Chapter 850: 401: Old Friends Reunite!_2

Chapter 850: Chapter 401: Old Friends Reunite!_2

“Brother Lv can stop here. You’ll need to head back to The Capital in a few days, and you must have lots of things to attend to right now.”

“A friend of mine happens to be coming to pick me up, too. We can get together again when we have the time.”

Having said that, Fang Mu waved to Lu Yuyu and headed straight for the pretty girl standing at the entrance of the Beastmaster Alliance.

Lu Yuyu had already seen Hu Tao by Fang Mu’s side more than once.

He always had a strong impression of the people around Fang Mu.

From what he knew, Hu Tao’s family was quite well-off, but still far behind those from powerful backgrounds.

Hu Tao’s family provided for her as best they could, which amounted to her current standing.

Fang Mu was very good to the people around him, so naturally, he wouldn’t treat Hu Tao any differently.

If Hu Tao were not important to Fang Mu, just an ordinary friend,

she wouldn’t be here.

Lu Yuyu felt he could foresee Hu Tao’s ascent.

If Lu Yuyu were a utilitarian person, he would definitely try to curry favor with Hu Tao during the time Fang Mu was away from JA City.

But Lu Yuyu chose not to do so.

Because he wasn’t certain if Fang Mu would accept such behavior.

If Fang Mu could accept it, that would be ideal.

If Fang Mu couldn’t accept it, and it led to some misunderstandings about himself, then it would be a loss not worth the gain!

Fang Mu’s promise today made Lu Yuyu decide how to interact with Fang Mu to maintain their longstanding friendship.

Fang Mu quickly walked up to Hu Tao.

Before he could even speak, Hu Tao took out a brown paper bag from the beast fang bracelet she wore on her wrist.

The bag was still steaming.

“You must not have eaten since you rushed back so early, Fang Mu?”

“This bag contains beef pies my mother made. After you finish, I also have a glass of soy milk and two sesame balls for you.”

“Eat them while they’re hot, otherwise they’ll get cold with the breeze!”

As she spoke, Hu Tao’s eyes involuntarily curved into crescents.

This was the second time Fang Mu had seen Hu Tao smile so heartily.

The first time he saw her smile so freely was when he had told her that he had become a Beast Master.

As Fang Mu took the pie from Hu Tao’s hand, he gave her a brocade box.

“I’ve missed Auntie’s cooking.”

“I had a trip to the Dragon Rising Federation, and this is a gift I brought back for you.”

Hu Tao accepted the brocade box and then put it back into the beast fang bracelet on her wrist.

Hu Tao’s beast fang bracelet was a Bronze spatial spirit instrument. It was the lowest grade of spatial equipment but still quite expensive to purchase.

Nearly one cubic meter of space made storing items convenient.

Hu Tao was happy that Fang Mu had thought of her during his adventures abroad and didn’t think the contents of the brocade box were particularly valuable.

They were presumably just local products from another federation.

Hu Tao had also brought back some local products for Fang Mu when she had gone out with her parents to observe and comprehend mysterious patterns.

Seeing that Hu Tao did not immediately open the brocade box, Fang Mu did not tell her what exactly was inside.

Hu Tao’s Destiny Guardian Beast, the Bird Armor Puppet, could sense the effects of the metal spiritual materials inside the box.

The two types of metal in the box could help Hu Tao’s Bird Armor Puppet transform.

One piece of the metal spiritual material was found by Fang Mu in the treasure vault of the Panfeng Federation, and the other came from an inheritance in the ruins of an ancient battlefield.

It was one of the many items inside a black feathered spatial equipment.

This metal can still be mined today, occasionally found in Catastrophe Class subterranean dimensional rifts.

It is even more precious than the Shadow Eye Stones that exclusively come from Catastrophe Class shadow dimensional cracks.

The presence of such metal in the ruins informed Fang Mu that subterranean dimensional rifts also existed four or five epochs ago.

Seeing Fang Mu eating the beef pies heartily, Hu Tao quickly brought out the soy milk.

“Eat slowly, don’t choke!”

“Speaking of which, Fang Mu, you seem to have gotten a bit tanner and thinner after your trip.”

Fang Mu took a sip of soy milk and corrected her seriously.

“It’s not thinner, it’s more toned!”

Fang Mu’s skin used to be whiter than other boys his age, making him stand out as particularly clean.

In the harsh, sun-baked and sandy environment of the Panfeng Federation, Fang Mu’s skin had turned a light wheat color.

It made Fang Mu look more spirited and healthier than before.

It wasn’t without reason that Fang Mu said he had gotten stronger.

Previously, Fang Mu only had four somewhat indistinct abdominal muscles, but this time when he returned, his abs had developed into six.

The outline of the eighth was starting to become visible as well.

After hearing this, Hu Tao sized up Fang Mu for a moment, and after making sure that there were no issues with his body,

Hu Tao decided to prepare an extra boiled egg and a vegetable bun for Fang Mu’s breakfast in the future, to help him replenish his nutrition.

It was at this moment when Hu Tao only heard Fang Mu say with suspicion,

“Hu Tao, is your cheek allergic? Why is it so red?”

“And there’s a bit of darkness on your cheeks, did you not wash your face?”

As he spoke, Fang Mu lightly rubbed it with his finger, and sure enough, a bit of fine light brown powder came off.

This light brown powder stuck to the pad of Fang Mu’s finger, carrying a faint fragrance with it.

Fang Mu wasn’t the type of guy who was born single and didn’t even know about makeup products—a total straight man, in other words.

It was just that in Fang Mu’s memory, Hu Tao had never worn makeup before.

Who would have thought that this little girl had started learning how to apply makeup, although her skills were still a bit unpolished.

Upon hearing Fang Mu’s words, Hu Tao’s expression stiffened, and she pursed her lips.

Her body rigid, she awkwardly pulled off the hair tie on her head.

Her freshly washed hair cascaded down, covering her cheeks.

Then, Hu Tao falteringly changed the subject.

“You’ve just come back and are behind on your coursework, why don’t we go to the Library to read some books?”

The blush on Hu Tao’s face earlier was from her application of powder; now, her cheeks really did start to burn.

Fang Mu’s words were practically an insult to her, a makeup novice!

She had woken up early at five o’clock this morning to take a shower—how could she possibly not wash her face?

The problem was that the shadow was too hard to apply, and despite watching a video to learn, she still couldn’t grasp it.

Hu Tao hadn’t used her own makeup; it all belonged to her mother.

Her mother’s skin was a bit darker than her own, and the shade for shading was also a bit heavier.

She had already tried to apply it sparingly.

At this thought, Hu Tao sighed. Makeup really wasn’t for her!

Fang Mu quickly finished the beef-stuffed pancake he was holding.

After gulping down the soy milk, he smiled at Hu Tao and said,

“Brother Lv just told me that the Kinan Commerce Guild is having a product exhibition today, showcasing a variety of rare metals and Guardian Beasts with rare bloodlines.”

“How about we head to the Kinan Commerce Guild’s exhibition to take a look?”

“Weren’t you always interested in product exhibitions before? Then, after the exhibition, we can choose a restaurant nearby to have lunch.”

“And then in the afternoon, we can go to the Library. I also need to catch up and see where the coursework has gotten.”

Although Hu Tao was a person with strong opinions in life, whenever she was with Fang Mu, she always liked to ask for his opinion and let Fang Mu help her make decisions.

Hu Tao had also invited Fang Mu to browse product exhibitions in the past.

Fang Mu had accepted her invitation, but it was only when they arrived at the exhibition that Hu Tao realized that everything sold there was related to the Beast Masters.

Fang Mu was not a Beast Master, and coming to such a place would somewhat affect him.

After returning home, the more Hu Tao thought about it, the more self-reproach she felt, and she never again proposed the idea of inviting Fang Mu to browse product exhibitions.

Now that Fang Mu himself had brought it up, and moreover, he had become a Beast Master,

Hu Tao was overjoyed, but she knew she definitely couldn’t afford anything at the Kinan Commerce Guild’s exhibition.

“Fang Mu, I don’t know what kind of background the Kinan Commerce Guild has, but I always feel that its style doesn’t seem like that of the local forces of JA City,”

“In the past half-month, the Kinan Commerce Guild has already hosted several product exhibitions and auctions.”

“It’s said that the executives of the Kinan Commerce Guild have just returned from the Commerce Festival in The Capital and brought back a lot of good stuff.”

Upon hearing this, Fang Mu raised his eyebrows.

He hadn’t really paid much attention to the Kinan Commerce Guild’s situation and was unaware of its background.

But having attended the Commerce Festival in The Capital, the Kinan Commerce Guild must know its own standing.