Chapter 41: Encounter in the Mortal World
"Baozi, delicious buns."

"Don't miss it if you pass by. Jinyifang has new styles. Dear customers, please come into the store and take a look."

“Tulong barbecue is delicious and nutritious.”

"Golden candied fruit is made from carefully selected high-quality spiritual fruits that are dried in the sun. Everyone who eats it says it's delicious."

Walking on the street, the bustling and lively scene of the world came into view, making Li Zhi's mind a little dazed.

Including the year he was trapped in the secret realm of Mount Tai, Li Zhi had not been exposed to such a densely populated city life for almost two years.

Although Beidou's cities are different from those on Earth.

But people are still the same people, and that strong popularity will not disappear just because of the change of time and space.

Although the pedestrians on the street are all ordinary people, their complexions are much better than those of ordinary people on Earth.

Their physical strength is also far superior to that of ordinary humans on Earth.

There are many elderly people who are over 100 years old and still have agile steps.

It is true that a good place produces talented people.

Even if one cannot enter the world of cultivation, living in this world filled with spiritual energy, the spiritual outlook of ordinary people is far stronger than that of people living in the Dharma-Ending Age.

Li Zhi also discovered that the number of handsome men and beautiful women on the streets was far greater than that on Earth.

It seems that under the nourishment of spiritual energy, everyone's facial features are very coordinated.

No matter how tall, short, fat or thin, there are very few people who are extremely ugly.

Walking on the street, Li Zhi, wearing animal skin clothes and with a shiny bald head on his pretty face, was very eye-catching.

Even some sisters and aunts who were itching to touch Li Zhi couldn't help but reach out and touch his little bald head when they passed by him.

She kept laughing and saying things like, "So cute", "Whose little guy is this", "Why is his little bald head so shiny, I really want to take him home and touch it", which made Li Zhi blush.

Faced with such enthusiastic aunts, Li Zhi could only "escape" quickly.

After all, he is just a very cute seven-year-old kid who almost makes people not wary of him.

It seems that I can't keep my head bald any longer.

Those women's hands are really "negligent".

It seems like she doesn't understand the taboo of touching a man's head.

Over the past year, it’s not that his hair stopped growing, but he felt that a bald head was easier to manage, so he controlled his energy and blood and stopped his hair from growing.

Li Zhi strolled around the city, passing through the overly enthusiastic crowd.

Finally, I found a shop on an antique street that bought all kinds of materials from wild animals.

Soon, Li Zhi sold the ferocious beast materials on his body that were not suitable for refining into magical weapons and exchanged them for hundreds of gold coins.

Then Li Zhi came to the most famous Jinyifang in the city with the "huge sum of money" and directly bought thirty sets of clothes of different sizes.

Enough for him to wear until he grows up.

He changed into clothes popular in Yan State and wore a hat on his head to protect himself from the sun.

After lowering his hat curtain, people finally stopped paying attention to his little bald head.

A height of just 1.3 meters still seems a little short, and it is not very convenient to do anything.

After coming out of Jinyifang, Li Zhi suddenly felt that there were two people following him secretly.

Li Zhi then quickened his pace and pricked up his ears to listen to the two men's reactions.

"Brother Shun, that little guy walks so fast."

"Follow him, he's a fat sheep, don't lose him. If we sell him, we can at least have three years of good and carefree life."

It turned out to be two human traffickers.

Li Zhi pondered in his heart, it turns out that on this ancient star of Beidou, children are not allowed to run around outside alone.

Human trafficking is indeed an ancient business.

Afterwards, Li Zhi kept them at a distance, using a speed that they could not catch up with when walking and that was too noisy when jogging.

After walking them for two blocks, the two men were so tired that they were out of breath, leaning against the wall with their hands on their hips and cursing. Only then did Li Zhi stop.

Then he saw a steamed bun shop on the street.

I don’t know what the difference is between Beidou’s buns and Earth’s buns.

Afterwards, Li Zhi walked towards the bun shop and ordered four baskets of buns with different fillings, both meat and vegetarian.

Seeing that Li Zhi ordered so many buns, the bun seller reminded him, "Brother, my buns are made with real ingredients. Can you finish four baskets at once? My buns taste best when eaten hot. Once they cool down, the flavor will be reduced by half."

"I can finish it. I have a big appetite. I'm afraid four baskets of buns won't be enough for me."

There were eight buns in a basket, all of which were two inches in size. Li Zhi ate one in two bites and quickly finished the whole basket.

The taste is indeed delicious, much better than the buns on Earth.

"Boss, do you use spirit beast meat as filling for your buns?" Li Zhi suddenly asked after eating two baskets.

"Young man, you're joking. This is just a small street shop. I can't afford spirit beast meat. If you want to eat spirit beast meat-filled buns, you can only go to Taifenglou in the city. That's where they serve spirit beast food, and it's not available every day. You need to make a reservation in advance." The bun shop owner explained to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Boss, give me another basket of beef-filled buns, braised pork-filled buns, and earthworm meat-filled buns."

"Young man, you are a monk, right?" The owner of the bun shop asked with a smile after serving Li Zhi three more baskets of buns.

"Boss, you have good eyesight." Li Zhi said without lying to his boss.

"Ordinary people can't eat so much. Only you who practice cultivation can eat it." said the boss.

At this time, a young couple came to the steamed bun shop. "Boss, give us four steamed buns to take away." The boy shouted directly to the owner of the steamed bun shop.

"Okay, please wait a moment, sir." The owner of the bun shop immediately went over with a smile and packed buns for them.

But just as the couple walked past the bun shop with the buns in their hands, Li Zhi heard a timid voice coming from outside, "Big sister, my daughter is so hungry, can you give me a bun?"

"Where did you come from, you wild girl? Get out of here now." The girl seemed to be frightened by the dirty little girl who suddenly blocked their way and begged, and immediately yelled at the pitiful little girl.

After being scolded, the little girl immediately lowered her head and gave way.

Her bright big eyes became hazy in an instant. She stared at the pair of small shoes on her feet that showed her big toes. She wiped away her tears in grievance, then walked to the corner and sat down again.

It seemed that she was very hungry. The little girl did not cry out. She just hugged her legs, leaned against the wall, and stared blankly at the busy street.

The boss of the bun shop saw this and sighed, "Oh, what a poor child."

Upon seeing this, Li Zhi took the two buns and walked out. After seeing the little girl curled up in the corner, he asked, "Boss, do you know her?"

The bun shop owner said: "The little beggar appeared here a year ago. When he was hungry, he begged for food from passers-by. When he was tired, he just found a corner to take a nap."

Li Zhi asked: "Is there no one to adopt her?"

"How come there is no one left? But that little beggar is very stubborn. She refuses to go with anyone no matter what. She wanders around the street all day. I think she is not begging for a living, but seems to be waiting for someone." said the bun shop owner.

Then, the bun shop owner laughed at himself and said, "Brother, don't look at her as pitiful. In fact, the little girl is very strong. She has been wandering in the city for more than a year, and I have never seen her get sick once."

Li Zhi thought for a moment, then walked over with two buns, came to the little girl and said, "Here, eat it."

The little girl looked at the two big meat buns that Li Zhi handed over and asked uncertainly, "Are you really giving it to me?"

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Eat it. I still have a lot of it after you finish it."

"Thank you, little brother." After taking the bun, the little girl started eating it in big mouthfuls.

Seeing her finish a bun, Li Zhi asked, "Little sister, where are your family members?"

"Nannan has no family. My brother is gone, and I want to go find him." The little girl seemed to be thinking of something sad, and suddenly two tears as big as beans flowed from her eyes.

Li Zhi reached out and wiped away the tears on her face, and asked, "Then come with me. From now on, you will have enough to eat every day."

The little girl shook her head and said, "Nannan won't leave. Nannan wants to wait here for her brother to come back."

Li Zhi said, "If you are hungry in the future, go to the uncle in the bun shop and ask for buns. I have stored 10,000 buns for you from him."

"Thank you, little brother." Little Nannan looked at Li Zhi with her clear and bright big eyes and said gratefully.

And Li Zhi seemed to see the clearest version of himself in her eyes, a clarity he had never experienced before.

Then Li Zhi said goodbye to the little girl.

After returning to the bun shop, Li Zhi gave the owner ten gold coins and said, "If you see her hungry in the future, give her two buns."

The bun shop owner looked at Li Zhi in surprise and asked, "Brother, what are you doing?"

"Don't ask why, just do it. Can you do it?" Li Zhi said.

"Yes, definitely." The owner of the bun shop is a businessman with a good eye. He knows that there are some things he shouldn't know.

"I believe in you. I hope you can do what you say."

Afterwards, Li Zhi quickly finished the remaining buns and left the bun shop, soon disappearing in the crowd.

After he left, the two human traffickers finally caught up with the bun shop and asked, "Boss, where is the kid who just came into your shop?"

"What kid? I've never seen him before." The bun shop owner pretended to be stupid.

"Brother Shun, there is a little beggar with a good background over there. Maybe we can sell him to Yandu for a good price." Another human trafficker who was searching for Li Zhi in the crowd saw the little girl sitting in the corner eating buns and said.

"The little beggar is worthless, so don't waste your time. Let's continue chasing that fat sheep." Brother Shun just glanced at the little girl and said disappointedly.

"Boss, do you really not know where that kid went? We are from the Black Tiger Gang." Then, Brother Shun stared at the bun shop owner with a fierce look on his face and said.

"He went in that direction." The bun shop owner was shocked when he heard the words "Black Tiger Gang" and pointed directly in the direction Li Zhi left.

"You're smart." The two human traffickers immediately chased after him.

Soon, they saw Li Zhi in a sparsely populated alley.

"Run, why don't you run anymore? Little guy, your legs are pretty fast." Brother Shun said viciously as he looked at Li Zhi who had reached a dead end.

But Li Zhi ignored them and kept looking down at the two crystal clear beads in his palms.

Although each bead is only the size of a mung bean, it gives people the feeling that it contains infinite vitality.

This was left in Li Zhi's hand after he wiped away little Nannan's tears.

At this moment, Li Zhi's heart was in turmoil and very restless.

The two human traffickers blocking the entrance of the alley thought that Li Zhi was frightened and walked towards him.

Then, each of them put one hand on Li Zhi's shoulder, intending to teach him a lesson.

But after they grabbed Li Zhi's shoulders, they seemed to be sucked in. No matter how they struggled, they could not free their hands from Li Zhi's shoulders.

Then, an indescribable twisting force came from the hand that was grabbing Li Zhi's shoulder.

"click"

Soon, the two human traffickers seemed to be twisted into a dough stick, with infinite fear in their eyes. They died silently without even making a wailing sound.

In response, Li Zhi didn't even turn his head.

After a long time, he raised his head and stared at the direction of Lingxu Cave Heaven, muttering to himself: "Lingxu Cave Heaven is nearby. Little Nannan suddenly appeared in this city a year ago. This..."

(End of this chapter)