Chapter 99: The Ominous Glowing Stone
The pedestrian street was deserted in the deep night.
A beautifully decorated milk tea shop, with only an artistic sign hanging above the door, twinkling. Inside, most of the lights were off, leaving only one counter illuminated.
A girl with long, pale pink hair held her hands high, hanging a black curtain over a spotlight, decorating in advance for a mysterious Halloween atmosphere. Another white-haired girl held her feet in her palms, occasionally looking up at her.
“Hooray! This gives it a fortune-telling vibe, it needs to be mysterious.”
“It’s really going to turn into a strange little shop. Won’t people think we have chuunibyou…?”
After decorating the exterior of the shop, Su Xiaoxiao placed her hands, which had been holding Yifulan’s feet, on the counter.
Yifulan stood on the counter, then lightly jumped down, slipped back into her small high heels, and then took Su Xiaoxiao’s hands, gently blowing away dust from her palms.
“Our custom-made mage robes will arrive soon. Once we sit in them, the atmosphere will immediately be set.”
“Although I feel there’s hardly anyone around and we don’t need such a grand display, as long as Fufu is happy, it’s fine.” Su Xiaoxiao smiled gently, tilting her head cutely.
Yifulan sat back in her chair, elbows on the counter, looking boredly at the door.
Well, my wife is right!
No one would come during these business hours except for vampires. Besides Ruo Xiaoxi, they had also hosted other vampires and their close friends.
The number was very small, but each vampire was deeply hidden in the nearby cities. Su Xiaoxiao and Yifulan would not reveal any information about them to others.
This small shop was actually more like their little love nest, a place to spend their vacation time.
“Why didn’t Ruo Xiaoxi come tonight?” Yifulan muttered, looking at the door.
“What’s wrong? She doesn’t have to come every day to support your business, does she?~ But it’s Friday, school should be out, I thought she’d come too.”
“I wonder what she’s busy with. If she’s in trouble, she can come to us for help. This is a sanctuary for bloodkin! If you encounter life-threatening persecution or difficulties in life, you can seek help!”
Ruo Xiaoxi didn’t come, which probably means she’s doing well. Yifulan still wanted to tell her stories.
Yifulan glanced at her phone, then suddenly remembered something and said to Su Xiaoxiao: “By the way, Xiaoxiao, I heard that Sister Zi recently lost a magic stone.”
“Magic stone? An inscription stone?” Su Xiaoxiao, who was researching cocktails, asked curiously.
“No, no, losing an inscription stone is nothing rare. That kind of material for magic beginners can be found everywhere if you go back to the Adel Continent. What was lost was a sealing stone, though it does look very similar.”
“Sealing stone? Sealing what?”
“A subspace tainted by ‘The Beyond,’ probably a city destroyed a long time ago. We don’t know what’s inside, but there are definitely Beyond Beasts. They’re all locked inside that stone.”
Su Xiaoxiao put down her mixing glass. “Is it serious? Do you need my help to find it?”
“There’s certainly no need for that. To ordinary people, a sealing stone is just a glowing rock at most. It can’t be opened without magic. It’s fine if someone picks it up. Sister Zi will handle it herself.”
“Oh… okay.”
“Mmm-hmm.”
“Fufu, no customers tonight, so I’ll be the customer. Make me a delicious milk tea?”
“Customer? Who considers you a customer? You’re my wife!” Yifulan laughed and pounced on Su Xiaoxiao, pinning her under the counter. The leftover base drink in the mixing glass spilled all over the floor.
“Ah! It’s all over my legs, what a waste! Bad Fufu, I’ll hit you!”
Su Xiaoxiao blushed, resisting with her two small hands. Yifulan grabbed her hands to stop her from flailing, and kicked off her shoes so she couldn’t wear them. “Just kick the air with your bare feet.”
“Hehehe…” The two girls laughed and played intimately on the floor.
As everyone knows, the Tarot Astrology Shop is a dog-food shop filled with the sour smell of love!
…Meanwhile, Ruo Xiaoxi and Latona returned to their apartment building from the convenience store.
Ruo Xiaoxi handed the bag to Latona and said, “Latona, take the snacks home first. Do you have the key? I forgot to buy laundry detergent, I’ll go to the supermarket ahead and buy a bag.”
“Laundry detergent? What’s that? Can I eat it too?” Latona seemed to have turned into a little foodie.
“If you don’t mind, I can let you try a little.”
“Oh, okay. Then Xiaobao, come back early. I’ll be waiting to eat the laundry detergent you bought.” Latona said, eating seaweed and waving slightly, still looking a bit cute.
“Pfft…!” Ruo Xiaoxi tightly closed her mouth, her face flushed, desperately telling herself not to laugh.
Why do I feel like I’m tricking an innocent girl? She decided not to let Latona eat it. It would be terrible if she got poisoned. She wouldn’t bully her anymore. But bullying her was so much fun.
Latona had teleported from another world and clearly wasn’t as familiar with this world as Chris. A TV set could keep her curiously tinkering for a long time.
Technology was the crystallization of human wisdom. Those from other worlds would be puzzled for a while. Perhaps magic wasn’t the only way to defeat magic; the power of technology could also be used.
“You really love seaweed, don’t you? Remember not to eat it all tonight. Save some for tomorrow.” Ruo Xiaoxi reminded her, then walked towards the supermarket.
Just as she was about to push the door open to enter the supermarket, she suddenly noticed something sparkling at her feet.
As the saying goes, girls have an innate, irresistible attraction to shiny things. Ruo Xiaoxi was no exception. She stopped, bent down curiously, and took a look.
It looks like a stone? Why is it glowing at night?
Left in such a casual place, Ruo Xiaoxi thought it must be unwanted, so she reached out and picked it up.
A stone with a slightly heavy texture, or more accurately, closer to a slab. It was carved with obscure, incomprehensible patterns and emitted a faint, shimmering glow.
At first glance, it had a sense of déjà vu, as if emitting a ghostly black mist, like a lump of excrement, giving an immediate, ominous feeling of repulsion. Ruo Xiaoxi instinctively held it a little further away.
But upon closer inspection, that feeling disappeared, as if it were an illusion.
Hmm, I suddenly feel like this unique stone would make a great gift for someone.
Like a compensatory gift for Xiaonuo. If she could find another one, that would be even better. One wasn’t quite enough to share, and Senior Xia would get angry if she found out…
Being a little green tea isn’t easy…
Ruo Xiaoxi held the glowing stone in her palm for a moment, then put it in her pocket.
“This stone is so pretty. Is it a luminous pearl? I love it.”
“Hehe, if I picked it up, it’s mine!”
