The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 333: Hanging out with Walnut

Xumi City is the main city of the country of Xumi and also the location of the Institute of the Church. In addition to scholars everywhere, the entire Xumi City is also very lively. Just when Ruojin accompanied Hu Tao for a short distance, Ruojin saw all kinds of vendors.

There were stalls selling Xumi special snacks, various spices, various clothing and jewelry, everything you could think of. Ruo Jin even found an intelligence dealer who specialized in selling newspapers in a dark corner.

Although there were many vendors selling Xumi-style clothing and accessories along the way, Hu Tao was not interested in clothes or accessories. On the contrary, she liked some novel and quirky gadgets very much and asked Ruo Jin to pay from time to time.

While Hu Tao was shopping, Ruo Jin was not idle either. Passing by a stall selling Xumi special snacks, Ruo Jin also bought a Beast Rice Xiangxiang for Hu Tao. He saw Hu Tao seemed to like this snack very much last time, so Ruo Jin bought one specially for Hu Tao.

"what?"

Just when Ruojin was giving Mora to the snack stand owner, a man caught Ruojin's attention. The man was wearing a robe commonly seen in the Sumeru Desert and had a bag on his back. He looked like a traveler from the desert, but his slightly hurried pace made Ruojin a little suspicious of this man.

In the past few days, Ruo Jin has also learned about Xumi's current situation. The Xumi people living in the rainforest area have always looked down on the Xumi people living in the desert area. And this Xumi person dressed in desert clothes suddenly appeared here, and his steps were very flustered. There must be something wrong.
Looking at the direction where the desert-dressed Sumeru man left, Ruo Jin did not meddle in other people's business. His task today was to accompany Hu Tao shopping, and he had no interest in other things. Besides, he didn't know this person, and it would be troublesome if any misunderstanding occurred. As a result, the vendor handed over two portions of beast rice fragrant. Ruo Jin did not think about it anymore, but walked towards Hu Tao with the beast rice fragrant.

In this way, Hu Tao and Ruo Jin ate while walking around, and they came to a stall selling wood carvings. At just one glance, Hu Tao was attracted by the wood carvings on the stall.

"Boss, what is this wood carving of yours? Vegetables that have become spirits? It's quite unique."

Hu Tao picked up a strange wooden sculpture with a round leaf-like head and looked at it carefully. You know what, this little thing looks quite unique. At least Hu Tao found it quite pleasing to the eye.

Seeing that Hu Tao liked it, Ruo Jin also picked up a wood carving on the stall and took a look at it. It must be said that although he had never seen this little wood carving before, it was indeed quite cute.

"Haha, little girl, this is not some vegetable that has become a spirit. What I carved is the elf that lives in the legendary Xumi Rainforest."

The man selling wood carvings at the stall was an old man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties. Seeing that Ruojin and Hutao were not dressed like Sumeru people, the old man did not get angry when he heard Hutao say that the things he carved were vegetables that had become spirits. He held down the half-carved wood carving in his hand and explained to Hutao and Ruojin.

"This kind of elf is shorter than an underage human, with facial features like a single black stick figure. It has an umbrella-shaped crown on its head that looks like leaves and mushrooms. There are two to four spiral leaves on the top of the crown. It is a very cute little fellow."

“Eh? Are there really such strange-looking little creatures in Teyvat?”

Hu Tao shifted her eyes away from the wood carving in her hand, and then she discovered that there were various similar wood carvings on display on this stall, which made Hu Tao feel puzzled. She had never seen such a little creature in her life, and she had been in Xumi for a week and had never heard anyone mention the existence of such a creature in Xumi.

Could this old man be fooling people? Hu Tao glanced at the old man in front of him, but he didn't see any confusion in his eyes. The old man seemed to have seen these little guys in person. "Grandpa, why have I never heard of this little guy?"

Unable to hold back the doubts in his heart, Hu Tao asked the old man again with some curiosity. The old man did not hide his answer. With a nostalgic look in his eyes, he slowly spoke.

"These little guys can only be seen by underage children and a very small number of adults blessed by the forest. Most people will lose their memories of these little guys once they grow up, and these little guys will also forget their memories of getting along with humans. However, there are also cases where the memories of getting along with these little guys are remembered due to acquired factors, such as me."

"As for why you haven't heard of these little guys, it's because they are usually very wary of humans, but very friendly to humans who can see them and show a friendly attitude. They are especially caring towards children and will become children's best playmates."

"Haha, I talk a lot when I get old. I think you guys are here to play in Xumi, so I'll give you these two wood carvings."

Maybe it had been a long time since he told other people the stories about these little guys. When the old man saw that Ruojin and Hutao were listening very seriously, he smiled kindly and gestured to Ruojin and Hutao to give the wood carvings in their hands to them.

"Hey, how can this be possible? How much are these two wooden sculptures? I will pay you in molas."

Hu Tao was not a person who liked to take advantage of others. When she heard that the old man gave the wood carving to her and Ruo Jin for free without her having to pay Mora, Hu Tao's first reaction was to refuse it quickly.

When the old man saw that Hu Tao was determined to pay Mora, after several arguments, the old man still couldn't win over Hu Tao. After Hu Tao threw down a bag of Mora, he watched Hu Tao and Ruo Jin leave.

"Boss Ruota, do you know what this thing is?"

While being pulled away from the stall by Hu Tao, Ruo Jin was communicating with Ruo Ta Dragon King. Ruo Ta Dragon King said this after taking a close look at the wood carving in Ruo Jin's hand.

"I don't know what this thing is. I haven't been far away from home. If it is a species from Liyue, I might know something about it. But I don't know much about things from other countries."

Hearing that King Ruota didn't quite know what species this little thing was, Ruo Jin couldn't help but become interested in this little guy. But before he could continue talking to King Ruota, Hu Tao called out Ni Lu's name, which forced Ruo Jin to give up the idea of ​​continuing to communicate with King Ruota and look forward.

In front, Nilu was standing there with a worried look on her face. She was holding a package in her hand, but it seemed that something had gone wrong with the package. Nilu's eyes revealed distress. Next to Nilu stood a Sumeru man dressed as a serious disciplinarian.

(End of this chapter)