Leaf Dining.
Song Shi pushed the door open like she was familiar with the place, walked to the bar counter and sat down.
"Today's menu, 10 servings."
Song Shi then slapped a stack of cash on the counter.
Kieran took the stack of cash, counted it carefully, and put it into the money box before he called out to the kitchen.
"10 servings."
"Okay."
Starbeck replied.
Song Shi couldn't help but curl her lips into a grin when she heard Starbeck's reply.
Ever since she left, she had been looking forward to hearing Starbeck's voice again. Now that she heard it, her mood was lifted.
Especially when the aroma of food entered her nose, Song Shi couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"Smells good!"
She said.
Then he asked Kieran straightforwardly.
"Does Roye have a girlfriend?"
"No."
Kieran gave a negative answer.
"Then does he have a fiancée?"
"No."
Kieran denied again.
"Then what do you think of me?"
Song Shi persisted with her questions.
Kieran frowned. Her questions irritated him, but Kieran habitually covered it up and answered.
"Nothing!"
"What do you mean nothing?"
"I'm not good-looking enough?"
"My body isn't good enough?"
"Or my family background isn't good enough?"
Song Shi exploded at Kieran's answer, glaring at Kieran angrily.
Kieran stared back at Song Shi, his eyes as calm as still water, but … they were mixed with a sense of coldness.
After exchanging gazes for a second, Song Shi started to look left and right in an unnatural manner.
That gaze was scary.
Being stared at felt like she could hear the wails of the dead beside her ears.
However, Song Shi, the young lady, didn't want to admit defeat just like that.
"You are not Roye, how would you know?"
She lowered her voice and spoke in a low voice.
Her voice was soft but it didn't escape Kieran's ears. His calm and cold gaze suddenly showed a sense of sharpness.
It was like a knife stabbing towards Song Shi.
As Starbeck's best friend, how could he allow this kind of scumbag girl who was obviously looking for toys to get close to him?
Song Shi was frightened by the gaze.
This was not the first time she had come into contact with Kieran.
But no matter what, she could not get used to the oppressive feeling brought about by the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
How many people did he kill in his previous life?
The shock that rose in her heart made the illusionary beast ears appear on Song Shi's head again and an illusionary tail appeared behind her.
It wasn't a fight.
Instead, it was a protective instinct that originated from his bloodline.
At this moment, the curtain of the kitchen was lifted.
Starbeck came out with a bowl of shrimp wonton in chicken soup.
She placed the bowl on the counter in front of Song Shi.
"The things you have are all very good."
"But I don't like it."
Starbeck's voice was as slow as his movements, it was just that behind that faint, warm smile, there was an undeniable presence.
Song Shi opened her mouth, wanting to say something.
But in the end, he didn't say anything.
She lowered her head and began to eat the wonton.
Starbeck turned to Kieran.
The smile on his face turned into a simple one.
Kieran's gaze also turned soft.
"I'll bring it to you."
Starbeck said.
Kieran's smile got deeper.
Li Jiajia stood at the entrance of the kitchen, quietly clenching her fists.
'See!
This is the power of a chef!
As long as there's a delicious meal, everything can be resolved!
This is my life's goal! '
Li Jiajia's determination grew stronger, so she quickly returned to the kitchen. She wanted to repeat the basic training that her teacher taught her 10 times.
Starbeck, on the other hand, came out with a bowl of shrimp wonton in chicken soup that was specially prepared for Kieran.
It was different from the shrimp wonton from before, this one was more particular about the ingredients used and at the same time, more effort was put into it.
Therefore, the aroma was different.
Song Shi, who was busy eating, looked up when her nose twitched.
She looked at the wonton in Kieran's bowl and then at her own, frowning hard.
"Why is it treated differently?"
Song Shi protested.
"We are different."
Kieran picked up the spoon and took a sip of the soup. The soup was as light as water, with shallots and coriander floating over it, but when it entered his mouth, the rich aroma of the chicken soup spread over his taste buds. There was no fishy smell, only the freshness of the chicken soup.
"I paid for it!"
Song Shi emphasized.
"That's why you are sitting here."
Kieran replied as he picked up another wonton. Under the light, the wonton's skin was almost transparent, revealing the reddish prawn inside. When he took a bite, the springy prawn meat blossomed between his teeth. The sweetness instantly blended with the chicken broth, and Kieran swallowed the whole wonton.
Kieran didn't care about Song Shi anymore and gobbled down a bowl of dumplings. There were 10 dumplings in the bowl and he finished them all in a few seconds. He then picked up the bowl and drank the soup in the bowl.
"Huu!"
After the soup was all in his stomach, Kieran heaved a breath of satisfaction.
Then, Starbeck came out with the second bowl of wonton and passed it to Kieran.
"You won't have customers like this!"
Song Shi protested.
Starbeck looked at Song Shi with an apologetic look.
The apologetic look was what a restaurant owner should show to a dissatisfied customer.
However, the apologetic look was nothing compared to the concern for Kieran.
For Starbeck, the restaurant was important because he and Kieran worked hard to manage it. If Kieran was unhappy, what was the point of having the restaurant?
Starbeck had always been clear on what was important.
Therefore, all Song Shi could do was sit there, gulping down her saliva and watching Kieran gobble down 10 bowls of wontons in a row before he had his second bowl of wontons.
Song Shi was starving, so she didn't have time to protest anymore. She picked up the spoon and started to eat.
The snoring in the restaurant, which had just stopped, sounded again.
This time, it was longer than before.
Song Shi ordered another 10 bowls of wonton.
This time, Song Shi didn't need Mian Yi to bring her money and medicine.
Song Shi was well-prepared, so when she felt like she was reaching her limit, she took out a secret stomach digestion pill and tossed it into her mouth. She also slapped a stack of money on the counter.
Song Shi pouted when she saw Kieran count the money carefully.
"Greedy bastard!
If you weren't the reincarnation of the God of Slaughter, you would be no different than those stingy bastards! "
Song Shi said in a firm tone.
Kieran didn't refute.
He admitted that he was greedy for money.
He didn't steal or rob, he earned it with his own capabilities, what was there to be ashamed of?
After calculating the amount of money in the box, Kieran looked at the empty fish tank. The fish tank was full yesterday, but now, other than water, it was empty.
He remembered there were lobsters, conches, abalones, crabs, octopuses, and sea cucumbers in the tank!
He was the one who separated the fish tank and put the food into their respective compartments, so why was it gone so quickly?
He didn't even remember how much he ate.
As expected …
The fish tank was too small!
He should have changed the space from the bottom of the stairs to the counter into a fish pond.
If he had a fish pond, he could have put some bigger food in it.
Knock, Knock, Knock!
Song Shi couldn't help but knock on the counter. What was this guy doing? Why did he get distracted by an empty fish tank?
Was the fish tank more attractive than her?
Song Shi had always been confident in her charm, but she couldn't hold back her doubts.
However, her doubts didn't make her forget about the other reason why she came to the restaurant.
"Let's form an alliance!"
Song Shi said all of a sudden.
Kieran finally turned around and looked at Song Shi in astonishment when he heard her words.
"What's with that look?
"Could it be that in your eyes, I'm that kind of unruly, willful, unreasonable, lazy, and never concerned about proper business?"
Song Shi questioned.
"Um, yes."
Kieran nodded.
"You!
Hmph!
I won't stoop to your level! "
Song Shi stood up from her chair angrily, but she quickly sat back down. She crossed her arms and looked at Kieran, slightly tilting her head up and saying, "This Battle of Winter Night is different. I don't think anything will happen to me alone, but if I have a helper, I think it will be more suitable. At least, it will make my search for those special items easier!"
"Special items?
You know what will be placed in the Battle of Winter Night? "
Kieran asked.
"Of course!
After all, one of the items is contributed by my family!
"More than half of the rewards that will appear in the Battle of Winter Night are contributed by various families. Some of them are from the monsters, and some are from the Demon Hunters."
Song Shi explained.
"What about the rest?"
Kieran asked.
"The rest are contributed by the Herders, but most of them are Crossing Coins. There are only a few useful items, so they don't have much value."
Song Shi's words had a sense of disdain.
It seemed like in Song Shi's eyes, money was the least valuable thing of all.
However, Kieran was different.
After he heard what Song Shi said, he squinted his eyes.
Crossing Coins were more precious than any other items to him. As long as he had enough Crossing Coins, he could unlock more of his attributes.
What kind of items couldn't he get his hands on?
"Do you know where the items are placed?"
Kieran asked the question that concerned him the most.
Song Shi rolled her eyes at Kieran, not behaving like a young lady.
"How would I know?
As a matter of fact, other than that lord, no one knows where the items are placed!
Based on what I know, even after that lord placed the items there, he couldn't be sure whether the items are still there or not. "
Song Shi lowered her voice.
Kieran frowned, guesses forming in his heart.
"Where is that place?"
He asked.
"I don't know."
Song Shi shook her head. The young lady couldn't help but ask again, "How about it? Let's form an alliance? "
"I'm used to being alone!"
Kieran replied.
"There's strength in numbers!"
Song Shi emphasized.
"Drawing legs on a snake."
Kieran said calmly.
"You are unreasonable!"
Song Shi was infuriated, she turned around and walked away with a grunt.
Kieran stared at her back until she was completely out of sight. He then curled his lips into a grin and muttered to himself.
"Disguising yourself in front of the people closest to you, yet showing off your shrewdness in front of a stranger like me?
As expected, none of the people from the big families are easy to deal with. "
Kieran wasn't sure if Song Shi's invitation to form an alliance was sincere or if she had ulterior motives.
However, Song Shi was enough to leave a fresh impression in Kieran's mind.
Kieran was certain that regardless of who treated Song Shi as a young lady that could be deceived and lied to, Song Shi would be the unlucky one in the end.
In this Battle of Winter Night, there would surely be a lot of people like Song Shi.
There might even be someone stronger hiding in the shadows.
"This is getting more and more interesting!"
Kieran thought in his heart.
However, he didn't forget what he should do at the moment.
He had to be fully prepared in order to leave for a short while.
He had to ensure Starbeck's safety.
…
Inside an abandoned factory's storeroom, three men gathered around a simple stove to warm themselves up.
The main body of the stove was an abandoned gasoline barrel, and after wooden planks were placed inside, the fire burned brightly and the temperature around the stove started to rise.
The rising fire even lit up the faces of the three men.
Their faces were different, but all of them were pale and gloomy.
One of them even had a big scar on his face, which would strike fear into one's heart.
"Enough.
It's too bright. "
Scar Face said softly.
The man on the left of Scar Face quickly picked up the lid of the stove, suppressing the fire and asking, "Are we just going to hide here?"
"Being able to hide here is better than being dead!"
Or do you want to end up like Mazmu, in the hands of the Song Shi Family? "
The man on the right of Scar Face laughed coldly.
The man who spoke first puckered his lips and eventually kept quiet.
For Witchcraft practitioners like them, they were happy to bring death and fear to others, but it was hard for them to accept death and fear from others.
Let alone living a life worse than death.
Falling into the hands of the Song Shi Family was worse than death!
The three of them could already guess what kind of situation Mazmu would face.
"Is the 'Philosopher's Stone' real?"
The man who spoke first asked.
"Real or fake, it has nothing to do with us!
All we need to do now is wait for the limelight to pass!
Once the limelight passes, not only will the others' land in Ai City be ours, even their properties will be ours! "
The other man said without a care.
"But when will the limelight pass?"
The man who spoke first looked like he was suffering.
"Soon!
"The Battle of Winter Night is about to begin!"
"I've gotten the news. This Battle of Winter Night is different from the others — it will surely attract everyone's attention, and it's time for us to make our move. The vengeful spirit that I've been raising is getting impatient. A while ago, a guy told me that he found a very special soul in a restaurant. I want to go and have a look at it when the time comes."
The other man said confidently.
The mention of a special soul piqued the interest of the first man.
The two of them discussed excitedly.
After a while, the two of them realized something was wrong.
The temporary leader of the trio, Scar Face, was too quiet.
Although he was a man of few words, he was never stingy when it came to special souls.
Instinctively, the two of them looked at Scar Face.
They saw Scarface sitting there motionlessly. One of them raised his hand and pushed him.
Bam!
Scar Face fell to the ground.
The two of them tried to stand up in panic, but a cold glare flashed before their eyes.
Puk!
Puk!
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