historical

"Follow me, young master." said the other agent, who is a woman in her late twenty with a black veil on her face.

Yunlong responded with a nod of his head while frowning a little because this woman somehow feels very familiar. ??

"Have we met with each other before?" Yunlong suddenly asked, to which the agent responded with a shake of her head.

"No, young master. We've never met with each other before." The agent naturally replied, but we can see a slight smile behind her black veil.

As the agent leads them into the inn, a common-looking room with a brown carpeted floor welcomed them.

The agent walked toward a decorated wall near a reception table. She pulled a random book, revealing a hidden room with a staircase to the lower area.

"A secret room?" Bai Xue whispered with a shocked expression.

"Well, it's a secret room, to be precise, a special bedroom for young master and young lady." The agent responded while giving Bai Xue a calm gaze, which makes her a little nervous.

"There is also another room for young master's maids." She added while taking a small lantern from the reception table.

'Mother prepared this for us, huh.' Qian Renxue thought while staring at the agent, who is walking toward the stair.

They followed the agent downstairs as she leads them into a chamber with a white door.

She opened the white door, showing a corridor with a gentle white light around it, which somehow get lighten up, even though it's underground.

"Oh, luminous stones," Yunlong commented while looking at a piece of white translucent stones around the corridor.

"You know these stones?" Qian Renxue asked while looking at her brother, who is smiling at her.

"Well, pretty much. This stone can be a source of light and usually found in the dark cave of southern's douluo continent." Yunlong instantly answered, making Bai Xue speechless because she doesn't expect him to be so knowledgeable.

Qian Renxue blinked her eyes for a seconds after hearing Yunlong's explanation as a book suddenly appeared in his hand.

"Here, Mineral Encylopedia." Yunlong threw the book to his sister, who quickly caught it with one hand.

'I would rather have a pudding than this book.' Qian Renxue thought while shaking her head as she put the book into her spatial ring.

Bai Xue intently stared at the book with great interest because she loves books so much that she spent her childhood reading about the medicinal manual.

"Do you want a book too?" Yunlong suddenly asked, which caught the apple-haired girl off guard.

"N-No, I'm fine." Bai Xue responded with a stutter.

"Really?" Yunlong smiled while shifting his gaze at her, who already dodged his gaze.

'Sure... It's not my problem if you reject my offer, though.' Yunlong thought while shrugging off his shoulder as he feels two intense gazes on his back.

Chu Xiaoyu and Yu Ning'er were calmly staring at his back as their gaze seems to pierce his back.

Yunlong took a peek at his maids and found that Yu Ning'er immediately dodged his gaze because she doesn't want to be too apparent in front of him.

Well, except for Xiaoyu, who is calmly staring at him with a neutral expression.

'Okay, girls are confusing.' Yunlong stated in his heart while releasing a sigh since he knows what they want, but they don't say it themselves.

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After preparing a few things for his sister's mission, we can see Yunlong calmly sitting in the chair while staring at the white ring on his right index finger.

'Greed, it's reacting to something?' Yunlong thought since the ring suddenly flashed with a purple light.

[The ego greed need time to be fully awakened, host]

'Oh, how long?' Yunlong inwardly asked his system with a frown.

[Because it was a nameless ego, and you just named it 13 hours ago, it would take 6-7 days until it completely adapting]

'So basically a week, it's not that long.' Yunlong closed his eyes while remembering Bibi Dong's beautiful face, making him laughed because it's not even a week and he already missed her.

Knock! Knock!

"Young Master, your lunch." Chu Xiaoyu's voice entered the room.

"Oh, Xiaoyu, enter," Yunlong responded while shifting his gaze at the door, which was opened by Xiaoyu as she entered the room with a covered tray.

Chu Xiaoyu placed the tray on the table and opened it, revealing a weird setting because it separated into two sections.

"You're not cooking this lunch, right?" Yunlong asked with a confused expression, to which Xiaoyu responded with a shake of her head.

"They cooked it for you." Chu Xiaoyu replied while making a neutral expression.

'Yeah, I can see that.' Yunlong commented while looking at the lunch, which had two sides, the left side basically meat dishes while the right side more medicinal soup made from herbs and spices.

[I don't sense any poison, it's safe]

Neo's monotonous voice suddenly echoed in Yunlong's mind, bringing a weak smile to his face.

'Thanks for scanning it for me.' Yunlong thanked his system as he tasted each dish.

"It's good..." Yunlong commented while feeling two presence behind the door.

"He praised my cooking." Yu Ning'er muttered with a happy smile on her face.

Bai Xue nodded her head while releasing a sigh of relief because it looks like Yunlong didn't hate her cooking.

"They are too obvious." Chu Xiaoyu commented with eyes closed because she can easily sense their presence.

"Well, they are new," Yunlong stated while enjoying his lunch.

--- After the lunch ---

Yunlong is standing in front of the inn while wearing a white robe with a hood, and we also can see his maids with the same outfits standing beside him.

"Where are you going?" Qian Renxue asked while staring at them with a confused expression.

"Well, it's still noon. Maybe we can take a short walk around the city." Yunlong naturally replied, making his sister pouted because he didn't tell her about this.

"Hmph, I want to go with you too." Qian Renxue absurdly declared.

"Nope, you can't. You have a mission, remember." Yunlong immediately rejected his sister because her schedule has been planned.

"Don't worry, I'll give you a gift when I am back." He added while smiling at her, who was already turning around to walk into the inn.

"Hmph, you better bring me something good!" Qian Renxue lastly stated before entered the inn.

Yunlong helplessly shaking his head while shifting his gaze at his maids and said, "Let's go."

--- In the center of the city ---

"Okay, it's livelier than what I expected," Yunlong said while looking around. He can see vendors selling their goods and carriage moving around the street as people walking around with their families.

"Chicken Skewers!"

"Chicken Skewers!"

"Hey, do you want to buy chicken skewers?" A street food seller asked Yunlong while grilling chicken meats.

"Sure, I'll take four," Yunlong replied with a smile, which makes the seller smile as he handed him four chicken skewers.

"Two copper coins." The seller stated.

"Okay, two copper coins." Yunlong nodded while taking the skewers and giving two coins to the seller.

Yunlong calmly stares at the chicken skewers, which are perfectly cooked as fragrant aroma entering his nose.

"Here, take one." Yunlong offered to his maids.

"Hey, Stop!" A shouts suddenly echoed in the area.

"Hmm?" Yunlong shifted his gaze at the shout direction and found a man running toward him.

'What is this? Chasing?' Yunlong thought while looking at a woman with a familiar appearance and around the early thirties, chasing the running man.

'Where did I saw that face before?' He pondered while looking at the running man, who is almost reaching him.

Yunlong stepped his leg to the running man and stumbled him to the ground, but at the same time, his hood got pulled by the man, revealing his face to the public.

"You... That face, X-Xiaogang!?" A shaky woman's voice suddenly entered Yunlong's face, making him frown because he doesn't want to hear that name.

Yunlong turned his gaze at the voice direction and saw the woman stare at him with tearful eyes.

'Ahh, Liu Erlong!'