had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

There is only one torch next to the booth, and the light is dim, which tests the eyesight of customers.

The stall owner made a disguise so that people could not see his face clearly, but as soon as he found someone coming, he immediately showed [-]% enthusiasm.

When looking at the amber in Di Que, He Ci suddenly found that most of the jade was carved, and the shape was very familiar...Buddha statue!?

Next to it are various animal-shaped jade stones!

Heci was stunned. He looked at the jade and then at the stall owner. He went back and forth several times. The stall owner was so shocked that he pulled the disguise on his face, thinking that he had been exposed.

Di Que glanced at the jade, then retracted his gaze and carefully selected a few pieces of amber.Finally, according to the request of the stall owner, after looking at the other party's wooden sign, it was exchanged with meat.

Before leaving, Di Que touched his pocket, put a piece of amber next to the Ye Mingzhu in his palm, showed it to He Ci, and whispered, "This one is similar to the previous one."

He remembered that once when He Ci fell asleep, he was still holding the broken piece of amber, and he seemed to like it very much.

"Sir!" The jade stall owner suddenly called out to them when he saw the light in their hands.

The corners of Di Que's lips curled slightly, "Is there anything else?"

The owner of the Privilege Wooden Plaque, took the bait.

The stall owner looked at Di Que's palm with burning eyes, "Well, I want to ask, the one that glows in your hand, do you trade it?"

Di Que turned around and looked at him, shaking the small Ye Mingzhu, "This?"

The stall owner's eyes lit up, "That's right!"

"Then what would you trade for it?" He Ci noticed the change in the other party's mood, and now everyone could see that Ye Mingzhu was a good thing.

The stall owner looked at his pile of jade, and was about to speak when He Ci interrupted him, "These things you have now are not acceptable."

After speaking, he raised his head to look at Di Que's expression.Don't get on with Amber, just go back with a pile of mysterious jade.

Fortunately, Di Que didn't say anything, and put Ye Mingzhu in Heci's hands directly, as if letting him decide.

The stall owner thought about it for a while, and found that He Ci turned around to leave after a short wait, and immediately said, "I still have a companion, and he is in charge of different things from me. There must be something you are interested in."

Crane Ci suppressed the corners of his upturned mouth. He saw Di Que nodded slightly, turned around slowly, weighed Ye Mingzhu in his hand, and said in a dragged tone, "Okay."

Ah, I suddenly feel like a local tyrant!

Along the way, the stall owner introduced himself to them, saying that his name was Maomao, and He Ci expressed his shock at the name.

But now, looking at the can with the production date and expiry date in his hand, he suddenly felt a little confused.

This is, date!?

Maomao motioned to his companion to bring some other things, and he took out some familiar things from Heci, and also took out a small paper notebook.

"Look at today's date first. None of my things are expired, and they are absolutely safe."

He Ci suddenly felt that the glass jar he was holding was like a heavy pendant.

There are also people in this world!?

Maomao didn't respond to Heci for a long time, and suddenly felt nowhere, didn't she, don't you think so much?

Di Que patted Heci's shoulder comfortingly, looked up at Maomao, "I still have Ye Mingzhu here, do you have anything left in the box?"

Maomao regained his energy in an instant, and said with a smile, "I'll look for it again!"

He turned around and walked away a little, said something to his companions, and they all started to rummage through boxes and chests.

Di Que took the can from Heci's hand, looked at the date, "Like this?"

He Ci stabilized his mind, but his words couldn't hide the trembling, "Brother, why is this thing different from what I saw before..."

"Well, I wanted to stop talking while walking, but I didn't expect to be lucky enough to meet them when I first came in." Di Que was very calm, and put down the can, "Everyone who can come to the underground street at this time knows that there is a farther underground street. , inhabited by some...human beings."

"The appearance of ordinary humans is similar to ours now, but their physical strength is very weak, and they have no other abilities. The sunlight is enough to kill them."

Crane Ci's pupils shrank, sunlight...can kill humans!?

"They also have existences very similar to us." Di Que frowned and sneered, "But apart from being not afraid of light and being able to transform into other creatures, they don't have any additional abilities."

A few years ago, Emperor Que was lucky enough to fight against them. He could neither strengthen his physique nor awaken his abilities. No matter how he looked at them, they were all pirated copies of evolved creatures, but those weapons were a bit tricky.

He Ci was stunned. He looked at the 3030 written on the jar, and couldn't tell whether it was the earth or not.

"Do you still remember the disappearance mentioned many years ago? We suspect that it was done by humans. The chinstrap penguin disappeared some time ago, and Nan Yan took the initiative to stay in the clan to prevent accidents."

"It's far away." Di Que tapped the can with his fingers, "This is a product of human beings. Some evolved creatures live in their territory for various reasons, and they will bring things back to exchange from time to time."

"This kind of people may not be patriarchs or supernatural powers, but they also have wooden signs to bring these things to the underground street. Mao Mao is a privileged person."

He Ci was completely stunned, Di Que was amused when he saw his expression, and raised his hand to rub He Ci's black hair, "So surprised?"

Perhaps it was because the surroundings were too quiet, Di Que whispered these words to He Ci, leaning on He Ci's ear, laughing like this, He Ci's ears turned red, and he shrunk his neck uncomfortably.

"Yes, a little..." Was he surprised? His three views were all shattered, okay?

At this time, Mao Mao and his companion brought a lot of things, and said mysteriously, "The night pearl is really too rare, but we are 100% sincere."

Di Que didn't say any more, as if everything was decided by He Ci.

Maomao thought for a while, leaned in front of He Ci, and introduced him with a little hospitality.

From small snacks to large luxury items, He Ci listened to Maomao's rambling, but his throat felt a little dry.

His thinking was a little slow, and he chose a few items that he could still recognize, then shook his head, looking not very interested.

Maomao negotiated the terms of the transaction with Di Que with some pity.From this point of view, it looks like a wealthy supernatural being trying to make the young master happy.

It's a pity they weren't prepared enough, alas.

"Add two night pearls." Heci suddenly called out to Maomao, "If you are willing to tell me a story."

Although Di Que was a little surprised, he had no objection.As long as He Ci is no longer full of Lan Ting, Ye Mingzhu has a lot of them.

Maomao was taken aback for a moment, and then he was very happy, "Of course!"

And this good thing!

"Then do you want to get to know each other again?" He Ci licked his dry lips, a little nervous.

Maomao is naturally very happy, he has seen Di Que's wooden sign, it's a money shaker...cough, it's the thigh!

"Hello, my name is He Ci, emperor penguin, do you want to make friends?" He Ci collected his emotions and extended his hand generously.

"Maomao," Maomao shook hands with him a little excitedly, then continued after a slight pause, "I'm a golden retriever."

Maomao heaved a sigh of relief when he found that Crane Ci didn't show any strange emotions.After all, there are many evolutionary creatures, and they look down on their...evolutionary "pets".

Lan Ting, who was "walking" with the guards in the distance, saw Di Que and He Ci from a distance, and murmured: "Goodbye, it's really fast enough."

"When you see the patriarch, press him immediately." Lan Ting's eyes trembled slightly, "Try not to conflict with Di Que."

Lan Ting knew that Lan Jiu would definitely come to He Ci again, so instead of waiting for him to come home, it is better to block him here.

"Okay, sir." Several people beside Lan Ting responded one by one.

"What story do you want to hear?" Maomao felt that it was a free pick-me-up, so he didn't hesitate at all, and moved a stool for Di Que and the others.

He Ci pursed his lips a little nervously, "Have you ever lived... among humans?"

Di Que gave a pause for his fingers peeling the orange, and then passed one of the petals to He Ci's lips as if nothing had happened.