Fight the monsters before 8 am

Many people gathered around the stall and paid to participate in the game. They held small balls in their hands and either threw the balls or selected targets.

"Kagura, take reward number 11." The young man with glasses picked up the small balls on the ground and shouted behind the banner.

After shouting for a long time, there was no movement behind the banner. The young man with glasses lifted the banner and looked behind.

Behind the banner was an electric tricycle parked with several large boxes on the trailer behind the vehicle, each with a number on it.

Next to the electric tricycle was a girl with orange-red hair. She was sitting on a small stool, her eyes fixed on her mobile phone, rubbing the screen with her two thumbs.

The two people setting up the stall are Shinpachi and Kagura.

"Kagura!"

Seeing that Kagura didn't move, Shinpachi had to go to the back to get the prize himself.

When he came to Kagura, Shinpachi found that Kagura was wearing earphones, so he reached out and pulled one of them out.

"What are you doing, Shinpachi?" Kagura complained, but her eyes did not leave the phone screen.

"I was about to ask you what you were doing, come to work," Shinpachi urged.

"I'm working." Kagura said, "Stop messing around, I'm filling out an order."

"Alas," Shinpachi sighed, "I wonder where Gin-san has gone."

"I know that. This afternoon, Gin-san and I met a lost white-haired frizzy man. Gin-san was kind enough to show him the way because he also had silver hair. But the guy suddenly said that Gin-san had a knife in his stomach and insisted on challenging Gin-san to a duel. Gin-san then ran away. It turns out that all the silver-haired guys are idiots. It's obvious that a man has a knife under his stomach." Kagura said.

"Kagura-chan, you're already making dirty jokes, don't say that again." Shinpachi pushed his glasses and said, "Do you know where Gin-san went?"

"Oh, of course I know. Those two silver-haired guys went to play arcade games. Gin-san just sent me a message." Kagura replied.

"That idiot with silver curly hair, where did the family get the spare money to let him play arcade games? All his sweet money for next week will be cut." Shinpachi complained with gritted teeth.

Seeing Kagura busy practicing the order, Shinpachi could only take the prize himself, go back to the banner, and give the prize to the customer.

Rukia stared at the prizes on the banner, and when she saw that prize number one was an extra-large pink rabbit doll, her eyes lit up.

But she was not willful. The cup of snow yogurt in her hand could be said to be for getting rid of the greasiness, but it was completely unnecessary to spend money on this pitching game, even though there was exactly five dollars left in the budget for tonight.

"Let's go somewhere else." Rukia pulled Xing and Yue away.

Chapter 121: A brick thrown here will probably hit a time traveler

Shinpachi pushed the main body on his nose. The girl with the onion-haired hairstyle looked like she wanted to try it, but she walked away in the end.

Shinpachi felt a bit regretful that a potential customer had been lost.

"If you're interested, go ahead and give it a try." Xing Heyue said. He could see that Rukia was very interested, especially when Rukia saw the final grand prize, the pink furry bunny, her eyes lit up.

Although Rukia is very boyish, she has no resistance to this kind of furry doll.

"What's so good about this? It's just a different form of the ring tossing game. I've played it before." Rukia said as she pretended not to care, while scooping up a spoonful of snow yogurt and sipping it gently.

The two chatted casually and continued to stroll slowly in the small garden.

There are not many sources of light in the small garden, and it is easy to walk into a dark place far away from the light.

Although this small garden is mostly populated by children and the elderly, it does not mean there are no young people.

Many young couples walked hand in hand in the dim place, whispering some private conversations between lovers.

Even if there are some small interactions in terms of body language, it would be at most a hug or a quick peck on the other person's face. After all, the area of ​​the small garden is not particularly large, and those who walk around here are all people who live nearby, so it is easy to run into acquaintances.

This dim environment constantly brewed an ambiguous atmosphere, which made Rukia blush slightly, but she couldn't help but glance at the young couple hiding in the grove and kissing each other. This was much more interesting than reading romance novels and watching TV dramas.

After a while, Xing, Yue and Rukia came to the corridor.

There were a few elderly amateur opera singers on the corridor, singing along with music played on their cell phones.

Rukia didn't understand, but she didn't hate it and even stopped to listen for a while.

"Hey, little guy, this way."

At this time, an old but powerful voice sounded.

Although no name was called, Xing Heyue always felt that the voice was calling him, so he looked around.

Under a street lamp, there was an old man with a white beard sitting next to a small table. He was smiling and waving at Xing, Yue and Rukia.

Xing and Yue also waved to the old man as a response.

Rukia recognized the old man with white beard at once. He was one of the two old men fishing beside Youliu Lake that she met on the day when Xing and Yue were fighting monsters in the mountains behind Youliu Lake Park. He was also the one who showed her the way.

Rukia tugged at Xingheyue's clothes and asked in a low voice: "Heyue, do you know that old man?"

"Oh, I know him. This is Mr. Deng." Xing Heyue naturally remembered this old man very clearly. When he was in great trouble, this old man helped him in disguise.

At that time, Xing Heyue did not ask the name of Mr. Deng, who ran the chess stall, but later Mr. Deng added Xing Heyue as a friend on the chat software, so Xing Heyue at least knew Mr. Deng's last name.

"I've actually met this old man once."

Rukia stood on tiptoe and whispered in Xingheyue's ear about her encounter with Old Man Deng and another old man with white beard near Lake Youliu.

But because Rukia was very anxious at the time, she couldn't remember many specific details, so she could only talk about it briefly. For example, the row of street lights that led her to the back mountain but suddenly disappeared left a vague impression in Rukia's mind, so she chose not to tell Xing and Yue.

"So this kind of thing has happened before." Xing Heyue didn't expect that this kind of thing would happen. He also whispered, "If Mr. Deng doesn't mention what happened that day, you should also try not to mention it. Let's try not to reveal our identities."

Rukia nodded, agreeing with what Xing and Yue said.

The two time travelers were worried that their secrets would be exposed, so they ignored many important details.

For example, Ultraman and the monsters are clearly fighting in the back mountain, but there are two old people who happen to speak Neon fishing by the lake in the rain. It's hard to say that this is not strange.

Rukia, Xing and Yue came to the table where Mr. Deng was sitting. Rukia was the first to greet him: "Good evening, old man."

"Oh, it's you, the little girl who asked me and Old Gan for directions by the lake that day." Old Man Deng looked like he had just remembered something and said belatedly, "So you two know each other."

"Good evening." Xing and Yue also greeted.

"Xiaoxing, I also saw the messages you sent me before, but I was busy recently, so I didn't find time to play chess with you." Grandpa Deng said to Xing and Yue again.

Xing Heyue had won a lot of money from Grandpa Deng before, and felt a little guilty about it, so she made an appointment with the old man to play chess together sometime. Xing Heyue kept this in mind, and when she was free, she also sent messages to the old man on the chat software to make an appointment, but the old man did not reply.

"It's okay, it's okay. Are you free now, old man? If you are, I can play a few games with you." Xing Heyue said.

"Hahaha, that's really unfortunate. I'm free today, but I didn't bring my chess set. I had an appointment with an old friend to play cards today, and that old guy was late.

By the way, this little girl should have seen him too. We were fishing together by the river that day. His last name is Gan. When we meet later, you can just call him Old Man Gan. "Mr. Deng was fanning himself with a palm leaf fan.

Mr. Deng's attire today was no different from the last time Xing and Yue met him. He was wearing a white cross-body vest, dark basketball shorts, and slippers.

"I don't know when that guy will come. By the way, do you two know how to play Landlord?" asked Grandpa Deng.

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"will not."

Xing and Yue nodded, and Rukia shook her head.

"You can do this too?" Rukia asked in a low voice.

"The couple who took me in taught me on the train when they took me back to this city." Xing and Yue also explained to Rukia in a low voice.

"Haha, the rule is very simple. You'll learn it after playing a few rounds. Come on, sit down." Grandpa Deng said impatiently as he took out a box of playing cards from his pocket.

Seeing that the old man had said that and Xing Heyue had also sat down, Rukia had no choice but to bite the bullet and sit next to Xing Heyue.

It's obvious that Mr. Deng plays cards frequently, and his card-shuffling technique is amazing.

This poker game called Dou Dizhu is really as Grandpa Deng said, very easy to learn. After playing two or three times, Lukia has already learned it.

After a while, Rukia's face was covered with masking tape.

Although Xing and Yue had agreed not to transfer any money tonight, Grandpa Deng still felt that it would be better to have some punishment measures, so he took out a roll of masking tape from somewhere.

One is old and has become a spirit, and the other has a brain with computing power far beyond that of ordinary people.

As a beginner, Rukia suffered in front of these two human-shaped card recorders.

Chapter 122 Why are there card players everywhere?

Rukia's face was now covered with masking tape, so much so that it covered her little face like a curtain.

Seeing that Rukia was losing so badly, Xing and Yue secretly used their cards to help Rukia win a few times, but even so, they couldn't stop Rukia from losing so many games.

Moreover, this girl Rukia, despite her poor skills, still likes to be a landlord. If the landlord loses a game, two strips of masking tape will be stuck on his face.

Another round was over. Just as Mr. Deng was gathering his scattered cards, he suddenly looked up and said, "Oh, the person I'm waiting for is here."

Rukia drew aside the curtain in front of her and looked at the person who came. Sure enough, it was the other old man with white beard whom she had met by the lake before.

"Xiaoxing, let me introduce you. This guy is Lao Gantou. You can just call him Old Man Gan." Grandpa Deng said.

"Good evening, Mr. Gan." Xing and Yue greeted him while looking at the old man who had just come over.

This old man also has a big white beard, and his style is somewhat similar to that of Mr. Deng, but when you look closer, it is hard to mistake these two for brothers, as their appearance and temperament are quite different.

This old man Gan has a big nose, long white hair hanging down straight, and the outer corners of his eyes droop slightly. He looks a little sad, but gives people a feeling of majesty without anger.

"Good evening." Mr. Gan said, his voice was deeper and heavier than Mr. Deng's.

After speaking to Xing and Yue, Mr. Gan nodded to Rukia and then found a seat to sit down.

"I originally wanted to play Yu-Gi-Oh with you. I put together a new set of "Light Path" today, which will definitely beat your "Dragoon Regiment." Grandpa Gan said, "But there are these two little guys here. It's not appropriate for them to stand by and watch while only the two of us play."

"Yeah, it's indeed not suitable. Do you two know how to play mahjong?" Old Master Deng looked at Xing Heyue and Rukia.

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"will not."

This time it was Rukia who nodded, and Xing and Yue who shook their heads.

Rukia and Xing Heyue have only been in this world for a short time, and they don't know all of the pop culture in this world, so they don't know what the "Light Path" and "Dragon Cavalry Regiment" that Mr. Gan mentioned are, but they both know about mahjong.

"Where did you learn this from?" Xing Heyue asked in a low voice.

"Vice-Captain Matsumoto taught me this during the gathering of the Female Death God Association." Rukia whispered.

Xing and Yue finally understood that the source of all the eating, drinking and having fun was Matsumoto Rangiku.

"So there are things you don't know. I thought you knew everything." Rukia poked Xingheyue's arm with her finger and had a teasing expression on her face, but because there was too much tape on her face, Xingheyue couldn't see her expression.

"There are still many things I don't know." Xing Heyue said.

He has been worried about upgrading his transformation device recently. It would have been great if he had majored in science-related courses instead of geography and ecology in the Kingdom of Light.

"If you two are not in a hurry to leave, then come and play mahjong with us two old guys." As he said that, Grandpa Deng took out a bundle from under the table, spread it out on the table, and inside was a set of mahjong.

Rukia naturally had no objection.

When Xing and Yue heard what Grandpa Deng said, they had no objection.

They started playing mahjong again, and the wins and losses from the previous poker game were no longer counted, so Xing and Yue helped Rukia take off the masking tape on her face.

Even though she took them off, Rukia still felt sticky on her face.

By the time the tape on Rukia's face was removed, Grandpa Deng and Grandpa Gan had already arranged the mahjong tiles, so the game officially began.

Xing and Yue have strong learning abilities and can learn something after playing one game.

After playing a few more games with the two old men, seeing that it was getting late, Xing and Yue, who had to go to work tomorrow, took Rukia and said goodbye and left.

The two old men put away their mahjong tiles, spread a Yu-Gi-Oh board on the table, and took out their respective Yu-Gi-Oh decks from the card box.

"How about we make a bet? If you lose, I can borrow your sword of Gryffindor for two days," said Mr. Gan.

"Okay," Grandpa Deng said with a smile, "Then I'll put the Explosion Mode into my deck."

"Forget it, old Dumbledore. When I wanted to see the Hufflepuff Holy Grail, you hid it from me and then gave it away. Is it so difficult to let me see it? Who are you going to give the remaining three treasures to?" Old Man Gan complained with a glare.

"I haven't thought it through yet, so I'll lend you the sword for a while. Don't break it. Also, don't have too high expectations. The Sword of Gryffindor may not be as good as the one you brought." said Mr. Deng.

"I know, I know." Upon hearing this, Mr. Gan smiled happily.

After Xing, Yue and Rukia left the small garden, they returned to the apartment together.

Rukia was obviously very satisfied with her outing tonight. Her little face was flushed and she was still talking to Xing and Yue about which of the foods they ate tonight was the most delicious.

It was still pitch black in Xingheyue and Rukia's bedroom, and the light in the room basically came from outside the window.

And in this dark room, the landscape crystal ball given by Cheng Guangzhi was glowing faintly.

There are two golden spots of light next to the landscape crystal ball.

Looking closely, they are not spots of light, but a pair of cat's eyes.

The owner of this pair of cat's eyes is the black cat that Xing, Yue and Rukia have all seen before, the one that often lies on the cherry tree in the yard.