The front courtyard.
Yun Qing strolled leisurely back behind his counter and sat down. He lifted his teacup, recalled the boy's stiff back just now, and shook his head with a chuckle.
Of course, Yun Qing was no "great philanthropist who delivered the suffering from misery" with too much time on his hands. He simply found the boy reasonably pleasing to the eye. He had nothing else to do anyway, so giving him a hot meal and some warm water was no trouble. He could treat it as keeping a little creature around to relieve his boredom.
Yun Qing sighed softly. His first use of spiritual power since entering the mortal world had been neither to repel an enemy nor to comprehend the Dao, but to heat water for this boy.
If his Brother Huang learned of it, he would probably lift those golden eyes, give him a cool glance, and remark, "You seem to have more leisure than ever, elder brother."
At that thought, Yun Qing's lips curved slightly.
Still, he had already revealed his strength before Ye Hui, so there was no need to conceal his identity as a cultivator from him. It was just that...
Yun Qing cheerfully took out his abacus. His slender fingers flew over the beads with a clatter, and without the slightest hesitation, he added another hefty sum to Ye Hui's bill.
"Mm, a 'water-heating service' personally provided by the Immortal Emperor's elder brother, an envoy of the Immortal Court, and a late-stage Immortal King Realm powerhouse. Since he's so poor his pockets rattle, I'll give him a discount and charge him... ten thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones." Yun Qing cheerfully worked his abacus and began humming a mortal tune in satisfaction.
Boss Qing the blackhearted, true to his name.
Meanwhile, Ye Hui, who