Zhongli Doesn't Eat Seafood?

Heaven Dou City, outside a certain restaurant.

Zhongli, "Xue Qinghe," and Paimon exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion.

"Youjia Restaurant?"

Paimon murmured instinctively, her little face full of astonishment.

"Hm?"

The corner of Zhongli's eye twitched. How should he put it? This restaurant's name...

"This restaurant's name has a twisted sort of beauty."

"It is very easy to tell that the person who named it was either a great talent or..."

At this point, Zhongli paused and did not continue.

"Xue Qinghe" had been in Heaven Dou City for more than ten years, yet this was the first time she had seen this restaurant!

Normally, she did not eat outside, so it was perfectly normal for her not to know about this place.

"Zhongli, Qinghe, how about... how about we choose another restaurant?"

Paimon turned to look at Zhongli and "Xue Qinghe" and spoke tentatively. She simply had the feeling that something was off about this place, though she had no reason for it.

"Alright!"

Zhongli and "Xue Qinghe" agreed almost without thinking. After answering, they turned and left.

"???"

Paimon froze. It seemed the two of them thought the same way she did.

With that thought, she hurried after them.

"Xue Qinghe" might not know which small restaurants in Heaven Dou City were good, but she did know which grand hotels were better.

As the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, entertaining guests was unavoidable.

"Guest Official, little Paimon, this hotel belongs to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Its service and food are among the very best in Heaven Dou City."

Outside the Seven Treasure Hotel, "Xue Qinghe" introduced the place to Zhongli and Paimon.

"How about we eat here?"

As the richest sect in the world, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had its hand in many industries, and it could excel in all of them.

If it could not reach the very top, would that not be tarnishing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's name?

"Alright, alright!"

Paimon's eyes sparkled like stars. After hearing "Xue Qinghe's" introduction, she became even more interested in the Seven Treasure Hotel.

After thinking for a moment, Zhongli nodded.

Upon entering the Seven Treasure Hotel, they were greeted by dazzling splendor.

With Zhongli's discerning eye, he could naturally tell that the golden decorations were neither fake nor merely gold-plated. They were all genuine gold!

Worthy of the world's wealthiest sect. The hotel's decor alone likely cost no less than a million Gold Soul Coins.

The moment they stepped through the doors, a somewhat plump middle-aged man approached them with a smile.

He looked to be in his forties, with slicked-back hair and a suit and tie, resembling a successful businessman.

His ample build gave him a smooth, worldly air, and one would not dislike him at first glance.

"Welcome to our establishment, honored guests!"

The middle-aged man placed his right hand over his heart and bowed slightly, performing a standard noble's greeting.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Guest Official Zhongli, and..."

The middle-aged man froze halfway through his words.

"Um..."

He had just received word that the young man beside Crown Prince Xue Qinghe was a Crown Prince's Mansion Guest Official, a Titled Douluo-level powerhouse who absolutely could not be offended.

But what was this little thing that could fly through the air?

He spent every day dealing with nobles. Where would he find the time to pay attention to the strange happenings of Heaven Dou City?

It was perfectly normal for him not to know Paimon.

The sect member who had delivered the news earlier had only explained Zhongli's identity. As for Paimon, she had barely been mentioned.

After thinking for a moment, the middle-aged man blurted out instinctively, "An unidentified flying object?"

"What do you mean, unidentified flying object?! It's Paimon! Paimon!"

Paimon stomped her foot in midair to show how angry she was, then roared at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and hurriedly said, "My apologies, little Paimon. How about I offer you a dessert as compensation?"

"Alright, alright! You're actually pretty nice!"

"???"

He had never expected Paimon to be so easy to placate. A single dessert was enough to settle it?

Seeing Paimon's delighted expression, the middle-aged man felt rather confused.

Well, Paimon really was that easy to placate!

A little kindness or small favor, and she would remember it for a long time.

As for enemies and the like, she could not remember them instead.

All one could say was that Paimon's nature was simply too kind.

Under the middle-aged man's guidance, the three arrived in a luxurious private room.

"Boss, remember, no seafood. Zhongli doesn't like seafood!"

While ordering, Paimon seemed to remember something. Her eyes lit up as she spoke to the middle-aged man.

Upon hearing this, "Xue Qinghe's" eyes brightened. He did not eat seafood?

She remembered that.

Zhongli, meanwhile, gave Paimon a somewhat surprised look.

He remembered that back on the Teyvat Continent, he had only eaten with the Traveler and Paimon two or three times.

He had only mentioned not eating seafood once.

He had not expected the little one to remember it.

Sure enough, there was a reason the little one was so endearing.

Heaven Dou City was still quite far from the coast, but the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had ways to transport seafood.

Rare things were valuable. Eating seafood at this restaurant was far from cheap.

Hearing that seafood was unnecessary, the middle-aged man did not show the slightest dissatisfaction.

It was perfectly normal for powerhouses to have some unusual preferences.

"Just bring several signature dishes. Though I do not care for things from the Deep Sea, if Paimon and Qinghe would like some, that is fine as well."

He did not eat it or like looking at it, but he would not stop others from eating it or looking at it.

At the mention of seafood, he recalled what had happened thousands of years ago when he fought a Demon God in the Deep Sea.

He had definitely won, but the process was difficult to describe. It had left him with a psychological shadow toward seafood.

Not that he was afraid of it. He simply did not like it!

"No need, no need. Paimon doesn't like seafood either."

Paimon hurriedly waved her hands, her face utterly sincere.

What she ate did not really matter. When she had first started following the Traveler, all she ate had been sea fish.

How could she possibly not eat seafood?

Still, so as not to affect Zhongli, she said that she did not like it.

"Xue Qinghe" paused. She did not particularly care about food either.

Neither Zhongli nor Paimon ate it. Could she be the bad guy?

Obviously not.

The high-EQ "Xue Qinghe" naturally would not do something so low-EQ.

"Let us follow Guest Official Zhongli's preference. Arrange several signature dishes!"

"Xue Qinghe" waved her hand as she spoke.

"Certainly. Please wait a moment, honored guests!"

After the "boss" left, Paimon chatted casually with "Xue Qinghe" about everyday matters. The latter answered every question and held nothing back.

Paimon was Zhongli's martial soul, so it was necessary to gain Paimon's favor.

She also wanted to learn more about such a miraculous martial soul.

Before long, four dishes and a soup were served. Under the lights, each dish emitted a unique glow.

For example, the beef was glowing green...

"This beef is indeed exceptionally fresh. The preservation method is not bad."

The beef contained a trace of energy, which should be the so-called Soul Power.

Before its death, it must have been a soul beast!

It was obviously impossible to slaughter soul beasts inside a hotel. That was why Zhongli said the preservation method was not bad.