"Is His Majesty alright?"

The head chef, who had just returned from cooking, heard that Mingmei had been taken away by His Majesty, and he was extremely worried!

When Mingmei returned, he pulled her to a corner and quietly inquired about the situation.

"Yes, the wound is bandaged, and the imperial physician said it's nothing serious." Hearing the head physician's question, Mingmei felt a warmth in her heart. Such NPCs were rare, but Mingmei truly liked them. (www.cascoo.net)

Compared to that missing bastard, Mingmei became somewhat unhappy again.

"That's good, that's good, God bless us."

The head chef made a praying gesture with his hand, then looked at Mingmei and asked hesitantly, "In that case, you'd better not leave. With His Majesty's temperament, he could conquer the entire south. At that time, the world will be in chaos and unrest, and it will be dangerous for you wherever you go."

Besides, those who have lost their homes are all like these southern barbarians. If they find out you're a Chu Rong person, you might be even more dead."

"But... then wasn't it a waste of your time to inquire about the way to send me away?"

"What's the waste? I was just asking. I didn't promise I'd actually send someone away!"

Mingmei looked at the master chef, then, as if her curiosity had been piqued, asked, "By the way, who told you about this method?"

Although Mingmei knew the other person meant well, she then wondered if the other person had been deceived.

What would happen to a perfectly good royal chef of Chu Rong who was thinking of sending away his close juniors and was in contact with the Hua Liang people who were about to go to war? If he were caught red-handed, what would be the consequences?

"Don't ask such questions, you're just a kid! If you're not leaving, we won't contact each other anymore, it's okay~"

When Mingmei asked him this, a hint of fear flashed in the head chef's eyes. He realized that this was dangerous, so he simply didn't tell Mingmei and instead urged her to go down and get to work.

As expected, Mingmei was once again tasked with delivering boxed lunches to Lu Xiaoyao.

I don’t know if it’s because her uncle is becoming more and more perfunctory, but the two times I entered the game, I found that there were fewer types of lunch boxes.

Previously, there were communication barriers due to language differences, but this game has been simplified, with everyone speaking Mandarin.

Very good.

So there's only one type of boxed meal left.

Looking at the noodles this time, Mingmei felt like her silly memories from the past were attacking her again _(：3」∠)_

[Garlic and pork belly noodles, 2 credits/serving. Master the "Swap Skill": When you are touching the same item as someone else, simply shout "Ha!" to swap places with any other person touching the same item.]

Mingmei didn't pay much attention to the skills or anything; just looking at the presentation of the lunchbox made her feel hungry.

The pork belly, with its alternating layers of fat and lean meat, is cut into slices about 5mm thick and placed on top of chewy, thick noodles. The top is then drizzled with a rich, garlicky sauce. She can almost picture how tempting the sizzling sound of the meat, noodles, and broth mingling when you stir it with chopsticks!

Aside from the garlic, this might not be suitable for eating in public.

However, Mingmei believes that players are unlikely to give up on buying it because of such a minor drawback.

So when she entered the room full of dancers, Mingmei watched as Lu Xiaoyao spotted her in the crowd and her eyes lit up with a bright light!

Oh my god!

This was the first time Mingmei had ever felt such enthusiasm from Lu Xiaoyao. She saw Lu Xiaoyao rush over to her in a few steps and say, "Whatever food you have, I'll take it all!"

Lu Xiaoyao noticed that the food box Mingmei was carrying was significantly larger than others', and her intuition and her brother's reminder told her at the same time—this was the mysterious merchant!

"Garlic pork belly noodles, how about that?"

Mingmei opened the food box, revealing two beautifully presented bowls of noodles with an incredibly rich and powerful aroma. Lu Xiaoyao's eyes lit up immediately!

"I want one too."

Lu Gui, dressed in a gauze dress, walked awkwardly towards Mingmei. Even though he knew that the person in front of him was an NPC, his female attire made him feel somewhat unsettled.

Lu Gui had even thought it through: if he encountered other players he knew, he could kill them to silence them during the chaos, right?

I wonder if killing NPCs will cause them to hold a grudge. It wouldn't be good if it affected my experience in other parts of the game.

Completely unaware that she had already narrowly escaped death, Mingmei was happily selling two bowls of noodles and was just letting out a sigh of relief. She was standing with the other maids who had come to deliver the food and hadn't even left yet when a "ball" suddenly flew past her!

"Oh my god! What's going on with these noodles? Put them down! Put them down!"

Before Lu Xiaoyao could even slurp up a mouthful of noodles, she watched as her bowl of noodles was taken away.

"Oh no! My noodles!"

As Lu Xiaoyao let out a wail, the merchant who had taken away her noodles immediately followed with a pig-like scream!

"Ah Gui! I told you to shut up, what are you going to eat?!"

He just stopped Lu Xiaoyao's noodles the first one he could reach, and he clearly shouted so loudly. How come the other one can sit there calmly, open her mouth wide, and eat half a bowl of noodles in one bite?

Lu Gui, who was called "A Gui," was suddenly disgusted by the incredibly rustic name. He stopped what he was doing, looked up at the merchant, and noticed that the bowl in his hand looked familiar. He then turned to look at the bowl in Lu Xiaoyao's hand...

Lu Gui: "What's wrong with you?"

"He won't give me any!"

Lu Xiaoyao felt wronged. She bought noodles! She hadn't eaten a single bite of them! And they were just taken away like that!

"So he just won't give it to me?"

As if the other person wasn't there, Lu Gui finished off the remaining half bowl of noodles.

merchant:???

After finishing his noodles, Lu Gui suddenly stood up. His imposing 1.9-meter height stood in front of the short, stocky merchant, his eyes intimidating him, and he reached out to take Lu Xiaoyao's bowl of noodles back.

The other person held on tightly and refused to let go no matter what!

"You're going to perform a dance for the tyrant tonight, and eat such heavy food. Aren't you going to interrupt him from getting close to His Majesty?"

The merchant tried to persuade him earnestly, but when he finally mentioned the word "close," he was practically gritting his teeth, as if to say, "Do you still want a good position for the assassination tonight?"

"Oh," Lu Gui replied indifferently, then retorted, "But people need to eat to survive; how can we cope with the evening's activities if we don't eat enough? Are we just going to rely on those snacks?"

Lu Gui glanced at the tea and snacks on the small tables in front of the other dancers; they were hardly enough to fill a tooth gap!

Taking advantage of the merchant's hesitation, Lu Gui swiftly snatched the bowl of noodles, called out to Lu Xiaoyao, and then Mingmei watched as the two siblings, who had no chemistry whatsoever, threw down their bowls while the other lunged at the merchant with bared teeth and claws.

Ultimately, only the world where noodles are injured is achieved.

Noodles: Ugh! (′-ω-`)!!