"Eat."
Xu Milu glanced at the two siblings, then slowly spat out a lizard bone:
"Although I have many questions to ask, it's dinner time now. If you don't mind that this food is made from monsters, you're welcome to try it."
"Long live the Prince Qingluan!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ella cheered, as excited as a child:
"The food at the tavern is absolutely terrible. I really miss the delicious food at Lord Qingluan's restaurant. Good heavens, I can't even imagine how I'm going to survive on black bread and bitter ale when I get back to the capital!"
"Your Excellency Qingluan."
Her brother, William, smiled somewhat awkwardly and bowed to Xu Milu.
"It is an honor for us to invite you to dinner. Moreover, fire lizard meat is a very high-end ingredient. I have also had the privilege of tasting earth dragon meat before. Although it was a long time ago, I still remember that it was a very delicious food. Just one bite can make your tongue feel the lightness of clouds."
He seemed to sense Xu Milu's interest in ingredients and intentionally or unintentionally steered the conversation in that direction, so Xu Milu went along with it and asked:
"Earth dragon meat? Are earth dragons a type of dragon? I've heard that dragons only appeared once between the founding of the empire. Could it be that earth dragons aren't true dragons?"
"Yes, the Earth Dragon race is only a sub-dragon species. Legend has it that it is a being despised by the Dragon God. It is not on the same level as the intelligent dragons at all. The Earth Dragon is somewhat similar to a giant lizard. Its skeleton is very similar to that of a fire lizard. However, the Earth Dragon does not know any magic. Its only attack skill is its huge body."
William explained with a smile:
"I've heard that a group of earth dragons has appeared on the southern edge of the forest. If Your Excellency Qingluan is interested, you can go and see for yourself. I believe that with Your Excellency Qingluan's strength, those earth dragons will not be able to escape the fate of being domesticated. I can assure you that the earth dragon meat will be the most delicious meat you have ever tasted. The wonderful taste combined with your cooking skills will surely amaze people so much that they will swallow their tongues whole."
That sounds really... very tempting.
Xu Milu rubbed her hands together with anticipation, already fantasizing about holding a "meat tasting party" after catching the earth dragon.
—The Queen Mother of the West has a peach orchard and holds a peach banquet. She raises a group of earth dragons, so it's normal for her to hold a "meat tasting party" when she eats them.
...
Ella nodded repeatedly as she ate, her face beaming with happiness.
"Mmm!! So delicious! The rich wolf tomato soup base combined with the chewy fire lizard meat, oh my, the mushrooms inside are also delicious, this must be magic, magic about food! Lord Qingluan truly lives up to his reputation as a 'slime'..."
Before she could finish speaking, Fanny beside her immediately bristled, baring her small white teeth at her with extreme vigilance, her wolf ears standing up straight:
"Awooo!! Fanny forbids you from disrespecting Lady Qingluan!"
—Although she is young, Fanny's attack power should not be underestimated. Xu Milu witnessed Fanny bite off the neck of a large deer that was taller than an adult.
"Feel sorry."
William quickly put down his plate and pressed Ella's head down to apologize to Xu Milu:
“Ella has been spoiled by me since she was a child. Perhaps it is because Lord Qingluan gives people such a reliable feeling that she spoke so recklessly. I apologize to you on her behalf, Lord Qingluan. At the same time, I am also very sorry. Is this... Lord Qingluan's guard?”
"No, Fanny is my friend's child. She's just staying with me temporarily."
Xu Milu caught the ruffled Fanny and gently stroked her fur repeatedly. The angry little wolfhound instantly became shy, shrinking into her arms and staring intently at the two siblings.
"Bad guy."
Xu Milu patted Fanny's head in comfort, but instead of correcting her, she turned to look at Ella and her brother:
"Can you answer my question now? I'm not interested in your reasons for joining the adventurer's group. I just want to confirm that you won't become my enemy or disrupt my plans."
No, no, no.
William quickly explained:
"We have no intention of being enemies with Lady Qingluan, and joining the adventurer's group is not to defeat the so-called 'Slime Witch'."
He paused and glanced at Ella beside him.
"Brother, leave it to me."
Ella immediately understood, stretched out her hand and chanted an incantation. Suddenly, a green-glowing magic shield appeared and enveloped the group.
Xu Milu immediately recognized that this was a spell to prevent others from eavesdropping. Although the place was somewhat remote, there might still be some idle people who wanted to eavesdrop, so she added another spell as a double insurance.
"Can you answer my question now?"
She placed Fanny on her lap and ruffled the little girl's ears:
"Why don't we talk about where your half-elf teammate, Osik, went first?"
"It seems nothing can be hidden from Your Highness Qingluan."
William's expression turned serious, and he gave Xu Milu a perfectly standard aristocratic bow:
“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you my full name when we first met. My full name is William Holmes Rayleigh Ackerman, and Ella’s full name is Ella Holmes Rayleigh Ackerman. Osik isn’t a mercenary either; he’s a guardian knight who has pledged allegiance to the Ackerman family.”
The Ackerman family?
Xu Milu felt that the name sounded familiar. After thinking for a moment, she realized that the Ackerman family was the family that Ella had mentioned before, the family of the former lord of Westco County.
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