Chapter 199: Three Spoonfuls of Life-Saving Water

　　"Manager Lu, my young mistress is naive. Please take good care of her."

　　The butler, Old Zhang, gave further instructions before leaving.

　　As soon as he left, Su Ningxue let out a long breath and showed a relieved expression.

　　"Finally, he's gone. He nags in my ear every day, telling me what I can't do and where I can't go; I'm about to develop calluses on my ears!"

　　"Miss Su, I have something important today and may not have time to entertain you," Lu Fei said, glancing at her.

　　"What is it? Is it about collecting evil objects?" Su Ningxue's eyes lit up immediately.

　　Ever since Lu Fei saved her life last time, she had become particularly interested in the Sinisterium Pawnshop.

　　"No."

　　"Then what is it?"

　　"It's not convenient to say."

　　"Well... that's okay! I heard that your Sinisterium Pawnshop has many treasures and evil objects. Show them to me!" Su Ningxue curiously looked around the shop.

　　"I want to buy the most powerful one! My friends don't believe there's a place like the Sinisterium Pawnshop. I want to show them!"

　　Lu Fei found that this young lady had been overly protected by her family, to the point of being naive and somewhat foolish. Did she come here just to see the sinister objects?

　　He shook his head and said, "The things in Sinisterium Pawnshop may not be suitable for Miss Su."

　　"You can't know if they are suitable or not until you see them, right? It's okay, you go ahead with your work, and I'll look around. I promise to be careful and won't break anything."

　　Su Ningxue, holding the black cat, moved closer to Lu Fei, bringing with her a fragrant aroma, her eyes bright as autumn water.

　　"Miss Su, sinister objects are not something you should look at casually. Please take your time and have a seat; I need to go inside and work for a while."

　　Lu Fei, thinking about his little dog, was too lazy to talk to her more and found an excuse to return to the yard.

　　"Hey, wait a moment!"

　　Su Ningxue hurriedly followed, but Lu Fei closed the door to the yard.

　　Huzi had already dealt with the rooster and was in the process of cleaning the chicken gizzard he had just extracted.

　　"Huzi, you handle that young lady. I'll take care of the rest."

　　"Boss, did I hear that right? You want me to go?"

　　Huzi stared at Lu Fei in disbelief.

　　"Of course. You're a shop assistant; letting you greet the customers, is there a problem with that?" Lu Fei said.

　　"No problem, no problem! I'm on my way!"

　　Huzi was overjoyed and immediately put down what he was doing, washing his hands repeatedly with soap.

　　After taking a few steps outside, he smelled a hint of blood on himself and hurried back to the room, rummaging through the drawers to change into clean clothes.

　　He continued to tidy up as he walked out.

　　Su Ningxue sat idly in the pawnshop, her fair hands kneading the chubby face of the black cat.

　　"Can't I just look? Why are you ignoring me..."

　　The black cat had a look of utter despair.

　　Soon, Su Ningsnow heard the sound of a door opening behind her.

　　"Manager Lu, is that you?"

　　She turned around happily, but her smile faded when she saw the simple and honest face of Hu Zi.

　　"What are you doing here? Where is Manager Lu?"

　　"Oh, the boss is busy inside. He was worried about neglecting Miss Su, so he sent me to attend to you," Hu Zi said with a sincere smile while picking up the teapot to refill Su Ningsnow's cup.

　　"Miss Su, please sit."

　　"Aren't I already sitting?"

　　"Then, Miss Su, please have some tea."

　　"I'm not thirsty."

　　Su Ningsnow looked speechless.

　　Huzi stood awkwardly to the side, not knowing how to greet this young lady, and kept scratching his head from time to time.

　　Su Ningsnow sat for a while, growing impatient as Lu Fei still hadn't come out. She waved at Huzi.

　　"Come here."

　　"Miss Su, what's the matter?" Huzi asked honestly.

　　"What kind of strange objects do you have in your pawnshop? Show them to me."

　　"The strange objects are managed by the boss. I don't have the authority to just take them out," Huzi said, waving his hands in refusal.

　　"Are you dumb! Take them out quietly, and I promise I won't tell your boss."

　　"That's still not okay! I'm a pawnshop employee, how can I do something like that?"

　　"Boring!"

　　Feeling frustrated, Su Ningsnow glanced toward the back courtyard. She seemed unwilling to leave just like this. Her eyes darted around, and then she said, "Then tell me, what kind of person is your boss?"

　　"My boss, I can say this..." Hu Zi stroked his chin and began to speak pensively.

　　"Not only is he handsome, but he's also an expert in dealing with evil spirits! Once he takes action, there's no evil spirit he can't subdue... He's also extremely clever..."

　　In the courtyard.

　　Lu Fei put the cleaned chicken gizzard into the pot, added a bowl of water, and simmered it over low heat.

　　As soon as half an hour had passed.

　　He immediately turned off the heat and poured out the slightly yellow liquid.

　　After letting it cool, he picked up the small black dog and placed it on his lap, using a spoon to feed it the water.

　　The first spoonful spilled out, and it was unclear how much the dog had actually drunk.

　　"Little one, you have to be strong! Your mother entrusted you to me before she died. If anything happens to you, how will I explain it to her?"

　　Lu Fei said this with deep emotion, then fed the small black dog another spoonful of water.

　　To his surprise, it drank the whole spoonful.

　　Can this little guy hear me?

　　Feeling a surge of joy, Lu Fei quickly fed another spoonful to the little black dog.

　　"Come on! If you don't wake up, all your dog food and cans will have to be given to other dogs."

　　It also drank the entire spoonful.

　　Lu Fei continued, "These past two days, I passed by a pet store and saw quite a few pretty little female dogs. When you grow up, I'll buy one for you as a mate."

　　It drank the third spoonful as well.

　　"Great!"

　　Lu Fei put down the spoon and watched the little black dog anxiously.

　　After about three minutes, the little guy's face wrinkled, and its belly started moving like waves, making a gurgling sound.

　　Finally, there was a long and stinky fart.

　　Lu Fei nearly vomited from the smell, but he still didn't put down the little black dog.

　　After the fart, the little black dog's swollen belly slowly flattened, then its four short legs moved, stretching out in a long yawn, and it opened its eyes.

　　Its round, black and shiny eyes looked at Lu Fei anxiously, barking at him.

　　The barks were much louder than before.

　　It seemed to be asking Lu Fei if what he said earlier counted.

　　"You stinky dog, you're finally awake! This time you were very lucky, no more eating so much!"

　　Lu Fei's heart finally settled, and a smile appeared on his tense face as he held the little black dog and gave it a good squeeze.

　　"Woof woof woof!"

　　"Alright, alright, when you grow up, I'll definitely find you a wife."

　　"Woof woof woof!"

　　"Alright, alright, your dog food and cans, not to be given to other dogs."

　　The person and the dog seemed as if they were reuniting after a long separation.

　　After a good while of affection, Lu Fei remembered there were still guests in the pawnshop.

　　"After all, it was their rooster that saved you; we should at least show some gratitude."

　　Lu Fei put away the bowl and led the small black dog into the pawnshop.

　　"At that time, we were all entangled by the demon, and it looked like we were about to lose our lives. Just when things were getting dire, my boss..."

　　"What did he do? Tell me quickly, tell me quickly?"

　　Huzi was telling the story with great enthusiasm.

　　Su Ningxue was completely engrossed in listening.

　　Lu Fei's head was covered in black lines.

　　Little black dog: Woof woof?