After some picking and choosing, Fu Xuan still couldn't find a collar that satisfied her.
For some reason, Fu Xuan always felt that those collars looked ugly on Selene!
She didn't know if the collars themselves were ugly, or if Selene just didn't suit them.
In the end, Fu Xuan chose a silver-white small bell for Selene and hung it around her neck.
Selene, for her part, didn't care, as these small decorations were meant for Fu Xuan to see, so as long as Fu Xuan was happy, it was fine.
The only thing that annoyed Selene was that the bell kept ringing incessantly, which was very noisy!
But Fu Xuan, as if knowing her thoughts, actually took out the bead inside the bell!
All Selene wanted to say was, 'You understand me, Fu Xuan! This Lady will marry no one but Fu Xuan in this life!'
Fu Xuan: 'Hmph! Dreaming big, are we? A Little Cat always thinking of marrying This Lady? Talk to me when you can turn into a human!'
...After leaving the clothing store, Fu Xuan picked Selene up again, and Selene set her sights on the third can of white sugar!
Fu Xuan couldn't help but frown at this. 'Why does this Stupid Cat always want to take This Lady's white sugar?'
'Does it really want to see This Lady cry and make a fuss? Would This Lady do such a thing? It doesn't even use its little brain to think!'
Although she was a bit displeased with Selene eyeing her white sugar, in the end, Fu Xuan still chose to give Selene the last can of white sugar she had.
Of course, it wasn't given directly; as before, she deliberately exposed it for Selene to take herself.
However, what Fu Xuan didn't expect was that after Selene got those three cans of white sugar, she inexplicably returned them!
"What a strange Little Cat?! Takes it and then returns it? Then why take it in the first place?"
Unlike Fu Xuan's confusion, Selene was overjoyed now! She had never imagined that a mission with such generous rewards could be completed so easily!
System: 'Oh no! I forgot Fu Xuan dotes on this one!'
...For the next few hours, Fu Xuan held Selene and came to a bookstore in Aurum Alley.
However, this bookstore was in a somewhat secluded location, so few people would notice it, and as a result, not many people came; the number of people inside could be counted on one's fingers.
After entering the bookstore, Fu Xuan went to the bookshelf, picked up a book, found an empty seat, and began to read.
This completely stumped Selene! 'What is This Meow to do? Am I, a cat, supposed to read books too?'
Hearing the Stupid Cat's inner complaints, Fu Xuan could only comfort her with a few words.
"Selene, you play by yourself for a bit. This Lady will take you to eat something delicious after This Lady finishes reading this book!"
Fu Xuan began to draw a picture for her.
Coincidentally, Selene actually fell for this 'picture'!
Until... after waiting for half an hour, Selene saw that Fu Xuan was still reading, completely engrossed, and then she understood!
Perhaps her understanding of 'a bit' was different from Fu Xuan's?! So This Meow should go find something to do herself!
With this conviction, Selene also climbed onto the bookshelf and started looking for books.
However, she never found anything satisfactory until... Selene discovered a tattered book at the very corner of the bookshelf.
Because the book was so old, it piqued Selene's curiosity, so she reached out her paw, took the book out, and began to flip through it.
But as soon as she opened the first page and took a glance, Selene's eyes instantly widened!
['This... what the heck?! Is it this exciting right from the start?!']
That's right, the book Selene found was an explicit picture book.
But as a Little Cat full of lewd thoughts, such a picture book was exactly what she was interested in!
Just like that, Selene spent the entire morning looking at the picture book, until Fu Xuan personally came to tell her it was time to leave, and only then did Selene stop!
However, the content of the picture book she was looking at was seen by Fu Xuan, who came to call her!
In that instant, Fu Xuan's face flushed crimson! Because the content of the picture book showed two girls embracing and doing some strange things!
Fu Xuan had never seen such a scene before; after all, she had never imagined that two girls could do that... And this Little Cat of hers was watching the content with great relish!
..."Ahem, it's noon, time for lunch."
Fu Xuan stood behind Selene, clearing her throat twice as she spoke.
Selene, who was engrossed in forbidden knowledge, was startled instantly, quickly closed the picture book, and then looked at Fu Xuan.
To her relief, Fu Xuan was looking at the books on the adjacent shelf, her attention not on her!
['Good! Fu Xuan didn't see what I was looking at! Otherwise, I'd be doomed!']
Fu Xuan: 'Guess why I turned my head away?'
...After the human and the cat left, the bookstore owner stretched and sat up from her rocking chair.
Then, she habitually walked a circle around her bookstore.
"Huh? Strange? How did the book This Lady hid before end up on the floor? Was it accidentally discovered by someone?"
The shop owner murmured in confusion.
But she didn't think much of it, picked up the book, and tucked it back onto the corner bookshelf... Fu Xuan took Selene to Shangziwei, planning to have lunch there.
This was actually different from her original plan; she had originally intended to eat something quick at Aunt Gao's first.
Afterward, she would buy some accessories for Selene, then read for a while, and then continue to eat snacks until she was full, skipping lunch! The afternoon would be for tea!
But she hadn't expected to read for an incredibly long time! This resulted in not getting to eat any snacks... After looking at the menu at Shangziwei, Fu Xuan handed it to Selene.
"Order whatever you want to eat, but no wasting it! Otherwise, This Lady will not let you off lightly!"
Fu Xuan said.
"Meow!"
Selene scanned the menu; there were indeed many dishes!
But on the menu, one section of dish names successfully caught Selene's attention!
[Dishes from Beyond the Heavens]
This name alone suggested that these foods were extraordinary!
However, before ordering, Selene looked at the prices of the dishes in this section; if they were too expensive, she would order less.
Fu Xuan: 'I didn't expect this Stupid Cat to even know how to save money for This Lady?! But actually, This Lady has more than enough to raise one cat!'
...Fortunately, the dishes in this section were not expensive, and many even had similar prices to other dishes!
Seeing this, Selene felt relieved and started ordering!
In the end, Selene ordered three dishes: Stir-fried Meat-Eye Sugar Balls, Fruitwood Roasted Shatarn Terror Bird Wings, and Oil-Blasted Flying Sea Anemone!
When Selene finished ordering and handed the menu to Fu Xuan.
Fu Xuan took the menu and looked at it with some curiosity; she really wanted to know what this Stupid Cat would order.
However, when she saw the names of those three dishes, she was completely stunned!
Good heavens! All three dishes ordered were made from extraterrestrial monsters as raw ingredients!
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