"Uh, no, there's no need. I can put up with a little hunger. Let's not waste time."
Mona looked a little embarrassed.
It wasn't that she didn't want something to eat, but that it would really put a strain on her wallet.
"Don't worry, you won't have to pay. How about I treat you? It's perfectly normal for an 'apprentice' to look after his master when she's having a financial crisis, right?"
Li Qiuzhi said with a smile.
"Nonsense! I'm not having any financial crisis. But... since you insist on treating me, then, well, there's nothing I can do. I suppose I'll have to accept."
Mona turned her slightly flushed face away and spoke in a defiant tone.
Her shoulder cape kept fluttering behind her, her snowy-white back flickering in and out of view beneath it.
[Mona has developed a liking for you. Gained 260 Friendship points. Current Friendship level: Lv.3 (160/300)]
Looking at the Friendship notification on the Character Panel, it seemed Mona really was starving. Otherwise, her Friendship toward him wouldn't have soared just from hearing that he would treat her.
"Mona, do you know any restaurants nearby? Let's head over now."
Li Qiuzhi asked, a little amused.
"Of course. There's a Wangshu Inn directly east of our current position, though it's a little far from here."
Mona pressed down the brim of her hat as she spoke.
"Wangshu Inn? Right, I've been there once before. As long as we fly a little faster, it won't take much time."
Li Qiuzhi nodded.
Next, Li Qiuzhi drove his Anemo at full power, propelling the two of them toward Wangshu Inn.
"Speaking of which, as such an outstanding Astrology Astrologist, surely you can find enough Mora for a meal? Even if you just divined where some Mora had