25 The Legend Part 7 (1/2)

Hli Ja would be working as a cook in the kitchen for the upcoming weeks as the restaurant would be short of staff. Like that, the first week went by smoothly. After she was done at the restaurant, she would go home and help her grandma sell herbal medicines. They had a small herbal shop in front of their home. Some herbal medicines, they bought and traded with traveling merchants. For some herbal medicines, Hli Ja made a trip to the wilderness mountains to collect them.

One sunny afternoon on the third day into the second week, a heavenly handsome young man and two other men passed through the city. They checked-in at an inn a few buildings down the road from Lotus Flower Restaurant. They checked in at their inn and ordered lunch to be brought in to their room. The men were talking about their investigation and sharing intel they gathered during their travels.

That late afternoon, the group planned to scout the town since they were there already. They walked out of their inn and strolled down the busy street. After they passed through Lotus Flower Restaurant entrance, Hli Ja burst out of the restaurant entrance. A server chased after her carrying a bag of food, ”Wait! Bring this to your grandma!” The server yelled as she gave chase.

Hli Ja stopped and turned around to receive the bag. ”Thank you Mai. I'll see you tomorrow.” She sped off. She was in a hurry to get back and help her grandma tend to the shop so she didn't idle for long.

The handsome young man froze feeling electric shock through his heart when he heard Hli Ja's voice. He turned around as soon as he heard her, but by the time he turned around, she was off running farther away. He looked at her back for a moment and looked up at the sign of the restaurant.

His bodyguard went up to him. ”My Lord, do you want to eat here?”

Prince Mua Kong resumed back to reality. He shook his head. ”Not today. Let's come to have lunch here tomorrow.” With that, they strolled off to tour the town.

The next day around noon, Prince Mua Kong and his two bodyguards came to Lotus Flower Restaurant to have lunch. They reserved a private room as they might have other important information to discuss during their lunch.

A while later, there was a gentle knock on the door and a female server came in with a tray full of food. There were several dishes on the tray she carried. While she arranged the dishes on the table, Mua Kong briefly glanced at the female server but she seemed older and was someone he was unfamiliar with.

He sighed, thinking that he had gone crazy and continued to sip his tea.

”My Lord, do you need something?” One of his personal bodyguards asked.