I sell demon meat in the city

Chapter 148 Can’t afford it

Meng Qi is not a patient person, but she is now trying her best to patiently explain to Lu Xiaowu some of the decorations and items in the room that are somewhat puzzling to him.

"It's not that the cover emits light, it's that there's a light inside."

What is a lamp?

"...It's the eye of the cover."

"Now I understand, what is this dark thing?"

"That's a television."

"What is a television? And why are there people in it?"

"Because it's cool inside."

"Wait a minute, there's still fire inside."

"Let me show you a movie."

What is a movie?

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"Huh? It can sing! Is someone playing the flute inside?"

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Hearing no reply, Lu Xiaowu turned his head to look at the bed and found that his junior sister was already lying on her back, fast asleep.

He smiled, and with a gentle wave of his hand, covered her with the thin blanket that was about to fall off the bed.

Then I turned my head and focused on watching TV. This thing is really interesting.

The next morning, Mengqi was awakened by knocking on the door.

She lay on her side on the bed, half-lying down, and opened her eyes groggily. The first thing she saw was a white-clad man sitting cross-legged in mid-air. He had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and was handsome and refined. It was clear at a glance that he was no ordinary person.

A divine soul is naturally not human.

"Good morning, junior sister."

Noticing that Meng Qi had woken up, Lu Xiaowu greeted her, but his eyes remained fixed on the television, not looking away for a moment.

"You watched it all night?"

"Shh, junior sister, there's only a little bit left. Let me finish reading it."

Meng Qi was speechless.

dong dong dong.

Just then, there was another knock on the door, and at the same time, Dongfang Shuo's voice rang out from outside, "Lazybones, get up. The hotel breakfast is plentiful, why don't you get up and go check it out?"

Meng Qi yawned as she got out of bed and lazily replied, "You go first, I'll be right there."

There was a ghostly spirit hovering here, and she dared not let Dongfang Shuo see him.

After quickly brushing her teeth, washing her face, and changing her clothes, Meng Qi saw that Lu Xiaowu was engrossed in watching and said helplessly, "Fifth Senior Brother, I'm going to have breakfast. Are you coming with me or will you continue watching?"

"I'll watch for a while longer. You go eat. I'll come find you later."

He kept his eyes glued to the TV while he spoke, without blinking.

Mengqi felt an itch to touch him when she saw him like that.

Forget it, leave him alone.

When Meng Qi arrived at the restaurant on the second floor, Dongfang Shuo and Wei Xiaole had already prepared seven or eight different items for her: grilled sausages, fried eggs, steamed buns, milk, fried dough sticks, rice noodles, roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), sandwiches, a mix of Chinese and Western food, a miscellaneous variety of dishes, each in small quantity, but abundant in variety.

"Let's set off after we finish eating. Xiao Qi, has that thing been moved yet?"

Meng Qi froze as she picked up her chopsticks. She had forgotten that the sudden appearance of a certain senior brother had disrupted her plans.

After leaving Cangqiong Forest yesterday, the nearest place to stay should have been Bichuan Town, but Meng Qi found the Meng family unpleasant, so Wei Xiaole drove for more than two hours to reach the next nearby city, Langxi City.

They were at a four-star hotel in Langxi City at the time.

Young Master Dongfang originally wanted to stay in a five-star hotel, but unfortunately he couldn't find one.

Having been busy all day and not having eaten properly, the three decided to get a good rest that night, sleep well, and then set off to find the demon the next day.

But after dinner, I checked the demon-revealing mirror again and discovered a white fox with a red tail hiding on a mountain in the suburbs of Langxi City. The closer we got to the Grand Canyon, the higher the demon's rank seemed to be, and the more special its talents became.

Therefore, it's really not advisable to venture into someone else's territory late at night.

"We'll check it out when we get back after we finish eating."

Dongfang Shuo finished eating first, and then sat there watching Meng Qi eat.

Don't let her small mouth fool you; she eats incredibly fast. Her cheeks are bulging like a hamster's, and in no time, almost all the food in front of her is gone—the rest she doesn't eat because she doesn't like it.

After breakfast, the two followed Mengqi upstairs.

"What are you doing?"

As she approached her room, Meng Qi noticed the two men were still following her and turned around to ask them in surprise.

Dongfang Shuo was speechless. "Didn't we agree to look at the Demon-Revealing Mirror? What's with that expression?"

"It looks like I need to poop," Meng Qi said guiltily, waving her hand. "I'll call you guys when I see it. I need to poop now."

After saying that, he reached for his card to swipe and enter the house, but when he checked his pockets, he realized he hadn't brought his card.

Oh, it's not that I forgot to bring it, it's because a senior student was watching TV and couldn't remove the card that was stuck in the doorway.

Her actions caught the attention of Wei Xiaole and Dongfang Shuo, who exclaimed in unison, "Did you leave your card in the room?"

Dongfang Shuo rolled his eyes. "You're so forgetful. I'll call the front desk."

When the waiter came up and opened the door, Meng Qi opened it a crack, slipped into the room, and then slammed it shut.

Dongfang Shuo and Wei Xiaole looked at each other outside the door.

"Is he... unable to hold it in any longer?"

Wei Xiaole glanced at him with dissatisfaction, "No wonder Ziyang always fights with you. Can't you watch your mouth? Xiaoqi is a girl, after all."

"A girl? Tell me, in what way does she resemble her?"

"I think you're asking for trouble again."

"Hey, Xiaole, did you hear that? It sounds like the TV in that brat's room is on."

The hotel rooms are well soundproofed; when the door is closed, you can't hear anything inside unless you use all your senses.

But Dongfang Shuo still heard it the moment Meng Qi opened the door.

Wei Xiaole disagreed, saying, "Maybe he was watching cartoons while he was having breakfast."

Then they left in a hurry, without turning off the TV.

On the other side, Meng Qi entered the room and found that her fifth senior brother had started watching a new movie again.

Oh, by the way, she set the channel for him to be a movie channel, which supposedly has movies playing 24/7.

"I'm home."

Lu Xiaowu finally stopped sitting cross-legged in mid-air and sat on the bed, leisurely and quite comfortable.

"Stop looking, we're leaving."

After Meng Qi finished speaking, she picked up the remote control and turned off the TV without any expression.

“Oh, you,” Lu Xiaowu sighed, “Wait until I finish reading it.”

Meng Qi completely ignored him and took out the demon-revealing mirror to examine the red-tailed fox.

Upon seeing his old friend, Lu Xiaowu's eyes lit up. "Hey, Xiao Zhao, you're still alive!"

"Who else would die once for no reason like you?"

A childish voice rang out from her hand, startling Meng Qi. She stared wide-eyed, "You can actually talk?"

"Tch, even a broken knife can do that, why can't I?"

Upon hearing the Demon-Revealing Mirror's words, Black Maple, who had just woken up, was so angry that it almost jumped out of its storage ring. However, because Meng Qi had set a restriction, it could no longer enter or leave at will.

Lu Xiaowu pointed at the demon-revealing mirror and asked Meng Qi, "Why didn't you make a contract with it?"

"We can't afford to keep it." Meng Qi shrugged. "We don't have the spirit crystals you have here. Once it's used up all the ones in the storage ring, it'll be completely useless."

The Demon-Revealing Mirror was dumbfounded: What do you mean I'm useless? It's clearly you who can't find spirit crystals and can't afford to support me, you're the one who's useless, you know that?
(End of this chapter)