"What?" Young Miss was puzzled. She had never thought about this matter or studied it. Could it be that her family's cook was better than those at outside restaurants?
Although the Mo family's chef was quite good, better than ordinary restaurants, he was far inferior to top-tier establishments. Otherwise, who would go eat at top-tier restaurants?
"It's normal that you don't know. Though our cook is ordinary in other aspects, breakfast is quite good. No matter how much you don't eat at home, it's generally lunch and dinner you skip - you usually eat breakfast here. Because of this, more effort is put into breakfast, with more thought given to it." Xiaoyao said with a smile.
"Xiaoyao, what are you doing, kid? Come help." Someone saw Xiaoyao and immediately called out. Xiaoyao helping in the kitchen was a frequent occurrence, just to get some good food and help Chi Chi solve hunger problems, so the kitchen staff were all familiar with him.
"Brother Six, I worked all night yesterday. Today I'm just looking for some food." Xiaoyao replied.
"Oh, then take whatever you want. Today's shrimp dumplings are good - the shrimp are very fresh." The person called Six didn't mind, should be said he was used to it. After recommending a breakfast item to Xiaoyao, he continued with his own work.
"Young Miss, wait here. I'll get you several baskets of xiaolongbao, several baskets of shrimp dumplings. What else do you want?"
"Add a bowl of tofu pudding." Young Miss looked at the busy kitchen. Only now did she know the kitchen staff started so early. They had already prepared breakfast - when had they started before making it?
"Young Miss." Someone discovered Young Miss and immediately caused a wave of greetings.
"You all keep busy. Don't mind me." Young Miss smiled, not wanting to disrupt this busy crowd because of herself. They were already working hard enough.
"Yes, Young Miss. If you need anything, just give orders." The earlier Six said respectfully. Since he spoke up, his status here seemed significant.
"I have Xiaoyao serving me. You don't need to worry about me." Young Miss replied.
"Yes."
Xiaoyao got things for Young Miss inside, incidentally taking quite a bit for himself too...
"Damn, Xiaoyao, are you moving house? Taking so much." Six cursed when he saw the food boxes in Xiaoyao's hands, but didn't stop him.
Even normally Six wouldn't stop Xiaoyao, much less now when he was helping Young Miss.
"Not much, just portions for three people."
Xiaoyao's answer wasn't for Six - he didn't care about Six's attitude. This was for Young Miss, who was also very puzzled why Xiaoyao took so much.
"Three people?"
"Yes, you, me, plus the boss - three people." Xiaoyao replied.
"Oh, perfect. Let's go eat breakfast at Seventh Sister's place. I'll sleep at Seventh Sister's today too." Young Miss yawned.
From the word "too," one could see Young Miss wasn't sleeping at Guxing's for the first time. Xiaoyao could guess Young Miss was very likely there because she got drunk.
Xiaoyao nodded and said: "Mm, let's go. Where's Chi Chi? That little glutton should have gone to play again. Never mind."
After the two left, not long after, very sharp scolding erupted from the kitchen. The penetrating power and range of that voice were quite terrifying.
"Xiaoyao. I've told you how many times - your little glutton is forbidden from entering the kitchen, especially before meals."
"..."
...
At dawn, Guxing got up and washed as usual, then cultivated Clear Jade Technique a bit, practiced sword and palm techniques, then prepared to make her own breakfast.
Guxing didn't like troubling others, and at the same time had no one she could trouble. The best method was to do it herself.
This was how Guxing's day began. Next came cultivation, cooking and eating, cultivation, cooking and eating again, continued cultivation, bathing, then continued cultivation while sleeping...
This was Guxing's day, every day the same, unless there were special circumstances, which were generally because Xiaoyao came or Xiaoyao had her do something.
In Guxing's life, besides cultivation, there was only Xiaoyao - nothing else.
Both were things she liked. Cultivation could bring her joy, let her immerse herself in martial arts. This wasn't for anyone else's sake, nor to prove anything. She simply set herself a goal that interested her.
The peak of martial arts was her life's goal.
For Xiaoyao's sake, she could abandon this goal. Fortunately, there was no conflict between the two.
"Lone Star Sword's Heavenly Lone Star."
Guxing executed a very simple sword move in mid-air, but no one could deny the power beneath this simplicity...
Continue...
According to past circumstances, Guxing would continue, because there were more moves of Lone Star Sword technique to follow. She would continue practicing, but today she didn't. She just looked toward one direction and waited - the direction of the entrance, because she heard two people talking.
These two voices were familiar to her...
"Young Miss, you really can eat. You've almost finished these shrimp dumplings. Leave some for the boss."
"Screw off. Who can eat? We martial artists eating a bit more is very normal. Besides, you've eaten several baskets of shrimp dumplings yourself - you have the nerve to criticize me."
"I'm only doing that because seeing you eat so much, I'm afraid if I don't eat now, I won't have any left."
"If we finish, go get more. Honestly, these shrimp dumplings are really good."
"Of course. I was right - our own breakfast is much better."
"Mm mm."
The two voices grew closer. Soon Guxing heard footsteps, then saw Xiaoyao carrying food boxes into the courtyard.
"Boss, come eat quickly, or Young Miss will eat everything."
After entering, Xiaoyao immediately spoke and quickly placed the breakfast from the food boxes on the stone table in the courtyard. Though Young Miss and he had eaten quite a bit, it could still fill this medium-sized stone table.
"You're different from yesterday. Why?" Guxing asked Young Miss, then began eating, not knowing if this question needed an answer. Perhaps she was just asking casually.
"I didn't sleep all night yesterday. My energy is a bit off. I'll go to sleep later." Young Miss replied.
"No, not that." Guxing shook her head.
"Not that? Can you sense that I achieved comprehension, that I became stronger? Impossible. I only have a slight feeling myself." Young Miss asked in surprise. Though such things existed - some masters could sense it in those who achieved comprehension.
But those were all supreme masters. What level was Guxing? Completely insufficient. That meant her sensitivity to martial arts was very high, enviably high.
No wonder she relied only on herself without depending on family, yet already possessed strength far superior to her own.
Though yesterday's comprehension could elevate herself by one level, compared to this girl before her, she was still insufficient - far insufficient.
Speaking of it was truly sad. When genius met peerless genius, she discovered her former advantages had become others' advantages, her own gaps.
Fortunately, Young Miss didn't care much about this. She only needed the ability to become a hegemon of Qingyun City. She didn't want to become a hegemon of Heavenly Wind Kingdom - she didn't need such strong martial power.
Because of this, this comprehension didn't make her overly excited - at most slightly excited. This mindset accorded with the non-action mental state in martial arts, allowing her to progress rapidly even if her talent wasn't necessarily higher than others.
"I can sense a bit. Your aura feels more natural than yesterday. I can't sense strength or weakness." Guxing said, eating several shrimp dumplings while telling Xiaoyao they were delicious.
"This comprehension was only in techniques, not cultivation methods. However, it will still help future cultivation method training." Xiaoyao explained, then continued eating.
"You're still eating. How much have you already eaten." Young Miss criticized Xiaoyao while desperately eating herself.
"You're the same. I do physical labor - very tiring, need to replenish energy. What about you?" Xiaoyao replied while eating.
"Watching you work is also very tiring."
"..."
Ignoring this woman, after Xiaoyao finished eating, he began taking things from his bundle - the unfinished sword body, polishing tools.
Begin, continue polishing.
He had already rested briefly anyway. Not sleeping today wouldn't be a problem. He often did this before, using cultivation method circulation to replace sleep.
Young Miss just looked puzzledly at the sword in Xiaoyao's hands. She felt she had some questions to ask, but couldn't remember. Thinking it might be because she was too tired, she sat cross-legged on the ground, also learning from Xiaoyao to enter meditation and nourish her spirit.
Young Miss's effect was much better than Xiaoyao's. Xiaoyao just closed his eyes to rest, though he also circulated cultivation methods, he didn't dare invest too deeply because he needed to interrupt at any time.
Young Miss, however, entered complete meditation. She would only wake when she awakened herself. She would temporarily isolate external disturbances unless something posed danger to her.
"..."
Seeing Young Miss like this, Xiaoyao shook his head somewhat helplessly. This Young Miss was too casual. If someone disturbed her, it would cause her injury - lightly meridian reversal, severely qi deviation.
Perhaps this was also a kind of trust in us.
Xiaoyao smiled faintly and continued polishing the sword edge. Guxing beside him didn't mind Young Miss's behavior either, didn't pay attention to Xiaoyao, and began her cultivation again.
...
"So refreshing, so comfortable."
After who knows how long, Young Miss woke up. Seeing the sun wasn't yet overhead while Xiaoyao was still polishing his sword and Guxing still practicing sword.
Neither paid attention to Young Miss making comfortable sounds. Oh, sounds, not moaning.
(End of Chapter)