Hearing Spirit Kite Douluo's order, Chrysanthemum Douluo froze on the spot.
The speech he had painstakingly prepared—thousands of words long, starting from the astonishing 80,000-year Spirit Bone, moving to the miraculous recovery of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, and finally escalating to a lyrical tribute to Senior Lin's benevolent character—
…all got stuck in his throat by three cold dish names.
No.
No, no, no—this wasn't right!
This wasn't the script!
He hadn't even started to brainwash her—
cough, he hadn't even started to "introduce the unparalleled opportunities" here.
How could she already be spending money?!
Seeing Chrysanthemum Douluo staring like she had grown two heads, Spirit Kite Douluo raised an eyebrow and glared at him with undisguised disdain.
"What are you staring at?"
"You broke half the treasures I bought today. I haven't asked you for compensation yet."
Chrysanthemum Douluo snapped back to reality, hastily activating his backup plan.
"Spirit Kite, you misunderstood, I mean—this place isn't just about food. The true value of Senior Lin's restaurant lies in supreme opport—"
Before he could finish, Spirit Kite Douluo impatiently waved him off.
"Opportunities?"
She scoffed, her tone as if speaking to a clueless child.
She pointed at the menu.
Then at her stomach that was still rumbling like thunder.
"Right now, my stomach is telling me I want to eat."
"That is the greatest opportunity at hand."
"As for whatever grand speech you're preparing—we'll discuss it after I'm full."
Her words were so pure.
So simple.
So… irrefutably reasonable.
Chrysanthemum Douluo opened his mouth, but no words came out.
Still unwilling to surrender, he pointed at the terrifying prices on the menu.
"But… the prices…"
"Expensive?" Spirit Kite Douluo snorted. "It's expensive, so of course I want to order it!"
"What do you know? That's called 'you get what you pay for'!"
"It can charge such a price, and it made Devil Bear Douluo eat with snot and tears—that alone proves its worth!"
"For this, any amount of money is acceptable!"
She paused, then added one final blow:
"Of course, it is pricey, so I'll just order three dishes to try. Is there a problem?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo: "…"
No problem.
I'm the one with the problem.
In the rocking chair, Lin Feng's half-closed eyes gleamed with amusement.
He had thought all his customers would be like Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo—
obsessed with "luck draws," "opportunities," and "defying fate."
Complete, textbook utilitarian leeks.
Simple. Pure. Easy to harvest.
He never expected to see a brand-new species today.
A… pure foodie.
Not here for spirit bones.
Not here for immortal herbs.
Not here to gamble with fate.
Just because she smelled the aroma.
Just because she saw the price.
Just because she wanted to eat.
This leek… had character.
But just as Lin Feng was happily labeling his new specimen, the system's cold, sarcastic voice chimed in.
Ding! Small-fry Host, stop getting ahead of yourself. Wipe off that enlightened expression.
This woman looks like a glutton now, yes.
She doesn't care about prices now, yes.
But that's only because she hasn't seen the real treasures.
Human nature is greedy, Host.
Once she experiences the pleasure of instantly soaring to the heavens—
once she tastes a luck draw rewriting her fate—
Let's see if she doesn't turn into the same kind of loyal leek as those two under your feet.
Lin Feng's smile stiffened.
This damn system was still as annoying as ever.
…Yet he had to admit it wasn't wrong.
Human nature was greedy.
But so what?
Lin Feng sneered inwardly.
Foodie leek, greedy leek—it didn't matter.
As long as she could be harvested and contribute points, she was a good leek.
Her mental journey?
He couldn't care less.
Why think so much?
Was this broken system trying to become his life mentor?
He exhaled lightly, letting all inner thoughts vanish.
That lazy, indifferent expression returned to his face, as if he had never reacted at all.
He stood up slowly, dustless and serene, and spoke two calm words:
"Wait a moment."
Then he walked into the back kitchen, leaving behind a silhouette full of mystery.
As Lin Feng disappeared behind the curtain, Chrysanthemum Douluo quietly slipped over to Ghost Douluo's side.
The two sat shoulder to shoulder, heads leaning close together, whispering like an old married couple discussing household affairs.
"Ugh—"
Devil Bear Douluo, who was weeping into his rice bowl, caught sight of the scene.
His stomach lurched.
The divine food in his mouth was almost forced back up.
Did these two geezers have no shame?
Did they not treat anyone as an outsider?!
He squeezed his eyes shut, desperately chanting:
I can't see, I can't see!
As long as I eat fast enough, nothing can stop me from eating!
Ding-a-ling—
The entrance bell rang again.
The Golden Generation squeezed in, surrounding a kindly, dignified old man.
Saint Dragon Douluo, Tuoba Xi.
The moment he stepped inside, Tuoba Xi paused.
A domineering, overwhelming aroma surged into his nostrils, flooding his body with heat.
His spirit power rippled.
His stomach growled.
No wonder these little brats were so impatient to come.
But as he lifted his gaze, his smile froze.
What did he see?
Devil Bear Douluo—
the notoriously fiery brute—
holding a bowl bigger than his face, eating while crying and sniffling like a child abandoned for a century.
Where was the dignity of a Titled Douluo?!
Then he saw Spirit Kite Douluo.
Hair messy.
Clothes dusty.
Traces of blood still in her nostrils.
Yet her eyes were shining with obsession, fixed on the kitchen.
Tuoba Xi felt his scalp numb.
And then—
He saw Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo…
Whispering intimately.
As if nobody else existed.
Tuoba Xi's pupils trembled violently.
Behind him, Hu Liena's eyes lit up at the scene, and she quickly covered her mouth to suppress a shriek of excitement.
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