Chapter518:ADatewiththeGod(2)
"Missmaid,canyousellthebreadinyourhandtome?"LiYunwasthefirstwhorushedtoYunXi,"Justtellmetheprice!Moneyisneveraproblemforme!"
HowlongsincethelasttimeI鈥檝ehadthisimpulse?JustlikethatroyalbanquetintheGreatXiaSwordDomain,whenIfirstsmeltthesmellofbarbecuedmalefierydragon,thecellsallovermybodycouldn’thelpcheering.
Thisisit!Itmustbethis!Thebestfoodinmydream,whichisevenmoredeliciousthanthemeatofthemalefierydragon!
AsafamousgourmetandsuccessfulbusinessmanintheSkySwordGod’sDomain,hisdreamwastoeatdifferentkindsofdelicacieseveryday.
Today,infrontofhim,therewasanunknowndelicacythathehadnevertastedbefore.Howcanheletgoofthisopportunity?
"Waitaminute.I’llbuyittoo,Missmaid,makeanoffer!"
(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槂)
"Don’tgrabit.Whatbreadisit,Missmaid?Doyouhaveanymore?"
"Canyoutellmewhomadeit?"
Withinamoment,YunXiwassurroundedbypeoplewhowantedtobuyhisbread,whichmadehimfeelbothfunnyandannoyed.
"Er...Thisbreadisnotforsale."Asaformerbreadstoreowner,YunXineverthoughtthathisbreadwouldhavesuchahotday.
Unfortunately,thisbreadisreallynotforsale.
BecausethebreadwasmadeofhisherorankedBakerability,anditwastoastedbythefurnace,infact,itwasalreadyapricelesstreasure.
Moreover,hecouldonlystoreupahundredloavesofbreadusinghisherorankedability,allofthemwerehisstrategicstockpiles.
Atanyrate,YunXiwouldn’tsellhisvaluablebreadtoordinarypeople.Hewouldonlyusetheminthemostimportantmoments.
Atthismoment,hepresentedhismostpreciousbreadtoGoldenSunCrowandthetwinwitches,itmeantthathereallyregardedthemasimportant.
Evenhischildhoodsweetheart,HuaHuohadn’tenjoyedthistreatment,ofcourse,themainreasonwasthathejustobtainedthefurnace(SN-Drive)fromGoldenCrowPrincessandjustbegantolearntouseittotoastbread.
"Notforsale?"LiYunlookeddepressed.
Afterhearinghiswords,mostpeoplearoundYunXisighed,andsomeofthembegantoinquireabouttheoriginofthebread.
"Missmaid,canyoutellmewhomadethebread?"
"WasthisbreadmadebyMissmaidherself?"
"Noway.Howoldisshe?I’msureit’sdefinitelyamasterpiecefromareal,respectableoldmasterofbread."
"Sorry,Ican’ttellyou."YunXishookhishead.Afterall,hecouldn’texposehisidentity.
"Hum,don’tpretend!Itellyou,youmustsellittoday!"Finally,someoneangrilyrebuked.
ItwasayoungmandressedintheclothesoftheservantoftheWhiteLotusSwordPalace.Anyonecouldseehisarrogancefromhisattitude.
"Goaway,goaway!I’mservingfortheWhiteLotusSwordPalace.Mindyourbusiness!"
Beingshoutedatbytheyoungpeople,almostallthepeoplearoundhimshowedsympathyforYunXiandquicklywalkedaway.
Formostpeoplelivingintheswordtiparea,theWhiteLotusSwordPalacewasthemasteroftheirentireworld.Evenifitwasonlyaservantfromtheswordpalace,theydidn’tdaretooffendhim.
Onlyseveralpeoplefromothersworddomainsstilllookedatthemwithcuriosity.
"WhiteLotusSwordPalace..."YunXididn’tunderstandwhytheyoungservantlookedsoproudaftersayingit.Theservantwalkedtohimwithahaughtyexpressionandthenlookedathim,stretchingouthishand.
"Thisbreadisgood.I’msurethewitchesoftheswordpalacewilllikeit.Givemeit."
Hearingthis,peoplearoundthemcouldn’thelpbutworrymore.
IntheWhiteLotusSwordPalace,thewitchesoftheWitchPalacewerethemostprestigiouspeople,becauseofthis,theirservantsalsothoughtthattheyweresuperiortoothersoutsidetheswordpalace.
Histonewhensaying"givemeit"wassoskillful,perhapshehadbeenusedtobeingrapacioustootherpeople.
"Thewitchesoftheswordpalace..."YunXisubconsciouslylookedatthetwinwitcheswithastonishment.
Whatwasthis?Theirservantwasgoingtograbthewitchesandtheirgod’sbread?
"Letgoofme!I’llrevealmytrueidentityandtearthisbastardtopieces!"Realizingwhatashamefulthingshejustwitnessed,RedLotusroaredwithanger.
Thepersonwhodarestorobmy...thegod’sbreadmustbepunishedbyheaven!
Fromnowon,theWitchPalacewouldn’trecruitanynewmaleservants!
"Don’tworry.Youwon’tgiveawayitfornothing.Generally,aloafofbreadcostsonlyseveralcoppercoins.Thisbreadsmellsreallygood,howaboutIpaytentimesthepricehigherthancommonbread?"Theyoungservantstilldidn’tknowthathissuperior,RedLotuswasangrilystaringathim.HelookedatYunXiwithasmirkingsmileandrubbedhisfingersinfrontofYunXi.
LiYunstaredattheservantinastonishment.
Thesmellofthebreadisevenbetterthanthesmellofthebarbecuedmalefierydragon’smeat,canitbeboughtbytentimesthepriceofcommonbread?
You’renotbuyingbutrobbing!
"Sorry,Iwon’tsellthisbread.You’dbetterleavenow."LookingatRedLotus’grumpyface,YunXistillwantedtosavethisyoungman.
"Everythinghasaprice.Iftentimesisnotenough,howabouttwentytimesthepriceofcommonbread?Ialwaysthinkthatpeopleshouldbemoresensibleintheirlives."Theyoungservantshookhisfingerintheairwithalookofdiscontent.
"MynameisQiHui.I’mtheservantoftheWitchPalace.Ifyougivemethebreadandletmepresentittothetwinwitches,itwouldbeagreathonorforyou."
"Oh...Isthistheso-called’robbery’?"GoldenCrowPrincessopenedhereyeswidelookingatQiHui’sconfidentface.
"No,it’scalled’buybyforce’...princess,don’tlookatthis..."YunXifeltthatitwasn’tgoodforachildtoseethisscene,eventhoughshewasactuallyagod.
"Thisbastard,shameonhim!"RedLotusfinallycouldn’thelpitanddrewoutherRedLotusHolySword.Countlesssparksspreadfromtheswordandmadethetemperatureofthewholestreetrise.
"Why,whydoIfeelhot?"
QiHuiraisedhisheadandlookedattheskyinconfusion.
"Letmemakeitclear.MasterRedLotusandWhiteLotuswantyourbread,youhavetosellitifyoustillwanttoliveintheWhiteLotusSwordDomain!"Findingthattoday’sweatherwassomewhatunusual,QiHuiwassomewhatanxiousandcouldn’twaittograbYunXi’sbread.
"RedLotusandWhiteLotuswantthebread..."YunXilookedatQiHuiwithastrangelook.
Well,whathesaidwasindeedcorrect.
"Yes,Ilikethisbreadverymuch."Suddenly,WhiteLotus鈥檝oiceappearedbehindQiHui.
"Yes,thisbreadisdelicious,butIdon’tneedyoutobuyit."RedLotusgrittedherteeth.SinceWhiteLotushadappeared,shedidn’tneedtohideanymoreandnaturallyappearedbesideWhiteLotus.
"Ha...Ha..."QiHuiwasappalled.Hismouthopenedandclosedlikeasaltedfishstrandedonthebeach.Bigdropsofsweatkeptstreamingdownfromhisforehead.
"Imustbetootired...Yes,it’sjustadelusion..."
"No,it’strue.Don’tdeludeyourself..."YunXilookedatQiHuiwithsympathy.HehadtriedtosaveQinHui,buthedidn’trealizeitandcatchtheopportunity.
"Wait!Ihavesomethingtosay!I’vedonemybestfortheWitchPalace.Ijustwanttobuythebread,andI’mgoingtopayforit!"
"Shameonyou!IsthishowyoudoyourbestfortheWitchPalace?"RedLotuscockedhereyebrows.Sheusuallydidn’ttakecareofthedailyaffairsoftheWitchPalace,butnow,itseemedthatthiswasabigmistake.
Sureenough,noneofthemenintheworldaregood!
"You’refired,now,rightaway!"
"Getoutoftheswordtipareaandyouareneverallowedtoenterthisareaagain!"
RedLotusbrandishedhersword,andQiHuiwasinstantlyblownofftothesky.
Ofcourse,hewouldn’tdie,butafterfallingdowntotheground,hehadtostayinbedformorethantendays,andthefactthathewaspunishedbythetwinwitchespersonally,wasreallyabigblowtohislife.Sincethiswasnoaccident,therewasnoroomforhimintheWhiteLotusSwordDomainanymore.
"Well,Itoldyoutoleave."YunXisighedandshookhishead.
"Thisbreadisdelicious!"Watchingthishumancomedywithgreatinterest,GoldenCrowPrinceatethethirdpieceofbread.
"Theyarethetwinwitches!"
"MasterRedLotusandMasterWhiteLotus!"
"Oh,myGod!"
PeoplewholookedatYunXiwithsympathybeforenowlookedatRedLotusandWhiteLotusinsurprise.
"Pat!"Somekneltdownfirst,andjustlikedominoesthatfelldown,soon,peoplearoundRedLotusandWhiteLotusallkneltdown.Someoldmenevenprayedtothetwinwitchesintears.
"Lordwitches,pleaseblessmychildrentopasstheEntranceExaminationoftheSwordPalacenextyear!"
"LordWhiteLotus,pleaseletmychildrenbecomesmart!"
"LordRedLotus,pleaseblessmygrandson’swifetohaveababysoon!"