Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling: Cold dog food slapped into our mouths, *hiccup*, so full.

After a day of practicing moves yesterday, Beiming Lieyang, having rested for a night and been tidied up by the Ice Emperor, decided to take a stroll through Heaven Dou City.

The main street of Heaven Dou City was truly bustling, with shops standing shoulder-to-shoulder and a constant stream of people on the road. Shouts mixed with the sound of wheels, creating an endless clamor.

Dugu Yan walked ahead to guide the way. "Your Majesty, up ahead is the busiest market in Heaven Dou City."

She turned slightly and pointed to a dense cluster of stalls not far away.

"They sell everything—medicinal herbs, weapons, and all sorts of bizarre little trinkets."

Having witnessed Beiming Lieyang's terrifying combat strength, Dugu Yan did not dare address him by name, instead referring to him by the Title Douluo title.

Ye Lingling followed at her side, though her gaze drifted to Beiming Lieyang from time to time.

The blonde youth walked in the middle, flanked on the left and right as if securely sandwiched by two shadows of completely different colors.

"Little Yang, Little Yang, what are those?" The Ice Emperor's emerald-green twin tails bobbed up and down with her pace, her golden eyes darting around as she found everything fresh and new.

She suddenly tugged at Beiming Lieyang's sleeve and pointed to a small roadside stall, the aroma of which had drifted half a street away.

Beiming Lieyang looked in the direction she pointed. "Spicy rabbit head and spicy rabbit legs."

"Are they delicious?"

The Ice Emperor stared straight at that pot, her gaze already glued to it.

"Binger, you're getting more and more gluttonous," Snow Emperor chuckled softly from the side.

"Hmph, didn't we come to Heaven Dou City just to eat?" The Ice Emperor snorted righteously.

"Why don't we just buy some to try?"

Just as Beiming Lieyang prepared to walk over, Dugu Yan spoke up a step ahead. "Your Majesty, let me handle this."

She walked briskly to the small stall and ordered a portion of each flavor: spicy, hot and spicy, five-spice, cumin, and sweet and sour.

Seeing that she was generous with her money, the vendor threw in an extra portion of cold-tossed Blue Silver Grass rabbit meat.

Dugu Yan pulled out a gold soul coin and turned to leave.

The vendor stood in a daze for quite a while before snapping back to reality—he had run into a wealthy young noble lady today.

"Your Majesty, there are quite a few flavors: spicy, hot and spicy, five-spice, cumin, and sweet and sour. The boss also gave a complimentary portion of Blue Silver Grass mixed rabbit meat."

Dugu Yan handed over the packages of rabbit meat. Beiming Lieyang looked at that pile of oiled paper parcels, the corner of his eye twitching.

Blue Silver Grass mixed rabbit meat.

That was truly something.

"Auntie Bing, you try the spicy one; it should be the most fragrant." He picked up a portion of spicy rabbit legs and handed it to the Ice Emperor.

The Ice Emperor took it, took a large bite, and chewed twice before her eyes instantly lit up.

That numbing and spicy flavor exploded on the tip of her tongue. She froze for a fraction of a second, then chewed even faster, as if eager to swallow that wave of freshness straight into her stomach.

She then held the rabbit leg out to his lips.

Beiming Lieyang lowered his head, took a bite, and chewed. "Mm, the spicy kick is strong, and the rabbit meat is firm. Delicious."

The Ice Emperor wore an expression that said, See? I told you it was delicious, and then passed the rabbit leg over to the Snow Emperor.

Before the Snow Emperor could even speak, the rabbit leg was already poked against her lips, leaving her no choice but to lower her head and take a bite.

She chewed very slowly, frowning slightly after swallowing. "It is quite fragrant, but I still prefer lighter tastes."

"Mother Xue, the cumin flavor is a bit milder." Beiming Lieyang picked up another cumin rabbit leg and handed it over.

The Snow Emperor took a taste, her brow smoothing out as she nodded. She then passed it to Beiming Lieyang's lips, letting him take a bite.

After he finished biting, the Ice Emperor leaned in again to take a nibble.

"The cumin flavor is good too. So rabbit meat is this delicious! Little Yang, you have some more."

"Mm, very fragrant, really good."

One single rabbit leg had been gnawed with three bites—one large and two small, arranged quite neatly.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling stood to the side, watching the three of them feed each other as their expressions gradually grew complicated.

Although they already knew Beiming Lieyang had an extremely close relationship with these two great beauties, wasn't this display a bit too intimate?

Moreover, for some reason, it felt as though someone had pried their mouths open and shoved a handful of dog food straight in; they were already full without even eating.

Hiccup...

"Yanyan."

Ye Lingling lowered her voice. "Don't you think the feeling between them is... especially weird?"

"It's not weird," Dugu Yan paused. "It's closeness. That kind of closeness that requires no defense."

As she spoke, she thought of her own parents, and her expression dimmed slightly.

Now she only had her grandfather to depend on for mutual support.

Ye Lingling was silent for a moment and didn't reply; she knew about Dugu Yan's situation.

She looked again at the harmonious way Beiming Lieyang got along with the Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor, feeling a baffling trace of envy in her heart.

Once the three of them finished the rabbit legs in their hands, Dugu Yan stepped forward and produced a few handkerchiefs, letting them wipe their hands.

"Your Majesty, there is a restaurant ahead called Guanyun Pavilion. The specialty dishes of Heaven Dou City they sell are quite good. Would you like to go rest your feet?"

By now, Dugu Yan had truly become like a little follower, running errands and attending to their every need.

Beiming Lieyang nodded. "Alright, we've walked enough anyway."

He tilted his head and glanced at the Snow Emperor. "Mother Xue, sit for a bit?"

The Snow Emperor gave a slight nod.

The Ice Emperor was already chewing the last bite of the spicy rabbit leg, shouting in a muffled voice:

"Let's go, let's go! I want to eat that—what was it called again? That yellow powder pressed into a solid thing, the kind of dessert with a hint of fragrance that we ate yesterday morning!"

"Chestnut Cake," Dugu Yan quickly supplied.

Watching Dugu Yan's busy, attending-to-them demeanor, the corners of Ye Lingling's lips curved upward unconsciously.

The only person capable of reducing Dugu Yan to this state was probably just Beiming Lieyang's group.

Just as Beiming Lieyang and his party were heading toward Guanyun Pavilion...

Not far behind them, a few people who were also strolling about had their gazes shift over to Beiming Lieyang and the others.

"Huh, aren't those Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling?"

"Who are those people with them? Those two women look so pretty."

"Mm-hmm, the twin-tailed one is even prettier than Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling."

"Only... why does it kind of feel like Dugu Yan has turned into a little lackey?"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately provoked astonishment among the rest of the group.

"Now that you mention it, it really does look like it."

"And Ye Lingling too."

This group of people was none of other than the newly established Heaven Dou Royal Team.

They had just happened to come out for a stroll together, never expecting to run into Beiming Lieyang and his group.

Yu Tianheng's gaze was fixed straight on Dugu Yan, a flash of light sweeping across his eyes.

"Let's walk over and take a look."

Inside a window-facing private room on the third floor of Guanyun Pavilion, the carved wooden windows were half-open, offering a panoramic view of Heaven Dou City's main street outside.

Beiming Lieyang took his seat, with the Ice Emperor sitting on the left and the Snow Emperor on the right.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling stood off to the side like servants awaiting orders.

"You guys sit down too, no need to be like this." Beiming Lieyang glanced at the two of them.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling exchanged a glance before cautiously taking their seats.

After the menu was brought up, Beiming Lieyang glanced over it and pushed it directly in front of the Ice Emperor. "Order whatever you want to eat."

The Ice Emperor held the menu and flipped through it for a long time, pointing at the illustrations.

"This, this, and this!"

She rattled off seven or eight dishes in one breath—Eight-Treasure Duck, Braised Pork Knuckle, Cloud Snow Soup, Steamed Cod, Salt and Pepper Crispy Bones, and Hot and Sour Soup—filling the table to the brim.

She then pulled a chunk of Void Mysterious Ice from her storage soul tool and began tinkering with shaved ice and milk tea.

The Ice Emperor hummed some unknown tune while shaving the ice. Watching her actions, the Snow Emperor shook her head with amusement.

"Binger, you're treating someone else's restaurant like your own home."

"Hmph, what's to fear?" The Ice Emperor didn't even raise her head as she scooped a spoonful of the shaved ice into her mouth, narrowed her eyes, and sighed with utter satisfaction.

Beiming Lieyang was lowering his head to gnaw on a piece of braised pork knuckle, and a bit of sauce leaked down the corner of his mouth without him noticing.

The Snow Emperor raised her hand, her fingertips gently brushing across the corner of his mouth to wipe away that bit of sauce, then withdrew her hand and lightly licked her finger clean.

Beiming Lieyang looked up just in time to catch this sight, his heart accelerating.

He then scooped a bowl of the Cloud Snow Soup from in front of him and gently pushed it to the side of her hand.

"Mother Xue, this one is lighter."

The Snow Emperor glanced down at the bowl of soup, picked it up, and took a sip, her brow relaxing slightly.

"Quite good."

The Ice Emperor leaned over. "What about me?"

Beiming Lieyang glanced at her. "Don't you have milk tea in your hand?"

"Milk tea is milk tea, soup is soup!" the Ice Emperor argued righteously.

Beiming Lieyang scooped another bowl and pushed it in front of her. The Ice Emperor lowered her head, took a sip, and smacked her lips. "Mm, genuinely not bad."

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling sat opposite, watching as the Ice Emperor divided the shaved ice she had prepared into two bowls and pushed them toward them, topped with jam and syrup.

The two of them lowered their heads to look at the crystal-clear shaved ice in their bowls, momentarily stunned.

Void Mysterious Ice could actually be eaten this way too?

Moreover, they could sense that the Void Mysterious Ice right before them was exuding an alluring magic.

Dugu Yan scooped a spoonful of shaved ice into her mouth, then abruptly froze.

This is too delicious!

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling also plunged into the ranks of fierce eaters, ignoring everything outside the window.

As long as I don't look, the dog food won't get shoved into my mouth.