Chapter 279
She had grown accustomed to it, except for the occasional feeling of cold solitude.
Until she lived another life, it started with daily meals, then practicing martial arts together, sharing the same bed, soaking in the same hot spring, and even giving her massages...
Ying Bing felt a bit dazed. How could these things, once unimaginable, seem like they had all happened before?
Was this... what it meant to be in love?
How exactly was one supposed to navigate love?
It couldn’t possibly be like what was in his head...
Ying Bing felt the need to do some research.
Well... just to understand a bit, she couldn’t be completely clueless about this, could she? She couldn’t just follow his ideas blindly...
Lost in thought, Xiao Li’s skewers were ready, sizzling and dripping with oil.
Over there, Zhong Ling had clearly made up her mind, letting go of her reserve after taking the first bite.
“Brother, have one~” Zhong Ling was quick, grabbing a skewer of grilled leeks.
“Pfft—cough cough cough!”
Zhong Zhenyue was caught off guard by the spiciness and began to cough violently.
“.....”
Ying Bing frowned slightly.
Well, she was older than Li Mo, so calling him “brother” felt a bit strange...
“Emmmm.”
Li Mo thought for a moment and realized he seemed to have overlooked something.
They weren’t biologically related; did Old Zhong know that?
Just then, Zhong Ling seemed to be losing her composure, slamming her silver ornament on the table and grabbing him by the neck.
“Stinky little brother, don’t you dare act all proud, eat this!”
“Okay, sis, you... you’re choking me...”
Zhong Zhenyue quieted down.
Well, the mighty eight-armed young dragon, the little lord Zhenyue, looked weak and pitiful as he munched on the skewers.
“Pfft.....”
Xiao Li sighed, unable to hold back a laugh.
It was a failed negotiation that turned into an all-out assault; they hadn’t even used half of the tactics they had discussed beforehand.
The people around them couldn’t help but chuckle at the scene.
Zhong Zhenyue felt embarrassed and, taking advantage of Zhong Ling’s trip to get some drinks, lowered his voice to ask:
“Li brother, what’s going on with her?”
“Old Zhong, aren’t you envious that the brothers all have families now?”
“Yeah.”
“Have you ever heard the line from a poem, ‘Searching for him a thousand times in the crowd, turning around, he’s there in the dim light’?”
Zhong Zhenyue fell into thought.
Ying Bing’s eyelashes fluttered slightly as she tilted her head, taking in the earnest expression of the young man.
The tavern was bustling with noise, the aroma of barbecued food wafting through the air, the warmth of human life enveloping them, yet he felt increasingly clear in his heart, knowing exactly how he should appear.
Zhong Zhenyue seemed to understand but not quite:
“Li brother, what does that mean? Can you be more straightforward?”
“If your sister isn’t really your sister...”
“?”
“Would you want her to be?”
“????”
Xiao Li felt he had done his best.
Even if he lost this round, he was still an svp!
Just then, a skewer of grilled meat was offered to him. Xiao Li thought, while his hand had its own ideas, it couldn’t possibly be feeding him on its own, right? So he turned around and found Ying Bing looking down at him.
She was holding a skewer of grilled mushrooms.
“Eat.”
“Hmm?”
“Stinky little brother, eat.”
...
PS: Surprise attack! Hehe.
The little flop really didn’t go play with the black monkey; was it fun?
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Chapter 302: The Invincible and the Divine General, Noise and Nursery Rhymes
Li Mo: “!”
Watching the girl lift the skewer and bring it to his mouth, her gaze steady and quiet, it was as if the moon had been stained with the colors of the world.
Perhaps, just perhaps.
Was it possible that Da Lang knew it was poisonous but still took a bite for Xuan? After all, Ying Bing was definitely more outrageous than the fabricated stories of Jin Lian.
“Hmm.....”
In such a difficult situation, she called him “stinky little brother” without hesitation and took a bite.
Ying Bing pondered for a moment, her lips slightly parting:
“Good.”
“.....”
Li Mo shrank back slightly. Was this lamb meat from Xi Yang Yang? Otherwise, how could he feel his scalp tingling and shivering, yet his lips were harder to suppress than a hammer?
Zhong Ling: “!”
She felt that even the strong liquor she was drinking tasted sweet.
This... this this this!
Was Li Shaoxia secretly inviting Han Xianzi to give her a textbook-style demonstration!?
Li Shaoxia was too good at this; not only was he powerful, but he was also so kind. She couldn’t help but think back to their earlier encounter and wanted to give herself a slap.
She had to toast him twice later, but for now...
“Stinky little brother, eat.” Zhong Ling imitated, holding up a lamb leg.
“......”
Zhong Zhenyue hesitated for three and a third seconds before choosing to stuff the lamb leg into his mouth to silence his questions.
Thus, a bizarre scene unfolded.
Ying Bing took Zhong Ling as a reference, seeing her feed Zhong Zhenyue, so she learned from her and began to feed Xiao Li.
Zhong Ling viewed Ying Bing as a textbook example, seeing her feed Li Mo, and immediately tried to replicate it with Zhong Zhenyue, but her imitation was lacking, akin to a buyer’s showcase being overshadowed by the seller’s.
Both were learning from each other, creating a confusing loop.
The whole tavern was filled with their lively table.
A curious child at the next table asked, “Mom, what are they doing?”
And was promptly shushed by his mother.
“Wait a minute!”
Zhong Zhenyue raised his hand, clutching his stomach.
“Hmm?” Zhong Ling’s expression was unfriendly.
“Li brother, I can’t digest all these ingredients right now; I really can’t eat anymore.”
Zhong Zhenyue grimaced as he loosened his belt slightly, his round belly pushing up his shirt.
While Ying Bing fed Li Mo one piece, she also took one for herself.
Zhong Ling was just about to stuff the entire lamb leg down his throat.
“Sis, you should eat too; it really tastes good.”
“Oh, you’re being considerate.”
Zhong Ling happily took a bite of the dish Zhong Zhenyue offered, secretly giving Li Mo a thumbs up.
As expected of his wife-boosting spirit, the advice he gave was indeed clever; Zhenyue had never fed her before.
“.....”
Xiao Li facepalmed, blocking the black line forming on his forehead.
If the love operation had failed, Zhong Ling had still managed to eat.
But to say it was a success... he felt something was off.
He picked up some food and was chewing on the end of his chopsticks, trying to figure out what was wrong when he met the gaze of a certain Han Xianzi.
She glanced at the dishes on the table, then at Li Mo’s chopsticks, her eyes practically screaming:
‘Are you really planning to eat alone?’
“Hmm, eat.”
Li Mo picked up a piece of potato and green pepper strips and brought it to her mouth.
Ying Bing frowned slightly, turning her face away, her lips pressed tightly together, refusing to open.
Refusal.
“???”
A little question mark popped up over Li Mo’s head. Wasn’t she fond of green pepper and potato strips?
Fortunately, he was a genius.
This time, his genius didn’t go to waste; in that moment, he had a flash of insight, keenly catching that tiny detail.
He blurted out:
“Sister, eat?”
“Hmm.”
Ying Bing’s frown relaxed, and she opened her mouth like a high-cold cat meeting a familiar face.
“....”
Really?
Li Mo had just had a stroke of genius, after all, Zhong Zhenyue had always called Zhong Ling “sister,” but Ying Bing was only two months older than him...
There were many soldiers in this tavern, eating and drinking, and acquaintances inevitably began to chat.
“This is the famous Wang... uh, Dugu Qijian!”
“And this next to him is Han Xianzi.”
Zhong Zhenyue introduced them to the soldiers, and the atmosphere grew even more lively. After all, the world was vast, filled with countless heroes, yet only a hundred could be called true dragons, and here at this small table sat three.
Two of them were among the top ranks, renowned figures.
“Li Shaoxia, if you don’t mind, let’s have a drink together.”
“I could tell from the start that this one isn’t an ordinary person.”
“Li Shaoxia, do you have a... uh, this wine is strange; I’m tipsy after just two cups.”
At first, the soldiers were just giving the young lord face, but later realized that this Wang wife-boosting spirit was quite down-to-earth, making the atmosphere even more lively.
Zhong Zhenyue was a bit surprised, but then thought it made sense; Li brother seemed to get along well with anyone who wasn’t a complete villain.
He smiled and said:
“Li brother will come to the military camp tomorrow to train with us. The brothers need to be on their toes; let’s not embarrass our border troops.”
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