Chapter 231

I wish I could awaken a divine ability that transfers my cultivation loss onto others.

Then I would definitely come every day to eat.

Holy Mother Jin Ling wore an expression full of anticipation and hope.

The women: "..."

Given Senior Sister's temperament, if she truly awakened such a divine ability, it would absolutely be a heavenly disaster befalling the entire Three Realms.

"Senior Brother, Younger Martial Sisters, from now on, if you need money for anything, just tell me."

Zhao Gongming slapped the Wealth Treasury beside him with an overflowing aura, producing a buzzing sound.

He, Zhao Gongming's Wealth!

Just ten thousand taels of gold like that? Ao Ling showed little interest, somewhat disdainful, as gold and silver items were commonplace in his Dragon Palace.

A mere ten thousand taels of gold is nothing but a hair on nine oxen; not to mention, each gemstone she treasures is a priceless treasure.

Thinking of this, Ao Ling's heart gave a sharp pang—being able to treasure something means each piece was carefully selected by her from the Dragon Palace's vault, with not a single one lacking as a peerless treasure.

As a result, these past few days, just the meal costs have amounted to several pieces, truly heartbreaking!

Ao Ling's eyes held a hint of sorrow; had she known earlier, she would certainly have taken her father's collections to use as collateral.

Zhao Gongming, having enjoyed himself enough, took back the Wealth Treasury.

"Shopkeeper, please change these chopsticks for me."

Zhao Gongming pointed at the golden chopsticks in his hand and said.

"Damaging store items, fine: one meal's worth."

Chen Nuo spoke in a flat tone.

Uh... Zhao Gongming scratched his head embarrassedly, his face wearing an apologetic smile.

"Shopkeeper, I will now dispel my divine ability."

However, before Zhao Gongming could display his divine ability again, Chen Nuo interrupted him once more.

"Does dispelling it even help? You've already transformed—even if you change back, it's no longer the original chopsticks. So, if someone beats you up and then treats your injuries and swelling, does that mean you weren't beaten at all?"

Chen Nuo directly launched into a soul-searching interrogation.

Zhao Gongming opened his mouth but didn't know what to say in defense.

After a few seconds of silence, he still honestly paid the money.

After awakening his divine ability, Chen Nuo's image in everyone's hearts became even more mysterious and towering; Zhao Gongming dared not question him, and even more feared provoking Chen Nuo's anger, which might strip him of his right to eat at Chaos Residence—then he would go mad.

"Chen Shopkeeper!

Can we add more dishes to the hot pot? This isn't enough to eat."

Bixiao set down the last plate of ingredients, still somewhat unsatisfied as she spoke.

"Younger Martial Sister, you've already finished eating?"

Zhao Gongming stared, mouth agape—he had been immersed in joy earlier and hadn't noticed there were still plenty left before; how did Younger Martial Sister eat so much? Zhao Gongming wouldn't know how terrifying Bixiao's dry-eating speed is after activating her divine ability; after all, she's the woman Chen Nuo praised as the Lightning Dry-Eating Wolf, terrifying indeed.

"What do you mean 'already finished eating'? Senior Brother, what are you implying?"

Bixiao's eyes widened, quite dissatisfied!

Why is her dry-eating speed a problem? Why is eating a lot a problem? Dry-eating isn't shameful!

"No, nothing."

Zhao Gongming gave a dry laugh, not daring to provoke this lawless little Younger Martial Sister.

"The hot pot ingredients can be added, but each portion is at the original price."

Chen Nuo pondered for a moment, then replied.

At first, he also wanted the hot pot to be like the previous dishes—only one portion allowed.

But after reconsidering, he thought the hot pot is better suited for multiple people, so one portion definitely wouldn't be enough; thus, he specially revised the rule.

"Good then."

Bixiao was overjoyed.

She was just asking casually, with no real hope—after all, all dishes at Chaos Residence were previously limited to one portion each.

She didn't expect the hot pot to actually be an exception.

"Give me three portions!

No, four portions!

No, five portions."

Bixiao said directly.

"Can you even finish that much?"

Zhao Gongming couldn't help but retort.

"If I can't finish it, I can give it to the Elder Martial Sisters—does that mean only you, Senior Brother, are allowed to eat ours?"

Bixiao retorted without yielding.

Seeing her today not sparing the poor, her divine ability of devouring the abyss is already hungry and thirsty.

Seeing Bixiao so eager to try, Zhao Gongming broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead, wondering if the money in the Wealth Treasury might later run short... Chen Nuo also smiled and spoke at the right moment: "Whoever ordered the hot pot pays according to their own pricing standard."

Precision strike!

Zhao Gongming sucked in a breath of cold air—another fifty thousand taels of gold gone, and even his extravagance isn't this extreme.

But facing so many people, face still matters more.

Ding, fifty thousand taels of gold arrived in the account.

Chen Nuo was in high spirits; his magic directly lifted the empty plates from everyone's table,

and with a flick of his sleeve, fresh ingredients reappeared in five portions.

Several people once again immersed themselves in the lively atmosphere of the hot pot, and even Zhao Gongming, who had spent the most today, temporarily forgot his pain.

As they ate and got excited, their conversation became even more lively.

Holy Mother Jin Ling's face showed delight as she said: "Recently, that traitor Long Ear Rabbit died."

"Died!"

"?"

Zhao Gongming and Holy Mother Wu Dang stared in shock.

Following that, Zhao Gongming's eyes gleamed with excitement; Long Ear Dingguang Bandit, the final betrayal, had overturned the entire battle situation, leaving his Jie Sect with no chance to recover.

Even though he had been listed earlier, upon hearing this news, he wished he could directly storm Ling Mountain Mountain General and tear that dead rabbit into ten thousand pieces.

If it weren't for the Buddhist Sect protecting that dead rabbit too well, and if that rabbit had not vanished after appearing on the Investiture of the Gods, he would have already attacked the Buddhist Sect!

"Who killed it?"

Zhao Gongming blurted out.

Holy Mother Wu Dang also stared intently at Holy Mother Jin Ling.

Seeing their urgent attitude, Holy Mother Jin Ling shrugged, pouted toward the Three Skies, and lightly laughed: "Of course it was our younger martial sisters."

"The younger martial sisters killed it?" Zhao Gongming and Holy Mother Wu Dang both turned toward the Three Skies, their eyes filled with astonishment.

Holy Mother Jin Ling then proceeded to recount the full story.

"Killed well."

Zhao Gongming excitedly slammed the table, letting out a rough nasal sound.

"Breaking it will incur a fine."

Chen Nuo's voice came faintly from behind Zhao Gongming.

Zhao Gongming shuddered all over, his face showing an embarrassed smile; the hand that had originally slammed hard on the table retracted as if shocked by electricity.

He lowered his head and gently exhaled, then wiped with his sleeve.

"Not broken!"

"Not broken"

His words carried satisfaction.

Chen Nuo rolled his eyes; if he were unwilling, even a Holy Person coming wouldn't move this table.

Truly timid.

Yunxiao nodded gently, her warm words also bringing relief: "Our luck is good; we just happened to encounter that traitor."

"Haha!"

"Such a joyous occasion, worthy of celebration."

Zhao Gongming laughed heartily, raising the remaining Peach Soda in his hand.

Everyone drank heartily.

After one cup, Holy Mother Wu Dang suddenly felt a bit sorrowful: "It would be nice if Elder Martial Sister Guiling were here too."

Upon saying this, everyone fell silent; yes, if she were still here, at least after being listed on the Investiture of the Gods they could still meet, but Guiling has even lost her last trace of true spirit.

"The most hateful is Duo Bao."

Bixiao's eyes filled with fury as she directly cursed.

That Bixiao, usually so cold, could act this way shows how agitated she is now.

Yes, everyone nodded in resentment.

Clearly knowing Guiling died at the hands of the Western Paradise, yet he still went there to serve as some minor Buddha!

Abandoning the teachings of his Master and the Jie Sect, still protecting that traitor Long Ear, utterly hateful, pretending to be the Elder Martial Brother of the Jie Sect.

Has Long Ear already died? Chen Nuo was somewhat startled.

After hearing the full account, he never expected the root cause to actually be his meal money.

Quite impressive.