Chapter 13 Food
After flying through most of the capital with Lu Xiaofeng and showing off their adventures, they finally saw Ximen Chuixue's name in the focus list.
The new level doesn't require investigating any cases, so I just wanted to show off my unexpected encounters and didn't want to watch the story.
He waited impatiently for the long plot to finish before showing off his extraordinary adventures and then typed to urge Lu Xiaofeng.
"We've found the person, when are we going to buy food?"
Each food item in the game level has a different dialogue bubble. I've already planned to show off my adventures by packing up a whole bunch at once.
After clearing the game and returning to Xia Ke Island, first eat a bite of boiled fish, then eat all the packed food at once.
The thought of her food reviews flooding the chat channels near Xia Ke Dao filled her with genuine joy.
They followed Lu Xiaofeng to Chunhua Restaurant, the largest restaurant in the capital.
Lu Xiaofeng: "Waiter, bring me one of each of your signature dishes."
Showing off her unexpected encounter, she quickly reminded him, "I want to pack it up."
Lu Xiaofeng: "Pack one of each item up, and take it with you later."
Waiter: "Okay."
As different delicacies were served one by one, I began to try them all.
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The first dish served was the donkey meat sandwich, which Lu Xiaofeng highly recommended.
"Logically speaking, this kind of snack is more delicious when eaten in the streets and alleys, but Chunhua Restaurant is indeed Chunhua Restaurant. The chef's skills are extremely profound, and this snack is made just right." Lu Xiaofeng introduced while picking up a piece for Xiu Chuqiyu.
He swallowed the donkey meat sandwich in one gulp, then suddenly somersaulted backward to show off his amazing adventure.
"It's so delicious! It must be a divine medicine bestowed by the Queen Mother of the West. How often can one taste such a thing in the mortal world?"
The diners around were all regulars at Chunhua Restaurant. Seeing this, they thought the reaction to showing off their extraordinary encounter was a bit exaggerated, but they just smiled knowingly.
The next dish served was the stir-fried liver with roasted meat, which Lu Xiaofeng had been craving for a long time.
Actually, Huixianju still makes the best fried liver with sesame oil, but as I said before, Chunhualou truly lives up to its name.
As soon as a small piece of fried liver entered his mouth, he suddenly covered his head and screamed in surprise.
"Ahhh, it's so delicious! The flavor is so fresh it's gone straight to my brain!"
Never before had they seen a diner behave so extravagantly. Not only the surrounding diners, but even the waiters walking around in the lobby and the accountants behind the counter couldn't help but look over in surprise.
At this point, the third dish was served.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Xiu Chuqi, wanting to see how she would evaluate the third dish.
Before they could even show off their amazing experience and reach out with their chopsticks, a strange floral fragrance wafted out.
"Is this some new dish? Why does it smell so floral?" The diners in the lobby all thought to themselves.
The next moment, they realized they were wrong.
Several girls dressed in white, as white as snow, walked in from outside. Each of them carried a basket and scattered flower petals as they went.
They were already quite eye-catching, but at this moment, almost everyone in the hall was looking at the person walking behind the girls.
There was only one exception.
At this moment, all that was on the mind of the person who had just experienced this extraordinary encounter was the new dishes that were served.
After finishing a bite of her new dish, she also scattered a large number of flower petals.
"Snowy foam and milky blossoms float in the midday cup, tender water pepper and artemisia shoots grace the spring platter. The true flavor of life lies in simple pleasures."
The sudden sound interrupted the man's imposing aura, and the surrounding diners then realized that the person who had entered stepping on the flower petals was none other than Ye Gucheng, the protagonist of this gambling game.
Ye Gucheng looked at Lu Xiaofeng: "You're here too?"
Lu Xiaofeng replied with a smile, "I've come too."
"Thump."
A crisp sound rang out, and Lu Xiaofeng turned around to see that Xiu Chuqi had flipped backwards after her adventure.
"It's so delicious! It must be a divine medicine bestowed by the Queen Mother of the West. How often can one taste such a thing in the mortal world?"
Before Lu Xiaofeng and Ye Gucheng could even apologize, Xiu Chuqiyu clutched his head and screamed again.
"Ahhh, it's so delicious! The flavor is so fresh it's gone straight to my brain!"
All eyes in the room turned to look at them.
Lu Xiaofeng felt a chill run down his spine.
Half an hour ago, Lu Xiaofeng's memories of being repeatedly tormented by the extraordinary encounter he had witnessed resurfaced, and he knew this was just the beginning. He immediately regretted bringing her here to eat.
He grabbed her and pulled her out of the window.
A gold ingot flew in through the window and landed steadily on the table.
Along with it came the voices of the two people.
"The dishes aren't all served yet?"
"Pack the food first, I'll come back to pick it up later!"
As Lu Xiaofeng swiftly left the scene of death, he landed from the sky with his extraordinary encounter, only to be met with a murderous aura behind him.
"Lu Xiaofeng!"
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Lu Xiaofeng stiffened and slowly turned around to look at the girl behind him.
"Xue Bing, you're here too?"
Xue Bing's eyes blazed with fury: "What? Did I bother you?"
Just as Lu Xiaofeng was about to say something, he saw Xiu Chu turn around.
The next moment, Xue Bing, seeing Xiu Chuqiyu's appearance clearly, suddenly reddened her eyes and thrust a short blade towards Xiu Chuqiyu.
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The sudden attack did not trigger the martial arts assistant's counterattack mode. This was because two fingers had caught the dagger just before it pierced the chest.
Lu Xiaofeng: "Xue Bing!"
An angry emoji appeared above the NPC's head.
Xue Bing: "You stopped me, fine, but you even yelled at me for her sake?"
This name looks familiar.
Showing off his adventure, he looked at the red-named NPC in front of him and felt a little tempted.
Before she could even choose her target, Lu Xiaofeng swiftly stepped between the two of them.
Lu Xiaofeng: "Don't do anything yet, I'll take her away right away."
At least it was a friend I had arranged to have a special encounter with. It was just a red name, and it didn't drop any equipment, so I let it go.
Showing off his unexpected encounter, he nodded nonchalantly.
"Alright, take her with you. Don't forget my girl. Remember to give her to me next time we meet."
The dialogue bubble had barely appeared above his head when Lu Xiaofeng had already carried the red-named NPC far away.
I'm stuck on the main quest while spectating, and there are no side quests either. Showing off my unexpected encounters is getting a bit boring, so I've decided to find something to do.
For example, it would be great to find a big boss to help you with tasks.
I vaguely remember that the other person's name was Prince Pingnan.
"Then I can't go wrong by going directly to the Prince of Pingnan's residence to find him, right?"
After opening the map and marking the target location, I showed off my extraordinary adventure and flew towards the Prince of Pingnan's mansion with my superb light-footed skills.
After carefully flying around the Prince of Pingnan's residence several times, I finally saw the name of the Prince of Pingnan's heir on the focus list.
Skillfully bypassing the red circles of patrolling guards, he sneaked into a house, showcasing his extraordinary abilities.
"The focus list is displayed right here, isn't it?"
Looking at the green dot on the focus list that almost overlapped with his own, Show Off a Strange Encounter with some confusion.
"Is there another bug?"
Before she could figure it out, she heard a cracking sound, her feet suddenly lost their footing, and she fell straight down.
Just as he was about to land, he quickly followed up with a double jump, and his character landed safely without losing any health.
Prince Pingnan's Crown Prince: "What are you doing here?"
Turning around, she saw the Prince of Pingnan dressed completely differently than before, and exclaimed in amazement, "Wow, this outfit is so cool! You look so much more handsome in it. Why didn't you dress like this before?"
The Prince of Pingnan in front of him did not answer, but simply waved his hand, causing the red-named NPC standing behind him to pause.
Bodyguard: "The Crown Prince?"
Prince Pingnan's heir: "I said, step back!"
The red-named NPC disappeared back into the darkness.
Prince Pingnan's Crown Prince: "What are you doing here?"
Showing off her unexpected encounter finally stopped ignoring the NPC's question: "I've come to find you."
Prince Pingnan's Heir Apparent: "What do you want with me?"
"Let's see if there are any tasks to do."
Showing off her adventure, she couldn't help but complain, "We agreed to meet in the courtyard in ten days, but I only went through the storyline and the mission failed immediately. You guys didn't even wait for me."
The Crown Prince of Pingnan: "I've been waiting for you for half a month."
"That's the planner's fault. It's just a plot point, why did the timeline have to jump so far?"
Then he looked at the Prince of Pingnan again: "Do you have any new tasks here?"
A smiley face appeared above the head of the Prince of Pingnan.
The Prince of Pingnan's heir: "I don't have much gold left."
"I don't want the gold!" Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she said, "The appearance is nice too!"
Prince Pingnan's Crown Prince: "Exterior appearance?"
"It's just new clothes."
Prince Pingnan's heir: "Alright, plenty of new clothes!"
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Since their last parting, the Prince of Pingnan waited for a long time in the courtyard, but Xiu Chuqi never returned as promised.
“Your Highness, perhaps that woman is just a con artist. Didn’t Jiang Chongwei say she was the Embroidery Thief? She’s only approaching you to swindle money. Thirty thousand taels of gold is enough for her to live a carefree life for the rest of her days.”
"Shut up."
The heir apparent of the Prince of Pingnan did not like to hear these words.
"She wouldn't be that kind of person."
Two more days passed.
"Your Highness, we really can't wait any longer. The Prince's great cause cannot wait."
Touching the fifteen handkerchiefs in his bosom, the Prince of Pingnan closed his eyes and finally made up his mind.
"Let's not wait any longer, let's go."
The group returned to the Pingnan Prince's residence, where the heir apparent would spend time each day learning from Chief Steward Wang about his cousin's behavior and habits.
Fortunately, those who practice martial arts have sharp ears and eyes. Although it is somewhat difficult to transform oneself into another person, the Crown Prince of Pingnan felt it was worthwhile when he thought about the great glory that this hardship could bring him.
On this day, the Prince of Pingnan delivered the dragon robe that had been secretly made. The Prince of Pingnan's heir, accompanied by his trusted confidants, entered the secret room to try on the robe.
However, just as he finished putting on the dragon robe, he heard a strange sound coming from above.
"Someone has infiltrated!"
The guard spoke with a grave expression.
Hearing the footsteps finally stop above the secret chamber, the Prince of Pingnan spoke calmly.
"Open the secret room and kill the person the moment they land."
"yes!"
With a "click," the secret room opened. The person who had disappeared for over half a month stepped out.
The Crown Prince of Pingnan quickly stopped the guards from acting.
This time, he's going to confront her himself!
A note from the author:
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Snowy foam and milky blossoms float in the midday cup; tender water pepper and artemisia shoots grace the spring platter. The true flavor of life lies in simple pleasures. —From Su Shi's "Huanxi Sha: Fine Rain and Slanting Wind Bring a Chill at Dawn" (Song Dynasty)
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