Lan saw nothing wrong with what he had done.
How could he leave a mess for the younger generation?
After much persuasion, Jing Yuan finally convinced the Aeon to put down the tea set.
As it happened, it was almost mealtime, and the attendants brought in the food.
Jing Yuan seized the opportunity to invite the Aeon to stay.
Since he was already here, why not have a meal before leaving?
As a fellow Xianzhou native, Lan could not refuse that reasoning and sat back down.
The attendants laid out the dishes, but Jing Yuan did not dismiss them.
As he brought up topics of conversation, he noted which dishes the Aeon reached for with his chopsticks.
Jing Yuan discovered that the deity tried every dish on the table. He was not picky at all.
The deity seemed to... have no particular favorites or dislikes.
The Aeon explained that his family's cooking had a distinctive flavor, and he was more accustomed to eating in the cafeteria at the Marshal's Residence.
Jing Yuan understood.
After getting used to terrible food, anything else would taste like a delicacy.
Once they finished eating, Jing Yuan dared not give the Aeon any opportunity to help. He hastily gestured, and the attendants rushed forward, clearing the table in the blink of an eye.
Lan stood, picked up the Gift Bag, said goodbye to Jing Yuan, and set off for the Xuling.
Jing Yuan took out his Jade Abacus, ignored the numerous unread messages, and instructed his Chief Strategist to purchase a Jade Abacus with the best audio recording quality and select fifty women's files within half a system hour.
Once he received the files, he would personally select ten and pass them on to the Cloud-Roaming Aeon to choose from.
Jing Yuan skimmed through his