Selene, hearing that the steamed buns were sold out, instantly grew anxious and quickly said, "Ah, really?! Boss Lady! Can you make a few fresh ones?! I'll pay extra!"
"Oh, Little one, your mouth is so sweet! What a pity! My shop is already out of ingredients! Otherwise, just for you calling me 'sister,' I'd make them fresh for you!"
The Foxian boss lady said with a smile, clearly pleased with how Selene had addressed her. But that couldn't change her desire to close up shop!
"Boss Lady! How about an extra hundred?"
Selene took out a stellar jade worth a hundred yuan from her bag and said.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, little cutie! Sister, I really have to..."
"Two hundred!"
"Deal! Sister, I'll go buy ingredients right now and make you steamed buns!"
The boss lady said, then turned and walked out of the shop, heading straight for the market!
"Boss Lady, wait! I want sweet steamed buns!"
Selene looked at the departing boss lady and called out loudly from behind.
"Alright! Don't worry, little cutie! Sister will make sure your little mouth is filled with sweetness!"
...About ten minutes later, the boss lady returned with a bag full of ingredients.
Selene, who had been sitting on a chair inside the shop, instantly stood up excitedly when she saw the boss lady return.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, little cutie! Sister is going to make the steamed buns right away!"
The boss lady said, taking the ingredients into the kitchen in the back.
Seeing her enter the kitchen, Selene sat back down on the chair and waited quietly.
As for why she came to buy steamed buns... these were for Selene to "save her life"!
Whether she would survive when she returned to the Divination Commission later depended entirely on these steamed buns!
...Inside the Grand Astrologer's Office of the Divination Commission.
Fu Xuan sat in her office chair, looking somewhat anxious and restless.
She would occasionally pick up her jade amulet to glance at it, and then occasionally look towards the closed door.
"Hmm? How strange! Where on earth did that Stupid Cat go? It's almost one o'clock, why hasn't she come to find me yet?!"
"I messaged Qingque, but Qingque isn't replying either. It's really making me anxious!"
Fu Xuan mumbled, then angrily slapped the table with her hand, making a "bang"!
"Hmph! Just wait until you come back, I'll make sure to teach you a good lesson!"
Diviner Fu snorted, her expression clearly indicating anger, but deep in her eyes, a hint of worry was hidden!
..."Oh, little cutie, you've waited a long time, haven't you? Here! These are the steamed buns you wanted!"
The Foxian boss lady said, handing over the bag filled with steamed buns.
To prevent the steamed buns from getting cold on the way, the boss lady had specially packed them in an insulated container.
Selene took the bag, thanked the boss lady, and then hurried out of the steamed bun shop, running towards the Divination Commission!
It's worth mentioning that Selene spent a total of four hundred stellar jade for this bag of steamed buns! Two hundred was for the boss lady to buy ingredients fresh, and the other two hundred... was the price of the steamed buns.
Selene initially thought the boss lady might be trying to swindle her, seeing her as young and easy to fool!
But later she found out... the boss lady had actually made ten cages of steamed buns! With five different fillings!
The boss lady's explanation was that she hadn't bought many materials, but after making them, there were just this many, and she told Selene to take them home and eat them slowly.
Selene couldn't maintain her composure at that moment, her expression management completely out of control!
With so many steamed buns, she didn't know how long it would take to eat them all!
...Around 1:30 PM, Selene slowly walked into the Divination Commission, carrying a large bag of steamed buns.
[Phew! So heavy! This Meow is seriously going to die from exhaustion! Ahhh!]
Selene wailed in her heart, her small body really couldn't take it!
[System! Can I also awaken a Path or something?]
Selene asked the system in her mind; she genuinely felt this body was too weak and wanted to improve her strength!
"Of course you can, Host, but this task will be a bit difficult!"
[Stop talking nonsense! Hand it over! I'm already eager to improve my strength!]
"Please accept the special mission, Host: personally make a 'small outfit' for Fu Xuan. This mission has no time limit and no penalty. Upon completion, the Host can randomly awaken a Path! Strength after awakening the Path is unknown."
After issuing the mission, the system disappeared, leaving Selene alone, stunned.
"Make? Make a small outfit? This... putting aside whether Fu Xuan would find it strange, the key is This Meow doesn't know how to make one!"
Selene mumbled, her expression a bit helpless, but no matter what, she still had to find a way to complete this mission!
...Inside the Grand Astrologer's Office.
When Selene entered the Divination Commission's vicinity, Fu Xuan had already heard Selene's inner thoughts.
In an instant, Fu Xuan, who had been somewhat restless, immediately broke into a smile! Her expression also relaxed!
However, Fu Xuan quickly reined in her smile, putting on a stern face, as if to say, 'I am very angry now, do not provoke me!'
"Hmph! If she doesn't give me a reasonable explanation today! I'll make sure she regrets it!"
Fu Xuan said fiercely, as if she wanted to devour Selene alive!
...Before she knew it, Selene had already reached the door of the Grand Astrologer's Office.
But she hesitated to knock and enter, instead standing at the door, taking deep breaths repeatedly to regulate her emotions.
Perhaps even she didn't know why she was so afraid of Fu Xuan; after all, every time Fu Xuan got angry, she looked adorably fierce!
Yet, every time she saw Fu Xuan angry, she would feel fear from the bottom of her heart! Perhaps this was Diviner Fu's "aura"?!
And Fu Xuan, sitting in the office, heard Selene's self-comforting thoughts and was instantly amused!
"Heh?! She actually said I look adorably fierce every time I get angry?! Very cute, is it?!"
"Hmph! I'm clearly getting angry properly! How can I be cute?!"
Fu Xuan thought this to herself, then took a small mirror from her drawer, looked at her reflection, and fell into contemplation.
"I'm clearly acting very fierce, so why am I cute?"
Fu Xuan mumbled in confusion, continuously changing her expression in the mirror, trying to make herself look more "fierce"!
"Click!"
Just as Fu Xuan was looking in the mirror and changing her expressions, the doorknob was turned by Selene, who pushed the door open and walked in from outside.
Entering the office, Selene's eyes subconsciously looked towards Fu Xuan, and then she saw a certain Grand Diviner making funny faces in the mirror!
Selene: ... Fu Xuan: ... Before Selene could speak, Fu Xuan raised her hand and slammed the table hard! Making a loud "bang"!
Selene: ?????
...
---------------------------------
If you'd like to read the next 40 chapters in advance, you can support me on Patreon.
I regularly post chapter previews there, so you'll always be up-to-date and won't have to wait too long.
👉 patreon.com/SolyuraMT
And if you enjoy the story, don't forget to give me a Power Stone. Your support really motivates me to continue translating!