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Chapter 209: I'll Never Run Away From Home Again! (5.8k Super Update)

The next morning, Martha came to Ji Xiaofei's room and knocked on the door.

"Xiaoji, we should go home today."

There was no response.

"Is this child still not awake?"

She couldn't help but frown, pushed the door open, but saw an empty room. Ji Xiaofei's backpack and luggage were also gone.

"This is ."

She picked up a letter from the table.

"Hello . The weather is nice today . What is this thing?"

Walking on the path shrouded in morning mist, Ji Xiaofei hummed a little tune, skipping and jumping.

The thought of going to the Demon Clan made her heart stir with excitement.

"Hmm, I wonder what delicious things they have there?" she thought.

"And there will be succubus big sisters like Serena, hehe ."

"If I can catch prey at the Beast Festival, I can become a great hero."

With all sorts of wonderful thoughts, she arrived at the early morning carriage station.

Just as she was about to get on the carriage, she was stopped by the ticket seller at the entrance.

"Hey, buy a ticket," the ticket seller said impatiently.

"Oh." Ji Xiaofei honestly took out her purse and took out a silver coin:

"Um, I want to go to Shadundun."

"What Shadundun? This is an intercity carriage, the furthest it goes is to Suger City," the ticket seller said.

"Then, then I'll go there." Ji Xiaofei didn't know where Suger City was, thinking that as long as she got on the road, it would be fine.

The ticket seller took her Sickle, tore off a ticket for her, and then stopped Xiaoji, who was about to leave, and took out two Daca for her.

"What kind of kid is so stupid, doesn't even know to ask for change?" the ticket seller said unhappily.

Ji Xiaofei shrank her neck, took the money, and quickly got on the car somewhat fearfully.

She found a seat and sat down, hugging her backpack. Before long, the carriage started off with a sway.

At first, Xiaoji was excited, but soon she became dizzy from the carriage's bumps and fell asleep leaning against the seat.

After who knows how long, she opened her eyes, drooling, and found that the carriage had stopped.

"Arrived?"

She yawned, put on her backpack, and got off the car.

As soon as she got off the car, she saw an unfamiliar scene.

A cool breeze blew past, and she felt a little cold.

She shrank her neck, then turned to look at the coachman smoking in the driver's seat and asked, "Uncle, where is this?"

"Look for yourself, Suger City!" the coachman said, pointing to the sign next to him.

Ji Xiaofei couldn't read the sign, so she asked, "Then, how do I get to Shadundun?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

The coachman was baffled and didn't want to argue with a child, so he just pointed in a random direction.

"Go that way."

"Thank you, Uncle."

Ji Xiaofei thanked him and then walked in the direction he pointed.

She found that the scenery here was different from what she had seen in the royal capital. There were few people on the street, the buildings were old and dilapidated, mostly bungalows, and there were no beautifully decorated dessert shops.

However, she did see a small shop making fried food, which seemed to be chicken legs coated in flour, sprinkled with chili powder after they were taken out of the pot.

It smelled very fragrant.

Ji Xiaofei swallowed her saliva. She hadn't eaten anything in the morning, so she stepped forward, took out her purse, and took out a Sickle to give to the old woman.

"Hello, I want one of these fried drumsticks," Ji Xiaofei said.

"Okay, wait a moment." The old woman took the money with a kind smile and gave her thirteen Daca in change.

Soon, she received a hot fried chicken leg wrapped in oiled paper.

Taking a bite while it was hot, her eyes widened in amazement.

"So yummy."

She walked down the street while eating the fried chicken leg.

As she walked, a man wearing a hat suddenly came up with a smile, rubbing his hands, and said to her:

"Little sister, um, I lost my wallet, and now I'm in a hurry to buy bread for my child to take home. I just saw you take out a lot of money when you bought the fried chicken, can you lend me some?"

Ji Xiaofei tilted her head, looked at him, and thought of what Yarrow had taught her before, to help others, so she nodded and said:

"Oh, okay."

She held the oiled paper with the chicken leg in her mouth and reached out to take out her purse.

Just as she took out the purse, the man suddenly snatched it directly, then turned and ran.

"My wallet!"

Ji Xiaofei panicked, the chicken leg fell to the ground when she opened her mouth, but she didn't have time to care about the chicken leg, and quickly chased after him.

But how could she compare to the physical strength of an adult? She couldn't catch up after a while, and squatted on the ground panting.

"The wallet was snatched by a bad guy ," she pursed her lips, looking like she was about to cry.

But she still held back her tears and stood up.

"Xiaoji is going to become a hero! I can't cry because of this little thing!"

She sniffed and forced the tears back.

Anyway, she still had a lot of snacks, and she could live well for a while even without money.

As she thought this, something suddenly hit her head, causing her to cry out in pain.

Rubbing her head, she realized that what hit her was actually her wallet!

"Wallet? Why is it back?" she wondered.

Then her eyes widened.

"This this is the halo of a hero?"

"Halo my ass,"

Yarrow stood on the roof of a building on the side of the street, looking at the surprised Xiaoji below, and sighed helplessly.

He had been following her all the way here since morning, secretly observing her, originally wanting to see if Xiaoji could grow up on her own, but as soon as she left the carriage station, her wallet was snatched.

What's the point of moving forward after this?

"Um . Big brother, you've got the wallet back, can you let me go?"

Next to him, the thief, beaten black and blue, begged bitterly.

"Want to leave?" Yarrow glanced at him.

The thief nodded repeatedly.

"Then it depends on your luck."

Yarrow said and kicked him off the roof.

A scream startled Ji Xiaofei. She turned her head to look at the roof above, but saw nothing.

"Well, although the wallet is back, the money has decreased ," she thought.

She counted the coins inside, and there were only fourteen Daca left.

What she didn't know was that this was what Yarrow had deliberately left for her, to use as travel expenses to go back.

Xiaoji obviously didn't realize this, she just put the purse in her satchel and then continued on her way.

Soon she walked out of the town and onto the muddy path in the countryside.

The sun was shining brightly, Ji Xiaofei was getting hotter and hotter, her rosy cheeks were covered with sweat, her body was wet, and even the soles of her feet were sticky.

She took off her jellyfish hat, and then even took off her shawl and coat and held them in her hand.

"It's so hot, so thirsty ," she said, drooping her body.

The berries just now made her secrete too much saliva, and now that she came back to her senses, coupled with the baking of the sun, she now only felt extremely thirsty.

She took down the water bottle she was carrying, raised her head, and waited for a while, before a drop of crystal clear water slowly dripped from the mouth of the bottle and dripped onto her pink tongue.

"There's not a single drop left ," she said dejectedly, shaking the water bottle.

At this moment, she suddenly heard the sound of flowing water and immediately perked up.

"It's a river!"

She immediately ran towards the river with the water bottle.

Soon she saw a river, quite wide, with clear water, and she could vaguely see the bottom of the river.

Ji Xiaofei took the water bottle, filled it with water, and drank her fill.

Then, she refilled the kettle before getting up.

She saw small fish swimming in the river and was immediately drawn to them.

Although her stomach was full of water, the hunger from lack of food was still intense.

“That's right, I saw Yarrow catching fish before, why don't I try catching fish to eat too?”

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She remembered when she first met Yarrow, he had fed her all the way by catching fish.

She thought of Yarrow again.

She shook her head and looked seriously at the small fish in the river.

As long as she was fast enough, she could definitely catch one, and then she could have grilled fish to eat.

She stared intently at the swimming fish and suddenly pounced.

With a splash, she fell into the river, her entire body submerged in the water.

“Help... gulp... help me...”

She struggled, trying to grab the riverbank, but the loose soil crumbled as soon as she touched it, and she couldn't get a grip at all.

She rose and fell in the river, already choking on several mouthfuls of water, her head aching from the water.

Just at this critical moment, a force pulled her body up and she stood up.

Little Chick suddenly emerged from the water, breathing deeply.

Only then did she realize that the river only came up to her chest.

“Scary, that was scary...” she said, touching her chest and gasping for breath.

However, she looked around but didn't know where the force that had lifted her up came from.

She climbed ashore, not having caught any fish, but her clothes were completely wet, dripping with water, and her ahoge was also soaked, drooping on her head.

Plus, with the sun baking down, her whole body felt damp and uncomfortable.

“This is so uncomfortable,” she said, pouting.

She wanted to take off her clothes, but then she remembered Serena's teachings that girls shouldn't be naked casually.

So she had no choice but to keep her clothes on.

“What should I do?” she thought, distressed.

Just then, she turned her head and saw a set of clean clothes hanging by the edge of the small forest.

She walked over and found that they were actually her size.

“But… Serena said not to take other people's things casually,” she said.

So she sighed and turned to leave.

As she turned around, she suddenly saw a sign in front of her that read: “Free clothes for use.”

“What does this say?” she wondered.

She turned around again and saw another sign, this time with a picture: two coins equal one piece of clothing.

“Does it mean I have to exchange clothes for coins?”

She tilted her head and thought, took out two Daca coins, looked around, placed them under the sign, then took the clean clothes and ran into the bushes to change.

Wearing clean clothes, she finally felt much refreshed.

“Thank you,” she bowed to the wooden sign and continued on her way.

It was already afternoon, and Ji Xiaofei was getting hungrier and hungrier, but she didn't have anything to eat on her.

She tried to find the berries she had eaten earlier in the forest, but to no avail.

She was so hungry that she collapsed by the roadside.

Usually at this time, she should be starting to eat snacks at home, together with Peach Fox Lulu La, eating the sweet and fragrant cakes, puddings, and cookies prepared by Serena or Vinea. Serena would also tell her stories, and Yarrow would take her out to play.

Thinking about it, Ji Xiaofei's nose tingled again.

“Serena… Yarrow…”

She wanted to cry a little, but she still stubbornly held back her tears from falling.

She wiped her eyes and got up to continue moving forward.

As she walked, she suddenly saw a farm ahead, even larger than John's.

Herds of cattle and sheep, chickens and ducks, and fields of wheat.

Ji Xiaofei touched her empty stomach, hesitated, and went in anyway.

As soon as she walked in, she saw two women carrying milk buckets walking in from inside, chatting and laughing. They were both surprised to see her.

“Little girl, where did you come from?” one of the plump women asked.

“I… I'm called Ji Xiaofei… I… I ran away from home…”

She was now too embarrassed to say that she was a cultivating hero, so she pursed her lips, lowered her head, and tugged at her skirt.

“I… I'm hungry, can you give me something to eat?” she pleaded softly.

“Of course!” one of the women immediately agreed, “Come in quickly!”

“No!”

She was about to go in when she heard a shout. It was a tall man with a large beard, covered in muscles, and smoking a cigarette.

“Bael, she's just a child, what's wrong with giving her something to eat?” the plump woman said, very dissatisfied.

“I run a farm, not a welfare home. No one can freeload here. Even a dog has to know how to herd sheep to be eligible to eat!” the man called Bael snorted coldly.

He looked at Ji Xiaofei, who shrank her neck at his glare.

“Little brat, if you want to eat, work for me. Go clean up the sheepfold, otherwise, get lost!”

With that, he left.

“That guy's temper is always so annoying!”

The plump woman said, but she couldn't object to his decision, so she had to take Ji Xiaofei to the sheepfold.

“It's here. Child, just shovel the sheep droppings on the ground, collect the wool in the corners into sacks, and also replace these straws with new ones. Oh, and also wipe all the tags on these sheep, and fill the water trough…”

Ji Xiaofei's head grew bigger and bigger as she listened.

The plump woman left, leaving Ji Xiaofei alone here, looking at the sheep in the full sheepfold bleating at her, she slumped her body in distress.

“So tired…”

When she poured the last bucket of water into the trough, filling it, she was so exhausted that her whole body was sore and weak. She collapsed to the ground on all fours.

At home, she had never done any housework. Although everyone cleaned their own rooms, her room was usually cleaned by Serena or Vinea. Although Serena sometimes asked her to clean it herself, she would just do it perfunctorily, and in the end, Serena would have to do it.

It seemed like she had done a lifetime's worth of work this afternoon.

Her lips twitched, and she couldn't help but miss that figure in her heart.

She missed the carefree days at home.

“Sorry, Serena… I was wrong…”

She said, her figure trembling.

Just as she was reminiscing, a sheep came over, lowered its head, and chewed on her ahoge.

“Don't bite my ahoge!”

Ji Xiaofei angrily got up and pushed the sheep away.

“Come, eat, eat.” The plump woman brought bread and carrot stew, smilingly placing it in front of her.

“Thank you!”

Ji Xiaofei said excitedly. She was already famished, her eyes shining with hunger. She immediately picked up a piece of bread, dipped it in the carrot stew, and devoured it.

“So good, what is this?”

Ji Xiaofei said vaguely, her mouth full.

“It's just carrots, but with some green peppers added. This is our farm's unique recipe,” the plump woman said with a smile.

“Carrots? Green peppers?” Ji Xiaofei was stunned for a moment. These were all vegetables that she had never eaten in the past. Were they so delicious!

She had wasted so many delicious things!

She ate heartily, not leaving a single crumb of bread or drop of soup.

After eating, she hesitated and looked at the plump woman: “I, can I stay here overnight?”

“Oh, I asked Bael, and he said yes,” the plump woman said.

“Thank you! Then the room…”

The plump woman pointed to the haystack behind her.

Ji Xiaofei froze there, then slumped her head.

The moonlight, like water, shone through the hole in the roof, illuminating the golden-haired girl sleeping soundly in the haystack, squeezed among the sheep.

Two figures came to the sheepfold.

“Thank you for your trouble,” Yarrow said to Bael.

“It's nothing, anyway, I did it according to your request,” Bael said.

“I know it's not easy for you parents, I'll help as much as I can.”

“Hehe.” Yarrow smiled helplessly.

“Then I won't disturb you,” Bael patted him on the shoulder and left.

Yarrow stepped forward and came to Ji Xiaofei's side, touching her face, which was slightly stained.

“Little Ji.” He called softly.

Ji Xiaofei slowly woke up, opened her hazy eyes, and saw the three figures in front of her overlapping, turning into Yarrow's appearance.

“Yarrow…” She rubbed her eyes, “Is it morning? I…”

She suddenly remembered that she had run away from home and should be now…

She saw that she was still in the sheepfold, but Yarrow had really appeared in front of her, smiling at her.

“We should go home,” he said.

“Go home…” Ji Xiaofei blinked, then lowered her head, “But, but I ran away from home…”

“I know, haven't you been gone for two whole days? It's time to come back now, right?” Yarrow said.

“Serena is also waiting anxiously at home, everyone misses you very much.”

Little Ji's lips trembled, her nose tingled, and her eyes couldn't help but become blurry.

Yarrow touched her head and jokingly asked:

“How does it feel to run away from home?”

This time, Ji Xiaofei couldn't hold it back any longer. Her nose tingled, and she threw herself at Yarrow, hugging him and crying loudly.

“I, I'm sorry! I, I was wrong, I was wrong! I, I won't, I won't be willful anymore, I won't run away from home anymore!”

“Yarrow! I, I miss you so much… and Serena, Peach Fox, Lulu La, Vinea, Zexia… Wuwu, wuwu…”

Yarrow hugged the crying Ji Xiaofei, sighed helplessly, and gently comforted her back.