The Mole

"Oh, you mean that little girl? I found her. She's so pitiful."

"Auntie, look, look! Xiao Sang, this is your auntie!"

"What? Call her godmother?"

"Wow, Auntie, you're so kind-hearted!"

Under the Yingying Monster mental onslaught of the whiny girl, Mom was knocked out! She even mistook Xiao Sang for her goddaughter... Afterwards, Lin Xiaoxi tossed her phone to Li Yao and said smugly, "Heh, trash!"

Li Yao: "..."

In this matter, Li Yao didn't know how to strike back at Lin Xiaoxi.

never mind,

None of that matters.

He turned to Xiao Sang and said, "From now on, you'll have to call me brother."

Xiao Sang was a bit confused too; she hadn't figured out what was going on yet! Li Yao's words startled her, and she hid behind Lin Xiaoxi.

Lin Xiaoxi retorted protectively, "Can't this middle-aged uncle born in the 90s have any shame?"

Li Yao retorted, "Why can't she call my parents 'uncle' and 'aunt' but 'brother'?"

Lin Xiaoxi: "Only good-looking guys are called 'little brothers'."

Li Yao: "???"

Am I not pretty?

Li Yao turned to look at the reflection in the shop window next to him—it was strangely handsome!

Wow, he's so handsome! Li Yao is usually so obsessed with his own looks that he can't help himself... When Lin Xiaoxi saw him, she grabbed Xiao Sang and said, "Let's stay away from him!"

Time flies like an arrow, and life is like a fleeting moment.

After returning to the provincial capital, Li Yao immediately lost the sense of urgency he had felt in the capital and lived a very comfortable life every day.

Besides his daily lessons, he would check on the Queen Mother's growth or play with Sauron and Xiao Sang. Chen Xi was teaching Lin Xiaoxi how to mix drinks; ever since Wei Dadong left, the tavern had lost something substantial.

Da Dong has been gone for who knows how many days.

Actually, I didn't miss him that much.

The tavern's business began to boom, and how exactly did it start? Well, we have to thank Lin Xiaoxi for that.

She filmed a short video about Chen Xi on Douyin, and then promoted it in her live stream. As a result, the tavern's customer traffic increased, even affecting Li Yao's "Lazy King's Throne".

no way.

While the store was closing, Li Yao carved a weak barrier— Sound Barrier Curtain —on the floor in front of the fireplace.

This can be considered Li Yao's self-created magic.

By combining sound effects spells from the Evocation tree and mind control spells from the Enchanting tree, a spell can be created that weakens the propagation of sound from inside and outside, and makes living beings subconsciously ignore this place. The caster can Arcane Brand so that some living beings outside the curtain are not affected.

It's actually a very simple application.

If the tavern hadn't been so noisy and crowded, Li Yao probably wouldn't have invented such a useless spell.

certainly,

Those with higher Willpower Immunity, or those with special intuition or abilities, will be more likely to notice the disharmony here.

In that case, it could actually serve as a form of reverse reconnaissance.

In short,

With this weak barrier, Li Yao could once again lie peacefully on his throne, taking drugs and reading.

So beautiful! So incredibly beautiful!

Seeing that the Lost Tavern was doing brisk business, Big Sis Feng Li next door couldn't sit still any longer. She ran over and said, "Can you tell me how you run it? Help me out!"

Li Yao: "..."

He looked at Big Sis Feng Li, "Didn't you say your family owns a mine?"

Big Sis Feng Li slapped her thigh. "But I can't stop that old bastard Zhou Li from bullying me. He's always saying in the group that I ruined his business and that he's always thinking about transferring me back from Modu!"

Li Yao thought for a moment and then nodded, "Actually, you should talk to Xiaoxi about this; she's in charge of marketing!"

Anyway, just getting a little bit of Aura of Luck is enough.

Li Yao seriously doubted whether Xiaoxi could revive Big Sis Feng Li's bar... She's a player who always loses ten times in a row when playing dice! As for why she didn't have an eleventh or twelfth consecutive loss...

Because Big Sis Feng Li is alcohol-intolerant, she couldn't even last eleven rounds! So using "criticism" to describe Big Sis Feng Li is actually a compliment! Perhaps all of Big Sis Feng Li's wisdom, spirit, and even strength were used to build muscle...

Li Yao called Lin Xiaoxi over and explained the matter of Big Sis Feng Li to her. Meeting Big Sis Feng Li's expectant gaze, Lin Xiaoxi asked doubtfully, "If you want the bar to do well, you should manage it properly and come up with something attractive. Otherwise, what's the point of just attracting people?"

Lin Xiaoxi then shifted her tone and criticized Li Yao: "Li Big Hoof, you too! All you see is me making Douyin and doing live streams to attract customers, but you didn't see us designing the menu, launching new wines, and having all sorts of promotions? We even hired a company to create a WeChat official account and a mini-program to help with marketing and increase customer loyalty to the tavern! These are the main ways to retain customers!"

Li Yao: "???"

Are you serious? Isn't Lin Xiaoxi's Milk Tavern a matter of fate? Or is she instinctively avoiding an impossible task?

At this point, Li Yao was a little confused. Was she simply blessed by fate, or did she choose the HD ending every time she made a choice?

While Li Yao was lost in thought, Big Sis Feng Li began a deep self-examination. "It's my fault. Instead of focusing on running the tavern, I was thinking of taking crooked paths!" She suddenly clenched her fist and said with great determination, "Don't worry, I'll change!"

Lin Xiaoxi immediately lit up with a doting smile, "Well Feng Li!"

Li Yao: "???"

Did you two just have some strange conversation that I don't understand?

After finishing her sentence, Lin Xiaoxi jumped back to continue her work.

Feng Li, standing to the side, reflected deeply. "Indeed, the paths to success in this world are mostly similar, but the reasons for failure are incredibly varied! No one can succeed easily; behind the ease of others lies an unimaginable process of hard work. If you want to be prominent in public, you must suffer in private."

I kept drinking the chicken soup, one sip after another!

Li Yao: "There really are things that can be easily accomplished."

Feng Li: "You speak!"

Li Yao: "Reincarnation."

Feng Li: "..."

The chicken soup she injected into her veins, after being mixed by Li Yao, instantly became rotten and foul, turning into poisonous chicken soup.

Big Sis Feng Li on the sofa, all her energy completely drained away!

"Oh, right... So I would have succeeded a long time ago."

Does he come from a wealthy family? Or is he a fifth-tier peak Wallfacers?

Why bother with a personal competition when it comes to running a bar? At best, how much can a bar earn in a year?!

Li Yao crossed his arms to cover his smiling lips—

Ha! Successfully crushed the competitor's fighting spirit! Lin Xiaoxi rolled her eyes at the bar and muttered to Chen Xi, "Sister Chen Xi, I think Li Big Hoof is getting dirtier and dirtier!"

Chen Xi: "... Children shouldn't talk nonsense."

Lin Xiaoxi was displeased. She touched her chest and muttered, "It's not small anymore!"

certainly,

There's no way to compare with Chen Xi... it's a completely hopeless gap! Li Yao asked Feng Li, "So, what have you guys been busy with lately? You seem to be working quite a lot."

Feng Li raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, and then said, "Some things have happened recently—a member of the organization has defected, and the whole country is deploying forces to investigate this matter and crack down on harmful forces!"

Li Yao: "How did it go? Was it successful?"

Feng Li shook his head. "We've launched several sorties but returned empty-handed. I suspect—there's a mole in the provincial capital!"

Li Yao: "..."

This is the second update. Hope you enjoy reading it!