Soul Land: The Wraith of the Underworld, Mei and the Raiden Shogun
Chapter 17

Mei's Food Gets Snatched Up Like Crazy

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"Brother Kong? Kong! Starry Sky?"

At that, Yu Xiaogang immediately thought of Starry Sky, the person who had watched him die without lifting a finger and forced him to cut off one of his own arms. How could he possibly forget?

Just hearing Starry Sky's name filled his face with hatred.

"Starry Sky... Yes! It's him. Is he in this class?" Upon hearing Starry Sky's full name, Zhu Zhuqing became overwhelmingly excited. She looked at the students sleeping face-down on their desks, her eyes full of anticipation.

Soon, following the other students' gazes, she looked toward the back row by the window.

There was a child there, his face buried in a purple slime pillow, sleeping soundly.

Looking closely, she recognized from the details that this was the Brother Kong she had been thinking about day and night.

"Hm? Is school over?"

A classmate pushed Starry Sky's desk. Such a cute little girl was looking for Starry Sky, so surely he would not mind being disturbed.

Starry Sky rubbed his eyes. Still groggy, he hugged his pillow and started to walk outside.

"Brother Kong! It... it's me. We made a promise."

Zhu Zhuqing jogged over to Starry Sky and blocked his way.

Starry Sky looked up. She was an adorable girl, like a little black kitten.

His spirits immediately lifted, and he said happily, "Little Qing, you came to play with me!"

Then Starry Sky looked around, saw the envious looks from his classmates and the teacher's gloomy face, and hurried back to his seat, scratching his head.

"School isn't over yet."

"Brother Kong, can... can I sit beside you?"

Zhu Zhuqing shyly walked over to Starry Sky's desk.

"Sure."

Class was too boring. With Zhu Zhuqing around, he could get through these dull days faster.

Zhu Zhuqing looked delighted. She pulled over a stool and sat beside Starry Sky.

Tang San, who had stood up to welcome his new deskmate, immediately became utterly embarrassed.

He quickly sat back down without a word.

Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth and left with a cold expression.

This was completely different from what he had imagined!

It was too humiliating, especially in front of the Star Luo Zhu Family. How was he supposed to live after this?

The soul master circle was not that big. If word of this spread, it would be an insult to Tang San and even Tang Hao.

He was truly too pathetic.

He could only leave dejectedly, hoping that the Star Luo Zhu Family had not even noticed him.

They could not talk during class and disturb others, so Zhu Zhuqing and Starry Sky passed notes to each other.

They chatted for a while about the school and Yu Xiaogang.

Starry Sky was about to laugh himself to death.

Research into a beast martial soul beastification secret technique?

Yu Xiaogang truly lived up to his title as the Grandmaster from back then. He could spout bullshit without even thinking.

"I was actually fooled by him."

Zhu Zhuqing felt extremely upset. She had thought Yu Xiaogang was some mysterious expert.

She had even mistaken Yu Xiaogang for Starry Sky's master.

Was Yu Xiaogang worthy of that?

When they had something to do, time flew by. Before Starry Sky and Zhu Zhuqing had chatted enough, school was over.

"Little Kong, I've finally waited for you to get out of school. I booked a room at the biggest tavern in Notting City. Where are your three older sisters? Bring them along too. Let us properly repay you for saving our lives."

Zhu Zhuyun stood at the door, smiling as she invited him.

But Starry Sky shook his head and refused.

"What best tavern? It can't compare to the boxed lunches made by Sister Mei!"

"Sister Yun, Little Qing, I'll take you to the school cafeteria to try Sister Mei's cooking!"

Since Starry Sky had put it that way, the two girls could not insist. The sister he mentioned was probably one of those three women from before.

Each of them had been incredibly powerful, yet they were actually working as cooks in such a tiny place?

Since Starry Sky praised the food so highly, they wanted to try it as well.

The school cafeteria was bustling. The moment class ended, all the children rushed toward it.

Ever since Mei had become the cafeteria cook, they had finally learned what true delicacies tasted like!

This made the Zhu sisters look forward to it even more.

"Let's go. We already have seats."

So many people were lining up for food, yet the three of them had arrived so slowly. How long would they have to wait before getting anything to eat?

Fortunately, Starry Sky received special treatment.

A table had already been filled with food, and two girls were already eating.

When the other girl saw Starry Sky and the others arrive, she rested her cheek on one hand and smiled gently.

"So it's you two? Come eat with us."

Mei was powerful and had long noticed Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun. That was why she had not only switched to a larger table today, but also prepared much more food.

The two girls sat down stiffly, looking like young wives meeting their in-laws.

"Eat, eat. If Shadow and Underworld finish eating, there won't be anything left for us."

Seeing that the two girls were not moving their chopsticks, Starry Sky placed a cream puff on each of their plates.

"Thank you, Brother Kong. I... I can serve myself."

Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly thanked him and stopped Starry Sky from giving her more food.

"Mmm... So sweet, so smooth..."

Zhu Zhuyun took a bite of the cream puff. The cream inside flowed into her mouth, stimulating her taste buds and making her thoroughly enjoy it.

After all, no girl disliked sweet flavors.

It was like the taste of love, making one unable to resist becoming greedy.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing swallowed and took a bite as well. Her eyes lit up, and then she swallowed the entire cream puff in one mouthful.

"It's so delicious! I've never had a dessert this good before."

"Yes, even the royal pastry chefs are not one ten-thousandth as skilled as this."

The two girls could not stop praising it.

"Thank you~!" Mei smiled gently and then served the two girls more dishes.

The two girls felt rather awkward. They had clearly come to repay a favor, so why were they being taken care of by Mei instead?

But the food was too delicious. They simply could not stop eating. Without Mei serving them dishes, they could not keep up.

Raiden Ei and Underworld ate quickly as well. Before long, the entire table of food had been swept clean by the group like a whirlwind.

Zhu Zhuqing patted her round, bulging stomach. Her stomach was satisfied, but her heart was full of regret.

Would Brother Kong think she was a glutton because she had eaten so much...

How embarrassing. Why had her first impression turned out like this?

This was too humiliating!

"Little Qing, you're a noble. Why do you want to stay in my Dorm Seven?"

On the way back to the dormitory, Zhu Zhuqing followed them to Dorm Seven.

They were all children now, so every class, regardless of gender, stayed in the same dormitory.

Dorm Seven was not only co-ed, but also where all the work-study students in the school lived.

Zhu Zhuqing thought that since she had to live in a co-ed dormitory anyway, she might as well share a room with Starry Sky.

That way, she could better observe Starry Sky's daily life and learn useful things from it.

When Starry Sky asked her this, Zhu Zhuqing's little face reddened.

"I... I'm not familiar with anyone else. Brother Kong, can I stay here?"

Starry Sky nodded. Of course she could. In any case, after staying in Dorm Seven for a while every night, Starry Sky would run off to his three wives' dormitory.

Zhu Zhuqing staying here would not affect Starry Sky in the slightest.

On the contrary, she could bring him plenty of fun.

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