Chapter 807: An Eerie Sense of Familiarity

"This, Mr. Lingyun, will Lady Yuyuko really appear if we do this?" Looking at Lingyun, who was still arranging the dishes, Youki asked with some doubt.

"Youki, it's noon now, isn't it!" Lingyun said with a calm expression.

"Ah, that's right, it is already noon." Youki nodded.

"Then, once it hits noon, what do you think is the most important thing for Yuyuko?" Lingyun asked.

"Noon, the most important thing for the Young Lady?" The corners of Youki's mouth twitched involuntarily. "For the Young Lady, the most important thing is nothing other than eating!"

Just at this moment, a voice came from far away.

"Youki—"

Youki looked up and saw Yuyuko rushing toward his direction at a speed that exceeded his imagination.

When Yuyuko saw the table full of food, a brilliant light that Youki had never seen before erupted in her eyes. In the blink of an eye, Yuyuko appeared before the dining table. That speed was so fast it almost made him wonder whether the one known as the fastest on land was truly the half-human half-phantom Konpaku Family, or his own Young Lady facing delicious food.

Sitting before the table, Yuyuko gazed at the delicacies in front of her, her eyes shining. Judging by the style of these dishes, they were clearly dishes only found in the Celestial Empire over on the Continent; compared to these, the dishes of Dongying seemed much weaker. Most importantly, in this place, there were not many people who could make Huaxia cuisine, the ingredients were scarce, and such resources were mostly monopolized by high-ranking officials and nobles. Even if Yuyuko was the Young Lady of the Saigyouji Clan, it was extremely difficult to come into contact with such things.

However, it was not as if Yuyuko had never eaten Huaxia cuisine, but those dishes had all been quietly "borrowed" by Yakumo Yukari from various banquets using her own methods. Moreover, there were not many dishes, and compared to the rich spread here, it was simply like heaven versus earth.

"Youki, did you make all these dishes?" Yuyuko asked, looking at Youki. "I have never heard you say that you could make Huaxia cuisine!"

"Th-this, these dishes really weren't made by me," Youki said with a wry smile. "These dishes were all made by Mr. Lingyun."

"Eh?" Yuyuko tilted her little head. "These dishes were made by Mr. Lingyun?"

The corners of Lingyun's eyes twitched slightly. Although he already knew Yuyuko was a top-tier foodie, this was his first time seeing her eat. In the instant she asked the question, the plate of pastries in front of her had already hit the bottom. Yet, while possessing such a fast eating speed, she still maintained the demeanor of a refined young lady, which was truly astonishing.

"That's right, this is also a small token of gratitude for Lady Yuyuko letting me recover from my injuries here," Lingyun said with a smile, looking at the girl who resembled a cherry blossom.

"In other words, all these dishes are mine!" Yuyuko asked with an excited expression.

"That's right." Lingyun nodded.

"Wow, that's great!" Yuyuko jumped up directly, gave Lingyun a big hug, and then sat down to start enjoying the food.

Watching Yuyuko happily enjoying the food, a trace of a smile appeared on Lingyun's face, along with a hint of a sigh. Yuyuko was destined to exist for the sake of sealing the Saigyou Ayakashi; this was her mission, but it also meant she might wither just like a cherry blossom.

"By the way, Lady Yuyuko, won't you invite that friend of yours hiding in the shadows to come out and meet?" Lingyun suddenly asked.

"Ah?" Hearing Lingyun's words, Yuyuko's eating motion stalled, as if she had been hit by a pause button.

However, Yuyuko quickly came back to her senses. She blinked her large eyes and looked at Lingyun with an innocent expression.

"Friend? What friend? Isn't it just the three of us here?"

Looking at Yuyuko's innocent appearance, Lingyun suddenly smiled: "Although that friend hiding in the shadows has powerful control over space, unfortunately, I am quite sensitive in that regard. And, Lady Yuyuko, the dishes I prepared for you have quietly decreased by quite a bit!"

"This..." Yuyuko's eyeballs rolled around, not knowing what she was thinking.

Just at this moment, a Gap suddenly opened beside Lingyun. However, perhaps due to Yakumo Yukari's wicked sense of humor, there were even pink ribbons tied at both ends of the Gap. From within the Gap, Yakumo Yukari poked out half her body, looking at Lingyun with a curious expression.

"Ara, so the young man had discovered me long ago. No wonder when I was taking things from the dining table, I always felt like someone was staring at me!"

"I also didn't expect that I would be able to meet the famous Sage of Youkai, Yakumo Yukari, here!" Lingyun said with a smile, looking at the blonde girl in front of him.

"Yukari, why did you come out?" Seeing Yakumo Yukari appear, Yuyuko even put down her favorite food and scurried over to Yakumo Yukari's side.

"No need to worry, Yuyuko, this young man has no ill intent toward me!" Yakumo Yukari smiled and comforted the uneasy Yuyuko.

"Since you are also Yuyuko's friend, why not come over and enjoy the food together." As if performing magic, Lingyun produced plate after plate of food and began to set them out.

Gazing at Lingyun's back, Yakumo Yukari reached out and pressed her chest. The moment she saw Lingyun, she felt her whole being become excited, as if celebrating some kind of reunion. However, Yakumo Yukari was certain she had never seen this person before, but what was this lingering sense of familiarity and peace of mind?

"Yukari, what's wrong?" Seeing Yakumo Yukari's expression was a bit off.

"It's nothing." Yakumo Yukari shook her head, temporarily casting all her thoughts out of her mind.

As Lingyun brought out the dishes one by one, he also had a trace of doubt in his heart. When he saw Yakumo Yukari, he felt a familiar sensation from her, but he had only been in this world for a few months at most, and in that time he had never met Yakumo Yukari. How could he have this feeling of familiarity? Could there be some trick to this?

Seeing that Lingyun had finished arranging the dishes, Yakumo Yukari did not decline, but sat down generously and began to enjoy the food. In fact, even she herself was a bit puzzled as to why she would trust a human she was meeting for the first time so much.

One must know that in this era, humans and Youkai stood on opposite sides, especially her, as the Sage of Youkai Yakumo Yukari, who was the object of vigilance for almost everyone. But Yakumo Yukari's intuition told her that this person would not harm her. She could feel that her mood was actually becoming joyful because of Lingyun's appearance, and there was even a feeling of relief.

"To be able to bring me this feeling, he really is an interesting person!" Yakumo Yukari looked at Lingyun, her gaze flickering with an unfathomable light.