"Alright, for my beloved apprentice, I'll go all out!"
Jingtian nodded with a serious expression, then opened his mouth and tossed the bottle cap inside.
At this moment, he was the gutsiest man in all of Yuque!
"Huh?"
Fu Xuan looked bewildered, not understanding what kind of act he was putting on now.
Jingtian remained silent.
He said nothing, just wore an incredibly serious expression as he walked forward, holding the bottle cap in his mouth.
All the while, he kept replaying Leon's previous performance in his mind.
Pat, pat.
Finally, Jingtian walked up behind a figure who was feasting heartily and gently tapped him on the shoulder.
Leon turned his head in confusion.
He was gnawing on a chicken wing, looking at the man before him with whom he'd barely interacted, wondering what Jingtian wanted.
"Hey bro, are you the only one eating here?"
Jingtian took a deep breath, his face a mask of someone calmly facing death.
"Look where you made my bottle cap pop off to?"
He opened his mouth, revealing the soda cap lying on his tongue.
"My bad, bro."
Although Leon couldn't figure out why he was suddenly acting crazy and performing the Freljord skit.
"I was too busy enjoying my food to notice."
But he didn't mind playing along to see what he was up to.
"How about I compensate you for emotional damages?"
Leon said, taking another bite of his chicken wing.
"It's fine, you already called me 'bro'."
Having gotten the response he wanted, Jingtian took the bottle cap out of his mouth.
"Then what's there to say? I'll just toss it and be done with it."
With that, Jingtian casually threw the bottle cap behind him.
Emotional damages, my foot.
Forget asking for it, if he dared to accept, Yao Guang would spin him like a top once they got back to Yuque.
"Sorry about that, buddy. Why don't you sit down and eat with us?"
In the end, Leon still didn't get what he was doing, but that didn't stop him from extending an invitation.
Xuanquan had shown them great courtesy.
Other tables had at least six people, but at this one, it was just him and Yueyu.
The feast was great, but it lacked a bit of liveliness.
If Jingtian and his apprentice joined, it would be just about right.
"Whoa, you're a real stand-up guy, buddy!"
Seeing the routine was almost complete, Jingtian breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, he mentally praised Leon's sheer insanity!
Any other normal person would have thought he was picking a fight.
Good thing Leon was a god-tier guy who understood his brand of absurdity.
Otherwise, he really would have looked like a complete idiot.
"I definitely can't disturb your fun, but since you put it that way..."
Jingtian, seeing his goal achieved, brought Fu Xuan over. "How about this? I don't have anything great to give you."
"I'll just give you my apprentice."
As he spoke, Jingtian pushed the zoned-out Fu Xuan directly into a seat.
Leon was confused.
He hadn't even activated Goldie, so how did they fast-forward to the gift-giving part?
"?"
A giant question mark appeared above Fu Xuan's head.
Just as she was about to ask what was going on, she saw Jingtian suddenly walk over to Yueyu.
He whispered an excuse like 'I need to talk to you about something urgent, come with me' and lured her out.
Yueyu looked like she couldn't do anything about him, and the two of them left just like that.
Before leaving, Jingtian even gave her a thumbs-up, as if to say 'You can do it.'
''You can do it,' my ass!'
It's not like this is a blind date!
Fu Xuan was completely baffled by this whole maneuver.
She really wanted to slam the table, stand up, and yell "What the hell are you doing?!" right at Jingtian.
But she remembered the General's final words.
She was representing the Luofu's honor right now, so she suppressed the urge.
After all, the Luofu would be hers in the future.
She couldn't afford to lose her own face.
"Hello, I am Fu Xuan, the Master Diviner of the Luofu."
After her inner turmoil subsided, Fu Xuan introduced herself.
"Hello, I'm Leon. Everyone else calls me 'Dreamboat'."
Leon sized up the short, pink-haired girl next to him.
The white stockings aren't bad.
But if they were going to have a 'deeper conversation,' he'd have to check her DPS first.
"...Dreamboat?"
Fu Xuan asked, somewhat stunned.
Do people really call him that?
She looked at the handsome face before her, momentarily unsure how to respond.
While he was indeed very handsome, his persona was a far cry from what she had imagined!
When he wasn't talking, it was fine. He really had that calm, aloof air of someone who believes 'fate should be held in one's own hands.'
But the moment he opened his mouth...
My internal 'try not to laugh' challenge ended in 0.0 seconds. It's a new world record.jpg
"...Mr. Leon, have you thought about where you'll go next?"
Fu Xuan had no choice but to ignore the cringey nickname and awkwardly change the subject.
"Haven't thought about it. I'll decide after I'm done with this feast."
Leon said, averting his gaze and picking up his chopsticks to eat again.
He wasn't that kind of connoisseur.
The white stockings weren't bad, but that's all they were: not bad.
No matter how delectable they were, they weren't going to become his main course.
High DPS > Eating when hungry > Admiring beautiful girls.
For Leon, that was the order of his priorities.
"What's your impression of the Xianzhou Alliance?"
Hearing that his answer wasn't a refusal or hesitation, but that he hadn't even considered the matter yet...
Fu Xuan felt there was a great deal of hope, as long as she could make a good first impression for the Xianzhou Alliance.
"The food's good."
Leon thought for a moment, then gave his assessment.
In his entire life of attending banquets, today's spread ranked at the top of the 'grande' tier.
The 'venti' tier was reserved for anything eaten while starving, which was a temporary state.
So 'grande' was effectively the highest rating.
Most of the banquets he'd had before were a 'stale tall'.
Giving this one a 'grande' showed just how delicious it really was.
"Do you dislike the Xianzhou Alliance?"
Fu Xuan gently probed for his opinion.
"Even a little bit? Do you feel there's anything bad about the Alliance?"
"Nah, it's pretty great."
The Xianzhou Alliance was the second party to show him kindness.
Leon wasn't bored enough to start nitpicking.
"What do you think of the Fanghu?"
With his general disposition confirmed, it was time to gauge his opinion on their competitor.
"How can I compare? I haven't been to the other Xianzhou."
Leon said casually.
"Mr. Leon, I would like to extend an invitation to you on behalf of the Luofu."
Hearing this, Fu Xuan stopped probing and got straight to the point with a serious expression.
"If you don't know where to go next, then come to the Luofu."
Fu Xuan placed her right hand on her chest and spoke solemnly, "The Luofu is the most liberal of the six Xianzhou ships."
"There are far fewer rules than on the other ships, and we aren't so stiff and formal."
"We will grant you a position and salary of the highest tier."
"You will have no official duties. We only hope that when the Alliance faces a crisis, you will lend us a hand as you did today."
Fu Xuan continued, "The Luofu will not restrict your personal freedom in any way."
"Once you find your next goal, you are free to leave at any time."
Although her next words were a bit self-aggrandizing, Fu Xuan had to say them.
Otherwise, she'd have nothing left to say.
"Regardless of whether you return, the Luofu will forever be your bastion. This vow shall transcend space and time, without an expiration."
Fu Xuan said with utmost sincerity.
Leon said nothing, merely continuing to pick up food with his chopsticks and eat.
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