Chapter 23

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Baozi were in short supply and were quickly snatched up. Seeing the elderly men and women who couldn't buy baozi leave with regret, Liu Menglong came to his senses and drove the car to Nalan Ruyue. "Ruyue."

Nalan Ruyue was just tidying up the money from selling baozi. Seeing Liu Menglong, her face lit up with joy. She put the money in the pocket of her apron and gestured with her hands: "Brother, you're back! You've worked hard."

Liu Menglong nodded and pointed to the foam box: "What's this?"

Mentioning this, Nalan Ruyue's face showed a bit more excitement. She gestured continuously with her hands: "Didn't Brother say that the baozi I made were very delicious and that opening a baozi shop would definitely make money! After Brother left, I tried steaming some baozi and selling them outside the door."

The effect was really good. The people here really liked the baozi I made. I sold a lot at noon and just sold out again. Brother, I can help the family make money from now on.

Liu Menglong didn't pay much attention to the earlier words, but the last sentence deeply touched his heart, which was as hard as bulletproof glass.

I can help the family make money... I can help the family... the family...

Liu Menglong's face was expressionless as he drove to the garage. Seeing that Liu Menglong wasn't happy, Nalan Ruyue's eyes flashed with a hint of panic: "Brother... are you angry?"

Just as she was panicking, Liu Menglong's figure quickly walked out of the garage, picking up the table and heading home, leaving Nalan Ruyue at a loss.

"What are you standing there for?" Liu Menglong glanced at her, his eyes showing a hint of warmth: "I'm hungry, what's for dinner?"

Nalan Ruyue's eyes regained their luster, and a smile spread across her face as she hurriedly caught up, gesturing with her hands: "I still have some baozi left."

"..." Will I only be able to eat baozi at home from now on? Liu Menglong suddenly had a bad feeling.

After taking a shower, Liu Menglong sat on the sofa, munching on baozi, when his phone rang. The caller ID showed Yue Xi.

He turned on the speaker: "The number you dialed is currently eating baozi, please call back later..."

"Damn!" Yue Xi ranted: "Is there a baozi-eating mode for phone calls? Do you really think you're in a Journey to the West?"

Nalan Ruyue covered her mouth and giggled.

Chewing a few bites of baozi, Liu Menglong said: "What's up?"

"Tch!" Yue Xi said unhappily: "Today, my sister and I went to a place that's a bit far, so we can't come back. I'm letting you know in advance, don't worry about us."

"Is everything okay?"

"Everything's fine."

"Beep beep—"

"Damn!" Yue Xi clenched her phone, almost throwing it to the ground: "Bastard! To treat me like this, wait until I get back and see how I deal with you!"

"Alright." Yue Chang stood by the bed, putting on a set of black night clothes, and smiled: "Get dressed, don't make any mistakes in tonight's operation."

"Leave it to me!" Yue Xi took off her cool, short shirt, revealing a youthful and graceful white body, making even the moonlight pale in comparison.

Yue Xi grabbed a set of black night clothes and put them on, rubbing her face with her hands. After a moment, she released her hands, revealing a very ordinary face.

"Transformation complete." Yue Xi looked at Yue Chang, who was still rubbing her face, and giggled: "I'm still faster."

Yue Chang released her hands, also transforming into an ordinary-looking girl, and smiled: "If you can be as fast during the operation as you are in transformation, that would be even better."

"Leave it to me." Yue Chang was full of confidence. When the moon was high in the sky, the Yue sisters leaped out of the inn window and disappeared into the moonlight.

At the same time, in the Dragon City, the Crown Prince's palace.

"What? No news at all?" Receiving a call from Qiangzi, Long Zongheng was surprised and doubtful.

"Right!" Qiangzi's tone was also somewhat puzzled and helpless: "For some reason, there was no record of the Empress's movements that day. It's as if she disappeared for a whole day."

Pausing, Qiangzi's tone became somewhat dejected: "Young Master Long, I failed to handle this matter, I'm sorry."

"It's fine." Long Zongheng regained his composure and comforted him: "After all, it's my mother, it's not hard to cover up her tracks. You've worked hard this time, come with me to handle some matters tomorrow."

"No problem." Seeing that Long Zongheng didn't distance himself but trusted him even more, Qiangzi was excited: "If Young Master Long invites me, even if there are a hundred beautiful naked women waiting for me, I would still turn them down, hahaha..."

"You little brat." Long Zongheng laughed.

Hanging up the phone, Long Zongheng walked to the window, gazing at the thick moonlight, and muttered: "Where did Mother go that day? What is she hiding?"

Puzzled, Long Zongheng sighed lightly, looking up at the bright moon in the night sky, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "It seems their operation has already begun. A family that doesn't obey the rules doesn't need to exist in this world."

The moonlight became more solemn.

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In the Tianfu villa, Liu Menglong held the money from Nalan Ruyue's baozi sales, a total of 1025 yuan. Nalan Ruyue, with a hint of pride, gestured: "The cost was less than 200 yuan, and the profit per baozi exceeded 4 yuan. Even if we only sell 200 baozi a day, Brother, we can earn more than 20,000 yuan a month from now on!"

Seeing Nalan Ruyue's joyful face, Liu Menglong nodded and asked: "Doing housework every day and selling baozi, are you tired?"

Seeing that Liu Menglong didn't care about the money but was concerned about her, Nalan Ruyue felt warm inside. She smiled and gestured: "Not tired. Actually, the housework only takes about two hours a day, and I have some free time left. Being able to do something to help the family earn more income makes me very happy."

"That's good." Liu Menglong nodded lightly and put the money in Nalan Ruyue's hand, saying calmly: "From now on, the money from selling baozi will be your pocket money. All the expenses for the family's food, clothing, and daily needs will still be my responsibility."

Brother...

"Do you understand?" Liu Menglong's eyes were intense, filled with an unyielding determination.

Nalan Ruyue was stunned, as if she had thought of something, nodded, and gestured: "I understand."

"Good." Liu Menglong drained the tea in his cup and went upstairs: "Get some rest early, remember to prepare breakfast tomorrow."

Watching Liu Menglong's back, Nalan Ruyue smiled, her eyes forming a crescent moon.

At midnight.

Liu Menglong slipped into the night, heading towards the eastern suburbs. But after running a few hundred meters, a sense of unease gradually grew stronger.

He stopped, but the sense of unease remained, neither strong nor weak.

With a hint of confusion, Liu Menglong took a step forward, and the sense of unease became slightly stronger. Taking two steps, it became even stronger. Then he took a step back, and the sense of unease weakened slightly. Taking two steps back, it weakened even more.

After a moment of silence, Liu Menglong called out Dragonfly.

"Did the host forget?" Dragonfly flapped her wings and landed on Liu Menglong's shoulder, tugging at a strand of his hair.

"Forget what?"

Dragonfly smiled slightly: "Your talent."

Liu Menglong widened his eyes and looked at his attributes, indeed seeing a talent section.

Talent: Seek Good and Avoid Evil: Innately possess the ability to sense good and evil, making it easy to seek good and avoid evil.

"After the system was activated, it automatically activated the host's latent talent. The talent of seeking good and avoiding evil is very rare. In the future, the host can use this talent to stay away from danger and seek good fortune. However, good fortune is not always available, while danger is everywhere. Seeking good and avoiding evil is the best talent to ensure the host's safety."

So that's how it is.

A few days ago, he thought this talent was just quietly there, seemingly useless, but today it proved its worth. If not for the talent's warning, he might have already been in danger.

However...

Looking towards the eastern suburbs, Liu Menglong muttered to himself: "That's the Liu family castle, a key location in Tianfu. What danger could there be? Could it be that the wolf cubs from the west are planning another terrorist attack?"

For a moment, Liu Menglong felt a strong urge to go and see, but as soon as this thought arose, the sense of unease overwhelmed him, almost making his legs weak.

He quickly abandoned the thought and retreated several hundred meters, and the sense of unease finally dissipated.

"Phew..." Liu Menglong leaned against a tree, bending over and panting heavily. Cold sweat trickled down his face. In this short time, his spirit was exhausted. It took five or six minutes for him to gradually calm down.

He smiled bitterly: "I never thought I, Liu Menglong, would be so scared by my own talent. I'm really useless."

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