The two turned their heads to look and saw a young man dressed in a green robe, holding a folding fan, with a clean and handsome face standing beside the table.
The young man had a tall and slender figure and a heroic aura between his brows. However, upon closer inspection, one could notice the slightly upturned corners of his eyes and smooth skin, indicating that he was actually a woman disguised as a man.
Zhou Qing was slightly taken aback, but Yan Xiaohu laughed heartily, "Haha, of course there’s no problem. Little... little brother, please sit down."
"Thank you, gentlemen!" The young man thanked them and then sat down at the table generously, a barely noticeable slyness flashing in their eyes.
Looking at the table full of delicious food, he praised, "You two gentlemen have great taste. These dishes seem freshly served and look very tasty. My portion should be ready soon. Let’s enjoy it together."
No sooner had he spoken than his stomach growled loudly.
Yan Xiaohu chuckled, "No need, no need. We’ll eat ours and you eat yours. Sit here for now. My brother and I eat quickly, it won’t take long to clear a spot for you. Lao Si, what are you staring at? Hurry up and eat!"
Yan Xiaohu said to Zhou Qing, then picked up a chicken leg and started eating.
The young man was stunned, full of disbelief.
"Ignore her, hurry up and eat. We’re carrying that thing, be cautious!" Zhou Qing heard Yan Xiaohu’s voice through sound transmission.
Zhou Qing was speechless.
If caution is paramount, you didn’t need to let her share the table. Just because she complimented you a bit?
The young man watched Yan Xiaohu gobble down food, and turned stiffly to look at Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing just smiled and nodded, then quickly started eating too.
After all, the money for the meal was paid by his miserly senior brother, and he had no say in the matter.
At the table, the disguised Xiao Cancan kept watching the two men devouring the food without offering her any, her stomach growling continuously.
Really, I am the only daughter of the Lingyun Mansion Master. If it weren’t for that person pestering me so much, I wouldn’t have had to disguise and escape. I left in haste without bringing my storage bag. Otherwise, would I be this destitute?
Moreover, as a Golden Core Realm cultivator, I have long since been fasting and wouldn’t starve without food for a short time. But I have never met anyone like you?
Where is the grace of cultivators?
Besides, seeing you eat so deliciously, you entice me to hunger even if I was not hungry.
So, as long as you are not embarrassed, the embarrassment belongs to others?
"Gentlemen, is this your first visit to Lingyun Mansion?" Xiao Cancan couldn’t take the awkwardness and asked.
Before Zhou Qing could speak, Yan Xiaohu grabbed a pork knuckle and gnawed on it, his mouth covered in juices, saying vaguely, "How is that possible? We are locals, very familiar with Lingyun Mansion. This restaurant, we brothers come here often. Chickie, eat!"
Yan Xiaohu said as he placed a dish closest to Xiao Cancan in front of the old mother hen.
The old hen pecked at the food immediately.
Xiao Cancan’s face twitched.
She realized that even a chicken had priority over her.
Who are these people?
Locals? Do you think I haven’t spent years growing up in Lingyun Mansion?
Soon, the entire table of food was finished by the two men, with Yan Xiaohu even licking the plate cleaned by the old hen, making it shine brightly, then he let out a long burp.
"See, we ate quickly, didn’t delay you at all. We have business to attend to, so we’re leaving now. You take your time. Waiter, come clean the table!"
Yan Xiaohu picked up the old hen and plucked a feather to pick his teeth.
Watching the two leave briskly and then looking at the cleared plates, Xiao Cancan clenched her fists tightly.
"Recently, everything has been so disappointing!"
She then patted her stomach and was about to get up to seek another target when the waiter threw a white cloth over his shoulder and ran over with a smile, "Dear customer, please wait a moment. Your food is coming up soon."
Xiao Cancan was stunned and pointed suspiciously at herself, "I ordered?"
The waiter said, "Your friend ordered it, the one who just ate at this table."
Xiao Cancan blinked, seemingly not believing it, and hurriedly asked, "The one holding an old mother hen, with small eyes?"
The waiter said, "No, the other one with a fair complexion. I’ll get busy now, please wait for a moment."
Watching the waiter leave, Xiao Cancan was still a bit dazed.
She quickly climbed to the window and looked around, soon spotting the backs of Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu in the bustling crowd.
"Five low-grade spirit stones, isn’t that a bit extravagant?" Yan Xiaohu stroked the old mother hen and said.
Zhou Qing smiled, "It’s okay, consider it as spending money to avoid a disaster."
"Hey, that’s not like you. Is your overflowing sympathy because you thought she was a woman? If it were a big man, you wouldn’t have spared the money!" Yan Xiaohu joked.
Zhou Qing simply smiled.
He could see her distress, yet out of pride, she didn’t openly ask for help. So he gave her the step down.
Actually, whether male or female, young or old, he probably would help them.
Since his apprenticeship, he had been wandering outside, encountering all sorts of people.
Some made fun of him, some showed disgust, and some, like today, bought him steaming hot meat buns with a smile.
He only saw his former self in her.