Chapter 478 - 324: Lady Lord Su Qin (Part 1)
Chapter 478: Chapter 324: Lady Lord Su Qin (Part 1)
"You may all disperse!"
Kiro waved his hand and entered the village as well.
The Lords on both sides looked at each other, none of them knowing what would happen next.
But it could only be one of three things: war, taxation, or suppression.
It could be one of them, or it could be all three at once.
The villagers dispersed.
Zhao Chi saw his fourth uncle, Zhao Qiye, go directly to the Xiao Family’s residence, along with representatives from several other families.
They were probably going to discuss the situation with the merchant caravan.
Although the four families had their fair share of conflicts before, they had thankfully maintained a basic level of decorum and hadn’t turned completely hostile and declared war.
Now that a greater conflict had arrived, they were actually able to sit down and cooperate for their common interests.
The Lords all went their separate ways.
Su Qin stayed by Zhao Chi’s side.
She didn’t say anything, just kept following him.
Zhao Chi smiled. "You should head back first and grant me access. I’ll come find you in your territory in a little while."
Su Qin said happily, "Okay. It’s already past five o’clock, so why don’t you have dinner at my place before you go back?"
"Hm, alright."
"What do you mean, ’alright’? You sound so reluctant!"
"No... I’m just worried about Muchang and his people. I have a feeling our burdens are about to increase again."
Su Qin nodded. "Yeah, nothing good ever comes from seeing them. Still, you coming over for dinner is a good thing. I’ll head back first, then. You should come over soon."
"Okay, I’ll be there in a bit."
Su Qin immediately granted him access before leaving.
Zhao Chi also returned to his territory shortly after.
Gu Qing and the others were also preparing dinner.
A few days ago, Fang Li and her team had finished building the kitchen.
The kitchen was spacious. Although it only had Ordinary stoves, the design and layout were very practical.
It had ten independent stoves, and each stove had two auxiliary burners.
It was more than enough to cook for several hundred people.
However, they hadn’t designated any specialized female cooks yet. The female villagers these past few days had all been re-roled as Female Militia.
For now, Yang Lu’s Hunting group was handling the cooking.
Gu Qing often went in to help out.
Although she wasn’t a chef, she had been cooking for Zhao Chi every day for the past month, and her Culinary Skill had accumulated to 4 points.
Today, Zhuang Ya had surprisingly entered the kitchen too.
She actually looked quite professional, and Gu Qing was assisting her.
Zhuang Ya had been practicing her Fireball Technique and Fire Sea Skill relentlessly these past few days.
’Women with a sensitive Inner Heart generally have a strong sense of self-esteem.’
’And she also had a proud personality trait.’
’This made her self-esteem even stronger, and she refused to admit defeat.’
’I had originally thought that a personality combining pride and sensitivity would be rather average.’
’But now, it seems these two personality traits can actually complement each other.’
’Because she’s sensitive, her self-esteem is strong.’
’Because she’s proud, her self-esteem is even stronger.’
’The combination of these two personality traits has boosted Zhuang Ya’s self-esteem to a very high level.’
’This is both a good and a bad thing.’
’The good thing is that it gives her plenty of motivation, pushing herself to constantly improve.’
’But the bad thing is that she could easily break down.’
’It’s very possible she could have a complete collapse and just give up on herself.’
’But here with me, Zhuang Ya won’t break down.’
’With the +125% Mood from the Carefree Spring, it’s impossible for her Mood to drop.’
’On top of that, I’ve now learned the Motivation Skill and can directly increase Zhuang Ya’s Morale by 60%, so her Morale won’t be low either.’
’This way, Zhuang Ya will only be affected by the positive Effects.’
After these past few days of training, Zhuang Ya had become quite proficient at controlling her Flame.
She could not only shoot fire from her palms, but from her fingers as well.
She was holding out her index finger, a jet of flame shooting from its tip, roasting the meat in front of her until it started to SIZZLE and release its oils.
’She can do it like that?’
Zhao Chi found it amazing.
When Zhuang Ya saw Zhao Chi, she smiled and said, "Zhao Chi, hurry over and see what big sister has made for you!"
After regaining her confidence, Zhuang Ya started getting a little too familiar.
Zhao Chi didn’t mind and didn’t hold it against her.
Gu Qing, on the other hand, had some reservations.
But after spending more time with her, she realized it wasn’t disrespect toward Zhao Chi, but a way of expressing her feelings.
A way of expressing certain emotions by referring to the other person as if they were younger or smaller.
’Like a kind of protective instinct?’
Once Gu Qing understood this layer of meaning, she no longer had any objections. In fact, she felt it was actually quite nice.
Zhao Chi was in a bit of a bind.
’I have been busy crafting items for the past few days and haven’t had time to pay much attention to Zhuang Ya.’
’This is the first meal Zhuang Ya has made for me, and she even went out of her way to use her own fire to roast the meat.’
’But I already promised Su Qin.’
’Su Qin is probably busy preparing dinner right now, too.’
’I can’t believe they both happened at the same time.’
’I’ll just have two dinners, then.’
’I’ll eat Zhuang Ya’s, and I’ll eat Su Qin’s.’
After a moment’s thought, he sent Su Qin a message.
Zhao Chi: [Su Qin, I’m going to be a little late, about 20 minutes. Is that okay?]
Su Qin: [Of course! I actually need some time to get ready anyway. But my Culinary Skill isn’t very good, so please don’t mind.]
Zhao Chi: [Don’t worry, I definitely won’t.]
Su Qin: [Hehe, okay!]
Gu Qing and Zhuang Ya watched Zhao Chi together.
Gu Qing asked with a smile, "Su Qin? Is that the Lady Lord from last time?"
Zhao Chi nodded. "Yeah, you heard?"
Zhuang Ya said, exasperated, "You were talking so loud, how could we not hear? You’re going to another Lady Lord’s place?"
Zhao Chi nodded. "Yes, I have some business to attend to."
Zhuang Ya gave a sly grin. "What kind of business could you have at this hour? Don’t tell me you’re going there for dinner too? Is she a beautiful Lord?"
Gu Qing nodded and smiled. "Her name is Su Qin. Her Appearance is indeed quite good, and she seems like a nice, gentle type of woman."
Zhuang Ya shook her head and chuckled. "Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder. The grass is always greener on the other side, isn’t it? Lord Zhao Chi, you’d better hurry along. Don’t keep that Lady Lord waiting too long."
Zhao Chi laughed. "I already pushed it back 20 minutes just so I could have a taste of your cooking."
Zhuang Ya waved her hand dismissively and smiled. "You can taste my cooking anytime. I’m right here by your side, I can cook for you whenever. You can even eat when you get back. Don’t let me hold up your date."