Business Is Booming-Who Says Only Those Standing in the Light Can Be Heroes?

"Waiter, your hot pot is so delicious, did you add anything illegal or unethical?"

"I'll have another plate of beef, please!"

Do you do takeout?

"They're here, they're here."

Xiao Qin was spinning like a top in the shop. He really didn't expect that when his junior brother Li said he wanted to open a hot pot restaurant, he actually was.

As he served the dishes, he asked himself:

"Teacher, Junior Brother Li didn't put anything illegal or unethical in the hot pot, did he? Otherwise, why does it smell so good?"

"My dear disciple, I need to discuss something with you."

"You said."

"Regarding the question you raised, I need to experience it on your body to know."

The Thousand Forms Martial Venerable can possess Xiao Qin's body for a short time, but this method consumes a great deal of his Will Soul.

Xiao Qin: "..."

He felt he had some free time and should discuss it with his junior brother, Li.

Hot pot doesn't need to be made this delicious.

It's only Zhang San, and it's already overflowing with seats. If it stays open for a few more days, won't there be a queue outside?

He strongly suspected that Li's real purpose in proposing this plan was to open a hot pot restaurant.

"Madam, the bill please."

In front of the counter.

The proprietress was an ordinary-looking woman, but her eyes were exceptionally beautiful.

She fiddled with the abacus, making a clattering sound, while the earthenware jar beside her was already filled with loose silver.

Ying Bing lowered her eyes, looking at the money she had earned, a hint of pleasure flashing in her clear eyes.

At first, she thought Li Mo's plan was somewhat absurd.

But counting these coins that meant nothing to her, she felt a strange sense of satisfaction.

Is this what an ordinary person's life is like?

"Ice Block, you've counted the money four times already."

Li Mo twirled the fake mustache on his lip and said helplessly.

"I don't like making mistakes." Ying Bing paused for a moment, then continued counting.

"... Okay then."

As long as the Ice Block don't go into the kitchen, she can count them as many times as she wants.

Turning his gaze away, Li Mo began to observe the diners coming and going.

His Heavenly Mandate Divine Eye remained constantly activated, and he picked up a pen to write it down on a piece of paper.

[Name: Luo Feiyan]

[Age: 27]

[Root Bone: Crane Wing Arm, Spirit Cat Foot.]

[Realm: Internal Breath Condensing-Qi Realm.]

[Destiny: Bluish-black]

[Comment: A renowned female thief with exceptional agility, she enjoys stealing valuables and returning them silently. Having stolen a Swallow Before the Hall, she decided to come to Purple Sun Prefecture to join the fun.]

[Recent Encounter: I just stole the secret manual for the Flying Sand Blade from He Bin, and now he's got his eye on me.]

This is what he recorded of the slender woman eating hot pot there.

Prior to this, there were records:

[Name: Luo Yao]

[Age: 14]

[Root Bone: Wild Goose Falling Hand, Purple Star Pupil.]

[Realm: Blood-Qi Realm, Twelve Meridians]

[Destiny: Blue with a hint of black.]

[Evaluation: A disciple of Burning Jade Valley, exceptionally talented and spirited, she secretly stole her family's heirloom, the Gentleman's Gentleman's Brush, and ventured out into the martial world.]

[Recent Encounters: Targeted by the Night Ghost Liu Heng, who intends to steal her Gentleman's Brush and present it to the Soul-Summoning Judge the Drizzle Pavilion.]

Li Mo raised his head and looked into the distance.

That was a striking young woman in brocade robes, with rosy lips and white teeth, exuding a heroic and spirited air...

I'm telling you, this girl has definitely been reading too many romance novels.

She wrapped her chest up and tied her hair back, thinking that no one would recognize her as a woman.

At the entrance of the hot pot restaurant, he even broke the weapons of several martial arts practitioners with a single stroke due to a heated argument with others, attracting a lot of attention.

She slammed her hand on the table and shouted:

"Shopkeeper, bring me the wine."

"I want the strongest kind! I'm known as someone Thousand Cups Without Drunkenness and ten thousand cups without falling over!"

You could tell she was deliberately raising her voice.

"They've arrived."

Seeing the girl's face flushed red, Li Mo silently added a little less wine to the water.

With that kind of drinking capacity, he's still bragging.

Don't let that King of Brawling of Clear Abyss Sect hear you.

"Here you go, it's a reward."

The young girl was eating hotpot and drinking wine when she tossed out a small, pure gold yellow croaker.

"Well."

Li Mo sighed softly.

Perhaps in the eyes of young boys and girls, the martial world is about drinking, swords, riding horses, spending fortunes, and seeking revenge?

I used to think the same way.

"Hey, how did you come up with this hot pot recipe?"

"Interested in opening a branch in my Burning Jade Valley? My brother's got tons of money."

Luo Yao asked, slightly drunk.

"Your elder brother is..."

"Luo Yu, the chief disciple of Burning Jade Valley!"

Okay.

I was saying I was getting a little annoyed with you.

When the Nine Veins Martial Tournament ended, Li Mo encountered Luo Yu, who wanted to exchange ten rare treasures, six famous weapons, and ten thousand taels of gold for his Crimson Firmament Sword.

As is widely known.

Little Li was quite wealthy, so he politely declined.

Guess what Luo Yu said?

"Very good, you've caught my attention."

No wonder they're siblings...

After Luo Yao revealed her family background, fewer people stared at her.

"Little sister, you don't mean to think you can take this shopkeeper home because he's handsome, do you?"

A woman's teasing voice came from the side; it was Luo Feiyan.

I challenge you!

Luo Yao glared at her angrily, her already flushed face turning even redder.

Luo Feiyan ignored her and instead looked at Li Mo.

"The shopkeeper must have been a handsome man in his youth."

"I'm quite interested in your..."

Li Mo used the Formless Glazed Veil to make himself appear older.

The sound of abacuses clicking at the counter stopped, and the proprietress looked up silently at Luo Feiyan.

"Hot pot recipe," Luo Feiyan finished speaking.

The sound of the abacus clicking away rang out again.

"Shopkeeper, it's already hard enough running a shop!"

Xiao Qin put down a plate of mutton.

No, Junior Brother Li, are you really considering the feasibility of this?

We're not here to make the hot pot restaurant bigger and stronger!

"Yes, we don't have any plans to open a branch for the time being."

"We will not sell hot pot recipes."

Li Mo smiled and politely declined Luo Yao and Luo Feiyan's advances.

"Tsk, your chef's knife skills are pretty good."

Luo Feiyan squinted and picked up a piece of mutton as thin as a cicada's wing.

"He trained for several years."

Li Mo chuckled lightly.

Yes, I practiced the Life-Severing Blade Technique for several years.

The sliced mutton is not only as thin as a cicada's wing, but also incredibly fresh, preserving its freshness to the greatest extent possible.

I took the small yellow croaker back to the counter.

The Ice Block shoved it into the money jar and started counting it again.

As dusk fell.

After a busy day, the hot pot restaurant finally closed its doors.

"I've gathered some information today."

"Among them, the two strongest are He Bin, the Flying Sand Blade, and Liu Heng, the Night Ghost. One is at the Inner Breath Jade Liquid Realm, and the other is at the Inner Breath Profound Pill Realm."

"There are also some small fry, mostly at the Qi Condensation Realm, their combat strength should be not weak, and they are all vicious people with lives on their hands."

Li Mo spoke to the record sheet in his hand.

Xiao Qin and Zuoqiu Yang exchanged glances.

Why are so many participants in the Avici Trial coming to the store today?

How come they didn't notice?

Li Mo continued:

"We aim for a swift victory; the sooner the battle ends, the better."

"Senior Brother Xiao, Brother Zuoqiu, I'll leave those small fry to you. Your martial arts are better suited for dealing with them."

Xiao Qin's expression was complicated.

Is that considered a compliment?

But actually, the "small fry" that Junior Brother Li mentioned were not weak at all; they were all at the Internal Breath Condensing-Qi Realm.

He silently put on his night clothes and the bull-head mask he had bought at the market.

The two of them slipped out the door in the dark.

"Are you going out to right wrongs or stay in the shop and wait for me?"

Li Mo turned around and asked.

"Upholding justice and chivalry?"

Ying Bing was somewhat confused.

They hid their heads and sneaked out in the dark.

By any measure, it has nothing to do with the word 'knight-errant'.

Li Mo said earnestly:

"Who says only those who stand in the light are heroes?"

"I have to tell you the story of Gotham City; there's a chivalrous hero there too."

"Every night, he would put on a mask and go out to fight crime..."

Ten minutes later.

Another figure left the hot pot restaurant.

Watching Li Mo's figure disappear into the night.

Ying Bing remained silent for a few seconds.

The story I just told was so childish.

But perhaps because I've never had such an experience before, deep down I feel a little eager to try it.

This was very unusual for her.

"Someone might use the Avici Trial to target Chulong."

"I haven't investigated this matter yet."

Swipe --

A leaf outside trembled slightly, and just then someone guessed what it was, their figure disappearing into the distance.

She went to investigate Jiang Chulong's affairs.

That's it...