Chapter 60

Before Yu Tu could be startled by the change of the little grey dog, the little grey dog ​​fainted. After it fainted, the changes on its body stopped naturally, and its ears and face returned to their previous appearance.

The green vine poked the little gray dog ​​lying on the ground with its leaves. Except for the heaving of its belly, which proved that it was still alive, the little gray dog ​​didn't move at all.

Yu Tu: “…”

After trying several times to wake it up without success, Yu Tu had no choice but to give up. He used his energy to create a plush doghouse and placed it on the cabinet at the front desk. He then manipulated Green Ivy to put the little gray dog ​​on it.

———Since it was frightened by its own changes, it probably didn't know its own species.

After settling it, Yu Tu sat on the recliner and continued to turn the pages of the ancient book in his hand. Instead of relying on the little greyhound, it is better to rely on himself.

As he turned the pages of the book, Yu Tu suddenly heard the breathing sound, the breathing sound of a third person besides him and the little gray dog.

Yu Tu raised his head and looked outside the door through the counter at the front desk. Because the room was a little damp after washing the dog, he left the door half-open to let in some fresh air.

Outside the door was not the monster or visitor from the other world he had expected, but a pretty girl with a tired look on her face. She leaned weakly on the door frame with one hand and dragged a silver-gray suitcase with the other. After meeting Yu Tu's eyes, she smiled awkwardly:

"Sorry, I thought this was a B&B on the commercial street..."

Takeuchi Arashi took a flight for a day and a night, and took a train, a train, and a bus. The journey of almost two days and one night made her exhausted. After finally returning to Wutong Town, she went straight to the most prosperous commercial street in the town, wanting to find a hotel here to rest for a night - she couldn't go home directly, because she had a "tough battle" to fight when she got home.

It had been four or five years since she left Wutong Town, and many of the shops on this street were very different from what she remembered. Takeuchi had originally planned to walk around the street with her suitcase before making up her mind, but when she was almost at the end of this commercial street, her eyes inexplicably fell on a store.

At first glance, this shop is out of tune with the surrounding shops. It has no windows or signs, only a large and conspicuous wooden door with exquisite patterns. Above the wooden door are layers of black tiles, which reflect a faint light in the sunset. Under the raised eaves are hung a string of quaint bells, which make a steady clanging sound in the wind.

At first glance, you can tell that it is decorated in the exquisite and expensive Chinese style.

Under normal circumstances, Takeharu would never have thought of this shop as a neo-Chinese-style B&B, but this time, she didn't know why she lost her mind. The other person's door was clearly only half-open, but she actually did such an uncultured thing as not knocking but instead looking in from outside the door while dragging her suitcase.

“I’m so sorry.”

Wu Yulan simply didn't dare to recall the incident. The more she thought about it, the more embarrassed she felt. After apologizing again, she picked up her suitcase and prepared to leave, but was stopped. She heard a very pleasant voice, neither hurried nor slow.

"Wait a minute." The owner of the voice said, "This is not a B&B, this is a teahouse."

A slender hand pressed the edge of the carved door and opened half of the wooden door. The light from the setting sun came in, leaving a warm orange-red color on the ground.

"If you don't mind, you can stay for a cup of tea and rest before leaving."

Wu Yulan felt inexplicably relieved and her embarrassment eased a lot. She decided that no matter how much the tea cost or whether it tasted good, she would buy one as an apology for her impolite behavior just now.

She squeezed the handle of the suitcase and said, "Then please give me a drink."

"good."

After hearing the answer, Wu Yulan turned around and saw a figure in a long gown disappearing behind a screen.

The thought flashed through her mind: "The back looks terrible, I wonder what the front looks like." But her eyes fell on the screen and she couldn't move away.

The lines of the screen are irregular, yet have a natural sense of freedom. The colors of the screen are diverse but not mixed, and light gleams at the intersections of the gaps, creating a beautiful sight under the setting sun.

She stood in the middle of the store, turned her head and looked around. The more she looked, the colder she felt. The counter was exquisite, and the patterned decorations seemed to be inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The patterns formed by the shelves on the wall were more exquisite than the murals in the museum... Although Takehana didn't understand, she could tell at a glance that this decoration was worth a lot of money!

Finished!

Her heart skipped a beat. How expensive would a cup of tea be to drink in such an atmosphere?

Takeuchi glanced at the half-open door, and a fierce ideological struggle began in his heart.

"Why don't you find a seat?"

Before she could figure out whether or not to abandon her inner sense of morality and run away, the owner of the teahouse came out.

Putting aside the embarrassment just now, after Wu Yulan saw the owner's face clearly, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

The shop owner was a very young man, with black hair, phoenix eyes and a pair of glasses. He wore a black gown that was not often worn by young people nowadays. The gown was embroidered with unfamiliar patterns with silver silk thread, and his whole temperament was very ancient.

A wisp of mist rose, and the phoenix eyes behind the monocle looked deep and mysterious. The owner placed the tea on the tea table closest to her and made a "please" gesture.

Takeharu rarely drinks tea at work, usually relying on coffee to survive, so she couldn't recognize the variety of the cup of tea in front of her. However, based on the few times she had drunk tea in her life, whether it was black tea, green tea or white tea, it didn't taste good anyway.

She asked for the tea herself, and it was most likely an expensive cup of tea, so it was impossible for her not to taste it at all. Wu Yulan picked up the teacup and took a sip with a fearless attitude.

The tea tasted a little bitter when she first drank it, but it started to taste sweet the next second. The light sweetness overwhelmed the bitterness, but it was not cloying. She didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but her tired mind after two days and one night of traveling had become much clearer, and she felt an indescribable sense of comfort.

Delicious!

Takeuchi drank the cup of tea in one gulp, just like a cow chewing a peony.

She put down her teacup and realized that the owner was sitting opposite the tea table, watching her drink.

She preempted the others with a sincere compliment: "The tea is delicious."

After hesitating for a moment, she asked again: "I want to ask you how much is one catty... no, how much is one ounce?"

I always feel that she can't afford to buy a pound of it on her own.

To Takehana's surprise, the shop owner shook his head and said, "The tea in this shop is not for sale to the public."

"...Ah?" Takeuchi sighed in disappointment when he heard this. "It's not for takeout..."

The shop owner seemed amused by her behavior: "I don't sell it, but I can refill your water."

He pulled out a very beautiful purple clay teapot like a magician, and poured a pour of hot water into her teacup. The rich tea aroma spread and filled the entire room.

The regret that Takeuchi had just felt was thrown away in an instant. Since she couldn't buy tea leaves to brew herself, she could just drink a few more cups to make up for the cost!

Anyway, she had been embarrassed several times just now, so she became thick-skinned. The second cup of tea was poured, and the water was not too hot. She held the cup and drank it in small sips.

Maybe it was because the current atmosphere was too quiet, very suitable for relaxation. As she drank her tea, her thoughts drifted away.

This teahouse with beautiful decoration and delicious tea that I found today was a complete surprise. I am going to take a break here now, but I guess I won't be free tomorrow.

Whenever Wu Yulan thought about how he had worked hard for four or five years and had finally saved some money and was making plans, but suddenly found out that his parents were indulging in feudal superstition at home and were deeply involved in it and unable to extricate themselves, he would get angry.

If there was a medicine in this world that could regenerate severed limbs, there wouldn't be so many disabled people. The person who invented it would have become world-famous and deserved to be enshrined in a temple, right?

She found it ridiculous when she heard it. Her parents were still telling her in a video call how miraculous the medicine was. They used so many connections and spent so much money to get her father a spot to regenerate his severed limbs.

Her mother even took out her retirement savings of many years and bought a safety bracelet for her. She repeatedly told her to wear it on her hand and checked if she was obedient every time they video-called her.

Takeya Arashi endured it again and again, but finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked for annual leave from the company, then flew back to kill.

Even if we can't bust the scam, we have to get her parents' hard-earned money back. What's the difference between this and selling health products to the elderly!

As she was thinking, the tea in her hand was almost gone. This time she felt her whole body warmed up a lot and she wasn't so tense anymore.

The shop owner sitting opposite her gave her a third glass of water.

"You really don't sell your tea to outsiders?" The tea was so delicious that Takeuchi refused to give up. "Can you sell me some?"

Facing her expectant eyes, the owner shook his head cruelly.

Takeha Lan: "...You don't even want to make money."

But looking at the decoration of the store, it seems that the owner is not short of money, and he may have opened the store just as a hobby.

"Drinking tea is about fate." The shop owner said slowly, "Fate cannot be forced."

———It sounds a bit like a charlatan.

While drinking tea, Wu Yulan suddenly felt something furry at her feet. She lowered her head and found that a puppy with blue-gray fur had appeared at her feet. The puppy was stepping on her knees and trying to pull her wrist.

The puppy looked a little different from the ones she knew, and of course it was possible that it was a rare breed of dog brought back by the wealthy shop owner.

Takeuchi has no resistance to these furry little animals: "Can I touch your puppy?"

"Can."

Takeuchi felt that the shop owner's expression when he agreed was a little strange, but she thought it was her own illusion. So she didn't take it seriously, but reached out and happily stroked the puppy's head a few times.

Then, she heard a snap.

The blue-gray puppy bit the black bead on her bracelet and swallowed it in no time!

Takeuchi: “!!!”

She was so frightened that she stood up and said incoherently: "Plastic, no, rhino horn, no, it ate the beads on my bracelet!"

Although she really disliked the bracelet with black beads that her mother forced her to wear, and was indeed planning to throw it away in front of them when she returned home, but now it has been eaten by a puppy. Should she send the puppy to the hospital?

They say these are raw rhinoceros horn beads, but who knows if they are made of this material!

"Sorry, it's a little naughty." Unlike Takeuchi's panic, the shopkeeper looked apologetic. "How much is your bracelet? I'll compensate you."

Wu Yulan looked at the puppy squatting on the ground and wagging its tail after eating the beads, and then looked at the extremely calm shop owner: "Is it a question of paying for the bracelet now? Should I take it to the pet hospital for treatment?"

"It's fine." Wu Yulan saw the shopkeeper give a helpless smile, "It just ate your 'bad luck'."

Takeha Arashi: "...Shopkeeper, now is not the time for us to tell jokes."

"I'm not lying to you," she heard the shopkeeper say. "Look at the black line at the crook of the arm."

Wu Yulan subconsciously looked at her right arm according to the meaning of his words. Her arm was smooth and white. The dark blue mark as thick as wool was fading away as if it had life under her gaze, and finally condensed into a black dot on her wrist.

The dark blue lines appeared on her arms out of nowhere a few days ago after she woke up. She had planned to go to the hospital for a checkup after dealing with her parents' problems...

In broad daylight, Wu Yulan shuddered for no apparent reason.