Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

After Wen Xiao and others got Shen Juyou's personal accessories, they said goodbye to Mr. Shen and headed straight to the riverside in the suburbs.

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"Brother! What is this? Is it delicious?"

"Wouldn't it be clear if we try it out on our expedition?"

"Brother! What is this? Is it fun?"

"Brother, buy one for Yuanzheng!"

Two brothers in black and gorgeous clothes appeared on the street of Yining Town, followed by several guards, who were holding and carrying many packages in their hands.

Gong Yuanzheng skipped and jumped between each stall. He only took a few more glances at Gong Shangjiao who was following behind him, and then he consciously took out silver from his purse.

Following behind them were Ying Lei and Bai Jiu. They were really bored in the inn, and when they heard that Gong Yuanzheng was going out for fun, they decided to go together. Unexpectedly, they ended up becoming bag carriers.

"Xiao Jiu, why do I feel like we've been cheated?"

"Take away the word 'as if' and we'll be cheated!"

Bai Jiu looked angrily at Gong Yuanzheng who was still sweeping the front. He wanted to throw the things in his hands and on his back to the ground, but Gong Yuanzheng's brother gave him too much, so Bai Jiu got angry.

"But his brother bought me a lot of seasonings and dishes!"

"His brother also bought me a lot of herbs from the medicine shop! You should cherish herbs!"

Yinglei and Bai Jiu looked at each other and finally decided to stuff these things into Yinglei's backpack.

After the two men had stuffed their things in, they looked up to see the guards looking at them with shining eyes. Wuyan understood what they meant, so he had no choice but to take their things and stuff them in together.

"Yuanzheng, there is a restaurant here. It's almost time for dinner. Let's go back to the inn and take a nap after dinner. I heard there will be a lantern show here tonight."

Gong Shangjiao pinched his sore legs imperceptibly, looked at the restaurant whose decoration was quite decent, grabbed Gong Yuanzheng who was still in high spirits, and coaxed him into the restaurant.

"What would you like to eat, sir? Would you like me to introduce our signature dishes to you?" The waiter flicked his towel and took Gong Yuanzheng, Gong Shangjiao, Ying Lei and Bai Jiu to the private room upstairs, while the other guards sat in the lobby.

Jin Fu quickly reported a few dishes and asked the restaurant staff to serve them quickly. After sitting down, he kept drinking tea.

"Boss! I never thought there would be men who can shop better than women!"

"That's right! Boss! My legs have become thinner in the past half day!"

"Boss! What dishes did you order? Is there any meat? I want to eat meat!"

"How can Master Jiao treat us unfairly? Eat as much as you can!"

Jin Fu finally recovered after drinking a pot of tea. He wiped his mouth with his sleeve and waved his hand, "Roasted lamb, fish wrapped in belly, stewed ham, crystal pork elbow, oven-baked pancakes, and carrot and duck soup."

The eyes of the guards surrounding Jin Fu were shining. "He's the boss, he knows how to eat! It's all meat!"

"Boss! I cannot thank you enough for your kindness!"

In the private room on the second floor, the waiter was still introducing their special dishes, "Stir-fried shrimp, fried eel paste, white jade pig's trotter, fresh mushroom and cabbage heart, amber beef, spicy white crab soup, purple ginseng and pheasant soup, stewed ham with fish maw, braised pork with dried bamboo shoots, crab pot with vermicelli roe, slow-cooked white sauce mandarin fish, purple cloud ginseng and duck soup, green oyster sauce porcini..."

"Brother! I want to eat meat!" Gong Yuanzheng's stomach started growling after hearing so many meat dishes. He clung to his brother and kept shouting for meat.

"Stir-fried shrimp, fresh mushrooms and cabbage, amber beef, stewed ham with fish maw, and diced duck soup with purple ginseng."

"Okay! I'll prepare it for you right away!" The waiter left the box with a smile.

Yinglei and Baijiu had already been lying on the table nibbling on the pastries in the box, "Yinglei! This pastry is quite delicious. When we get back to Tiandu, you can try making it!" Baijiu pinched the pastry with both hands, like a squirrel protecting its food, with his cheeks slightly puffed out.

"Okay! Okay! When we get back to Tiandu, I'll cook it for you!"

"What kind of pastry is so delicious!" Gong Yuanzheng looked at Ying Lei and Bai Jiu eating with relish, and took a piece and put it in his mouth.

"Brother! This cake is really good. Let's ask them to pack a few for us when we leave!"

Gong Yuanzheng pinched a piece and handed it to Gong Shangjiao's mouth. Although Gong Shangjiao didn't like these sweets, the one his brother handed to him was different.

Gong Shangjiao took a bite and put it down. "It's really good. When Jin Fu comes over, I'll ask him to ask the owner of the restaurant."

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Suburban Riverside

Zhao Yuanzhou walked in front to lead the way, Zhuo Yichen walked at the end to guard, and Pei Sijing walked beside Wen Xiao to protect him closely.

The four of them hurried along the way and finally arrived at the riverside. Wen Xiao took out the exquisite jade pendant from his sleeve without any hurry. However, before Wen Xiao could say a word, the calm river water suddenly began to roll violently as if it was stirred by an invisible big hand! In an instant, a surging huge wave of water rushed towards them like a giant dragon with bared fangs and claws.

At this critical moment, Zhao Yuanzhou quickly opened his powerful magic weapon, which instantly emitted a dazzling light and formed an indestructible shield, which blocked the fierce waves.

At the same time, Zhuo Yichen, who had been standing behind everyone, did not show any weakness. He flashed and flew out like an arrow. The cloud sword in his hand, which was flashing with a faint blue light, was like lightning across the night sky, and he swung out a sword with a vast sword spirit.

There was a loud "bang" and the majestic wave was split into two halves by the sword energy, turning into countless water splashes that fell down and landed right at the feet of the four people.

As the waves gradually dissipated, a figure suddenly appeared on the lake, which was originally empty and calm. This person was graceful, with fluttering clothes, standing leisurely by the water. From a distance, it gave people a dreamlike and mysterious feeling.

"What did you do to Yuzu?" The voice was clear and pleasant, but it contained a hint of imperceptible anger and concern.

"Yingyu! It was Juyou who asked us to come look for you!" Wen Xiao hurriedly stepped forward, holding up the tourmaline squirrel and grape pendant that belonged to Shen Juyou, and shouted as if afraid that the other party would not see it: "Juyou has already told us that the brides are all sleeping in the pavilion in the middle of the lake!"

Hearing this, Yingyu was slightly startled, then she lightly tapped the water with her toes and walked slowly towards the shore. When she got closer, Yingyu's beautiful eyes stared at Wen Xiao and others, and asked anxiously, "Is Juyou safe now?"

"Yingyu, Juyou told us that she has been waiting for our arrival here. Now that we are here, can we let those innocent brides go?" Wen Xiao said earnestly.

"Of course. Youzi and I agreed long ago that as long as the person she is waiting for comes, I will release those brides." Yingyu was not an unreasonable monster. He immediately cast a spell to remove the illusion in the middle of the lake.

As the deception disappeared, a wooden house in the middle of the lake stood in front of everyone. "The brides are all inside. You can go in and take a look at them."

When Wen Xiao was holding Pei Sijing's hand as she passed by Yingyu, she sincerely said thank you.

Zhuo Yichen and Zhao Yuanzhou were guarding Yingyu. "A lot of servants died in the Shen Mansion. Do you know what happened?"

"Yes, it was Youzi's eldest brother who killed her. He didn't want Youzi to marry the son of the Chen family because when he was doing business outside, he was tricked into going to a gambling house and lost all his property. He came home this time because the boss of the gambling house took a fancy to Youzi."

Yingyu's hands hanging at his sides were clenched tightly, with veins bulging. It can be imagined that if Shen Juyou's elder brother was at the scene, he would probably be beaten to death by Yingyu.

"How do you know so clearly?"

Yingyu looked at Zhao Yuanzhou as if he were an idiot. "Are you really the leader of all the monsters in the Great Wilderness?"

Zhuo Yichen felt embarrassed for Zhao Yuanzhou, and directly stabbed Zhao Yuanzhou with the Cloud Light Sword, and pushed him behind him, "Yingyu, although you didn't commit any serious mistakes, you did cause panic among the people of Yining Town. I will arrest you now."

Yingyu didn't seem to care how he would be treated, he just asked what kind of punishment he would receive.

"You may be locked up in a sundial for a hundred years, or your demonic powers may be sealed and you may be thrown into a farm on the outskirts of Tiandu to do labor for a hundred years." Zhuo Yichen didn't know much about the punishment. After all, it was Brother Ling who always did this kind of thing.

Yingyu made an "oh" sound, as if such punishment did not arouse any emotion in him.