Chapter 215: Beep Beep Beep, Big Sis Sends an Invitation to Be a Kept Man

Chapter 215: Chapter 215: Beep Beep Beep, Big Sis Sends an Invitation to Be a Kept Man

Lu Wu was packing her bags. ’This whole wilderness survival experience from running my stall was great,’ she thought. ’So great that I never want to do it again.’

"Yip!"

Nearby, the fox handed Lu Wu a packed bundle.

The vixen, who had just given birth a few days ago, had already recovered. The robust constitution of a demon beast meant she didn’t need any postpartum confinement.

Three little fox kits followed behind her, turning into a chorus of whimpers as they vied for Lu Wu’s affection.

*Master, your wish is Daji’s command.*

The sound effect popped into Lu Wu’s head right on cue.

Not wanting to be bewitched, Lu Wu opened the entrance to her Grotto Heaven and gestured for the demon beasts to go inside.

Her Grotto Heaven had already formed a small world of its own, making it the perfect habitat for these demon beasts.

’In the future, if I ever run into an enemy I can’t defeat, I can just open my Grotto Heaven and unleash a stampede of beasts. The thought alone is thrilling!’

"Squeak."

After brushing Lu Wu’s cheek with its tail, the little squirrel leaped into the Grotto Heaven.

’From now on, I’m a squirrel with a master.’

A young deer’s antlers brushed against Lu Wu’s arm, and a green snake’s scales felt cool against her skin.

One by one, the demon beasts vanished into Lu Wu’s Grotto Heaven.

They had a home now.

But not all the demon beasts chose to go with Lu Wu. After she had gathered the ones who were coming, the rest came to say their goodbyes.

Spirit Fruits and ores piled up in front of Lu Wu—their farewell gifts to her.

"If you miss me, you can come visit me anytime."

As Lu Wu walked past the line of fluffy creatures, she thought, ’I sound like a total player—the kind who has her fun and then refuses to take responsibility.’

"Goodbye."

"Lu Tuantuan, we’ll miss you!"

"Boss Lu, I’ll catch a rabbit and come visit you next time!"

Lu Tuantuan: That really won’t be necessary.

Amidst a chorus of goodbyes from the demon beasts, Lu Wu waved to them.

As the Treasure Ship ascended, the Ten Thousand Mountains transformed into a magnificent landscape that Lu Wu committed to memory.

This time, Lu Wu had accepted an invitation from the members of the Divine Spear Sect to go sightseeing in the West State.

Meanwhile, her "tool men" had tagged along under the pretext of not letting the "little barbarians" of the West State poach Boss Lu.

Uncle Li, however, did not stay by Lu Wu’s side, saying he was going to meet some old friends in the West State.

Recalling Uncle Li’s impressive combat record in the West State, Lu Wu felt that the term "old friends" was highly suspect.

Old friends would reunite, tears soaking their clothes—

though not necessarily tears of joy. More likely, tears from getting beaten to a pulp.

In a corner, a few of the tool men huddled together, pulling out their One World Communication devices. They muttered something and then broke into sinister laughter.

Although they couldn’t get a signal in the mountains, it was no problem to record things.

They had saved plenty of videos of the spicy rabbit heads and roast rabbit. Now, it was finally their time to show off.

"Bunnies are so cute! Make ’em extra numb and extra spicy. Delicious to eat, fun to suck on the bones. One word: Awesome!"

This was Qin Zhan’s smug caption.

"The mountain scenery is nice."

This was Jiang Yunhe’s caption. While he mentioned the scenery, the accompanying photos were all of food. The honey-like glaze on the roast rabbit was so vivid you could almost taste how delicious it was just by looking.

The rest of them followed suit, each trying to outdo the others with their creative captions.

Moments after they hit "upload," the foodies of the Southern State went into an uproar.

After so long without any sign of Boss Lu, some of her patrons were on the verge of losing all hope in life.

A gloomy atmosphere had settled over the entire Southern State.

Just as those patrons were about to perish in silence, a deafening clap of thunder exploded.

A torrential downpour began, and every patron who saw the videos was drenched to the bone.

Furthermore, since Qin Zhan and the others’ accounts already had a large following, their posts were quickly viewed by countless people.

When they saw the videos of humans and beasts coexisting in harmony, lining up to eat cute little bunnies, they wept.

"So Boss Lu was really running her stall in the Ten Thousand Mountains? That little barbarian was telling the truth! I want to slap myself. Just kill me now."

"You’re the little barbarian!"

"Oh my god, look at that spicy rabbit head! The color, the texture... it looks so delicious! WAHHHH! That single drop of oil... it landed right in my heart!"

"And the roast rabbit! The meat is so white and tender... I want to touch it—no, I mean, eat it! *Slurp*."

"Drool... my drool... I won’t let you leave me!"

"Damn you, Qin Zhan! Damn you, Jiang Yunhe! A curse on all of you...!"

"Died from cravings. If you need anything, burn paper offerings for me. Make them rabbit-shaped."

Wails of misery filled One World Communication. Users furiously accused Qin Zhan and the others of hoarding the food for themselves, wishing they could tear the show-offs limb from limb.

"My rabbit heads... How could I have missed out?"

"Boss Lu, you’re heartless!"

The patrons could only vent their frustrations on One World Communication.

Of course, some people weren’t triggered by the food, but by other parts of the videos.

A few disciples from the Beast Taming Sect had gathered together, their expressions turning ugly as they watched the demon beasts behaving so docilely for Lu Wu.

"This is impossible! She must have used some dirty tricks."

"Right! Maybe she drugged them."

They speculated maliciously about Lu Wu, constantly using burner accounts to stir up trouble in the comments, refusing to believe that she could make those demon beasts so obedient with food alone.

Unfortunately for them, they failed to make any waves.

Lu Wu’s patrons couldn’t be bothered to deal with these clowns from the Beast Taming Sect. They either reported or blocked anyone trying to start a flame war.

They tried their best to cause a scene, but nobody cared.

"ARGH! Damn you, Lu Wu!"

Clearly, they were triggered all over again.

Lu Wu, of course, saw the storm brewing on One World Communication. She quietly switched to invisible mode. ’Enjoy the drama, but don’t become the drama.’ That had always been her motto.

"Lu, the Evil Dragon says hello."

This was a message from Cang He Guang, the City Lord of Hong’an City. The poor man. During Lu Wu’s absence, the Evil Dragon in the Secret Realm had grown much more bad-tempered, and he was finding it a bit hard to handle.

"Lu, Elder Gu says he misses you."

This one was from the Sweeping Monk of the Heavenly Buddha Temple.

Ever since Lu Wu left the Heavenly Buddha Temple, Gu Yan had returned to his life as a handsome shut-in. However, he had added a new activity to his daily routine: asking when Boss Lu’s food would be delivered.

The Sweeping Monk was also at his wit’s end.

There were also greetings from a few other friends.

Reading between the lines, Lu Wu could sense their endless resentment.

She packed up the roast rabbits and rabbit heads she had prepared earlier and used an Array to send them to Cang He Guang and the Sweeping Monk.

’It’s not like I could help it,’ she rationalized. ’There was no signal in the mountains, so I had no way to contact anyone. It really wasn’t my fault.’

With a guilty conscience, Lu Wu finished her arrangements and put away her One World Communication device.

’Out of sight, out of mind.’

This time, the system didn’t issue a relentless stream of new quests, instead giving Lu Wu some time to travel and enjoy herself.

Compared to the reserved architecture of the Southern State, the buildings in the West State were much more bold and unrestrained.

Even the local women had a wild streak.

"There’s really nothing wrong with my stomach."

Inside a certain inn, Qin Zhan removed a young woman’s hand from his shoulder for the third time, earnestly refusing her offer to let him become her kept man.

’I am an ambitious young man!’ he thought fervently. ’I must build a career through my own hard work! I will absolutely not fall into the abyss of being supported by a rich woman!’

His expression was so righteous it was almost unsettling.

’What a joke! I am a proud prodigy of the Holy Sword Sect! And while there may be one, two, three, four, five... people I can’t afford to provoke, I would never, ever rely on a woman.’

’Well, Boss Lu is an exception, of course.’

’But being a kept man? Never gonna happen.’