The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 47 Shopping (3)

"This deal didn't work out. If this continues, we'll have to close down."

The shop owner sighed softly, and when she realized there were still customers in the store, a smile immediately appeared on her face. Not letting negative emotions show in front of customers is one of her business principles.

"Sister owner, I think the clothes you have here are all very nice. Why do you say that?"

Xiangling looked at the various clothes neatly arranged around her. The workmanship of these clothes was much better than those Mondstadt clothes sold in Liyue Harbor. Even if no one in Mondstadt bought clothes because of the dragon disaster, clothes of this quality could be exported to Liyue, so there was no need to worry about not being able to sell them.

"My dear guests, you may not know that the clothes I sew are all made of the finest fabrics, and most of them are sold to merchants from other countries. However, due to the impact of the dragon disaster, not many merchants dare to come to Mondstadt in the past few months, resulting in the clothes I make being unable to sell at all."

"Because the fabric used is very high quality, the price is naturally higher. In Mondstadt, no one would buy it even if I sold it at cost price."

The shop owner touched the clothes she had carefully made. Every stitch and thread on them were made by her under the lamp in countless nights. She thought she could make some money and hire a shop assistant to help her, but she didn't expect this to happen.

"I'm so sorry to have to keep you guys from listening to my long-winded words. Do you need my help in picking out some clothes? I see this little girl..."

The shop owner, who had been a tailor for many years, could tell at a glance that the robe on Ruojin was extraordinary. If she guessed correctly, the fabric used for the robe should be the top-quality Liyue fabric known as the thousand-dollar fur coat. The person who made this robe was also a master tailor.

Those who can afford to wear such clothes are either rich or noble, so the shop owner naturally entertained the few people with extra enthusiasm. If any of them liked the clothes, she could also make a small profit.

"Shopkeeper, please see how much Mora I can get for these cloths."

Before she could take out some nice clothes from the store, a man rushed into the store in a hurry. He was soaked by the heavy rain, his hair stuck to his forehead, covering most of his eyes, with water dripping from the ends. His wet clothes stuck to his body in a very uncomfortable posture.

Ruojin frowned slightly and stood in front of Xiangling and Keli. It was obvious that he was a person who was forced by life. Xiangling and Keli were still young, and it was not suitable for them to experience the sufferings of the world too early.

"Jin boy, your sworn sister is only a few years younger than you. Is it necessary to protect her so much? Sooner or later, she will experience the cruelty of this world."

"No matter how old Xiangling is, as her eldest brother, I will always protect her, just like you used your aura to protect me when I was in danger, Boss Ruota. No matter whether she has seen this cruel world or not, she will always be a child when I am by her side."

He has treated Xiangling as his sister since childhood. Ruo Jin would rather suffer himself than let Xiangling suffer any grievances. When Guoba was first adopted by Xiangling, there were many rumors, some saying that Guoba was an ominous symbol, some saying that Guoba was the reincarnation of a demon and so on.

At that time, Ruojin was worried that Xiangling would feel psychological pressure, so he worked with Yanfei overnight to find the culprit. Ruojin originally wanted to teach these people a lesson, but Yanfei, who was protective of her child, directly sent the culprit to the prison and gave him free meals for a few days. Later, Ruojin heard that it seemed to be Grandma Ping's idea. Because of this incident, Ruojin even stayed at Xiangling's house for a few days. This care once made Keqing, who saw everything, envious, but this suitable reason made Keqing unable to say anything.

In the end, Keqing could only turn her grief and anger into motivation and worked hard to practice the Ke family's Yunlai sword technique, just so that she could beat Ruojin during a sparring match. This also led to a sharp increase in Keqing's strength.

The Ke family member who was responsible for teaching Keqing swordsmanship once called Keqing a swordsmanship prodigy that the Ke family had not seen in a century. Ruo Jin's adoptive father, who was also Keqing's father, even got Keqing a Xia Li Long Yin sword specially for this matter.

"That's what I like to hear. Forget it, kid. Just go with it."

Ruojin's answer made King Ruota feel a long-lost warmth. When he woke up after sleeping for hundreds of years and found that he was sealed, he was quite angry. But over the past six years, as he and Ruojin continued to get along, the anger in King Ruota's heart had disappeared without a trace like a passing cloud.

As for why he was still looking for Morax so persistently, in addition to wanting freedom, he also had a pent-up anger in his heart that he couldn't swallow. He thought that he lost to Morax because he was in a bad condition at that time, and he had to fight with Morax again. In simple terms, he, the Dragon King of Rāshtra, was unwilling to accept the defeat.

So, Ruojin learned to protect Xiangling from him, the boss? Ruotu Dragon King thought about it and it seemed to be true. Well, this kid is like me, worthy of being his younger brother. When Ruojin's child is born, he must be the child's teacher. This fine tradition of protecting his child must be carried forward.

Ruo Jin had no idea what King Ruota was thinking. His attention was now focused on the man who suddenly broke in.

When he arrived at the store, the man didn't even take a breath. He hurriedly took out some clothes from his arms and placed them on the counter. Some of the clothes were wet by the rain, and water stains were left on the wooden counter. Ruo Jin thought that the store owner would lecture the man, but she didn't do so.

After checking the clothes the man put down, she took out five thousand Mora from the drawer of the counter and put it in the man's hand. During this process, the two did not say a word. After receiving the Mora, the man thanked her and hurried into the rain without looking back.

From afar, I saw a lonely figure running on the street in the heavy rain, looking desolate and shivering. He had no umbrella, his whole body was wet, and his hair was dripping with raindrops. He looked like a homeless child and was very pitiful.

"Anthony is also a miserable man. I don't know how his sister's illness is going."

The shopkeeper's sister collected the clothes that the man brought from the counter. These clothes were far from being worth five thousand Moras, but being kind-hearted, she still gave Anthony some more Moras. Her own life was not satisfactory now, but she was unable to experience the sufferings of the world.

"Alas, I don't know when the dragon disaster will end. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. Ladies, please follow me. I'll recommend some clothes to you."

"No need to recommend. I'll take all the clothes in your store as long as they look like they can be worn by Xiangling and Keli."

(End of this chapter)