Immortal's Joyful Tea

Before long, the two of them arrived at Chang Le Tian. This place recreated the Xianzhou Luofu's night scenery, with many shops and snack stalls gathered there. People streamed through the streets, making the place incredibly lively.

Bai Sheng glanced into the distance, pondering how to make his way through the dense crowd.

"There are so many people here."

Bai Sheng could not help sighing.

Huohuo nodded beside him and explained:

"Because today is a rest day, and many organizations are closed. Lots of people look forward to coming out and relaxing on this day. Besides, this is the Xianzhou Luofu's peak tourist season, so there are more outsiders than usual."

"I see. Shall we get something to eat first? I remember you haven't had dinner yet, Huohuo."

Bai Sheng suggested it, and Huohuo naturally did not refuse. She nodded:

"Sure. Asheng, do you know where we should eat?"

That question stumped Bai Sheng. He usually cooked for himself, so he really did not know much about the Xianzhou Luofu's cuisine. Besides, because he had to work at the Ten Lords Bureau, he had even closed his barbecue restaurant for quite some time.

"Are you two going to get something to eat?"

A girl asked the two of them.

Bai Sheng looked at her. The girl had orange-red hair tied into a ponytail, with an orange flower decorating her hair tie. Her eyes were a noble gold, and she wore a white dress with black clothing underneath, along with a red outer garment. Of course, she also had on a pair of black stockings.

"You are..."

Bai Sheng was puzzled by the girl's sudden appearance. However, according to the result given by the spirit puppet, the girl was not a bad person.

"You two, I know all the delicious food in Chang Le Tian! I can show you around, hehe."

The girl rubbed her hands together, her golden eyes fixed on the two of them.

"Reason."

Bai Sheng said. One could never be too careful around strangers, even if the other party seemed friendly.

"Kind people, I haven't eaten anything for three days. So, if it's possible, could you take me along? Please?"

The girl shamelessly dropped to her knees and hugged Huohuo's leg, lamenting her misfortunes.

"Ah!"

The sudden move startled Huohuo. She pushed at the girl, but could not get her off. She then looked at Bai Sheng pitifully.

"Asheng..."

Bai Sheng could not withstand Huohuo acting like that. He grabbed the girl by the collar and lifted her up, asking with an unfriendly look:

"From now on, you answer whatever I ask. Don't even think about lying! I can tell."

The girl hurriedly nodded. As Bai Sheng spoke, he released his Path Energy. Although it belonged to the [Harmony] Path, it still surpassed that of most Pathwalkers, making it more than enough to deal with this girl.

"Yes, yes, yes. Ask away. I'll tell you everything."

"Name."

"Guinevere."

"Gender."

"Do you really have to ask that? Ow, ow, ow! Fine, I'm a woman!"

"Purpose."

"I really have been hungry for too long and wanted to find a kind person to treat me to a meal. I can perform some tricks, so I won't eat for free."

"How did you come to the Xianzhou Luofu?"

"Sorry, I can't say. But I came to the Xianzhou Luofu a long time ago."

"Since you said you came here a long time ago, why didn't you find a job instead of begging?"

"Don't put it that harshly. I'm a street performer, but someone stole my performance equipment."

"I looked for it for three days and couldn't find it. I wanted to solve the matter myself, but as you can see, I failed to find it and spent all my money instead."

"Confirmed. The truth."

Bai Sheng's eyes, which had somehow turned gold, slowly faded back to blue. The result from the spirit puppet had been accurate as well. It seemed the girl was fairly honest.

"Huohuo, should we let her come with us?"

Bai Sheng left the choice to Huohuo. Although Huohuo did not particularly like girls who were overly enthusiastic, she agreed out of sympathy.

"Huh? Really? Thank you so much! You're family!"

The wrinkles between Guinevere's brows smoothed out, and joy radiated from her entire person.

"Come, come, my family! Let's go this way. I'll take you two to try Chang Le Tian's most famous Immortal's Joyful Tea!"

After saying that, Guinevere led Huohuo and Bai Sheng to a milk tea shop. She pointed at the shop's signature drink on the sign by the entrance. It read:

"Shop Bestseller—Immortal's Joyful Tea."

Bai Sheng bought three cups with the regular amount of sugar. After waiting a while, a shop assistant handed the three of them milk teas that looked delicious.

They were not expensive—just over three thousand credits. The prices here were fairly cheap.

Black tapioca pearls rested at the bottom of the milk tea, with a layer of cream on top and some sugar pearls sprinkled over it as decoration. The orange straws matched the drink's colors perfectly.

"It's so good!"

Huohuo drank her milk tea, an enigmatic smile appearing on her face. Her two large ears trembled happily, and her tail swayed from side to side. The little fox looked adorable no matter how one looked at her.

The same went for Guinevere. Anything obtained for free tasted delicious.

Bai Sheng thought it was decent, but he did not particularly like the pearls at the bottom. He had just sucked too hard, causing one of them to shoot straight into his throat.

"Cough, cough."

Seeing Bai Sheng choking, Huohuo hurriedly patted him on the back.

"Asheng, are you all right?"

Bai Sheng waved his hand:

"I'm fine. It went down the wrong way. What rotten luck. I don't like these pearls."

Seeing Bai Sheng act like a child, Huohuo could not help smiling.

"It's all right, it's all right. When we get back, I'll write a few talismans for you, Asheng, to bring you better luck."

Guinevere watched the two of them and could not help biting her straw. She silently moved aside and drank her milk tea by herself.

"Thanks. Let's keep looking around."

Bai Sheng unconsciously reached out and touched Huohuo's hair. Her hair was very soft and smooth to the touch.

Huohuo's little face flushed bright red, but she did not resist.

"Boss, two cups of Immortal's Joyful Tea, same as usual. Extra sugar.

"Oh, who would have thought it was you, Bai Sheng? How have you been lately?"

While Bai Sheng and Huohuo were still laughing and chatting, Fu Xuan came over to greet them.

"Lady Fu Xuan, sorry for the trouble... Hmm, what was that phrase again...?"

Bai Sheng wanted to reply, but he had forgotten how to say the phrase.

"No need to be so formal. Say it however you feel comfortable."

Fu Xuan said this because not everyone could learn Xianzhou language well. For an outsider like Bai Sheng to use "sorry for the trouble" was already quite impressive in Fu Xuan's eyes.

"All right. It seems I'm still not used to speaking this way. I've been doing well lately. How about you, Lady Fu Xuan?"

"Everything is as usual for me. That Jing Yuan, on the other hand, sneaks off to slack off every other day. The work that needs handling is piling up like a mountain. You should go lecture him when you have the time."

Fu Xuan said this angrily.

Jing Yuan had not started slacking off only recently. In the past, urging him along had at least been somewhat effective, but now he had simply run off to the Alchemy Commission to avoid work.

If one did not want to be General, there were plenty of people who did. If it were possible to write complaint letters, Fu Xuan would have written piles and piles of them long ago.

"By the way, did you come out with your girlfriend?"