NOVEL WEB Chapter 189: Chapter 189
After dinner, everyone went out for a walk together.
This time, Diona had completely lost her appetite for all the street food at the roadside stalls.
Because even those tempting grilled fish didn't smell as fragrant as the vegetables the boss had stir-fried.
This fish, not worth eating at all.
When they returned from their walk, Miss Chi Yu had already boiled hot water in the kitchen.
"You can go take your baths now. Why didn't you buy any snacks today?"
"None of us could eat anymore... Senior Chi Yu, are you still not full?"
"I'm full, but the night is too long."
"There's instant noodles in the kitchen. If you get hungry at night, just boil some water and make them yourself."
"Boss, I want to eat two packs."
"Sure, eat as many as you want. When you run out, I'll make more for you all."
"Long live the boss!"
Later that night, after everyone had gone upstairs to sleep.
Miss Chi Yu sat alone at a table downstairs, slowly reading a novel she had bought earlier from Wangwen Books.
Although this novel was a bestseller at the bookstore, she felt the content wasn't quite engaging.
It was far less interesting than the one the boss had written.
But she was too embarrassed to ask the boss for updates, so she could only make do with this to pass the time.
Reading until midnight, Miss Chi Yu put down her book and slipped into the kitchen.
Soon after, she returned to the table with two packs of instant noodles, patiently waited a few minutes, then opened the lids.
A familiar fragrance wafted up.
Miss Chi Yu picked up her chopsticks and eagerly lifted a bundle of noodles to her mouth.
Hmm? This taste...
Miss Chi Yu suddenly froze.
She discovered that today's instant noodles didn't taste as good as yesterday's.
Although the flavor and texture were the same, she felt the noodles' deliciousness had decreased significantly.
They didn't even taste as good as tonight's stir-fried vegetables...
Come to think of it, the boss's culinary skills tonight were on a completely different level from before.
The instant noodles she had considered the world's best yesterday had already lost to a simple plate of stir-fried vegetables today, becoming somewhat tasteless...
Miss Chi Yu lowered her head, forcing herself to finish the first pack of noodles, then looked at the second pack with worry.
She didn't want to eat it anymore.
But not eating it would be wasteful.
Ah, right!
Miss Chi Yu's eyes lit up as she thought of something.
Hu Tao had just returned from outside this afternoon, and she went straight to catch up on sleep. She should be awake by now, and surely hungry.
As her senior, if I bring her a bowl of such delicious hot noodles, she'll surely be touched.
Yes, I should hurry and take it to her. Instant noodles don't taste good if they're left too long!
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Shenhe lay in bed, unable to sleep.
She was thinking about the nightmare she had last night.
When she first went up the mountain with her master, she often had that dream.
Later, for her to grow up safely without harming innocent people, the adepti placed the Red Rope's Bind on her, restraining both her murderous qi and many human emotions.
After that, her emotions gradually became cold and distant, and she rarely had that nightmare anymore.
Until last month when she came down the mountain and returned to the bustling mortal world. Walking on the streets or in the shop, she often saw scenes of close-knit families of three, and that dazzling happiness always stirred complicated ripples in her heart.
Sometimes she would wonder, if her mother hadn't fallen ill, if the family had stayed safe and sound until now...
But that was just a "what if"... fate decides everything, humans have no say.
Thinking too much about it inevitably led to dreams.
Although in the dream she felt helpless and desperate, after waking up, she would quickly return to her calm state of mind.
After all, she was no longer that fragile little girl. Now she could split mountains with a single punch. With her adeptal arts, even if a demon god appeared, she would dare to fight it. She wasn't afraid of mere demon god remnants at all.
What she was thinking about now was something else.
She didn't understand why she had dreamed about the boss.
Although she now lived with the boss, she had also lived with her master before, even sleeping together, but she had never seen her master in that desperate dream.
How strange...
However, the boss's embrace in the dream felt so warm and reassuring...
As she thought about this, Shenhe closed her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep.
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As soon as Xia Zhi entered the dream world, he heard the Repeater sending him a friendly greeting.
"World... I..."
Xia Zhi nodded towards the distance, then looked at the nearest few dreams.
A cyan one.
Shenhe was having a nightmare again.
Xia Zhi's gaze focused slightly as he walked directly towards the dream bubble and reached out to touch it.
The scenery before his eyes blurred.
Xia Zhi appeared in that courtyard with the lush big tree.
He looked towards the courtyard gate but didn't see little Shenhe.
Was he too late?
A pair of incredibly beautiful radiant wings suddenly spread behind Xia Zhi. He flew up from the ground and sped towards the cave's location.
In the blink of an eye, he arrived above the cave, just in time to see that man walking out of it.
Good, he made it.
Xia Zhi landed on the ground, not even having time to retract his wings before directly using [Spatial Transfer] to appear deep inside the cave.
"Waaah! Go away, go away, go away!"
"Heh, little girl, your fate is too..."
"[Advanced Dispel]."
A circle of dazzling light centered on Xia Zhi instantly spread throughout the cave, silently erasing that monster and all traces of its presence.
Today was Xia Zhi's fourth day of obtaining [Second Meditation Method]. His maximum mana had already exceeded 10,000 points, allowing him to cast fourth-rank light magic.
Like [Advanced Dispel], the advanced version of the second-rank light magic [Dispel], most effective against formless evil beings born from demon god remnants.
"It's alright now, Shenhe."
Little Shenhe looked up, only now noticing the monster was gone. She looked at the big brother before her who bore huge beautiful wings of light, her expression somewhat dazed.
"Who... are you?"
"I'm your boss."
"Bo...ss?"
Xia Zhi looked at her adorably dazed appearance and smiled, gently taking her hand.
"You'll know in the future. Let me take you home first."
"Home..."
Little Shenhe paused, suddenly lowering her head, her voice choking up.
"I don't have a home anymore..."
Xia Zhi bent down, reached out to wipe away her tears, and smiled gently: "It's okay, big brother has a home. Want to come play at big brother's home?"
"Where is... big brother's home?"
"In a place no one can find. Come, close your eyes and hold my hand tight."
Little Shenhe obediently closed her eyes and gripped his hand tightly.
Xia Zhi activated [Visualization], taking her into his meditation space, then spent some mental energy to create a small room in the space.
This was his bedroom from his original world.
"Alright, we're here."
Little Shenhe slowly opened her eyes to find herself in a very luxurious room.
A beautiful crystal lamp hung from the ceiling, emanating soft light. The floor was laid with smooth, clean, and bright tiles.
A solid wood wardrobe with a full-length mirror, a desk with books and a computer.
And a plush-looking spring mattress bed.
"Is this... big brother's home?"
"Yes."
Xia Zhi walked over and turned on the computer on the desk.
In this space, the computer naturally had no internet, but it could serve as a medium to manifest things from his memories on the screen.
"Come, I'll show you some anime."
"Anime?"
Colorful images appeared on the computer screen, and pleasant music came from the speakers: "...A new storm has appeared..."
Little Shenhe was instantly attracted by this novel thing. She walked over and leaned on the desk, moving closer to the screen.
"Big brother, what is this?"
"Ultraman, I really liked watching it when I was little... if you don't like it, I can change it to Tom and Jerry, or something else..."
Little Shenhe didn't respond because she was already absorbed in watching.
Xia Zhi looked down at her and smiled softly.
You didn't have a happy childhood, so let me share mine with you.
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