"What do you mean by 'trusting This Meow'? Are you sure you're not just being Stupid Cat? That clearly sounds fake, doesn't it?" Fu Xuan said.
Selene: …Ah, is it really necessary to expose it? Little Cat needs her dignity!
…After seeing Selene finish both the Momo Roll and the hot Floating Goat Milk, Selene finally reached for the last food item, the qiong shi bird skewer!
There was only one qiong shi bird skewer per serving, and each skewer only had two pieces.
Fu Xuan took one of them and handed it to Selene.
Selene took it but didn't eat it immediately; instead, she examined it.
"This qiong shi bird skewer… it seems to be made from some kind of fruit? So why is it called a qiong shi bird skewer?"
Hearing Selene's internal question, Fu Xuan explained, "The Qiong Shi bird lives in symbiosis with plants, with its tail adorned with abundant fruits."
"And this qiong shi bird skewer is made from those fruits; the Qiong Shi bird is not harmed during the production process."
"Meow? (So is this considered meat? Or is it vegetarian?)" Selene asked, tilting her head with a serious expression.
Fu Xuan: …Selene took a bite of the qiong shi bird skewer. The taste was somewhat similar to candied hawthorn, but the fruit inside didn't have the sourness of hawthorn, so there was still a difference.
After finishing all the snacks, Fu Xuan placed the stellar jade on the table, then picked up Selene, ready to leave.
Seeing this, Selene asked with some concern, "Meow? (Is the stellar jade just left on the table like this? Aren't you afraid someone passing by will take it?)"
"Hehe… who would dare to take money from the Divination Commission?" Fu Xuan chuckled.
Hearing 'Divination Commission,' Selene instantly understood! This was money paid by a Diviner; anyone who dared to take it would surely be doomed!
"Come, This Meow will take you to buy something nice." Fu Xuan said, carrying Selene towards a distant clothing store, but that store specialized in pet clothing… On the way to the clothing store, Selene's little paws started to get restless.
She quietly reached her hand into Fu Xuan's pocket, preparing to take the white sugar from Fu Xuan's pocket!
She hadn't forgotten the task, after all, that was three days of transformation time!
Mainly… she was afraid her small body couldn't handle the punishment!
And she thought she had been very careful, and that Fu Xuan hadn't noticed her doing anything mischievous.
But in reality, Fu Xuan already knew everything; she just didn't want to stop this little Stupid Cat.
However, Fu Xuan was actually a little curious: how would this little Stupid Cat manage to take that glass jar? Could her little paws really pick up a glass jar?
The moment that thought crossed her mind, Fu Xuan felt that the jar of white sugar in her pocket was gone!
And she hadn't felt Selene pick it up with her paws.
At the same time, Selene also withdrew her little paw from Fu Xuan's pocket.
And as she withdrew her paw, Fu Xuan glanced out of the corner of her eye, but did not see the jar of white sugar in her paw.
"Strange? How did this little Stupid Cat do it? And where did that jar of white sugar go?" Fu Xuan thought to herself, her brows slowly furrowing.
She was now certain that the jar of white sugar in her pocket had disappeared!
But… Selene didn't have it in her hand! Could this Little one have something on her that could store items?
…Unknowingly, Fu Xuan had already led Selene to the entrance of the clothing store.
Fu Xuan also figured it out at this moment.
Everyone has some secrets, and This Meow can even hear her thoughts, so it's not strange for her to have something that can store items!
After Fu Xuan carried Selene into the clothing store, Selene started looking around.
There weren't many customers in the clothing store; at least, compared to the snack stalls, the number was about 70% less!
Of course, this was also normal, as it was a pet clothing store.
Just as Selene was thinking this, her body suddenly began to tilt forward, which startled the timid Little Cat!
The reason for the tilt was that Fu Xuan had bent down to pick up an accessory.
"Does this look good?" Fu Xuan took a small hat from the display and tried it on Selene's head.
Selene was initially indifferent, but when she saw that the hat was green, she instantly became unhappy!
"Meow! (No green hats! If you buy This Meow a green hat, This Meow will definitely be angry with you!)"
Seeing Selene's strong reaction, Fu Xuan had no choice but to give up and look at hats of other colors.
In the end, Fu Xuan chose a pink hat, to which Selene didn't express any opinion.
Although the color didn't really match her white fur, it was Fu Xuan's choice, and she would definitely pick what she liked!
For Selene, what she wore wasn't important; as long as Fu Xuan was happy… After buying a small hat, Selene started choosing pet collars.
Besides looking good, there was another very important reason for buying this item!
That was, wearing this collar meant that her Selene had an owner! This way, she wouldn't be easily carried away by others!
As for Selene, her attention was now entirely on Fu Xuan, or more precisely, on the white sugar Fu Xuan was carrying.
"How strange? Where would Fu Xuan Wife put the other white sugar? This Meow has been observing for so long and hasn't found it!"
Hearing Selene's thoughts, Fu Xuan couldn't help but feel a bit speechless.
"This little Stupid Cat! Hasn't she already taken one jar of This Meow's white sugar?! This Meow only brought three jars in total! Are you trying to take a second one?!"
"What a greedy Little Cat!"
"Sigh… never mind! If you want it, I'll give you another jar…" Fu Xuan thought to herself, and inadvertently, she put one of her hands into another pocket.
And when she took her hand out again, the opening of the sugar jar in that other pocket was exposed!
Seeing this, Selene instantly became excited!
"Isn't this just being delivered to This Meow?! This is simply wonderful! This Meow is so lucky!"
Fu Xuan: This was clearly intentional on This Meow's part. What does it have to do with your luck?
…Selene reached out again, stealthily putting her hand into Fu Xuan's pocket.
This time, just like the last, the jar of white sugar in Fu Xuan's pocket suddenly vanished into thin air!
Fortunately, having experienced it once before, Fu Xuan was no longer surprised by this.
"Strange? I clearly touched this pocket just now, so why didn't I feel it?" After getting the white sugar, Selene couldn't help but feel a bit confused again.
Fu Xuan: Hmph! With your tiny paws, you clearly just fumbled around the outside of the pocket!
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