Chapter 564 — Meeting an Old Taoist
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"Congratulations, you got it right." Jiao Yazi nodded. "I'm a ghost. Does that frighten you?"
"..." Wei Zhao was at a loss for words.
He had no idea how much time this breakthrough had taken, but Wei Zhao was suddenly startled by the sound of footsteps outside his room. Alarmed, he hurriedly emerged from the jade pendant's space back into reality. A glance at the alarm clock on his bedside table showed it was already half past six. He was always up by this hour every day; today, because of the breakthrough, he'd been delayed for a while.
Wei Zhao threw on his clothes and pushed open the door, only to find Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu whispering to each other over by the kitchen and dining area.
"How come Arrow-Brand Bro didn't make breakfast today?" Shen Yushu asked, one hand rubbing her lower belly while the other groped around the dining table. "Did he make it and hide it somewhere?"
"That's enough, Xiaoshu. Wei Zhao hasn't gotten up yet. He rushed back to save us, and he's been exhausted these past couple of days. Let him sleep a little longer — we'll eat breakfast at school," Gu Mengyao said with a shake of her head.
"Ooh, Sister Yaoyao, are you feeling sorry for Arrow-Brand Bro?" Shen Yushu blinked in surprise, then looked at Gu Mengyao with a curious gleam in her eye.
Gu Mengyao's face flushed red. She cleared her throat and said, "Feeling sorry for him? What are you talking about? He's our savior — we ought to treat him a little better!"
"Oh, all right." Shen Yushu nodded. "But the school breakfast is awful. We should tell Uncle Chu to replace the cafeteria manager!"
"That manager happens to be a relative of my family. I don't think we can replace him..." Gu Mengyao said. "Anyway, we're about to graduate — we won't be eating there many more times."
Standing in the doorway, Wei Zhao let the corners of his mouth curve into a faint smile. Heh — the young lady was just the same as ever, always caring about people behind their backs while acting cold as ice to their faces.
"There's still time. I'll fix something for you two to eat." Wei Zhao stepped out of his room and headed for the kitchen.
"You... you're awake?" Gu Mengyao jumped in fright and stared at him wide-eyed. Had he overheard what she'd just said? Flustered and embarrassed, she glared at Wei Zhao fiercely. "How do you not make a sound? Are you trying to scare people to death?"
"Heh..." Wei Zhao said nothing and simply got busy in the kitchen.
Ever since he'd moved into the villa, Uncle Qing had stocked the freezer with plenty of ready-made food. Wei Zhao opened the freezer and spotted some frozen soup dumplings; he took out a bag and put them in the steamer. Then he pulled some fresh daylily buds and enoki mushrooms from the refrigerator's crisper drawer, washed them clean and cut them into sections, poured in Sichuan pepper oil, salt, sugar, and chili, and gave it all a stir — and just like that, a plate of tasty pickled vegetables was ready.
Meanwhile, the soup dumplings were done too. Wei Zhao quickly lifted them out of the pot and set them on the dining table alongside the pickles. "All right, time to eat."
"Wow, as expected of Arrow-Brand Bro — so awesome!" Shen Yushu, who had been hungry for a while, reached out to grab a dumpling.
"Xiaoshu, how can you eat like that? You didn't even wash your hands, did you?" Gu Mengyao stopped her.
"Uh... I don't think I got any pee on my hands..." Shen Yushu said, blushing a little.
"Don't think?" Gu Mengyao asked.
"Uh... just a tiny bit. I got some on my hand when I was wiping..." Shen Yushu stuck out her tongue.
"Then what are you waiting for? Go wash your hands!" Gu Mengyao shot her a glare.
"Then this dumpling... here, you can have it, Sister Yaoyao." Shen Yushu tried to hand the dumpling to Gu Mengyao.
"I don't want it!" Gu Mengyao waved her hands again and again.
"Arrow-Brand Bro, then it's a gift for you!" Shen Yushu set the dumpling on the plate in front of Wei Zhao.