“Before leaving, Real Person Mingxiao instructed me to learn how to make snacks. I was just worried that no one would try them. Would you like to?”

Lu Xiaoyao was squatting behind the stove, rolling her eyes so hard that they practically flipped to the back of her head where no one could see.

This “Xie Chen” changed his lines a bit, but the excuse was still the same!

Lu Xiaoyao glanced at the slightly crude pastries made by the big boss in her arms, which served as a “hush fee,” and sighed quietly.

She had figured something out over the past few months.

The NPC with the same name as Mingmei seemed to have a bad memory.

Every time she came with Mei Jiu, it was like the first time. Mei Jiu never felt anything listening to "Xie Chen's" words, but instead, Mei Jiu tasted the pastries first, and then said, "Can't you say something else?"

"My name is Xie Chen..."

"Wow, you!" Mei Jiu really didn't expect that Mu Chen could repeat these few sentences over and over again. She looked at him like he was an idiot and asked, "If you're so stupid, why did my dad teach you how to make snacks?"

Mingmei: "..."

Is that how Mei Jiu’s character is? She didn't remember Mei Jiu being so venomous.

Mingmei was already beginning to wonder if she had been filtering Mei Jiu too much and hadn't noticed it, looking at the overly "lively" Mei Jiu in the game.

Or did her uncle have a problem with his character?

But that wasn't right either. Her uncle was very good to the younger generation, and they were basically in cahoots... cough, they basically played together.

"I just like it."

Mu Chen smiled lightly and handed the pastry to Mingmei again. Mingmei met those familiar eyes, and her eyelashes fluttered slightly, filled with disbelief!

[OMG! Ghost! Is Mu Chen in the same body as that villain in this round?] Mingmei shared this discovery with Ghost as soon as possible.

Ghost: [Ah, yes, yes, that's right!]

Mingmei was confused by Ghost's irritable and perfunctory response.

Mingmei was baffled as to why Ghost was being irritable. Shouldn't it be very happy that she had discovered the truth?

But why was Ghost acting like this?

There was no other reason. Anyone who had heard it several times would be irritable.

The last few times, sometimes because Mei Jiu mentioned in advance that they had an appointment to go to the Spirit Food Hall to help people taste snacks, Mingmei would be suspicious and would ask Ghost in advance, and Ghost would remind Mingmei of what had happened before.

But sometimes Mei Jiu wouldn't say anything, and when she dragged Mingmei out, Mingmei wouldn't ask either. These two sisters were one who dared to drag and one who dared to follow, indulging each other like this, and as a result...

Heh~

Ghost didn't even want to talk about how many times they "accidentally" met Mu Chen and then excitedly shared the recognition with Ghost.

For the first time, it wanted to write a letter of complaint to the main brain, reporting Yan Hui for tormenting them... uh, tormenting their artificial intelligence!

"Hmph~ Your talent is really not good. You have to practice more. I'll come with my sister to eat when I have time."

Mei Jiu said so, but her hands were very honest. She immediately looked at the plate of unfinished snacks and took another piece. "I wonder what Dad and Mom have discovered after being out for so long. Why haven't they come back yet?"

Mei Jiu felt that without her dad, even eating wasn't delicious.

It was better to swallow a Bigu Pill! (grain-avoidance pill)

Lu Xiaoyao couldn't help but chime in when she heard this from behind the stove, "Who says it isn't! Without Real Person, this Spirit Food Hall is as desolate as a cold palace!"

When she first arrived, Lu Xiaoyao had delicious food and drinks every day. As soon as Ming Yi left, she became like a rich person who suddenly became a refugee living on handouts.

It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality!

After eating Real Person Mingxiao's food, what else could Lu Xiaoyao eat?

This life... sigh!

"Oh, you're here too?"

Mei Jiu's words successfully choked Lu Xiaoyao. She had been working so hard to light the fire for so long!

"By the way, why are you always here every time I see you? You... you're not just a fire starter, are you?"

Lu Xiaoyao: ???

"Who said that? I am a fire starter, but I am also a proper disciple who came up the mountain, okay?"

"So—a fire-starting disciple?"

Lu Xiaoyao: ??? What's wrong with this kid???

Help! An NPC is bullying a player!!!

"Xiao Jiu..." Mingmei stopped Mei Jiu from continuing her thoughts. Looking at Lu Xiaoyao's face, which was almost puffed up like a pufferfish, she was worried that Lu Xiaoyao would beat the child if Mei Jiu said anything more.

Mei Jiu, who was pulled by Mingmei, turned her head and stuck her tongue out at Mingmei, making a gesture to be quiet and keep her mouth shut. Then, she didn't say anything more, but she took a fancy to the pastries in Lu Xiaoyao's arms again.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Xiaoyao, realizing what Mei Jiu was about to do, directly stuffed all the snacks into her mouth in one go, swallowing them whole, which made Mingmei feel a pain in her throat.

Mei Jiu: ??

Is this person poisonous??

Mingmei: "..."

That's you, Lu Xiaoyao.

"They should be back soon, right? I heard other disciples say yesterday that Headmaster Qi is in a good mood."

Mu Chen's words broke the strange atmosphere just now.

Therefore, Mei Jiu, who had been stared at by Qi Tianqing every day for the past few days, couldn't help but turn her head to look at Mu Chen, her eyes full of "Is what you're saying true?"

Qi Tianqing is good in every way, but he is too serious and earnest.

When Ming Yi and Mei Shi left, they specially left the two younger ones to Qi Tianqing, so that Mingmei and Mei Jiu had to be cared for by Qi Tianqing several times a day for the past few days.

Mingmei, who was like a salted fish staying honestly on the mountain, didn't cause any worries, so she didn't feel the headmaster's excessive concern. But Mei Jiu was different. If he didn't see her for half an hour, she could cause trouble everywhere with her friends.

However, this was also what had been depressing Mei Jiu recently.

Her little friends had been leaving Jingyun Mountain one by one with their elders recently because something had happened in their respective sects. She had just seen off the last one yesterday evening, and today she came to eat some snacks to relieve her boredom.

As a result, there were a total of four people present including her. The cook seemed like a wooden fool, the fire starter seemed like a fool, her sister was a big cutie, and she was a little cutie.

So, why was God treating these two cute little darlings like this?

She wanted friends!

She wanted to play!

"But the situation outside hasn't been very good recently, right? Is the news of Real Person and the others coming back accurate? Maybe the headmaster is just happy for no reason?"

Lu Xiaoyao had just sent off the Ten Thousand Swords Sect player yesterday. She heard that a whole spoonful of Extremely Yin Water had been thrown into the sword pool where the Ten Thousand Swords Sect was forging swords, and all the treasures at the level of magic weapons that were being quenched in the entire sword pool were scrapped!

It was said that the Ten Thousand Swords Sect's once-a-decade Sword Tasting Conference would be postponed.

Not to mention that the other sects that had returned before had all had problems recently?

The earliest reason for Ming Yi and Mei Shi to leave was because of the Bibo Yaoshan incident. Who knew if the events that followed were related?

If they were related, then wouldn't they have to solve everything before they could come back?

"What you said makes sense." Mu Chen glanced at Lu Xiaoyao, his eyes meaningful. Lu Xiaoyao couldn't help but tighten her grip on the plate.

Why was Xie Chen's gaze so scary?

Lu Xiaoyao couldn't help but click her tongue in her heart. How was this gaze even more frightening than Boss Mu Chen's!