Chapter 90 - Maybe a Beauty is Thinking About Me (1/2)
“Caught a cold? That’s nonsense,” said scar-face as he irritatedly smacked the head of the little follower who made that suggestion. “How dare you curse me as such. Is your skin itching for something?”
“Then, what just happened to you, boss?” asked the little follower confusedly as he covered his head.
“Maybe a beauty is thinking about me,” suggested scar-face with a sniffle. But even as he spoke, he felt a chill on his back. Could it really be that some beauty was thinking about him at this present moment? Frankly, it wasn’t likely.
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“Mmm, master, this smells so good. You really are a genius. You know how to do everything!” exclaimed the fifth princess in delight as she looked at the roasted rabbit on a skewer in Ling Chuxi’s hand. Without any care for her image as a princess, she gulped hungrily and spoke eagerly without taking her eyes off the roasted rabbit. The smell of it was really too fragrant and the sight of sizzling oil could really whet one’s appet.i.te with a single glance. “What seasonings are you sprinkling over the meat, master? They smell so fragrant.”
“Just, some spices I threw together,” answered Ling Chuxi nonchalantly. It was true that she had put the spices together on her own. As such finished condiments were unavailable to her after she came to this realm, Ling Chuxi had no choice but to gather her own spices and ingredients to make them on her own.
“All right, it’s ready to be eaten.” Ling Chuxi took out her dagger and cut the rabbit into a few pieces. First, she gave Little White a portion, then divvied the rest of the meat up amongst the three of them.
“You really treat this fox well, master,” observed the fifth princess enviously as she chewed on rabbit meat. Why, master had given the best part of the rabbit to this little fox. The fox was eating better than her or Ling Yichen. Master was so biased.
“Indeed. Without Little White, I, your master would not exist,” said Ling Chuxi gently with a smile as she looked at Little White fondly. Since she entered this realm, the first being to warm her heart was not a human but rather this little fox.
“Huh?” sputtered the fifth princess in slight confusion. What was this supposed to mean?
Ling Chuxi didn’t elaborate further. Instead, she just ate her rabbit meat quietly. And so it was that the three humans and a fox ate happily whilst two secret guards stood watch unhappily in the dark. Both guards looked at the other and then looked down at the cold mantou they each held in their hands and suddenly felt an overwhelming sadness that made them want to cry. Even from this distance, the rabbit meat smelled very fragrant.