When the hodgepodge world of anime meets the shadow king

Ciqikou Ancient Town (anti-harmony)

After Yukino Yukinoshita slightly distorted the group's cognition, the three of them walked on the road together

"gollum"

Kitahara Xiao looked at the hot and sour noodles in his hand and swallowed his saliva

The transparent and chewy sweet potato noodles are soaked in a rich red oil soup, sprinkled with crispy peanuts, fresh bean sprouts and emerald green onions, which makes people's appetite increase just by looking at it.

He couldn't wait to take a bite. The vermicelli was smooth and chewy, and the sour and spicy taste instantly exploded on the tip of his tongue. The sour and refreshing feeling rushed down his throat, making him unable to stop.

He took one bite after another and soon the bowl was empty. In order to enjoy the meal, Kitahara Xiao adjusted his senses to the level of an ordinary person and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Yes, that’s the feeling!

He was on the verge of tears.

Even though Kitahara Akira has traveled to Japan for more than ten years, he still cannot accept foods such as sashimi and natto.

As expected, the food from my hometown is the most tempting.

"Xiaojun?" Kato Megumi looked at Kitahara Xiao who was about to cry and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

Kitahara Xiao wiped his face and said, "It's okay, I just...remembered the past."

"As you know, I was very poor at that time and could barely make ends meet."

“Even a bowl of hot and sour noodles is a rare enjoyment for me.”

Kato Megumi nodded, with a look of concern in her eyes.

Although she knew that Kitahara Xiao's living conditions in his previous life were very difficult, she didn't expect it to be to this extent that he had to think for a long time before eating a bowl of spicy and sour noodles that cost only a few dollars.

"Thinking of what we said before...how about we go take a look?" Yukinoshita Yukino suggested. "Although it's not the same world, the difference shouldn't be that big."

"Good idea," Kato Megumi agreed, "I also want to see where Xiaojun used to live."

"Emm..." Kitahara Akira was a little hesitant

The old apartment building where he lived before he traveled through time could not be said to be old, it could only be said to be extremely simple.

If the architectural layout of China in this world had not changed from the place where he lived in his previous life, Kitahara Xiao really didn't want the two of them to see that place.

So shameful.

But seeing how interested the two were, Kitahara Akatsuki really couldn't say no.

"Okay, I'll take you there this afternoon."

The three continued walking, and a small stall caught Kato Megumi's attention.

"Hehehe, handsome guys and beautiful girls, would you like a sugar painting?" The old man selling sugar paintings saw Kato Megumi looking at them curiously and greeted them with a smile.

"tang...hua?" Kato Megumi imitated the old man and uttered two awkward Chinese characters.

"Oh, that's it." Kitahara Xiao understood after taking a glance at the turntable with various animals painted on it on the stall.

Simply put, the buyer spins the pointer of the turntable, and the stall owner will draw the corresponding animal pattern with sugar for the animal whose image the pointer finally stops on.

It tastes good and looks good.

Kitahara Akira gave the two girls a brief explanation, and Yukinoshita Yukino also became interested in this Chinese specialty product.

"Japanese?"

Hearing the Japanese used by Kitahara Akira and the other two to communicate, the old man muttered something to himself.

He cleared his throat and looked at Kato Megumi with a smile on his face.

"Beautiful work, girl." The old man pointed at the sugar painting and gave a thumbs up. "This is so delicious!"

?

Kato Megumi blinked in confusion.

It’s so familiar, but my brain doesn’t understand it.

"Puchi!" Kitahara Xiao couldn't help but laugh out loud

He looked at the old man and said in Chinese, "Uncle, I am Chinese."

Kitahara Akira pointed at Yukinoshita Yukino and Kato Megumi and said, "They are my... um... girlfriends."

“Yes, both.”

After hearing this, the gray-haired, wrinkled old man's eyes, which had seemed a little cloudy, suddenly seemed to be ignited, and instantly filled with all kinds of complex and strong emotions.

Three-tenths of his expression was undisguised surprise, as if he had heard news beyond his imagination; another three-tenths was naked envy, as if he had seen something he had always dreamed of but had never achieved; and then another three-tenths was deep reminiscence, as if these words had evoked memories of the past that had been buried deep in his heart for many years.

However, among all these emotions, there is actually a subtle fear hidden, which makes people wonder what could make this experienced old man feel fear.

In an instant, all these emotions receded like the tide, and finally turned into a deep admiration for the person in front of him.

The old man just stared at Beiyuan Xiao blankly for a long time without coming back to his senses. After a long while, he slowly shook his head as if waking up from a dream, muttering to himself: "The young are to be feared, the young are to be feared..."

After chatting, Kitahara Xiao paid for three sugar paintings and started spinning the turntable.

Yukino Yukinoshita turned into a cat, Kato Megumi turned into a dog, and he... was a pig.

The corner of Kitahara Xiao's mouth twitched. He clearly saw the pointer stop at the dragon pattern, why did it jump to the pig all of a sudden?!

After waiting for a while, the three got their own sugar paintings.

Continuing walking on the road, Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the exquisite and cute cat sugar painting in her hand with surprise.

"Kacha" She couldn't help but took out her phone and took a photo

"How is it?" Kitahara Xiao bit off the sugar-painted pig head in his hand. "Does it feel okay?"

Yukinoshita Yukino put away her phone and looked at him with a smile and said, "Of course."

"After all.... this was recommended to us two by Kitahara-kun's girlfriend."

She said the word "girlfriend" in Chinese.

"Uh..." Looking at Yukinoshita Yukino's cute smile, Kitahara Akatsuki only felt a biting cold.

"Yukinoshita...you...you can speak Chinese?!"

“I have learned a little by myself. Although I am not very proficient yet, I can still understand some basic vocabulary.”

“Um…I…”

Kitahara Akira stammered and tried to explain, but Yukinoshita Yukino just stopped smiling and shook her head, interrupting him.

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After eating an authentic Yucheng hotpot, Kitahara Xiao and his friends bought high-speed rail tickets and set off for Kitahara Xiao's hometown. In his previous life, Kitahara Xiao did not live in the main city but in a county, or in a more crowded and chaotic old city.

Yukinoshita Yukino and Kato Megumi didn't care. In their opinion, the main purpose of this trip was to relax with Kitahara Akatsuki rather than to have fun.

But only Kitahara Xiao kept looking out the window after getting on the bus, wondering what he was thinking...