"Luckily, I can also use completing this quest as a chance to repay you properly...!"
Seeing how serious Zhu Zhuqing looked, Li Haiyun silently grew fonder of her.
He gave her a firm assessment in his heart: She's a good girl!
Then Li Haiyun replied gently, "All right, Zhuqing. Just focus on completing this quest. Don't put too much pressure on yourself!"
"Boss Li, I understand!" Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
"Boss Li, what do you usually have for lunch?" Ning Rongrong asked from beside them. "We'll go prepare something for you!"
Li Haiyun said, "I'm not picky about food. I'll eat whatever's available!"
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up at that.
If Boss Li wasn't a picky eater, that would save her a lot of trouble. She wouldn't have to agonize over what to choose.
"Okay, Boss Li, got it!"
"Just wait here in the shop at lunchtime. Zhuqing and I will bring you a delicious lunch to enjoy!"
Ning Rongrong said warmly, her smile radiant.
Li Haiyun replied politely, "All right, thank you. Zhuqing, Rongrong, sorry for the trouble!"
Now he was really looking forward to lunch.
With Ning Rongrong, the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the stunning Zhu Zhuqing preparing something delicious for him, it was bound to be so good he'd lick his fingers!
And that wasn't all.
He wouldn't even have to feed himself.
All he had to do was sit there and open his mouth. The stunning Zhu Zhuqing would come over and feed him herself.
Clothes brought to him, food placed in his mouth!
It was simply heavenly!
This kind of supreme happiness couldn't be bought, no matter how much money you had.
"Now this is the life!"
"A life of fighting and killing is no good. A life surrounded by beautiful women is the true way to live!"
Li Haiyun was overcome with emotion.
He hoped these beauties of Douluo Continent would get more quests like this. It would be absolutely wonderful.
"Boss Li, Zhuqing and I will go get things ready!"
Ning Rongrong announced.
Li Haiyun nodded and replied gently, "All right, you two go ahead!"
"Goodbye, Boss Li!"
"See you, Boss Li!"
The sisters, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, said their polite goodbyes.
Then they left the Quest Card Shop.
Both Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had already taken on three quests, so they couldn't use any more Mission Cards.
On the way,
Ning Rongrong said enviously, "Zhuqing, I'm so jealous of you!"
"You're practically the Chosen One. The quests you get are all so good!"
"Do you know what my Purple Grade quest to increase my Second Soul Ring's age by five hundred years requires? I have to hunt twenty thousand-year-old plant-type Soul Beasts!"
"How could a delicate support-type Soul Master like me possibly do that?"
"If I could get stronger just by feeding Boss Li, like you, that would be amazing!"
As she spoke, Ning Rongrong pouted, upset at the thought of having to hunt twenty Soul Beasts.
Zhu Zhuqing took Ning Rongrong's hand and comforted her. "Don't worry, Rongrong!"
"I'll take care of hunting the thousand-year Soul Beasts. I'll help you!"
"And besides, if anyone's the Chosen One, I think it's you, Rongrong!"
"Of all things, you're the one who happened to stumble across a place as incredible as the Quest Card Shop!"
"Thanks to you, I was able to come here and use Mission Cards. You've helped me avoid so many wrong turns!"
"Thank you so much!"
Those were Zhu Zhuqing's heartfelt words. She was truly grateful to Ning Rongrong.
"Hehe, Zhuqing, that's what good sisters are for!"
Ning Rongrong said with a goofy grin.
The two sisters held hands and went window-shopping.
There was still some time before lunch.
So Ning Rongrong planned to take Zhu Zhuqing shopping and sample some delicious food.
At that moment,
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had a clear idea of what to do next.
First, they would help Zhu Zhuqing complete the "feeding" quest and grow stronger.
Then they would use another Mission Card and see what quest they got.
Finally, they would complete the quests one by one, and the sisters would grow stronger together!
Inside the Quest Card Shop,
after Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing left,
Li Haiyun had some time to himself.
Though the area around him was packed with people, they were all just onlookers.
These passersby were like folks carrying a sedan chair and blowing trumpets: they didn't buy Mission Cards, they just came to watch!
So,
Li Haiyun stretched out on the rocking chair and relaxed, waiting for lunchtime.
During that time,
Solio, the eldest son of Suotuo City's City Lord, came by.
He had brought the twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins his father had given him to buy Mission Cards.
The moment Solio saw Li Haiyun, he became exceedingly eager and obsequious, like a lovesick puppy...!
He greeted Li Haiyun on his own behalf, then on behalf of his father and his entire family.
Is this little fatty a few screws short? Li Haiyun couldn't help wondering.
But that was just what he thought.
He still politely sold Solio a Mission Card.
Solio bought one first, wanting to see what quest he would get.
This time, just like before, Solio got a Purple Grade quest!
The previous time, he'd received a five-hundred-year-old Jade Phosphorus Snake Skull as his reward.
This time, Solio eagerly hoped he'd get another Spirit Bone.
But the result wasn't quite what he'd hoped for!
The reward was a fifty percent increase in his looks!
It wasn't a Spirit Bone, but it suited Solio just fine.
"A fifty percent increase in my looks? Won't that make me even more handsome, enough to drive all those young girls wild?"
After thinking it over, Solio grew excited. He really liked this quest reward.
But the quest itself took the smile right off his face.
Because to complete it,
Solio had to remain silent for ten straight days, starting right then and there. He couldn't say a word!
Even worse, this was a quest whose nature only he could know.
He couldn't tell anyone anything about the quest—not even through methods like "writing" or "drawing."
After receiving such a bizarre quest,
Solio no longer felt like buying another Mission Card to take on a second quest.
So he politely bowed to Boss Li and waved goodbye, then left in silence.
"Poor kid. Ten days without talking—won't that drive his father crazy?"
"And Solio doesn't look all that good to begin with. Even with a fifty percent boost, he probably still won't be much to look at..."
Li Haiyun thought to himself, feeling a little sorry for Solio.
At the same time, he felt secretly delighted at the thought. If I trigger a hundredfold reward when Solio completes the quest, then a five-thousand-percent boost to my looks would make me the handsomest man on Douluo Continent!
Of course, the chance of triggering a hundredfold reward was tiny!
He'd already be very satisfied if he triggered the regular reward and gained a fifty percent increase in his looks.
After all, he wasn't like Solio.
Li Haiyun was already handsome and dashing. With a fifty percent boost, he'd become even more handsome and charming.
When it came to looks, more was always better, just like with Gold Soul Coins!
Being able to live off your face was a kind of strength, too.
Li Haiyun lay back in the rocking chair and rested.
The passersby around him continued milling noisily around the shop entrance.
They were all gossiping, discussing and guessing what quests Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Solio had received.
Time passed, bit by bit.
It was winter, and the midday sun wasn't scorching or glaring. Instead, it was warm and bright.
Its light fell on his face like a beautiful girlfriend's hand, gently caressing his cheek. It felt wonderful.
Sunshine spilled across his body like a comforting bed that soothed all things, filling him with ease!
The passersby were gathered in a noisy crowd, but they didn't feel hot or impatient.
Some of the old-timers had even come out specially to bask in the sun and chat.
Inside the shop, Li Haiyun was just as comfortable, lying back and relaxing!
Unfortunately, there was no beauty in his arms to cuddle up with and fall asleep.
Just as he was enjoying this leisurely moment,
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing returned.
But the two sisters weren't alone. Five servants in matching gray kitchen uniforms followed behind them.
The servants wore cheerful smiles and carried sandalwood food hampers in both hands. Steam rose from them, carrying a mouthwatering aroma.
The passersby nearby caught the scent, and the worms in their stomachs seemed to writhe wildly as hunger washed over them.
Their mouths watered as they stared longingly at the baskets of delicacies, aching to taste them.