Chapter 357 Refusing to Leave
Their gazes sparked in the air, then they both looked away without making a sound, as if nothing had happened.
Yi Yuexi rested her chin on her hand, glanced at the two of them, and smiled.
"How wonderful! We'll all be neighbors from now on."
Riley didn't say anything.
He regretted not taking the land on the other side of the river at noon.
Jiang Xi ate her food without noticing the tense atmosphere at the dinner table.
Mu Ling kept eating, annoyed by the thought of those shameless beastmen clinging to the female master.
Hollen served food to the female master.
"This is the first time I've cooked independently. I'm relieved that the mistress is happy with the food."
Jiang Xi gave a thumbs up.
"Delicious! Just as good as Lu Liufeng's!"
Hollen knew that the Mistress was just encouraging her, and smiled.
"If there's anything else the female master wants to eat, just let me know. I'll cook for her tomorrow morning too."
Jiang Xi thought for a while, but couldn't come up with anything.
"You can make whatever you want; I like to eat anything."
After finishing their meal, Mu Ling and Yi Yuexi went to relieve Lu Liufeng and the others.
Riley refused to leave, and Hill stayed as well.
Jiang Xi wanted to wait for Lu Liufeng to return, so she didn't ask them to leave.
Outside, the roars of beasts are deafening; at least there's some life in the house, better than nothing.
After a winter, the beastmen took turns hunting the cursed beasts, and Jiang Xi was now able to calmly wait for them to return home.
After all, there's not much she can do to help.
They would come to him when they needed his help with treatment.
Hollen brought in a branch from the fire room.
"My lady, this afternoon an orc brought this thing, saying it might be the leaf you're looking for. My lady, take a look, is it it?"
Jiang Xi's eyes lit up, "Tea leaves!"
It was larger than the tea leaves she knew. She plucked a tender leaf and chewed it.
Hill saw her pick it and start chewing, and quickly stopped her, "No!"
"Don't eat tree leaves indiscriminately, some of them may be poisonous."
Hollen became somewhat nervous upon hearing Hill's words.
Jiang Xi smiled and said, "These are tea leaves. They can be used to brew water to drink, which can refresh the mind. They can also be used to make milk tea."
Riley tried to pluck a leaf, but he only got halfway there. He plucked an old leaf, chewed it, and his brows furrowed instantly.
"What is this thing? Are you sure it's edible?" he asked skeptically.
Jiang Xi picked a tender leaf for him.
"Try it again."
Riley opened his mouth: "Ah..."
Jiang Xi: "?"
Riley blinked. "Ah."
Jiang Xi: "Try it or don't, it's up to you."
She handed it to Hill, who took it, smiled, and thanked her.
Riley: "No way, isn't this for me?"
Haisia picked up a tender green leaf and ate it, her brows furrowing.
It was both bitter and astringent.
How could she possibly like to eat something like this?
Jiang Xi: "It hasn't been processed yet, so the taste is quite pungent. We need to do a blanching process to remove the grassy taste and reduce the bitterness, so that the aftertaste will be better."
She looked at Hollen.
"Tomorrow we'll ask where they were found. If there are a lot, we can organize the beastmen to gather a batch. We only need the tender leaves at the tips. I'll teach everyone how to process them, and that will create another source of income for everyone."
Thinking that tea, like silk, was an important commodity in trade, Jiang Xi suddenly had an idea.
She looked at Riley and smiled.
"Once the finished product is ready, you must try it. If it can be transported to tribes and cities outside the region for sale, it will definitely make a lot of money."
The orcs of the Lion's Roar tribe are too simple-minded; they're not suited for trade. Business is best left to shrewd merchants like Riley.
If we establish a long-term partnership, the orcs of the Lion's Roar tribe won't have to worry about sales.
Riley knew exactly what she was up to, and he laughed.
"Oh dear, is it that the female envoy can never leave me again?"
Jiang Xi: "..."
I can't be bothered with you.
At that moment, the back door was pushed open, and Lu Liufeng and Duan Si walked in, shirtless and soaking wet.
The two men were taken aback when they saw Riley and Hill in the living room.
When Jiang Xi saw them return, she quickly got up and ran over.
"You're back."
The two of them clearly had bathed in the river before coming up.
She didn't see Nafiel and Nakan; looking behind them, there was nothing.
"What about Nafiel and Nakan?"
Lu Liufeng put on his shirt and spoke.
"Under the pressure of the duel and the beast tide, Nafiel sensed an opportunity for a breakthrough. He wanted to try to break through and enter the Earth Rank by relying on the beast tide. Nakan stayed behind to accompany him."
Jiang Xi's eyes lit up.
"Is he about to break through?"
Then, she became a little nervous because Duan Si had failed to break through and his supernatural abilities had gone berserk.
"I'll go keep an eye on the wall. If anything unexpected happens, I can help him manage his abilities in time."
Hollen: "The female master doesn't need to worry. He is a Serpent Clan member. If he fails to break through, he can simply merge with Nakan to enter the Earth Rank. His abilities will stabilize because of their Earth Rank bodies."
Hearing this, Jiang Xi felt relieved, but then worried that Duan Si might feel disappointed, so she secretly looked at him.
Duan Si caught the female's gaze, looked over, swam over, picked her up, and kissed her.
Why are you staring at me like that?
He wanted to say something intimate, but when he caught a glimpse of Riley and Hill out of the corner of his eye, he swallowed it back and looked at them instead.
"You should go now."
Huo Lun and Lu Liufeng brought in the warm food and placed it on the long table.
Just as Hill was about to say goodbye, Riley spoke up with a smile.
"Oh dear, I'm hungry again after only eating for a short while."
Jiang Xi had just been placed on the dining chair by Duan Si when she heard this, her dark eyes widened.
"Are you a pig?! You just ate!"
After saying that, remembering that the pig race was also a beast race, she quickly added.
"I didn't mean to say anything bad about pigs, I just said you're eating too much!"
Riley chuckled.
"Next time I see pig-race orcs, I'll have to give them a good talking to about their appetites."
Jiang Xi: "?"
Riley smiled.
"Alright, alright, we've finished eating, and Lu Liufeng and the others are back, so I'll be leaving now. Remember to come and visit me while I'm building the inn, and give me some advice. I think your building is quite good."
He had already gone up to the third floor and seen the large double-door floor-to-ceiling window and terrace, which gave him a great surprise.
This couldn't possibly be Malthus's idea, so it must be the female's idea.
He also wanted to add some new features to this hotel.
Jiang Xi couldn't wait for him to leave.
"Okay, okay, bye-bye bye-bye."
Riley: "Bye-bye? Do I have to bow again?"
Jiang Xi: "...It means goodbye!"
Hill: "Goodbye, female messenger."
Jiang Xi smiled and waved at him.
"Bye-Bye."
Riley glanced at Hill and said with a playful tone, "You learn pretty quickly."
Hill remained silent, simply turning and leaving.
Riley turned and left, waving his hand behind his back.
"Bye-bye, no need to see me off."
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