bestfiction Chapter 112 The Present World - Tianlu's Increased Appetite
Chapter 112 The Present World - Tianlu's Increased Appetite
(This chapter involves parallel worlds. For ease of distinction, Tianlu from the original world is called Pipi, while the one who traveled from the parallel world is called Tianlu.)
Tianlu kept going back and forth between the bottom and the surface of the water, but after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find the whereabouts of Bixie.
Not only that, Meimei, who brought him and Bixie here, has also disappeared without a trace.
"Strange, where did Bixie and the others go? Did he go back first? Really, he didn't even wait for me."
Tianlu was unaware that the world he was in was no longer the world he knew, but another parallel world with extremely similar characteristics. Therefore, even if he searched the entire saltwater lake, he would not be able to find the whereabouts of Bixie.
Tianlu thought that Bixie and Meimei had gone back to the deer shop first, and he complained about it.
Having been out for so long, Tianlu felt a bit hungry, so he didn't dwell on it too much and ran towards the deer shop, following the direction he remembered.
"Never mind, let's go back first. What danger could there be in these mountains anyway?" Tianlu comforted himself.
Then Tianlu thought to himself, "I wonder what delicious food the Four-Unlikes is making today? Is there my favorite chicken stew with mushrooms? It would be even better if they prepared gold and silver treasures."
And so, Tianlu returned to the deer-man shop in a daze. The four-legged creature had just finished preparing dinner and was a little surprised to see Tianlu return alone. It remembered that Tianlu had gone out with Haochen.
"Hey, Pipi, why are you back all alone?"
When Tianlu heard the Four-Faced Beast say this, he thought it was asking why he hadn't come back with Bixie.
So Tianlu casually said, "I got separated from you by accident, so I'll come back and eat something first, and then I'll go look for you later."
"Oh, that's perfect, Pipi. I made your favorite chicken stew with mushrooms. Eat it while it's hot."
The four-legged creature didn't notice anything wrong with Tianlu. In fact, when it heard Tianlu say he was hungry, it brought out a freshly cooked chicken stew with mushrooms.
Tianlu smelled the aroma in the air and his taste buds instantly opened up, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth: "It smells so good, Qibuxiang, your cooking skills are getting better and better."
"Oh, what's gotten into you today? You're so sweet-talking. Eat up, it won't taste good if it gets cold. I'll go prepare the other dishes."
After saying that, the four-legged creature headed towards the kitchen, reminding the others as it left, "Oh, by the way, you're covered in mud from playing, don't forget to wash your paws."
"Got it." Tianlu replied, then went to the sink outside and scrubbed his hands vigorously to remove the dirt. "Watch me, the seven-step handwashing method, I'm washing, I'm washing."
Soon, Tianlu washed his paws clean. To keep them from touching the ground, he even stood up, happily holding his paws, and hopped and skipped towards the restaurant: "I'm here, delicious chicken stew with mushrooms!"
Soon, a large plate of chicken stew with mushrooms was gone from Tianlu's stomach. After eating and drinking his fill, Tianlu called out to the busy Sibuxiang in the kitchen, "Sibuxiang, I'm finished eating. I'm going out now."
"Don't stay out too late," the four-legged creature reminded him before continuing with its own business.
Meanwhile, Pipi and Haochen were dragging a Dangkang back with them.
"Haochen, we're so lucky to have run into a silly pig asking for directions," Tianlu said happily.
He and Haochen went hunting to improve their meals, but they didn't find much, only some radish spirits and mushroom spirits.
After all, their reputation in the Caiyun Mountains wasn't very good, and many animals would hide as soon as they smelled the familiar scent.
Pipi almost thought he would have to eat vegetarian food today, but unexpectedly, a foreign Dangkang came up to ask them for directions. The result was self-evident: he was immediately taken back to the Deer Man's shop.
“I’m back, you four-legged creature!” Pipi shouted.
The four-legged creature was somewhat surprised when it heard Pipi's voice. Didn't Pipi just go out? How come it's back so soon?
Just then, Pipi smelled the lingering aroma in the air and immediately started drooling: "Four-Unlikes, did you make chicken stew with mushrooms? Let me try some first, I'm starving!"
The four-legged creature then came out carrying two plates of tofu: "Didn't you just finish eating? Are you hungry again so soon?"
The strange creature's name puzzled Pipi. Had he eaten it? No, right?
"What are you talking about, you four-no-like creature? I just got back with Haochen, how could I have eaten? Feel my stomach, it's still flat."
"If you didn't eat it, then what's with this empty plate on the table?" The four-legged creature pointed to the empty plate and said, "Pipi, you don't mean you wanted to eat an extra serving, do you?"
Although the Four-Unlikes knew that Pipi had a good appetite, it was wrong to tease him like this. Wasn't that treating him like a fool?
Faced with the accusation from the four-legged creature, Pipi immediately felt wronged: "I didn't do that! I've been with Haochen the whole time. You're bullying me, four-legged creature."
At the same time, Pipi was also a little angry. He naturally smelled the aroma emanating from the air, which was his favorite chicken stew with mushrooms, but he didn't know who had eaten it and then framed him for it.
Hao Chen, who was standing to the side, chimed in, "The Four-Faced Beast, Tianlu has indeed been with me the whole time. We just got back."
After hearing Hao Chen's words, the Four-Unlikes was also a little confused. If Hao Chen said so, could it be that he was seeing things? But the empty plate on the table also showed that someone had indeed eaten Pipi's chicken stew with mushrooms.
The four-legged creature stroked its chin and guessed, "If it wasn't Pipi who ate it, then who could it be? Could it be a mountain spirit disguised as Pipi to steal the food?"
Upon hearing the guess that it was a four-legged creature, Pipi angrily slapped the ground: "Damn it, don't let me find out who dressed up as me and stole my chicken stew with mushrooms."
"Okay, okay, I misunderstood you. Don't be angry anymore. I'll go make you another one."
The four-legged creature quickly brought out two more servings of chicken stew with mushrooms from the kitchen and placed them in front of Pipi and Haochen.
Hao Chen sniffed the aroma and thought: Is this the cooking skills of the Four-Unlikes? It smells so good.
In the face of food, especially her favorite food, Pipi temporarily forgot her earlier unpleasantness and enjoyed it with Haochen.
Pipi quickly finished his portion. Seeing that Haochen hadn't finished eating, Pipi said, "Haochen, you keep eating. I'm going to find that liar. How dare he impersonate me."
"Hey, Tianlu, wait for me!" Haochen had a feeling that things weren't so simple, so in order not to let Pipi suffer, he had no choice but to quickly finish his food.
But after Haochen finished eating, he found that Pipi had already disappeared: "Hey, how come she disappeared in the blink of an eye? I hope there won't be any problems."
Hao Chen originally wanted to go and take a look, but the four-legged creature grabbed his tail and said, "Wait."
"What are you doing, you four-legged creature? And could you please stop pulling my tail all of a sudden? It hurts." Hao Chen said with dissatisfaction, then pulled his tail out of the four-legged creature's claws.
The four-legged creature didn't seem to care. He pointed to Dang Kang on the ground and said, "Take care of him first, then you can go out."
"But Pipi..."
"There's no 'buts' about it. Do you still want to eat?"
"Yes I do."
"If you want to eat it, hurry up and prepare it for me."
Under the arrangement of the four-legged creature, Hao Chen reluctantly dragged Dang Kang to the pond in the backyard to deal with it.
"Honestly, I have to do such a small thing as the Four-Legged Beast. Can't we just ask Rabbit for help? After all, Rabbit would be happy to do this kind of thing." Hao Chen muttered to himself.
Meanwhile, after finishing his meal, Tianlu continued his search for the Bixie: "I didn't see the Bixie in the shop, so where did it go?"
As Tianlu walked, he suddenly saw Zhanhu and Hetao ahead, their tails wagging as they did something.
"Hey, it's Zhanhu and the others. Let's go ask them if they've seen Bixie?"
Tianlu stepped forward, only to hear Zhanhu say to Walnut, "Walnut, next your godfather will teach you how to mark territory."
"Just remember the following mantra: eyes, hind legs, bell, three points in a line, cat egg combined, invincible."
"Walnut, what are you doing?" Tianlu asked curiously as he stepped forward.
Upon seeing that it was Tianlu, Walnut replied, "It's Pipi. Godfather is teaching Walnut how to mark territory."
Walnut then asked, "Pipi, how do you usually mark your territory?"
Tianlu gave a demonstration, opening his mouth and letting his saliva drip onto the ground, then using the saliva to circle around a tree trunk.
"I mark my territory with my saliva."
"Wow, that's some amazing drool! But Walnut's pee also goes super far." Walnut then demonstrated how felines mark their territory.
Smelling the foul odor in the air, Tianlu reminded him, "Walnut, you should mark your territory a little further away from the Deer Man's shop."
"Why?" Walnut asked, puzzled. Could it be that the Deer Man Shop was Pipi's territory?
"Listen to me, I won't hurt you, unless you want the four-legged creature to take your ball."
Tianlu's words instantly frightened Walnut so much that she tucked her tail between her legs: "Hehe, Walnut doesn't want to! Godfather, save Walnut!"
Walnut's words made Zhanhu feel a little guilty. Ever since he damaged the Qilin antique while sharpening his claws a while ago, he had become somewhat afraid of it.
"Ahem, Walnut, let's practice somewhere else. Your godfather will teach you a few more powerful moves."
Zhanhu glanced at Tianlu with displeasure, then left with Walnuts.
After Zhanhu and the others left, Tianlu realized that he had forgotten to ask them if they had seen Bixie.
After failing to find the thief, Pipi went straight to sleep: "Forget it, I'll stop looking and take a nap before going back. I made plans to play games with Haochen tonight, so I'll catch up on some sleep first."
Soon, Pipi fell into a deep sleep. At this moment, Pipi's mouth moved, and Bixie crawled out of Pipi's mouth with a string of garbage in its mouth.
"Tianlu is really something, he's eaten so much garbage again, he even eats mud."
Bixie put the little tile cat on the ground: "Go quickly, don't let Tianlu eat you again."
After glancing at the sleeping Pipi, and figuring he wouldn't wake up so soon, Bixie went to throw out the trash with peace of mind.
However, just as Bixie was about to return to Pipi's belly after throwing away the trash, it ran into Tianlu, who was looking for Bixie.
Tianlu exclaimed with delight, "Bixie, so you were here! I've been looking for you for so long!"
As he spoke, Tianlu quickly stepped forward and began rubbing against Bixie. But Bixie was somewhat surprised: "Tianlu, how come you woke up so quickly?"
But just then, a white vortex suddenly appeared beside them, and to Tianlu's astonishment, Bixie walked out of it.
Tianlu glanced at the Bixie beside him, then at the Bixie emerging from the vortex, and suddenly felt a little dizzy: "What's going on? Why am I seeing two Bixie?"
As Bixie emerged from the vortex, seeing Tianlu so affectionate with the Bixie of this world, it said with a hint of grievance, "Tianlu, I'm your older brother..."