"You're hopeless." Li Yichen shook his head helplessly.
Next, under Ouyang Xuanxuan's control, all the vines withdrew, dragging the broken stones underground with them.
The other Stone Demons returned to their original positions and resumed their disguises.
By the time they finished, it was almost dark.
Mo Yurou suddenly clutched her stomach, a pained look crossing her face.
"What's wrong?" Startled, Li Yichen immediately asked with concern, "Were you hurt earlier?"
"Honey... I... I'm hungry..." Mo Yurou stammered.
Li Yichen was utterly speechless. "I give up."
Then he continued, "Let's have a barbecue here tonight to welcome the three ladies of the house."
"Yay! I love grilled chicken wings!" Mo Yurou immediately jumped for joy.
"Then why aren't you helping?" Li Yichen said irritably.
"But I don't know how to do anything," Mo Yurou said without the slightest embarrassment. "I do know how to eat, though."
"Just go sit on the sidelines." Li Yichen rolled his eyes at her, then turned his gaze toward Jiang Ruoyi.
"Don't look at me... I don't know how either..." Jiang Ruoyi shrugged helplessly.
"Neither do I." Ouyang Xuanxuan confessed before he could even ask.
"All right, I'll do it myself. Will that satisfy my three Queens?" Li Yichen couldn't help thinking, What did I do to deserve this? Should I find a girlfriend who can cook?
As night fell, the aroma of grilled meat drifted through the Mountain Villa.
"So good!" Mo Yurou held a skewer of chicken wings in each hand, eating until grease covered her lips.
Ouyang Xuanxuan and Jiang Ruoyi were much more ladylike, each holding a meat skewer and eating in small bites.
Just then, Ouyang Xuanxuan suddenly said, "Oh no, I forgot Little Blue!" With a thought, she summoned the Little Fairy.
"That smells amazing..." The moment the Little