The Demon King is back, leading adorable kids on an adventure around the world!

The night before departure, the sect was brightly lit.

Niannian called everyone to the courtyard and said they needed to dress uniformly.

She didn't know what it was called, but she felt that since they were going out to play, they should at least do it properly.

Luo Tian sat on the veranda drinking tea, not participating, only occasionally glancing up.

Xiao Xiao changed into a light-colored top, looked in the mirror, and said it looked okay.

Luo Qiqi was pinned down on the stone bench by Niannian, who braided her hair into two small braids. She tugged at them herself, then felt they weren't quite symmetrical, so she asked Qianqian to help her re-braid them.

Qianqian's movements were swift and skillful; she tied her hair up in two quick strokes. Qiqi looked at her reflection in the water and touched the ends of her hair with satisfaction.

Luo Nannan stood to the side, watching them busy themselves.

Niannian handed her a set of clean clothes. She took them, looked at them, then looked at her old robe that she hadn't changed since leaving the secret realm, and put on the new clothes.

The hem of her dress was a bit long, so she rolled it up twice.

Xiao Jin changed into a dark-colored short-sleeved shirt and shorts, squatted on the stone steps to tie his shoelaces, but they came undone after two attempts, so he finally tied a knot that couldn't be tied properly.

Qiqi glanced at it and said that it was difficult to solve, but he waved his hand and said there was no need to solve it.

The Venerable Kumu, still dressed in his gray robe, stood in the corner of the courtyard, making no move, but he did not refuse to go out with them.

When we set off early the next morning, Niannian counted the number of people.

Niannian, Xiaoxiao, Luo Nannan, Xiaojin, Qiqi, Qianqian, plus the withered tree master, make a total of seven.

Luo Tian didn't come to see me off, saying he had something to take care of.

As the disguise talisman was applied to her body, Luo Nannan touched her face and frowned slightly: "I've really changed."

She walked quickly to the water tank and looked down. Reflected on the water was an unfamiliar small face, a bit rounder, with ordinary eyebrows and eyes, and her original appearance was unrecognizable.

She reached out and touched the reflection in the water, and the reflection scattered with a ripple.

"Stop looking, let's go." Niannian patted her shoulder.

We went to the coastal city closest to the sect, which was only a little over an hour away by car.

The group did not fly; they were traveling in a large passenger vehicle with windows that could be opened.

After a bumpy ride, Luo Nannan leaned against the window the whole time, looking out at the mountains, trees, telephone poles, and occasionally a few low-rise houses.

She asked Niannian, "How far is it from here to the sect?"

"It's not close; it takes more than an hour to drive there."

"Why not fly there?"

"Have you ever seen a mortal flying in the sky?" Niannian leaned back in her chair. "If you're disguised, you're just an ordinary person, and an ordinary person goes about their business."

Luo Nannan thought for a moment, then turned to look out the window without asking any more questions.

After getting off the train, she stood in the square in front of the station and looked up at the surrounding buildings.

The building wasn't very tall, only a few dozen meters, but it was probably something completely unfamiliar to her.

She stood there motionless for a long time until Nian Nian tugged at her and brought her back to her senses.

After walking along the road for a short distance, shops began to appear on both sides of the road.

Clothing stores, mini-supermarkets, fruit stalls, and milk tea shops are located every few steps.

Luo Nannan walked slowly, stopping to look at almost every shop.

She stared at a set of children's clothes in the window of a clothing store for a long time.

Niannian asked her if she wanted to go in. She didn't say yes or no, but her foot had already moved in that direction. Niannian pulled her inside.

The clothes in the store were hung in several rows, arranged neatly from light to dark colors.

Luo Nannan reached out and touched the cuff of a light yellow coat, then looked at another one.

Qiqi pointed to a hooded shirt and said it looked nice. Niannian took it down and held it up against her; it was the perfect size.

Luo Nannan didn't object, and Niannian stuffed it into her hands. She then picked out a light blue jacket and held it tightly in her arms.

Xiao Xiao helped her fold the clothes and put them in the bag. She looked down at the bag, then looked up at Xiao Xiao, and said thank you.

When she came out of the store, she had an extra bag of clothes in her hand.

Passing by a roasted sweet potato stall, she looked down at it several times, then bought one, broke it in half, and handed half to her.

She took a small bite, and a little caramel-colored skin got on the corner of her mouth without her noticing. Qiqi reached out and removed it for her.

Lunch was at a small restaurant. Niannian ordered five or six dishes. Luo Nannan looked at the bowls and chopsticks on the table for a few seconds, then tried to pick up chopsticks like Niannian. She only managed to pick up a piece of meat after two attempts.

It fell onto the table before she could put it in her mouth, so she picked it up again, this time she managed to keep it steady, and then put it in her mouth.

"This is delicious," she said.

"That's sweet and sour pork." Niannian picked up another piece for her.

Halfway through the meal, a commotion broke out outside.

Through the glass door, you could see a crowd gathered on the roadside. A man in a dark short-sleeved shirt was standing in front of the stall, patting the surface of the stall loudly, but you couldn't quite hear what he was saying.

The person whose stall was slapped was a middle-aged woman, who hunched her shoulders and hid behind.

Niannian put down her chopsticks and glanced outside.

Xiao Jin also watched, still chewing on a piece of pork rib.

"Shall we go take a look?" He didn't get up.

Niannian stood up: "I'll go for a bit."

Xiao Xiao stood up, and Luo Nannan, seeing that they were all standing, put down her chopsticks and followed.

Upon closer inspection, the man appeared to be in his early thirties, with a loud voice. He pointed at the items on the stall and said, "This stuff is wrong. You're lying to me."

The woman explained in a low voice that it was like this when the goods were purchased.

There were quite a few onlookers, but no one stepped forward.

Niannian stood outside the crowd, looked around, and asked, "What's going on?"

The man turned to look at her, a girl who looked no more than ten years old, and dismissed her, saying, "What's it to you?"

"Your voice is too loud and you're disturbing other people."

The man looked Nian Nian up and down, then glanced at the little ones behind her. He probably felt it would be embarrassing to argue with a group of children, so he didn't say anything.

The woman whispered, "He said I sell counterfeit goods... but all my goods are legally sourced, and I have the receipts."

His voice was very low, as if he was afraid of causing trouble again.

Niannian stood still, her tone flat: "Do you have the purchase order?"

The woman paused for a moment, looked down and rummaged through her bag for a while, then pulled out a crumpled piece of paper and handed it over.

Niannian took it, looked at it, and then handed it back to the man:

"The date, item number, and quantity are all included. If you think there's a problem, you can contact the Industry and Commerce Bureau; there's no need to wait here."

The man took it, glanced at it, said nothing more, put the form on the table, and turned to leave.

The onlookers gradually dispersed, and the woman breathed a sigh of relief, thanking them repeatedly. Niannian waved her hand and said it was nothing.

On the way back to the restaurant, Luo Nannan walked beside her and asked in a low voice, "Do you know that person?"

"I don't know him."

"Then why are you interfering?"

Niannian glanced at her but did not answer immediately.

I only said it when we reached the restaurant entrance: "She's had a tough time."

Luo Nannan didn't ask any more questions and went inside.

There was still more than half a plate of food left on the table. Xiao Jin had already finished eating the ribs and was picking up another piece.

In the afternoon, we went a bit further and went to a more bustling street.

There was a sugar painting vendor on the street. Xiao Jin squatted down and watched for a long time before Niannian dragged him away.

When they passed by a pet store, Luo Qiqi pressed her face against the glass to look at the hamsters inside. She watched for almost ten minutes before Qianqian pulled her away.

Luo Nannan stopped in front of a bookstore. Rows of colorful books were displayed on the shelves. She reached out and pulled one out, flipped through it, and put it back. She picked up another one, flipped through it, and put it back again.

Niannian went over and asked her which book she wanted to buy, but she shook her head and said she was just looking.

Before dark, they found a place to stay, a small courtyard that Nian Nian had booked in advance. It wasn't as well-organized as a hotel, but it was enough for them.

Luo Nannan sat in the courtyard looking at the sky. The twilight shone through the gaps between the buildings, its color very deep.

Xiao Xiao sat down next to her and handed her a cup of hot water: "Are you tired?"

"I'm not tired." Luo Nannan took the cup. "This place is a little different from what I expected."

"What were you originally planning to do?"

Luo Nannan thought for a while and said, "I hadn't thought about it. So everything I see is new."

Xiao Xiao didn't ask any more questions and sat next to her to look at the sky together.

The courtyard was quiet for a while. Then, they heard someone inside the house calling out to Xiao Jin not to take Qi Qi's things. Qi Qi was complaining. Qian Qian said something, but her voice was soft and the content was unclear.

Before going to sleep, I remembered receiving a message from Luo Tian.

It wasn't a long message; it basically said they could play around as they pleased and just needed to go back within a month.

Luo Nannan was already asleep. Xiao Xiao helped her tuck the blanket back in, which she had kicked off, and glanced out the window as she turned off the light.

The lights of the distant city peeked in through the window, neither bright nor dim.

The next morning, there was some commotion in the yard.

Luo Nannan got up early and sat on the swing in the yard, slowly rocking back and forth.

Xiao Xiao opened the window, looked out, put on a coat, and went outside: "Why are you up so early?"

Luo Nannan looked up at her: "Are you going out again today?"

"Go out, where do you want to go?"

Luo Nannan thought for a moment: "I don't know. But I want to see again."

Xiao Xiao walked over to her and sat down on the swing on the other side:

"Let's go a little further today. There's a river nearby. If we walk along the river, we'll see something different."

Luo Nannan responded, tapped the ground with her toes, and the swing started to swing again.

The sun was rising, casting a pale gold hue on the top of the courtyard wall.

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