"Chicken soup is here, Xiao Yu, eat more!"
In Wang Shouyi's luxurious villa, by the dining table, Yu Zhibo's mother-in-law, Bai Lanzhi, served a large pot of chicken soup with a smile on her face.
As the saying goes, the more a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more pleasing he becomes. Moreover, with their children not around, Bai Lanzhi was exceptionally enthusiastic towards Yu Zhibo, preparing a table full of dishes.
There was steamed lamb, steamed bear paws, steamed deer tails, roasted mandarin ducks, roasted young chickens, roasted goslings, braised pork, roasted duck, soy chicken, cured meat, preserved ham, small sausages, assorted cold dishes, smoked chicken with white cut, and so on.
These dishes were all cooked with high-grade spirit poultry, arranged dazzlingly on the table, emitting an appetizing aroma.
"My status in this family is getting lower and lower!" Wang Shouyi exclaimed with a speechless expression.
Although his cultivation had reached the peak of A-class, allowing him to absorb various energies from heaven and earth for his use, he still had some desires for food. However, ever since Bai Lanzhi was resurrected, she had become obsessed with modern TV dramas and games, resulting in him rarely getting to eat meals cooked by his wife.
Seeing Yu Zhibo arrive and his wife preparing such a lavish spread, he couldn't help but feel a surge of complex emotions.
"Why are you competing with the child? Xiao Yu doesn't visit often." Bai Lanzhi shot him a glance, then smiled charmingly and beckoned to Yu Zhibo, "Xiao Yu, eat more."
"Mom, you've worked hard!" Yu Zhibo chuckled, then looked expectantly at Wang Shouyi.
Seeing that Yu Zhibo knew to wait for him to start before picking up his chopsticks, Wang Shouyi showed a satisfied expression, picked up his bowl, and took a piece of chicken, saying, "Let's eat!"
"Mom, you eat too!" Yu Zhibo used serving chopsticks to place a chicken drumstick for Bai Lanzhi, and then began to eat heartily.
Elders always enjoyed watching younger generations eat with gusto, and Bai Lanzhi was no exception. Seeing Yu Zhibo eating so happily, she couldn't help but smile and nod frequently, constantly serving him dishes and encouraging him to eat more.
After a whirlwind of eating, not even scraps were left on the table from the dozen or so dishes, most of which had been devoured by Yu Zhibo.
Seeing Bai Lanzhi prepare to get up and wash the dishes, Yu Zhibo quickly stopped her, "Mom, you've worked so hard cooking, how can you possibly wash the dishes yourself? I'll do it!"
With that, he snapped his fingers, and with a bang, an identical figure to him appeared beside him, nostrils upturned, with an arrogant expression.
"Go wash the dishes!" Yu Zhibo ordered his proud clone.
"Alright!" The proud clone smiled arrogantly, and with a thought, a large mass of boiling water appeared above the dining table, enveloping the entire tabletop and the dishes on it. Then, the water churned, continuously rinsing the table and utensils.
Bai Lanzhi couldn't help but laugh, "Your clone is quite interesting."
While she was dormant within the fragments of Yu Zhibo's World Heart, she had seen the proud clone more than once, but each time she found it amusing.
After speaking, she looked at Wang Shouyi again, "Look at Xiao Yu, how sensible he is. Unlike you, you never wash the dishes after eating."
Wang Shouyi's face darkened, "My dear, washing dishes is just a matter of a spell. You yourself said you enjoyed the fun of washing dishes and told me not to use magic, so how are you blaming me now?"
"You really are an old straight man. Just because I said no, doesn't mean no? Don't you know washing dishes hurts your hands? You don't cherish me at all." Bai Lanzhi said with disappointment.
Wang Shouyi sighed, "You watch dramas as you please, but can you stop learning martial arts along with them? With one punch, you'll extinguish the laws of physics."
Bai Lanzhi couldn't help but laugh, sighing, "You know, the technological creations of your human world are truly fascinating. I've been watching 'Empresses in the Palace' recently, it's so interesting."
"Then you continue watching. Xiao Yu and I have something to discuss." Wang Shouyi shook his head helplessly and turned his gaze to Yu Zhibo.
At this moment, the clone had finished washing all the dishes, used his mental power to control them to fly into the disinfection cabinet in the kitchen, and then, with an arrogant gesture, dissipated.
"Are we talking here?" Yu Zhibo scratched his head.
"Let's go to the study!" Wang Shouyi stood up and walked towards the study on the second floor.
Yu Zhibo couldn't help but glance at Bai Lanzhi.
"Go ahead!" Bai Lanzhi smiled and nodded, "I still need to tend to my spirit berries. They should be ready in about half a month. Remember to come and eat then."
"Alright!"
Yu Zhibo turned and followed.
In the study—
Wang Shouyi sat by the tea table and lightly tapped it. Immediately, steaming, fragrant tea flowed from the void into exquisitely crafted teacups that appeared out of thin air, finally settling slowly on the table in front of Yu Zhibo.
"Creation from nothing!" Yu Zhibo's eyes narrowed slightly, as he didn't feel any energy fluctuations. It was as if the tea and the cups were merely formed by Wang Shouyi's thought.
"This is just simple application of laws. When you reach my level, you'll naturally understand. There's no need to overthink it now." Seeing Yu Zhibo's slightly shocked expression, Wang Shouyi's lips curved slightly as he said indifferently.
"Amazing, amazing!" Yu Zhibo gave a thumbs up, picked up the tea, and took a sip. He immediately felt his whole body become clear and transparent. It was clearly a rare spirit tea, several levels higher than the tea he had brewed in the wooden house not long ago.
"Good tea!" Yu Zhibo drank the tea in the cup and placed the cup on the table. Immediately, a small stream of tea flowed out from above the cup, quickly filling it.
However, this time Yu Zhibo did not pick up the tea again. Instead, with a solemn expression, he looked at Wang Shouyi, "Dad, you said you needed my help with something. Can you be more specific?"
Before Wang Shouyi could reply, he added with a smile, "Let me say this first, if it's too dangerous, I won't go. It's not that I'm afraid of death, but mainly because if something dangerous happens, I won't be able to see Xiao Jiu. She's carrying your grandchild."
Yu Zhibo was quite self-aware. He didn't believe he could do better than someone like Wang Shouyi in solving problems that even he couldn't handle, especially after witnessing the supreme power of the 99 Divine Ranks not long ago, his self-awareness had become even clearer.
As soon as he said this, before Wang Shouyi could react, a soft chuckle came from the backyard of the villa. It was clear that Bai Lanzhi, who was tending to the spirit berries, was also paying attention to their conversation.
Then, Bai Lanzhi's voice reached their ears, "On this matter, I stand with Xiao Yu. Safety is paramount. You've sacrificed enough for Dragon Country. Don't think about making Xiao Yu sacrifice himself for your country's benefit."
Hearing this, Wang Shouyi showed no signs of embarrassment or anger. Instead, he looked at Yu Zhibo with admiration and said, "You have such strength at such a young age, yet you are not arrogant because of it. Instead, you are cautious in everything you do. This is very good. But rest assured, I will definitely not ask you to do anything beyond your capabilities."
As he spoke, he rotated the teacup in his hand, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Do you still remember that you have a spirit beast?"
"Huh?" Yu Zhibo was taken aback, and a figure with short, thick limbs and a golden horn on its head appeared in his mind.