Chapter 152: I, Birdie, Can Fight

Chapter 152: Chapter 152: I, Birdie, Can Fight

He hesitated.

If...

If the Queen had truly found her own happiness again, should he go and destroy it?

The Human Clan also has a saying: If you love her, let her be happy.

The best love is letting go.

"To hell with letting go!"

The Dragon King snorted, picked up the tray, and walked toward Queen Zhang.

"Oh, it’s you, mister."

Qin Zhan greeted him with pleasant surprise. The innocent Qin Zhan failed to read the murderous intent in the Dragon King’s eyes.

’Mister? Your whole family are misters!’

The Dragon King, who maintained the appearance of a handsome middle-aged man, wished he could mold a new, younger body to compete with the other guy.

"THUD!"

He gently placed the tray in front of the Queen.

The sound startled Queen Zhang. When she looked up, she saw the mournful expression on her husband’s face.

Queen Zhang, who could tell at a glance that he was overthinking things again, smiled.

’I caught her red-handed in an affair and she’s laughing?’

’How can she be so brazen?’

The Dragon King’s heart ached.

’Isn’t it just because she knows I love her?’

’Alright, I’ll weakly admit it. Even at this point, I still want her to stay by my side.’

"I saw you liked this, so I bought you some."

"Someone told me it’s better with extra chili."

The Dragon King kept his head down as he took the empty bowl from in front of Queen Zhang and replaced it with a new, full bowl of snail noodles.

He peeled the wax paper off a hamburger. The burger was still steaming and smelled delicious.

For days, the Dragon King had been too worried to eat or drink. But that aroma made his stomach let out a hungry roar.

At that moment, Qin Zhan looked over.

Even his three children looked at their father.

The Dragon King’s gaze drifted for a moment, his expression crestfallen.

’I’ve lost face in front of my love rival.’

At this thought, the Dragon King decided to just give up. He stood to the side with a cold expression and said nothing.

"Have you eaten?"

Queen Zhang looked at the food before her, a sweet smile in her eyes.

’This silly fool.’

"No."

The Dragon King fidgeted with his sleeve, lacking any of the airs of a king and instead giving off the vibe of a homey, domesticated husband.

"Then eat with me."

The Queen shifted, making room for the Dragon King to sit with her.

That small gesture was a signal, making the Dragon King look over in pleasant surprise.

His gaze was a perfect demonstration of dying embers flaring back to life.

"My lady, I thought you didn’t want me anymore."

The Dragon King pouted, his eyes red-rimmed.

Paired with his handsome features, the effect was devastatingly effective.

"What silly things you’re saying. I just came out to get a bite to eat. Don’t you dislike coming ashore? That’s why I kept it from you."

Queen Zhang explained, stroking the Dragon King’s cheek.

"My lady, let me feed you this hamburger. Here, this side. This side has more sauce."

The Dragon King believed whatever Queen Zhang said, so he was instantly placated and began their usual public display of affection.

Queen Zhang smiled, lowered her head, and after taking a small bite, pushed it toward the Dragon King.

"You eat too. This is delicious."

The dragon and the octopus began to snuggle up.

The three Long Zhang siblings were used to it, but Qin Zhan shivered.

’He really didn’t need to see all this PDA.’

As for the Dragon King, his mind was initially on Queen Zhang, but when he followed her lead and took a bite of the Krabby Patty, the entire dragon was stunned.

’Can humans really make such a delicacy?’

The savory and aromatic flavors of the hamburger were perfectly balanced. Despite being made from what looked like simple ingredients, the resulting delicacy astounded the Dragon King.

Every step of the process was handled perfectly, and every ingredient was cooked to perfection.

He glanced at Queen Zhang, and at her signal, he held the hamburger and slowly savored it.

A variety of flavors began to unfold. ℴ

The sweet and sour tomato and the crispness of the vegetables added layers while also cutting through any excess greasiness.

Rich and juicy.

Everything was impeccable.

Lu Wu’s exquisite craftsmanship left the dragon from the bottom of the sea completely stunned.

He temporarily forgot everyone else’s existence, focusing wholeheartedly on savoring the delicacy in his hands.

This was a feast.

From small bites to large ones, the Dragon King eventually began to inhale it like a storm, and even after licking the last bit of sauce from his fingers, he was still savoring the aftertaste.

"Now you know why I come ashore, don’t you?"

Queen Zhang affectionately poked the Dragon King’s head.

"Don’t overthink it. I’ll bring you with me next time. Besides, we’ve finished discussing Long Zhang’s situation. For the next few days, we’ll just eat and drink on shore."

"Do we get to eat this every day?"

The Dragon King’s eyes sparkled as he looked at Queen Zhang.

"Mhm, now try this." ℴ𝗆

Queen Zhang gestured for him to look at the snail noodles.

"This will surprise you too."

With Queen Zhang’s guarantee, the Dragon King didn’t hesitate and picked up his chopsticks.

The taste of the snail noodles was completely different from the Krabby Patty, like two opposite extremes, yet it was just as excellent. For the Dragon King, this flavor was love at first bite.

He loved strong flavors.

SLURP, SLURP!

The sound of noodle slurping was endless.

Qin Zhan watched as the man’s noodle-slurping became more and more practiced.

His lips were bright red from the spice, but he kept eating.

"Here’s another one."

"If this keeps up, we’re definitely going to lose."

"What do we do?"

Some diners nearby gathered together, watching the Dragon King’s noodle-slurping with wary expressions.

Someone had leaked the news that they were going to hold a spicy food eating contest, and the Sea Clan had received it and accepted their challenge.

What started as a playful internal competition had now become a contest between the two clans.

As diners from the Human Clan, they naturally didn’t want to lose.

But their opponents were too formidable.

The Dragon King’s family of five were all experts at eating spicy food. Even the adorable-looking little princess was not to be underestimated.

Why say she just "looked" adorable?

Well, look no further: Dragon Ball was currently using her chopsticks to ferociously fight the Dragon King for food.

Dragon Ball was the youngest and was always doted on by the family, so she wasn’t afraid of the Dragon King.

After a feint, Dragon Ball dodged the Dragon King’s counterattack and was about to claim the bowl for herself, but then the Dragon King slowly raised his hand. With one small move, Dragon Ball’s attack was blocked.

Experience always wins out.

"Mr. Qin has infiltrated the enemy ranks to gather intel for us. What we know now is that the Sea Clan’s royal family will only send two members to compete against us."

"But it’s not decided who they’ll be."

"Then have we decided who we’re sending to compete?"

A diner asked, his voice lacking confidence.

"CHIRP CHIRP!"

Huohuo happened to land on this table, and after hearing the humans’ conversation, it puffed out its chest.

’This little birdie loves spicy food too! I can fight!’

"We haven’t picked anyone yet."

Unfortunately, the diner couldn’t understand Huohuo’s chirping and ignored it.

"CHIRP CHIRP!"

Huohuo hopped around anxiously, trying to attract the diners’ attention.

But the diners were already used to Huohuo’s presence and paid no mind to its desire for the spotlight.

Huohuo was furious!

SLAP!

And so, the diner got slapped.

The diner, holding his face, finally looked at Huohuo properly and asked attentively.

"Lord Huohuo, what are your orders?"