You Sure Can Eat, Huh?

You Sure Can Eat, Huh?

Her Highness Saintess made it clear that she absolutely did not want to be lectured by that guy again. This was the Saintess's pride.

Wu Guodong: "..."

What the hell?

Even though he was already in his early forties, those three words still involuntarily surfaced in his mind at that very moment.

He'd eaten a boxed meal and still insisted on paying?

He said helplessly, "You don't need to pay for the boxed meal. We can get reimbursed."

"Reimbursed?"

Qi Zixiao did not understand what that meant, but she still insisted, "That won't do either. You have to pay for food, otherwise wouldn't that be robbery?"

"..."

Wu Guodong rolled his eyes and understood.

So this kid was throwing a tantrum at him. He was both amused and exasperated. "Hey, what robbery? I'm treating you. Consider it my treat. Come on, didn't you say you're still hungry? I'll take you to a restaurant, all right?"

"Take me to a restaurant?"

Qi Zixiao did not completely understand the phrase, but she could grasp most of its meaning. Her eyes lit up. "Does that count as robbery?"

Wu Guodong: "(⊙o⊙)..."

Why were you still hung up on robbery?

"It doesn't count. This really doesn't count!"

"Then it's settled..."

Qi Zixiao agreed happily. Since it did not count as robbery and he was the one "treating" her, that guy could not possibly say anything about her afterward, right?

Besides, Qi Zixiao had calculated that there would be other "money transactions" between her and Wu Guodong, and it would not be too long before that happened...

While the two of them talked, the other police officers slowly "dug" Qiu Shufeng out of the ground.

Fortunately, he had not fallen apart. At least he was still in one piece. It was just that he could not even stand properly, and his entire head was buzzing.

Hearing Qi Zixiao's exchange with Wu Guodong made him feel even more like vomiting blood...

What the hell, is this guy an idiot?!

I was actually taken down by an idiot?!

He was so depressed he could have died, and at the same time, he was utterly helpless.

Given his crimes, even the death penalty would be getting off lightly. Yet he could not figure out how he had ended up running into such a monstrously powerful "idiot"!

He was practically paralyzed all over now. He could not even kill himself if he wanted to...

After agreeing to take "Lin Fan" to a restaurant, Wu Guodong went back to check on Xiao Li. Once he found that the injuries were not serious, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Leave one person behind to stay with Xiao Li and wait for the ambulance. The rest of you take Qiu Shufeng back to the station. Suspend the salvage operation at Swan Lake for now."

"As for what happens next, wait for the station's orders..."

After making a series of arrangements, Wu Guodong left Swan Lake with "Lin Fan." He drove personally and found a restaurant.

It was a restaurant of decent quality, though certainly not extravagant.

Anything too good would count as corruption, and Wu Guodong did not dare play around like that.

After entering the restaurant, Qi Zixiao looked calm on the surface, but she was actually filled with novelty. It was her first time in a place like this, and everything she saw felt fresh.

Various aromas drifted past from time to time, especially making her unable to resist drawing in deep breaths.

At Purple Mansion Holy Land, they lived "untouched by the mundane world." Their food consisted of things like Spirit Fruits and Spirit Liquid. Only after trying it did she realize that the food mortals ate had a unique flavor of its own.

"What would you like?"

Wu Guodong handed the menu to Qi Zixiao. "You really helped me out today. Order whatever you want. Don't worry!"

He was in a rather good mood.

Although Xiao Li had suffered some injuries, capturing Qiu Shufeng, a wanted criminal, was greatly beneficial both publicly and privately. Naturally, he ought to be happy.

"Me?"

Qi Zixiao's thoughts raced.

Fortunately, even though she did not understand exactly what he meant, the menu was in her hands. Just looking at the names of the dishes was enough to set her imagination running wild.

Then...

She discovered that she had never eaten any of them, and that she wanted to eat every single one.

"What's with that look?"

Seeing "Lin Fan" suddenly stare at him with a strange expression, Wu Guodong raised his eyebrows. "Don't try to save me money. Order whatever you want."

"Then..."

Qi Zixiao swallowed. "I want everything."

Wu Guodong: "???"

The waiter standing nearby: "..."

"All right, everything it is~! Please wait a moment."

Before Wu Guodong could say anything, the waiter recovered from his brief daze and swiftly ran off.

This was a big order!

"Good grief!"

Once Wu Guodong came to his senses, he was both amused and exasperated. He did not stop the waiter, merely saying, "I really misjudged you, kid. I thought you'd be too embarrassed. Who would've thought? I really didn't see this coming..."

Before long, the dishes began arriving one after another.

This was a typical Sichuan restaurant, with food that was fresh, fragrant, spicy, and perfectly satisfying in color, aroma, and taste. Qi Zixiao ate until her mouth was covered in grease...

Fortunately, she was still quite restrained and looked perfectly refined, at least on the surface. It was her appetite that gave Wu Guodong a huge fright.

The waiter and owner also kept casting sidelong glances over, their mouths practically wide enough to fit a goose egg.

More than thirty dishes, and six soups...

Wu Guodong could eat two dishes and a soup at most before he was full, yet Qi Zixiao ate from the beginning all the way to the end, leaving behind practically nothing but a few scraps!!!

"It's so delicious."

Hic~

The Saintess let out a hiccup, and her face immediately flushed red...

This is a little embarrassing!

"You..."

Wu Guodong did not care in the slightest about whether she had hiccupped or not. Instead, he stared at "Lin Fan's" stomach as if he had seen a ghost.

"What's that stomach of yours made of?"

"You can eat this much? Even a competitive eater couldn't beat you, right?! Don't tell me you really became a Wandering Spirit?"

Wu Guodong had originally confirmed long ago that "Lin Fan" was fine and was not a Wandering Spirit. Yet this scene forced him to consider that possibility again. Could a normal person really eat this much?

"It was pretty tasty. I accidentally ate a little more than I should have."

Qi Zixiao answered somewhat sheepishly...

Emmmmm.

She was genuinely embarrassed.

As for how she could eat so much, the reason was actually very simple.

Body Refinement was also cultivation. Moreover, Body Refinement Cultivators had far greater control over their bodies than Immortal Cultivators of the same realm!

After mastering the basics of the Waterflow Body and becoming a Body Refinement Cultivator, she naturally needed a massive amount of energy to sustain herself. Her digestion was faster, and she could even control her body to accelerate the process herself...

Wu Guodong, however, knew nothing about this. Hearing "Lin Fan" say that he had merely eaten a little more than usual, Wu Guodong's eyelids began twitching.

This is what you call eating a little more?!

Good heavens...

No wonder you wanted to make money. With an appetite like that, ordinary people couldn't afford to feed you, all right?!

At that thought, Wu Guodong remembered the important matter.

"By the way, bro, let me ask you something."

Seeing that no one was nearby, Wu Guodong lowered his voice. "I won't pursue the matter of you jumping into the lake, but how did you know where Qiu Shufeng was?"

Wu Guodong was genuinely curious!

Qiu Shufeng was bold yet meticulous, a skilled fighter, and terrifyingly alert to counter-investigation. Earlier, no one had noticed Qiu Shufeng's presence at all!

But "Lin Fan"?

He had jumped right out and identified Qiu Shufeng on the spot. If there were no reason behind it, who would believe that?!

So what was that reason?

And how had "Lin Fan" managed to do it?

Wu Guodong really wanted to figure this out.