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"Wow, this porcelain shield is so beautiful, its a work of art!"
Just then, Xiao Xi suddenly sighed beside her, his gaze shifting from Ah Jun. The rescuing woman had already turned around. After wiping the sweat from her forehead and sighing, her expression softened instantly—transforming from stern and serious to warmly accepting the adoration of the young fan. This was her self-developed, highly-prided ability: both aesthetically pleasing and effective. Being someone with strict aesthetic standards, she found it delightful to receive such praise.
"Um? Is this hand feel comparable to Jingdes..."
Then, Xiao Xi looked around and tapped it, and said to herself: "Yay—— If I use this, I think we can save a lot of money at home—— My mother will be very happy!"
However, the woman and Ah Jun watched helplessly as Xiao Xi remained completely unaffected by the fight, his self-absorption evident. They shook their heads in frustration before exchanging awkward smiles. The other contestant appeared to be a slightly older man with professionally groomed hair—neatly styled and well-groomed. He wore glasses that suggested scholarly refinement, though his eyes held something peculiar. Ah Jun noticed this unusual quality immediately.
After completing the mission, the righteous young man took his mystical beast, gave them some words of praise, then placed it on his shoulder. He politely bowed to the woman in front of the children and was about to leave unscathed when the caretakers of the other two mystical beasts rushed over. However, their faces were clearly flushed with anger.
Though they courteously bowed to the woman before the children, they immediately turned away, shamefully fitting their pet with a collar. Without uttering a word, they shot another glance at the young man before dragging the little beast away—— The older sister watched the two departing competitors with a sigh of reflection, then turned to offer this contestant an approving smile and exchanged a brief exchange of pleasantries.
After a while, the older brother left with his partner. From their conversation, Ah Jun learned that this top-three contestant was a local from the town, apparently acquainted with the judge sister. His advancement seemed entirely due to his own abilities – something akin to some family trait. Of course, the leaders recognition likely stemmed mainly from his personal vision and strategic thinking.
"Sis, its really you!"
After confirming the identity of the other party, Ah Jun began to express his inner thoughts.
"You are..."
At this point, the woman was a little surprised, but quickly responded, laughing, "—— Oh, its you, young hero, meeting again, really fate! How did you come here? Are you here to travel?..."
However, when the older sister met an acquaintance, she became different from before and seemed to be a little self-conscious. She asked a lot of questions, and Ah Jun didnt know how to respond.
"You are so leisurely!"
Fortunately, after completing the task, the man came to their side. Seeing the woman, he suddenly snorted and stopped her chatter: "In this situation, you can open your mouth!"
"Oh, youre here..."
But the woman did not pay attention to the mans cold words, but continued to be enthusiastic. She looked at the man again and pointed to the children. Then she introduced to him: "You came just in time. Let me tell you, this is the little guardian I mentioned to you before. We saved people together in Sunan City."
The man stood by, silent. He looked at the child beside him, grabbed the womans hand and pointed it at Ah Jun, then gave her a cold look.
"Haha!" The woman looked at the child, smiled knowingly, and turned to stare at the man.
"Oh, right—— Whats your name, boy?"
Looking at the thin Ah Jun, the man was a little surprised, as if he remembered something and was about to speak, but was interrupted by the woman.
"Before, I didnt ask carefully. —— It always felt a little like that, right?" Then the woman looked at the man again and added a strange word.
I saw that Ah Jun bowed again to express his gratitude: "Thank you, big sister, for helping me again! My surname is Zhuge, and my name is just Jun—— You can call me Ah Jun."
In front of acquaintances, especially kind people, Ah Jun felt more comfortable and did not think twice to answer truthfully to the two seniors.
"Zhuge clan——!"
Suddenly, the big sister in front of Ah Jun seemed to have an epiphany, turned to the man excitedly asked: "Yes? Yes? I should have thought of it!"
...
The man standing nearby, who was probably used to such a fright, remained calm —— Then he looked at the child and nodded affirmatively without saying anything.
"—— Ah, the fat guy. You must know him."
After exchanging a look with the man, the woman turned around with a smile and asked confidently. The man added a word to the confusion of Ah Jun: "Yi!"
At this point, Ah Jun finally realized, but with a little puzzled answer: "Hmm, he is my brother-in-law..."
"Wow, the world is so small —— Youve grown up so much —— Right?"
The girl looked at the man again and then cheerfully said to Ah Jun: "——We are good friends with your brother-in-law. When you were young, he always showed us your photos. He has many photos of you in his phone..."
A long time later, the woman was still eloquently recounting history, while Ah Jun, who had barely listened, might have been feeling homesick—— The man sensed the situation, patted the woman on the shoulder, then greeted the children and prepared to leave, as he still had to pick them up from school, go home, and cook.
So, the older sister nodded and smiled at the children to ease the atmosphere. Then, as if she had something in mind, she smiled at the man and said, "Hey! I want to eat braised pork tonight!"
"Your —— weight is —— not worthy!" The man looked at you with a blank face and gave you a friendly reminder without any courtesy.
"Hmph..." The woman glared at him angrily and dissed back: "—— fairies dont get overweight!"
Then the man looked away, sighed, shook his head helplessly, smiled at the children and walked away.
"By the way, I havent introduced myself yet —— cough. Let me introduce myself properly. My name is Bailidong. You can call me Sister Dong er! Hmm, the one just now..."
Gradually, the womans excitement gradually cooled down, and she began to appear calm and kind. Then she became familiar with the two children. At this time, Xiao Tianmei could no longer wait, and she rushed into the outside safe area and threw herself at Ah Jun. She really cared about him.
At this time, the older sister watched with delight, such a lovely girl, the child is really blessed.
"Xiao Jun, shes your girlfriend... right?"
"—— Big sister, do you think so?"
After receiving professional recognition, Xiao Xiangmei happily confirmed with the woman and turned to Ah Jun with a smile. However, Ah Jun was somewhat conflicted—such ambiguity might damage his junior sisters reputation. But how should he explain it? Would the senior sister believe me? Come on, this is no place where silver coins dont exist...
As Ah Jun hesitated, he awkwardly tried to brush past Xiaotianmei with a forced smile. The girl, though puzzled, remained cheerful and turned around to pull him closer. Seeing this, the older sister smiled gently and quickly changed the subject.
After chatting for a while, Ah Jun found that Sister Donger was good at extrapolating from one to another. He had not even finished his question before he got the answer. It seemed that the big sister could know what he was thinking. The chat process was both easy and pleasant.
Winter sister and the older brother are husband and wife. They both work in the Monster Authority and are the second in charge of the town management center. They are both local residents of the town.
Then the older sister enthusiastically invited the children to explore the town. This rare visit had brought them unexpected acquaintances, so they decided to catch up. But Ah Jun glanced at his wristbands time and hesitated. In the end, though still concerned about todays itinerary, he nodded under Xiao Tianmeis coquettish teasing and Xiao Xis persuasion.
But just as they were about to leave the meeting room, Ah Jun suddenly noticed that the huge, sturdy porcelain shield had a crack. It was probably not possible for Xiao Xi to knock it down —— just now.
Xiao Xi was absolutely smitten with the artwork, so he couldnt bear to take it home. He had even asked his older sister for help earlier. Sister Dong smiled warmly and teased him about its bulkiness, then added cheerfully that shed find him a better porcelain set later. As a professional ceramic artist herself, she had countless pieces in her collection – which delighted Xiao Xi beyond measure.
After a moments thought, Ah Jun realized he needed to alert the elder sister. The massive structure posed significant risks if it collapsed. Sister Dong had already noticed the danger, her eyes following Ah Juns gaze as she examined the children approvingly. A hint of panic flickered across her face as she studied the circular platform, beads of sweat forming on her forehead——. With a practiced command, the staff sprang into action to secure the venue. Then, she took the children shopping herself.
The layout and architecture of this town are very peculiar. How to say it? It seems to be specially designed for humans and strange beasts to live together. Everything has two forms of design. Here, there is also a lively atmosphere with a sense of harmony.
But Xiao Xi had already forgotten what happened yesterday. She saw him taking Xiao Tianmei to buy something here and taste something there. For the children, this delicious food was the best antidote for their troubles, but the combined troubles of the two of them seemed not so many.
As he walked along, Ah Jun was still thinking carefully, because he had some ambivalence about what had happened in the town before.
As expected, the little monsters detected Ah Juns scent. One by one, they broke free from their masters chains and gathered around the children once more. While Ah Jun felt a twinge of joy, his heart was filled with confusion and unease. After all, only a few of the towns little monsters lived freely—some held hands with people, others nestled in their parents arms, or squatted on their shoulders... But those before him were all shackled by special devices, some even having their fur worn away by the restraints.
Xiao er explained to Ah Jun that most of these small exotic beasts are battle-type creatures specially bred by the Management Center for combat purposes. As they possess considerable offensive capabilities, adoptive children must take specific protective measures to ensure safety. The free-roaming ones, however, are ordinary beasts that pose no threat. Of course, such creatures can only coexist with humans on equal terms after obtaining official approval. This difference stems from the differing philosophies between the local residents views regarding adoptive parents and the policies of the Exotic Beast Administration Bureau.
At this point, Sister Dong couldnt help but clench her fists. Like Ah Jun, she stared at the small exotic creatures ahead, sighing while absentmindedly muttering thoughts... As expected, the crowd began to gather again—spectators, administrators, and townsfolk alike. Today, however, there were far fewer confrontations and whispers. The atmosphere seemed more harmonious than usual, with a noticeably calmer scene.
Ajun was a little surprised, but he could understand that after all, with this big sister around, those people had to be polite—— So now the little monsters, without too much obstacles, are happily interacting with Ajun and others.
Wherever Ah Jun went, they followed him there... a bunch of sycophants, and a bunch of sycophants sycophants;
Ajun looked at the scenery, and they also enjoyed it together... They were crowded together, chattering and laughing;
Ah Jun eats and they drool... Well, ok, it seems that everyone is hungry!
Then, at the suggestion of Little Sweetie, Ah Jun and Xiao Xi brought the little mythical creatures some gourmet food from the only remaining mythical creature restaurant in town. Everyone had their fill and was overjoyed, though they looked as if they were starving – or more accurately, craving something delicious.
Although, this kind of thing, it costs a lot of money, but for Xiao Xi, money is not a problem, but he was immediately scolded by his mothers phone call, fortunately, there was Ah Jun to explain —— so, the mother immediately changed her attitude, praising the children did the right thing.
Of course, this massive procession wasnt just about Ah Jun and the little beasts. Further behind were a group of resentful yet twisted-faced individuals. Within this hastily assembled assembly, two contrasting scenes emerged: —— Ah Juns group radiated sunny cheerfulness and harmony, with even the older sister watching him approvingly from the side. The followers, however, wore gloomy expressions like dark clouds gathering over the sky.
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the ranks of the followers. "Star of disaster," "Be careful," and the dark clouds began to rain. Some even secretly pulled their strange beasts away from the crowd.
At this point, Ah Jun and everyone looked around, and found that in the center of the line, the center of public opinion, there was a person who was talking about Ah Juns bad news—— Ah Jun remembered that it was his fellow townsman, who had met him once, and of course, that person was certainly not a good person.
This man, slightly older than him, is currently a trainee at the town administration center. It makes perfect sense that the villagers naturally know Ah Jun and his abilities. The informant quietly shares stories about Ah Juns background in their hometown while weaving in residents subjective opinions and insights, all while warning about an impending crisis.
This small town, already teeming with mythical creatures, was particularly close to the protected area of these mystical beings. Everyone here knew exactly what was happening. Of course, not everyone saw Ah Jun as normal—passersby, curious townsfolk, and those who understood Qingdou culture all saw his unusual behavior as perfectly aligned with their own beliefs.
After all, they shared the same biased views and expectations about Ah Jun as the older sister did. Perhaps this child held the potential to change the status quo in the future. Moreover, this was Yishou Town – a place meant to be a shared home for both mythical creatures and humans, one of the original founding principles. How ironic that now, under the Yishou Administrations increasing interference, these mythical beings are being treated like criminals rather than respected guests.
Yet Happy Time always passed in a flash for Ah Jun and the children——. In that fleeting moment, he pressed the timing button as scheduled, following his carefully planned route. After bidding farewell to the Little Beast Clan, Sister Dong, and the older brothers who had arrived, he crossed through the magical gateway of Beast Town once more under the conflicting gazes of the crowd. With Xiao Xi still clamoring about the delicious treats and Xiao Tianmei pursing her lips in reluctant goodbye, he resolutely set off toward the next destination.