Chapter 54
Chapter 54
Ye Piaoling sighed and said earnestly, “Huohuo, listen to me. You’re already stupid. You can’t keep listening to this music. It’ll make you even stupider.”
“No, no, I want to listen! I want to!”
Koi panicked and started rolling all over the place. “If you don’t let me listen, I’ll visit your dreams every night and sing it for you!”
What? Come sing in her dreams every single night?!
Ye Piaoling was so frightened that she woke up on the spot.
She sat bolt upright in bed.
Throwing on a robe, she went out into the hall and took a look. Koi was still throwing a tantrum in the fish tank.
Ye Piaoling surrendered. She did not want to hear that brainwashing song in her dreams every night.
So she took out the Flashlight, wrapped it in several layers of waterproof leather, turned on Children’s Mode, and placed it in the tank.
Joyful singing immediately rang out underwater.
Thankfully, since it was in the water, she could only hear it clearly if she pressed her ear to the fish tank. It was not noisy.
As for Koi, surrounded by full stereo sound, it instantly reached the peak of fish life and started vibing.
Come to think of it, that colorful, long-skirt-like tail really was perfect for dancing!
Ye Piaoling said, “May your heart run wild from now on and chase the sun every day. I’m going back to sleep. Please don’t disturb me again. Thank you.”
She had worked so hard to complete the task, only for this salted fish to get all the benefits…
It felt extremely not worth it.
…
The next day.
Ye Piaoling got up early and prepared to go to school.
The moment she stepped out of her room, she saw Fox Shadow standing in the courtyard, holding a longsword pointed at the electric scooter with a tense expression.
“What kind of monster are you? How dare you trespass into my Falling Petals Courtyard!”
The yellow electric scooter said nothing, its expression vacant.
Fox Shadow continued threatening the scooter. “If you don’t confess honestly, don’t blame me for being rude!”
The scooter still refused to confess.
Fox Shadow flew into a rage and stabbed at the front of the scooter!
“Stop!!!”
Ye Piaoling shouted.
This was a brand-new scooter. If it got scratched, she would never let Fox Shadow hear the end of it!
At her shout, Fox Shadow’s sword tip froze. “Eldest Miss, there is a monster here!”
Ye Piaoling walked over and patted the electric scooter. “This is an ancient great demon. It has now been contracted by me as my mount.”
“An ancient great demon?” Fox Shadow was stunned. “What is its name?”
Ye Piaoling thought for a moment and said, “Electric Donkey.”
Fox Shadow said, “…This is a donkey?”
Ye Piaoling nodded.
Fox Shadow examined the electric scooter in confusion and frowned. “Why does this donkey have no head or tail?”
Ye Piaoling told her, “Donkeys from ancient times naturally looked different from donkeys today.”
Fox Shadow nodded. “I see. Since my Eldest Miss dares to say it, I dare to believe it. Then what does this donkey eat? Should I prepare some fodder to feed it every day?”
“No need,” Ye Piaoling said. “This donkey doesn’t need feeding. It doesn’t eat.”
Fox Shadow was stunned, her eyes filling with surprise and admiration.
“Eldest Miss is truly impressive. The fish you keep inside doesn’t need to eat, and the donkey you keep outside doesn’t need to eat either… Any animal that ends up in your hands no longer needs food. No wonder you can make money!”
“Those are two different things,” Ye Piaoling said. “Hurry and bring breakfast. After I eat, I still have to go to Tianwen Sect.”
“Breakfast is already prepared. Also, your coffin is finished.”
Fox Shadow pointed not far away. A large triangular box sat on the ground.
“It was finished in just one night? Such efficiency!” Ye Piaoling said in surprise.
“This subordinate has always been efficient,” Fox Shadow said. “It is just that the shape of this coffin is rather unique. Eldest Miss, would you like to lie inside and try it out? See if anything feels uncomfortable, and I can take it back to be adjusted.”
“There’s no time. I’ll try it tonight!”
…
At Tianwen Sect, after the day’s classes ended.
Ye Piaoling returned to the Prime Minister’s Mansion. Without stopping for dinner, she immediately rode the electric scooter toward Chonghua Palace.
The sunset was brilliant, and the streets were packed with people. Ye Piaoling did not dare ride too fast, so she slowly wove through the crowd.
The commoners of Dali were all stunned.
“W-what is that thing?”
“It looks like a carriage. Those two round things underneath look like wheels…”
“Nonsense! A carriage needs a horse to pull it or people to push it, but that thing can run by itself!”
“Exactly. Only livestock can run by itself, so it must be livestock!”
“…”
A livestock dealer could not hold back anymore and stopped Ye Piaoling in the middle of the street.
“Miss, may I ask what kind of livestock you are riding?”
Ye Piaoling said, “This is a donkey.”
“A donkey??”
“Yes. An Ancient Divine Donkey.”
It just so happened that a merchant leading a donkey was standing nearby. Hearing this, he felt that his donkey had been insulted.
“Who are you trying to fool? Something that looks like that can be called a donkey?”
The merchant looked extremely disdainful and patted the donkey beside him. “See that? This is what you call a donkey!”
The donkey immediately raised its head and puffed out its chest, then let out a loud bray at the electric scooter in challenge. “Hee-haw! Hee-haw!”
Ye Piaoling frowned.
“Is that supposed to be impressive? You think my donkey can’t make noise?”
With that, she pressed the horn.
“Beep-”
A bright, piercing blast shot straight into the sky, extremely intimidating.
Everyone jumped in shock.
The donkey was completely terrified. With a sudden jolt, it broke free of the reins, turned, and ran.
Fine, you’re louder. Can’t afford to mess with you. I’m out…
“You beast, stop right there!” the merchant shouted, hurriedly chasing after it.
Ye Piaoling gave a smug little snort and rode away on the electric scooter.
All that remained behind her were countless gazes filled with shock and envy…
A carriage from the Duke’s Mansion came from the opposite direction, brushing past the Little Yellow Scooter.
Inside the carriage, Xiao Mei looked out the window and happened to see Ye Piaoling.
“It’s her again!” Every time Xiao Mei saw Ye Piaoling, it was as if she had seen a mortal enemy. Gritting her teeth, she said, “What in the world is she riding?”
Xiao Chengxu looked over in the direction of her voice.
He saw Ye Piaoling sitting on something yellow, slowly traveling forward.
Xiao Chengxu had always liked fine horses and elegant carriages, and considered himself something of an expert, but he had never seen such a mount before.
That mount had a strange shape and was very obedient, as if it could take a person anywhere they wanted to go.
“How does this Miss Ye always manage to come up with such novel things?” Xiao Chengxu murmured to himself.
It was obvious that he was very interested in that mount.
Xiao Mei immediately hugged his arm and said, “Brother, we are noble relatives of the imperial clan. What could there be that we cannot obtain? Whatever it is, we’ll ask Ye Piaoling where she bought it later. Then we can just buy one too!”