Jing Family Restaurant

The Jing Family Restaurant is located on Wutong Street in the east of Changfeng City.

Wutong Street is surrounded by academies and workshops, so although this Jing Family Restaurant is not packed to the rafters every single day like those in the city center, it can still be considered a place with a steady stream of guests and long-lasting business.

However, today's situation is vastly different from the norm. When Lu Mingyuan and Jing Zhi walked into the restaurant, they were surprised to see that every seat was taken. One must know that such a scene has been rare in recent years.

Logically speaking, when a place is crowded, the atmosphere in a restaurant is bound to be noisy and chaotic.

But at this moment, the diners in the restaurant were all sitting quietly in their chairs, stretching their necks and listening intently to the middle-aged man in a pale blue Confucian robe standing in the center of the room.

This middle-aged man is the storyteller of the Jing Family Restaurant, surnamed Song. Every day, he comes to the restaurant to tell interesting anecdotes and legends, or recount ancient stories like The Three Heroes and Five Gallants or Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, or perhaps discuss current events.

It must be said that this storyteller is quite a talent; he can tell stories in a vivid and lifelike manner, and he even performs roleplay to stir up the atmosphere. Ever since he arrived, the business of the Jing Family Restaurant has been significantly better than that of other restaurants.

During its peak, the Jing Family Restaurant was just like it is today—filled with guests and not a single empty seat.

But good times don't last forever. Once the Jing Family Restaurant became a hit due to the storytelling, other restaurants grew jealous and followed suit, quickly thinning out the customer base.

However, relying on the advantage of being the first, a top-tier storyteller, and the restaurant's long-standing reputation, the business has remained prosperous and continues to thrive.

To this day, the Jing Family Restaurant is well-regarded throughout Changfeng City.

Oh, and by the way, it was actually Lu Mingyuan who gave the Jing family the idea to hire a storyteller.

I remember that Lu Mingyuan was only fourteen at the time, having just awakened memories of his past life. Jing Zhi, also fourteen, had already grown into a very lovely girl. Although she was still young and hadn't fully blossomed, she was already a well-known beauty in the area.

Therefore, even though Jing Zhi carried the title of Lu Mingyuan's fiancée at the time and they both had feelings for each other, many people still came to propose marriage, which annoyed Lu Mingyuan to no end.

As for Jing Zhi, she never paid any attention to those people and spent her days with Lu Mingyuan, so Lu Mingyuan didn't take those matters to heart. Those people didn't pose a threat to him.

But one time, after a wealthy merchant surnamed Wang came to visit, the Jing family didn't explicitly refuse, which made Lu Mingyuan extremely anxious.

You always refused directly in the past, so why this time?

Could it be that they wanted to break the engagement?

No way. How could he let someone else pick the peach he had raised himself?

After confirming that Jing Zhi's heart remained unchanged, Lu Mingyuan made a plan and rushed to the Jing household. Once there, he appealed to the emotions and reasoning of the elder couple. After talking for about a day, he finally persuaded them and settled the matter.

The next day, the Jing family announced the engagement of their eldest daughter, Jing Zhi, to Lu Mingyuan of the Lu family, with the wedding to take place as soon as they came of age.

From then on, those annoying fellows disappeared.

And it was also from that time that the Jing Family Restaurant added a storyteller, beginning its path to prosperity.

"It is said that the giant and the giant lion fought back and forth for dozens of rounds, but neither could do anything to the other. Even if one side broke the other's energy shield, the opponent could quickly replenish it."

"During one exchange, after the giant lion's shield was broken again, it prepared to dodge and then re-apply its shield. Who would have thought that at this moment, the giant lion suddenly paused? Opportunities must be seized, for they do not return. The giant instantly grasped the chance, used all his strength, and employed the Tearing Divine Ability, slashing his sword toward the giant lion's thigh."

"This strike nearly severed one of the giant lion's hind legs."

"At this moment, the giant lion hadn't even reacted. Seeing this, the giant took the opportunity to slash several more times, finally severing one of the giant lion's legs. Then, he stomped on the leg, which had a faint glimmer of spiritual light, until it exploded."

"A moment later, the giant lion finally regained its senses. Once it saw the current situation, it turned and ran. As it ran, an energy shield reappeared on its body, and the long, sharp horn on the giant lion's head began to emit specks of starlight."

"Just then, the giant, wrapped in a layer of green light, caught up. With another sword strike, he broke the shield. Immediately, the giant lion stopped again. The giant seized the opportunity to hack off the other hind leg and trampled the detached part into a pulp."

"Now, the giant lion only had two legs left and could no longer run as fast. The outcome was already predictable."

"After several more rounds, the giant lion was slowly and bit by bit dismantled by the giant, until finally, the giant lion completely dissipated between heaven and earth."

"This is the situation of the great battle at the Two Worlds Pass between our human race and the Starlight Lion race. In this battle, ten thousand Starlight Lions were completely wiped out, while we remained unscathed!"

After the storyteller surnamed Song finished speaking, he took the opportunity to drink a cup of water to moisten his throat, preparing to talk about the next Demon Race—the Golden Toad Race.

Suddenly, a fierce roar erupted in the restaurant.

"Ten thousand victories! Ten thousand victories! The human race is victorious!"

"The human race is victorious!"

"The human race is victorious!"

This sound was like thunder, imposing as a rainbow, and full of confidence.

At this moment, even Lu Mingyuan, who was sitting by the counter, followed along and shouted excitedly.

He knew that it was precisely because of the protection of the soldiers at the border that these people could live and study safely in the rear. Every time a member of the Demon Race is killed, the human race becomes a little safer and a little stronger.

Therefore, this unprecedented great victory was indeed worth celebrating.

Although Lu Mingyuan had already guessed why the giant lion had suddenly paused—if nothing went wrong, it was his Mathematics Divine Ability—he hadn't expected his ability to be used in such a place, nor had he expected it to be applied to the battlefield so quickly. The event happened yesterday, and this was only the third day.

This speed was a bit too fast.

Thinking of this, Lu Mingyuan thought to himself: No wonder the sales volume had been rising by ten thousand every night the day before yesterday; it turned out they were preparing to catch the Demon Race off guard.

Just then, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted loudly:

"Old Song, hurry up and tell us why the giant Starlight Lion suddenly stopped! Logically speaking, that shouldn't have happened..."

"In my opinion, if we hadn't used some kind of method to make the giant Starlight Lion stop suddenly, it would have already slipped away using their Starlight Divine Escape. In the past, the Starlight Lions were always the ones who fought the hardest and ran the fastest."

"Exactly, if the giant Starlight Lions were easy to fight, we would have already beaten them into calling us grandfathers; how could it have dragged on until now?"

"I think Old Song is just trying to keep us in suspense again; it's his old trick."

Old Song, the storyteller, remained calm upon hearing this; he was already accustomed to such things. Of course, Old Song didn't dare to go too far; if someone were to throw a knife at him, he would be in big trouble.

"Everyone, don't be impatient. I will definitely tell you all today. For now, everyone, please drink your tea and eat your snacks. Next, we will talk about the road to the destruction of the Golden Toad Race."