Fairy, don't let your golden finger chase after me!

Chapter 103: Yanran? Fiancée? Annulled Engagement? Take this! Fortune changes every three years...

Dong Mo put away the storage bag containing the wine, then took the bag of spirit stones from Gu Ziyue and stuffed it into the hands of City Lord Zhou.

"We'll accept the wine, but you must accept the spirit stones. Master said we can't take things from others for free."

"No, no, no, really no need... Consider these spirit stones as a token of goodwill between us." City Lord Zhou tried his best to decline, "Please ask Lord Yin when it would be convenient for the warship to leave."

"After all... we at Heming Mountain also need to do business. Having such a powerful weapon hanging over our heads every day is really difficult..."

"We can take the wine, and we can ask you about the matter, but you must accept these spirit stones," Dong Mo said firmly.

The two pushed and shoved each other back and forth several times until Gu Ziyue finally lost her patience, snatched the spirit stone from Dong Mo's hand, and stuffed it into her own pocket.

"Alright, alright, since City Lord Zhou is so hospitable, we'll accept it without hesitation." Dong Yueying smiled and patted the spirit stones in her arms. "As for the matter you mentioned, I'll ask my master about it when I have time."

City Lord Zhou's eyes lit up: "Then I'll have to trouble you two!"

"Okay, okay~" Gu Ziyue waved her hand, her perfunctory attitude blatant.

"Let's go." Dong Mo turned around to return to the flying shuttle. "The business is done, it's time to go back."

He had barely finished speaking when he received a light kick to the calf.

"Are you stupid, you little blondie?" Gu Ziyue glared at him, hands on her hips. "Do you really enjoy going back to be tortured to death by that old hag? You've come all this way, you should have fun before you go back!"

Dong Mo thought about it and agreed. After being subjected to Yin Lingsu's devilish training for so many days, spending every day either being chased and slashed by swords or on the way to be chased and slashed by swords, he really needed to relax.

Moreover, Yin Lingsu's act of kindness in letting him out to buy wine today might be because she wanted him to rest for half a day.

"Alright then." Dong Mo nodded. "So, where are you planning to go?"

"Of course, we'll go to the best restaurant in town first!" Gu Ziyue's eyes lit up, her tail wagging excitedly behind her. "I was dreaming about braised pork knuckle, sweet and sour pork ribs, and stir-fried sea cucumber with scallions all night..."

Dong Mo couldn't help but mentally complain as she recited the names of the dishes.

Ever since she came to know herself and started eating normally under her own guidance, this demon princess who inherited the bloodline of the gluttonous beast has gone completely astray.

She used to be able to survive by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but now she can't afford to miss a single meal, and she's extremely picky about food, refusing to eat anything that isn't good.

It can only be said that they are indeed of the gluttonous bloodline, with an obsession with food etched into their very bones.

"Lord Zhou, where is the best restaurant in the city?" Gu Ziyue asked.

City Lord Zhou quickly replied, "I will personally escort you two..."

"No need, no need, you go about your business." Gu Ziyue waved her hand, "Just point me in the right direction."

Lord Zhou could only point in the direction and then eagerly add several more recommended dishes before leaving with his entourage, turning back every few steps. Before departing, he didn't forget to reiterate, "Please, both of you, be sure to inquire about the warships for me..."

Gu Ziyue casually replied, "Okay, okay!"

At this moment, the streets of Heming Mountain City were crowded with people. Cultivators flying overhead on their swords, wandering cultivators carrying loads and hawking their wares along the street, and several couples walking hand in hand, chatting and laughing as they passed by Dong Mo.

Gu Ziyue's gaze followed the couples holding hands, lost in thought.

Then she quietly slipped her arm through Dong Mo's crook.

Dong Mo's body stiffened slightly.

What are you doing?

"What do you mean, what are you doing?" Gu Ziyue asked innocently.

"Why are you holding my arm?" Dong Mo lowered her voice. "You're a demon princess, after all. What if people suspect we have a romantic relationship?"

Gu Ziyue blinked her amber eyes, then burst out laughing.

"Oh... I didn't realize that you, with your blond hair, who looks so frivolous, are actually quite innocent."

Gu Ziyue laughed as she poked Dong Mo's arm, her tone full of teasing, "I didn't expect... you to be the kind of guy who gets embarrassed just by hooking arms? Haha, I didn't know you had such a cute side."

"I'm not embarrassed," Dong Mo said calmly. "I just feel it's inappropriate."

"What's inappropriate about it? Even if they're not lovers, it's perfectly normal for girls to walk arm in arm with someone on the street." Gu Ziyue pointed to several couples walking hand in hand next to her. "Look, aren't there quite a few girlfriends walking hand in hand too?"

Dong Mo glanced in the direction she was pointing.

Then he looked away.

Dong Mo silently thought to herself: It might not be a best friend, it could also be a female colleague.

After all, this game has a yuri (lesbian) world view...

Looking at Gu Ziyue, who was becoming increasingly clingy to him, Dong Mo sighed. "So? What are your requests, Princess?"

"Let's buy some clothes first, then have some good food," Gu Ziyue said, counting on her fingers. "I see a lot of clothing stores on that street ahead. After that, we'll go to a restaurant. I think the Cuiyun Pavilion that Lord Zhou recommended earlier looks pretty good. I heard their signature dish is 'Dark Clouds Covering the Moon'..."

When the topic of food came up, Gu Ziyue's eyes lit up three times more than before.

As Dong Mo was led forward by her arm, he thought to himself that his wallet was about to suffer a major blow today.

.........

Cuiyun Tower.

The most luxurious restaurant in Heming Mountain City is a three-story building with carved beams and painted rafters, and two strings of large red lanterns hang at the entrance. The restaurant is packed, with waiters carrying trays moving among the tables, and the aroma of food permeates the entire hall.

Fortunately, Gu Ziyue was quick-witted and managed to snag a window seat on the second floor. The window overlooked the main street of Heming Mountain City, allowing her to enjoy the street view while she ate.

The waiter handed over the menu, which Gu Ziyue snatched away and began reciting the names of the dishes.

"Jade Dew Lotus Crab, Seven-Colored Glazed Soup, Dark Clouds Obscuring the Moon, Golden Broth with Spirit Mushrooms and Snow Frog, Seven-Orifice Exquisite Lion's Head Meatballs..."

Gu Ziyue rattled off more than a dozen dishes in one breath without taking a break.

As Dong Mo listened, his expression changed.

"Wait, wait, wait, can you finish all this food? And these dishes aren't cheap..." Dong Mo touched the bag of spirit stones that belonged to him at his waist, his heart bleeding.

After all, once he left the Dong family, he had no more resources or spirit stones to rely on and could only make ends meet with his savings.

Gu Ziyue peeked out from behind the menu, smiling at him, "Don't worry, this meal is on me. I am, after all, a princess of the demon race; I have the money to treat people."

Dong Mo was taken aback: "You're treating?"

"What, you don't believe me?" Gu Ziyue took out the bag of spirit stones that Yin Lingsu had given her from her bosom, and then magically produced a storage bag embroidered with gold trim, waving it in front of Dong Mo. "See this? This is my private stash of money. More than enough to treat you to a meal."

Dong Mo breathed a sigh of relief. At least it wasn't his money he was spending.

"Then I won't be polite." He opened the menu and started ordering.

The two of them ordered a whole table of dishes, and the waiter grinned from ear to ear before dashing off to the kitchen to serve the food.

However, before the food was served, a figure suddenly appeared beside their table.

She was a slender young woman in a light pink dress, her long pink hair cascading down her back and casually tied up with a white jade hairpin. She was extremely beautiful, with features so exquisite they seemed to be from a painting, especially her eyes, which were slightly upturned at the corners, carrying a hint of both arrogance and sharpness.

The pink-haired girl stood in front of the table, looking down at Dong Mo and Gu Ziyue.

Gu Ziyue looked up, eyeing the uninvited guest with suspicion. Before she could even ask, "Who are you?", the pink-haired girl laughed.

"Waiter, I'll pay for their meal."

Before she finished speaking, she had already swaggered out a chair and sat down opposite Dong Mo.

Her movements were fluid and natural, as if this were her table and Dong Mo and Gu Ziyue were the ones who came later.

Gu Ziyue's chopsticks hovered in mid-air, completely stunned. She looked at the pink-haired girl, then at Dong Mo, her amber eyes filled with confusion.

No, sister, who are you? Do we know each other that well? You just came in and paid the bill, then sat down right away. You're really acting like you're part of the family!

Dong Mo was also stunned. He stared at the exquisitely beautiful face opposite him and immediately recognized the pink-haired girl as his betrothed since childhood, the eldest daughter of the Lu family in the Western Wilderness—Lu Yanran!

What the heck... what's this girl doing here? Is she here to break off our engagement?

Then I'll have to wait thirty years for the east bank of the river to turn west, thirty years for Henan to turn north, and thirty years for Hebei. The dead are the greatest...