I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 359 1.23 22 Paper Cutting
It was just beginning to get light.

A gentle breeze swept by, stirring the dark red strands of hair, making them appear as if they were burning in the air.

Ling Tong looked up at the faintly brightening sky and said slowly, "It's almost time."

Ke Ya sighed softly and said, "According to the original time, it should only be four or five o'clock now, and there should still be some time before nine o'clock. However, the flow of time here has sped up. That means it will be nine o'clock very soon, and we must stay here at all times to avoid missing the Thursday merchants."

I estimate there are about ten minutes left.

"The word 'steal' must meet certain conditions: taking someone else's things secretly without being discovered. If you take them without being discovered, then it becomes 'robbery'," Bertias said slowly, looking down at the place where the merchants would appear downstairs.

“One person draws the fire while the other steals the goods. But since this is the first merchant after the dungeon fusion, we don’t know if the merchant’s appearance has changed from before,” Koya said, raising an eyebrow.

“I think there will definitely be changes. The pedestrians on the street have already split into two groups. However, neither side has noticed or realized that something is wrong with the other. In other words, in the eyes of the other, they are all the same. Only we see the difference.”

Although in their eyes one looks like a paper doll and the other looks like a living person, they are from two completely different worlds, yet in their eyes they are the same kind of people, and extremely compatible.

Perhaps, in their eyes, they are the strange ones, while they are living people, truly living in this world, and these outsiders are the ones who shouldn't exist.

Soon, it was broad daylight, and the merchants appeared.

"They're here! The merchant has appeared... Is it true?" Bertias was initially excited, but upon seeing the merchant's appearance, his face suddenly froze, and he exclaimed in disbelief.

A handsome man dressed in a wide-sleeved black robe sat casually beside the wooden plank, smoking a long pipe with a relaxed air. His robe was loosely tied at the waist with a belt, revealing his smooth, muscular chest, through which a black totem could be faintly seen, exuding a mature and alluring charm.

"Why would a glutton be a businessman?" Lan Xiaowei asked, frowning slightly.

"Have you ever seen gluttony?" Koya asked.

"In the entertainment kingdom, besides Laziness, everyone else even has wax figures displayed in wax museums." Lan Xiao meant that she had seen these wax figures.

"Who will draw fire?" Bertias slowly glanced at everyone, finally fixing his gaze on Yu Yin.

The girl hasn't said a word since the beginning, and I don't know why. Maybe I should let him test her.

Yu Yin had originally intended to minimize her presence, but unexpectedly, Bertias spoke to her first, "What are your plans, Yu Yin?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Xiao was stunned. Her emerald eyes looked at Yu Yin suspiciously, not understanding why Bertias would pay attention to her.

"I don't have any plans?" Yu Yin blinked, puzzled.

Bertheas chuckled softly, then said thoughtfully, "Is that so..."

Before Bertias could say anything more, Lan Xiao said, "I can steal it." She glanced at Yu Yin with a faint look, but without any other emotion.

"Leave Rong Yi to me." Mu Yegui said as he jumped down the stairs and slowly walked towards Rong Yi.

Lan Xiao nodded to the crowd and jumped down just like Mu Yegui, then mingled into the crowd.

"Lan Xiao looks so gentle and weak, why did she also follow Mu Yegui's unreliable example and jump off a building?" Ke Ya asked in surprise. She thought Lan Xiao would choose a more ladylike way to go downstairs.

“Looking like a lady doesn’t mean you’re really a lady. For example, Mu Yegui looks delicate and easy to push over, but in reality, she’s the one who pushes others over.” Ling Tong leaned against the railing, looking down at Mu Yegui who had started talking to Rong Yi, and said slowly.

Koya: "..." So true. As the saying goes, you can't judge a book by its cover. If you are deceived by appearances and ignore the essence, you may very well fall into utter ruin because of one mistake.

“But…it’s not so bad…” Beltias leaned against the railing, seemingly thinking of something, and said with a light laugh.

His blue-gray eyes quietly watched Lan Xiao, who was mingling in the crowd, trying to seize an opportunity. There was a hint of tenderness and a smile in his eyes.

downstairs.

"Although I guessed it would be you, I was still a little sad to actually see it," Rong Yi said with a soft sigh.

“The entire space is under your control, there’s no reason why you wouldn’t hear what we’re saying. So, Rong Yi, are you planning to stop me?” Mu Yegui tilted his head and looked at Rong Yi, asking softly.

"No, let's leave it at that. I came here myself to stop your futile efforts, though I wouldn't rule out wanting to see you." Her long, beautiful, dark purple phoenix eyes gazed intently at Mu Yegui, as if she wanted to imprint her in her heart, her expression filled with seriousness.

Rong Yi wasn't lying; he genuinely wanted to see Mu Yegui, especially after seeing the bone ring on Mu Yegui's finger that exuded an aura of jealousy, which made him feel a sense of crisis.

Here it is again...

Every time, someone beats them to it...

Wherever there is jealousy, he will never be noticed. Perhaps it's because he's naturally inconspicuous, or perhaps nothing he does can compare to jealousy; whenever jealousy arises, he will be completely ignored.

He might have felt jealous and sad before, but now he can think about it calmly.

What exactly did he do wrong?

Why keep ignoring him?
He's usually very obedient...

There was one thing he couldn't understand: if they were going to abandon him later, why did they take him back in the first place and treat him so well? If they really cared about him, why did they send him away? If they didn't care, why did they send Ji Qi to take care of him?
He couldn't understand...

I don't understand at all...

"If only I had no memories." Rong Yi looked up at the sky, her tone tinged with a sense of loss.

"Is the chrysanthemum Rongyi's favorite flower?" Mu Yegui asked.

Rong Yi was slightly taken aback, not understanding why Mu Yegui would suddenly say that.

Mu Yegui picked up a piece of paper, folded it, and then used her sharp fingernails to cut it, creating a beautiful ink chrysanthemum.

She handed the black chrysanthemum to Rong Yi and said softly, "I wish I could see it."

The flower language of the black chrysanthemum: longing in blood.

I wonder who Rong Yi is reminiscing about? But setting aside the flower's symbolism, the black chrysanthemum is simple, unadorned, dignified, and steady—there is indeed no flower more suitable for Rong Yi than the black chrysanthemum.

Regardless of how others judged gluttony, the Rong Yi she met was an extremely pure and clean person, even if she was a little lazy and loved to act spoiled.

Today is Rongyi's birthday, so the next chapter will be a bonus chapter.

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