Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

Chapter 489 Game

"Brother! You lose again this time!"

After Hua Yu placed the last chess piece, she looked at Zhang Qiling opposite her with a beautiful smile.

Zhang Qiling looked at Hua Yu, who was leaning to one side, with a smile in his eyes, and took out a black piece from the chess box and casually placed it on the chessboard. "Look, isn't this chess game alive now?"

Hua Yu looked down at the chessboard and saw that the Black Dragon, which had originally seemed to be in a deadlock, had turned around and trapped the White Dragon, targeting its weak spot.

"Brother is so annoying! He actually intervened from the very beginning and then turned the tables in the end!"

Hua Yu jokingly reached out and mixed the black and white pieces on the chessboard together, "This game doesn't count! Let's start over!"

Zhang Qiling lowered his eyes and smiled softly, tapping the scattered chess pieces on the board with his fingertips.

"My little Lotus! How many rounds have you cheated in this game? Do you remember the bet we made when we first played against each other?"

Hua Yu turned sideways to avoid Zhang Qiling's gaze on his cheek, and the tips of his ears were red as blood.

"I still keep my word! But, but..." Hua Yu bit her lips lightly, refusing to finish what she was saying.

Zhang Qiling held his forehead and chuckled, "Alright, alright! I won't tease our little lotus anymore. It has grown from a small pink lotus into a big red lotus in just a short while!"

After hearing what Zhang Qiling said, Hua Yu's ears turned red, but in an instant, they turned red from head to toe. She stood up abruptly and walked out of the chess room with her hands and feet together.

Hua Yu walked outside, and after being brushed by the cool breeze, the blush on her face finally faded away.

At this time, a vine that came from nowhere and wrapped a letter was handed to Hua Yu.

Hua Yu patted her cheeks, took the letter from the vine, opened it and started reading.

The more Hua Yu looked, the more his brows furrowed.

"what happened?"

Zhang Qiling poked his head out from behind Hua Yu and read the entire letter at a glance.

"Li Lun wrote to say that Gong Shangjiao discovered the true face of the massacre ten years ago, and Gong Huanyu completely fell out in front of his useless brother."

"It looks like it won't be long before the palace gates are disbanded!"

"But the first thing to deal with should be their enemy - Wu Feng!"

Hua Yu simply set the letter on fire.

Hua Yu fell backwards and leaned into Zhang Qiling's arms. Zhang Qiling also reached out and hugged Hua Yu.

"Things at the palace gate are almost over!"

Zhang Qiling and Hua Yu looked towards the palace gate together, "It's almost there! It's almost there! Yuanbao's situation is starting to look promising, it all depends on how Yuanbao and the others solve it!"

"What do the Dragon Fish Clan say?"

Hua Yu mentioned the dragon fish that lived in the deep sea for no reason. "Do they think that just driving their daughter out of the tribe and putting her under house arrest is the solution?"

"Are they thinking that I dare not do anything to them? They are so perfunctory to me!"

This was the first time Hua Yu felt so disgusted with a certain ethnic group.

"The Dragon Fish Clan leader is old and his eyesight is blurry. It's time to get a new one!" There was a hint of dissatisfaction and contempt in Zhang Qiling's voice. A layer of darkness welled up in his eyes, as if he was hiding some deep thoughts.

Hua Yu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, outlining a faint smile, but his words were full of deep meaning: "A tribe cannot have only one voice. If there is, it is only because the owner of this voice is too powerful and suppresses all other voices."

He calmly looked at the koi swimming under the water pavilion and continued, "However, if other voices overwhelm that voice, then this tribe will eventually go down the path of destruction!"

Suddenly, Hua Yu waved his hand towards the void, and a green vine emerged from the void like a spirit snake. He tapped the vine with his fingertips, and the vine nodded like a human, then disappeared at an extremely fast speed.

"Since the current Dragon Fish Clan leader cannot give me a satisfactory answer, then I can naturally find someone who is willing to give me a satisfactory answer."

Zhang Qiling gently placed his head on top of Hua Yu's head and rubbed it casually twice, as if to express his closeness and trust in Hua Yu.

Tiandu City was bustling with people coming and going. However, in this bustling scene, there was a unique landscape that attracted everyone's attention.

The common people stopped and looked at their handsome and elegant Lord Xiao Zhuo with curiosity. At this moment, Lord Xiao Zhuo was following closely with one step a handsome man whom they had never seen before.

This handsome man has a tall and straight figure, elegant temperament, and is dressed in a white robe that is whiter than snow. He looks like an immortal who is not affected by the mundane world.

Lord Xiao Zhuo, as usual, ignored the little girls on both sides who kept winking at him, while the man seemed a little uneasy, his steps were a little stiff, and he seemed a little uncomfortable with the gazes of people around him.

"Yuanbao, you don't have to follow your brother so closely. This time, besides coming to report intelligence to dad, I'm also here to accompany Yuanbao." Xie Yuchen finally couldn't stand the strange looks from the people of Tiandu City anymore. He stopped, turned around and said to Zhuo Yichen behind him.

Zhuo Yichen smiled shyly when he heard this. He shook his head gently and said, "I know Brother Xiaohua, but I just want to be closer to Brother Xiaohua."

Xie Yuchen smiled helplessly, he took Zhuo Yichen's hand and said, "Okay, but let's find a place to sit down first. Brother is a little uncomfortable being watched all the time."

As he said that, Xie Yuchen dragged Zhuo Yichen into a nearby restaurant. As soon as he entered the restaurant, Xie Yuchen waved to the waiter leaning against the pillar and said, "Open a private room for us."

The waiter trotted over to Xie Yuchen. Seeing that Xie Yuchen had an extraordinary demeanor, he immediately responded enthusiastically, "Okay, sir, how about the private room on the third floor?"

Xie Yuchen nodded and said, "Okay, serve some more of your signature dishes. Remember, no one is allowed to disturb us." After that, Xie Yuchen took out a golden ingot from the pouch on his waist.

After finally reaching the private room, the waiter finally breathed a sigh of relief. He opened the door, respectfully invited Xie Yuchen and Zhuo Yichen in, and then said, "Please wait for a moment, my two guests. The food and drinks will be here soon."

After the waiter left the private room, he immediately took out the heavy gold ingot from his arms. He first took a bite of it with his teeth, and after confirming that it was real gold, an ecstatic smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Boss! We're rich, we're rich!" the waiter shouted excitedly, and then carefully hid the gold ingots in his arms, fearing that others would see them.

Along the way, he hid and avoided everyone's sight, for fear that someone would snatch the gold ingots in his arms.

The shopkeeper frowned and tapped the abacus beads in an irritable mood, making a crackling sound. He calculated the income and expenditure of the restaurant this month and complained bitterly. No matter how carefully he calculated, the result was disappointing - the restaurant had a financial deficit again this month!

Just as the shopkeeper was upset by the bad accounts, he suddenly heard a strange sound. He raised his head and his eyes fell on the waiter in front of the account counter. He saw the waiter lying on the account counter like a toad, and kept muttering: "I'm rich! I'm rich!"

The shopkeeper was so angry that he widened his eyes and yelled at the waiter, "Get rich? What kind of fortune? Can't you see I'm busy? Be careful or I'll deduct all your salary for this month!"

The waiter was indifferent to the shopkeeper's scolding. Instead, he pointed at the counter excitedly and said, "Shopkeeper, are you really not going to take a look? I bet that if you just take a look at this thing in my hand, you will definitely not deduct my salary anymore, and you may even give me a raise!"

The shopkeeper was ready to sneer at the waiter's nonsense, but when he looked in the direction of the waiter's finger, he was suddenly stunned. His eyes were as big as copper bells, staring at the glittering gold ingot that suddenly appeared on the account table!

"Gold ingots! Gold ingots! Real gold ingots!"

The shopkeeper stretched out his plump, short fingers, held the gold ingot in his palm, immediately opened his mouth with gold teeth, and bit one corner of the gold ingot.

"Hey! Gold! Really! We actually received gold ingots!"

After hearing what the waiter said, the shopkeeper rushed out from behind the counter as if his butt was on fire. He walked up to the waiter in two steps, and without saying a word, he tightly grasped the waiter's arm as if he had met a long-lost brother, and asked anxiously: "Where did this gold ingot come from?"

The waiter was startled by the shopkeeper's sudden action, but he quickly recovered and replied, "It was given by the strange handsome man who has been following Master Xiao Zhuo in Tiandu City recently. The two of them asked for a private room and specifically asked me to prepare our signature dishes for them, and not to let anyone get close to their private room."

After saying that, the waiter seemed to remember something. He put his mouth close to the shopkeeper's ear and said in a low voice: "By the way, shopkeeper, I think Lord Xiao Zhuo and men are quite mysterious, especially that strange man, he is so handsome!" While speaking, his eyes unconsciously glanced at the guests around him who were listening with their ears perked up and their faces full of curiosity.

After hearing what the waiter said, the shopkeeper's eyes rolled around and he immediately had an idea in his mind. Without saying anything, he pulled the waiter and rushed to the kitchen like a gust of wind.

As soon as they arrived at the kitchen, the shopkeeper shouted to the busy Lao Chen: "Lao Chen, stop dawdling and hurry up to make some of your best dishes! This is a big customer, we can't neglect him!"

When Old Chen heard the shopkeeper's instructions, although he was a little surprised, he nodded and said, "Okay, shopkeeper, don't worry!"

After arranging for Lao Chen, the shopkeeper turned to the waiter and said, "Go and call over a few of our shop's thugs and have them guard the entrances and exits to the third floor. Don't let anyone get in easily!"

After receiving the instructions from the shopkeeper, the waiter did not dare to delay for even a second and immediately ran towards the kitchen door as if his feet were greased.

In the private room, Xie Yuchen and Zhuo Yichen sat on either side.

Xie Yuchen took out the tea and tea set he had prepared from the space and began to make tea smoothly.

"Yuanbao! I will be in Tiandu recently and won't go out again!"

"But! The last time you came, I had just come back from Ji Yao, but when I went to my father's house, you had just left." Zhuo Yichen looked at Xie Yuchen with grievance.

Xie Yuchen smiled and shook his head, "Still so childish!"

"But! My brother knew to go and support the expedition, but he refused to leave me a message!"

"Moreover, my brother left as soon as he came back! He never even said he wanted to meet me! Did my brother have another brother outside, so he didn't want Yuanbao anymore?"

Xie Yuchen quickly sat down next to Zhuo Yichen and comforted him, "How can there be other brothers? I am lucky to have you and Yuanzheng as my two brothers. Besides, you have already filled the space in my heart. How can I leave room for others?"

After some effort, Xie Yuchen finally managed to calm down Zhuo Yichen who was in a bad mood.

Just then there was a knock on the door. "Sir, your food is ready. Would you like to serve it?"

"let's go!"

After a burst of noise outside, the door was opened and rows of pretty maids carrying dishes came in one after another.

The waiter stood aside and asked, "Do you need me to introduce these dishes to you? Or do you just want to tell you the names of the dishes?"

"Just simply tell me the name of the dish!"

Xie Yuchen and Zhuo Yichen had been strolling the streets for such a long time that they were already starving, and they were not patient enough to listen to the waiter's pedantic introduction.

“First course: dessert – almond cheese and lychee pastry.”

"The second course: pastries - minced meat and jade minced meat, almond snow cake."

“The third dish: cold dish – rouge foie gras.”

"The fourth dish: hot dishes - stewed ham, duck with fire heels, mutton soup, chicken soup with cordyceps flowers, and shark's fin stewed in a casserole."

"Fifth dish: Main dish - chicken offal noodles."

“Sixth dish: Fruit—Xizhou honeydew melon.”

After the waiter announced the names of the dishes, he said, "Please enjoy your meal, my dear guests. I will take my leave now!"

The waiter left the box with the maids who were serving the dishes.

Xie Yuchen and Zhuo Yichen looked at the large table of food. Although they did feel hungry, they couldn't finish so many dishes, and they looked quite filling.

Especially Xie Yuchen. Every time he ate in the restaurant there, it seemed as if there were a lot of varieties of food, filling up the more than three-meter-wide dining table. But in fact, the portions were only enough for one or two bites.

Today, this table, which is only one meter long, can hold five hot dishes, one cold dish, two desserts, two pastries, a staple food and a plate of fruit.

"How about calling for help?" Xie Yuchen glanced at Zhuo Yichen. He didn't know anyone here.

Zhuo Yichen had no choice but to take out an ancient bell from his arms and shook it gently twice.

Xie Yuchen looked at the bell that was clearly shaking, but he didn't hear the crisp sound of the bell. Just when Xie Yuchen was confused, Zhuo Yichen spoke up to answer his questions.

"This bell was condensed by Zhao Yuanzhou using his demonic power, so it naturally has no bell tongue. However, according to him, as long as I shake the bell, no matter where he is, he will be able to come to me within a breath."

The smile in Xie Yuchen's eyes became even more intense, as if he was expecting something, but suddenly he frowned, as if something had taken away his pampered cabbages.

"Master Xiao Zhuo, what do you want from me?"

Zhao Yuanzhou's mean voice came from beside Zhuo Yichen.

"Oh~"

Zhao Yuanzhou looked at the table that was filled with food. "Can the two of you finish all this food?"

Zhuo Yichen kicked Zhao Yuanzhou and said, "That's why I asked you to come here!"

"Master Xiao Zhuo really thinks highly of me! Even if we find another person, we won't be able to finish all this!"

Zhao Yuanzhou directly ignored Xie Yuchen on the opposite side and stayed close to Zhuo Yichen, "I'm not that little whistle spirit. He is still growing up. His appetite is good, but he can't grow taller!"

Zhuo Yichen glared at Zhao Yuanzhou helplessly, "Xiaojiu is still young, so what if he eats a lot? He doesn't exercise as much as us on weekdays, but he uses his brain, so shouldn't he eat more?"