1120 Nether King Er Ha and His Great Womans Disguise (1/2)
Lin Damei grabbed Bu Fang by his shoulder and pulled him out of the hall.
The Vermillion Robe on Bu Fang's body calmed down, resuming its red-and-white color. The flaming wings behind him subsided and vanished as well.
Lin Damei retracted her hand. With an awkward face, she studied Bu Fang from head to toe. ”Man, your name is Bu Fang, right?”
Bu Fang nodded.
If it were possible, Bu Fang hoped that these women would call him by his name. He felt awkward when they referred to him as 'man.'
”Good, I'll just call you 'man' from now on…” Lin Damei grinned.
Bu Fang was speechless.
”Alright, no more joking. Since you've accepted Her Majesty's request, do your best to fulfill it. Anyway, my advice to you is… know your strength.” While talking, she walked outside the palace.
Bu Fang furrowed his brows and followed her.
”Spring Wind Pavilion is the most prestigious restaurant in Goddess City. Their business is really good. Aside from food, they also do dance and other performances. It's the place where officials come to relax. So, because of that, you can't underestimate the dishes there. Of course, they have unique features of attracting many customers.”
Soon, the two of them got out of the palace and walked by the Dragon Play Lake.
As Lin Damei told Bu Fang things he should pay attention to in Spring Wind Pavilion, the latter nodded continuously.
From Lin Damei's tone, Bu Fang understood that Spring Wind Pavilion wasn't just a typical restaurant. After all, Goddess City had so many restaurants, and Spring Wind Pavilion had topped them all to become the most favorable in Goddess City.
Also, since it could serve the Empress' imperial feast, the chef of Spring Wind Pavilion did have good skills.
”I'm going to treat my subordinates tonight at Spring Wind Pavilion… Do you want to come over and check it out? Later, don't blame me for not helping you…” Lin Damei coughed and asked. She then anchored her hands at her waist, smiling.
Bu Fang couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips. He had heard what Lin Damei had told her troop clearly, so wasn't the banquet to celebrate for catching him?
Hence, Bu Fang wouldn't go to such a party. It would feel weird indeed.
”Alright, you don't look like you wanna go, so I'm going to take you to your lodgings then...” Lin Damei shrugged. ”Anyway, reminding you of this is an act of kindness already. Since you're the only man in Goddess City, you should mind your status. If you don't have anything urgent to do, don't go out. Don't let others with bad intentions lay their eyes on you… I heard that men…”
Lin Damei scanned Bu Fang awkwardly, her eyes filled with hidden meaning.
Bu Fang was baffled.
What the heck?
However, Lin Damei didn't say anything more. Shortly after, she brought Bu Fang to the square and entered the luxurious and lively city.
They turned left, and then right, before they found an ordinary inn in the packed city.
”I'm a little embarrassed. I've burned my pocket, so you'll just stay here for a while. Don't worry, Goddess City has good security. As long as you don't run wild, nothing will happen.” Lin Damei smiled.
”Oh, right, although Her Majesty has given you a chance, there is a deadline. The Goddess Festival of Goddess City is just seven days away. So, if you want to cook for the Empress, you'd better get the qualification within three days because you will need four days to prepare a standard imperial feast…”
”Ah, one more thing, if you are qualified to cook the imperial feast, but your feast doesn't meet the Empress' requirement…”
Lin Damei's voice trailed off as she shot Bu Fang a strange look. After that, she slowly raised her hand, making a cutting gesture at her throat.
Bu Fang felt his scalp go numb with fear.
Lin Damei then curled her lips into a bright smile. She burst into laughter before turning around, leaving Bu Fang staring speechlessly at her departing figure.
”I need to be qualified within three days? Looks like I need to hurry up then.”
Bu Fang rubbed his chin as he pondered. Then, he started to study the inn.
After studying it for a while, his face darkened.
A lady was glancing at Bu Fang from her counter with sharp eyes.
”The f*ck? A man!” The lady dropped her jaw as she stared at Bu Fang for a long time.
Her voice was like a thunderclap, which startled Bu Fang.
The woman wiped the drool at her mouth and asked, ”Man, you're looking for a room? A superior room costs one hundred Nether crystals…”
Nether crystals...
Bu Fang was perplexed. Then, he looked at the black token that Lin Damei had given him.
His mind sank into it, and immediately, he felt the value in the jade talisman.
Five hundred Nether crystals…
Bu Fang's mouth convulsed as he cursed, 'That woman is a general, but she's really unreliable. The situation doesn't look good at all.'
Bu Fang shook his head and decided against checking-in.
Moreover, the inn made him uncomfortable. The look in that lady's eyes alone had been enough to make him wary and change his mind.
Of course, Bu Fang didn't have time to stay either. If he wanted to rest, he could come to his farmland with just a single thought. That place was much more comfortable than any inn.
”I have five hundred Nether crystals… Nether crystals must be the currency in the Netherworld.”
Bu Fang rubbed the jade talisman, the corner of his mouth twitching.
Bu Fang walked out of the inn, and then, he froze.
He found so many eyes gazing at him.
No matter if it were a baby girl, a little girl, a teenager, or an adult woman, they were all staring at him as if they were watching some monster, which made Bu Fang shiver.
Bu Fang quickened his pace. Even if he didn't mind their looks, he didn't dare to linger.
”If there are only women in Goddess City, how do they have children?”
Suddenly, a thought popped up in Bu Fang's head.
The world had Yin and Yang as the two poles. There were men and women, one Yin and one Yang, and that's how people could reproduce.
Since they were all women, how did they reproduce?
Bu Fang couldn't figure it out, so he decided not to guess. Anyway, his concern now was how to gain the qualification to cook at the imperial feast.
He put on a black cloak, which concealed his appearance and figure. It was how he kept the others from shooting him smoldering looks.
'Five hundred Nether crystals, I wonder if it's enough to have a meal in Spring Wind Pavilion,' Bu Fang thought. Squeezing the jade talisman in his hand, he began to walk faster.
Spring Wind Pavilion was the biggest restaurant in Goddess City. It was a magnificent and luxurious, tall building.
The building was like a sharp fang, which turned pointier all the way to the top.
As he walked toward Spring Wind Pavilion, Bu Fang saw all the colors of Goddess City.
Although there were only women living here, the lively scenes weren't less than anywhere else.
In front of Spring Wind Pavilion, the female guards were watching. They all looked very intimidating, which made this place not look like a restaurant where people came to eat.
Bu Fang stood in a corner, watching Spring Wind Pavilion.
All of a sudden, Bu Fang was surprised as he spotted a troop of soldiers and their mounts, with Lin Damei laughing in their midst.
When the group of women came in front of Spring Wind Pavilion, Lin Damei smiled and greeted a beautiful woman, who had just walked out of the restaurant. Then, she brought her troop and entered.
Of course, as some people were getting inside Spring Wind Pavilion, some were heading out. Reeking with a smell of liquor, many drunk women were staggering out of the place.
After a while, a giant red dragon flapped its wings and landed in front of Spring Wind Pavilion.
The guards stepped aside immediately, and the beautiful woman who had just greeted Lin Damei hurried out.
Then, an elegant woman wearing a crimson robe gently alighted from the red dragon.
Although she wasn't as beautiful as the Empress, she was very pretty, and she seemed to have a noble position since the beautiful woman escorted her to the restaurant.