Chapter607:MorningGifts
BeingstaredatbyLingLingandMeiLan,YunXireallywantedtofindaholetohideintoavoidembarrassment.
Damnit,that’snotwhathedid!
WhyarebadrumorsabouthimspreadingamongstthegirlsoftheStarwingKnights?
Therumorssaidthathewouldforcethegirlshelikedtosleepwithhim,andusebutterbreadashushmoney...
Hewasjustpracticinghisskillofmakingbreadrecently.Becausehedidn’twanttowastefood,sohegaveLingLing,MeiLan,andXiaoCaothebreadhemade...
Isn’titnaturalforabakertopracticehisskillofmakingbread?
HealsowantedtomakesufficientgoldenbutterbreadtosatisfyallgirlsoftheStarwingKnights,buthecouldn’tdothatatall.
Makingbreadfromthevoidwasactuallyconsuminghisvitality.IntheWaterGod’sworld,hislimitwastomake100loavesofbreadperday,butthatwouldoverdrafthisphysicalstrength.Itwasn’tanormalstate.
AftercomingtotheSwordPalace,heonlymadeadozengoldenbutterbreadperday.Ifhemademore,hismentalstrengthwouldbeaffected.
IfheputsontheWhiteEmperor’smask,hecouldalsomake100loavesofbutterbreadperday,butafterdoingthis,hewouldn’thaveanystrengthtomoveevenafinger.
"Alas..."LookingatthesilentYunXi,MeiLan’seyesweresomewhatmelancholy.Withacupofblacktea,shenibbledherbreadbitbybit.
AfterbecomingthesecretaryoftheStarwingKnights,hertemperamenthadbeendistinctlysublimated.
Now,noonecouldseefromherappearancethatshewasjustanordinarygirlfromacommonfamily.AstherepresentativeoftheciviliangirlsoftheStarwingKnights,hertemperamentwasmoreandmorelikeagirlofthenobility.
"Mei’shand-madebreadisincrediblemagic."
"There’sabigsecretinMei’sskirt."
"AslongasyougetMei’sfavor,youwillfindadifferentworld."
Rumorslikethesehadspreadinthegirl’sdormoverandoveragain.
Afterlieshadbeenrepeatedathousandtimes,eventheliarswouldthinkthattheywerethetruth,letalonethattheserumorsweremixedwithpartsofthetruth.
YunXi’sbreadwasindeednotacommonbread.Theywereherorankedgoldenbutterbread,whichcouldwhitenandnourishtheeaters’skin,increasingtheircharm.
Withsuchimmediateresults,itwasnaturalthatthereweresomanystrangerumors.
ProbablyonlyYunXihimselfhadn’tnoticedthatthe"luckyblackhair"hadbecomeataleoftheWhiteLotusSwordPalace.
TheapplicationofjoiningtheStarwingKnightshadswampedMeiLan’sdesk,andthenumberisstillincreasing.
"It’stimetogototheclassroom!"Noticingthatmoreandmoreeyeswerestaringathimwithaburningdesire,YunXiranawayinconfusion.
HuaHuo,it’sallyourfault!
PassingthroughtheroomoftheleaderoftheStarwingKnights,YunXitacitlythrewaloafofbreadintothewindowwhichwasspeciallyopenedforhim.
Aholybeetleflewby,heldthegoldenbutterbreadandflewtoitsmaster.
"Oh,it’stoday’sbread..."HuaYue,whohadjustwokenupfromasweetdream,lookedattheblack-hairedmaidrunningpastthewindowwithasmile.
YunXiranquicklythroughthewoodsandpassedLuLu’smedicinalgarden.Heskillfullytookoutaloafofbreadthrewitintotheairwithaperfectarc.
"Ah!"Thelovely"littlerabbit"jumpedintotheairandgrabbedYunXi’sbreadhappilywiththecradleinherhand,thenfelltothegroundwithhercuterabbitearsshiveredintheair.
"LuLu,cometoclassquickly.Thetutorsaidyoumissedtoomanyclasses."YunXitrottedallthewaythroughLuLu’smedicinalgarden.
"Well,I’llberighthere."Despitethat,YunXiknewthatsheprobablywouldn’tcomeoutofthemedicinalgardentoday.
Itseemedthattheherbsshecultivatedhadreachedanimportantstagerecently,shespentalmostalldayinthissmallmedicinalgarden.
AsforthecourseoftheSwordPalace...evenLuLu’stutorwasn’taherorankedPharmacist.Evenifshewenttotheclass,thetutorwasn’tqualifiedtoteachher.
RunningthroughthemedicinalgardenwhereLuLuwas,YunXihesitatedforamoment,lookingattheancientpalaceinfrontofhim,hetookouttwoloavesofgoldenbutterbreadandthrewthemtothepalace.
"Ah!"Awhitelightflashedandthetwoloavesofbreaddisappearedintheair.
Asforwhotookthebreadaway...thatwasYunXi’ssecretwithsomeone.
"Well,thefoodhasbeengoodlately."RedLotuswassatisfiedwiththetasteofthebread.
"Yes,it’snotbadtohaveamaid."WhiteLotussmiledandenjoyedthebreakfasttimewithhersister.Shedidnotmentionthatnametacitly.
"TheStarwingKnights...It’sreallyagoodorganization."Aftereliminatingtheprejudiceagainstsomeone,RedLotusactuallyappreciatedtheStarwingKnights.
Firstofall,itsgreatestadvantagewasthatitsmemberswereallfemales.Moreover,itsleaderanddeputyleaderweregeniuses,theycouldcertainlyentertheherorankaslongastheywantedto.
AsoneofthetruemastersoftheWhiteLotusSwordDomain,RedLotusdidn’tmindhavingasmanyfemaleknightsaspossible.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袛)
"Finally,it’sHuaHuo."Afterdeliveringthebreadalltheway,YunXiletoutasighofrelief.
Sincewhendidhestarttodeliverhisbreaddirectly?
"One,two,three."Aftercountinghisstock,YunXitookoutthreeofthebestgoldenbutterbread.
Thiswasamorninggiftforhischildhoodsweetheart,ahabitformednotlongagoaftertheycamebackfromtheWaterGod’sworld.