Chapter 48: The Day of Feasting
The young fox girl gazed wide-eyed at the heap of items Yu Sheng had placed on the ground. For several seconds, she stood there, utterly dazed, as if she couldn’t fathom what was happening. It wasn’t until Yu Sheng opened a can of eight-treasure porridge and held it up to her mouth that she reacted.
“Go on, eat. I brought all this for you—there’s more if you need it,” he said gently.
The aroma of real food filled the air.
Not stones, not dirt, not bricks and wood—not the illusions from her dreams that never filled her stomach, no matter how hard she imagined.
Foxy’s eyes widened slowly. Then, as if snapping out of a trance, she grabbed the can from Yu Sheng’s hand. Without bothering with a spoon, she tilted it and poured the contents into her mouth, making muffled sounds as she gulped it down.
She finished the entire can in mere seconds, then began licking the edges carefully. Soon, she grew frustrated because she couldn’t reach the food inside. Just as Yu Sheng was about to help, Foxy pinched the can with her fingers and tore it open with surprising strength. With a sharp screech of tearing metal, she ripped the sturdy can apart, then meticulously peeled it into narrow metal strips, licking every drop of food from them.
“There’s more here,” Yu Sheng said hurriedly, pulling out a piece of bread and a bottle of water from his bag. “Eat slowly.”
Before he could blink, the food was already in Foxy’s hands.