Chapter 219: Feeling Grateful

"Hmm, I have already roughly understood the situation."

Inside Frost Bank, Brenna looked at Lixia, a kind expression appearing on her face.

"You will stay with Miss Yun tonight. As for subsequent arrangements," she pondered for a moment, waved her hand, and said, "Since Mr. Dunn said he had an idea, then let's just do as he said."

"I will not interfere too much in your work." She paused, then looked at Yun Mu: "Is there anything else?"

"No, I have said everything that needed to be said." Yun Mu shook her head.

"Hmm, then get some rest early." Brenna looked at the clock on the room's wall; the time was already approaching twelve midnight.

"Oh, right." Just as Yun Mu was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Brenna: "Um, was there any noteworthy information at the meeting?"

"Not yet." Brenna sighed with some helplessness: "The cleanup work in the sewers is still ongoing; it should be finished by tomorrow, roughly."

"Although I didn't count on finding any clues there, it is indeed the matter with the fastest progress at the moment."

"On the Church's side, perhaps because of the previous contact, that Father Chelman has become somewhat alert. Ai Yi followed him for a day and found nothing."

"As of now, Miss Yun, your side might be the one we can count on the most." Brenna said this and winked at her.

That look in her eyes seemed to be saying: "Good luck, it's all up to you!"

"Haha." Yun Mu gave a dry laugh: "I will do my best."

"Get some rest early, see you tomorrow." Brenna waved her hand.

"Mm, see you tomorrow."

Yun Mu turned around and brought Lixia to her room.

"Ah, so tired!"

As soon as she returned to the room, Yun Mu threw herself onto the bed.

She had worked at Frostfall Port all day, and after work, she had done so many things... although physically, she wasn't actually that tired.

But thinking about the time now, and that her daily practice for today hadn't been done yet, she felt somewhat exhausted in her heart.

"Mm-hmm~"

With a sudden burst of strength in her waist, Yun Mu jumped off the bed with a carp leap.

Hurry up and paint, finish today's practice task, and then go to sleep!

Thinking this, she took out the card containing her painting tools from her bosom. "Um, Miss Yun?"

At this moment, Lixia, who had followed her into the room, looked at her with some confusion.

"Hmm?"

Only then did Yun Mu remember that she was not the only one in the room.

After all, having just returned to a familiar place and seeing a familiar bed, she had been a bit too relaxed for a moment.

"Is something the matter?"

Back on the road, she had already taken off the Grey Iron Mask from her face, so what appeared before Lixia now was Yun Mu's original appearance.

After hesitating slightly for a moment, Lixia shook her head: "No, it's nothing, I was just a little curious about what you were going to do."

"..."

Seeing that she seemed to have something on her mind, Yun Mu chuckled: "No need to feel embarrassed; if there is something you want to say, just say it directly."

As she spoke, Yun Mu injected Spirituality into the card in her hand.

Under the other's surprised gaze, the painting tools sealed inside the card appeared one after another.

"This is my profession, the Painter's special ability, which can seal items into paintings." Facing the young girl's curious gaze, Yun Mu explained to her.

"And what is called a profession, is..."

Her voice seemed to contain a certain kind of Magic, and before long, it captured the young girl's attention.

While explaining, Yun Mu moved the Paintbrush in her hand and began to draw on the Painting Board.

"This is for you."

About half an hour later, she peeled the finished work off the Painting Board and handed it to the other person.

A young girl with golden hair and red eyes was sitting quietly in the center of the Painting Paper.

"Is this me?" Lixia looked at the sketch with great surprise.

"So beautiful..." She gently brushed the surface of the Painting Paper with her hand and murmured: "She is much prettier than me."

"I don't think so."

As a Transcendental, Yun Mu clearly heard Lixia's murmurs. She said: "This sketch was drawn based on your appearance; it only records what I consider to be your most beautiful moment."

"However, that moment of beauty is still a part of you. In the future, you will create countless such beautiful moments, so I don't think this painting is prettier than the person herself."

"Of course, all of the above is just me talking nonsense." Yun Mu smiled, knelt half-way in front of the young girl, and reached out to pick up a strand of golden hair.

"If there is anything you want to say, just tell me; I will help you."

"Umm..." Lixia's face turned bright red instantly. This kind of plot, like something out of a Knight novel, was the first time she had encountered it in reality.

Although the object was a girl, it was still so shy! "Ac-actually..." Lixia's lips parted slightly, and she said in a somewhat trembling tone: "I'm just a bit worried about my brother. I heard I've been missing for two days; he has been looking for me, right?"

"Ha, so it was because of this." Yun Mu smiled helplessly. She stood up and looked into the other's eyes: "Don't worry, we will go find your brother tomorrow, how about that?"

"Mm." Lixia nodded heavily.

"Ha, it's getting late, let's get some rest early."

Today's practice task was completed, Oil Painting Points successfully increased by one, and the time was already approaching one in the morning.

They still had to get up early tomorrow.

As for where Lixia would sleep... there was only one bed in the room, so the two of them would just have to squeeze together and make do.

Anyway, she felt it didn't matter; after all, she was already used to it.

"I have no problem with that." Hearing that the two were going to squeeze into one bed, Lixia said with a calm expression.

Come to think of it, she wasn't a child from a wealthy family; squeezing into a bed with others was probably something she had long been accustomed to.

"How nostalgic. When I was little, my brother would always sleep with me, but ever since I turned twelve, the two of us have slept separately."

After the two of them were lying in bed, a look of reminiscence appeared on Lixia's face.

"Then how old are you now?" Yun Mu, lying beside her, asked with some curiosity.

"Sixteen. I'm sixteen this year, and my brother is three years older than me."

"Oh~" In other words, her brother started sleeping separately from his sister when he was fifteen. Reasonable.

"How old is Miss Yun this year?" Lixia turned to look at Yun Mu.

"Hmm, me?" Yun Mu raised an eyebrow and turned her back to Lixia: "Secret."

She couldn't very well say that she was actually a year younger than the other girl, could she? Wouldn't the 'big sister' persona she had just established collapse? Although, given her current physique, she probably didn't have much of a 'big sister' aura anyway.

*Cough cough*, she would grow up eventually, in every sense. Heral Calendar year 4243, October 16th.

Tuesday.

Weather, rain and snow.

The sixteenth day since Yun Mu transmigrated.

"What kind of human suffering is this?"

Having only just slept for four hours, Yun Mu was forced to wake up from her bed.

The time was five in the morning, one hour before the Frostfall Port docks officially began operations.

Before that, she still needed to wash up, eat, and discuss today's plans and arrangements with Dunn.

Oh right, and—Yun Mu looked at the blonde Young Girl beside her, a trace of reluctance flashing in her eyes.

Sorry, but don't blame me. "Time to get up!!"

Shaking Lixia's shoulders vigorously, Yun Mu loudly called the other girl from her dreams.

". Ah. Mmm. Huh!?"

"Is it already morning?"

Opening her sleepy eyes, Lixia looked around in a daze.

"Yes, it's already morning!"

Yun Mu said with her hands on her hips, then grabbed her palm, pulled her off the bed, and headed straight for the washroom.

If one wants to wake up, the fastest way is indeed to splash one's face with cold water.

When they came out of the washroom, both of them were completely awake.

"Let's just make something casual for breakfast."

Opening the freezer, Yun Mu looked at the ingredients stored inside and pondered for a moment.

There were still too few usable things. She had originally planned to find time to replenish some ingredients, but unfortunately, there was no opportunity for now.

Since that was the case, she could only make full use of the existing stock in the freezer.

"Let's make bacon and eggs!" Looking at the remaining ingredients in the freezer, Yun Mu decided.

People in the Frost Kingdom quite like eating bacon and eggs for breakfast, and the method isn't difficult either.

Plus, she had already learned how to make bacon and eggs in her past life... "I'll help." Lixia, who was to the side, saw her taking various ingredients out of the freezer, immediately realized what she was going to do, and stood up at once.

"Ah, no need, it'll be done very quickly." Yun Mu turned her head to look at Lixia and refused her kindness.

If it were some complicated dish, it wouldn't be impossible to let someone else help.

But bacon and eggs... is there any need for someone else to help with this?

At least Yun Mu didn't think so.

"Hum~ hum-hum-hum~ hmm~ hum~" Humming a little tune whose name she didn't even know, she quickly turned on the stove and dropped a piece of butter into the pan.

The vegetable oil pressing technology in the Frost Kingdom was not mature enough, so the oils fried out usually had a nasty, fishy stench, so they were never used for cooking.

But then again, it seemed there weren't many dishes in the Frost Kingdom that required the use of oil to prepare.

For frying meat or eggs, a piece of butter was just about enough.

For deep-frying, one naturally had to use animal fat made from beef or mutton tallow, which was expensive, and ordinary families couldn't afford it anyway.

Thinking about these random things, Yun Mu skillfully cracked two eggs and added the bacon slices.

When the timing was right, she sprinkled on a little salt and crushed black pepper, and it was ready to be served!

"This portion is for you, Lixia." Casually Heating the bread slices on the hot pan for a moment, Yun Mu placed the finished bacon and eggs, plus the bread, on the dining table, and then began to make the next portion.

Hmm, it's a pity there's no fresh milk.

Come to think of it, no matter how much a milk delivery company wanted to promote its business, it couldn't possibly promote it to a bank, right?

Or was it that Brenna, out of caution, didn't subscribe to the milk company's service? That's not right; she clearly remembered Elena having taken some out before... I'll go back and ask Brenna; she should know.

The second portion of bacon and eggs was officially finished, yet Yun Mu wasn't done; she just took a lid for keeping things warm, covered the second portion of bacon and eggs, and began to make the third.

Hmm, the second portion was left for Brenna; at this time, she probably hadn't woken up yet.

To prevent her from going outside and eating something unhealthy... Huh, why does it feel a bit strange?

If she did this, wouldn't she become an existence like Brenna's mother?

Getting up early to work, preparing breakfast for the child in advance... Forget it, if I'm a mom, I'm a mom.

Indifferently finishing the third portion of bacon and eggs, Yun Mu could finally sit down and enjoy the fruits of her labor.

"A familiar taste."

Finishing her breakfast like a whirlwind, before the two of them left, Yun Mu took a piece of paper from her person and left a note on it: 【Breakfast is already prepared】

【It's right under the cover on the table】

【If it's cold, Heat it up before eating】

"Hmm." Thinking for a moment, a mischievous smile appeared on her face.

【Love, Miss Yun】

【Smiling face】

【Finger heart】

"Hehe, that should be about right."

Placing the note on the dining table and weighing it down with the corner of a tray, Yun Mu turned to look at Lixia: "Let's go."

"Mm."

The two left Frost Bank and soon encountered Dunn, who was at the agreed-upon meeting spot, chatting happily with a Steam Taxi driver.

By this time, Yun Mu had already put on the Grey Iron Mask, and following the method Dunn had taught her before everyone parted ways last night, she successfully transformed herself into the appearance of Lilith.

Since Lixia had already known about the Mask last night, she was not particularly surprised.

When transforming, Yun Mu had also warned her that her name at this time was Lilith, while Dunn was called Stanny.

This included the fact that the two of them were siblings in their fake identities.

"Siblings, huh..." Lixia seemed to recall her own older brother, Kamaier, and her expression became somewhat complicated.

"It's alright, you'll be able to see each other soon." Seeing her like this, Yun Mu smiled silently and comforted her.

She grabbed the other's palm and walked toward where Dunn was.

"Let's go, to the Frostfall Port docks!"

Meanwhile, on the other side.

About half an hour after Yun Mu and Lixia had left.

Brenna, having woken up from her sleep, got up to wash and then came to the door of Yun Mu's room.

"At this hour, Miss Yun should have already left."

Yun Mu had told her about the start time for work at the Frostfall Port docks last night, so she knew that Yun Mu had likely already departed by now.

She might have to go out to eat today. Recalling the omelet rice Yun Mu had made for her yesterday morning, Brenna suddenly had the urge to immediately become the king and issue a decree that no construction site could start work before six in the morning.

Creak.

On a whim, she pushed open the room door, and a familiar fragrance suddenly flooded into her nostrils.

"This is..."

Noticing the cover on the dining table and the slip of paper pressed under the corner of the tray, Brenna stepped forward gently.

【Breakfast is already prepared】

【It's right under the cover on the table】

【If it's cold, just Heating it up before eating】

【Love, Miss Yun】

【Smiling face】

【Finger heart】

Looking at the content on the slip of paper, the corners of Brenna's mouth could not help but curl upward.

"Hehehe... now, isn't this just like my mom?"

(End of chapter)