Chapter 43: The Stubborn Child

  Gongsun Zhan, who was still meditating with his eyes closed, was startled by Helian Nuo's sudden burst of laughter and opened his eyes. He looked around and didn't seem to notice anything out of the ordinary, so he assumed that Helian Nuo had suddenly obtained this precious and rare spatial gift and was overjoyed to the point of madness. Feeling a bit proud and arrogant, he asked: "How is it, young one? Isn't this spatial gift amazing? How do you feel now?"

  He Lian saw that when Gong Sun spoke, although his tone was somewhat arrogant, he could still hear a hint of concern between the lines. He knew that this old monk, at least towards himself, was not bad. His heart warmed up and he quickly replied in a serious tone: "I feel great, although I consumed a lot of physical energy when the space changed hands, but there's no major problem. At this moment, I've almost fully recovered. Moreover, just now I tried out the method of storing and retrieving objects, it's truly mysterious and wonderful!"

  Gongsun Jian sneered and smiled, thinking that it was only natural that the Heaven's Gift Space would be extraordinary. Among the billions of people on the continent, only a few lucky ones born into the Gongsun family were qualified to obtain it. What virtue or ability did this Hua Lian brat have? If not for his help, he probably wouldn't have had such good fortune in this life. Thinking of this, Gongsun Jian became even more self-satisfied and was about to continue boasting a few more sentences to satisfy his mouth addiction. However, he suddenly glanced at Hua Lian Nuo, who was lowering her head, and although he couldn't see the expression on her face, her two shoulders were violently shaking, as if she was suppressing something...

  "I say, even if this heaven-sent opportunity has benefited you greatly, it's not like you'd be so overjoyed, right? Thinking back to my younger years...", Gong Sunjian was slightly taken aback, he hadn't thought that this kid was so lacking in dignity before, he must have been too surprised and lost his composure a bit, that's for sure!

  He Lian'er couldn't help but burst out laughing when Gong Sun let out a serious lecture, pointing at his worn-out body and saying: "Haha, you...you... didn't expect that old monk to be so well-preserved at such an old age, truly getting better with age! Haha..."

  "What's...what's going on......ah!!!!!!!!!", Gong Sunjian was left bewildered by Helian Nuo's words, just as he was about to ask a question, he suddenly caught sight of his bare upper body. Huh? Where are my clothes? Gong Sunjian hastily looked down and saw that between his calmly crossed legs, his **was proudly standing upright!

  Gongsun let out a stunned expression, then suddenly emitted a mournful and ear-piercing scream. Before Helian could react, he had already disappeared in a flash of lightning, vanishing into thin air in an instant.

  "Is it necessary to react so greatly? You're not a woman, I'm not interested in you at all!" Gong Sun's lightning-fast reaction stunned He Lian Nuo, who had been laughing wildly, and he was left speechless for a moment before he shook his head and withdrew his consciousness from the sea of knowledge.

  The process of changing ownership seemed simple, but in reality it was extremely complicated. After a whole night's fuss, Helianuo finally felt that his entire body was sore and weak, although he was tired and wanted to sleep, but his eyes were excited and couldn't be closed. Helplessly, he got up, stretched his waist, and with a crackling sound, his sore muscles relaxed. Helianuo let out a refreshing breath, rubbed his slightly swollen eyes, and looked out the window, only to see that the sky was already slightly brightening, with occasional crowing of roosters in the distance, which sounded particularly distant in the quiet environment.

  The rooster's crow had just faded away when Helianuo heard a rustling sound coming from behind him. He turned his head to see the dark and thin beggar waking up, gathering his things for begging, apparently ready to start his day's work. Seeing Helianuo standing by the window looking at him, the young man was slightly startled, then quickly turned around, opened the door and walked out.

  What a weirdo! Helian shook his head and sat down on the spot, enthusiastically repeating the trial of his newly acquired Heavenly Space.

  After a while, Leishen and Xiaolang both woke up. Helianuo and Leishen discussed for a long time and finally decided to get up and take a walk around the surrounding area to see if there were any opportunities to make some money and get some copper coins to fill their stomachs. However, the two of them dared not go to the city center, fearing that they would be recognized and get into unnecessary trouble.

  The two woke up the still sleeping Qiuqiu on the road, as for that mysterious turtle, originally Qiuqiu was dead set against letting Xiaolang touch it again, but Qiuqiu's own strength was really too small, moving the turtle was a laborious task for it. In the end, although somewhat unwilling, it had no choice but to hand over the turtle to Xiaolang and let it temporarily help carry it.

  A group of people strolled slowly, gradually moving away from the slum where they had stayed overnight. Before long, they walked into a relatively bustling small street. Although there were not many people here, compared to the market they saw yesterday, it was much quieter. Helian and Nuoyi let out a sigh of relief, thinking that no one would be able to recognize them in this place.

  After walking for a while, the usually gluttonous Ball Ball was the first to get hungry and couldn't move anymore. He squatted down in front of a small stall selling buns, refusing to leave no matter what. The vendor selling buns was quite shrewd and immediately noticed that the two half-grown kids standing guard on one side seemed to be at their wit's end with the squirrel lingering in front of his stall. He thought the squirrel was just a pet raised by the two kids, so he quickly put on a smile and started calling out loudly: "What about it, young masters? Try some of my buns! My buns are really thin-skinned and stuffed big, guaranteed to make you want to eat another one after finishing the first!"

  The little vendor didn't say a word, but as soon as he did, he also attracted Leishen to drool wildly. The steamer basket originally had a faint scent of fragrance, and when the vendor lifted the lid, the meaty aroma was even more reckless, following the hot steam straight into people's nostrils. Xiao Lang had already started salivating without caring about his image, while Leishen and Qiuqiu were both suppressing their hunger, pitifully looking at Helianuo...

  He Lianuo silently cursed the vendor for being a busybody, but his own stomach began to protest loudly as well. Seeing the vendor's enthusiastic face waiting for his response, He Lianuo patted his empty pockets and felt a wave of heat rush up his face, so embarrassed that he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into...

  "Fight, fight!", just as Hellen was at a loss for what to do next, a series of shouts suddenly erupted from the other end of the street. The onlookers immediately ran towards the direction of the shouting, and Hellen quickly pulled over the little wolf who was still drooling over the baozi. She turned her head and shouted to Lei Xiao: "Quickly, let's go take a look!", and before he could react, she followed the crowd and rushed forward.

  Lei Shuo, although a bit dull-witted, understood at this moment that Helian Nuo was pretending to watch the excitement but was actually afraid of losing face. Seeing Xiao Lang being dragged away by Helian Nuo and about to disappear into the crowd, Lei Shuo didn't care about his growling stomach anymore and hastily picked up Qiuqiu and chased after them in big strides.

  He didn't see, just as he turned to leave, the ball suddenly stretched out its paws and took advantage of the vendor's daze to grab a package tightly in his arms. The package was still steaming hot, but the ball seemed to feel nothing, and with both front paws holding the package, it started to gnaw at it with big mouthfuls.

  He Lianuo naturally didn't know what his ball had done, he just kept pushing forward, secretly grateful to the unknown person who was beaten, if it wasn't for that person suddenly attracting everyone's attention, he really didn't know how to face the enthusiastic hospitality of the small vendors, saying he had no money? How embarrassing!

  It's really strange to talk about human nature. Maybe the neighbors who are close at hand have trouble, but they don't bother to join in the excitement. Now, someone who has nothing to do with them is beaten up and almost everyone comes over in a hurry. Helianuo's legs and feet are quick, but when he arrives near the front, he is still blocked outside the circle of three layers inside and three layers outside. He is very short and can only see a piece of black heads even if he stands on tiptoes.

  Fortunately, Leishuo caught up at this time, panting and gasping for breath. Before he could speak, the ball that had been lightly grasped by him jumped onto Xiaolang's head on its own. Taking advantage of the two being distracted, the ball sneakily took out the bun that it had already eaten half of and quietly handed it to Xiaolang's mouth. Xiaolang's stomach was growling at this time, and suddenly a strong meaty aroma wafted in front of his nose. He looked down and saw that it was the very same bun that had made him drool earlier! Xiaolang looked at the ball with surprise and delight, and the latter nodded encouragingly. Only then did Xiaolang open its mouth and carefully divide the half-bun into three portions again, handing one back to the ball, one to Xuangui's mouth, and finally swallowing his own portion in big gulps.

  To know that the bun was originally as big as an adult's palm, but after being divided several times, what finally reached Little Wolf's mouth was just enough to fill a gap between his teeth. Despite its small size, Little Wolf was still delighted, with a smile on his face, savoring the lingering fragrance in his mouth.

  Apart from He Lian's roasted meat, this was Xiao Lang's first time eating human food, and even his first time eating flour, that novel flavor excited him.

  The two people standing naturally did not notice the tricks of the three little guys under their feet. After catching his breath, Lei Shuo easily stood up and looked over the crowd to see what was going on in the circle. He couldn't help but exclaim: "Hey, isn't that the little boy who stayed with us last night?"

  "What?", Hellenore was shocked, hastily lowering her head and drilling into the crowd along the seam of people. She didn't know why, but on that dark and thin boy's body, Hellenore always vaguely saw the shadow of her past life.