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"Rinsen, please invite Mr. Natsumi to visit Eien-tei later." Saying this calmly, Eirin Yagokoro looked at Kaguya Houraisan, but her tone became serious: "As for the distribution of the Lost Bamboo Forest, I'll trouble Princess and Miss Mokou to discuss it."

"What?! I'm going to talk to Turkey?!" Kaguya Houraisan looked at Eirin Yagokoro with disbelief.

It was quite obvious that Eirin Yagokoro was not going to give her a chance to make excuses, as she was using this as punishment for her princess running away from home for two days. She turned around and disappeared.

"By the way, if Her Highness the Princess doesn't return tonight, I'll have the Emperor prepare your room for her."

The faint echo lingered in the room, but it greatly surprised Kaguya Houraisan.

If that guy, the Emperor, goes to clean the room, then all of her figurines will definitely be ruined.

"No, we have to go back tonight!"

Biting her lip, Kaguya Houraisan pondered unwillingly, a confident glint in her eyes.

Turkeys are nothing but defeated foe.

Now they've only found Xia Xun as an outside help; let's see if she personally takes him down today.

"Lingxian, let's go."

In the kitchen.

With a soft click, Fujiwara no Mokou awkwardly pressed the button on the rice cooker, looking at the cooked rice with a touch of emotion on her face.

"Technology is indeed amazing. I've found this rice cooker very convenient ever since I saw it at Xia Xun's house last time."

"It's much better than that induction cooker."

As she spoke, Fujiwara no Mokou turned around, lifted the lid of the pot on the stove, sprinkled some salt, and then took the pot out and plated it. The flames burning inside the stove were immediately extinguished.

For her, a stovetop is more convenient for stir-frying because the heat can be easily controlled, while an induction cooker doesn't provide enough heat.

"Technology changes lives." Xia Xun said with a smile, turning off the range hood. Looking at Fujiwara no Mokou, who was carrying a bowl of rice and a plate of vegetables, he said, "Mokou, you know how to use all the appliances in the kitchen. If you forget anything, remember to check the notebook I gave you."

"As for the computer, I'll teach you the basics later, then we can add each other as friends and play games together tonight to learn how to use it."

"Why don't I join in on this as well?"

Wearing a pink kimono-style dress, Houraisan Kaguya lightly covered the corner of her mouth and winked at the two of them from the kitchen doorway.

She exudes a refined and aloof aura, like a well-bred young lady, yet at this moment, the girl reveals a mischievous side.

"Who asked you to come in here?!" Fujiwara no Mokou glared angrily at the pretentious Houraisan Kaguya. This guy really never stops trying to seduce Natsumi.

"Mommy~, Mokou, you should know this." Looking at the angry Fujiwara no Mokou with a smile, Kaguya Houraisan said, "The highest configuration for the game is for friends who play together."

"Besides, we finally got computers installed, so let's try a new way of competing. It's getting a bit too boring to always be fighting to the death."

With a smile, Kaguya Houraisan made the suggestion, her heart filled with joy. She had just come down from the mountain and found a perfect excuse.

Perfect, this is also a good opportunity to get revenge on Xia Xun.

"Mr. Xia Xun, I'm a gaming expert, I guarantee I'll carry you to victory." Looking at Xia Xun, Kaguya Houraisan said with a hint of smugness, completely lacking the superior air she had when they first met.

“I didn’t expect Miss Kaguya to play games too. Playing together is no problem.” Xia Xun nodded, feigning surprise, knowing that this guy’s goal was still to pair up with Mokou, and he was just a convenient excuse.

But this is really interesting!

Not only did he get to play games with expert female gamers for free, but he also got to see women fighting up close. He really hit the jackpot.

When Fujiwara no Mokou saw Natsumi agree, and then looked at Houraisan Kaguya, who was laughing happily with two VVs sticking up, she scratched her head in annoyance: "Natsumi, why did you agree to this woman's request?"

"Fine, this will do." With a sigh, Fujiwara no Mokou reached out and pushed Houraisan Kaguya aside: "Don't block my way, I want to eat."

"Mmm, dinner's ready. I'll go get the bowls." Kaguya Houraisan nodded her little head and went into the kitchen on her own.

"I didn't make any for you, you bastard! If you want to eat, make it yourself!" Fujiwara no Mokou grabbed Houraisan Kaguya's collar, a smirk playing on her lips. "And Kaguya, do you know what? You're going to be starving from now on."

Why?

Kaguya Hourai smiled quietly, then turned her head and revealed a pitiful look, her misty eyes looking at Xia Xun with watery eyes.

"Xia Xun, how can you bear to let your beautiful friend go hungry?"

Chapter 240 Digging up Kaguya's bamboo shoots

Snapped!

Fujiwara no Mokou kicked away a small stone in front of her and glared angrily at Houraisan Kaguya, who was hopping around with her hands behind her back.

"That shameless bitch."

Muttering through gritted teeth, Fujiwara no Mokou glared at Natsumi again, wondering how she could give in so easily after just a few words.

Xia Xun, who was squatting on the ground digging bamboo shoots, felt the intense gaze, turned around, put her hands together, and smiled apologetically.

There's no way around it, it's because Kaguya of Hourai Mountain gave us too much.

"Hey~, Xia Xun's power is really amazing."

Suddenly, Kaguya Houraisan's small face popped out from the side, and she came to Xia Xun's side to look at the bamboo shoots that he had just dug out, which emitted a faint golden light in his extraordinary vision.

At the last festival, I saw that Natsumi had secretly dug up her own bamboo shoots. After Kaguya Hōrai returned, she had her rabbits dig up a whole bunch of them.

As a result, even though they were the same bamboo shoots, they were completely inferior to the bamboo shoots dug up by Xia Xun.

While pretending to be well-behaved, Kaguya Houraisan secretly raised her head and met Fujiwara no Mokou's gaze, a smug smile immediately appearing on her lips.

This instantly infuriated Fujiwara no Mokou.

He simply made a small move, changed his attitude towards Xia Xun to get closer to him, and then took the initiative to invite him to dig bamboo shoots together, easily breaking their alliance.

"This is all thanks to the high quality of your bamboo shoots, Kaguya."

Xia Xun stuffed the bamboo shoots into her backpack and said with a smug look on her face.

Indeed, with the host's guidance, it was much easier to find a higher-quality area.

A great harvest of bamboo shoots was achieved in just one morning.

2861 silver coins were collected, and 678 gold coins were collected.

Now we have enough bamboo shoots to eat for the whole year, and we can also use them to pickle bamboo shoots and other things.

And this is just today's harvest; bamboo shoots grow very quickly.

It's a pity, though, that it still doesn't have the quality of Yixing.

Seeing the expression on Xia Xun's face, Houraisan Kaguya asked curiously, "What's wrong? Does Xia Xun feel that the gains are not enough?"

“No, that’s already a lot.” Xia Xun shook her head and explained, “I just thought I could get even higher-grade bamboo shoots this time.”

“A higher grade of bamboo shoot.” Kaguya Houraisan was taken aback, and couldn’t help but feel her mouth water.

She had eaten gold-quality ingredients at Xia Xun's relocation banquet; were there even higher-grade ingredients?!

In an instant, Kaguya Houraisan made up her mind and grabbed Xia Xun: "Come with me. If this place is not good, then the Lost Bamboo Forest is the only place that can satisfy Xia Xun."

"Your Highness, we clearly agreed to go see Master after we finished digging here!" Suzume looked anxiously at the two walking away, her expression changing as she gazed in the direction they had gone.

"Your Highness, wait a minute! That won't do!"

"Huh, what's Kaguya up to?" Fujiwara no Mokou raised an eyebrow, then immediately understood.

At this moment, even she, her nemesis, couldn't help but feel speechless at Kaguya Houraisan.

But she quickly quickened her pace to catch up; she couldn't miss the bamboo shoots this time!

Lost deep in the bamboo forest.

Led by Kaguya of Penglai Mountain, Xia Xun and her group walked through many paths, passed the gate of Yongyuan Pavilion, and arrived directly at a small hill with a stream flowing through it.

Standing by the clear stream, Kaguya Houraisan pointed directly to a bamboo that was noticeably greener and more translucent than the others and said, "Natsumi, go and dig it up. There must be that superior bamboo shoot here."

“After all, this is where I descended to earth.” With a solemn expression, Houraisan Kaguya turned to look at Xia Xun and held up five fingers.

"However, Xia Xun, you have to split the profits 50/50 with me for the bamboo shoots dug up from here, since I've already given away my birthplace."

"Absolutely no problem!"

Xia Xun nodded directly, not expecting that Kaguya of Mount Penglai would actually bring him to the birthplace of the myth of Bamboo Whisper.

With his gaze fixed on the bamboo that was clearly different from the surrounding bamboo, Xia Xun stared intently at the soil below, where a faint purple-gold light flowed.

This is definitely Yixing quality bamboo shoot!

When Xia Xun first saw Yi Xing's harvested items, she felt very nervous. She took a deep breath, stepped forward, and dug hard at the bamboo shoots with her hoe.

Well-designed, neat, and fast.

With a few snaps, Xia Xun finished her harvest: Moonlight Bamboo Shoots - Yi Xing x6.

Even without extraordinary vision, one can see with the naked eye that the bamboo shoots are surrounded by a soft moonlight, as if they were treasures fallen from the heavens.

Eagerly picking up the bamboo shoots, Xia Xun immediately caught a whiff of a delicate bamboo fragrance, which invigorated him.

"Is this really bamboo shoot? Isn't it some kind of treasure?" Fujiwara no Mokou looked closely at the bamboo shoots, completely hesitant to touch them.

She originally planned to take Kaguya's share, but now that it looked like it wasn't an ordinary item, she couldn't take it.

It wasn't that Fujiwara no Mokou couldn't bring herself to do it; it was just that she knew she would owe Kaguya a favor if she took it.

Moreover, this scene inexplicably gave Fujiwara no Mokou a strong sense of déjà vu.

"Hehe, Mokou, you didn't even make a move~" Kaguya Houraisan covered her mouth and chuckled, teasingly saying, "A thousand years have passed, and even an idiot like you will grow up."

Ignoring Fujiwara no Mokou's instantly sour expression, she stared intently at the bamboo shoot in Natsumi's hand: "As expected of something that bears the mark of my glory, it is so beautiful that it is worthy of being placed in my collection."

“These are ingredients; they’ll spoil if we put them in the storage room.” Reluctantly, Xia Xun handed three pieces to Kaguya Houraisan. Although she complained, she also felt that Kaguya was right.

He also decided to keep at least one for his collection.

That said.

Xia Xun stared at the moonlight bamboo shoots. Could this thing be grown? What would the bamboo that grew look like?

He made a decision: one for everyone to taste tonight, one to keep as a keepsake, and one to try planting.

"Time has no power to erode my collection."

Kaguya Houraisan spoke with a slight smile, glancing at Fujiwara no Mokou who was secretly peeking at him from time to time. Suddenly, she moved her hand and tossed one of the coins into Fujiwara no Mokou's hand.

"Hmph, we're even now about the turkey." Glancing at the bewildered Fujiwara no Mokou, Houraisan Kaguya turned her head and said, "I, Eientei, will take 70% of the sales revenue from Stardew Valley to Bamboo Grove."

Clutching the moonlit bamboo shoots, Fujiwara no Mokou gazed at Kaguya Hourai's retreating figure and turned her head to scoff as well.

"Stubborn as a mule." She muttered to herself, scratched her head, and decided to go to the temple inn that afternoon.

This wonderful thing should also be allowed to be tasted by Huiyin.

The group returned to Yongyuan Pavilion.

After politely saying goodbye to Natsumi, Kaguya Houraisan rushed to her room.

Fujiwara no Mokou accompanied Natsumi to see Yagokoro Eirin, who, in her words, was dangerous.

However, when Natsumi actually met Eirin Yagokoro, she felt that she was quite easy to get along with and was very polite from the first meeting.

In the living room, Yagokoro Eirin didn't talk much with Natsumi, just had a very gentle and simple chat, and then said that her princess had caused him trouble.

I hope to get along well with Kaguya of Houraisan in the future, and Eientei also hopes to reach a cooperation agreement with Stardew Valley.

If there is an opportunity in the future, I hope Xia Xun can help plant some medicinal herbs.

Chapter 241 Please Be Gentle

dong dong dong.

"Kyouko-chan, could you please hand me that piece of wood?"

Standing on the escalator, Mistya wiped the sweat from her brow and spoke to the valley echoing below.

"This one?" Yugu Xiangzi picked up a wooden board, and seeing her friend nod, she held it up and handed it to him.

Watching Mistya take the planks and start expanding the house with a series of loud thumps, Hibiki Yuuya couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Are you sure there won't be any problems, Mistya?"

"The business is indeed quite good now, but for this expansion, we not only invested the little money we had just saved, but also borrowed a large sum of money from the Yakumo family."

“It’s okay, Kyoko-chan~!” With a confident smile, Mistya straightened up and clenched her little fist: “This is a better opportunity than ever before. If we seize it, we can turn things around together.”

"Kiyoko-chan relies solely on its original Night Sparrow Diner. Although business is good, the small shop can't accommodate many customers at all."

"I don't want Kyoko-chan to still be in debt because of my own reasons." Mistya looked intently at Kyoko Yuya, her eyes burning with fire.