Chapter 604 - Chapter 604: Chapter 604: Yang Lao Sans Thought Process (1/2)
Chapter 604: Chapter 604: Yang Lao San’s Thought Process
Upon hearing Yang Zhen’er’s words, both Little Fatty Girl and Little Apple turned their heads to “look” at Alice.
Little Fatty Girl even reached out to pinch Alice’s face: “Hehe, pig’s knuckle.”
Alice didn’t turn her head to swat away Little Fatty Girl’s hand, but did as she did in the car, reaching back to pinch Little Fatty Girl’s face herself, then saying, “If you call me ‘pig’s knuckle’ again, I won’t turn anything delicious for you next time.”
“Hehe, no way.” Little Fatty Girl giggled, reaching out with her other hand as well.
Little Apple also laughed and nodded: “Sister Old Fairy is really smart, she figured it out in an instant, um, I mean, Sister Zhen’er is really smart!”
Yang Zhen’er, who initially thought she had uncovered some amazing secret, blinked her eyes, glanced at the playful Alice and Little Fatty Girl, then at Old Xia who was still picking up food without any reaction, and suddenly felt like she was making a big fuss over nothing.
“Sister Old Fairy, don’t daydream, eat quickly! This fish fillet needs to be eaten while it’s hot!”
Liu Shiling’s clear voice woke Yang Zhen’er from her reverie. She saw Little Fatty Girl picking up a piece of fish with her chopsticks and then placing it in her bowl after circling half the dining table, as if worried she wouldn’t get enough to eat.
Yang Zhen’er was both amused and frustrated: “Just focus on eating! Are you worried I’ll starve?”
Then she looked at Alice and noticed the little girl was eating grilled chicken wings again, even though they hadn’t ordered any!
She understood now, both the crispy pig’s knuckle and the grilled chicken wings were conjured by Alice. Alice can eat it, they can too, but Alice can’t eat the ordinary food they can eat.
She glanced again at Old Xia, who was silently engrossed in eating, and suddenly felt that Alice’s sudden appearance in the car, her joining them for dinner, and her various behaviors at the dining table were all performed for her to see.
Because, from her observations, Old Xia, Little Apple, and Little Lingdang all seemed very accustomed to Alice’s existence. They even seemed like good friends or sisters, very close. Among them, it was obvious she was the one who knew the least about Alice.
So it seemed Alice’s “open” appearance today was meant to give her some hints?
That’s not right, these weren’t hints, they were explicitly telling her.
So… could the various illusions she had conjured possibly become as “real” as Alice, as real as the crispy pig’s knuckle?
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen’er once again instinctively raised her hand to pinch Alice’s cheek.
However, Alice directly opened her mouth and bit down on Yang Zhen’er’s hand.
Although Alice didn’t bite hard and Yang Zhen’er wasn’t hurt, when she pulled her hand back, she could still see a row of faint bite marks.
Yang Zhen’er burst into happy laughter: “It really is real, it’s real!”
While speaking, she suddenly raised her hand, pointed at Alice, and with a serious expression and authoritative voice, she said, “Alice! You are now a magician, I, as the Silver Armor Fairy, grant you the Dingling Magic Robe! Did you hear me, the Dingling Magic Robe!”
After finishing speaking, she gave Liu Shiling a look and whispered, “Little Lingdang, go lock the door of the private room.”
Little Fatty Girl, who had been eagerly watching Alice when she heard Old Fairy starting to “chant”, got up reluctantly from her seat and walked to the door of the room upon hearing the order.
Yang Zhen’er then turned her gaze back to Alice, seriously saying, “Alice! I grant you… a magic robe with a black base, red edges, and golden patterns! Uh… and there are two cat ears on the robe!”
Alice tilted her face slightly, her eyes round and startled, staring blankly as she sat in place, but no change happened, no magic robe appeared on her.
After two seconds, Little Apple asked Old Xia in a low voice, “Bing sister, what is Sister Zhen’er doing?” Although she couldn’t see, with the help of her various perceptual abilities, especially Alice’s perceptual assistance, she had a clear understanding of the situation in the booth. She knew, of course, that there was no magic robe appearing on Alice.
Liu Shiling, standing at the entrance of the box, also asked, “Old Fairy Sister, this door isn’t locked.”
Yang Zhen’er looked at Alice, who had not changed at all, looked at the puzzled Little Apple, and looked again at Old Xia who was still eating and dining attentively. She scratched her head, turned to Little Fatty Girl and said, “Xiao Lingdang, I… I bestow upon you the Dingling Magic Robe.”
Because Old Xia, Little Apple, and Alice were by her side, and after her confident “chanting” failed just now, Yang Zhen’er’s words were somewhat lacking in momentum.
But unexpectedly, the second her words fell, Liu Shiling’s body donned the iconic black magic robe with gold trim and two cat ears on the hood.
“Eh? This works too?” Yang Zhen’er was surprised that the illusion appeared even though she had only muttered a few words. She and Liu Shiling both quickly looked at Old Xia.
“Old Xia, did you see that?”
Yang Zhen’er did not specify what she saw, but Old Xia shook her head, “No,” then continued to scoop and drink soup, also scooping a bowl for Little Apple next to her.
Just as Yang Zhen’er was disappointingly giving up, Little Apple exclaimed in surprise, “There really is a magic robe? Did Sister Zhen’er conjure it?”
Yang Zhen’er paused, “Little Apple, can you see it?”
With a shy smile, Little Apple said, “It’s thanks to Alice. What Alice can see, I can also see. Well, I don’t really mean that I can literally see, just that… I know what is there, and what others are seeing. So I know that Xiao Lingdang’s robe isn’t real, it only appears to be there. It’s different from the pig’s elbow we just ate… um, the pig’s elbow we just ate wasn’t real either, but Alice is real. She’s not the same kind of real, she’s another kind of real. Sigh, I’ve confused myself…”
Little Apple understood that Alice’s direct appearance meant that Uncle Xiang’s circle of trust had expanded and that Sister Zhen’er was one of the trusted. They were forming a “team”!
And it seems that Sister Zhen’er also has a very special ability.
How nice.
Yang Zhen’er then sat next to Alice laughing and asked, “Alice, can you see Xiao Lingdang’s magic robe?”
Liu Shiling also came over, sat on the other side of Alice, pulled the drawstring of the illusionary magic robe, and the cat ears on the hat wiggled along, “Xiao Luosi, can you see it?”
Alice nodded, reached out and touched Liu Shiling’s head, and said, “Yes! But your robe is different from my pig’s elbow!”
Little Apple quietly supplemented, “It’s the pig’s elbow you conjured, not your pig’s elbow.”
“Right! The pig’s elbow I conjured!” Alice loudly repeated, “It’s not my pig’s elbow!” She deliberately looked up at Yang Zhen’er next to her.
Yang Zhen’er nodded repeatedly, “I understand, I understand, so… Alice, how did you conjure the pig’s elbow? Can you teach me? Or help me make Xiao Lingdang’s robe as real as your pig’s elbow?”
Liu Shiling also said, “Yes, yes, Xiao Luosi, teach me how to conjure a pig’s elbow! A delicious one!”
“I can’t teach this, you will have to find Old Xia.” Alice said helplessly.
“Old Xia?” Yang Zhen’er looked at Xia Libing, “Old Xia, you can also conjure pig’s elbow?”
“Yes!” The one who answered was Liu Shiling, “Roast Chicken Wings Sister can conjure so many, many, many delicious things! Crispy Pig’s Elbow, Roasted Chicken Wings, Ice Cream, Chocolate, Cake… so many! Roast Chicken Wings Sister is the second most formidable magician in this world!”
Yang Zhen’er was taken aback. Looking at Old Xia who was still sipping her hot soup leisurely, she suddenly understood why Little Fatty Girl called her “Roast Chicken Wings Sister”!
After a joyful and lively lunch, the group of five “people” left Youlong Restaurant. They strolled the streets, each holding an ice cream, eating, walking, and laughing all the way.