Douluo: I have a lucky magic dice

Chapter 21 Rumors of the Night
Ji Xinghe, who had consumed a lot of physical strength and energy last night, was extremely hungry. He didn't know why, but it was an irresistible feeling of hunger.

After leaving Jiang's house, Ji Xinghe brought Jiang Nannan to the steamed bun shop they had visited frequently in the past few days.

The owner of this shop had remembered Ji Xinghe a long time ago, and even the neighbors knew that a child had come to his shop, and that the child had a very rich appetite.

"How many trays today?" The owner of the bun shop was a chubby middle-aged man with a kind smile. He would ask others how many they wanted, and when he asked Ji Xinghe, he just asked how many trays he wanted. As for Jiang Nannan next to him, he simply ignored her. The little girl was probably full from eating the leftovers from the boy.

"Two trays of beef, two trays of potatoes, one tray of leeks and eggs, and one tray of pork and cabbage!"

The Douluo world today can be regarded as having gone through the first industrial revolution of soul guides, so productivity has long been greatly improved, and oxen have gradually withdrawn from the agricultural environment and become one of the main meats on the table. Because of the existence of soul beasts, the price of ordinary livestock on the Douluo Continent is generally low, which also provides sufficient food guarantee for the lower-level workers. The human empire of the entire Douluo Continent is unlikely to experience a natural famine for thousands of years.

"By the way, if livestock are raised for more than ten years, will they become soul beasts?" Ji Xinghe looked at Jiang Nannan with some curiosity.

This problem had actually troubled him for a long time, but no one had ever given him an answer before, because even if his neighbors raised livestock, they would kill them and sell the meat for money after three years at most, and it was difficult for anyone to raise livestock for more than ten years.

Jiang Nannan was indeed an excellent student in the Soul Master Academy. She immediately replied to Ji Xinghe, "It's different. Soul beasts place great importance on bloodlines. Soul beasts and livestock are fundamentally different because of the existence of soul veins. Even newly born soul beasts have soul veins and can generate soul power in their bodies through eating and breathing. After the soul power has purified the soul beast's body for the first time, the soul beast can be called a ten-year soul beast."

"Oh, so that's the case. That is similar to the practice of our soul masters." Ji Xinghe sighed.

He wanted to ask more questions about soul beasts, but the boss's beef buns were already served. Ji Xinghe swallowed and instantly focused on eating. Last night, he had been running away with Jiang Nannan and taking care of Jiang's mother, which consumed a lot of energy. He was already starving.

"Eat, eat." Ji Xinghe didn't bother to be polite with Jiang Nannan. He held a big meat bun in each hand and started eating. Fortunately, he ate in good manners and there was no smacking sound from his lips.

Jiang Nannan was taking small bites of a bun, watching Ji Xinghe sweeping away the buns in the drawer like a whirlwind. She could feel the vigorous vitality of Ji Xinghe beside her.

But then Jiang Nannan's little face was successfully crushed by Ji Xinghe, because she did a rough calculation. A tray of beef buns was fifteen copper soul coins, and the other buns were ten copper soul coins each. This breakfast would cost seventy copper soul coins.

Jiang Nannan secretly reached out and touched the purse in her pocket. Her face turned slightly red. She had agreed to treat people to a meal, but she found that she didn't have enough money...

This is a bit embarrassing.

Fortunately, Ji Xinghe next to her saw through her embarrassment and said, "Boss, pay."

"I..." Jiang Nannan was about to speak when she saw Ji Xinghe smiling and saying, "It doesn't matter if you want to treat me for a meal later. After all, I can eat a lot. You are short of money anyway, so I won't waste your money."

Jiang Nannan bit her lip and suddenly had a strange feeling when she looked at Ji Xinghe counting out the coins. Although this guy in front of her was three years younger than her, she always had a feeling of being taken care of when she was with him. This was ridiculous, he was only six years old!

What Jiang Nannan didn't know was that a guy he thought was very mature was complaining in his heart, "Should I say it or not, it would be great if there was a soul guide for storing items. I could use my mental power to withdraw coins instantly, without having to count them out one by one like now."

"You seem to have never mentioned your family." Jiang Nannan said curiously as he looked at Ji Xinghe who sat down again and started to eat the buns again.

Because Jiang Nannan felt that Ji Xinghe's various behaviors were somewhat contradictory. He almost fainted from hunger when she first met him, and then he became her junior. Now he can even take out the precious Xuanshui Pill with just his little hands. Where did he get the money?
"I'm the only one at home now. As for other things, they're secrets." Ji Xinghe bit the potato-stuffed buns without raising his head. The mellow aroma of potato mash made the buns smell very simple. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." Jiang Nannan's eyes changed slightly. She didn't expect Ji Xinghe to be...even worse than her.

"It's no big deal. We should always look forward." Ji Xinghe said in a condescending manner.

Jiang Nannan couldn't help but laugh, this guy.

At this moment, the sound of a conversation reached their ears.

"Yes, it was last night. You didn't see it. That young man didn't even use his martial spirit. He knocked all the thugs from Qinghefang to the ground by himself. When we chased him out to see, he had already disappeared."

Ji Xinghe looked over when he heard the voices, and to his surprise, they were familiar faces, the three people in gray clothes whom he met here yesterday.

The man in gray was the one who spoke just now, "Old Sun, please give me the buns and porridge quickly. I'm starving."

"Okay!" The boss of the bun shop agreed, walked over with two bowls of rice porridge and said, "You guys are having too much fun, staying up all night in Qinghefang for several days in a row."

People who often stay up all night know that after doing so, they will either feel too sleepy to fall asleep or feel like eating something. Apparently, the three men in gray were the latter.

"Hey, it's not the busy farming season yet. The fields have been planted. If we don't play now, when will we play?"

The man in gray smiled and said, "Old Sun, let me tell you, you've been opening your shop a little later in the morning recently. It's not safe near your home."

Old Sun was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and said, "You mean the cemetery in town?"

The man in gray nodded and said, "You heard about it too?"

Old Sun frowned and said, "These days, even the dead can get up and talk again, not to mention the cemetery. Anything is normal. If someone is unlucky, he can be killed by a carriage while walking on the street."

The gray-clothed man smacked his lips and said, "Anyway, things have been a bit turbulent lately. I heard a lot of rumors in Qinghefang. It was said that someone saw figures standing in the cemetery late at night. You'd better be careful."

"Got it. I'll go get you some buns."

Old Sun agreed and turned to leave.

"Let's go too."

Ji Xinghe greeted Jiang Nannan, and the two of them stood up and walked towards the academy with heavy hearts.

(End of this chapter)