“Waiter, your hotpot is so delicious, haven’t you added any illegal or rule-breaking ingredients, right?”
“Bring me another plate of beef!”
“Do you deliver?”
…..
“Coming coming.”
Xiao Qian was as busy as a spinning top in the store. He never thought that his junior brother Li Mo saying he wanted to open a hotpot shop was actually true.
While serving dishes, he asked in his heart,
“Teacher, hasn’t Junior Brother Li put anything illegal or rule-breaking in the hotpot, otherwise how could it be so fragrant.”
“My dear apprentice, I need to discuss something with you.”
“Please go ahead.”
“As for the issue you mentioned, I need to try it out through your body.”
Qianxing Wuzun can temporarily possess Xiao Qian’s body, but this method consumes a lot of Consciousness Soul.
Xiao Qian: “…..”
He felt that he should discuss this matter with Junior Brother Li when he had time.
The hotpot didn’t necessarily have to be this delicious.
It had only been three days since they opened, and the place was already full. If a few more days passed, wouldn’t there be a queue outside?
He deeply suspected that the real purpose of Junior Brother Li proposing this plan was to open a hotpot shop.
“Madam, we’re ready to settle the bill.”
At the counter.
The madam was an ordinary-looking woman with particularly beautiful eyes.
She clicked the abacus loudly, and the earthenware pot beside her was already filled with silver coins.
Ying Bing lowered her gaze, looking at the money she had earned, her clear eyes flashing with a hint of pleasure.
She initially thought Li Mo’s plan was somewhat absurd.
But counting these silver coins which meant nothing to her, she unexpectedly felt a sense of immersion and satisfaction.
Is this what an ordinary person’s life is like?
“Ice Chunk, you’ve counted the money four times already.”
Li Mo said helplessly, stroking the fake beard on his lips.
“I don’t like making mistakes.” Ying Bing paused, then continued counting.
“….. Alright.”
As long as Ice Chunk hasn’t gone into the kitchen, she would be willing to count it several times if she wanted to.
After withdrawing his gaze, Li Mo observed the diners coming and going.
His Heavenly Destiny Divine Eye remained open, and he began to record on paper.
[Name: Luo Feiyan]
[Age: 27]
[Talent: Crane Wing Arm, Spiritual Cat Foot.]
[Realm: Inner Breath Condensation Realm.]
[Fate: Green with black tinge.]
[Evaluation: Exceptionally agile, a famous female thief, loves stealing important items from others, then returning them silently. Stole a swallow in front of the hall and decided to join the fun at Ziyang Mansion.]
[Recent Encounter: Just stole a secret manual from He Bin of Flying Sand, now being targeted by him.]
…..
This was recorded while observing the graceful woman dipping her food in the hotpot.
Before this, there was another record:
[Name: Luo Yao]
[Age: 14]
[Talent: Wild Goose Hand, Purple Star Eyes.]
[Realm: Inner Breath Jade Liquid Realm.]
[Fate: Blue with black tinge.]
[Evaluation: A disciple of Yan Yu Valley, outstanding talent, youthful spirit, secretly took a family heirloom, the Gentleman’s Brush, to wander the martial world.]
[Recent Encounter: Targeted by the Night Ghost Liu Heng, intent on seizing her Gentleman’s Brush and offering it to the Judge of Misty Rain Tower.]
Li Mo lifted his head and looked in the distance.
That was a handsome young man in brocade with a radiant aura.
Just sayin’, this girl must have read too many novels.
She wrapped her chest and tied up her hair, thinking no one would recognize her as a woman.
Outside the hotpot shop, amidst other disputes of honor, she drew lines to stop several martial artists, drawing much attention.
She slammed the table and said loudly,
“Boss, bring me some wine.”
“I want the strongest kind. People call me a thousand cups without getting drunk, ten thousand cups without falling over!”
It was clear that she deliberately spoke in a rough voice.
“Coming.”
Watching the young woman’s face turn red, Li Mo silently added a bit more alcohol to the water.
With such drinking capacity, still boasting.
Don’t let someone from Qingyuan Sect hear about it.
“Hold it, this is a reward for you.”
The young woman ate hotpot and drank wine, then threw out a small golden yellow fish.
“Ah.”
Li Mo sighed slightly.
Perhaps in the eyes of young men and women, the martial world is about wine, swords, and horses, spending thousands of gold, enjoying life and avenging grudges?
He used to think the same way before.
“Boss, how did you come up with the hotpot recipe?”
“Do you have any interest in opening a branch in my Yan Yu Valley? My brother has a lot of money.”
Luo Yao asked drunkenly.
“Your honored brother is…”
“Chief of Yan Yu Valley, Luo Yu!”
Oh.
So that’s why he found you annoying…
When Luo Yao revealed her identity, the number of people staring at her decreased.
“Little sister, are you perhaps attracted by the boss’s good looks and want to take him home?”
A woman’s teasing voice came from the side, it was Luo Feiyan.
“I challenge you!”
Luo Yao glared at her angrily, her face turning even redder than before.
Luo Feiyan ignored her and instead looked at Li Mo.
“When Boss was young, he should have been a handsome man.”
“I’m quite interested in your…”
Mm-hm.
Li Mo used the Illusory Glass Gauze to make himself look older.
At the counter, the sound of the abacus stopped, and the boss lady raised her head silently, looking at Luo Feiyan.
“Hotpot recipe.” Luo Feiyan finished her sentence.
The sound of the abacus started again.
“Boss, we’ve worked hard to run this shop!”
Xiao Qian placed a plate of mutton.
Isn’t this really something to consider?
We didn’t come here to make the hotpot shop bigger!
“Mm, we currently have no plans to open branches.”
“We also won’t sell the hotpot recipe.”
Li Mo politely declined Luo Yao and Luo Feiyan.
“Tsk, your chef’s kn*fe skills are pretty good.”
Luo Feiyan squinted her eyes and picked up a piece of mutton as thin as cicada wings.
“He trained a few times.”
Li Mo smiled lightly.
Yes, he trained a few times in the Unborn Blade Technique.
The mutton not only was as thin as cicada wings but also incredibly fresh, retaining its freshness to the maximum extent.
Holding the small yellow fish back to the counter.
Ice Chunk tossed it into the money jar and started counting again.
Night fell.
After a day of hustle, the hotpot shop finally closed its doors.
“Today I got some information.”
“Among the stronger ones, there’s Flying Sand kn*fe He Bin and Night Ghost Liu Heng. One is in the Inner Breath Jade Liquid Realm, and the other is in the Inner Breath Xuanji Realm.”
“There are also some minor figures, mostly in the Condensation Realm. They should be formidable, all of them are ruthless individuals with a bloodstained past.”
Li Mo said to the record sheet in his hand.
Xiao Qian and Zuo Qiuyang exchanged glances.
How many participants in the No Exit Trial came to the store today?
Why didn’t they notice?
Li Mo continued,
“We aim for swift elimination; the quicker the battle ends, the better.”
“Senior Brother Xiao, Senior Brother Zuo, those minor figures will be left to you. Your martial arts are quite adept at dealing with minor figures.”
Xiao Qian’s expression was complex.
Is this praise?
Actually, the minor figures mentioned by Junior Brother Li aren’t weak either; they’re all in the Inner Breath Condensation Realm.
He silently put on nightclothes and wore the bull-head mask he bought from the market.
The two of them slipped out in the dark.
“Are you going out to do righteous deeds, or stay here and wait for me?”
Li Mo turned around and asked.
“Righteous deeds?”
Ying Bing was somewhat puzzled.
They hid their identities and slipped out in the dark.
In any case, it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with ‘righteous.’
Li Mo said seriously,
“Not everyone standing in the light can be called a hero.”
“I have to tell you the story of Gotham City. There’s also a knight there.”
“Every night, he wears a mask to strike at evil…”
Ten minutes later.
Another figure left the hotpot shop.
Watching Li Mo’s silhouette disappear into the night.
Ying Bing was silent for a few seconds.
The story just now was too childish.
Perhaps because she had never experienced such things, yet deep down, she felt a stir of excitement.
This was abnormal for her.
“Some people might use the No Exit Trial to target Chu Long.”
“I haven’t figured out the details yet.”
Swish—
A leaf outside trembled gently, someone had just touched it, and the figure had moved far away.
She was investigating Jiang Chulong’s affairs.
Yes, exactly like this…..
