Chapter 270: Chapter 270 Kidnapping Chapter 270: Chapter 270 Kidnapping “Oh, Miss Mo, isn’t this embarrassing me? If you’d like, I can repackage it for you.” Shopkeeper Fan wanted his staff to repack a portion of the pastries in the kitchen.
Xuexue quickly stopped him, “It’s okay, it’s all good. I haven’t tried these pastries before, I only ate one piece, and we shouldn’t waste them.”
“This…, this is so embarrassing,” Shopkeeper Fan said with a troubled expression. Xuexue was, after all, his God of Wealth.
“What’s there to be embarrassed about? You treated me to tea and pastries for free. Speaking of which, I should be the one feeling embarrassed since I haven’t paid you the silver yet,” Xuexue said with a laugh, thinking that Shopkeeper Fan was really honest and indeed a person worth befriending.
“Oh, Miss Mo, you really caught me off guard, haha…!” Shopkeeper Fan was very hearty, and seeing Xuexue insist, he didn’t push further and then handed over the silver for the loach and garlic shoots to Xuexue.
Shopkeeper Fan escorted Xuexue to the main entrance and was about to turn away when suddenly, as if remembering something, he hastily called out to Xuexue, “Miss Mo, wait a moment.”
Xuexue turned around, puzzled, and asked, “Shopkeeper Fan, is there something else?”
After a moment’s hesitation, Shopkeeper Fan still said to Xuexue, “I heard from the staff that Great Harmony Restaurant might be harboring ill intentions towards you. You should be careful these days. If something happens, you can have someone come find me to help you sort it out.”
After all, if something really happened to Xuexue because of him, he would feel guilty.
Xuexue felt somewhat relieved inside; she had indeed not misjudged him. Shopkeeper Fan was indeed a person worth befriending.
Xuexue nodded with a smile, “I’ll remember that.”
After leaving Xiaohe Restaurant, Xuexue walked all the way to the marketplace to buy some pork and grain to take back home. This trip home would last a few days, and she wouldn’t come back to town until the next delivery to Shopkeeper Fan. Whatever she needed at home, she bought now and stored in her space; it would be convenient to take out and use whenever needed.
Xuexue made her purchases. While there were no people around, she threw everything into her space.
“Master, why did you buy that stuff for me? I’m a ghost; I can’t eat,” Xiao Taohong bantered from within the space.
Initially, Xuexue didn’t understand why, when she was in the space, she could hear Xiao Taohong clearly but Big Bull couldn’t hear her. Later, she learned that she and Xiao Taohong were bound by a Blood Covenant, which allowed their minds to communicate and her to hear Xiao Taohong speaking in the space.
“Who’s it for you? Don’t flatter yourself; that’s my own stuff!”
“I know you love me. You’re just too shy to say it, so you use actions to tell me, right?” Xiao Taohong narcissistically said.
“I’ve seen vain people, but I’ve never seen a ghost as vain as you,” Xuexue said helplessly, her expression exasperated, especially since the ghost was so proudly boasting in the space.
Xiao Taohong kept chattering nonstop in the space. Xuexue pretended not to hear and continued walking slowly down the street, utterly unaware of the several sneaky figures following her.
After completing her shopping, she was about to head to the town gate to catch an oxcart home. At a deserted corner, the followers saw an opportunity and quickly surrounded her from behind, and suddenly, a bag was thrown over her, pulling Xuexue inside.
Xuexue was walking along when suddenly everything went dark, and she could see nothing, startling her greatly until she was hoisted onto someone’s shoulder, and then she realized she had been kidnapped.