I opened a shopping mall in Xihuan

In the afternoon, the bright sunlight shines into the living room on the second floor of the grocery store without hindrance, and the clear blue sky is reflected on the glass, like a large piece of blue porcelain.

There was an extinguished oil lamp on the coffee table in front of the sofa, You Xia sat on the carpet, snapped his fingers in front of the oil lamp, and recited a spell every time he snapped his fingers.

"primaflamma (primary flame)."

The oil lamp did not respond.

"Crack!" Youxia snapped his fingers again, "primaflamma."

The wick still had no flame.

"Prima...tsk!" You Xia became a little impatient, and said to the little dragon cub who was ordered to run around the table because he was full: "Xiao Lai, breathe fire."

The little black dragon stopped, turned its head and looked at him with an inexplicable expression, and then it seemed to understand something, opened its mouth and sprayed a black and red flame towards the oil lamp.

Suddenly, this oil lamp that Youxia stared at for more than an hour ignited a fierce flame!

"No." Li Youmen came over at some point, and said a little unkindly, "This is cheating."

After all, he cast a little magic, and the oil lamp went out again.

You Xia: "..."

The adult elf ignored the unlovable expression of the elf cub, sat down gracefully on the sofa, opened a book and said, "Continue to practice."

You Xia sighed wearily: "I don't think I'm talented in fire magic, I don't feel the existence of fire element at all."

Li Youmen put down the book, raised his stern cheeks like spring, and said in a harsh tone: "Humans don't even have the talent to feel the elements of life, but doesn't Auguste know how to use life magic?"

So he is a great magician - You Xia thought to himself.

"Our group is not good at fire magic, so we have to practice diligently. At the beginning, I also learned fire magic through repeated boring attempts." Li Youmen said, and snapped his fingers lightly, Quickly spit out the incantation in his clear voice: "primaflamma."

The moment the voice fell, a few clusters of sparks shot up on the copper wall at the edge of the oil lamp, and then a faint blue flame swept across the copper wall very quickly and flowed to the wick, igniting a bright orange light.

Although I have already watched the demonstration of this magic by Liyoumen, when you watch it up close again, Youxia will still be moved by this short and wonderful process.

He felt that he could do it again, such a cool magic, he had to learn it!

You Xia sat upright, raised her hand and prepared to continue trying.

At this moment, the door of the stairwell was suddenly opened, and Muriel, who was wearing a shirt and overalls, appeared at the door.

"Boss, a gentleman named Burnis came to see you with a cat in his arms."

"Burness?" Youxia was slightly surprised, and said to Muriel, "Let him come up."

"Good boss."

You Xia looked up at Li Youmen: "Teacher, can I entertain the guests first?"

Li Youmen nodded.

"Thank you, I will make up for the lost time later."

After finishing speaking, You Xia went to the nearby tea area to make green tea.

Just after putting away the tea leaves and pouring hot water into the clean glass, Mr. Burnis came in through the door of the stairwell.

He was still wearing the old gray cloth robe, and his ear-length black hair had grown a little longer, falling to his chin, making his thin face even more serious.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Burnis!" Yuxia greeted him, "Why did you come here to find me?"

"It's not me, it's looking for you." Bourniss looked at Locke, a long-haired white cat who was sitting well-behaved.

"It's Locke?" Youxia was very surprised, Bournis, who was always socially fearful, would take the initiative to find the grocery store because his cat wanted to see him.

Burnis said in a cool tone: "It has been clamoring to see you."

"Really?" Youxia knelt down and waved to Locke, and the white cat immediately ran to his hand with light and small steps, raised its small head and buried the furry cat's face in his palm.

Youxia was elated by its enthusiastic attitude, and didn't notice the silent staring of the little dragon cub on the sofa behind him. He just stroked the cat's head and said with a smile on his face, "Didn't I just deliver cat food to you a few days ago?" , miss me so much?"

Locke raised his head: "Yes, I miss you so much!"

"Do you miss me or miss..."

In the middle of the conversation, You Xia's smile suddenly froze, and the action of stroking the cat also stopped.

He stared blankly at the little cat face looking up at him, and asked in disbelief, "Just now...you were the one talking?"

"That's right, I'm the one talking!" The beauty cat opened and closed its small mouth, making a refreshing boyish voice, and then it walked around next to the dull-faced elf, saying as it walked, "I miss you so much, You Xia , why don’t you come to see me, I miss your smile, the smell of your body, and the cat food you cook for me, if you don’t mind the race, can you let me be your partner?”

At this time, a little milk dragon bared its fangs in the dark, spread its wings, and opened its mouth wide.

But before it burst into flames of anger, Li Youmen, who was sitting on the side reading a book, flatly refused on behalf of You Xia: "No, he is still young and cannot find a partner."

The dragon cub closed its mouth, and cast an approving look at the adult elf.

Li Youmen continued: "Even if we want to find a partner, we wood elves will not find a weak kitten."

"Aww!" The little dragon cub agreed, then erected the spines on its back and the barbs on its tail, spread its wings and flew around the little white cat, landing on Youxia's shoulder like a demonstration.

You Xia: "..."

There were so many slots that he didn't know where to start.

Burnis frowned and said, "Lock, you told me that you just wanted to meet the elf and show him that you can talk now. What were you doing just now?"

Locke turned around and said, "I'm just expressing my preference as a cat."

"No," Youxia stood up and interrupted them, "Mr. Burnness, why is it talking?"

Burnis replied calmly: "I fed a speech potion."

You Xia: "Is there such a potion?"

"Well, the refining was successful for the first time yesterday." Burnis explained slowly, "I have been thinking, since the orcs can transform into animals and speak human words, why can't ordinary animals transform into human forms?"

Ah this...

Youxia paused and said, "So you have been developing potions that turn ordinary animals into humans?"

"That's right, the potion of wisdom and the potion of speech are all the successful results of this long experiment." Burnis showed a rare smile: "It's really an interesting process."

You Xia was speechless, looking down at Locke, who had a very vivid and rich facial expression, and thought to himself that August was right, his neighbor is really a hidden boss...

It's just that the boss's thinking is a bit strange.

Probably because his gaze stayed on the cat for too long, the little dragon cub stamped its paw on You Xia's shoulder in dissatisfaction, and let out an aggrieved "wow".

Reflexively, Youxia picked up the dragon cub, hugged it into his arms, and rubbed it, and then he suddenly thought of something, and asked Burnis: "Then do you still have such a speech potion?"

"No." Burnis replied first, and after glancing at the dragon cub he was holding, he added: "It can be refined, but it will take some time, and it may not be successful."

"It's okay to take some time, can I order one from you?"

Burns nodded.

You Xia smiled: "It's troublesome."

Burnis looked away blankly, and said to the white cat squatting around the elf's feet, "Lock, come here, we're going back."

"Are you going back so soon? I just came here..."

Burnis said firmly, "Let's go."

"Good!" The white cat sighed humanely, rubbed Yuxia's clothes with nostalgia, then walked slowly back to Burnis, and was embraced by him.

You Xia said politely: "I'll take you down."

Burnis didn't refuse, he raised his legs and walked towards the door first.

You Xia put down the fat little black dragon, followed Burnis down the stairs, and sent the neighbor to the door of the store.

When they were separated, Locke stepped on Burnis' shoulder with two paws, poked out his cute head, and said in a small mouth: "I'm going back, Youxia, remember to come and play with me when you're not busy! "

A cat sits on its owner's shoulder and invites you to go and play with it...

You Xia thought this scene was weird, but he still responded: "I will, and I will bring you your favorite potato cod rice."

Seeing the backs of Burnis and Locke mixed into the crowded street, Youxia turned around to go back to the shop, but the moment he raised his eyes, he saw a familiar dignified figure in the flower arrangement.

The other party was wearing a low-key dark blue embroidered dress and a beautiful ribbon and lace hat. A pair of gentle and elegant eyes under the brim of the hat were looking at him quietly.

You Xia froze for two seconds, then quickly searched out the identity of the person in front of him in his mind——

Yes, that is the landlord of the fried chicken shop, Xiu Qi's mother, Mrs. Erica!

Youxia, who finally remembered her name, smiled and said, "Mrs. Erica, long time no see!"

"Yes, Your Excellency, I haven't seen you for a long time," Mrs. Erica greeted familiarly, "I heard that you opened a very interesting commodity store here, and I just invited a few ladies to drink tea today. Just walk over and have a look, from the outside, this is really a stylish shop."

"Thank you for your compliment." You Xia continued, "Did you hear what Xiu Qi said, he came over to cheer me up when it first opened, and he almost emptied my shelves as a result."

Mrs. Erica was amused by his description: "I think his behavior is understandable, after all, the products in your store are very interesting, such as toothbrushes that are very convenient for cleaning teeth, oh yes, I especially like the one in the purple glass bottle Shower gel, the scent of wine is very charming."

"It's just some common daily necessities, and it's our honor to win your favor." You Xia said modestly, and then remembered that this was a potential wealthy client before him, so he opened his mouth to sell: "By the way, I'm still paying you today." Some new products have been introduced, which clean and nourish the skin of the face, very suitable for a beautiful and elegant lady like you, would you like to come in and take a look?"

Mrs. Erica nodded slightly: "Of course, that's exactly what I came here for."