Chapter 340: Chapter 336: Eat You to Death

"You’re certainly riding high right now, aren’t you?"

As the two of them walked out of the villa, Luo Ziyun looked at him with a cheerful smile.

"It’s alright, I suppose. All thanks to you," Tu Xiao’an said.

Luo Ziyun replied, "You’re right, it *is* thanks to me. If I hadn’t brought you here, you wouldn’t have gotten a thing. So that three hundred million of yours... shouldn’t you share a little with me?"

She had been waiting for a while. They had already walked out of the villa together, but Tu Xiao’an showed no intention of splitting the spoils with her.

’What about a share for the witness?’

"It’s not like you’re short on cash. Besides, the money hasn’t even been transferred yet," Tu Xiao’an said, glancing at her. If this mysterious woman were actually lacking money, her noodle shop would be packed to the rafters.

"I *am* short on cash!" Luo Ziyun said, looking at him. "Besides twenty-something properties in the city and one little noodle shop, I have nothing else to my name!"

Tu Xiao’an: "..."

’Is she trying to cry poor, or is she just showing off how rich she is?’

Rolling his eyes in exasperation, Tu Xiao’an changed the subject. "Aren’t you going to take your soup-base ingredients with you?"

’That Bull Demon was worth two thousand Evolutionary Energy points, and I generously gave it to her. And she still wants a cut of my money? Dream on.’

"It’s already right here."

Luo Ziyun extended a slender, delicate hand, wiggling it in front of Tu Xiao’an.

Tu Xiao’an looked and saw a peculiar ring on her middle finger. It was exceptionally beautiful.

"This ring can hold things?" Tu Xiao’an was astonished. ’Could this be some kind of storage Ancient Ring like in those immortal cultivation novels, with a whole separate dimension inside?’

Luo Ziyun just smiled mysteriously, offering no explanation to Tu Xiao’an.

"The more I look at you, the more you seem like that ’Ancient Demon’ you mentioned before. It’s like you’re omnipotent, even possessing legendary treasures like this."

Tu Xiao’an recalled how back in the villa’s courtyard, his Ice Seal had frozen the entire area, but when the ice spread to Luo Ziyun’s feet, it had simply vanished.

It meant this woman’s power was far greater than his own, which was the main reason his Insight ability couldn’t scan a single shred of data from her.

"You have a death wish, don’t you? Are you indirectly calling me old again?" Luo Ziyun looked like she was about to fly into a rage.

Tu Xiao’an shrugged, knowing he wouldn’t be able to pry any information out of her.

"Don’t change the subject," Luo Ziyun said, staring at him. "That three hundred million of yours. Exactly how much are you giving me? I was there, so I get a cut."

"Heh..."

Tu Xiao’an let out a deadpan "heh" and walked straight ahead without looking back.

"Stingy snake," Luo Ziyun grumbled before catching up. "Buy me breakfast."

"Fine, you got it."

"Then how come you won’t listen to me about your three hundred million?"

The sky was just beginning to brighten. Pale dawn light mingled with a faint morning mist, painting the awakening metropolis. The streets were still mostly empty, peacefully elegant without the usual hustle and bustle.

Tu Xiao’an and Luo Ziyun walked away from the villa, slowly heading toward the city center. The morning light gradually enveloped their figures. From a distance, they looked like a couple enjoying a warm, early morning stroll.

The man, handsome and refined; the woman, breathtakingly beautiful.

On the Ancient Street, in a breakfast shop that hadn’t seen many customers yet, a middle-aged couple bustled about, preparing all sorts of breakfast items for the upcoming wave of office workers.

Tu Xiao’an and Luo Ziyun became the shop’s first customers. The moment Luo Ziyun sat down, she called out, "Boss, we’ll start with ten steamers of xiaolongbao and a bowl of soy milk."

"Ten steamers?" Tu Xiao’an looked at her, astonished. "Are you sure we can eat all that?"

Luo Ziyun fluttered her eyelashes. "What, are you afraid I’m going to eat away your three hundred million?"

"I’m afraid you’ll eat till you burst," Tu Xiao’an said, rolling his eyes. "Wasting food is a shameful thing, you know. There are two of us, and you ordered ten steamers."

Luo Ziyun corrected him, "I was only ordering for myself. If you want to eat, order your own."

Tu Xiao’an froze for a second. ’This woman is unbelievable.’

’Is she really planning to eat me into poverty just because I won’t give her a cut of the three hundred million? Then why choose a breakfast place?’

’Even if you eat till you drop, how much could you possibly spend on breakfast?’

The owner, who had heavy dark circles under his eyes, came over and asked, "Are you two sure you want to order ten steamers?"

Luo Ziyun blinked. "Yes. We’ll start with that. If it’s not enough, we’ll order more."

The owner gave her a strange look. He wasn’t worried about them not having enough to eat. But as he looked, he was captivated by Luo Ziyun’s beauty.

’I can’t believe a total knockout like her would show up this early in the morning,’ he thought. ’She has a killer figure—long legs, a slim waist, a curvy butt—and a face so pretty you could probably pay with it.’

"Boss, go get the xiaolongbao. Don’t just stand there gawking."

"You old goat! Are you here to run a business or to stare at pretty girls?"

The owner’s wife’s scolding voice came from inside.

The owner’s face flushed, and he hurried off to get the xiaolongbao.

Luo Ziyun asked, "After we eat, where are you headed?"

"You know Wencheng University’s Ancient Academy? I’m a student there now," Tu Xiao’an said without hiding anything.

Luo Ziyun chuckled. "Well, isn’t that novel. A Snake Spirit like you becoming a student at an academy for human Martial Cultivators. How’d you manage to sneak in?"

"Openly and honorably."

’After all, I’m a kind Demon, deeply beloved by all humankind.’

Of course, Tu Xiao’an kept these shameless words to himself for his own amusement.

"That’s strange. The Ancient Academy has a few old-timers with decent strength. How did you get past them?" Luo Ziyun seemed a little baffled.

Tu Xiao’an smiled. "If you want to get in too, I could pull some strings for you. But you’d owe me a favor."

"Pfft... What would I do in there, twiddle my thumbs?"

Luo Ziyun scoffed, her stunningly beautiful face looking gorgeous no matter what expression she made.

’Tu Xiao’an decided he would never go to her shop again. Because when he went there, he wouldn’t see this beautiful scenery, but the face of a widow full of wrinkles and freckles.’

The xiaolongbao arrived, steaming hot and releasing the most tempting aroma of the morning.

Instantly, the two had no more time for conversation. They began to wolf down their food, devouring one xiaolongbao in a single bite, eating as if they were refugees.

This left the owner completely dumbfounded. He was especially shocked by Luo Ziyun’s appearance. A perfectly poised beauty, now with her mouth stuffed full of food, cheeks bulging, and with no regard for her image.

’But... why do I still find her so beautiful?’

"You old goat! Still staring? Careful your eyeballs don’t fall out!" the wife’s scolding voice rang out from inside.

Tu Xiao’an was truly famished as well. He had been running around all night without a moment’s rest.

’But the rewards were well worth it.’

"If you want to eat, order your own! Stop eating my xiaolongbao!" Luo Ziyun shot Tu Xiao’an a glare with her beautiful eyes, clearly displeased. Ten steamers weren’t even enough for her, and he was trying to steal some.

’He has three hundred million, and he’s fighting me for xiaolongbao. What a stingy Pi Pi Snake.’

"Boss, another twenty steamers!" Tu Xiao’an had to hand it to this woman. ’Fine, eat till you burst.’

「Half an hour later.」

Dozens of empty steamers were stacked on the table, leaving the breakfast shop’s owner and his wife stunned speechless.

These two people had just polished off enough breakfast for dozens of customers.

The final bill came to 528.

"Hmph... You got off easy."

Luo Ziyun, who had eaten so much she could barely walk, let out a haughty snort and then headed toward her own shop on the Ancient Street.

The two of them parted ways there.

Tu Xiao’an was left completely exasperated. ’She mooches a meal off me and still acts so high and mighty. What is with this woman?’