In her past life, Yu An had seen some online tutorials, so she directed a few of the men to crush the frozen milk.

The milky-white shaved ice was drizzled with fruit jam and piled with all sorts of toppings. Eating a bowl like that in the sweltering heat of Sand City was the perfect way to cool down; it made your whole body feel comfortable and refreshed.

Kids all love sweets, and this shaved ice was a huge hit with the Zaizai. The Golden Egg bounced over and wobbled about. It wanted to eat some too, but it couldn’t.

Yu An casually scooped it up and gently tapped the eggshell. "Little Fu, if you want to eat your Female Mother’s delicious food, you’d better hurry up and hatch. Otherwise, your brothers are going to eat it all!"

She swore she was just speaking casually and hadn’t even tapped it very hard, but a dense web of cracks suddenly appeared on the shell.

Then, the eggshell rapidly shattered, and a glittering golden dragon cub appeared in the palm of her hand.

The little dragon cub seemed a bit dazed. It struggled to lift its head to look at Yu An, then broke into a toothy grin.

"Female Mother!"

Yu An was both shocked and overjoyed. "Fuzai is a female cub!"

At her words, a whole crowd of people swarmed over, gathering around to marvel at the little cub.

Ao Wu planted his hands on his hips. "Look! This is my cub! An’an’s and my female cub!"

Da Hu and the others, meanwhile, were crowded around Fuzai, calling her "little sister" over and over.

Fuzai wasn’t shy at all. She staggered to her feet and, copying her Beast Father, planted her hands on her hips. "What are you looking at? Haven’t you ever seen a cub before?"

Yu An gently pinched her little cheek. "Not one as cute as you. Quick, let your Female Mother give you a kiss."

Fuzai tilted her head up and offered her cheek. "You can kiss me, Female Mother."

"After the kiss, can I have some shaved ice? My tummy is so empty it’s going to be flat!"

"Of course you can," Yu An said, ruffling her little head before setting her on the ground. "Go let your brothers get some for you."

Fuzai had just hatched and couldn’t shift into human form yet. As a tiny little thing, she leaped into Da Hu’s arms, blinked her big eyes, and said sweetly, "Carry me, big brother."

Da Hu didn’t even hesitate. "Okay, big brother will carry you."

With a house full of younger brothers, he was tired of having more brothers. He had been hoping day and night that a soft little sister would pop out of the Golden Egg. ’Maybe the Beast God heard my prayers. My wish came true!’

The cubs scurried away in a flash, and Ao Wu’s outstretched arms were left empty.

"I haven’t even held her yet," he said plaintively. "An’an, when do you think I’ll get to hold my cub?"

Yu An pretended to ponder this. "Once Da Hu and the others get tired of playing with Fuzai. So, probably... in a hundred years!"

Ao Wu: "..."

「The next day」, Yu An left the Zaizai to play in her pocket dimension and took her three Beast Husbands with her to set up their stall.

A sweet, fruity fragrance wafted from the food cart, and its unusual design made many passersby take a second look.

Just as she had in Su City, Yu An first chose two people to try a free sample.

The moment the ice-cold, fruit-flavored shaved ice touched their tongues, the two samplers were instantly conquered.

One of them was a Beastman named Supervisor Lin from the underground mines. He was in the city to do some shopping, as the miners weren’t allowed to leave freely and had asked him to pick up a few things for them.

Supervisor Lin saw a large crowd gathered and came over out of curiosity, which was how he got lucky enough to be chosen.

He took just one bite, and the sweltering heat of Sand City was instantly driven away.

Supervisor Lin immediately fell in love with this... ’Er, right, this stuff is called shaved ice.’

An idea flashed in his mind, and he immediately walked over. "Proprietor, I’ll take fifty servings of shaved ice."

The shaved ice wasn’t cheap at one silver coin per serving. But to be able to eat such an icy, delicious treat in the scorching Sand City, plenty of people would buy it even if it cost one gold coin.

’If I take these back and resell them, won’t I make a fortune?’

There was no purchase limit for the first customer, so Supervisor Lin had no trouble getting his fifty servings.

Subsequent customers faced a purchase limit, so the hopes of anyone else who had the same idea as Supervisor Lin to get rich by reselling were dashed.

Supervisor Lin paid them no mind and hurried back with the shaved ice. He had to get back before it all melted in the heat.

"Old Lin, are you moving house or something? Why’d you buy so much stuff?"

A few other supervisors who knew Old Lin saw him lugging a huge pile of stuff back and began to tease him.

Old Lin gave a mysterious smile. "I bought something good. And don’t say I never share the wealth. Here, one for each of you. It’s on me."

The supervisors took the treats and, as Old Lin instructed, scooped up a spoonful and put it in their mouths.

Their eyes lit up!

"What is this stuff? Is it ice?"

Ice wasn’t uncommon in the winter, but in the summer, it was a rare delicacy.

Not to mention this stuff was sweet and tasted like fruit, and the strange little toppings all had their own unique textures. A single bite was incredibly satisfying!

"It’s called shaved ice," Old Lin explained to them. "It’s made by freezing milk and then crushing it up. On top, there’s jam, fruit pieces, dried fruit..."

He repeated what he had heard from Yu An to these less-worldly Beastmen, earning a series of astonished gasps.

"I heard it’s already gotten cold outside and the rivers have frozen over. But by the time you transport ice all the way to Sand City, wouldn’t it melt?"

"And it’s made with milk? No wonder it’s so delicious! How do they make this jam? It’s so fragrant and sweet!"

Old Lin couldn’t answer the subsequent questions. He hemmed and hawed for a moment before simply shooing them away. "Move, move, make way! I have to sell the rest of this shaved ice before it melts."

Having received a treat, the other supervisors returned the favor by helping him sell it. They were in an abandoned mining district. With no ore left to dig, it now served as a transfer point for ore coming from the underground mines.

Because of this, there were quite a few people around. Stewards, supervisors, and miners gathered around, and seeing that it was something new, they bought some out of curiosity to give it a try.

Trying it once was all it took; they were hooked. They knew Old Lin must have gone to a lot of trouble to haul the stuff to the mines and was definitely marking it up, so they all started asking him where he’d bought it.

’Old Lin the middleman can get away with his markup once, but he can forget about doing it a second time!’

Old Lin wasn’t secretive about it and told them the location of the food cart.

The shaved ice was expensive, but it sold out quickly. Before long, only two servings remained.

Just then, Feng Xuan and Ao Er happened to be passing by. They saw people all around holding colorful little bowls, their faces filled with blissful ecstasy after each bite, and couldn’t help but wonder what it was.

Seeing the colorful little bowls that so clearly didn’t belong in this place, Feng Xuan had a vague suspicion.

He hurried forward and spent four silver coins to buy the last two servings.

Ao Er took a bite and gasped in amazement. "This stuff is actually made of ice! It’s so cool, fragrant, and sweet. Hurry up and try some."

Feng Xuan didn’t move. He stared at the small bowl, his breathing quickening.

He picked up his spoon and took a taste. Although it wasn’t like any of the other delicious foods he’d had before, he was absolutely certain. ’This stuff, this shaved ice... Yu An made it!’

At that thought, he quickly went over to strike up a conversation with Old Lin and ask about the person selling the shaved ice.

"Supervisor Lin, who are the people selling this shaved ice? They’re incredible, being able to transport ice into Sand City."

Feng Xuan feigned curiosity. "Are they from some major faction? You’d have to be incredibly wealthy to pull that off, right?"

"You’d be wrong there," Old Lin said with a wave of his hand. "The proprietor isn’t from any major faction, but her origins are anything but ordinary!"