While they waited,
Lin Yu could clearly sense that Little Chi was worried about something.
While he had his back turned, she had even sneaked a peek into her wallet.
It was obvious what she was thinking.
Thirty red-willow skewers at a restaurant in the city…
That was definitely not something an ordinary college student could easily afford.
Little Chi was probably trying to figure something out—
just in case they couldn’t finish all the food, how would she bring it up with him later?
Lin Yu didn’t take the initiative to reassure her.
No matter how much he said, in Little Chi’s eyes,
it would probably only seem like he was putting on a brave front.
An appetite never lied.
The two of them had eaten together quite a few times by now.
Lin Yu had never once shown any extraordinary capacity.
Today,
he was going to give the stereotypical Little Chi a little shock!
According to the restaurant owner, grilling the first batch of skewers on-site would take at least fifteen minutes.
To make sure there would be enough skewers ready to follow up without interruption,
the second batch would be put on the grill five minutes after the first.
Naturally, the second batch wouldn’t be as large as the first.
It was meant for the groups who had already finished and wanted to order more.
There might be a lot of people taking part in the event,
but not every couple would necessarily be able to finish the qualifying target of ten skewers each.
Most people would end up falling short of the qualifying line.
“Little Chi, aren’t you going to take some pictures or something?”
“Everyone seems busy taking photos.”
“Your Bilibili account probably needs a lot of material like this too, right?”
Lin Yu asked Chi Qingchi curiously.
Chi Qingchi shook her head and explained,
“My sister doesn’t know I came to this event.”
“If I take pictures, they won’t be keepsakes from the event.”
“They’ll be evidence of my crime!”
Lin Yu couldn’t help giving her a thumbs-up.
When it came to thinking things through, Little Chi was definitely the professional.
“Your stomach has been with you since you were little, and you’ve certainly treated it well!”
…
At last,
the waiting period ended.
The servers began bringing skewers to the customers’ tables according to their numbers.
To be fair,
the aroma of the grilled skewers was genuinely enticing.
“Could you bring me two more bottles of iced black tea? Thanks.”
The server had just turned to leave when Chi Qingchi immediately raised her hand and called out.
Ordering plenty of drinks in advance…
Little Chi was really planning to eat her fill!
“Make that four bottles, please. Thank you.”
“We’re challenging thirty skewers, so we might need quite a bit.”
Lin Yu raised his hand as he spoke,
doubling Little Chi’s order on the spot.
At the same time,
the worried look returned to Chi Qingchi’s face.
She placed a hand on Lin Yu’s leg and said seriously once again,
“Little Lin, I’m being completely serious…”
“Don’t push yourself, and don’t force yourself to compete for a ranking.”
“This is just a fun event. Having fun is what matters most.”
“I’m already incredibly happy that you were willing to come compete with me.”
“If you make yourself sick from eating, I definitely won’t be able to forgive myself for a long time.”
“Please don’t make me feel guilty, okay?”
Lin Yu gently rubbed Chi Qingchi’s cheek and said helplessly in a soft voice,
“Don’t worry. I know that no matter how much I say, you’ll still think I’m just showing off.”
“But I really can eat a lot!”
“It’s all right. You’ll find out soon enough.”
Chi Qingchi nodded. There was nothing more to say.
Now—
it was time to face the challenge for real!
“Attention, all contestants!”
“Please do not remove the meat from the skewers ahead of time. We ask for your cooperation.”
“...”
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
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