A black-haired pretty girl with clear eyes, dressed in ill-fitting men's clothing, curiously looking around as she walked down the street, holding a gothic doll with an eerie atmosphere, as if its eyes were eternally closed—such a combination was indeed quite conspicuous in the bustling area—frankly, Yu Sheng felt like he might have underestimated the "difficulty" of taking both Hu Li and Erin out with him this time.

He had already lost count of how many curious gazes had swept over them along the way, with a portion of those glances naturally falling upon the inquisitive Hu Li, but the other half were directed at him.

But Yu Sheng still had to steel himself to accompany the fox girl beside him because she genuinely didn't understand anything.

She didn't even know what money in this world looked like—in fact, it was already impressive that she knew one had to spend money to buy things, thanks to her having lived in some civilized society many, many years ago.

On the other hand, the societal order of Hu Li's memories and the differences with Boundary City invariably led to unexpected troubles.

For example, when passing by a parking lot, she was particularly curious about how it was possible that so many "immortal sedans" could stay so quiet, and why those cars were all so patient—honestly, when she first voiced this query, Yu Sheng didn't even understand what she meant.

"In my hometown, vehicles and boats have Artifact Spirits. The Artifact Spirits of transportation tools are usually love to run and jump around and often refuse to stay obediently outside the mountain gate," Hu Li whispered to Yu Sheng, explaining, "So in our place, when Immortals or demon foxes go out and need to stop somewhere, they give their vehicles or boats to the caretakers. The caretakers are responsible for taking them on a 'run' in the vicinity. There's also a type of large field that comes with its own mini-universe where vehicles and boats can be placed to let them run and jump around freely—that's called 'self-serve parking lot'…"

As she spoke, she pointed at a car that seemed like it was being parked by a beginner driver, taking forever to fit into a parking spot: "That one, so stiff. In our place, it would be ridiculed by children's wooden horses."

Yu Sheng quickly pushed down the fox girl's hand: "It's different here than in your hometown, don't point randomly."

Hu Li nodded in confusion, "Oh."

Yu Sheng silently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, suddenly very curious about what the fox girl's hometown was really like—he initially thought when he met Hu Li that her hometown was that classic world of Immortal and demon cultivation civilization, but then the tour-guide Immortal showed up, followed by "hundreds of Security Immortals capturing a demon fox that violated forest protection laws and sentencing her to five hundred years," and now even children's toys (wooden horses) equipped with artificial intelligence (Artifact Spirits) were mentioned, leaving his mind a bit muddled, always feeling that…

The style of the fox girl's hometown was a little unimaginable.

Was this really something that could be born in a normal universe?

However, unfortunately, Hu Li herself couldn't describe what her hometown really looked like—not just because she was young when she left home, but also because of the long torments in the Exotic Realm, which had made her forget many things.

"I don't remember much, just recalling the old folks said our home wasn't originally like this," Hu Li recounted the memories of her distant and faded homeland, trying her best to describe it to Yu Sheng, "It was the arrival of mighty 'Heavenly People' that suddenly enlightened the constantly warring beings on the ground, and after a long time, we started living the days of 'traversing the stars momentarily for billions of miles' alongside the Heavenly People. I also remember the old folks saying that the stars in the heavens change their positions every few years, which is the Heavenly People adjusting some sort of route... My father also worked on the route, his job was to push things that intruded into the route out, and then issue them fines..."

As she spoke, the fox girl became somewhat excited: "My father could pilot a really, really big 'Immortal Shuttle', bigger than a building! He said it was called a 'Starship.' The Artifact Spirit of the Starship was even more powerful—just needing one person to lie in a pool inside the Starship to give orders to the Artifact Spirit, and that thing could fly. It can catch things faster than light, using something called a... Magic Treasure that bends around something before the moon... "

Yu Sheng listened in a daze, turning his head to glance at Erin, who was held motionless in Hu Li's arms as if pretending to be an ordinary doll, and muttered in his mind: "Can you understand this?"

"I don't understand," the voice of Erin came from within Yu Sheng's heart, "Are you really taking it seriously? She might just be making it all up... I suggest that you wait a couple of months until Hu Li's mentally stable before asking her about these things. By then, the version might have changed again."

Yu Sheng frowned slightly; he also doubted the truthfulness of the fantastical stories described by Hu Li. However, he felt that if the girl was still confused in her mind, she wouldn't be able to concoct such an imaginative and "intricately set" story.

Regardless, everything that Hu Li had described to Yu Sheng ultimately left a deep impression on him.

"Okay, stop thinking about it," Erin's voice came from the depths of his heart, interrupting Yu Sheng's wild thoughts, "You should focus on getting Hu Li some normal clothes—that's the challenge awaiting you."

Upon hearing this, Yu Sheng's expression suddenly soured.

Many things always seem to go smoothly when planning, but once it comes to execution and considering the details, that's when trouble starts.

How was he going to pick out girls' clothes! He had never even entered a store that sold women's apparel!

Yet he had to pluck up his courage—after all, he was the one who had insisted on adopting Hu Li, and regret now was pointless.

But just as Yu Sheng was leading Hu Li into the mall with a resolute attitude as if sacrificing himself, a familiar figure suddenly flashed from the corner of their eyes.

She was a slightly petite short-haired girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, pursing her lips. Her appearance carried a silence and maturity that didn't quite match her age.

At first, Yu Sheng didn't recognize her, feeling just a sense of familiarity. It took him two or three seconds to realize where that familiarity came from.

It was the girl who called herself "Little Red Riding Hood" – today, she wasn't wearing her dark red dress, but a brightly colored coat instead, which made her hard to recognize at first glance.

Yu Sheng immediately knew he had encountered a savior.

At almost the same time, "Little Red Riding Hood" across the street also noticed the gaze on her and immediately looked up— for a brief moment, her eyes were as alert as a wolf's.

But that wolf-like gaze was fleeting, so brief that no one could catch it. Once she recognized Yu Sheng, a hint of surprise appeared on her face.

Little Red Riding Hood quickly crossed the traffic and approached Yu Sheng, giving him an unexpected look. After surveying him up and down for several seconds, she finally blurted out: "…You're shopping too?"

"…Is it so strange that I'm out shopping?"

"Ah, sorry, I just thought it was quite a coincidence." Little Red Riding Hood realized her words might have been inappropriate and promptly bowed her head to apologize, but the puzzlement in her eyes didn't fade—

Because she already knew that Yu Sheng lived in an Exotic Realm at No. 66 Wutong Road.

The moment she left that Exotic Realm, she guessed that this so-called "human" named "Yu Sheng" might have a questionable human quality. His extremely realistic human behavior could likely be some kind of "mimicry."

She truly didn't expect to see this "person" who lived in an Exotic Realm… running out to shop in the streets.

…Could this guy actually consume human food?

An absurd (in her opinion) thought involuntarily popped into Little Red Riding Hood's mind.

Then she noticed Hu Li standing nearby, along with the doll that Hu Li was holding in her arms.

Little Red Riding Hood frowned slightly and took a moment to recognize Hu Li's face, then pointed at Erin, who was motionless and whose eyes had lost their sparkle.

"Is this one, dead?"

Yu Sheng saw Erin's eyes nearly regain their sparkle—The little doll moved slightly in Hu Li's arms, and then he heard her exasperated chirping in his head: "She's dead! She just self-detonated eight hundred times on the spot! She %￥￥%#—Yu Sheng! Scold her! Scold her for me!"

"She's cursing you," Yu Sheng pointed at Erin, who still didn't dare to move, and calmly said to Little Red Riding Hood, "It's really foul. I'm a cultured man; I can't even say those words."

Erin immediately cursed even more foully.

Little Red Riding Hood couldn't hear it.

But she could imagine it.

"What you're doing is… quite creative," she couldn't help but look Erin up and down several times, "to be able to bring her out in broad daylight like this… Speaking of which, by the look of things, are you out to buy clothes for her (referring to Hu Li)?"

"Right on the money," Yu Sheng spread his hands, directly blocking out the ongoing chattering from Erin's end, "I was worrying about it, but then I saw you—could you help out?"

"I think I can guess what kind of help you need," Little Red Riding Hood took less than two seconds to respond, her gaze sweeping over Hu Li's obviously ill-fitting outfit, with a smile appearing on her face, "This is indeed… something I've never experienced before."

Yu Sheng's eyes lit up: "You agree?"

Little Red Riding Hood looked nonchalant: "Of course, it's a piece of cake—but you'll also have to help me out later."

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