West Lake Restaurant,
Xu Shuya: "Do you eat fish?"
He Li: "Yes."
Xu Shuya: "West Lake Vinegar Fish."
Xu Shuya: "Do you eat meat?"
He Li: "Yes."
Xu Shuya: "Hangzhou Pepper Beef."
Xu Shuya: "Do you eat sweet and sour?"
He Li: "Yes."
Xu Shuya: "Pineapple Sweet and Sour Pork."
Xu Shuya: "What green vegetables do you want?"
He Li: "Give me two catties of scallions."
Xu Shuya: "???"
Do scallions count as green vegetables?
Xu Shuya stared blankly at He Li.
He Li shook his head and said to the equally bewildered waiter beside him, "Just bring any two green vegetables."
"Certainly, sir."
The waiter left.
Xu Shuya hadn't recovered yet, looking at He Li, she asked, "Do scallions count as green vegetables?"
He Li was also stunned. This girl was beautiful, but why did she seem a bit slow-witted? Couldn't she tell he was teasing her?
"Yes."
He Li reluctantly gave his answer.
Having received her answer, Xu Shuya was a little happy. So scallions did count as vegetables. The two waited for the food to be served.
Xu Shuya insisted on thanking He Li for saving her life and wanted to treat him to a meal. He Li didn't want to come, but this girl was both foolish and stubborn; if he didn't come, she wouldn't leave.
He Li was helpless and could only agree. However, didn't she think that repaying a life-saving debt with just a meal was a bit much? Especially since she was so good-looking.
How did ancient women repay life-saving debts?
Just a meal.
He Li pondered inwardly. He might as well have saved Ku Er. When he left, Ku Er had given him many lamb legs and ribs, and also lent him a lot of money.
This girl... Good heavens, she only ordered a few dishes.
Xu Shuya thought to herself, they were both demon hunters from the Spirit Management Association, good comrades, good allies; it was normal to save each other.
But she didn't know that He Li wasn't from the Spirit Management Association at all.
Each with their own thoughts, the two at the table fell silent for a moment.
He Li thought that this girl was silly and foolish, possessing a certain charm of a missing brainstem, and she was from the logistics department of the Spirit Management Association. Perhaps he could use her to get some intelligence on the hunter teams. Thinking of this, he narrowed his eyes and smiled at Xu Shuya. With a little trickery, such an unintelligent young girl should be easy to manipulate...
Seeing He Li looking at her with a smile, and a sinister glint flashing in his eyes from time to time, Xu Shuya instinctively swallowed. Could this guy have some dirty thoughts about her?
Although she had a good figure, was beautiful, had large eyes, long eyelashes, sensual lips, a pleasant voice, smooth hair, a slim waist, a large bust, and a shapely posterior, he shouldn't be thinking about these things just because he saved her life.
Even though his appearance and physique barely met her standards for a boyfriend, his strength was too low. If she were to find a boyfriend, she'd need at least a Spirit Cultivation realm spiritual warrior, or at least a seventh-level spiritual warrior, capable of instantly killing a fifth-level Ghostwood Demon, something a fourth or fifth-level spiritual warrior could do.
Each with their own thoughts,
Suddenly.
He Li laughed.
"Heh heh..."
Xu Shuya was startled, her body trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but shrink back, lowering her posture and forcing a smile.
"Heh heh..."
...
"Heh heh..." kuAiδugg
"Heh heh..."
"Excuse me, stop your intense gaze, please let me pass, I'm serving the food." The waiter, with a long face and dead fish eyes, pushed a large dining cart over.
This is really too much. It's late at night, and they're about to close. You two come for dinner, can't you just go to a hotel? If you're hungry after some exercise, ordering takeout would be so much better. It's really speechless.
Hangzhou Pepper Beef, West Lake Vinegar Fish, Old Duck Soup, Roast Duck Wraps, Pineapple Sweet and Sour Pork...
He Li was still thinking about how to manipulate Xu Shuya, what to say, how to act, and how to handle the details to appear sincere and innocent, making his lies smooth and believable.
This was a technical skill. Without 20 years of lying experience, it was impossible to pull off, but for a master liar like He Li, it was as easy as Zhang Fei eating bean sprouts, a piece of cake.
Right, he was called Ku Er now, here on a business trip. He would start from there. They were colleagues, if he had the ability, he could go to Taxian to check on him. Back then... he was still very tall and fat, then he got seriously ill, and guess what?
He lost weight!
It was that magical!
"Ku Er, Taxian is very far from here. Why are you on a business trip to Wulin?"
Just as He Li was smugly pleased with the excellent opening for his lie, Xu Shuya directly delivered a perfect assist, shoving the microphone right into his mouth.
He Li looked at Xu Shuya, stunned. How was he supposed to answer?
It's over!
He only thought about speaking first, but he didn't expect this girl to play by her own rules and speak first.
He Li fell silent, his mind rapidly churning for a way to answer, one that was both clever and paved the way for his subsequent lies.
But at this moment,
Seeing that He Li didn't speak, Xu Shuya thought he was carrying out some top-secret mission. Her eyes lit up, and she became interested. Leaning forward, she glanced left and right, and whispered mysteriously,
"Is it about the hunter team's god-slaying matter?"
Huh?
He Li was dumbfounded, staring blankly at Xu Shuya. You... you even thought of the reason for me?
In an instant, He Li felt that Xu Shuya's intelligence was almost unbearable. Would deceiving such a fool incur divine retribution?
He Li lowered his eyes, leaning back slightly to create some distance from Xu Shuya, adopting a mysterious demeanor as if a secret had been discovered, but he was still trying to maintain his cool.
He glanced up at Xu Shuya, then lowered his gaze again without speaking.
It was as if they were exchanging a secret code, implying: You guessed right, I am here for the hunter team's god-slaying mission. Everything you guessed is correct, but I can't say it out loud. Just know it, and don't spread it around.
And,
The reality was that He Li didn't know what to say. He had spent a long time thinking about how to deceive her, but unexpectedly, her two sentences had summarized everything he had planned.
Truly a remarkable woman.
Xu Shuya's small face tightened, a mixture of nervousness and solemnity, solemnity laced with barely suppressed excitement, as she fought to contain a smile.
"Mhm... Mhm..."
Xu Shuya looked at He Li, pushing the dishes on the table with her hands.
"Come on, eat, eat, let's eat first, haha..."
He Li silently picked up his chopsticks and began to eat, thinking that since things had progressed this far, he should get straight to the point. He needed to find a way to make her feel like she was on his side, so that she could go back to the Spirit Management Association, gather intelligence, and report back to him.
Xu Shuya looked at He Li, who was silently eating, and hesitated. She lowered her voice and said, "Let me join too. I've dreamed of participating in demon hunter missions. Although I've only just awakened my spiritual power, I'm qualified to wield a sword."
He Li looked up at Xu Shuya. This was her own doing. If anything happened later, he wouldn't be responsible.
"Okay."
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