31 Looking for Problems (1/2)

”Isn't he taking too long to take a shower? And that naughty waitress? I didn't see her come back!”

Xun Lan was already very nervous about Nero's delay. Of course, she was dying of jealousy, and she regrets not having insisted on going with him. When more anxious she gets, the more she eats, scaring Xiong Zhelan and Zhu Tai.

”Do you think he would do something with that simple girl when he did nothing with a beauty like you?”

Zhu Tai had been upset for a long time with the way Nero treated Xun Lan. He did not think he was suitable for her because he was very old and knew his limits, but he could not sit and watch Nero ignore such a beautiful young woman who was clearly in love with him.

”You're right. Thanks for the praise, but I'm not as beautiful as you say. If I were, he wouldn't run like that from me.”

Xun Lan liked to be praised before, but now no praise helps her ego because the only person she wanted to satisfy doesn't seem to care about her 'great beauty.'

”Do you not understand? He lived in the forest his whole life with his grandfather, so how do you expect him to come to society and out of nowhere understand everything?”

”He doesn't know about concepts like 'beauty,' and he shouldn't know about relationships either. So you must be patient and not force the situation because, at some point, he may be really upset with you before you can have anything with him.”

Xiong Zhelan did not want to get into this kind of youth thing, but he did not like to see Xun Lan treating Nero as a normal young man when he was clearly not like them. He didn't think Nero was abnormal just that he had a childhood far removed from society and probably being not entirely human as he thought, so there was no way to expect things like that from him.

”Sorry, master. I know he is naive, but that is because I am worried that she will take advantage of him.”

”He is coming. Enough of this matter because what he does with his personal life is none of our business.”

Xun Lan still wanted to argue about Nero being a victim of the waitress, but Xiong Zhelan put an end to the issue when he felt Nero coming towards them.

”Hey guys, how was the meal?”

”Heh?”

Nero arrived excitedly and sat next to Xun Lan, asking about the meal. The group had not been with Nero for a long time, but they knew he wasn't a talkative person and never saw him in such a good mood, making them surprised.

”What? Is there something on my face?”

”YES! That fucking radiant smile!”

Nero thought it was strange that the group gave him confused looks, but Sarah spoke again to clarify things. From her tone, he knew that this matter would not be easily forgotten, and one day he would pay for it. But even if he suffered some punishment, it would still be worth it because Nero didn't know how he needed it until he remembered what it was like.

”Oh, sorry guys, I am not a very communicative person, but I want to improve this at least with the people close to me.”

”And the wound, did you take care of it?”

Xiong Zhelan saw that Nero seemed to be trying to be more social and he didn't want to complicate things, so he started asking about the wound by making Nero show his bandaged forearm.

”It's okay, I already took a bath, but now I'm going to get some sleep. I just came to tell you that I'm not going to eat with you, and I'm going back to rest in the room.”

”But it's still the daytime! Didn't you eat anything and go to sleep!?”

Nero tried to give an excuse to go back and sleep as he was really tired of all the actions he did for almost two hours with Qiao Mei. But Xun Lan hit on the table and exclaimed in objection, drawing the attention of everyone in the hall.

”Xun Lan! Don't make a big deal out of it. We are all tired, and Nero fought the bear with me. So he is even more tired and has no problems if he wants to use the time to sleep before we get back on the journey.”

”My apologies. I will rest too.”

Xiong Zhelan had to get Xun Lan's attention and it ended with everyone went to separate rooms to rest leaving a lot of talk for the people who observed the show.

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The stronger the cultivator, the longer they can go without resting or eating. As Nero's group was still in the Qi Refinement Realm, they slept in the afternoon and evening until dawn the other day as the journey through the mountain was very tiring. Even Xiong Zhelan had to rest appropriately.

Nero was the last to wake up because he doesn't like the day very much. He got up with the knock on the door that he already knew, but now he was not as angry as the first time.

”Good morning, Nero!”

Xun Lan was all overjoyed as if the previous day's jealousy had not happened. She came to pick him up for breakfast.

”Good morning, Lan.”

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Nero was not used to calling people by their full names, but he knew that calling she that way was a sign of proximity. He wanted to demonstrate that he accepted Xun Lan as a friend, but she had different thoughts and was all excited when he called her so.

They went to the main hall to have breakfast.

After talking to Xiong Zhelan and Zhu Tai, they chose a table and started having breakfast. Nero already had an idea of how to resolve suspicions about his eating habits.

”I don't say much about myself, but it is because my life was not at all interesting. So it's okay not to understand some things about me. I was born with a difference in the stomach, so I don't eat normal food as it would make me sick. I consume liquid food with vitamins that I make myself with fruits and vegetables, so don't worry if you only see me drinking.”

Nero had already obtained many bottles from Qiao Mei so that he could store blood in these bottles and drink as if it were vitamins, and no one would suspect. Of course, people with high senses could recognize, but he would be prudent when drinking. But it was a good excuse, and he would use it from now on.

During the night, Nero passed blood from the remaining corpses he had in Red World to a few bottles. Qi started to come out of the blood as soon as it left Red World, but Nero could still have it if he drank right after he got it.

He drained half of the remaining corpses at night, but he did not obtain good results as he had very little increase in Qi. Sarah said it would be more and more difficult to advance from layer and even more difficult to advance from realms.

Nero would need to drain cultivators from the Martial Warrior Realm or dozens of the Qi Refinement if he wanted to have a good increase in Qi. But even so, he was still drinking the blood he still had in the bottle like liquid vitamins. The group believed what Nero said, so everyone was enjoying breakfast.

”I haven't seen you carry these bottles before.”