Nightmare Battle Strikes!

Thousands of kilometers from Jiangnan Province.

The Imperial Capital.

Imperial Palace Back Garden.

Uncle was fishing by the river.

Lately, he seemed to have developed a passion for it.

Lu Yiyi had long since changed out of her hospital gown. She wore a moon-white, cross-collared jacket, its sleeves rolled twice to reveal slender, pale wrists. A navy horse-face skirt fell around her like ink staining ripples of water. Standing beside the stream, she looked like a peerless beauty poised upon its surface.

Without waiting to be announced, she walked straight up to Uncle, set a plastic bag of takeout breakfast on the ground, and bowed.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

"What wind blew Yiyi here? I'm a little sur—oh, let's be honest. What are you after?"

"I'm not after anything. I brought you breakfast. Eat it or don't."

Uncle looked down.

Several food bags sat on the ground, holding Xiaolongbao, Clear Broth Noodles, and Braised Eggs.

"...You bought this breakfast outside, didn't you?"

Uncle sounded uncertain.

"I went to all this trouble, visiting four or five shops just to buy you breakfast, and you're turning your nose up at it?" Lu Yiyi asked weakly.

"Of course not! How could I ever turn my nose up at anything from Yiyi?"

Uncle immediately took the disposable chopsticks from the bag, picked up some Clear Broth Noodles, and slurped them down.

The flavor was nothing special.

But Yiyi had bought this breakfast for him herself!

It had been a long time since anyone had put thought into preparing his breakfast.

Apart from the people in the imperial kitchens, of course.

This was her heartfelt gesture!

Uncle picked up a Xiaolongbao with his fingers, took a bite, and ate it slowly.

Lu Yiyi watched him eat the whole time.

Until—

"Is it good?"

She asked.

"Mm,