I'm speechless! You want me to drive a baby stroller on the highway to survive?

Chapter 263 Strange Little Monster

"Master! Master! I smell a stranger's scent."

Xiao Hei suddenly barged into the bedroom. After about ten seconds, the navigation stopped automatically and announced that a new NPC had been encountered.

[When the NPC Nightingale is blocking the road, the vehicle automatically brakes.]

Lu Youyou got off the bus after tidying up and ran into two women, one older and one younger.

The older one looks to be around 30 years old, and the younger one is no more than ten years old.

Neither of them had any monstrous features; in fact, their complexions were rosy, making them look no different from humans.

"My child, Xiao Cui, has never seen the outside world since birth. Survivor, would you be willing to take my child out to play?"

At the same time, Lu Youyou's watch vibrated.

[Bai Ling's mission: Take the child Xiao Cui to see the outside world and deliver Xiao Cui to Xian Cao.]

[Accept the mission? Yes/No]

"I don't know if you guys have a group chat, or if Bamboo Girl or Firefly have told anyone, but if you ask me to do a task, I need to get paid in advance."

Bai Ling looked troubled, and Xiao Cui also looked worried.

"Survivor, my task is simple: just take Xiao Cui for a walk and then deliver her to Xiancao."

Lu Youyou spread her hands: "How am I supposed to take her? Do you expect me to let her get in my car?"

Xiao Cui raised her head, her watery eyes filled with tears, which flowed silently down her cheeks.

"Please, sister, take me to see the outside world. This is my mother's only wish."

Lu Youyou looked at Bailing, who smiled and nodded at her, but there was no smile in her eyes, only bitterness.

“Xiao Cui… can stay on the roof of your car, just let her see the outside world, she doesn’t need to come inside your car.”

Lu Youyou quietly observed them. The mother and daughter both looked like bitter gourds, a big bitter gourd and a small bitter gourd. At first glance, they gave people the feeling that their lives were very bitter.

"That won't do. Who knows if you're really NPCs who need help? What if I don't get a rating in the end? It doesn't have to be expensive, just give me something at least."

Xiao Cui was moved. She took off the pendant from her neck and reluctantly handed it to Lu Youyou.

[The bamboo pendant: A birth gift from Xiao Cui's mother, filled with her mother's love. Whenever Xiao Cui is sad, she talks to the bamboo pendant.]

Lu Youyou didn't want this. Not only did it have no function, but it was also a gift from someone else's mother to her daughter.

She asked for something that had neither practical value nor psychological comfort.

"Anything else? You can keep this pendant."

Xiao Cui then took off the silver bracelet on her left wrist.

"Sister, please take me with you."

Lu Youyou looked at the silver bracelet again; it was engraved with bamboo patterns.

[999 Silver Bracelet: Wrist ornament, no negative effects, a birthday gift from Xiao Cui's mother to Xiao Cui.]

Lu Youyou waved her hand: "Forget it, I don't want it. You can keep it yourself, but you can't get into the carriage. You'll have to be on the roof. Can you accept that?"

Xiao Cui nodded immediately, excitedly saying, "Yes, yes, I can do it! We low-level monsters aren't afraid of the cold."

Lu Youyou clicked to accept the task and helped Xiao Cui up to the roof.

The car slowly started moving, and Bailing followed behind, shouting loudly.

"Xiao Cui, remember your goal!"

Xiao Cui replied, choking back tears, "I know!"

The wind was biting cold, and Xiao Cui was shivering on the roof of the car.

But when she looked at Lu Youyou, she forced a big smile to hide her embarrassment.

"Sister, I haven't been out for a long time, I'm a little nervous, and I'm not shivering because I'm cold."

Lu Youyou thought of herself when she was a child. When her parents were still alive, she was well-fed, clothed, and her family was happy.

After both her parents passed away, she ended up in an orphanage, where she suffered from poor food and clothing, and winter was the hardest season for her.

To keep warm, she and Yu Qian always took on the task of cleaning the adults' rooms, since the adults' rooms had air conditioning.

Even if the adults go out and the air conditioning is turned off, there is still residual heat to keep them warm.

Later, the dean hired a woman with an equally tragic past from somewhere, and that woman took over her and Yu Qian's work.

At that time, she and Yu Qian volunteered to clean the chess and card room and the activity room.

The chess and card room and activity room were not for orphans like them; they were for important people.

The room was filled with smoke and the stench of alcohol and tobacco was pungent.

But it's warm inside.

Yu Qian contracted a respiratory disease as a result.

Perhaps it's because of the good foundation I built from childhood; I'm very strong. I just had a cough for a while, and it will be fine by spring.

"Sister... Sister? I'm not cold, please don't send me back."

Lu Youyou's thoughts were interrupted by Xiao Cui. She felt sorry for her, but she didn't dare to trust her.

"Wait."

After leaving those words, Lu Youyou opened the skylight and went downstairs.

She took out a worn-out cotton-padded jacket from a storage box under the bed, and also grabbed a small floral umbrella from the living room.

After securing the small umbrella to the ground, Lu Youyou draped the cotton-padded coat over Xiao Cui's shoulders.

Then he secretly observed Xiao Cui's expression.

If she's truly cold, she'll be happy to receive a cotton-padded coat, even if it's tattered.

But if it's out of boredom, it proves that she had taken precautions to keep warm beforehand, and was just pretending to be pitiful in order to get into her carriage.

But Xiao Cui's reaction surprised Lu Youyou.

She was initially delighted, then wrapped herself up tightly with satisfaction, coveting the old but warm cotton-padded coat.

Then, suddenly remembering something, his face turned pale, he took off his cotton-padded coat, folded it neatly, and held it in both hands, wanting to return it to Lu Youyou.

"What's wrong? Don't you like it?" Lu Youyou asked.

"No, sister, I'm just nervous, I'm not cold."

"Alright, do you think I can't tell if you're cold? Here, take this cotton-padded coat. Now that I've taken on the mission, I'm not sending you back."

"Really?" Xiao Cui asked timidly.

At this moment, she didn't seem like a little monster; instead, it made Lu Youyou look like a frightening monster.

"Really, put it on. Didn't your mom want you to see the outside world? If you freeze to death, you won't be able to see anything."

"Mother…"

Xiao Cui's eyes were brimming with tears, threatening to spill over but not falling.

"Don't cry in front of me, I'm a heartless human being."

"Sister, you gave me a cotton-padded coat; you're not heartless at all."

Xiao Cui smiled, and then tears fell.

"Sister, do you have a mother?"

Lu Youyou: Are you being polite?

Seeing that Lu Youyou didn't answer, Xiao Cui patted her shoulder comfortingly.

"Sister, I will soon be without a mother too."

For a moment, Lu Youyou didn't know what to say.

She had never seen such a little monster with such a rich range of emotions.

Xiao Cui was clearly saddened when she brought this up, but the hopeful expression on her face was genuine.

But the dependence and love she showed for her mother in her tone were genuine.

Lu Youyou couldn't see through it, nor did she want to.

The purpose of bringing Xiao Cui along is not to make friends, but to deliver Xiao Cui to Xiancao.

Thinking of this, Lu Youyou asked, "Xiao Cui, do you know where the Immortal Herb is? Your mother told me to give you to the Immortal Herb."

"Sister Fairy Herb... she's always elusive, I don't know where she is."