Chapter 84, Sugar Doll
With An's mother's experience as a cautionary tale, Zhong Bingxuan wouldn't be foolish enough to fall for a scam.
But she didn't expect that someone as cautious as Li Hanmo would be tempted. Seeing that he was eager to move forward, Zhong Bingxuan directly pinched his arm.
"No need, we have other things to do and will take our leave first."
Li Hanmo was brought back to his senses by Zhong Bingxuan's pinching, realizing that he had been in a daze and almost fell for a strange trick.
Fu Yucheng also said that he would die from being obsessed with love, but Li Hanmo was not ashamed of it, but rather proud of it.
But this was no excuse for the strange to take advantage of him. Li Hanmo's eyes darted around, and he came up with a good idea.
Not long after the two left, the little flower girl's face darkened, and she muttered, "They look so loving, but they're just a fake couple. They can't even afford to buy each other a free flower."
"Haha, Huahua, don't be angry. People are becoming more and more selfish these days, and few people are willing to spend money to buy flowers."
"I'm not happy to buy flowers with money, and I'm not even happy to buy flowers for my girlfriend even if they're free. I curse them to break up as soon as possible, or die together if they don't."
After the girl finished speaking, she prepared to leave and find another place to lure the next customer into her trap, hoping to make her her meal.
But after walking only a few steps, he fell and knocked out his front tooth.
"Waaah, that bastard is weirdly placing prank props on the main road. Stand up, I'm going to fight him."
The little girl tripped and fell, and got angry and went on a rampage.
Passersby, seeing the little girl's miserable state, avoided her and called the Osda police, saying that a monster was about to go berserk and asking the "monster police" to come and take her away.
The story ends with the arrival of the mysterious police, who take the little girl away.
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On the other side, Li Hanmo received the message that his prank prop had been activated, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up. Zhong Bingxuan looked at him curiously, "What naughty thing did you do?"
He looks like a cunning scoundrel who has succeeded in his evil scheme; no one would believe he hasn't done anything wrong.
"Hmm, that stall over there seems to have what we're looking for."
Zhong Bingxuan followed Li Hanmo's gaze and saw that the stall directly advertised making couple dolls, and the stall owner was an old man, just as An's mother had described.
But because it was exactly the same as the description in Anmu's notebook, Zhong Bingxuan dared not get close.
Zhong Bingxuan could see An's mother's current state clearly. She was insane, and it was unclear whether An's mother had lost her mind on her own or had been driven mad by those special products. It was best to be careful.
"Let's look at something else."
"But you can't go back the way you came here. If they really are couple dolls, it would be troublesome to miss them again."
Who knows if the temple fair will be held again?
Currently known local specialties include red embroidered shoes, red wedding dress, 999 blood-red roses, a pair of couple dolls, a pair of homemade love knots, and a dagger for severing ties and breaking off relationships.
The two currently need six Osida specialties. The red embroidered shoes and red wedding dress count as one, and 999 blood-red roses count as another. They are still missing three specialties.
If you get a pair of couple dolls, then you only have one left. The love knot is also a pair, and it was made by yourself. It seems to be low-risk, but that's not necessarily true. Things that need to be soaked in blood are not necessarily good things.
Of course, it's uncertain whether the creation could be completed without soaking it in blood. To prevent any potential accidents, it's best to remove the couple dolls.
"Then you stay here, I'll go check ahead. If there isn't one, just have the stall owner make it like you and me."
Zhong Bingxuan handed the photos she and Linlin took at the Tianqi Wedding Dress Shop to Li Hanmo. If they didn't find any other doll stalls after walking the rest of the road, she would message Li Hanmo to start making couple dolls.
"Okay, be careful."
Li Hanmo didn't take any photos in this instance, so the most suitable person to move forward is Zhong Bingxuan. Li Hanmo can stay behind just in case.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful."
Zhong Bingxuan waved her hand and walked forward on her own.
As the crowd grew larger, Zhong Bingxuan felt that all she could see around her were people, let alone the doll stalls.
Just when she thought she was wrong and that the stall was where they made couple dolls, and was about to notify Li Hanmo to make couple dolls, her eyes caught sight of a small stall that said "100 Yuan Sugar Figurine Making".
Compared to the bustling scene at the previous couple doll stall, this sugar doll stall was much less popular; no one stopped to look at it, as if they couldn't see it at all.
The importance of naming suddenly flashed through Zhong Bingxuan's mind. Then, noticing that the stall owner was about to pack up, she rushed forward.
"Wait, I want to make two sugar dolls."
"Little girl, would you like a doll? It's 100 yuan each."
The stall owner, seeing that Zhong Bingxuan's clothes weren't particularly elegant, assumed she was just messing with him.
Ordinary people wouldn't be willing to spend 100 yuan to buy a sugar doll. He himself also felt it was too expensive. If there weren't rules restricting it, he would want to lower the price directly.
"That's right, I have another person. When he comes over later, you can help him make a sugar figurine of two people holding hands."
Who says couple dolls have to be called that? These sugar dolls holding hands—can you say they're not couple dolls? How ambiguous, how exquisite!
"Okay, young lady, I'm free today anyway, I'll wait here."
The stall owner seemed to have been out of business for a long time, and when someone finally came in wanting a sugar doll, even knowing it might be fake, he was willing to stay and wait.
After calming down the stall owner who wanted to leave, Zhong Bingxuan sent a message to Li Hanmo.
[Undeterred by Rain or Shine (Captain Zhong Bingxuan)]: Come here, there's someone here who makes sugar dolls, you need to spend money to buy them.
The reason I explained the types of items sold at the stall to Li Hanmo earlier was to let him know that these were not free items.
Sometimes free things are the most valuable because they might be designed to kill you.
[Undeterred by Wind and Rain (Vice Captain Li Hanmo)]: Okay, I'll be right there. By the way, some players here just made couple dolls. I noticed that the two of them looked a bit strange, especially the one who was already bleeding.
Upon seeing the message from Li Hanmo, Zhong Bingxuan hoped her guess was correct, otherwise she would have to gamble her life at the couple doll shop.
It would take some time for Li Hanmo to arrive, so to avoid the stall owner getting bored and leaving early, Zhong Bingxuan started chatting with him.
"The temple fair is so lively here. I wonder if it's open every day?"
"Haha, this little girl looks like it's her first time visiting our Ausda."
"Yes, yes, this is indeed my first time here. Boss has a good eye."
"It's not that I have a good eye, but anyone who's been here for a while knows that Osita's various events are only held once a week. If a young lady needs something, she should grab it as soon as possible, because once it's sold out, it's gone."
The stall owner pointed to a red lantern across the street. Because of the psychological trauma caused by the Wen family wedding, Zhong Bingxuan subconsciously moved away from the red lantern and did not intend to go forward to check it.
The system mentioned at the beginning of the dungeon that you should pay attention to the NPCs' dialogue.
This sentence becomes increasingly important as Zhong Bingxuan enters the instance.
Whether it was finding the place where Fu Yucheng was kidnapped, or the opening hours of the temple fair and the rose garden, it was all derived from discussions among the surrounding NPCs.
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