Free Web NovelComing down from upstairs, Li Mo arrived at the entrance.
The hotpot restaurant had reopened for business.
Everything seemed unchanged.
Zuoqiu Yang was still in the kitchen, but the owner at the counter had been replaced by Mei Yun, and the half-grown little kids were bustling about the shop.
Jiang Chulong, in a wide, loose hempen robe, moved through the hall carrying plates, navigating effortlessly despite her blindfolded eyes.
The clothes were what Li Mo wore when he was the boss; she had washed them clean and couldn't bear to throw them away.
Without even turning around, Jiang Chulong knew who had come down. She timidly ran over, wiping her hands on her apron:
"Li Dage..."
"Working so happily, huh?"
Li Mo couldn't help but smile at her appearance.
Who would enjoy working so much?
But for Xiao Jiang, it seemed quite normal.
"Mm... yes... very happy."
Jiang Chulong nodded earnestly.
"Useless things... are just... just trash."
"Now I... can help Li Dage..."
Li Mo: "..."
What kind of corporate-level understanding was this?
"You should do things that make you happy."
"But... helping Li Dage... makes me very happy..."
Jiang Chulong tilted her head.
Li Mo said helplessly, "Then I'll leave this shop to you."
Jiang Chulong's body stiffened abruptly, and the smile on her small face disappeared:
"Li Dage, are you going back?"
"Yes."
Li Mo nodded, sighing with a touch of emotion:
"Now you have a hotpot restaurant, so you won't have to worry about food and drink."
"And you have your Aunt Mei with you, so you don't have to fear bad people."
"I can consider my Karma complete."
He had considered taking Jiang Chulong back to Qingyuan Sect.
But considering her identity, it was better for her to stay in Fu City.
Moreover, there was Mei Yun; this little aunt was still being hunted by the Sky Patrol Guard.
It was just that, for some reason, the intensity of the search seemed to be all thunder and no rain.
So, after much consideration, Li Mo handed the hotpot restaurant over to them to manage.
This was probably the best arrangement.
Just as Xiao Li was feeling a sense of accomplishment.
Jiang Chulong's face turned pale, and she murmured tremblingly:
"Li Dage... doesn't want me anymore?"
"Ah?"
Li Mo was stunned.
"From now on... Li Dage... won't... come to see me anymore?"
Jiang Chulong seemed to lose her Soul, and a wet stain spread on the cloth over her eyes.
Xiao Jiang, your art style has changed, hey!
"Huh??"
Li Mo was in a mess.
You have a place to live now, and you'll be well-fed and clothed in the future.
Shouldn't you be happy?
Why are you crying?
For a princess to fall to the point of opening a hotpot restaurant and becoming a little chef, it was indeed a fall into the mud.
But it was still much better than before, right?
Xiao Jiang's thought process, compared to Ice Cube's quick change of mood, was just as baffling.
Li Mo felt that women were difficult to understand, even harder than a sword.
"Li Dage... please don't abandon me... I..."
Jiang Chulong tried hard to hold back, but her eyes were like broken faucets.
Li Mo: "..."
Although he hadn't done anything wrong.
Why did he feel like guilt was about to drown him?
The surrounding diners were giving him looks like he was a beast; if he didn't comfort her soon, someone might come forward to 'act heroically'.
Regular customers of the hotpot restaurant all thought Jiang Chulong was the previous boss's daughter.
"You misunderstood, I didn't mean that."
"Really... really?"
"My hotpot recipe is an ancestral secret. I've given you such an important thing. I'll have to come back regularly to check on the business, you know."
"Thank you... Li Dage... Li Dage is the best."
Jiang Chulong broke into a smile through her tears.
"Also, train hard in martial arts. When you reach Inner Breath Realm, I'll give you a gift."
Li Mo helplessly patted her head.
"Mm!"
Jiang Chulong nodded repeatedly, "I... I'm at the twelve meridians... I'll work hard..."
"It's just... the martial art I need to practice next... I haven't decided yet."
She had been practicing a martial art she created herself.
That martial art, as her Master, Li Mo, temporarily gave it a name: "Wild Grass Sword Scripture."
As long as she continuously integrated other sword techniques and sword arts, absorbing the strengths of various schools, she would continuously grow stronger.
When he returned to the ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ mountain, he would have to find more sword techniques to feed her.
Li Mo thought this to himself, then said softly:
"Haste makes waste; don't be too anxious."
"Mm-hmm!"
"Go on, now."
Li Mo ruffled her head again, and Xiao Jiang reluctantly returned to the back kitchen.
Hearing that he had prepared a gift for her, her steps became much lighter.
Mei Yun at the front desk saw all of this.
But after a moment of silence, she only sighed softly.
If Chu Long could live the life of a Mortal in the future, that would be the best outcome, wouldn't it?
Wasn't Your Majesty's painstaking effort also for this?
.......
Having appeased Xiao Jiang.
"What sword art should I arrange for her?"
"With my current Karma points, I can visit the sixth floor of the Scripture Pavilion several times."
In the carriage, Li Mo thought to himself.
"Oh, right, why hasn't Ice Cube arrived yet?"
Thinking of what happened not long ago, Li Mo had a headache.
Ice Cube was his big patron, after all.
Why did their relationship feel like it had returned to pre-liberation overnight?
Thinking of this, he looked to the side. Shang Wu was sleeping soundly, limbs sprawled, completely without grace.
Master was still easier to understand.
Beautiful Master could be appeased by just drinking and sleeping, but Ice Cube's thoughts required much more consideration...
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Ying Bing also got into the carriage.
The carriage slowly started moving, heading towards Qingyuan Sect.
The journey was silent.
Ying Bing kept her eyes downcast.
Li Mo also didn't know what to say.
I'm silent, and you don't talk much either~
,,,,
It was evening when they finally arrived at Autumn Water Pavilion.
Li Mo went into the kitchen.
There's some truth to the saying that a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as one's own humble abode.
Back home, Ying Bing felt completely relaxed and at ease, which inexplicably brought a sense of peace to her mind.
Especially when she heard sounds from the kitchen and saw that figure busy inside.
Ying Bing's mind didn't easily recall what had happened that morning anymore.
She was dressed like that.
And they were only separated by a door...
Her mood returned to calm.
Only then did she ask herself.
"What's the loser's penalty next time?"
The penalty had been revealed long ago, but she hadn't bothered to look.
【Loser's Penalty, confirmed.】
【Penalty Condition】: "Bathe together with the person who defeated you."
【Requirement】: "Wear the erotic outfit issued by the System."
Ying Bing: "..."
How did these penalties get worse each time?
And that so-called rating reward, it didn't look like a reward at all.
If the Gui Palace Disciples of her previous life knew that their Palace Lord, who demanded her followers to sever all emotions and desires, the Phoenix Heavenly Empress revered as a god by the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, was bathing with a man...
They would probably stab themselves on the spot, doubting if they were dreaming. freewebnøvel.com
The worst part was.
Ying Bing's mind involuntarily conjured up images.
The bathtub in Autumn Water Pavilion wasn't particularly large; two people in it would definitely be pressed close together...
"Xiao Bing'er, your tea."
Shang Wu raised an eyebrow.
Xiao Bing'er was very unusual today.
"Hm?"
Ying Bing looked down, only to realize that the tea had overflowed, wetting the table.
"Are you alright?"
"Just a bit distracted."
Ying Bing shook her head, banishing the images from her mind.
As long as she didn't lose.
The penalty would not exist.
Then... she wouldn't have to think about it.
....
PS: I was almost done writing this afternoon, but I was writing a side plot. After thinking about it, I went back to writing the main plot.
The content of that side plot wasn't deleted; if appropriate, it will be put into an extra chapter later.
