Chapter 90

"Pretty good place, this shop is!"

As Ning Yue carried Shi Hu Zhu past a tea restaurant, the super-class divine beast muttered, but Ning Yue ignored it. The items in this shop were extremely expensive, and the loose change he had on him wasn't enough to buy even two buns. Moreover, it was very difficult to sneak into the kitchen of such a restaurant. Just as he was about to pass by without a glance, Shi Hu Zhu suddenly leaped up, stumbled, and wobbled into the shop.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

Ning Yue was startled by Shi Hu Zhu's determined stance. When he rushed in, he saw the little pig jump onto a table, teeth clenched, completely ignoring the astonished faces of the diners. In a minute, the pig had cleared the table completely.

Ning Yue covered his face. After a few seconds of hesitation, he ran out of the tea restaurant. He had no money to compensate, so it was better to pretend he didn't know this little black pig and quickly get rid of the trouble.

Ning Yue had only run a few dozen meters when he heard the familiar grunts. Shi Hu Zhu had already rushed out of the tea restaurant and plunged into another high-end restaurant, which was quite luxurious compared to Ning Yue's standards.

A few minutes later, Shi Hu Zhu came out looking ten times more energetic, and with renewed vigor, he charged into the third restaurant...

After more than ten minutes, the street was filled with onlookers, many of whom were pointing and watching the food-grabbing little pig.

Ning Yue could only hide in a small alley, gritting his teeth and cursing the plague-ridden little black pig. What kind of super-class divine beast was this? It was like a pig that had been reborn from starvation. Even when Second Master went to the West, he wasn't this hungry.

There were over ten restaurants on this street, and Shi Hu Zhu swept through all of them in less than half an hour.

Shi Hu Zhu's four plump, short legs spread out, and his speed recovered to at least three or four times its original. Although a few diners who had their meals snatched from the tables chased after the little black pig, they couldn't match its speed.

Shi Hu Zhu seemed to know where Ning Yue was hiding. He turned a corner, rushed into the alley, and leaped into Ning Yue's arms, saying, "I'm full, I want to sleep! Leave those people to you. Don't let them disturb my sleep, or I'll burn you to death in a minute."

The little black pig's head tilted to one side, and it fell asleep in Ning Yue's arms. Ning Yue was stunned for a moment, then quickly opened his backpack, put Shi Hu Zhu inside, and pretended nothing had happened, turning in another direction and quickly escaping.

As for those diners who had chased after but couldn't find Shi Hu Zhu, Ning Yue could only secretly pray that they accept their fate and order another meal.

Back home, Ning Yue didn't dare mention the report card to his parents. He retreated to his room and began to ponder the use of the dimensional battlefield.

At first, he thought this ruined ancient city was of no use to him, but Shi Hu Zhu reminded him that although it looked like a ruin, it could be used to store things, a lot of things.

In other words, although the dimensional battlefield looked dilapidated, it could function like famous treasures such as "Storage Rings," "World of Qi," "Treasure Pouches," "Spatial Equipment," and "Time Knots." The destroyed buildings wouldn't affect his ability to store many things inside.

Now the problem was, although Ning Yue had discovered this function, he actually had nothing to put inside.

Ning Yue had thought about putting his backpack in there, so he wouldn't have to carry it to school. He could just take it out from the dimensional battlefield, which would be super cool! However, his control over the dimensional battlefield was too unskilled. Successfully opening it once required luck and good fortune. If he needed his textbooks but couldn't open the dimensional battlefield, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Maybe I should practice opening the dimensional battlefield more skillfully."

Since there were only two or three days left before the holiday, Ning Yue had no homework. Even if he spent a lot of time practicing, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Ning Yue began to concentrate, following the techniques Xu Xun had taught him. This time, it took him over two hours to successfully return to the dimensional battlefield by chance. Then he spent another forty to fifty minutes to successfully come out...

Apart from eating dinner and dealing with his parents' inquiries about his grades, Ning Yue spent the entire evening pondering the dimensional battlefield. His efforts paid off, and by the time it was dawn, he had gained some insights and initially mastered the technique of opening the dimensional battlefield. Although it still took at least ten minutes each time, he no longer relied on luck.

When the sky was just beginning to brighten, Ning Yue finally couldn't resist the sleepiness and rolled over to sleep, completely forgetting that he needed to bring the report card to school and that there was a parent-teacher meeting in the afternoon.

Ning Yue's parents had some things to do today and, knowing he was about to go on summer vacation, didn't urge him to get up. By mid-morning, Ning Yue was still asleep, but his backpack moved, and a little black pig pushed open the zipper and crawled out.

Shi Hu Zhu gritted its teeth, shook its body vigorously, and instantly shed its black skin, revealing a colorful coat. It grunted in satisfaction, then looked at Ning Yue, leaped from the desk onto Ning Yue's body, and nudged him with its snout, shouting, "Get up, lazybones! I'm hungry, take me to find something to eat, get up quickly!"

Ning Yue, half asleep, felt the pig on his chest and almost spat blood. After being shouted at by Shi Hu Zhu, his senses were in chaos, and it took him a while to recover, of course, he couldn't fall back asleep.

He raised his hand and threw Shi Hu Zhu to the floor, shouting, "What are you yelling about! I haven't woken up yet!"

Ning Yue suddenly hesitated, then cried out, "Oh no! Oh no! I didn't go to school today, the teacher will kill me!"

He quickly jumped up, ignoring the angry grunts of Shi Hu Zhu, who was running around his feet, and rushed to his backpack. When he saw the black pig skin inside and outside the backpack, his expression was a mix of shock and horror. He looked up to the sky and wailed, then grabbed Shi Hu Zhu and shouted, "What did you do? You made my backpack so dirty!"

Shi Hu Zhu glanced at him disdainfully and said, word by word, "You little brat, put me down, show some respect, or do you believe! I—will—burn—you—alive!"