Chapter 157: What Flows in Their Bodies Is Not Blood, but Milk Tea

Chapter 157: Chapter 157: What Flows in Their Bodies Is Not Blood, but Milk Tea

"I’ll watch you leave, from a thousand miles away..."

As the farewell song began to play, Lu Wu stood before the Teleportation Array, holding Dahuang’s leash with a bird perched on her head, waving goodbye to her tools.

It was the second day of the banquet, and she was about to depart.

But her tools each had their own duties and couldn’t leave with her for the time being.

"Boss Lu, you really can’t stay?"

Shan Hanzhi grabbed Lu Wu’s arm and shook it gently, her bright, beautiful face filled with longing.

If Lu Wu were a man, she might have softened. But alas, she was straight as an arrow.

"I really can’t."

"We’ll meet again if fate wills it."

Lu Wu pulled her arm away, casually offering words of comfort to her tools.

Her words were utterly perfunctory. Qin Zhan, his face flushed, looked at Lu Wu, on the verge of tears.

"Boss Lu, you have no heart."

Don’t get the wrong idea. His tears weren’t welling up from a rush of romantic emotion.

It was because he had woken up this morning to discover the truth of how Old Deng had screwed him over. Furious, he’d sworn to fight Old Deng to the death, only to be taken down in a single blow.

The red mark on his cheek was a testament to his bravery.

The unstoppable tears were because Old Deng’s slap hurt so much that it couldn’t even be healed with Spiritual Power.

"Ahem."

Seeing her tools acting out a life-or-death parting, Lu Wu managed to scrounge up a sliver of conscience and gave them the gifts she had prepared.

"This is some flower tea I made recently. It’s for you."

"See you next time."

While they were still surprised by the farewell gifts, Lu Wu scooped up her two little beasts and dashed for the Teleportation Array.

’Time to go!’

The flower tea was fragrant, but their hearts were empty.

Zhang Yue put the flower tea away, glancing toward the spot where she had left the trace of a ghost spirit. A cunning glint flashed in her eyes.

She had left the aura of a ghost spirit on Boss Lu. Once she was done with her Sect’s affairs, she would track Boss Lu down.

’But being a stalker is illegal.’ She decided she would atone for her crime by serving at Boss Lu’s side.

Nearby, Jiang Yunhe discreetly opened his hand.

The faint traces of a powder scattered in the wind.

When a divine doctor wants to keep someone, he will resort to any means necessary, just to leave a wisp of his unique aura on them.

Lu Wu was completely unaware of her tools’ machinations.

A moment later, after stepping out of the Teleportation Array, she breathed in the fresh air of Xiaohe Town, stretching her limbs with a relaxed expression.

"She’s back! Boss Lu is back!"

Someone shouted the words that were in Lu Wu’s heart.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Wu saw a crowd appear on the street, including some of the Flower Ladies who should have been fast asleep at this hour.

They surrounded Lu Wu, all talking at once about how much they had missed her.

"Boss Lu, you were gone for so long! My baby hasn’t stopped crying the whole time. Thank goodness you’re back."

’Ma’am, is your baby made of water? After crying for so long, hasn’t he cried himself dry?’

"Boss Lu, you have no idea. With you gone all these days, I didn’t even have the energy to fool around with those rascals." 𝐟𝒓ℯⅇ

’Hey now, Flower Lady, just talk. No need to get handsy.’

"Ooh, that smells so good! I feel full already."

’Buddy, Dahuang just farted. You’ve got some... unique tastes.’

Surrounded by the enthusiastic townspeople, Lu Wu went through hell and back just to pull herself out of the crowd.

This was a heavy love that Lu Wu felt she couldn’t bear.

Returning to the small courtyard she had been away from for so long, Lu Wu felt a wave of nostalgia. Thanks to the protective Array, the house was still spotless.

"Welcome back, lass."

Perched on the wall, Uncle Li had randomly spawned in, just like Lu Wu.

Seeing Uncle Li in his casual training attire, Lu Wu gave him a thumbs-up.

’As expected of Uncle Li,’ she thought. ’He really does appear and disappear like a ghost.’

After catching up with Uncle Li as if they hadn’t seen each other in ages—though it had only been half a day—Lu Wu lay on her bed and opened the system.

She rubbed her hands together and made another wish.

"System, I want to grow three heads and six arms."

She was so envious of the tentacles on Octopus Balls and the little princess.

[...]

System: ’Little old me is really not a wishing system, you know.’

Ignoring the system’s retort, Lu Wu cast a cleaning spell on herself, then pressed the lottery button.

Lottery, activate!

WHOOSH! A bright light blinded Lu Wu. She squinted, trying to make out what the system had given her through the glare.

After a good while, the blinding light finally dissipated. Lu Wu stared at the large pair of wings before her, her eyes shining.

’No three heads and six arms, but a pair of wings is good too!’

Lu Wu took the wings, and the moment she touched them, the instructions on how to use them were transmitted into her mind.

Hmm...

’Just attach them and they work. Pretty quick and convenient.’

And these wings would work under any circumstances.

But could someone please tell her why these wings weren’t for people, but for inanimate objects?

"System, did you send the wrong reward?"

Lu Wu straightened her back and questioned the system, only to receive a single, bold word in reply.

[No.]

Fine. The system was aloof enough, and the reward was enough to drive Lu Wu mad.

The massive wings, with a span of a full three meters, glittered with golden light. They were soft to the touch and quite beautiful.

And yet, Lu Wu could only look, not use them.

Storing the reward in her Grotto Heaven, Lu Wu then fed all her gains from Yuanhai City to it as well. The Grotto Heaven trembled for a moment, but then nothing changed.

’Looks like the path to a high-level Grotto Heaven is still a long way off.’

After suffering one blow after another, Lu Wu decided to just give up.

The system didn’t respond to Lu Wu’s protest. After she lay flat for three days, it fired off a mission to her.

[Current Mission: Sell 2,500 servings of milk tea within seven days.]

[Designated Location: The peak of Demon Suppression Mountain]

[Designated Time: 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM]

Seven to eleven in the morning. It was a bit early, but the product was the milk tea Lu Wu had been longing to sell. She was instantly revived to full health.

The youth of modern society were all raised on milk tea.

What flowed through their veins wasn’t blood, but milk tea.

As for this Demon Suppression Mountain... Lu Wu had heard of it.

During the Yuanhai City prodigy competition, there was a Sect called the Heavenly Buddha Temple, and its address was on Demon Suppression Mountain.

Lu Wu opened One World Communication and searched for information about Demon Suppression Mountain.

Legend had it that long ago, a Great Demon appeared in the Green Origin Realm. It intended to use the entire world as a blood sacrifice, and the number of people it slaughtered was beyond what could be described as a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

Later, an enlightened high monk took action, suppressing the Great Demon on a mountain. To prevent the Great Demon from ever returning, the monk established a temple on that mountain.

Over time, it developed into the Heavenly Buddha Temple of today.

The story could be told in just a few words, but its tumultuous history was something Lu Wu had never been a part of.

To this day, the disciples of the Heavenly Buddha Temple had stood guard on Demon Suppression Mountain for several thousand years. That alone was worthy of admiration.

Now that she understood the location, it was time for Lu Wu to set out.

The gate to her small courtyard was closed once more. Just as Lu Wu walked out of the alley, she noticed some passersby casting glances her way.

They stood at a distance, not bothering her, but whispering amongst themselves.

’They aren’t gossiping about me, are they?’

Possessing a heart of glass, Lu Wu decided to eavesdrop.

Applying a Spell to her ears, Lu Wu heard the passersby’s conversation.