How come I was the one being targeted?

Due to the distance, Bai Lu didn't know what it was and was not curious. The only person worth paying attention to was Shan He. To be honest, it was the first time Bai Lu saw her so angry. She didn't know what Bai Jun had whispered to her just now.

"Is Shan He okay?" Bai Lu covered her chest with her hands worriedly, walked forward and tugged at the corner of Bai Jun's clothes with her small hands, with a hint of curiosity in her clear eyes.

"Don't worry, Lady Bailu. Adults have a strong ability to withstand stress. Besides, I didn't do anything." Bai Jun rubbed his face, which was pinched red, in confusion. After looking at the roll of banknotes in his hand, he couldn't help but smile brightly.

But it doesn't matter. At least I applied for public funding from Shan He, and now I have enough money to take Lady Bailu out for a good meal. It's all worth it.

There were about thirty or so banknotes, a dark blue with a hint of yellow. In layman's terms, these were credit points, the currency used by the Interstellar Peace Company for settlements with clients. They had long since become the de facto currency for space travel, usable even in obscure corners of the universe. On Xianzhou, they were practically on par with Xundi (circulated currency).

The company's trade covers a wide range, and it is always able to connect new planets to the market when they are discovered and set prices for new goods. The resulting monopoly economic system is called the credit point system.

10 Xianzhou Xundi are approximately equal to 2000 credit points. Bai Jun used the interstellar peace credit points and roughly estimated that it was around 500 credit points. In other words, this stack of banknotes is approximately... dysentery!

Thinking of this, Bai Jun smelled a very faint and special scent of ink for some reason - this was the smell of money!

Perhaps it was because he was worried about eating during this period, or perhaps it was because he could fulfill Bai Lu's little wish beside him, at this moment, Bai Jun felt that he really fell in love with these little guys.

Look! What a beautiful logo! How solemn the watermark looks in the afternoon sun! How vast and mysterious the universe in the background! Even the pattern on the edge looks so lovely that Bai Jun couldn't help but admire it for more than ten seconds.

"Okay, there's nothing to do now. From now on, it's all our time until sunset. What would you like to eat, Lady Bailu?" Bai Jun folded the credit points neatly and carefully put them into the inside pocket of his coat to avoid losing them accidentally in the constant flow of people. Then he bent down and asked.

"Drink the fairy happy tea!" Bai Lu instantly regained her former liveliness and reminded again without forgetting her original intention.

"Hehe, of course, Lord Bailu can eat whatever he wants today!" Bai Jun touched his full pockets with full confidence. The sense of fulfillment brought by the money made him extremely confident.

The distance from the center of Xingcha Sea to Jinren Lane is not close. In order to save time, Bai Jun took a taxi. In less than ten minutes, he arrived at the Lingxing Gate of Jinren Lane. Before he entered the street, he heard the shouting from inside.

"Come on, come on, delicious pan-fried fish, freshly delivered from the port, only half a dollar a piece!"

"A bowl of this tender and delicious creamy oyster soup in the afternoon will keep you going all night long!"

"Pork Belly with Garlic Sprouts, Spicy Chicken with Crispy Melon, Shredded Pork with Crucian Carp Flavor, Chen Po Tofu, and Crispy Pork are all 30% off today. Plus, you can get a free refill of the finest Karihara Maofeng!"

"The vegetables I just picked are 90% fresh and are only for my own use. They are fresh, cheap and delicious. If you miss this opportunity, you will never see such a shop again!"

"The best sesame seed cakes and duck blood soup in Luofu! General Jingyuan ate a bite of sesame seed cake and a sip of soup, and he said it was delicious!"

............

Mobile street vendors selling vegetables and fruits shout loudly, greeting passers-by in a hurry. Some of them will stop in front of the stalls they are interested in to compare and buy carefully, while some who just want to have a meal will go directly into the restaurant. Even though it is not yet the busiest late at night, you can still feel the fireworks of the city that cannot be felt in any other snack street, and you can vaguely feel the existence of the so-called historical heritage.

On the street where the shouts of vendors and the aroma of food filled the air, Bai Lu's eyebrows slightly raised, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes. Her small hands, clutching the corners of Bai Jun's clothes, were so tight that they turned white. It was obvious that she wanted to jump up and down to buy all kinds of delicious food, but she was trying her best to suppress this joy, disguising herself as a mature adult. However, the pale dragon tail that kept shaking behind her betrayed this joy in a very disappointing way.

Bai Jun took in the whole scene, feeling both amused and doting. In his memory, Bai Lu was always like this. If you treated her as a child, she would act like an adult, but if you treated her as an adult, she would show her childish temper.

"Shall we go, Master Bailu?"

"Wait a moment." Bai Lu, who had long been unable to contain her emotions, stopped at this moment. Under Bai Jun's puzzled and surprised eyes, she coughed softly and explained with a small face: "I have been seeing patients all afternoon and I am tired."

As she spoke, Bai Lu stretched out her little hand and hooked it towards Bai Jun. Perhaps only Bai Jun could understand what she meant.

Bai Jun seemed to understand what she meant, and there was a hint of doting in his eyes. He then squatted down, picked up Bai Lu and put her on his shoulders, and stood up as she exclaimed.

"You misunderstood. I meant—woooo, that's high!"

Bai Lu, who originally just wanted Bai Jun to carry her on his back for a while, suddenly panicked. She sat on his shoulders and hugged Bai Jun's head helplessly. The pale dragon tail also wrapped tightly around his neck, for fear that he would fall from such a high place.

"Master Bailu, if you continue like this I will be strangled to death."

Bai Jun smiled bitterly and patted the dragon's tail wrapped around his neck, comforting her gently. After a while, Bai Lu, who had adapted to the current situation, finally breathed a sigh of relief with a flushed face. However, soon, the unprecedented wide view attracted her attention:

"So tall, you can see so far! I've decided, I'm going to be as tall as you in the future!"

"Lady Bailu will definitely grow taller." Bai Jun used his right hand to steady Bailu on his shoulder, then stepped out.

The streets of Jinren Lane are often crisscrossed. The air is quite cool in the afternoon. There are only a few pitiful clouds in the sky as blue as a lake. More clouds are floating in the sky like blue silk woven from light-colored brocade. It is said that they are sensors in the cave responsible for regulating temperature and changing wind direction. The reason for designing them in that way is to make them more beautiful. Judging from the results, it is very successful.

Occasionally, a long breeze would blow a few fallen leaves across the bluestone floor, through the depths of the streets and alleys, and brush past the half-stalks of tea floating in the cups on the teahouse stalls, but it still couldn't blow away the bustling atmosphere of Jingshi.

As they walked along, when the crowd around them became less crowded, Bai Jun finally stopped paying special attention to his surroundings. He straightened his back and raised his head. Only then did he have time to chat with Bai Lu on his shoulder: "There are so many people this afternoon. I haven't felt this crowded in a long time."

"After all, today is Sunday... By the way, Bai Jun, I've wanted to ask you something for a long time." Bai Lu sat on Bai Jun's shoulder, feeling the familiar aura that always lingered on him. She couldn't help but whisper the doubts that had been lurking in her heart: "Why do you always smell like other Vajra Masters..."

"Other Vajra Masters?" Bai Jun was stunned for a moment, then thought of something. He slightly opened his collar and pulled out the necklace he had been wearing. "Are you talking about this?"

The entire necklace is crimson in color, and the chain seems to be made of the most common rattan wood. A crystal clear wine-red gem is hung at the connection of the necklace, and a faint breath of fire emanates from it, making the necklace look extremely charming and beautiful.

Bai Lu's small nose twitched slightly, and she could smell that the scent she smelled every day came from this necklace. The wine-red color was not a gem, but a dragon scale that was unique to the Vajra clan. She could vaguely feel that the owner of the dragon scale was definitely not an ordinary Vajra clan.

"Bai Jun, how come you have this kind of thing..."

"This is a gift from Zhu Ming's friend, right?" Bai Jun blinked and responded nonchalantly.

"Gift?!" Bai Lu widened her eyes in surprise, her cute little face full of shock.

Dragon scales are not ordinary items. Usually, a Vajra Master can only shed two or three scales in several reincarnations. For the Vajra Masters, their preciousness and significance cannot be measured by value.

It is also worth mentioning that dragon scales are extremely important oath objects for the Chiming clan. If the Xianzhou people swear to take the Emperor Bow as the sky and their parents as the earth; then the Chiming clan only needs to hold their own scales to see their determination to swear.

As for giving it as a gift...it seems I've never heard of such a thing!

"Bai Jun, your friend... forget it, it's nothing." Bai Lu opened her lips and hesitated for a long time, but in the end she couldn't express the doubts in her heart. After all, it was someone else's private matter, and no matter how she asked, it would not be reasonable.

Bai Jun had no reservations about Bai Lu. Since she wanted to know, he told her everything without hesitation: "It's okay. This is not some secret that can't be told. That Chi Ming is both a friend and a teacher to me. I studied and lived with her in Zhu Ming for a long time. Although it's difficult to feel any respect for her most of the time, to be honest, I am actually very grateful to her."

Bai Lu could hear both emotion and nostalgia in his tone. Although she was very curious about Bai Jun's past experiences, the considerate Lady Bai Lu promptly dismissed the idea and gently rubbed Bai Jun's hair. The soft and comfortable touch made her suddenly understand why Bai Jun always liked to touch her head.

Ignoring the little hand playing tricks on his head, Bai Jun turned to another street and stopped in front of a rather busy snack stall.

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P.S.: Many thanks to Jian Lisang for the salted fish thorns and spicy strips~

Chapter 19: Resurrection and Righteousness Powder

As the food and commercial street of Changletian, Jinren Lane may not be large in scale, but as long as you stroll along this bustling street, you will be dazzled by the various food shops, snacks and special drinks on the street.

There are many snack stalls on the street, each with its own characteristics, but if you ask where the most authentic Luofu food is, then no matter which Changletian people you are, they will all point to one place - Aunt Gao's snack stall.

The owner of the shop is a fairy-like woman with a gentle smile. Her exact name is unknown, but we only know that her surname is Gao. Over time, everyone calls her Aunt Gao.

It seemed as if a woman's sixth sense had kicked in. Amidst the din of diners' noisy conversation, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure from the corner of her eye. Turning her head, she saw Bai Jun and Bai Lu walking towards her. She immediately covered her mouth in surprise, "Oh, isn't this Lady Dragon Girl and A-Bo? What brings you two here?"

"Hello, Aunt Gao!" Bai Lu, who was sitting on Bai Jun's shoulder, waved lively. Her lovely look instantly melted Aunt Gao's heart.

"Hurry, hurry, sit down first. It's not good to stand all the time."

Aunt Gao put down what she was doing, quickly cleared a table, and invited the two of them over: "I'll get you some food. Don't be polite, or I'll be angry!"

Unable to resist her enthusiasm, Bai Jun took Bai Lu off his shoulders and placed her on the long bench in front of the eight-immortals table. After a while, Aunt Gao came over with a bunch of hot meals, and then placed crispy melon and spicy chicken, crucian carp and pork shreds, stir-fried seafood with green peppers, and spicy crab burgers on the eight-immortals table in turn.

"Why didn't you tell Auntie earlier so I could prepare it in advance?" She brought bowls and chopsticks for the two of them, then sat down across from the eight-immortal table, complaining quietly, "Now we only have some home-cooked food, I hope you won't mind."

"No, no, Aunt Gao's food is the best!" Bai Lu could no longer contain her excitement. She picked up a big piece of spicy chicken with chopsticks and started eating. The smile on her little face showed that she was not lying.

"I feel relieved to see that Lady Dragon still has the energy to eat." Aunt Gao smiled with relief.

As if she remembered something, Bai Lu asked vaguely, "By the way, Aunt Gao, how is your recovery?"

"Thanks to Lady Dragon, after taking the medicine you prescribed for me, my insomnia and anxiety disappeared within two days. I had consulted so many doctors and taken so many medicines before, but nothing worked."

"That's good..." Bai Lu nodded, and she could continue eating with peace of mind.

Bai Jun, who was sitting next to her, smiled dotingly, picked up the chopsticks and put some crucian carp shredded pork and seafood green pepper into Bai Lu's bowl. He was not very hungry at the moment, as long as the little girl was full, it would be fine.

Putting down his chopsticks, Bai Jun started chatting with Aunt Gao across from him: "Is business going well recently?"

"That's great! Thanks to you, A-Bo, for helping me find the scripts for the storytelling and crosstalk. Many customers who didn't originally plan to eat were hooked by the crosstalk and had to sit down and buy some food. Now our Luofu snacks are selling better and better."

"Hmph, who said I found it on purpose for you? I just happened to forget it and left it here. Remember to compensate me with another one later." Having said that, Bai Jun's mouth corners slightly raised, and he shook his hand with a rather inconsistent look.

"Abo, when can you change your stubborn habit? Girls will definitely like you more." Aunt Gao smiled helplessly with her hands spread out.

Hearing the words "more popular with girls", Miss Bailu, who was originally still concentrating on eating, suddenly raised her head and said vaguely without caring about the food in her mouth: "Don't steal Abo from me!"

"No one will snatch my food away. Also, don't talk while eating." Bai Jun gently hit her head with his hand, and then wiped the food residue on her face with a paper.

Aunt Gao watched this scene and thought to herself that they really looked like brother and sister. Their intimacy reminded her of the time when her brother took care of her. She couldn't help but speak with a hint of nostalgia: "Come to think of it, I saw you last night, Abo."

"Me?" Bai Jun's hand, which was wiping Bai Lu's face, paused slightly, and he suddenly couldn't remember what happened last night.

"Abai, you bad boy, you clearly went to Shang Ziwei next door to buy snacks last night. It would have been fine if you didn't come to chat with me, but now you dare to deny it. I have always been young and have a good memory. There is no way you can deceive me!" Aunt Gao shrugged, picked up the boiled water, made a cup of tea, and then handed it to Bai Jun.

Hearing this, Bai Jun suddenly recalled that he happened to pass by Jinren Lane last night to buy some dinner. He took the tea she offered with a bit of embarrassment and said with a wry smile, "Isn't it because I saw you were very busy, so I didn't want to bother you."

"What are you talking about! My shop is always open to you and Lady Dragon Girl. Don't ever say things like 'trouble' in front of me again—Hey! Here it comes!"

Aunt Gao was very resolute in her attitude on this matter. Before she could scold Bai Jun any further, she was drawn to the diners' even louder noises. She could only hurriedly say a few words and went about her business. "Just enjoy your meal with Lady Dragon Girl. If it's not enough, tell me again. I'm going to get busy now. We'll talk later!"

Bai Lu raised her head, swallowed the rice in her mouth, looked at Bai Jun who still hadn't eaten, and asked in confusion: "Abai, why aren't you eating?"

"I'm not hungry, just eat your fill."

"Do you think I'm a glutton? I definitely can't finish all these delicious foods. Open your mouth quickly!" As she spoke, Bai Lu picked up a piece of green pepper and handed it to Bai Jun's mouth.

"Lord Bailu..."

Bai Jun was so moved that he ate the green peppers that Bai Lu had picked up specially for him. He was deeply moved by her thoughtfulness. She was still a child but she knew to pick up green peppers for him... Wait, green peppers?

Subconsciously startled, Bai Jun's gaze quickly shifted to Bai Lu's bowl, where, as expected, there were still many lonely green peppers and mushrooms. His face darkened, and he asked in a deep voice, "Why are you being picky about food again?"

"No, no? Abai, how can you be like this? I'm picking up food for you and you're still doubting me!"

"Then please eat the remaining green peppers in the bowl."

Bai Jun picked up a piece of green pepper slowly, but before he could bring it to Bai Lu's mouth, he heard her turn away in a panic, hesitating to change the subject: "I, I'm full, Abai, please come out and play with me!"

"I've told you so many times not to be picky about food. Today you must eat all the green peppers and mushrooms on your plate. Open your mouth!"

"Shiitake mushrooms are fine, but green peppers are not, woooooo!"

...............

Time flew by as the two of them playfully fed each other. When they came to their senses, all four dishes on the Eight Immortals table had been eaten. Although most of the green peppers ended up in Bai Jun's mouth, Bai Lu was forced to eat quite a bit, frowning. Overall, they were both very happy with their meal.

"Huh, I'm full. I haven't had such delicious food in a long time." Bai Lu touched her belly contentedly. Since the long bench had no backrest, she leaned comfortably on Bai Jun's shoulder.

Bai Jun pulled out a piece of toilet paper and gently wiped the corner of Bai Lu's mouth, asking, "Don't you still want to drink the Fairy Happy Tea? Come on, I'll take you to buy it."

"Great! It's just right for me to walk around and help digest my food." Bai Lu jumped off the bench and pointed at Aunt Gao over there, saying, "Shall I go talk to Aunt Gao?"

"Forget it, let her be busy. Let's not disturb her." Bai Jun glanced at Aunt Gao who was busy, smiled and shook his head, then put a few credit points on the eight-immortals table and found a small ceramic bowl to press them down. In this way, even if new guests came, these credit points would only be found when cleaning the table, so there was no need to worry about them being taken away by other guests.

Bai Jun knew Aunt Gao's character very well. She was too enthusiastic. Not only would she not accept the money for the meal, she might even force all kinds of pastries on him and Bai Lu. In order to avoid disturbing her work, the two of them quietly left the snack stand and headed towards Tongfu Pavilion, which made the best desserts in Jinren Lane, to prepare the Fairy Happy Tea that Bai Lu had been looking forward to for a long time.

Tongfu Pavilion is located in the square opposite the intersection of the main road of Jinren Lane and Narcissus Street. At this time, it is full of tourists who come to taste the food. The swarming crowd makes people feel inexplicably suffocated when looking at it from a distance. Seeing this, Bai Lu tightly grasped the corner of Bai Jun's clothes with her little hand, fearing that they would be separated by the crowded crowd.

Bai Jun was also a little worried by the density of the crowd. There was still about an hour and a half until sunset, and he was afraid that the queues would be very long. So he bent down and said with a soothing smile, "Master Bai Lu, I know a snack stand that sells delicious desserts. Why don't we go there and try some?"

"Well, I listen to you!"

Bai Lu nodded without thinking. For her, as long as she could be with Bai Jun, it didn't matter if she didn't drink the Fairy Happy Tea.

Just as Bai Jun and Bai Lu were about to turn into the alley to take a shortcut, a thin figure staggered out from the corner. It seemed that he did not expect there to be someone at the entrance of the alley. His pupils trembled and he rushed towards the two of them uncontrollably.

Bai Jun took a step forward, quickly pulled Bai Lu behind him, and bumped into the thin figure rushing towards him.

boom--!

The thin boy was knocked away and fell to the cold bluestone ground with the package in his arms with a thud. He howled miserably and put the package in his arms without caring about anything else. After struggling to get up, he hurriedly ran away.

Bai Jun's eyes narrowed slightly, and he frowned thoughtfully as he looked at the staggering back of the young man who was running away in a hurry.

That kind of panic behavior...is not normal.

He wanted to shout to stop the boy, but suddenly found that the front of his clothes was covered with some white powder, which seemed to be stained from the collision just now. So he subconsciously lowered his head and sniffed - the aroma of herbs, faintly distinguishable the scent of Xuling benzoin.

"Abo! Are you okay?" Bai Lu came forward worriedly, and her little hands groped his body nervously.

"I'm fine." Bai Jun shook his head and smiled at her.

"That's good. I was really scared just now... Wait a minute!" Before she could finish her words, Bai Lu realized something and her expression changed slightly. She quickly stood on tiptoe, grabbed Bai Jun's collar with both hands, buried her little face near his collar and sniffed gently.

Bai Jun was slightly stunned, but soon understood Bai Lu's behavior, so he stopped talking and waited quietly.

After a moment, Bai Lu slowly loosened her hand, raised her face and said seriously:

"This is... the smell of Resurrection and Righteousness Powder."

Chapter 20: Brother Huo's Mysterious Shop

"Resurrection and Righteousness Powder?"