Miss Witch is broke again.

A slender salted fish sign hung above the small tavern, with four large characters written on it.

"Cat Cake Tavern"

The tavern was decorated in an antique style, but it was very deserted. Few witches passed by, so it seemed to be not doing very well.

A string of cat-shaped bells hangs from the eaves of the tavern, making cute meowing sounds whenever someone passes by.

"Meow, we're closing..."

The shop door was half-open on the low blue steps, from which a warm orange light shone.

Next to the shop entrance, there was a chubby cat lamp lying there, a round cat ball sprawled out in a ball, its orange fur so shiny that you couldn't help but want to touch it.

The orange cat-shaped lamp was half asleep. When it sensed someone approaching, it didn't even lift its eyelids and instinctively said that the tavern was already closed.

"Orange Cat! You're slacking off again!"

Qin Yaoyue was so angry at the orange cat lamp that she gritted her teeth. She took a step forward and grabbed the cat's ears fiercely. She knew that the orange cat lamp was lazy and good-for-nothing.

"Aww, Qin the Big Cat, the cat hasn't been slacking off, meow, no one's come all day..."

Qin Yaoyue was even angrier at the cat's blunt words. She tugged at the cat's ears hard, then rubbed its fat paws and said something.

"Don't do it again. If you do it again, you'll lose your dried fish."

The orange cat-eared cat shook its ears, squinted its eyes, stretched, and then responded to her:

"Meow, the cat knows it was wrong, the cat promises not to be lazy next time."

Just by looking at its nonchalant cat face, you could tell that this orange cat lamp definitely wasn't listening.

The cat knows it was wrong, but it will do it again next time!

As Orange the cat finished stretching, it saw the silhouette of a strange young woman enter the shop. Its eyes widened, and it let out a loud meow.

"Is Qin Da Mao kidnapping someone again?"

……

Su Li entered the tavern, which was decorated in the style of ancient China, but the materials used were made with special witchcraft, making even the blue stone bricks on the floor appear delicate and smooth.

"Sister Yaoyue is back! Now we don't have to go hungry."

A lively girl's voice came from the empty counter, but Su Li didn't see anyone speaking.

Qin Yaoyue faced the empty counter and asked:

"Why are you the only one in the store? Where are the other three?"

A girl's voice came from behind the counter:

"Tu Wen went to find someone to practice swordsmanship with, Ruijinsi is probably still dealing with her bombs, and the mute sister went out to play the piano to earn money to support us."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yaoyue gave me the same expression I expected—a look of exhaustion and helplessness mixed with doting affection, as if she were actually enjoying it.

"If the mute girl goes out alone, she'll be bullied to death. Forget it, let Sister Yaoyue take care of you four burdens."

"Four?"

The girl at the counter sounded very surprised.

"This is the newest member of the Cat Biscuit Club, Miss Su Li. Just call her Li-mei."

The girl's focus was strange; she asked:

"When did we start the club?"

Qin Yaoyue glanced back at Su Li guiltily, then quickly covered up her thoughts and said:

"It was established a long time ago, we just didn't tell you!"

"oh."

Su Li watched Qin Yaoyue talk to the invisible girl for a long time and became a little scared. Was this a ghost witch from Zhen Dan or a ghost witch from Europe?

Then there were a few thumping sounds, as if someone was running over. The girl's voice suddenly rang out beside her, startling Su Li.

"Hello, I'm Amber Holy Hammer, the receptionist at Catcake Tavern. Nice to meet you in the future."

Su Li couldn't see anyone to her left or right, then heard the girl's voice say helplessly:

Look down!

Su Li looked down and saw a short, pretty girl. Her height only reached Su Li's waist. Although she had a loli-like figure, her body was proportionally shrunk, making her look as delicate as a porcelain doll.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Hello, I'm Su Li."

Su Li responded hastily, while Qin Yaoyue laughed heartily beside her.

Amber was somewhat helpless, but as a dwarf witch, she could only puff out her cheeks and reveal a pair of small tiger teeth, which made her look even cuter.

However, after Qin Yaoyue finished laughing, she couldn't help but wonder:

"Why is it that no one comes to my Cat Cake Tavern? If Old Deng finds out, he'll laugh himself to death!"

Amber was also helpless, saying:

"If we hadn't been so lacking in customers, Tu Wen wouldn't have gone to find someone to practice swordsmanship with. Rui Jinsi would just be hiding in her room now, studying those explosive things. If it weren't for Sister Ya playing the piano to support us, we would all be starving to death."

Qin Yaoyue was completely baffled and could only attribute it to the orange cat lamp that was sleeping in late.

It's all the cat's fault!

As soon as the cat, Juju, darted into the tavern, it saw Qin Yaoyue's unfriendly gaze and scrambled into the soft cat bed under the stairs, leaving only its tail hanging out.

Then the three of them saw the short cat paw dart around, and the cat's tail disappeared as well.

"Never mind this silly cat for now. We don't know when Wenmei and Yamei will be back. Take Limei out to fill her stomach first, and buy her some clothes while you're at it."

Qin Yaoyue knew that Su Li had gone through too much today and needed to rest.

Amber looked up and realized she couldn't see Su Li's face, so she took a few steps back. Once the two peaks were no longer blocking her view, she could finally see Su Li's face clearly.

She clicked her tongue in admiration, then turned to look at Qin Yaoyue and said:

"Let's buy the styles that the mute sister usually wears. I think Li Mei's figure is only slightly worse than the mute sister's. Plus, buying more items will save us money."

Qin Yaoyue waved her hand grandly and said:

"No need to be frugal. Sister Yaoyue can support you by working. As long as you make a name for yourselves in the Floating Cloud Ruins league, will you still have to worry about money?"

Amber readily agreed, then pretended not to care and said:

"Besides Rimi's clothes, the tavern's stock seems a bit low; we need to restock some drinks. Also, Boom has been blowing up a lot of things at the training ground lately, so we need to buy new training equipment."

"purchase!"

Qin Yaoyue remained as bold and unyielding as ever.

Amber suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and then continued:

"Wenmei's sword broke, and I'm thinking of forging a new one for her, but I'm short a lot of refined gold ore."

"purchase!"

"My mute sister has her eye on a guqin (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument), but she has to support us and hasn't saved enough money in a long time. I'm thinking..."

"purchase!"

"The cat thinks dried anchovies are the best, can I...?"

Orange Cat poked its head out of its cat bed, looking at Qin Yaoyue with anticipation, hoping that Qin Yaoyue would continue to say that word.

Qin Yaoyue glared at the lazy, gluttonous orange cat, Orange Cat, who promptly shrunk into its cat bed and curled up into a ball.

"Meow, the cat didn't say anything just now."

Amber tugged at Su Li's trouser leg, feeling guilty, and pulled her quickly out of the tavern. Behind them, Qin Yaoyue followed like a mother hen, worried that her precious daughter would be snatched away.

"Come back early, don't let those wicked witches outside fool you, especially Li-mei. If anyone talks to Li-mei, beat them up."

Amber waved her hand behind her, looking as if she could entrust the matter to her with complete peace of mind.

"Don't worry, I'll break their legs with a hammer."

Qin Yaoyue felt relieved, but then she sensed that something was amiss.

With the tavern doing so poorly, how come they don't have enough drinks in stock?