“So delicious!
Teacher’s cooking is amazing!”
Qian Renxue’s eyes sparkled with little stars.
She had never tasted such wonderful food before.
Rubbing the little one’s head, Chen Muxuan said with a smile, “If you like it, I’ll grill some for you often in the future.”
“Can’t we have it every day?” Qian Renxue blinked.
Chen Muxuan shook his head.
“No, that would make you get heatiness.
Xiao Xue, you wouldn’t want pimples to appear on your face, would you?”
Qian Renxue replied, “Of course not.
I don’t want pimples.”
“Then be good and listen.
If you behave well in the future, I won’t just let you have delicious grilled meat.
I’ll also prepare other even more delicious things!” Chen Muxuan promised.
“Even more delicious…
things?”
Qian Renxue was also a little foodie.
Hearing there was something even tastier, she couldn’t help but press further.
“Can teacher briefly introduce what other delicious things there are?”
Chen Muxuan sprinkled pepper while answering, “Century eggs, stinky tofu, snail noodles, durian pastry, fish mint, fermented herring, caviar chips, and so on.”
Bai Youyou’s mouth twitched.
She really wanted to say: Are you a devil?
But Qian Renxue clearly wasn’t from that era and was completely clueless.
She just felt the names sounded very peculiar.
“Teacher, is stinky tofu really tasty?”
Chen Muxuan began to spin his tale.
“Of course!
I absolutely love stinky tofu!
Let me tell you, stinky tofu smells bad but tastes incredibly delicious!
That crispy texture, that sweet and sour flavor, the fragrance of pickled vegetables, it’s simply a delicacy of the world!”
Noticing someone’s wildly curling lips, Bai Youyou silently mourned for the little angel Qian Renxue for three seconds.
This poor child was about to be led astray.
“What kind of egg is a century egg?
Why have I never seen it or heard of it before?” Qian Renxue asked again.
Chen Muxuan explained, “Century eggs are a very nourishing ingredient.
They taste best eaten raw, and their nutritional value is sixteen times that of a regular egg!
Even Bear Grylls has a special fondness for century eggs.”
“Who’s Bear Grylls?”
“A very formidable wolfman.”
“Uh uh…”
Bai Youyou finally couldn’t watch anymore.
“Hey hey, tone it down a bit.
This child is still young.
Since you’re her teacher, have some sense of responsibility.
Don’t mislead the younger generation.”
It seemed the system wasn’t as bad as he had imagined.
Chen Muxuan nodded.
“Alright, alright, I get it.”
Taking out a tissue to wipe the greasy corners of the little one’s mouth, Bai Youyou kindly advised, “Don’t trust everything your teacher says.
Sometimes he deliberately sets traps for people.
He’s a total agent of chaos.”
Qian Renxue nodded with a vague understanding and didn’t continue asking.
Deep down, she still trusted Chen Muxuan more, because he had given her the chance to go out and play, and let her enjoy delicious food at night to satisfy her taste buds.
See how important first impressions were!
“Teacher, where are you from?” Qian Renxue asked curiously.
She only knew that Chen Muxuan had been brought here by her grandfather and didn’t know where he came from.
Picking up the grilled rabbit ear, Chen Muxuan looked up at the starry night sky.
“I don’t belong to this world.
I come from a very distant land.
I came here because of some accident.”
“Then, teacher, will you go back?” Qian Renxue asked carefully.
Chen Muxuan fell into thought, then smiled and shook his head.
“I don’t know.
If conditions allow, I would also like to go back.
But the chances are somewhat slim.
I can only say, we’ll see if there’s an opportunity in the future.”
Even though he had the Finality Herrscher spirit soul, at the end of the day, he was just a Honkai God.
Compared to the World Tree, he seemed rather small.
Although the system’s rewards had erased the consciousness of the Honkai God, every time Chen Muxuan used Herrscher energy, he could still feel his mind being corroded.
So, if faced with a battle, Chen Muxuan would prioritize using Decade over the immensely powerful Finality spirit soul.
If he truly wanted to return to his own world, probably only the system wearing the white-haired girl’s skin could make it happen.
The problem was that she didn’t seem to want to do that, having dragged him into this world to court death.
Remembering the scene at the beginning, if he had chosen wrongly, he might already be a corpse by now.
Fortunately, Chen Muxuan had been smart enough to use the newbie protection period to secure some advantages for himself.
Now, he could barely stand his ground in this world.
Becoming stronger was definitely necessary, but he was afraid that one day the system might suddenly decide to throw him into a higher-dimensional universe to face even more powerful opponents.
Chen Muxuan didn’t think the Douluo Continent was his only通关 option.
Qian Renxue tugged at Chen Muxuan’s sleeve.
“Then, teacher, can you take me with you when you leave?”
“Xiao Xue, why do you want to leave with me?”
Chen Muxuan asked, “Isn’t it good to have your mother and grandfather with you?
Unlike your teacher, who doesn’t even know who his parents are and had to struggle alone in the lower world.
Just when life was starting to improve, I was inexplicably brought here by some bastard.”
As he spoke, he shot a fierce glare at Bai Youyou.
The white-haired girl quickly turned her head away, pretending she hadn’t seen anything.
Qian Renxue answered, “It’s precisely because teacher has no one with him that I want to stay by teacher’s side.
Because I still have my grandfather and mother, even though Mother doesn’t like me…
But teacher has no one else.
I want to become teacher’s family and stay by his side forever!”
Her eyes were very clear, and her tone was resolute.
These words from the little one caused ripples in the calm lake of Chen Muxuan’s heart.
“Heh, you really are…”
He didn’t rush to respond.
Chen Muxuan closed his eyes and shook his head.
“I really don’t know what to say to you.”
Qian Renxue was a little nervous and whispered, “Did I make teacher unhappy?”
“No, not at all.
Teacher isn’t unhappy.
On the contrary, teacher is very happy.”
“Really?
But…”
Chen Muxuan pulled Qian Renxue into his arms, picked up the freshly grilled beef skewer, and handed it to her.
“Teacher was moved by you and didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Qian Renxue, you really are a little angel~!”
Indeed, every child was incredibly cute when they were young.
No matter how unfortunate Qian Renxue’s circumstances were, at least at this moment, she was as pure as a blank sheet of paper.
Even her words and actions were healing.
“Hee hee hee~”
After being praised by Chen Muxuan, Qian Renxue giggled foolishly as she chewed on the fragrant beef skewer, her cheeks puffed up like a cute pufferfish.
“Although teacher won’t stay in this world for long, as long as I’m here, no one can bully you.
I, Chen Muxuan, promise you that,” Chen Muxuan said seriously.
Qian Renxue said with some reluctance, “Teacher, can you really not stay with Xiao Xue forever?”
Lifting the little one’s golden locks, Chen Muxuan looked into her eyes.
“No couple, no husband and wife, can stay together forever.
They too must experience separation and loss.
That is a path everyone must walk on their journey of growth.
But Xiao Xue, you must understand that temporary parting is not the end, but the beginning of new wonderful memories.
Only when you are strong enough can you keep up with teacher’s pace.
So, Xiao Xue, please work hard to grow until the day you catch up to me.”
“Okay!
Then, teacher, what should I do?” (Qian Renxue)
“Let’s start with calculus!” (Chen Muxuan)
Bai Youyou: …