One person: Starting with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his grandmaster uncle emerges from seclusion.

Wang Ye nodded repeatedly, giving a thumbs-up, his face beaming with satisfaction.

"Yes, girl! That's right!"

"That's how a girl her age should behave!"

"Beautiful! So beautiful!"

Hearing the praise from everyone, Chen Duo's tense body slowly relaxed.

She looked up and saw herself in the mirror.

Is that girl in the skirt, who looks so clean and tidy... really me?

The corners of her mouth curved into a very shallow, yet real, smile.

"Ah."

She responded softly.

"Alright, alright, stop with the mutual flattery."

Zhang Tianyi walked over, put his arm around Wang Ye's neck, and then pushed Zhuge Qing away.

"Now that the outfit change is complete, it's the final form!"

"My men! What are you waiting for?"

"Set off!!"

Chapter 88 This Sad Frog, you had to catch it yourself.

The pedestrian street in Liupanshui was bustling with crowds during the evening rush hour.

Chen Duo was wearing new clothes and white sneakers.

Without the heavy protective suits to isolate them.

For the first time, the evening breeze blew so freely through the gaps in the fabric, gently caressing her skin.

It feels a little cool, a little itchy, and a little...

An indescribable freedom.

"Gudu."

Chen Duo swallowed nervously, her hands instinctively gripping the hem of her skirt, her steps stiffening.

There were too many people around.

Those passersby brushing past, those vendors shouting their wares, those colorful neon lights...

All the information flooded into her mind in an instant, leaving her feeling instinctively at a loss.

She instinctively wanted to lower her head, to find a shadow to hide in.

They wanted to avoid the strange looks that might come their way.

however.

A large hand gently pressed down on the top of her head.

"Don't look down."

Zhang Tianyi walked beside her, a freshly bought grilled gluten stick dangling from his mouth.

"The crown will fall off, and the hairstyle will get messed up."

"Lift your head up."

He pointed to the bustling crowd around him:

"Look at them, is anyone looking at you?"

Chen Duo paused for a moment, then tentatively raised her head, her gaze timidly sweeping over her surroundings.

A couple passing by were feeding each other.

Office workers who have just finished get off work are looking down at their phones, while several students are playing around after school...

No one screamed or ran away because she was a "Gu-body Holy Child," and no one stared at her with the kind of look one would give a monster.

Several passing boys even looked at her with amazement.

In their eyes, she was just a shy girl next door wearing a pretty dress.

"Nobody here...afraid of me?"

Chen Duo's voice was very soft, with a hint of disbelief.

"Why should I be afraid of you? You don't have words written on your face."

Wang Ye walked on the other side with his hands in his pockets, chewing gum, looking lazy and casual.

He cleverly used his body to shield Chen Duo from the crowd squeezing in from the side:

“On this street, you are just passerby A, and I am just passerby B.”

"Everyone's busy, who has time to care who you are?"

Zhuge Qing, holding four cups of the trendy milk tea she had just bought after queuing, elegantly handed one to Chen Duo:

"Here you go, full sugar, no ice, with boba and coconut jelly."

"I heard girls like to drink this, want to try some?"

Chen Duo took the heavy cup of milk tea, still covered in icy water droplets.

She imitated the girl on the street, inserted the straw, and took a small sip.

The rich aroma of milk blends with the subtle bitterness of tea, along with the sweet pearls that burst in your mouth.

sweet.

It's really sweet.

Chen Duo's eyes narrowed slightly, and her tense shoulders finally relaxed at that moment.

"Delicious."

She said in a low voice.

"If you like it, drink more. There's more if you're still hungry."

Zhang Tianyi chuckled and led this strange group, like a bunch of older kids on a spring outing, into the lively crowd.

Along the way, they were like a group of older brothers who had skipped work, taking their younger sister, who had just arrived in the city, out to broaden her horizons.

Zhang Tianyi would go over and take a look at everything she saw.

A moment later, he held up a pair of glowing cat ears and asked Wang Ye if he wanted to wear them.

A moment later, he pointed to the ring toss stall by the roadside and said that the owner set it up too far away and lacked sportsmanship.

Although Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing verbally complained that their second master was childish, their actions betrayed their true feelings.

Wang Ye was enjoying a string of candied hawthorns, while Zhuge Qing was even smug about winning a small pendant by solving a riddle.

This long-lost, pure, and lively atmosphere made everyone feel relaxed like never before.

while walking.

The group arrived at the entrance of an arcade.

The deafening music and flashing colored lights attracted countless young people to stop and watch.

Chen Duo suddenly stopped in her tracks in front of the row of claw machines at the entrance.

Her gaze pierced through the glass display window and fixed on a corner.

There, a pile of plush toys was stacked up.

One of them was particularly... particularly indescribable in appearance.

It was a green frog.

His eyes were huge and sad, his lips were thick and everted, and his whole face exuded a decadent aura that said, "I'm depressed, leave me alone."

Sad Frog.

It's obviously ugly, but its ugliness has a strange kind of magic.

Chen Duo looked at the frog, and for some reason, her heart suddenly stirred.

It looks...like it's lonely.

Even among a group of dolls, it is the most unsociable and the strangest one.

Just like... my former self.

"want to?"

A voice rang in my ears.

Chen Duo turned around and saw Zhang Tianyi standing behind her, waving a handful of newly exchanged game coins in his hand, making a clattering sound.

"That...frog."

Chen Duo pointed to the sad frog in the cabinet and nodded.

"You have a good eye; this thing is ugly in a way that has character."

Zhang Tianyi smiled.

Traditionally, at this point, the elders would usually insert a coin to help the younger generation catch the winning item, or they would simply go to the shop owner to buy one.

But Zhang Tianyi did not.

He grabbed a handful of game coins and stuffed them into Chen Duo's hand without saying a word.

The coin was cold, yet it carried the warmth of his palm.

"go."

Zhang Tianyi raised his chin and pointed at the machine:

"Go and get whichever one you like."