Possessed No More: The True Star Returns to Claim Her Throne-Chapter 112: Making Money 2

"Shake." She held out her right hand to take the Tibetan Mastiff’s right front paw. The puppy was a bit confused at first, but it got the hang of it after the third try.

When Riley Perry gave the "Shake" command again, it voluntarily offered its right front paw to take her hand.

The shop owner watched, clucking his tongue in amazement. ’Is it really this easy to teach a dog a command?’

He went to a nearby cage, got a Chihuahua puppy, and held it in his arms. He copied Riley Perry’s every move, first petting its head, then giving it a good rub, before placing it on the floor and saying, "Shake." But the little Chihuahua just ran away...

Meanwhile, Riley Perry was already teaching the little Tibetan Mastiff to count.

"One finger, one ’WOOF.’ Two fingers, two woofs. WOOF, WOOF. C’mon, bark."

The Mastiff froze for a moment, its doggy eyes sizing up Riley Perry for a good while before it barked, "WOOF, WOOF."

"Five fingers, five barks. WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF."

’That’s a lot of barks,’ the little Mastiff seemed to think, but it still barked obediently.

The livestream chat exploded with laughter: [OMG, I’m dying! She has zero regard for her celebrity image. She just started barking like it was the most natural thing in the world!]

[Hahaha, did you see the little Mastiff’s expression just now? It was like it was saying: ’Huh, so you’re one of us?’]

[Laughed my head off, put it back on, and it fell off again! Hahaha~ Let me just reattach my head before I keep laughing, hahaha! Omg, I can’t breathe~]

[That little Mastiff actually barked.]

Riley Perry next taught it to sit, stand, and lie down. The little pup was like a child prodigy, learning each command in three tries at most.

"Sir, where’s the restroom?"

After failing again with another dog he’d tried to train, the flustered owner hurriedly put the dog back in its cage and led Riley Perry and the puppy to the restroom.

This time, she didn’t say anything. She just placed the dog on the toilet bowl and whistled.

And the little dog actually... peed.

"From now on, come to the restroom by yourself when you have to pee. You don’t want your owner to get annoyed with you."

The owner was speechless. As they came out of the restroom, a critical question occurred to him. "It listens to you, but will it listen to anyone else?"

Riley Perry replied, "Why don’t you try for yourself and find out?"

So the owner began to give commands, and the little Tibetan Mastiff actually obeyed him too.

This was a Tibetan Mastiff! Even if it wasn’t a purebred, it was still a Mastiff!

To think that after just a few short minutes of training, it could understand so many commands. The young woman before him was simply incredible!

The owner glanced at the camera operator following behind Riley Perry. "Miss, I’ll pay you this much to train two more for me.

No, just leave me your phone number. In the future, if other customers need dog training, I can contact you directly."

Riley Perry thought, ’...That’s really not necessary!’

In the end, however, Riley Perry did help the owner train two more puppies. This time, they weren’t Mastiffs, but two cute Pomeranians.

When she finally left the pet shop, Riley Perry had 2,000 yuan in cash.

[AHHHH, where is this pet shop?! I need to take my dumb husky to find Riley Perry!]

[Why do all those dogs become so obedient in her hands? I’m so jealous!]

[There’s a saying that if animals like someone, she must be a kind-hearted person. Animals are more sensitive than people.]

[I’ve heard that too, I’ve heard that too! People who little animals are willing to approach are never bad people.]

[She’s seriously amazing. I’ve never seen anyone train animals so easily.]

After leaving the pet shop, Riley Perry called Victoria Koenig. At that moment, Victoria was wandering all over the streets looking for a music shop. He’d found one, but he had no money, and they weren’t willing to lend him an instrument. He was just about to take off his watch to use as a deposit.

"Come eat first. We can figure out how to earn money after we’ve had a full meal."

"Ria, you’re a lifesaver!" The only reason he’d been in such a rush to earn money was because they’d been starving all day. And in the end, Ria had beaten him to it and earned some cash first.

Riley Perry gave Victoria Koenig the restaurant’s name. They weren’t far from each other to begin with, and Victoria Koenig arrived shortly after.

"Order whatever you want. Once we’re full, you can go sing your heart out and earn some money."

The two of them decided on four dishes, a soup, and a pound of dumplings. After eating their fill, Riley Perry paid the bill. The meal, consisting of three meat dishes and one vegetable dish, came to 128 yuan.

"Ria, I forgot to ask earlier, how much money did you make in such a short time?"

Riley Perry took out the remaining money. "2,000 yuan in total. So, tonight, you can just enjoy the process of singing."

"Does that mean if we’d skipped dinner, we would have already completed the task?"

Riley Perry nodded. "But we had to eat. Come on, let’s find a good spot to busk."

Busking, of course, meant finding a crowded place.

Victoria Koenig’s confidence surged. They had already earned the bulk of the money they needed. He was sure he could at least make enough for their lodging and meals.

He still wanted to go to the music shop to rent an instrument, but Riley Perry pulled him directly to a large public square.

The square was very crowded. There was a circle of vendors selling snacks and small toys on the outside, people doing square dancing, and rollerblading. There was even a street performer singing. Riley Perry pulled Victoria Koenig right up to the young man, and as soon as he finished his song, she immediately walked over. "Hello, I..."

Scott said excitedly, "I know you! You’re Riley Perry, and he’s Victoria Koenig! You guys are actually filming a show in Veridian Creek!"

Riley Perry saw the eager look in his eyes as he gazed at Victoria Koenig and instantly understood. "Do you want to collaborate with Victoria Koenig?"

"I do!"

"In that case, can we split the earnings fifty-fifty?"

Scott was overjoyed. Victoria Koenig! This was his idol! He was actually getting to sing with his idol now, why would he even think about splitting the money?!

"I don’t want any! It’s all yours!"

Victoria Koenig said, "How could we do that? We’d have to pay to rent an instrument, plus we’re using your spot. If you don’t accept, we’ll have to find another way."

Scott quickly nodded in agreement and handed over his electric guitar.

Victoria Koenig tested the sound. Scott was still livestreaming, so Victoria first said hello to his viewers, then began to strum the strings. A powerful chord rang out, amplified countless times by the microphone and broadcast to the crowd. A small group of people had already been gathered, but now even more people were drawn over.

After an intense electronic opening, Victoria Koenig played and sang one of his group’s songs, "Shining Sun." Of course, he was recognized. "It’s Victoria Koenig! It’s really Victoria Koenig! So they’re filming their show in Veridian Creek! I’m so fucking lucky! Does this mean we might see Ethan Shaw and Roxanne Fulton’s teams tomorrow? AHHH~ I’m not leaving!"

While taking photos, the person didn’t forget to take out the only hundred-or-so yuan in cash they had left and toss it into the box on the ground. A few more people then threw money into the hat, some more, some less. After all, not many people carry cash these days.

When the song ended, the surrounding crowd applauded enthusiastically. Victoria Koenig was also a bit emotional. This feeling of being acknowledged by people was truly intoxicating.

For the second song, Scott and Victoria Koenig sang "Jianghu" together.

At first, Scott’s voice was a little shaky, but by the second line, he was back on track. Although it was their first time collaborating and their coordination wasn’t perfect, they still managed to perform the song steadily from beginning to end.