Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 274 This Is Looking Down on the Dog!
"Yes," Yao Ji complied with a smile, her ethereal figure standing straight up.
Haotian, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan followed suit.
Xiaotian Dog: ???
It had just finished mimicking the motions, and before it could even speak, couldn’t they wait for him? Dogs don’t have human rights, huh!
Xiaotian Dog wanted to cry but had no tears, resorting to reluctantly retracting its paw in meekness.
Seeing Chen Nuo here, Xiaotian Dog’s courage grew much greater.
"Shopkeeper Chen, why were you so slow to come out today?" Xiaotian Dog asked curiously.
The usual Shopkeeper Chen wasn’t this slow.
Chen Nuo spoke indifferently, "It took me a while to prepare the ingredients. Do you have a problem with that?"
"No, no!" Xiaotian Dog’s head bobbed like a rattle-drum.
Chen Nuo rolled his eyes; he had deliberately slowed down a bit—otherwise, wouldn’t he be interrupting their sibling reunion scene?
Placing the Sweet and Sour Pork Yang Jian wanted on the table, Chen Nuo asked, "Are you all eating at the same table?"
"Shopkeeper Chen, is there an issue?" Yang Jian couldn’t help but ask.
"In my Chaos Residence, there is only one stove set up in the middle of each table."
"If you are all sitting at one seat, then it’s not possible to set up two fire pots."
"However, one fire pot is the same, the portion of dishes is for two, it won’t be less," Chen Nuo casually explained.
Of course, one pot was also more convenient for him to clean up.
"Ah?" Yang Chan frowned and said, "Doesn’t that mean I have to eat with Xiaotian Dog?"
Eating at the same table with a dog, that’s a bit insulting.
Remembering how Xiaotian Dog used to snatch food with its head, disgust couldn’t help but show on Yang Chan’s face.
This expression immediately struck a nerve with Xiaotian Dog, who protested, "You don’t want to eat with this lord, but this lord doesn’t want to eat with you either!"
"If you eat up my share, wouldn’t I be at a great loss?" Xiaotian Dog retorted.
"You!" Yang Chan glared with her beautiful eyes, infuriated to the extreme.
As if she would fight with a dog over food! Don’t joke!
Overwhelmed with indignation, Yang Chan naturally forgot that the first time she brought Xiaotian Dog here, she had intended to taste his Crispy Fried Chicken.
"You two, stop arguing and let Xiaotian Dog eat with you. He’s just a dog; he can’t eat on his own," Yang Jian intervened.
"Nonsense!"
Xiaotian Dog glared with its canine eyes, bristling with indignation.
"What can’t this lord eat?!"
Before becoming a demon, he even ate crap! Don’t underestimate a dog!
"Forget it if you don’t believe me." Yang Jian looked on, speechless toward the showing-off Xiaotian Dog, and chose not to speak further.
When Chen Nuo had set up the first fire pot and brought out one portion of ingredients, Xiaotian Dog was at a loss.
"Shopkeeper Chen, are you saying... this fire pot needs to be cooked and eaten on the spot?"
"Duh," Chen Nuo rolled his eyes: "If you’re not satisfied, feel free to eat it raw."
Seeing that Chen Nuo was about to set up another pot at the next table, Xiaotian Dog hastily said, "Shopkeeper Chen, wait a minute!!!"
Then, turning to look at Yang Chan, Xiaotian Dog’s face took on an ingratiating look.
"Could you possibly include... include me too, share a table!"
"No," Yang Chan tossed her head, refusing without hesitation. It’s so much more comfortable to eat by oneself.
"Come on!" Xiaotian Dog’s face fell, all the food was going to be boiled in the pot, how could he directly eat it? It’s scalding!
"Chan’er, let Xiaotian Dog eat with us," Yao Ji spoke up, unable to resist chiming in as she looked at Xiaotian Dog’s pitiful appearance.
The dog had a sweet mouth, so she might as well give it a hand.
"Xiaotian Dog has cultivation; you don’t need to treat him like an actual dog," Yao Ji explained.
Yang Chan: "..."
Perhaps the Xiaotian Dog now has human thoughts, but when it comes to getting things done, he’s truly a dog!
However, since Yao Ji had spoken, Yang Chan had no choice but to refute, as she wanted to make her mother happy.
Reluctantly, she said, "Alright then."
"But, you’re not allowed to eat my portion!" Yang Chan sternly warned the Xiaotian Dog.
"The great me has my own, I won’t eat yours," the Xiaotian Dog agreed with his mouth full.
Seeing this, Chen Nuo shrugged his shoulders. With a full table, he was happy to have some peace.
He casually placed the Xiaotian Dog’s portion of the ingredients onto the table as well, symmetrically separated on either side.
"Shopkeeper Chen, give me another glass of Flat Peach juice, and just deduct the cost," the Xiaotian Dog said grandly as he plopped down into his seat, clawing at the table surface.
Chen Nuo opened the system and glanced at the account, his mouth twitching, "What are you deducting? Your account doesn’t have a single penny left."
This Xiaotian Dog was not like Tian Peng, who would spend anything valuable to recharge his account, making it extremely well-funded, whereas this stingy creature would charge only a little bit for every bit he ate.
Did he think he could sneakily deduct money? Joke’s on him, without money in his account, don’t even think about getting him on credit.
The Xiaotian Dog felt somewhat embarrassed.
Great, all that posturing for nothing.
Grinning sheepishly with his dog mouth, he tried to charm his way out, "Shopkeeper Chen, look, I’ve been eating at Chaos Residence for quite some time now, can’t you make an exception for me?"
"If you want to drink, pay," Chen Nuo said indifferently.
What good relationships with regular customers were to him, he did not know. If it had been someone upstanding like Tian Peng, he might have considered it.
The Xiaotian Dog felt embarrassed again.
"I... I’ll pay, but..." the Xiaotian Dog said with a sheepish smile, "Could Shopkeeper Chen please step aside with me?"
He suddenly remembered the other two swords from the Zhu Tian Sword he had obtained. Other magical treasures were one thing, but having this item on him was not a treasure trove but a thorn in his side!
He couldn’t just reveal this item carelessly, not only was the Jade Emperor here, but Yang Jian, who was already in the know, was also present. If he were to take it out openly, it would definitely expose everything.
"Sure," Chen Nuo agreed without any hesitation.
He wasn’t at all afraid that the Xiaotian Dog would try something sneaky with him. Real or fake, he would know as soon as he checked it. He beckoned with his hand, and the Crystal Ball flew into his grasp as he walked towards the back kitchen.
"Follow me," Chen Nuo said lightly.
"Yes!"
The Xiaotian Dog leaped off his seat, eagerly trotting after Chen Nuo to the back kitchen.
"If you’re going to pay, just pay. Why all this secrecy?" Yang Chan was puzzled and commented offhand.
"Perhaps, wealth should not be flaunted?" Haotian chimed in aptly, no longer putting on any kind of airs.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener took notice, and Yang Jian’s brow furrowed, thinking, indeed, why all the secrecy with the payment, Xiaotian?
If he had a good thing and gave it to Shopkeeper Chen, then it would belong to Shopkeeper Chen, and there would be no fear of someone demanding it from him. The saying ’wealth should not be flaunted’ didn’t hold up.
The Xiaotian Dog had previously paid up front and openly, so why the secrecy now?
Unless, the item in question was something people shouldn’t see, or rather, something that shouldn’t be seen by some of the people here.
Suddenly, Yang Jian’s heart sank as he begun to suspect something.
"Wow! Shopkeeper Chen, your back kitchen is so huge!" the Xiaotian Dog exclaimed with wide-eyed wonder, staring agape at the grand and elegant back kitchen before him.
This was way too luxurious—although he had not seen many of the items, he surmised that they were anything but ordinary.
"Close your mouth; you’re about to drool," Chen Nuo said with a glance.
Oh, right!
The Xiaotian Dog was taken aback and quickly sucked back his drool.
"Make your payment," Chen Nuo said, cutting to the chase and handing over the Crystal Ball without any dilly-dallying.
"Shopkeeper Chen, you must absolutely not tell anyone what I’ve given you, okay?" the Xiaotian Dog said, still a bit worried.
Chen Nuo was beyond speechless: "Do I look that idle to you? Just pay up."
Besides, whatever he received, would anyone dare ask him about it?
