"Miaomiao, this hub...eh? Miaomiao???"
Chen Yao was just about to ask a question, but in a blink of an eye, he found that Ni'er was nowhere to be seen in the entire hub hall...
"Brother Siwen, where is Miaomiao?"
"Her? She suddenly disappeared just now. I don't know where she went."
At this moment, Siwen was also very confused...
【warn! The body was invaded by an unknown source! Warning, body——]
The warning message popping up from the Tianji box stopped abruptly, leaving Chen Yao and Monk Zhang Er at a loss...
[Entering new data...Data entry binding has been completed...]
Um? ? ?
Just when Chen Yao was still wondering what was wrong with the Tianji box, Miaomiao's holographic projection suddenly emerged from the palm of Chen Yao's right palm!
"Eh? What's going on? Wow! How come I'm out of the hub's database?! It's so strange..."
"Did you do it? What on earth did you do???"
Chen Yao understood immediately that the abnormality of the Tianji box was definitely related to this guy!
"This...I don't know! I just suddenly felt that there is some data in your body that I am very familiar with. When I came out, you were already like this...Ugh...It's over. I have been forcibly bound to you. Already..."
"Familiar data? Bind to me?? What on earth are you talking about???"
Chen Yao was a little dazed and frowned tightly as he asked.
"Miaomiao doesn't know either! Anyway... I can only follow you from now on. Wherever you go, Miaomiao will go!"
Miaomiao, who was a little angry with her hands on her hips, responded.
"Anyway, you... seem to have the aura of my kindred in your body! But she seems to have fallen into a deep sleep, and I tried so hard not to wake her up!"
"Wait...you mean..."
Chen Yao suddenly raised his right palm as if he realized something, and on the golden Möbius ring engraved on the palm, three golden light spots were rapidly circling around the Möbius ring...
"That's it! I've been forcibly bound by this thing now! Miaomiao can only follow you now! Oh...it's obvious that people hate you so much..."
"..."
It all made sense.
Since receiving the gift from the Mechanical God last time, the system of the Tianji Box has suddenly undergone some changes. If I have to describe it, it has become more humane. In other words, the core of the Tianji Box is... The Phantom Clan whose name has the same origin as Miaomiao? But for some unknown reason, this guy has fallen into a deep sleep...
So, the final complete form of the Tianji Box must be the fusion of an Phantom Clan? So how did Gongshuban come up with such a bizarre combination in the first place? ? ? Chen Yao really can't understand...
Forget it, let's not think about this problem for now...
"Brother Siwen, I don't want anyone else to know about the hub. After all, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble. Of course, if this matter is exposed, you can just put the blame on me."
"I see..."
"Then let's do this for now. You can do your business while I go out for a walk."
"good."
"Miaomiao, go back!"
"oh..."
The girl reluctantly got into Chen Yao's body and disappeared. Immediately afterwards, Chen Yao also quickly left the hub.
After leaving the hub, Chen Yao went straight to Xinglong Store. Of course, he just wanted to try his luck and see if Lao Liu was there...
"Well, this wine is good!"
"That's right! This Tao'er Liquor Store doesn't sell it! I usually drink it by myself, so that guy Chen Yao is lucky enough to be able to drink it."
There is a small table in front of Xinglong's shop. Liu Xinglong and Hou Ye are drinking and chatting. It tastes amazing with some appetizers...
"Ouch! You two are drinking!"
"Huh? Why, you want to buy Dong... Chenyao???"
Liu Xinglong, who was a little drunk, was about to get up to do business. When he saw the person coming, he woke up a little from his drunkenness!
"Chen Yao???" Mr. Hou also quickly put down his wine glass, his expression full of surprise!
Chen Yao was not polite and directly moved a stool from the side and sat down around the small table. He poured a glass of wine and took a sip...
"Tsk... It's really strange that you two old men are actually playing together!"
"You kid! When did you come back? I don't know if I heard from you!" Liu Xinglong looked obviously dissatisfied...
"Oh, I was busy getting promoted some time ago, and I was promoted recently. Isn't this back? Hey... I'm still wondering where you went!"
Yes, in fact, before coming to the store, Chen Yao didn't have much hope...
"What, the business is really not going to stop? Also, Mr. Monkey, I didn't see your wine shop open when I came here?"
"The situation in the town has not been very good recently. The ruler of Chenxing has issued a new tax decree. Who dares to do business?"
Mr. Monkey shook his head, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, with a bitter look on his face...
"It's not a big problem. I just went to see Mayor Dadik today. I have already paid the taxes of the residents of the town in advance for the past few weeks. You just need to open a store!"
Chen Yao waved his hand proudly and said indifferently.
"Hey, I guess you have a heart!"
"Bah!" After saying that, Liu Xinglong suddenly clapped his hands.
"Chun'er, please order some food and drinks!"
"I know~" a soft female voice responded from inside the store...
After a while, a young woman about twenty years old came to the table carrying a plate of food...
"Huh? This is..."
Chen Yao's first reaction was that he thought this was the new clerk that Old Liu was looking for, but...
"Brother Liu, if it's not enough, tell me, there are still some ingredients in the kitchen~"
"Okay, okay, you go in and rest first. If you don't have enough, we won't talk anymore!"
The two looked at each other affectionately, and then the woman twisted her body and entered the shop without looking back, leaving only Chen Yao, who was staring at the woman's back in a daze...
"What are you looking at! Never seen other people's wives?!"
"Daughter-in-law? Brother Liu, you..."
Chen Yao looked at Liu Xinglong in shock, as if he hadn't come back to his senses yet...
"Hey! Isn't this the proposal I gave you before? Let me find a wife to take care of in my old age! What's your expression?!" Liu Xinglong, who was looked down upon, was obviously a little angry.
"Uh...Old Liu, I would like to ask, how old is Mrs. Ling? Don't get me wrong, I'm just curious..."
"Chunlin... she just turned twenty-one this year, so she is only thirty years younger than me..."
"You...you...I...forget it..."
Chen Yao really didn't expect that Old Liu would listen to the advice so much, but...after all, he brought up this matter himself, even though it was half-joking at the beginning...
"By the way, Chen Yao, do you still have that elixir of yours? How about you get some more for Lord Monkey, and by the way... give them to me evenly?"
Lao Liu suddenly stepped forward and whispered.
"What? Mr. Monkey also wants to taste the young grass?" Chen Yao looked amused.
"Ahem! After all... I'm still a little envious. If only I had that ability..."
Although Mr. Hou, who looked a little embarrassed, only said half of what he said, Chen Yao already understood in his heart.
"Okay! Then I will show you my skills today!"
Chen Yao didn't waste any time and directly placed the alchemy furnace, mortar, spiritual materials, etc. on the table. The two old men immediately watched Chen Yao's movements with great interest...
"Old cows eating young grass, that's a man's dream!"
