NOVEL NEXT Chapter 31: And also penniless.
Lan Zhi thought it was already miserable enough that she hadn't had a proper delicious meal for several months. But when she saw that Xing Zhi had never even tasted delicious food before, she was immediately filled with sympathy for him and put a spoonful of the extremely spicy Spirit Pepper Sauce into his bowl. She had no money left to order more dishes, so she could only let him try more different flavors (well, sort of). Surprisingly, Xing Zhi wasn't picky at all and ate it neatly and quickly. Lan Zhi had originally been a bit mischievous and wanted to see him being tortured by the spiciness. However, he just showed an expression like "So this is what it tastes like", as if what he ate wasn't the Spirit Pepper Sauce but just some ordinary delicious food. Lan Zhi couldn't help asking, "Isn't it spicy for you?" Xing Zhi savored it for a while and then asked in reply, "Is it very spicy?" Lan Zhi: "..." It seemed that he was a tough guy who could treat the extremely spicy food as plain rice. She had no idea at all that for an existence like him, something that could stir up a little ripple in his world was already an extraordinary thing. Apparently, the Spirit Pepper hadn't reached that level yet. Anyway, both of them had a great time during this big meal. Of course, the consequence was also obvious— When they went back, both of them were penniless again. To be exact, there was only one coin left. Lan Zhi tossed the last star coin in her hand and said playfully, "Next time we'll make more money before coming out to play with you." After this time, Xing Zhi also understood that although Lan Zhi was short of money, she didn't value it much. She would spend money when she had it and earn more when she didn't. She never expected windfall wealth and even shied away from it. So it was impossible for her to pray for huge fortunes. Huge fortunes, supreme cultivation levels, and supreme power were the three things that people in the Xingling Continent valued the most. Besides huge fortunes, he hadn't had time to confirm her views on supreme cultivation levels and supreme power. However, given her personality, he believed the result would be the same. Now he was more curious about what exactly she had experienced in other continents that made her still so pure after suffering the vicious abuse from the Tianyi Family. The two of them walked slowly towards the direction of the Chun Nuan Hall. When passing through a remote alley, suddenly they heard a low sobbing sound coming from the corner. She stopped in her tracks and looked in the direction of the sound. She saw a chubby girl huddled in the shadow of the corner, crying extremely sadly. She couldn't help being a bit surprised and said, "Isn't this the girl who just spent millions without hesitation? What's going on? Does she have no money to go home?" Xing Zhi said casually, "So what?" Lan Zhi took a step towards the girl and said, "Let's go and comfort her." Xing Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly as he watched Lan Zhi's back. It was already incredible that she was so pure-hearted and still retained such sympathy. In the corner, when the girl heard the footsteps, she hurriedly turned around to avoid others. But when she moved, unexpectedly, she found a clean white handkerchief in front of her. She looked up in astonishment. Lan Zhi looked at her gently and said, "It's newly bought and hasn't been used yet." The girl looked at the silk handkerchief and was suddenly touched by something sad. Her tears gushed out uncontrollably. She was both embarrassed and helpless. After being stiff for a few seconds, she simply gave up her dignity and burst into loud sobs. After crying for a full quarter of an hour, the girl finally vented out her emotions. When she saw Lan Zhi sitting beside her, quietly resting her chin on her hand, she couldn't help feeling a bit embarrassed and said, "Sorry to make you laugh." Lan Zhi waved her hand and said, "Everyone has sad moments." The girl's face turned a bit red. She wanted to return the handkerchief to Lan Zhi. But when she took it out, she found that it was covered with snot and tears. She immediately felt flustered and quickly took it back. Then she took out a stack of brand-new and unused handkerchiefs from her mustard space and said, "That one is dirty. Here are these for you."