Qin Ze said calmly, "It doesn't mean anything, it just reminded me of an old friend."
The girl gritted her teeth, like an angry little rabbit.
"You son of a bitch!"
The man suddenly spoke up, "Yue, do not be rude."
Immediately, he nodded slightly to Qin Ze, as if to express his apology.
"Snort!"
The girl sat down with her arms crossed over her chest.
Qin Ze stopped teasing her and took out a book from his ring to read.
This book primarily introduces the civilizations of Myriad Races.
It's called a civilization of Myriad Races, but there aren't actually many; it mainly talks about the most famous races.
For example, the Ancient Clan Alliance, the Top 100 on the Battle Ranking, and so on.
The man closed his eyes and meditated.
The girl named Yue followed suit.
However, she would still occasionally open her eyes to peek at Qin Ze.
More than an hour later, Qin Ze reluctantly closed the book.
He suddenly raised his head, and their eyes met instantly. Yue hurriedly turned her face away.
Qin Ze said calmly, "If you want to see it, then look openly. I don't mind."
"After all, my handsome appearance is meant to be admired."
Yue blushed deeply. "Pah! You call yourself handsome?"
"Anyone in our clan is better looking than you!"
Qin Ze raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Then tell me, what race are you? I don't believe there's anyone better looking than me."
Yue stood with her hands on her hips, head held high. "Listen carefully, we are..."
Cough cough cough!
The man suddenly coughed a few times, interrupting her.
When Yue came to her senses, she realized that Qin Ze was trying to trick her into revealing information, and she glared at him fiercely.
As the sky grew darker, it was time for dinner.
Qin Ze took out pots, pans, and various seasonings from his storage ring, preparing to cook himself a big meal.
Yue blinked curiously as she watched Qin Ze busily chopping vegetables.
Seeing that he was cooking, he scoffed, "Tch~ Even eating is such a hassle."
"You'd be better off using that time for cultivation."
How can you become stronger if you're always wasting time on unnecessary desires?
Qin Ze disagreed.
Although he had broken through to the Intermediate Martial Artist, even if he didn't eat every day, he could maintain his bodily functions simply by meditating and circulating his qi and blood.
But Qin Ze thought that was too boring.
He's not a god, so why can't he have desires?
Besides, even if someone is a god, who says they can't have desires for food?
Qin Ze caramelized the sugar, then added the blanched pork belly, boiling water, and various seasonings, and covered the pot.
Soon after, a rich aroma of meat wafted out.
Yue sniffed, her eyes fixed on the pot.
More than forty minutes later, the perfectly braised pork was ready.
Qin Ze served another bowl of white rice, which was delicious.
Seeing the girl secretly swallowing, Qin Ze handed her a pair of chopsticks. "Want to try some?"
Yue swallowed hard. "I... I only..."
Qin Ze: "A local specialty from my hometown."
Yue stood up and leaned closer. "Seeing how sincere you are, I'll reluctantly take a look."
Qin Ze remained silent.
Where did this naive and innocent young lady come from?
The arrogant and haughty attitude has become obsolete.
The nerf is even more severe than the current version's Self-Destruct Squad.
The man coughed a few more times.
Even if he coughed up his lungs this time, the girl didn't seem to care.
Yue took the chopsticks, somewhat awkwardly picked up a piece of meat, and put it in her mouth, her pupils involuntarily dilating slightly.
If it were an anime-style drawing, her eyes would be full of tiny golden stars.
It tastes even better with rice.
Qin Ze served her a bowl of rice.
Yue became increasingly skilled with chopsticks, moving them so fast that they left afterimages.
She quickly finished off the whole pot of meat and the whole pot of rice.
Qin Ze handed over another bottle of cheap soda.
Yue seemed a little embarrassed, as if she felt her behavior just now was somewhat unladylike.
Qin Ze said, "It's not poisonous."
After taking the drink, Yue raised her chin and said, "So, how many crystals? I... I won't owe you anything."
Qin Ze held up one finger.
With a flick of her wrist, a crystal appeared in her palm.
"For you."
Qin Ze shook his head. "It's one hundred."
Yue was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "One hundred crystal stones? Why don't you just rob me?"
Qin Ze shrugged. "There's no way to get here faster than by robbing."
"Besides, I used only very precious ingredients."
"The meat of the Tianshan spirit pig and the water from the thousand-year-old snow-capped peaks are very expensive."
With a heavy heart, Yue opened her purse, only to find... she didn't have enough money.
She turned to look at the man, who had his eyes closed in meditation, pretending not to have seen anything.
"I've given it all to you!"
"You can owe me the rest for now, I'll definitely pay you back later!"
"I have never been inferior to anyone in my life, and I always keep my word."
Qin Ze took the purse; inside were only "a few taels of loose silver."
Where did this down-on-her-luck young lady come from?
I've never seen anyone so poor.
Qin Ze put away the pots and pans and continued reading " A Brief History of the Myriad Races ".
Yue stole a few more glances at Qin Ze's face and muttered softly, "He looks just like us..."
She suddenly asked, "Hey, what are you looking at?"
Qin Ze put down his book. "First, my name isn't 'Hey,' Qin Ze."
Second, please don't disturb my studies.
Yue couldn't help but chuckle, but she quickly straightened her face.
"My name is Zi Yue, and this is Zi Liangchen. We're going to the Myriad Races Black Market."
The man sighed helplessly.
Everything was revealed in just one meal.
Qin Ze: "Oh."
Then, he started reading a book again.
Zi Yue glanced at the book cover and immediately said, "This book is all nonsense, especially the part about the Spirit Clan. The author has never even seen Spirit Clan."
"What nonsense about being as tall as a mountain and having three heads and nine arms!"
Qin Ze said, "So, you know a lot about the Spirit Clan?"
Zi Yue proudly declared, "Of course I understand! I'm a research scholar from the Spirit Clan!"
The case is solved.
Unsurprisingly, this naive and innocent girl and her cold-faced older brother are from the Spirit Clan.
The Spirit Clan is one of the five Ancient Race.
It is also the most mysterious of the five Ancient Race.
Their people rarely show themselves.
Unlike the Cloud Clan, who have wings and fly everywhere.
Qin Ze looked Zi Yue up and down.
It is indeed different from what is described in the book.
The Spirit Clan in the book are depicted as being extremely brutal, living like animals that drink blood.
Compared to this, the Zi Yue before them seemed almost too harmless.
Of course, Qin Ze knew that he was only seeing the surface.
Who knows if this seemingly gentle and weak Little White will suddenly transform into a three-headed, nine-armed monster?
Zi Yue took a step back. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
You don't actually think I'm Spirit Clan, do you?
"Oh dear~ How could that be? You must be joking."
Qin Ze: "I didn't say anything."
The man opened his eyes and said helplessly, "Moon."
Zi Yue tossed a book to Qin Ze: "This is more reliable than your 'Brief History'."
Afterwards, she returned to Zi Liangchen's side.
The book had no cover, and Qin Ze felt it was older than him.
The book is written in Spirit Language and also introduces the general situation of various races.
He quickly flipped through it.
Good, there are no Spirit Clan in there.
In Abyss dead of night, Qin Ze yawned.
After instructing his clones to keep an eye on the strange brother and sister, he covered himself with the blanket and lay down.
Looking at the sleeping Qin Ze, Zi Yue couldn't help but remark, "He's so carefree."
(I didn't write the extra chapter, sob sob... I'll definitely write it tomorrow Orz)