The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

Chapter 169 Alley

"Ahem, my beauty~~ Why are you here all alone today~"

The man called "boss" coughed, and a somewhat pretentious man stepped forward first, his face greasy, and tried to reach out to help Lin Xiyue.

"Snapped--"

"Don't touch me! (▼ヘ▼)"

Lin Xiyue used all her strength to slap down the man's outstretched hand; this was the strength she had gathered over half a day.

She is in excruciating pain all over her body, and it is difficult for her to even stand. She has to bite her lower lip hard to keep herself from crying out in pain.

"Tsk, what a fiery woman! I like her, I love little chili peppers! Hehehe."

The leader wasn't angry at being hit; instead, he became even more enthusiastic and moved closer to Lin Xiyue, even getting close to her neck, wanting to kiss her.

[!! What?! Where did this pervert come from?! I'll beat him up!!! ヽ(`Д′)?┌┛〃]

The moment the system returned, its gaze was immediately locked onto the scene before it.

A greasy-faced man with an extremely lewd expression was stealthily approaching Lin Xiyue. What was even more disturbing was that the man's head was completely bald, resembling a "Mediterranean" hairstyle.

Upon witnessing this scene, the system instantly felt as if it were facing a formidable enemy, as if it had been greatly stimulated and entered a state of high tension.

With a sharp, piercing scream, it swiftly retrieved something from the system space.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a lollipop the size of a basketball! Moreover, this lollipop was radiating a dazzling seven-colored light, attracting attention like a rare treasure.

When the giant lollipop was successfully retrieved by the system, an amazing scene unfolded: it automatically solidified in mid-air and hovered steadily there.

Immediately afterwards, a loud "smack" was heard, and the lollipop was swung around like lightning and smashed hard into the back of the lewd man's head.

The force of the blow was so great that the sleazy man's vision went black for a moment, and countless stars began to twinkle in his eyes.

He involuntarily uttered a series of indistinct curses, but his body was completely out of control as he leaned backward, finally crashing heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

"Boss!"

"Boss, are you okay?"

"You! You dare hit our boss! You're finished!"

"You, you just wait!!"

After the lewd man fell, his henchmen finally came to their senses from the bizarre scene. One by one, they rushed forward to surround their boss, shouting defiant words like "I refuse to admit defeat" at Lin Xiyue.

Although they shouted that, no one dared to step forward and make a move. Instead, they each half-supported their leader and retreated step by step, as if they were afraid of being hit by the big lollipop stick as well.

After all, that lollipop was still hovering arrogantly in the sky, looking like it could strike them again at any moment.

"you……"

"Get out of here!"

Lin Xiyue had just opened her mouth to say something when she was interrupted by a cold voice.

She knew it was Melos's voice as soon as she heard it.

"??ah?"

Lin Xiyue looked behind her with surprise, thinking that Moros had arrived. But she found only a large street illuminated by lights and fallen leaves blown by the wind, which made her feel a little disappointed and confused.

[Stop looking, your man isn't here. ┐(￣(ェ)￣)┌]

The system saw the disappointment in Lin Xiyue's eyes and chuckled sarcastically.

"Then, what was that sound just now?"

Lin Xiyue's cheeks flushed slightly, but she still asked the system questions.

[That's a synthesized voice of your man, otherwise I couldn't possibly use a robotic voice to tell them to get lost, could I? Besides, my voice isn't as fierce as your man's. ┐(?～?)┌]

The system helplessly shrugged. Meros was the fiercest person it had ever met. He was only a little better in front of Lin Xiyue. When he threatened it, he was not polite at all.

This synthesized voice was secretly recorded by Meros when he threatened him earlier. He originally intended to report it, but unexpectedly, it came back.

Tsk, (；｀ヘ′)

The more the system thought about it, the more it felt ashamed of itself for being threatened by a mere creature.

"Ahem, well, that's not my man yet. Did you check the information and find out where we are now?"

Lin Xiyue coughed and awkwardly changed the subject.

[Oh, this one? I found it. We're in Spring City, a city next to Cloud City.]

The system was easily diverted from the topic, and it subconsciously replied.

"What?! It's in the next city? How are we going to get back?"

Lin Xiyue was stunned. She had always thought that even if there was a discrepancy, they would at least be in the same city, but she never expected that they would be in the next city.

[Ahem, a slight error is normal. Besides, you're back now, aren't you? And you can make phone calls!]

The system seemed a little hesitant at first, but became increasingly smug and even boastful as it spoke.

"A phone? Oh right, I can make a phone call."

Lin Xiyue then remembered that she was already back, so the previous terminal could actually be used.

She quickly endured the pain, opened the space, and took out the terminal of this era that she had been storing in the space.

"Jingle Bell--"

As soon as the terminal was taken out, it started ringing wildly, and the vibration was so strong that Lin Xiyue's hand went numb from holding it.

"Hey?"

"Baby? Where are you? Don't be afraid, I'm coming right now."

As soon as Lin Xiyue connected to the terminal, Moros's voice came through, sounding very anxious.

"Uh... I am currently..."

Lin Xiyue felt much calmer upon hearing Molos's voice, but she still didn't know exactly where he was.

[In District Z of Kunming.]

The system knew that Lin Xiyue was still unaware of anything when it saw her pause, and quickly replied.

"In Z ​​district of Kunming. This place seems to be a slum. I feel so uncomfortable all over right now, sob sob sob."

Lin Xiyue was originally quite strong, but upon hearing Mo Luosi's concerned voice, all her grievances welled up inside her, and she burst into tears.

“Baby, don’t be afraid, I’ll be right there. It’s not safe for you in the slums right now. Look around, I think I put a dormant nest in your space before. Take it out and then input energy to activate it.”

Moros comforted Lin Xiyue on the phone, and a man's voice could be heard coming from his end, but it was impossible to hear clearly because of the barrier.

"Hmm, let me look for it."

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