"Since you've asked so sincerely, then I'll reluctantly tell you..." Zhu Yi paused slightly, not yet figuring out how to trick her, when Zhao Cai Miao Miao was unhappy and huffed at Li Mei.
Zhu Yi abruptly changed the subject, rolling her eyes, "Why should I tell you? Weren't you going to hit me?"
The advanced Buddhist fire technique burned away the demonic energy and inscriptions that had gathered around. Zhu Yi carefully checked that there were no more demonic creatures around before leaving with Li Mei with peace of mind.
Before leaving, she asked Zhao Cai to cast an illusion spell on Li Mei, but Zhao Cai, being stingy, only gave Zhu Yi a black illusion spell the size of a soybean.
Zhu Yi looked at the tiny soybean in her hand, both amused and exasperated. "Little Lucky Star, what's wrong with you?"
"Give us a little more, if it's not enough she turns back halfway, it wouldn't be good for others to see her with bloody wounds!"
Zhao Cai pretended not to understand: "Meow?"
Pretending to be an innocent and naive little kitten, so cute and cuddly.
Zhu Yi stretched out her little hand: "A little more, please~"
"Meow~" Zhao Cai walked past Zhu Yi with an arrogant gait. From a distance, it looked as if Zhu Yi was bullying a little kitten. How awful!
"Zhao Cai, you've gotten fatter again!" came an old lady's voice from behind.
Zhu Yi turned around and saw that it was indeed a kind-looking old lady with silver hair neatly combed back and tied in a small bun.
Wearing a coarse, dark blue cloth dress embroidered with several "福" (good fortune) characters, the old woman slowly walked over, making Zhu Yi unconsciously want to get closer to her.
"Little girl, did Zhao Cai steal your delicious food?" the old lady asked Zhu Yi with a hint of curiosity.
Zhu Yi smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes, Zhao Cai has a big appetite."
The familiar tone made Zhu Yi feel that the old lady and Zhao Cai had a good relationship, and that she was just someone who had suddenly appeared and interfered.
Zhu Yi secretly transmitted her voice to Zhao Cai, "It's so strange. I also think this old lady is very kind, but I can't bring myself to be close to her. Instead, I feel it's better to stay away from her."
"Meow?" Zhao Cai wondered, what kind of weird feeling is this?
Those who cultivate immortality all possess their own spiritual abilities and perceptions. There is a wondrous magnetic field between people. Some people feel an instant connection, as if they are long-lost friends reunited. However, some people dislike each other from the very first glance.
"The old lady always grills fish for me; she treats me very well!" Zhao Cai disliked Zhu Yi's opinion that the old lady was bad and defended her.
"Mmm." Feeling that there was no point in saying more, Zhu Yi didn't want to get too involved with Zhao Cai about this matter outside.
Zhao Cai felt that Zhu Yi was being a bit perfunctory, but it really wanted to go play with the old lady, so it left Zhu Yi a bigger soybean and walked away affectionately with the old lady.
Zhu Yi smiled helplessly and greeted the old woman, then asked her to take good care of Zhao Cai, promising to come back later to pick him up.
"Meow?" Zhao Cai asked.
It was like a child sent to daycare by its parents, its innocent, big eyes watching Zhu Yiyuan walk away.
"I'm leaving now, Zhaocai, don't cause trouble for the old lady~" The irresponsible little parent ran away, "I'll make you braised pork when I get back."
"Meow~" The old woman felt very affectionate towards the lucky charm's well-behaved appearance.
Zhu Yi, with a carefree air, led Li Mei back to the market.
"Hey! Change me back right now!" Li Mei had just failed to sneak away for the second time while Zhu Yi was chatting with the old woman, and then Zhu Yi slapped a soybean into her body, so now she really transformed into a little girl.
It wasn't her own rejuvenation technique! This means that when she can return to her original appearance is entirely up to Zhu Yi!
"Calm down, little sister!" Zhu Yi said calmly.
"Don't skip school anymore! Your father and mother work so hard every day to save up for your school fees!"
Li Mei was dumbfounded. What was she even talking about?
Her mother was probably the Demon Lord's concubine. Demons raise children like sheep, letting them roam freely until they are a little older.
She had no idea how many of her brothers and sisters had gone out to make their way in the world and never returned...
Zhu Yi, of course, was unaware of these intricate details.
There are relatively few books about demons in the cultivation world. They only say that demons are always unrestrained, passionate, and bold, but they never go into detail about demons' parenting methods.
"Look, little sister, you think school is boring now? Why do you listen to what others say but not what I say? School is so boring, it's going to kill you!" With her acting skills on full display, Zhu Yi thought that Lin Meimei's state was very effective in dealing with Li Mei.
Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, the people coming and going in the market looked at Li Mei with even more hostility.
"Isn't that the little girl who skipped class earlier?"
"Why do you still look unhappy? It's a good thing that your sister kindly came to ask you to go to school," the cloth-selling woman said with a smile, trying to comfort Li Mei.
In her eyes was a longing for school, and she felt it was a pity that children nowadays did not cherish the opportunity to go to school. She shared her own experience: "Don't think that going to school to learn magic is a boring thing. Once you learn magic and acquire skills, you will be able to experience things that we cannot experience now."
The old woman was not well-educated, and her words were simple and unadorned. Zhu Yi nodded repeatedly: "What the old woman said is true! The child is ignorant and has been making a fuss all morning. He's acting like a little devil, and it's really making me anxious!"
Seeing Zhu Yi's acting skills, Li Mei got angry and lost her temper: "What kind of crappy school is this princess worth attending? You still haven't told me what kind of women men like!"
"Ah!" Upon hearing this, the cloth-selling woman felt great sympathy for Zhu Yi, wondering how she could have such a stubborn younger sister. "Little girl! You can't just say things like that. You're still so young, how can you keep talking about men and women like that!"
A group of people, having nothing better to do, came over to watch the drama unfold. Those who had thought Zhu Yi was trash in the morning were now scrutinizing Li Mei with expressions of sudden realization, their eyes seemingly saying, "So, you're the trash!"
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