Chapter 1657 - 1500: Yin Yang Inn 56
Chapter 1657: Chapter 1500: Yin Yang Inn 56
Faced with such a critique of his culinary skills, Yuan Chongyuan, who usually would never allow anyone to question his cooking abilities, didn’t show any trace of anger.
Not only was he not angry, but he stood beside the critic with a completely convinced expression, humbly asking where he had fallen short, almost ready to take notes on everything the person said.
When Shuangshuang arrived, Pei Shaosen was sitting with Li Yu, both staring wide-eyed as the person criticized the food while devouring it at lightning speed, yet somehow maintaining an elegant demeanor.
On the other side of the table, a huge stack of empty plates piled up, all devoured, showing just how large the guest’s appetite was.
Feng Lin quietly approached Shuangshuang and asked her, "Shopkeeper, is this person’s stomach a bottomless pit? Even Bai Yao can’t eat as much!"
Shuangshuang glanced at Feng Lin, a bit helplessly, "Of course, this is not just someone who eats a lot, but someone who has ascended to become a God.
An adult Taotie’s stomach can transcend dimensions, able to swallow the sun and moon in a single bite. Eating this much is scarcely enough to fill the gaps between his teeth."
Feng Lin blinked his eyes, stared at the handsome man for a while, then suddenly blurted out, "How big must the gaps between his teeth be!"
Shuangshuang, exasperated, looked at Feng Lin’s cheeky expression and couldn’t help but give him a light slap on the head, saying, "Deserve a beating, don’t you."
Feng Lin just made a cheeky comment, then, a little reluctantly, stroked Bai Yao’s fur and said, "Shopkeeper, is he here for Bai Yao? Is he going to take Bai Yao away?"
Feng Lin wasn’t an idiot. Since this person is a Taotie, and there’s a little runaway Taotie in the inn, there’s no way he’d believe that the person wasn’t here for Bai Yao.
Shuangshuang looked at Feng Lin’s palm, where the white ball had curled into itself, completely hiding its features, even its tail was tucked in, looking like just a regular fluffy ball.
Previously, when Feng Lin brought Bai Yao to her, Bai Yao was in this state. Upon seeing this handsome man again, Bai Yao had curled up even tighter, desperately wishing to become invisible.
Shuangshuang looked at Bai Yao, who didn’t seem frightened, more like a mischievous child who ran away from home and, upon seeing an adult, instinctively hid itself, not wanting to go home.
Shuangshuang took Bai Yao from Feng Lin’s hand, walked over, and placed Bai Yao in front of the adult Taotie, smiling slightly, "Divine Monarch’s visit to the mortal realm must be for this child, right?"
The man saw Shuangshuang approaching, put down his chopsticks, and wiped his mouth with a silk napkin on the side.
He didn’t address Shuangshuang immediately but instead picked up Bai Yao, making Feng Lin on the side tense, always feeling that in the next moment, he might swallow Bai Yao as a snack.
Of course, Feng Lin’s worries were unnecessary. The man just picked up Bai Yao and said indifferently, "Yaoyao, still pretending to be dead after seeing your uncle!"
Bai Yao shivered its fluffy little body, slowly revealing its nose and eyes, then flatteringly snuggled against the man’s fingers, "Second Uncle, Yaoyao missed you so much."
Though Bai Yao was still an egg before separation, Divine Beasts have inherited memories, which awaken while still in the egg.
Furthermore, Bai Yao could view the world using Spiritual Sense while in the egg, thus understanding human relationships and recognizing family members.
Bai Yao’s second uncle clearly didn’t buy her nonsense, mercilessly exposing her, "You miss me? I think you’ve enjoyed yourself so much here you’ve forgotten me, your dad, and your mom long ago."
Finishing, he ignored Bai Yao’s clingy, cuddling actions, nodded coldly to Shuangshuang, "I appreciate you taking care of our little Yaoyao. These are token gifts, thanking you for sheltering her these days."
After saying this, with a wave of his hand, a pile of treasures appeared in front of Shuangshuang, all of them exquisite valuables, with items like the millennium-old Fire Ginseng Snow Lotus Ice Soul being the most ordinary among them.
To anyone else, these would be treasures. But to Shuangshuang, they were just insignificant, easily obtainable items.
"The Divine Monarch need not be so courteous. It was merely by chance that I found Bai Yao and sheltered her for a few days; such overwhelming gifts from you are unwarranted."
"There’s nothing unwarranted about it. For our Taotie clan, offspring are precious, and Bai Yao is a treasure of our kind. You saved her, so these thank gifts are well-deserved for you."
The man’s manner was a bit aloof, speaking of the gifts as if they were mere rewards, always slightly lifting his head, only nodding to hint at Shuangshuang to collect the items.
Then he lowered his head, rubbing the white fur on Bai Yao’s head, not even glancing directly at Shuangshuang, exuding an air of superiority.
Shuangshuang paused with the fan in her hand, then chuckled lightly, "Since the Divine Monarch insists, I won’t refuse them politely."
After finishing, Shuangshuang turned to Li Yu, Feng Lin, Pei Shaosen, and others, "These things are rare treasures. You each take a share, and remember to save a portion for Yun Qing."
After that, she smiled gently at Bai Yao’s second uncle, stood up, and said, "Now that Bai Yao is returned to you, I can ease my mind. I have other matters to attend to, so I won’t accompany you further. Please make yourself comfortable, Divine Monarch."
Finishing, Shuangshuang turned and left. That Divine Monarch was indeed accustomed to the heavens; his bearing always conveyed a sense of loftiness, treating others as insignificant as ants.
Celestial Divine Monarchs meant little to Shuangshuang. Seeing through their airs, she couldn’t be bothered to deal with them further.
What Shuangshuang didn’t expect was that after she left, Li Yu and Pei Shaosen also left one by one, without taking the treasures left by Bai Yao’s second uncle.
Feng Lin, who had always been close to Bai Yao, hesitated for a moment but eventually followed Li Yu and Pei Shaosen, even the previously enthusiastic Yuan Chongyuan returned to the inn’s kitchen.
For a moment, the entire hall was empty, leaving only Bai Yao and her second uncle. Bai Yao’s second uncle looked at the untouched treasures on the table, his expression very displeased.
He was annoyed that a mere shopkeeper of a small Yin Yang Inn dared show him such disrespect, and how everyone in the inn was so unappreciative left him quite angry.
Only out of consideration for Bai Yao’s gratitude toward Shuangshuang did her second uncle manage to suppress his displeasure, snorting coldly before leaving with Bai Yao, confident in his magnanimity in not holding Shuangshuang or others accountable for their rudeness.
On Shuangshuang’s return to her room, she was surprised to see Feng Lin, Li Yu, and Pei Shaosen rushing over. She raised her brows in surprise, "Why are you here instead of dividing those treasures as I told you?"
Li Yu leaned lazily against the window, a scornful curl on his lips, "My sight isn’t so easily swayed. Things given away like charity aren’t treasures to me."
Pei Shaosen smiled more elegantly, "A gentleman doesn’t eat from charity. Though it was a gift, the manner felt like almsgiving, so I really can’t accept it."
On the other hand, Feng Lin fiddled with his fingers, a look of anxiousness on his face, telling Shuangshuang, "Shopkeeper, I think Bai Yao isn’t like her second uncle; she surely didn’t know her uncle would be like that."