Chapter 440 8 Treasures Fulu Duck
In order to recover her strength faster, Ruoli had to absorb some of the Mora that Zhongli had stored in her.
But considering that she might be discovered in the future, she thought of a reasonable reason and took the initiative to tell it to Zhongli to avoid his suspicion.
"..."
"I see. But from what I understand, being pregnant is a difficult thing. Why don't I ask Master Hu to make you some chicken soup after we get back?"
Zhongli pondered for a moment, then made a suggestion to Ruoli in a serious manner.
"Wow! Good on you Morax!"
Hearing Zhongli's suggestion, Ruoli shrank her neck and subconsciously took two steps back.
"I just ate five billion Mora from you, and you actually want to kill me!"
Ruoli took two steps back and bared her teeth at Zhongli.
Ever since she had the good fortune of tasting some strange food once, she never wanted to try it a second time.
"Did you eat it?"
Zhongli immediately looked puzzled.
"Ahem... I mean the baby in my belly ate..."
"It only ate 5 billion Mora of yours, and you actually wanted to kill it with poisoned chicken soup! We really misjudged you!"
Ruoli explained awkwardly, then changed the subject and pointed her little hand at Zhongli while speaking with a look of deep sorrow.
"Don't even think about taking a cent of Mora from me in the future!"
After saying that, heartbroken Ruoli turned around and left.
After she had taken only two steps, she was suddenly grabbed by the collar and lifted into the air.
Her short legs kicked twice in the air, but her struggle was futile and she was forced to turn around and look at Zhongli with an innocent look on her face.
Zhongli raised his other hand and extended two fingers, then curled his fingers and "gently" tapped Ruoli's forehead with the back of his knuckles.
This time you can even hear a particularly crisp and hollow sound.
"pain--"
Ruoli immediately raised her hands to cover her forehead, and her big tail stood up in pain.
After doing all this, Zhongli let Ruoli down.
"It's only 5 billion Mora. If it can really help you recover from your injuries, just absorb it."
Looking at the pitiful Ruoli who covered her head with her hands and held her tears, Zhongli clasped his hands to his chest and looked at the sea in the distance again while speaking.
"How can such a small amount be useful? I used it all to catalyze building materials."
Ruoli curled her lips and said this, then she took her hands off her forehead, but a clear red mark was still left on her forehead.
"If you use five billion Mora to purchase building materials, it might be enough to complete your palace. How many building materials can you catalyze from the soil with them?"
Zhongli couldn't help but ask Ruoli.
He knew that Ruoli was going to build a Rock Dragon Palace. After all, almost all the Rock Dragon Lizards had been mobilized, and it was impossible for him not to notice this movement.
But since Ruoli didn't need Liyue workers at all, and the palace was built underground and would basically not be known to the Liyue people, no one stopped her.
"Why do you care about me? You don't even consider money as money when you spend it, so why should you care how I spend it?"
Ruoli continued to curl her lips. The building materials that could be produced by 5 billion Mora were indeed quite limited...
"Well, if you don't use workers, you can save a lot of costs. Even if the cost of building materials is higher, you might still save more money."
Zhongli spread his hands and stopped asking questions about this matter.
"What are you talking about saving? It's as if I don't feed my dragon lizards. Aren't they all alive and well..."
Ruoli muttered softly.
The rock dragon lizards under her command are very smart, and are no dumber than Nata's dragons. The only difference is that they are hostile to humans and will attack as soon as they meet.
However, since Zhongli didn't care about the consumption of 5 billion Mora, there was no need for her to stay here any longer. It was time for her to go back and see if Nashida had returned.
After saying goodbye to Zhongli, Ruoli couldn't wait to go back to find Liu Bai.
And at the same time...
"Hey, you're exaggerating! Even if it doesn't taste good, you shouldn't collapse right after eating it!"
Seeing Liu Bai lying down with his hands covering his neck and looking peaceful, Hu Tao couldn't help but speak silently.
Liu Bai, who was lying on the ground with his hands covering his neck, gradually came to his senses when Hu Tao called him.
"Who am I? Where am I? And who are you, sir?"
Liu Bai looked at Hu Tao with a confused look on his face.
"uh-huh?"
Hearing Liu Bai's words, Hu Tao tilted her head.
But soon she thought of something.
"Hello, Miss Liu Bai. I am Hu Tao, the 77th head of the Wangsheng Hall. We were just discussing business. Miss Liu Bai was planning to order our Wangsheng Hall's luxury package, which is the same funeral package as the emperor's."
Then Hu Tao explained this to Liu Bai.
"Buy one, get one free?"
Liu Bai touched his chin and asked subconsciously.
"Send it, of course."
Walnut nodded immediately.
"Then I won't buy it. Buy one get one free sounds cheap. I don't want it."
When Liu Bai heard this, he immediately refused and then stood up from the ground.
Liu Bai couldn't help but shrink his neck after taking a look at the special quality Eight Treasures Fortune Duck on the table next to him.
"It actually tastes pretty good. It has some of my true qualities."
Then Liu Bai put his hands behind his back and commented on the dish.
"Go away, you didn't teach me how to cook. I studied the recipes and came up with this by myself. I didn't even ask Xiangling for advice."
Hearing Liu Bai's shameless remarks, Hu Tao waved her hands unhappily, but couldn't help but look a little smug when she said the latter part.
This Eight Treasures Fortune Duck is a well-deserved Kung Fu dish, which requires stuffing the boneless duck with eight kinds of meat and vegetable fillings, which are the eight treasures.
Then it is molded into a gourd shape to represent good fortune and luck.
The ingredients are exquisite, the knife skills are superb, and the cooking time is exquisite, and all three are indispensable, so the finished product is worthy of being served as the finale of any banquet.
For Hu Tao, it is not easy to cook a dish by relying on his own research, and taste is secondary.
"Hehe, but since you said it tastes good, then it's settled. This year, I will cook this dish for the Lantern Festival banquet!"
Kurumi said with her hands on her hips, somewhat smugly.
She invited Liu Bai to come and try the dish with this idea in mind. If it was successful, she would serve the dish at the Lantern Festival banquet.
When the time comes, you will definitely be pleased to see that my cooking skills have improved so rapidly, right?
I hope he won't be so happy that he can't eat like last time...
"Okay, okay, I'm really looking forward to it!"
Liu Bai on the side immediately applauded in support.
Anyway, he is not from the Wangsheng Hall, and the Lantern Festival banquet in the Wangsheng Hall has nothing to do with him.
"Really? Then let's have dinner together. Bring Nashida along. I like lively occasions."
Hearing Liu Bai's words, Hu Tao invited him enthusiastically.
"..."
Liu Bai's expression changed. He silently took two steps back, turned around and ran out of the Hall of Rebirth.
As soon as he went out, he bumped into Nashida who had just returned from Xumi. Behind her were several scholars from the Miaolun School. Among them was a young man with golden hair and red pupils. He was carrying a briefcase and was observing the surrounding buildings, especially the Wangsheng Hall and Liu Bai's house.
There are not many Liyue-style buildings in Xumi. For these Miaolun school of architecture scholars, this style basically only appears in textbooks.
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