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The door was pushed open again by Hu Tao before Feng Yi could even stand up.
"Feng Yi, want me to scrub your back? Not everyone gets this kind of treatment, you know!" Hu Tao chuckled, her mischievous eyes darting around.
"No thanks, I'm done!" Feng Yi said helplessly. He finally understood why Zhongli was so exasperated by Hu Tao's antics.
"So fast! Alright then~" Hu Tao closed the door with a sense of disappointment, muttering "so fast" under her breath.
Feng Yi:
Although it wasn't meant that way, why did it feel so awkward!
How could a man be disliked for being too fast?
Feng Yi got dressed and took Hu Tao to a teahouse for breakfast.
"Zhongli, over here, over here!"
As soon as Feng Yi and Hu Tao arrived at the teahouse, they saw a familiar figure approaching in the distance, and Hu Tao called out loudly.
"Feng Yi: Shall we join him?"
"Zhongli: Exactly what I had in mind!"
Feng Yi found an empty table and invited Zhongli to sit with them.
"Boss, thirty baskets of steamed buns, three pots of oil tea!"
Feng Yi nodded at the teahouse owner and said, "Maybe I can eat a few more baskets of buns today."
"Feng Yi, isn't that too much? The three of us can't eat that much."
Hu Tao, not yet aware of Feng Yi's appetite, worried about wasting food.
"Feng Yi: Zhongli understands me! He hasn't said anything."
"Don't worry, if we can't finish it, I'll take care of it!"
Feng Yi smiled confidently, he was actually worried it wouldn't be enough!
After eating a large amount of food these past few days, Feng Yi discovered that he could digest and absorb the energy from food to increase his strength.
This was likely a talent inherited from the Azure Bear.
With such a gift, it would be a shame to waste it!
Feng Yi couldn't help but look for more opportunities to eat to his heart's content?
"Zhongli: Hu Tao, just you wait and see, this guy can eat more than the Osial!"
"Childe, over here, over here!"
While waiting for the food, Feng Yi happened to spot Childe and immediately called out to him.
"You weren't very loyal yesterday! How could you leave me behind and run off by yourself?"
Seeing Childe trying to slip away, Feng Yi quickly got up and grabbed him.
"Sorry, sorry! I suddenly remembered something yesterday and had to leave in a hurry. It was unavoidable."
Childe saw that he couldn't escape Feng Yi and felt a bit awkward. He knew he had acted wrongly yesterday, but he hadn't yet figured out how to apologize to Feng Yi.
"How about this, let me treat you to breakfast as an apology. I took on a few quests at the Adventurers' Guild yesterday afternoon and earned some Mora. It's enough to treat you to a meal. Eat to your heart's content, it's on me!"
Childe thought of Feng Yi's fondness for steamed buns and his eyes lit up. Buns weren't expensive, and the Mora he earned from his quests yesterday was enough to treat him and apologize!
"That's easy, that's easy. I didn't really mind, you know."
Feng Yi: "There's such a good thing?!"
"A free meal to your heart's content, you said it yourself, I didn't force you!"
Feng Yi smiled gleefully and warmly pulled Childe to the table.
With Childe, the four of them perfectly filled the table.
"Boss, another thirty baskets of steamed buns!"
Feng Yi gave the boss a knowing look. He would need to eat well before practicing martial arts later.
"Childe: Another thirty?!"
He suddenly had a premonition. He wondered if it was too late to regret it now.
"Childe, let me introduce you to these two. This is Mr. Zhongli, a guest of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor that I mentioned before. He is a knowledgeable person who knows both astronomy and geography!"
Feng Yi winked at Zhongli, as if to say, "See, I found your wallet for you!"
"This is Hu Tao, she is the current director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor."
"Zhongli, Hu Tao, this is my friend Ajax, traveling from Snezhnaya to Liyue. He's a good person, he just likes to fight."
Feng Yi introduced the three to each other.
Hu Tao exchanged a few pleasantries with Childe and then ended the conversation, while Zhongli began to chat with him with great interest.
However, in Zhongli's words, there seemed to be some kind of probing. Feng Yi's mind was not on this, however, as he was focused on devouring the steamed buns brought by the boss.
The meal ended with everyone seemingly happy and satisfied.
Feng Yi ate fifty-seven and a half baskets of steamed buns.
Zhongli and Childe each ate one basket, and Hu Tao, with her small appetite, only managed to eat half a basket.
The remaining half basket was also devoured by Feng Yi, who didn't mind eating after them.
This was the first time Feng Yi had felt truly full in many days.
"Mr. Feng Yi, sixty baskets of steamed buns total 1200 Mora."
The teahouse owner said with a smile. Feng Yi was a big customer, and all his tea was free.
The teahouse owner directly ignored the other three and handed the bill to Feng Yi.
In the teahouse owner's opinion, Zhongli? A pauper!
Childe? A young fellow from abroad, lost his wallet, also a pauper!
As for Hu Tao, what Mora could a young girl possibly have?
Only Feng Yi, in the teahouse owner's eyes, was a unique presence, radiating the glow of Mora all over.
"Boss, someone's treating today!"
Feng Yi chuckled. Childe's wallet function was officially activated starting today!
"Boss, I'll pay."
Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Childe smartly took the bill and took out a coin purse from his waist, containing the Mora he had saved from yesterday's quests.
He took out 1200 Mora and handed it to the teahouse owner. Childe clutched the empty coin purse, his eyes a little lost.
"Childe: Mora runs out so quickly?"
It seemed he would have to continue doing quests to earn Mora today to make a living.
"Goodbye, everyone. I have something to attend to at the Adventurers' Guild."
Childe sighed, saying that if he didn't earn money, with the little Mora he had left, he wouldn't even be able to afford lunch.
Life is hard, Childe sighed.
"The two of you, I also have some matters to attend to. Hu Tao, you should start learning to handle the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's work."
Feng Yi needed to go to the Wangshu Inn to learn martial arts from Xiao, but he saw Hu Tao tugging at his sleeve, so he said helplessly.
"Feng Yi, what are you going to do? Do you need my help?"
Hu Tao quickly followed Feng Yi's steps. She didn't want to be separated from Feng Yi so soon.
"I'm going to find a master to learn martial arts. You probably can't help much."
Feng Yi shrugged. If Hu Tao followed him, he wouldn't be able to focus on learning martial arts. He would be constantly pulled away by Hu Tao to play.
"Is that so! Alright then~"
A look of disappointment appeared in Hu Tao's eyes. She really couldn't help with learning martial arts, and she didn't want to be a nuisance to Feng Yi.
Watching Hu Tao's departing, somewhat dejected figure, this was the first time Feng Yi felt Hu Tao being so sensible, yet for some reason, it made him feel a pang of sympathy.