Douluo: Starting Out by Snapping at the Grandmaster

Lu Fei smiled awkwardly and finally swallowed his drool.

Sometimes,

even Lu Yu could not understand what was wrong with this guy.

He had absolutely no resistance to food, to the point that he could not even pretend otherwise.

Lu Yu figured

that if Lu Fei were ever captured and the enemy wanted to force some secret out of him, good food would definitely be more reliable than any torture.

"Go ahead and eat. No need to be polite."

Lu Fei's behavior even amused Xue Qinghe.

In a situation like this, no matter how badly others wanted it, they would not show it. This guy, on the other hand, did not even bother pretending.

No wonder he had chosen the title Food God.

"Then I won't hold back." Lu Fei grinned at him.

After Xue Qinghe nodded, Lu Fei immediately picked up a nearby bear paw and tasted it.

"Mmm..."

The moment the bear paw entered his mouth, Lu Fei's eyes widened in bliss.

His reaction stirred Lu Yu's curiosity as well.

Was it really that good?

The old Lu Fei had never acted like this before.

So...

Lu Yu picked up a piece too.

He gave it a taste.

It did seem quite good, but not to such an exaggerated extent.

Still, to be fair,

Strange Flavor Restaurant was expensive for a reason. Whether it was the ingredients or the cooking methods, there was nothing to criticize.

"Brother Yu... try this." After tasting the snake stew, Lu Fei hurriedly picked up a piece for Lu Yu, looking full of praise.

Lu Yu tried it. It was not bad.

Then Lu Fei officially began his own solo performance.

Tasting dishes, then serving food to Lu Yu.

The two actions repeated over and over, and his voice filled the entire private room.

"Brother Yu, try this..."

"Mmm... this one's good. Brother Yu, try this."

"This is tasty too, this one, this one..."

"Wow, this one's good too."

Well... how should one put it?

Put nicely, it was childlike innocence.

Put bluntly, it was bad manners.

He did not care about a single table rule.

But it did not really matter.

Because Lu Yu had long since gotten used to it.

This habit had never shown itself at home, but after they arrived in Nuoding City, it had gradually surfaced.

He did not know whether it was because of the food or because Lu Fei's true nature was gradually being exposed.

In any case, no matter what Lu Yu said afterward, it was useless. Lu Fei would agree readily at the time, then forget everything by the next meal.

Watching the two of them devour the food like a whirlwind,

Xue Qinghe fell silent.

It was not that he minded their lack of manners. He was simply a little envious.

Envious of their relationship.

He could tell that Lu Fei possessed an instinctive obsession with food, one that he did not seem entirely able to control himself.

Yet even so, whenever he ate something delicious, he never forgot to serve some to Lu Yu. That kind of warmth was something Xue Qinghe had never experienced.

Even his grandfather, who had always doted on him, had never given him the warmth he wanted in such small details.

After all,

for some Soul Masters, eating was no longer that important.

Especially Soul Masters at his grandfather's level.

Sometimes, whether they ate or not did not really matter.

"Your Highness, you should eat too. You're making us feel so embarrassed." As he spoke, Lu Yu placed a piece of abalone onto his plate.

Though he used the serving chopsticks.

Looking at the abalone on his plate, Xue Qinghe could not help but freeze.

When he looked back at Lu Yu, he realized that Lu Yu's attention had already returned to the dishes. Xue Qinghe could not help but reveal a bitter smile.

Still, he did not think too much about it and picked up the abalone from his plate.

He put it into his mouth.

Once Xue Qinghe had started eating, he no longer needed Lu Yu to help him.

He served himself and ate on his own.

But when it came to etiquette, he had it perfectly under control. Even ten Lu Yus and ten Lu Feis tied together would not amount to one ten-thousandth of him.

As he gradually became absorbed in the meal, Xue Qinghe somehow found that his appetite was especially good today. Everything tasted better than usual.

As a result, the movements of his hands and mouth grew slightly faster. Though he still maintained proper etiquette, he was indeed a little less refined than at the beginning.

Very soon, they were full and satisfied.

That was right, there was no wine.

Perhaps it was because the two of them were still young, or perhaps because Xue Qinghe himself did not drink.

Either way, there was no wine on the table.

"I'm so full. This was definitely the best meal I've ever had." Lu Fei leaned back in his chair and gently rubbed his stomach.

Xue Qinghe said lightly, "If you like it, you can come often in the future."

"Forget it." Lu Fei hurriedly waved his hands. "This isn't a place commoners like us can visit often. Seeing it once is enough."

"Oh?" Xue Qinghe asked with a faint smile, "Haven't you already joined Spirit Hall? They won't even support this little bit of spending?"

Hearing that, Lu Fei immediately shut up.

He might be simple, but he was not stupid. He could not answer that question.

"Your Highness, we've more or less finished eating. Shouldn't you tell us why you invited us to dinner?" Lu Yu did not take Xue Qinghe's words either. Instead, he shifted the conversation to the main point.

The meal was already over. Whether they could reach an agreement no longer mattered.

At worst, they could just pat themselves down and leave.

Could he, the dignified Heaven Dou Crown Prince, really make them vomit up what they had eaten?

"Why?" Xue Qinghe feigned confusion. "What reason could I have? I merely heard that two prodigies had arrived in Heaven Dou City, so I wanted to meet you."

Lu Yu raised an eyebrow.

What was that supposed to mean?

Was he playing hard to get?

Or had he really just wanted to meet them?

Whatever Happens, Happens

Lu Yu fell into thought before probing, "Now that we've eaten and met, we'll be leaving."

Xue Qinghe said, "All right. We'll meet again another day."

Lu Yu: ???

That one sentence from Xue Qinghe left him completely baffled.

"Then we're... really leaving?" Lu Yu stood up, pretending to be ready to go.

Yet Xue Qinghe did not stop them at all. He merely nodded.

Just like that,

Lu Yu and Lu Fei walked out of the private room in a daze.

Watching the two leave, the corners of Xue Qinghe's mouth lifted slightly.

A sly smile appeared on his face.

Along the way, Lu Yu did not say a word.

He truly could not understand what Qian Renxue was trying to do.

"Brother Yu, what did the Crown Prince mean by that? Did he really just want to meet us?" Lu Fei asked, equally confused.

Lu Yu rolled his eyes at him.

He just wanted to meet you?

Who did you think you were, Jingjing?

But he really had not figured it out either, so he could only say helplessly, "Honestly, I don't get it either, but it definitely isn't that simple."

Lu Fei said indifferently, "If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. We've already eaten. It's not like he can make us spit it back out, right?"

"But seriously, the food at Strange Flavor Restaurant really is delicious. Brother Yu, when are you bringing me back for another taste?"

As he spoke, Lu Fei looked at Lu Yu eagerly.

"We'll talk about it later. Let's head back first." Lu Yu shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

There were too many things he could not figure out. There was no need to obsess over them. Lu Yu was not that kind of person; if he could not figure something out, he usually stopped thinking about it.

There was no need to tire himself out so much.

As for returning to Strange Flavor Restaurant,

it was a little expensive, but not so expensive that they could not afford it.

Today's level of extravagance was definitely out of the question, but ordering a few dishes made from ingredients that were decades or even a century old would not be a problem.

Very soon,

the two returned to their residence.

Hua Yuan immediately came over to greet them. "Well? Well? What did the Crown Prince say when he invited you to dinner? Did he try to recruit you?"

Lu Yu shook his head. "I'm wondering about that too. He didn't say anything at all. We just ate, and he said he only wanted to meet us."

"Huh?"

Hua Yuan stared at the two of them in complete confusion.

That should not be the case.

Very soon, the confusion on Hua Yuan's face turned into suspicion.

He seriously suspected.