13 ? The seventh store

13 The Seventh Store

◎ Beef balls, the red pig family and a new mission.◎

About half an hour later, Zhou Su saw the message when she got home.

[Zhou Su: Crazy! I just got home!!!]

Twenty minutes later, Bai Yi and Ji Zhixin also got home safely.

[Bai Yi:!!!]

[Ji Zhixin:……]

Lu Yao didn't care about it after sending the message. He lay on the table with empty eyes, thinking that the little guy and the unknown fur ball might wake up soon.

The warm tabletop was covered with a velvet blanket, and it was particularly comfortable to lie on it. Lu Yao really didn't rest well these days, and fell asleep in a daze.

I don't know how long it has been, Lu Yao felt a little itchy on his fingertips, and seemed to hear a familiar sobbing sound.

"prprpr——"

"prprprprpr——"

Her fingertips were wet, and Lu Yao opened her eyes and was stunned.

The gray and black ball was lying next to her hand, licking her fingers vigorously.

It stretched out its head, pricked up its ears, had fluffy fur, and had delicate features. It should be a puppy or a wolf cub.

Lu Yao poked it gently, but it was not afraid and just lay on the ground without getting up.

Lu Yao thought it might be hungry, so she took out a bag of chicken breast, cooked it, shredded it into thin strips, put it in a small dish, and brought it over with a bottle cap filled with warm water.

The little guy was really hungry, and his furry head was buried in the bowl, eating like a pig with a "smacking" sound.

After eating, it reached into the bottle cap to drink water. The tip of its tongue, which was as big as a pen tip, was pink, and it looked particularly delicate when drinking water.

"Gululu——"

Lu Yao raised his head, and the little man wrapped in the blanket seemed to have woken up and was shivering under the blanket.

Lu Yao: "Don't be afraid, my name is Lu Yao, and I found you and your puppy in the snow pile."

"It's a snow wolf!" The little man hiding in the blanket suddenly stretched out his head and emphasized loudly.

"Gululu——"

The little man covered his stomach with both hands, his face slightly red.

It was shorter than all the little men Lu Yao had seen, only about three or four centimeters tall, with a black animal horn mark on the left brow bone, and a pair of gray wolf ears sticking out from the black hair.

There were two kinds of marks on the body, which might be a mixed-race little man.

Just like the reddish ends of the hair of the people in the Xiaguang tribe and the beast ears of the people in the Luoxiong tribe, people from different tribes will have different marks.

Lu Yao was also guessing. This was the first time she saw a person with two kinds of marks.

This person is very likely not yet an adult. He came to Thorn Valley alone and didn't even know how to tie a knot. I'm afraid there must be some reason.

It was still pitch black outside the window. Lu Yao glanced at the time. It was six twenty-one.

She stood up: "You and the snow wolf stay here and don't move. I'll go get something to eat."

The steak and pasta that were not finished last night can be heated up in the air fryer in a few minutes. Lu Yao

came over with the plate. The fragrance had already spread in the room.

The little man's head was against the belly of the snow wolf. It was obvious that he was too hungry to have any strength.

Lu Yao used scissors to cut the pasta into small pieces and piled them on the plate. He also cut a few slices of steak with oily edges and put them aside, pushing them in front of the little man: "Eat it."

The little man leaned over to sniff, reached out to pick up a piece of pasta, took a bite, and leaned over to pick up the plate to eat.

Lu Yao poured warm water, waited for him to finish eating, and passed it to him. While the little man was drinking water, he served another plate of noodles.

After finishing three plates of pasta, the little man lay on the table with a bulging belly and a circle of oil on his mouth.

Lu Yao took a tissue to wipe his mouth, and the little man turned his head away shyly.

His eyes were dark and shining: "Are you a god?"

Lu Yao: "What?"

The innocent little man reached into his pocket and took out a few wrinkled hotel flyers: "They all come here and come out smiling."

He couldn't read, so he could only understand the pictures on the flyers according to his own ideas.

This must be the legendary Shenmu tribe, and the gods fulfilled their wishes.

Lu Yao picked up the pink hooded cloak: "Did you pick this up too?"

The little man snatched the cloak back and held it in his arms, nodding vigorously: "I was very sad that day. I didn't find any prey outside all day. As a result, I picked up a big bag full of food on the way home, and I picked up this soft skin when I was almost home."

This bag of food allowed him and the snow wolf to survive a long period of food shortage in the cold dusk moon season.

Because he had found food and clothes in the snow, he would go to the area from time to time and picked up a flyer from the hotel.

Such a small bundle had such a tortuous story. Lu Yao couldn't help but smile: "What do you want to talk to me about?"

The little man: "My name is Black Ci. I came from Stone Valley to ask you to heal the snow wolf's leg."

The snow wolf was full, dragging its two weak legs and crawling to Black Ci's side, resting its head on his legs, and closing its eyes in peace.

Lu Yao: "How did its leg get injured?"

Hei Ci shook his head: "It's not injured, it was born weak and was abandoned by its parents. I am alone, so I picked it up." Lu

Yao was stunned: "How old are you?"

Hei Ci: "I don't remember." Lu

Yao: "Where are your parents?"

Hei Ci sighed: "They were so tired that they fell asleep, and I buried them in the soil."

Lu Yao didn't ask any more questions, reached out to pick up the wolf cub, and checked its limbs.

The snow wolf's hind legs were limp, unable to support its body.

It was too small, so Lu Yao didn't dare to use too much force.

Lu Yao sighed and tried to use the safest light magic.

The warm white light passed from her fingertips to the snow wolf's legs little by little.

The wolf cub began to whine, and the sound gradually became lower. The whine suddenly turned around, as if there was a trace of doubt.

Because, it suddenly could stand up.

The snow wolf didn't understand what happened. After a moment of confusion, it began to turn around and bite its tail.

Blackthorn rushed over to hug it, buried his little face in the soft fur of the snow wolf, and said in a buzzing voice: "Great, great!"

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At 7:20 in the morning, before dawn, several familiar luxury cars drove into the small road of the shopping street.

A few minutes later, the door of the hotel was "violently" pushed open, and Bai Yi and Zhou Su stood at the door panting: "Owner, where is the guest?" Lu Yao

looked at them sympathetically: "Just left."

Bai Yi & Zhou Su: "..."

Ji Zhixin's voice came slowly from behind: "You are forcing yourself in front of me, why don't you go in?"

Bai Yi clenched his fist: "You should have drifted over to take a look last night!"

Zhou Su collapsed and squatted on the ground, almost crying.

She kept thinking about this in her heart and woke up before 6 o'clock in the morning.

Because the little donkey stayed in the shopping street, Bai Yi called and said he would come to pick her up.

They actually arrived early, but they were probably not destined to part.

The three adults were like children who didn't get their toys, and their disappointment was evident in their words.

Lu Yao coughed lightly, "Alright, alright. He's out hunting, and will be back later."

Black Ci's bag was lost on the road, and he had nothing to pay for his treatment.

Lu Yao said no, but he insisted on going out hunting, saying that he would come back to her after he got the right prey.

Lu Yao reminded him, "Before dark, whether you get any prey or not, you must return to the hotel."

Black Ci will be back at the latest after dark.

Three shop assistants: "!!!"

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In the evening, Hei Ci stood at the door: "Lu Yao, I'm back."

A crisp bell rang, and the three shop assistants who were sitting by the window sill and playing with building blocks stood up suddenly, but were stopped by Lu Yao with a gesture.

They could only stand up carefully, leaning sideways to look around. Lu Yao

walked to the door and said to Hei Ci: "You're back on time, dinner will be ready soon."

Hei Ci walked in holding two pink piglets: "I found a litter of red pigs."

It was the first time Lu Yao saw red piglets, they were so small that it was hard to describe, and they were whining in Hei Ci's arms.

"So cute!" Zhou Su stomped her feet excitedly. The little man was even cuter than the store owner described, and even had animal ears.

Hei Ci heard the noise and looked over, but didn't react in any way. He quickly looked down at Lu Yao.

Lu Yao caught the red piglets and watched them tumbling in his palms. He was a little puzzled: "They are so small. I don't know how to raise them."

Hei Ci turned around and called out to the door: "Beef Grains!"

In the morning, Hei Ci said that the snow wolf liked to eat meat jerky. There was a big piece of delicious meat jerky in the bag of food he brought back. He used it all to raise the snow wolf. He licked the remaining taste on his fingers.

After eating the meat jerky, the snow wolf was still in a bad mood for a long time.

After hearing this, Lu Yao named the wolf cub "Beef Grains".

Beef Grains called out outside, but two big, plump red pigs came in first.

Black Thorn: "I brought the red piglet's parents here too. They can raise the piglets."

A family should be neat and tidy (1). Lu

Yao: "...Okay."

Ji Zhixin turned his head away, trying hard to hold back his laughter.

Bai Yi couldn't help it, so he squatted down and covered his mouth with his hands, screaming softly: "Oh my god! I'm dying of cuteness!"

The red piglet, who had already been frightened by the wolf cub, was now completely frightened and screamed like a pig being slaughtered. He turned around and tried to run, but his hooves slipped and he was driven into a corner by the beef particles. He could only hum pitifully.

Black Thorn gave all four red piglets to Lu Yao, and the currency exchange machine rolled out 24 nit coins.

Lu Yao then realized that the currency exchange machine could also exchange living things, which meant that the red pig family was worth 24 nit coins.

Lu Yao charged two nitans as the fee for treating Beef Ball, and gave Black Thorn twenty-two.

Black Thorn shook his head and refused: "The ice age is coming, I want to stay here to hunt, but there is no place to sleep."

He had already figured out the meaning of the inn, and he also knew that Lu Yao was not the god he was looking for.

But Beef Ball's leg had been cured, and Black Thorn did not plan to go to the Shenmu Tribe again.

Hunting in the Thorn Valley without thorns was easier than in the Stone Valley where he used to live. Black Thorn planned to stay in the inn at night and hunt around during the day until the ice age ended.

Lu Yao took the key to 201 and gave it to him, asking: "How long will the ice age last?"

Black Thorn: "Sometimes it's very short, sometimes it's very long, and it's different every year. But when the ice age ends, the Muyang season will come."

The Muyang season may correspond to spring.

As the weather warms up, the little people go out to forage for food, and the hotel business will pick up.

Lu Yao began to look forward to the ice age.

She placed the red pig family in the breeding shed, and then took Hei Ci to the guest room area by elevator.

Hei Ci took Beef Balls back to the room to rest, and Lu Yao continued to prepare dinner.

Zhou Su, Bai Yi, and Ji Zhixin sat motionless in front of the blue brick building.

Zhou Su: "He went in, it's so cute that I'm bleeding!!"

Bai Yi: "I don't know what he's doing in the room, I really want to push it open and take a look."

Ji Zhixin rubbed the plain ring on his knuckles: "Don't you think Beef Balls are cute?"

Zhou Su and Bai Yi turned their heads and nodded vigorously.

After many days of anticipation, the three finally got to see the legendary guest. They couldn't help but go crazy in the work group, confusing other colleagues who hadn't returned from their holidays yet.

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The next day, the ice age really came.

The temperature in the Nittian continent dropped sharply, the sky was dark, and there was no wind or snow.

The whole world was like a dead city under ice.

After breakfast, Black Thorn was about to take Beef Lime out hunting in a pink hooded cloak.

Lu Yao stopped him and handed him a piece of clothing: "How can you go out in so little? Put on this."

Black Thorn hesitated for a moment, but still took it.

He can't bind, so he really needs warmer clothes.

Black Thorn put on the figurine down jacket made by Lu Yao, and his whole body became warm. He didn't feel any hindrance when he stretched out his hands to run, and it was very light. His mood suddenly became very good: "I will hunt some horned rabbits today."

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Lu Yao originally planned to interview the people recommended by Ji Zhixin, Bai Yi and Fu Chi today, and this task came at the right time.

【Author's words】

Note (1): "A family should be neat and tidy" borrowed from the Internet.

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