OBS Chapter 23 Lingquan Manor
Chapter 23 Lingquan Manor
"Ah!!! You, how come you're still here?!" Hearing Mo Xuan's voice suddenly startled Lu Jinyan, who then remembered that Mo Xuan was still on her wrist.
Mo Xuan was speechless. He had been there the whole time, okay? He had planned to get off Lu Jinyan's wrist as soon as he got back, but who knew that this woman would go straight to the room as soon as she returned and start taking off her clothes? He didn't even have time to leave, okay?
Lu Jinyan also looked embarrassed; how could she have forgotten about him?
The two stared at each other for a while without saying a word, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward. Finally, Mo Xuan couldn't stand the atmosphere and slid off Lu Jinyan's wrist.
Watching Mo Xuan leave her room, Lu Jinyan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was almost seen naked just now, and it scared her to death!
After a brief incident, Lu Jinyan changed her clothes, and Chu Chu also changed her clothes. The two of them went to the back of the house to water and weed the vegetable seedlings that had grown quite a bit.
Normally, Lu Jinyan would do this all by herself, but now that Chuchu is here, it saves her a lot of effort. Both of them are very happy, especially Chuchu, who can finally help Jinyan with the chores. It's great!
Others might not understand, but for Chu Chu, as long as she was with Lu Jinyan, she was happy no matter what they did.
The vegetables in the backyard are growing very well. We already ate a batch before, and now they've grown again. Sure enough, everything produced by the system is top-notch. The success rate is simply amazing.
After leaving Lu Jinyan's room, Mo Xuan went straight back to his own. He felt extremely hot, and although he had managed to stop her in time, he still caught a glimpse of her fair, white shoulders.
At that moment, he felt his blood almost burning. It was the first time he had ever felt this way, and he almost couldn't resist tying the person up.
Fortunately, he still had a sliver of sanity left. He couldn't understand why a mere flower fairy would make him so strange.
"Ding! Mo Xuan's favorability +1! Current favorability: 25!"
"Ding! Mo Xuan's favorability +1! Current favorability: 26!"
"Congratulations, host! The current progress of the strategy has reached 26%, earning you 2000 points, 2 exquisite hairpins, 2 coral hair ornaments, 2 moon shadow hairpins, 3 purple brocade robes, 4 crimson spirit beads, 4 sky spirit beads, 2 low-level storage bags, 2 moon goddess bells, 4 low-level shadow riding bracelets, 2 low-level wind-slaying swords, 200 mandarin duck stones, 2000 demon crystals, and 50 cultivation pills. The revolution is not yet complete, host, you still need to work hard. Keep it up, host!"
Lu Jinyan was discussing with Chu Chu about picking some vegetables from the garden to cook for dinner when she heard the system's announcement, which startled her.
"System, what's going on? How come this big black snake's favorability rating has inexplicably increased again?"
"Host, the system doesn't know, but your favorability rating has increased. You should be happy, right? This means your mission is one step closer." The system wasn't interested in Mo Xuan's sudden increase in favorability, but she cared a lot about the reward.
God knows how anxious she was when she watched her host rely on the Mandarin Duck Stones to increase her favorability every day. Other systems had already reached level four or five, but she was still at level two. At this rate, how long would it take for her host to complete the mission?
"That's true, but I can hardly believe that my favorability has only increased by four points in the past two days. What if it gets deducted again tomorrow?" Lu Jinyan was a little panicked. This guy's favorability was constantly changing and was not stable at all.
"Whatever, the reward has already been issued. Even if the favorability is reduced, the reward won't be taken back. Host, don't worry!" The system scratched its little ear and said.
"That seems to be true. Anyway, I've already taken the reward, so even if it's deducted, it doesn't matter. Oh well, never mind!"
Lu Jinyan had a "what's the use" attitude. Anyway, she had already received the reward. Even if she lost favorability later, she wouldn't have lost anything. Thinking too much would only make her feel constrained.
The two picked a lot of vegetables in the garden. After returning to the kitchen, they divided the work: Chu Chu was in charge of washing the vegetables, and Lu Jinyan was in charge of cooking. Soon, they could smell the aroma of the food.
After dinner, Lu Jinyan and Chu Chu took turns washing up and went back to their rooms to rest. Tomorrow, she was going to the inn to teach Aunt Chun how to cook, so she needed to rest early.
The next morning, Lu Jinyan got up early to make breakfast, only to find that Chu Chu had already prepared it.
"Chuchu, why don't you sleep a little longer? Why get up so early?"
"Yanyan is going to Aunt Chun's place today, and I can't help her, so I thought I'd get up early to make you breakfast. I saw you make it before, and I tried to make some too, but I don't know if it'll taste good."
Chu Chu made noodles. She doesn't know how to cook. She only learned to make them after watching Lu Jinyan make them a few times. She just doesn't know how they will taste.
"Silly girl, I can do it myself. You should sleep a little longer." Lu Jinyan looked at the noodles on the table and felt a warmth in her heart. At this moment, she seemed to have a greater sense of belonging to this place.
"It's alright. Yan Yan is working so hard, and I can't really help her much. I can only do these little things!" Before she took human form, she always looked forward to it so she could help Yan Yan. But after taking human form, she found that she still couldn't help her at all.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Having you by my side is the biggest help! Let's eat, and then we'll go find Aunt Chun!" Lu Jinyan quickly changed the subject, afraid that Chu Chu was deliberately overthinking things.
After breakfast, Lu Jinyan took Chuchu out. Mo Xuan, unwilling to give up, insisted on going with her. Lu Jinyan didn't refuse again. Since there was a protective shield, if he wanted to go, then let him go.
So the two people and the snake set off. When they arrived at Uncle Mu's inn, Uncle Mu had already gone to the restaurant to oversee the renovations, while Aunt Chun was waiting for them at the inn.
"Yanyan, can I learn too?"
Watching Lu Jinyan and Aunt Chun busy in the kitchen, Chu Chu wanted to learn too. If she learned, she could cook for Yan Yan, and then she wouldn't have to work so hard cooking every day. She was happy to be able to help even a little.
"Chuchu wants to learn too?" Lu Jinyan asked, somewhat surprised.
"Yes, I want to learn, is that okay?" Chu Chu nodded, her face full of anticipation.
"Sure, of course, as long as you want to learn, I'll teach you." Lu Jinyan didn't mind; as long as she wanted to learn, it didn't matter whether she was taught one or two.
"Thank you, Yan Yan!" Chu Chu was overjoyed.
All day long, the three of them were busy in the kitchen, and no one noticed that Mo Xuan had secretly slipped out.
Because she needed to cook, Lu Jinyan found a basket in the kitchen, secretly put Mo Xuan inside, and placed it in an inconspicuous corner of the kitchen. So Mo Xuan sneaked out without anyone noticing.
Mo Xuan slipped out of the inn and wandered around the town for a whole day, trying to find Chu Li and the others' presence and attempting to contact Chu Li, but still without any success.
This made him even more uneasy. Could something really have happened? He wanted to go back, but in his current state, he obviously couldn't.
Even though he was anxious, there was nothing he could do but recover from his injuries, at least to regain his human form, though he didn't know when that would take. To avoid arousing Lu Jinyan's suspicion, he ultimately chose to return to the inn first.
When no one was paying attention, she secretly slipped into the basket. All day long, Lu Jinyan was busy teaching Chu Chu and Aunt Chun how to cook new dishes, so she didn't notice that Mo Xuan had left.
For the next few days, Lu Jinyan was busy teaching Chuchu and Aunt Chun how to cook. She was so busy that she barely had time to breathe. Only after the two of them could skillfully cook the dishes in the recipes did Lu Jinyan breathe a sigh of relief. Mo Xuan also followed them around all day, trying to sneak out every day, but he always returned empty-handed.
Mo Xuan's favorability rating finally reached 40. In addition to the daily Mandarin Duck Stone, Mo Xuan inexplicably increased her favorability rating by a few points in the past few days, which left Lu Jinyan completely bewildered. This person is really strange.
Strange as it may be, as long as her favorability rating increases, she doesn't care about anything else.
After finally finishing up with the recipes, Lu Jinyan could finally sleep in. When she woke up, the sun was already high in the sky, and Chu Chu had already prepared breakfast, just waiting for her to get up.
"Yanyan, you're awake! Come and have breakfast!"
"Oh, Chuchu is so lucky! She can eat delicious food as soon as she wakes up. I'm so happy!" Lu Jinyan praised Chuchu happily, cupping her little face in her hands.
"I'm glad Yan Yan likes it. Oh, by the way, Aunt Chun came by earlier. She gave me this tag since you were still asleep, and then she left."
Chu Chu served Lu Jinyan a bowl of rice and then took out a jade pendant from her bosom and handed it to Lu Jinyan.
"What's this? It looks kind of familiar." Lu Jinyan stared at the sign in her hand, which read "Spiritual Spring." She felt like she had seen it somewhere before, but couldn't quite place it.
"I don't know. Aunt Chun said you'll understand when you see it, so I didn't ask any more questions." Chu Chu also looked blank.
"This is the jade plaque from Lingquan Manor!" Mo Xuan's voice came from behind Lu Jinyan.
“Lingquan Manor? That’s right, I remember now, this is the jade plaque from Lingquan Manor!” Lu Jinyan exclaimed in surprise. No wonder it looked so familiar; it turned out that Aunt Chun had shown it to her before.
"Lingquan Manor? What kind of place is that?" Chu Chu asked curiously.
Lu Jinyan seemed to have some impression of Lingquan Villa. She had heard Aunt Chun mention it once when they were chatting before.
It is said that Lingquan Manor is a manor built on Lingquan Mountain. However, many years ago, the mountain was not called Lingquan Mountain, but just an unnamed hill.