Bailu

After saying goodbye to his boss, Bai Luoming began searching for his lunch again.

That's how people are; every day they actually think about three important things: what to eat for breakfast, what to eat for lunch, and what to eat for dinner!

Bai Luoming is now embroiled in this second major issue. Aurum Alley is now overflowing with food, but this has made Bai Luoming somewhat hesitant.

He walked to a noodle shop and looked around carefully. The interior decoration looked very comfortable, but there were a lot of people inside. Although the large number of people meant that the taste of the food was basically fine, he didn't really want to go in because of the crowd.

He simply added this restaurant to his shortlist, then went to another fried rice restaurant. This restaurant was the opposite of the other one; it was exceptionally clean, but there were hardly any customers.

Upon seeing this, Bai Luoming decisively gave up on the shop.

Bai Luoming then looked around again, but had no choice but to return to the noodle shop he had initially chosen.

As soon as he stepped into the shop, the owner came in and greeted Bai Luoming warmly, saying, "Young man, I saw you standing outside earlier. Come, come, have a seat here."

After Bai Luoming sat down, the owner took out his notebook and said enthusiastically to Bai Luoming, "Young man, what would you like to eat? Our handmade noodles are top-notch, and you can add lots of toppings."

Bai Luoming glanced at the menu on the wall, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Then I'll have a bowl of beef noodles, with braised pork intestines and minced meat sauce."

"Okay, young man, wait a moment, the noodles will be here soon."

After finishing his speech, the boss left Bai Luoming and went to serve the next table of customers who had just entered.

While waiting for his noodles Bai Luoming got a little bored. After thinking for a moment, he took out the oranges he had just bought and started playing with them in his hand.

Although the shop owner said the oranges were very sour, he didn't really believe it. However, he didn't plan to try them himself. Instead, he thought he would find an opportunity to test them out. If they were really sour, then many people would be in luck!

Bai Luoming even imagined the expressions on those people's faces when they ate the orange.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but chuckle.

However, his smile didn't last long before a small blue figure slipped into the store. She hesitated for only a moment before quickly walking towards where Bai Luoming was.

Just then, Bai Luoming was still fantasizing about how he would prank others when a small blue figure suddenly darted to his side. Before he could react, he heard her whisper, "Shh, I'll just hide for a little while, I'll be gone in a bit!"

Bai Luoming felt that the person next to him was somewhat familiar. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the person was Bailu, the current High Elder of the Vidyadhara Luofu, Dragon Lady of the Healer's Apothecary.

He smiled as he watched Bailu cautiously glancing towards the door every now and then, as if afraid of being discovered. He then leaned closer to Bailu and asked, "What are you doing, Dragon Girl? Out playing again?"

"You know me?"

Upon hearing Bai Luoming's words, Bailu was suddenly startled, wondering if she had stumbled upon some acquaintance.

However, when she looked up, she realized that although the person in front of her was handsome, she did not recognize him.

Seeing this, Bailu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Come to think of it, the reason she had locked onto Bai Luoming at a glance was simply because she saw him grinning foolishly while holding an orange. What could someone like that do even if he discovered her identity?

When Bai Luoming saw Bailu looking him up and down, he couldn't help but puff out his chest. He was very confident in his looks and wasn't afraid of her scrutinizing him.

However, what Bai Luoming didn't know was that his appearance completely dispelled Bailu Lu's earlier guesses.

Only then did Bailu breathe a sigh of relief, patting her chest and saying, "You scared me half to death, really!"

Bai Luoming found it somewhat amusing. He handed Bailu an orange and said, "Miss Bailu, please have this orange."

Bailu was touched to see that Bai Luoming was still thinking of her in this situation, but when she took the oranges and looked at them, her expression immediately darkened.

Others might not recognize this orange, but how could she not? This orange is of the pure sour quality cultivated by the Alchemy Commission. If you ask her, the people in the Alchemy Commission who cultivated this orange have done absolutely terrible things.

Bailu held the orange, though she didn't want to eat it, she already had a plan. She picked up the orange, looked at Bai Luoming, and gave him a sweet smile, saying, "This orange must be very sweet, why don't you eat it first? I'm not hungry yet."

After saying this, Bailu handed the oranges to Bai Luoming. Bai Luoming was taken aback, then took out an orange and said, "I have more oranges than I need, please don't be shy, Miss Bailu."

Bai Luoming, fearing that Bailu wouldn't believe him, took out a few more oranges and placed them on the table. He looked at Bailu, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Seeing Bai Luoming's sincere appearance, Bailu felt that he must have been deceived. Who in their right mind would buy oranges, let alone so many?

But she knew what was going on with the orange, so she naturally didn't want to eat it. After thinking about it, she decided to put the orange away and juice it later for those hateful Dragon Masters!

When Bai Luoming saw Bailu put the oranges away, he thought she didn't want to eat them. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to peel an orange for Bailu as an example.

He acted immediately, picking up an orange that looked decent to him, gently peeling off the skin to reveal the flesh inside.

Bai Luoming looked at Bailu and said, "Miss Bailu, why aren't you eating? These oranges are so sweet! I'll eat one and show you!"

Looking at the bright yellow flesh in his hand, to be honest, he still couldn't quite believe that this orange could be purely sour.

However, in order to get Bailu to eat the orange, and also in keeping with his experimental idea, Bai Luoming gritted his teeth and stuffed it into his mouth.

The moment it enters your mouth, a strong sour taste bursts forth, like eating candy and then immediately spitting out two lemons.

Bai Luoming's taste buds were overwhelmed by the sourness, and he almost spat out the orange on the spot. However, when he looked down, he saw Bailu's expectant eyes, so he forcibly suppressed the urge to vomit, and gave Bailu a thumbs up while keeping a straight face.

"These oranges are delicious!"

"Really not sour? Don't try to fool me!"

"It's not sour. If you don't believe me, watch me eat another segment." After saying that, Bai Luoming took out another segment of orange and stuffed it into his mouth.

Bailu Bai Luoming's expression, Bai Lu was somewhat puzzled. Had she really mistaken him for someone else? Or had the orange been modified and was it really that sweet?

Bailu was hesitant as she prepared to take the orange from Bai Luoming's hand, and just as she was about to put it in her mouth, a familiar voice came from outside the door.

"The Dragon Girl must be nearby. Search carefully."