Golden Pupils’s unusual behavior surprised even Su Yu and his bodyguard. ’Has this cat had a change of heart?’

Tu Xiao’an’s eyes lit up, and he greedily tried to scoop Golden Pupils into his arms, but the cat let out a strange cry and darted far away.

"Meow... Meow..."

Golden Pupils meowed at Tu Xiao’an again, then ran over to the ice statue of Yu Zitong in the distance.

Tu Xiao’an’s face darkened. ’So this cat wants me to undo the Ice Seal on its master.’

’Is that why it let me pet its head? Is this some kind of advance bribe?’

’Sigh, Yu Zitong must have some seriously good karma from his ancestors to have a cat like this protecting him.’

’This cat is smart. It knows it can’t play hardball with me, so it’s trying the soft approach.’

Tu Xiao’an walked grudgingly to the ice statue of Yu Zitong. Seeing Golden Pupils’ bright eyes staring at him, he sighed again and placed a hand on the ice.

An evil thought crossed his mind. ’If Yu Zitong accidentally froze to death, the cat would be ownerless, and then I could...’

The thick ice statue instantly melted into a puddle of icy water. Yu Zitong emerged, not dead, standing there perfectly fine.

Tu Xiao’an was a little disappointed. ’After all, he’s an Awakener. Being frozen for a little while isn’t enough to kill him.’

"S-s-so... c-c-cold... I’m... g-gonna... die..."

Yu Zitong’s face was as pale as a sheet of paper. He couldn’t stop shivering and trembling, as if he were stranded in a frozen wasteland.

"Master Yu, my apologies. My hand slipped, and I accidentally used Ice Seal on you too," Tu Xiao’an said without a hint of sincerity.

Yu Zitong: "You..."

He looked like he wanted to say: ’If your hand slipped, why did it only slip on me? Why are the other two fine?’

Tu Xiao’an brushed the matter aside and looked at Su Yu. "Brother Su, your construction site can resume work as normal tomorrow. Let’s go."

Now that the trouble was resolved, there was no reason to stay at the construction site.

"This is all thanks to you, Brother Xiao’an! Come on, let’s go to Wei Xian Pavilion. Allow me to thank you properly."

Su Yu laughed heartily and grabbed Tu Xiao’an, leading him out of the construction site.

"Wait for me!"

Yu Zitong shouted from behind, still shivering. In Su Yu’s eyes, he had practically become invisible.

They got into the car, and half an hour later, they pulled up in front of Wei Xian Pavilion.

Tu Xiao’an had just caused a scene there today and didn’t want to go in, but Su Yu’s enthusiastic insistence was hard to refuse.

"Brother Su, we’re friends. You don’t need to write me a check. Just consider this me returning your favor."

The favor, of course, was about the scene he had caused in the restaurant.

Wei Xian Pavilion was just one of Su Yu’s minor businesses, small potatoes compared to the construction project.

Tu Xiao’an had solved the trouble at the construction site, saving Su Yu from an untold amount of losses.

He had to thank him. Besides, he also wanted to build a good relationship with Tu Xiao’an.

In the end, Tu Xiao’an still refused Su Yu’s invitation and didn’t go inside. Su Yu could only nod in regret before leading Yu Zitong in.

Before leaving, Tu Xiao’an glanced at Golden Pupils by Yu Zitong’s feet, feeling a little reluctant to part with it.

But it was a cat someone else had raised, after all. Better not to covet it.

It was like coveting another man’s wife.

Walking along the Ancient Street, Tu Xiao’an had intended to return to the Chen Family Mansion, but he found himself unconsciously drawn to a noodle shop with a massive line of people out front.

The identity of this noodle shop’s female owner made Tu Xiao’an extremely curious. He couldn’t even tell if she was human or a creature in Transformation.

He couldn’t use Insight on her before, but his power had increased since then. He wondered if he could discern her identity now.

After pondering for a moment, Tu Xiao’an very brazenly cut the line and walked straight to the front. Immediately, a wave of criticism and murmuring erupted.

Things like, "Hey, do you have any manners?" and "Don’t you know how to wait in line?"

He acted as if he heard nothing.

The tall, formidable man at the door was a bit surprised to see Tu Xiao’an, but unexpectedly, he didn’t stop him, allowing him to stride right in.

"Hey, are you blind? That kid just walked in, why didn’t you stop him?"

A man whose turn was next yelled out.

The tall, formidable man glanced at him coolly, and the next moment, the man was sent flying out in an arc.

The murmurs on the scene stopped abruptly.

Tu Xiao’an entered the shop and once again chose the corner seat. He scanned the room and saw a woman with a widow’s face chatting and smiling flirtatiously with a table of customers.

The customers at that table were two young men. They wore awkward smiles, clearly struggling to deal with the owner’s enthusiasm.

They seemed to be wondering why eating a bowl of noodles had to involve this kind of torture.

The woman’s face was covered in wrinkles and freckles, making it hard to look directly at her, yet she seemed to have a very high opinion of herself.

The noodle shop wasn’t large, but it had many rules. Everyone was only allowed to eat one bowl of noodles per week. This was a strict rule with no exceptions.

Furthermore, if you wanted to come back the following week, you absolutely could not offend the widow-faced owner. If you made her unhappy, the price was being thrown out by the big man at the door and then being blacklisted.

Ordinarily, what’s so special about a mere noodle shop? But anyone who had eaten the noodles was astonished to discover significant changes in their bodies.

This was especially true for people in subpar health. After a few sips of the broth, they would feel their bodies fill with strength, and their Essence, Qi, and Spirit would become excellent.

Some people with illnesses would even leave after finishing their noodles and miraculously discover they were cured.

For all these reasons, the noodle shop’s business was getting better and better.

The two young men understood the rules and knew not to offend the owner. They dealt with her while hastily eating their noodles, trying to finish up and get the hell out. They were doing their best not to get blacklisted by the owner so they could come back next week.

’Sigh, she’s clearly a stunning beauty, but she insists on pretending to be ugly just to gross people out.’ Tu Xiao’an was speechless.

Eating noodles here was truly a mix of pleasure and pain.

’Insight,’

Tu Xiao’an’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the flirtatiously smiling, widow-faced owner. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Ding... Insight failed."

’What the hell? How did it fail again? What on earth is this woman?’

He recalled that his Insight had been able to scan the identity and data of the Third stage Snake.

"What wind blew you in today? Could it be that you missed me?"

While Tu Xiao’an was lost in thought, the widow-faced woman had appeared at his table, a flirtatious smile on her face.

"A bowl of noodles."

The widow-faced owner said, "What kind of noodles would you like?"

"Whatever. You decide."

A short while later, a bowl of steaming hot noodle soup was placed in front of Tu Xiao’an. The rich aroma of the broth was instantly invigorating.

Tu Xiao’an didn’t waste any words. He picked up the spoon, took a sip of the broth, then looked up at her wrinkled, freckled face. "Dog flavor?"

His expression immediately turned strange. "You made this broth with dog meat, didn’t you? And an Awakened dog, at that."

"That’s right. A couple of days ago, a stray dog killed someone in the east of the City."

"So I kindly captured it and made it into a soup to wash away its sins," the widow-faced woman said, blinking her eyes innocently.