Chapter 83

Ye Zi pulled Gu Li back, signaling her to stop talking.

When Luo Hengzhi saw Ye Zi's action to stop her, she knew that what Gu Li said was true.

He watched the two familiar people talking about his past, but he himself didn't remember anything about it. He didn't even know what kind of person he used to be!

The only thing we know now is that he was really...bad to Ye Zi back then!

Cang Qing said that he died saving the God Realm, but he only let Xiao Ye down!

For someone like him, Xiao Yezi even used the Self-Destruction Curse on him!

“I didn’t ignore you, you were just too busy at the time!” Ye Zi comforted Luo Hengzhi when she saw that his expression was not right.

How could Luo Hengzhi not know? Being busy, being busy... it's just an excuse!

"Busy, busy, busy! He's the busiest person in the Three Realms and Nine Provinces!" Gu Li snorted angrily when she heard Ye Zi defending Luo Hengzhi again, and even stomped her foot. "You always protect him like this."

"Okay, don't be angry. How about I take you to eat?" Ye Zi knew that Gu Li was only focused on looking for him and hadn't integrated into her current life. He probably didn't even have electronic devices, otherwise he wouldn't be unable to see the information about Luo Hengzhi and Lingju Sect online.

"There are some interesting things here, let me show you around."

Luo Hengzhi felt uncomfortable watching Ye Zi coax Gu Li in a tone that sounded like she was talking to a child; Ye Zi had never coaxed him like that before.

"Okay, let's go eat first. I've seen a lot of novel foods on the way here, let's try them."

Gu Li hasn't eaten anything since he woke up in the secret realm. Although he doesn't need to eat due to his cultivation level, he has always enjoyed researching all kinds of delicacies!

Ye Zilu and Hengzhi led Gu Li back to the private room where Longbao and Huofeng were, but Longbao and Huofeng and Xiaoyuan had already left, so Hengzhi ordered a new table.

Although Luo Hengzhi didn't want to entertain Gu Li, he was, after all, an acquaintance of Ye Zi, so Luo Hengzhi forced himself to be magnanimous.

"Thank you so much!" Gu Li looked at the table full of food and thanked Luo Hengzhi without hesitation. "Judging from your clothes and appearance, I can tell that you must be doing quite well in this world. This way, Xiao Yezi won't suffer if she follows you!"

"But... if you treat Xiao Yezi badly again in the future, I will take Xiao Yezi away. At that time, even with your abilities, I, Gu Li, can guarantee that you will never find Xiao Yezi."

Faced with the threat, Luo Hengzhi answered decisively and resolutely: "You will not have the chance to take Xiao Yezi away from me!"

Ye Zi listened to the two bickering and ate quietly, as if she had returned to a long, long time ago. The two of them had always been at odds and would bicker from time to time, which Ye Zi had become used to!

Ye Zi: "Luo Hengzhi, after we finish eating, you go back to get the materials. I won't come with you. I want to show Gu Li around."

"Okay!" Gu Li was delighted when he heard that Ye Zi had left Luo Hengzhi to play with him, and stuck his tongue out at Luo Hengzhi!

Looking at the childish Gu Li, Luo Hengzhi really wanted to ask how old he was. She then said to Ye Zi, "I won't leave you!"

Ye Zi looked up at Luo Hengzhi with a puzzled expression.

Luo Hengzhi: "I will go with you. The materials can be mailed back to Lingju Sect."

"Isn't there also a flying boat?" Ye Zi asked.

Luo Hengzhi: "There's no rush for the flying boat. Once it's ready, Luo Yi can come and pick it up."

“Okay, but you still need to keep an eye on the new product launch!” Ye Zi knew that Luo Hengzhi would be very busy these two days.

"I'm going out with you guys anyway, so I can check out the stores while I'm at it." Luo Hengzhi glanced at Gu Li and came up with an excuse. "He doesn't have a phone yet, so we can go to the store to pick one out."

Ye Zi: "Okay."

"Little Yezi, why do you insist on following me around? It's just a matter of being reborn after falling from grace. How come a high and mighty, cold and ruthless god has become so clingy!" Gu Li glared at Luo Hengzhi with displeasure!

Luo Hengzhi raised her eyes and glanced at Gu Li indifferently. Seeing that he was angry, she instead tugged at the corner of her mouth and said slowly, "Then I should thank you for reminding me earlier. Didn't you say that I should pay more attention to Xiao Yezi? Of course, I can't refuse your good intentions!"

“You…he…” Gu Li never expected that his earlier demonstration would become Luo Hengzhi’s excuse to refute him.

That person is so annoying!

Seeing Gu Li's helpless expression, Ye Zi smiled and said, "Don't argue with him. Luo Hengzhi is even more infuriating now. You can't win the argument!"

Gu Li: "This is not as good as the old guy who was cold and aloof, always had a stern face, and was silent all day long!"

"Was I... that boring before?" Luo Hengzhi asked.

Gu Li: "You also think you're boring, right? You worry about the world and its people every day, and you have no personal life at all. I don't know what fun you get from living like that all day. You might as well be dead!"

"Gu Li!"

Ye Zi interrupted coldly, her icy gaze fixed on Gu Li with a warning.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything!" Gu Li met Ye Zi's gaze and immediately surrendered, lowering his head to eat without saying a word.

Luo Hengzhi recalled what Cang Qing had said that night. He had even crafted the "Self-Burying Curse" for himself. Perhaps he himself felt that living like that was meaningless!

Luo Hengzhi picked up his wine glass and said to Gu Li, "Come on, brother, let me toast you. What you said just now wasn't pleasant, but it made sense!"

Gu Li picked up his wine glass, clinked it with Luo Hengzhi's, and immediately lowered his head to smell the wine. Although it was a taste he had never had before, it was not poisonous.

Gu Li: "You suddenly offered me a drink, did you think you were going to drug me?"

"They really drugged it, do you dare to drink it!" Luo Hengzhi chuckled, gave Gu Li a puzzled look, and then downed the wine in her glass in one gulp.

"Little Yezi, did you see the look in his eyes just now? It was sinister and cunning. He definitely drugged me." Although Gu Li said that, he still tilted his head back and drank it.

This was the first time Luo Hengzhi had toasted him, so he had to give him some face!

"You know what, your personality now... it's a bit more human than before." Gu Li remembered something. "That's right, you're human now, so it's normal to have some humanity. Who knows, maybe you'll change back!"

"So, like I said before, don't give me a chance to take Xiao Yezi away!"

"Okay, let's have another one." Luo Hengzhi picked up his wine glass again.

Gu Li wasn't stupid. She waved her hand and moved the wine glass away, saying, "This wine is quite strong. I can't drink it. I still have to go out and play with Xiao Yezi later. I can't let this little bit of wine delay me."

Luo Hengzhi didn't insist and drank a cup himself.

"Stop drinking." Ye Zi pressed down on the wine glass.

"It's nothing, this little bit of alcohol is just enough to warm me up." Luo Hengzhi looked at Ye Zi's worried eyes, and the next second she started to play the victim, "Once, in order to close a deal, which was really important to me, I drank two bottles of baijiu with that person, and I almost had a stomach hemorrhage and had to go to the hospital. My stomach hurt so much back then!"

"I found you too late!" Ye Zi said with heartache.

Taking the opportunity, Luo Hengzhi pulled Ye Zi into his arms and gave Gu Li a defiant look!

Looking at Luo Hengzhi's provocative gaze, Gu Li almost wanted to curse. This person was reincarnated into a very cunning person; he must have a lot of tricks up his sleeve.

You're pretending, aren't you? I'll expose you!

"Everything's fine now, so why bring up those things to make Xiao Yezi worry... Isn't that just being dramatic!" Gu Li said. "Besides, no one forced you to drink it!"

Luo Hengzhi lowered her eyes and said softly, "Yes, it's all so sentimental. If I hadn't closed that deal, I wouldn't have had the funds to establish Minglan Jewelry and Hengduo. If I had been kicked out of the Luo family, I probably would have had to sleep on the streets and go hungry every day!"

"Getting excited, huh!" Gu Li rolled his eyes at Luo Hengzhi, who looked so pitiful.

This person is too cunning and a master of acting. I need to remind Xiao Yezi that after falling from his high and mighty pedestal, he's started playing dirty tricks.

Xiao Yezi was already powerless against this guy, and now... he's bound to be completely fooled. He has to be careful!

"Little Yezi, eat this. I just tried it, I'm sure you'll like it." Gu Li felt that ignoring Luo Hengzhi and not giving him a chance to act meant she kept putting food on Ye Zi's plate to distract her.

Sure enough, when Ye Zi saw the food in the bowl, she immediately diverted her attention from Luo Hengzhi and picked up her chopsticks to eat.

Luo Hengzhi nodded repeatedly as he watched Ye Zi not only eat, but also eat with great relish.

Luo Heng had served food to Ye Zi before, and although Ye Zi would eat, she never ate with the same enthusiasm as she did now.

Perhaps he didn't understand Ye Zi's tastes enough. Luo Hengzhi picked up his chopsticks and tasted the same dish, which was slightly spicy and a little sour.

Luo Hengzhi only knew that Ye Zi liked spicy food, but did Ye Zi also like sour food?

Gu Li looked at Luo Hengzhi's cold face and puzzled expression, and all the frustration he had felt earlier instantly dissipated!

While Luo Hengzhi was so busy that he was rarely seen, Xiao Yezi was always being fed by Gu Li. He knew Yezi's tastes all too well, and Xiao Yezi was used to his cooking. Fortunately, there were a few dishes today that, although not as good as his, were still edible.

Xiao Yezi, who hadn't eaten his cooking in a long time, definitely couldn't refuse!

As for Luo Hengzhi... she has only dined with Ye Zi a handful of times!

However, it cannot be said that Luo Hengzhi is useless. His only use is to make Xiao Yezi unhappy. Whenever Xiao Yezi is unhappy, Gu Li will think of ways to make all kinds of food to coax her. Over time, Gu Li's cooking skills have reached a level that he himself did not expect!

"Just have something to eat for now, I'll cook for you every day from now on," Gu Li said as she served food to Ye Zi.

Luo Hengzhi: "No need, I'll cook for Ye Zi!"

Gu Li paused, her hand holding the food in her chopsticks: "You...can cook?"

"What's so difficult about it!" Luo Hengzhi couldn't understand why Gu Li was making such a fuss.

"He can really cook?" Gu Li still didn't believe it and asked Ye Zi again.

Ye Zi nodded: "Luo Hengzhi can do everything now!"

Gu Li: "This is amazing! He can even cook now. This fall was worth it. He can even cook now. He's really... becoming more and more like a human being!"

Luo Hengzhi realized that Gu Li was cursing him, that he was cursing him again, so he turned cold and glared at Gu Li.

Gu Li was glared at. Looking at Luo Hengzhi, he noticed that even when Luo Hengzhi wasn't smiling, her face still retained some of her former sternness, which made him a little intimidated.

Gu Li hid behind Ye Zi: "I was clearly praising you, why are you glaring at me? Are you so easily flattered! Little Ye Zi, look at him, he doesn't appreciate my kindness!"

Luo Hengzhi: "Then I should thank you!"

"If you insist on thanking me... fine!" Gu Li thought to himself, "How many people can actually be thanked by a Divine Lord? It would be a fool not to take advantage of such a freebie." He added, "You can thank me later, and I'll record it with a shadow stone."

Unfortunately, before I could even take out the Shadow Stone, my phone rang.

Luo Hengzhi picked up her phone and saw that it was Xu Yue calling.

"What kind of magical artifact is this? It seems like everyone here has one. How can this small world have magical artifacts that I've never seen before?" Gu Li asked curiously, looking at the small object in Luo Hengzhi's hand.