The girl stood there without moving, her eyes rolling slightly.
Seeing this, Mu Mu stood up without needing to speak; only then did the girl obediently walk over.
It’s obvious that she’s not afraid of anyone except for Mu Mu.
Ling Feng was speechless, seeing the girl in ragged clothes, her hair like a bird’s nest, he asked: "What’s your name?"
"Zi Zhu."
"How old are you?"
"Sixteen."
Zi Zhu answered whatever Ling Feng asked; she was quite cooperative.
After understanding the situation, Ling Feng learned she was an orphan who had been living in the capital for six years.
Zi Zhu didn’t have much ability, but she ran incredibly fast, so generally no one could catch up with her.
Relying on this, she usually stole food to fill her stomach.
However, today, seeing Xiao Xiao and Mu Mu seemed very wealthy, spending tens or hundreds of coins at once, Zi Zhu intended to steal from them.
Unexpectedly, Mu Mu had such great skills and managed to catch her, leaving her no choice but to follow them back.
After understanding the situation, Ling Feng said to Zi Zhu: "Bringing you back isn’t to bully you. I can offer you a better living environment and won’t enslave you. I’ll just ask you to help me with some tasks when needed and pay you monthly. Do you think you can stay?"
"How much money can you give me?" Zi Zhu asked.
"How about fifty coins a month?" Ling Feng asked.
Zi Zhu was stunned and then sneered: "Don’t joke, a General’s monthly pay is only fifty; how can you give me so much?"
"I have money, so why not?"
Ling Feng revealed the purple gold in the box and smiled: "Just decide whether you want to work!"
"Only a fool wouldn’t want to, count me in!" Zi Zhu rolled her eyes and said.
"Great!"
Ling Feng nodded, then said: "I have a task for you now. Go to the Red Army and find someone named Huo Yun, ask him to come here to find me!"
"Okay!"
Zi Zhu nodded, and just as she was about to leave, she turned back: "Aren’t you afraid I’ll run away once I leave?"
"If you want to leave, I can’t stop you. I’ll just find someone else; I don’t believe I can’t find anyone for fifty coins!" Ling Feng said.
Zi Zhu bit her lip without speaking.
Then her eyes sparkled, nodding: "Alright, then I’ll stay!"
"Great!"
Ling Feng smiled, then said: "It’s getting late, you go run the errand first, and when you come back, you can take a bath and change clothes!"
"No need, I don’t want to!"
Zi Zhu said a word and turned around to leave.
Yang Guang helplessly shook his head, thinking this girl might be in her rebellious phase; she may not want to bathe, but I insist she must, otherwise it’s too unsightly!
After Zi Zhu left, Xiao Xiao and the others went to organize today’s spoils, while Ling Feng started his original trade in the yard, preparing to roast meat.
In the evening, Huo Yun arrived, wanting to discuss important matters with him, and Ling Feng planned to treat him with his specialty.
Zi Zhu’s efficiency was quite high, as she returned after being out for less than half an hour, then told Ling Feng she had found Huo Yun and informed him of the address.
"What did he say?" Ling Feng stoked the fire while asking.
"He said after he hands over his duties, he’ll come, probably after the second sun sets." Zi Zhu said.
Ling Feng responded, looked up at the two suns in the sky, one already set, and the other tilted westward.
He nodded: "Alright, then there’s nothing more for you; you can go find Mu Mu at the back."
Unexpectedly, Zi Zhu didn’t move, but crouched down on the other side of the campfire, curiously asking: "What are you doing?"
"Starting a fire, can’t you see?" Ling Feng said.
Zi Zhu rolled her eyes: "I know you’re starting a fire, but what are you starting it for?"
"To roast meat!"
Ling Feng said.
Zi Zhu froze for a moment: "Roast meat? Is it tasty?"
"Very delicious, I guarantee you’ll want to eat more after the first taste!" Ling Feng said.
"Really? I don’t believe it!"
Though Zi Zhu lived in the market streets for a long time, she obviously still had some childish mindset, showing a look of doubt.
Ling Feng looked at her expression, found it quite amusing, and smiled: "If you don’t believe it, just wait. Once you taste it, you’ll know!"
"What? As a servant, do I have the right to eat what the master makes?" Zi Zhu asked.
Ling Feng was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Who said you’re a servant? Even if you were, there wouldn’t be those rules here!"
"Oh? Well, that’s more like it!"
Zi Zhu pouted and said.
She squatted there watching, while Ling Feng prepared the fire and started cutting meat and threading skewers. Just then, Mu Mu came out and seeing Zi Zhu there, instantly moved next to her.
"Back and didn’t come to find me? Come on, let’s get you a bath!"
"Ah, I’m not going!"
Zi Zhu listened as if facing a punishment, and turned wanting to escape.
But before she could move, Mu Mu grabbed her clothes, then lifted her away.
Ling Feng saw this and just shook his head, but thought it was quite amusing.
This Zi Zhu seemed unruly, yet fortunately Mu Mu could handle her; there’s always someone who can deal with another.
Skewers ready and marinated for a while, then Huo Yun came.
Seeing Ling Feng had set tables, chairs, and grills, Huo Yun sat down and laughed: "Ling Island Master, so enthusiastic, just bought a house and started cooking yourself."
"The enthusiasm is alright; mainly to entertain you!"
Ling Feng chuckled, then asked: "What do you think of my house?"
"Very nice, the houses here must not be cheap, right?" Huo Yun asked.
"Cost four thousand coins, still alright, not too expensive!" Ling Feng said.
Huo Yun’s mouth immediately dropped: "Four thousand is not expensive?"
"Yes, I sold a Mystical Spirit Stone and still have half the money left!" Ling Feng said.
"...."
Huo Yun was speechless.
Observing Huo Yun’s reaction, Ling Feng asked: "What’s up? Are Mystical Spirit Stones really so scarce here?"
"Kind of, ordinary people practically have no chance to see such things." Huo Yun smiled bitterly.
Ling Feng responded with an "oh," then casually took out ten high-purity Mystical Spirit Stones from the Space-capturing Mirror: "If you like them, these are yours!"
"Uh..."
Huo Yun was completely dumbfounded.
Though he was a General, his income wasn’t high; these many Mystical Spirit Stones are an astronomical fortune for him!
Seeing him like this, Ling Feng chuckled: "Don’t get too excited; I have plenty, what I gave you is just a drop in the bucket!"
"But for me, they’re a bit too precious." Huo Yun smiled bitterly.
"It’s alright, you’ve helped me a lot, and these are your reward. If you keep helping me, the benefits will only increase!" Ling Feng said.
Listening to this, Huo Yun nodded: "Alright, thank you, Ling Island Master!"
"No need for such formalities; you can call me Brother Ling or Boss, as my crew does!" Ling Feng said casually.
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