"Still eating! Still eating! You must have been a starving ghost in your past life!"

Mingmei calculated the time and followed the maids to deliver boxed meals to the beauties who would be dancing that evening. Because it was approaching night, many of the beauties had indeed refused to eat, to avoid embarrassing themselves in front of the tyrannical Chu Rong emperor.

However, this did not include Lu Xiaoyao and Bai Xiao.

On the principle of not eating being a waste, Lu Xiaoyao's cheeks puffed out as she ate her boxed meal, which reminded Mingmei of the mythical beast uncle at home—super cute.

Watching her eat so deliciously, even Bai Xiao on the side developed quite an appetite and ate her noodles without any sense of burden.

So, just as the two of them were eating enthusiastically, the wealthy merchant who had brought the beauties came to visit his own beauties and saw two people, one devouring a boxed meal and the other slurping noodles, both eating heartily like true rice buckets.

In an instant, the merchant wanted to transform into a fat prairie dog and roar loudly—Aaaaah!

Didn't they see that the other beauties around them were all refraining from eating the food the maids had brought?!

"Still eating! Still eating! You must have been a starving ghost in your past life!" The merchant pointed at Lu Xiaoyao, who was holding one bowl in her hand and another on her lap, feeling suffocated. "Ah! If you eat so much, what will you do if you can't fit into your clothes later?!"

The worst part was that there were even small cloves of garlic on the bowl on her lap!

"Who… who… who sent this! Who sends garlic?!" The merchant couldn't believe what a terrifying scene it would be when the emperor held a beauty in his arms, his fingers lifting her chin, her shy and delicate lips parting slightly, only to reveal a breath of foul odor!

"Isn't garlic a good thing? It kills bacteria and disinfects. As the saying goes, 'Eating noodles without garlic halves the flavor.'"

As Bai Xiao, who had only heard of garlic but never actually eaten it, didn't know much, the only knowledge she had was from when Mingmei asked them if they wanted garlic earlier.

And Mingmei had answered like that.

After hearing this, Bai Xiao and Lu Xiaoyao's curiosity was piqued, and they each asked for a few cloves. To be honest, she thought it really did make a difference.

Especially with the mutton noodles, chewing a mouthful of wide noodles covered in mutton sauce along with spicy garlic was truly extraordinary. The spiciness mixed with the mutton sauce, diluting the mutton's gaminess and making it even more fragrant.

Lu Xiaoyao, who hadn't yet devoted herself to the mutton noodles, didn't know the taste yet, but the merchant felt a wave of darkness wash over him the moment Bai Xiao opened her mouth.

The lingering garlic breath wafted over with the beauty's words, and the fat on the merchant's face and stomach couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Help!

The smell was too strong!

"Don't you… don't you know that your breath will smell after eating garlic?! What if… what if… what if His Majesty summons you…"

The merchant shouldn't have said anything, because as soon as he did, it was like stepping on Lu Xiaoyao's tail. Lu Xiaoyao finished her boxed meal and started holding the noodles, intending to continue. While peeling garlic with her hand, she retorted, "Oh, I know, I know, but… with my figure, His Majesty probably won't like me."

After saying that, Lu Xiaoyao looked down at her flat chest and sighed heavily.

The corners of the merchant's mouth twitched involuntarily at this. Then, he sized up Bai Xiao next to her, scanned the other beauties, and closed his mouth, as if he had seen the light. He turned and left.

Bai Xiao: "What did he mean just now?"

"Maybe he thinks we're both safe this way?"

Lu Xiaoyao couldn't help but glance at Bai Xiao, who was only slightly better endowed than herself, and nodded, as if confirming her thoughts. Then, she turned her gaze gloomily to the other beauties with curvaceous figures and sighed, "Ah~ As expected, cuteness is worthless in the face of sexiness!"

After saying that, Lu Xiaoyao continued to eat, putting garlic in her noodles and continuing to devour them, completely ignoring what the merchant had just said.

Hmph!

Who knew if they would be able to escape after assassinating the tyrant tonight?

Might as well be a well-fed ghost, right?

…

Mingmei, who had sold the boxed meals, was now frantically busy with the other NPCs. Next, she only had to worry about how to sell boxed meals to the other two players at the banquet.

However, when Mingmei swept her eyes across the many bowls and plates on the table in the kitchen, she began to feel uneasy.

Where were those two sitting?

Mingmei watched as a group of maids placed portions of food on trays. She followed suit, picking up the food that had been prepared on a tray and, under the guidance of others, stood at the very end.

Mingmei thought this position was perfect, as she would have more time to clearly see the banquet scene.

Moreover, being at the very back was inconspicuous, so she could also sneak over to Charlie and the others without attracting attention and then "magically transform boxed meals."

Because pretending was no longer an option, as these dishes didn't even have lids.

The others' plates were filled with boiled pork, grilled meat, and boiled vegetables. If she brought rice and noodles, it would be too eye-catching!

Mingmei trailed behind the other serving maids, heading towards the banquet set up outside the royal tent. Not far from the royal tent, A Chen's corpse still hung there. Mingmei couldn't help but take another look at the corpse as she passed by.

When she reached the edge of the banquet held in front of the royal tent, Mingmei looked up at the banquet. It was very lively, filled with many people, all burly and brave Chu Rong generals. The envoys' location was very obvious, arranged in a small corner, looking like chicks in comparison.

Moreover, their distance from the tyrant sitting at the head of the table reminded Mingmei of a saying: "I sit at the end of the banquet, while you sit at the head of the long feast. I always want to assassinate the emperor but can't reach him, so we share a leg of roasted lamb."

Mingmei was pondering how to slip away unnoticed and deliver the boxed meals when the maid in front of her suddenly stopped. Luckily, Mingmei reacted quickly and stopped as well, asking in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

"After serving the dishes to His Majesty, don't look directly at him. Just retreat quickly."

Mingmei: ???

Who… is serving dishes… to the tyrant?

Mingmei glanced blankly at the banquet, watching as many serving maids in the front rows were already delivering food to tables other than the tyrant's. Mingmei's scalp tingled at that moment!

How could this be?!

Huh? Am I serving dishes to His Majesty?

No, how could this tyrant accept being the last one to get food?!

Mingmei stubbornly looked at the dishes on her tray again and then at the others' trays.

Mingmei: …

It seems—the dishes on my tray look better?

…

At this time, Charlie and Julian, sitting in the corner, naturally saw Mingmei. The moment Mingmei appeared, they were ecstatic!

Mingmei quickly sensed their fervent gazes, and then she quickly shifted her gaze guiltily…

Charlie: ?