Opening the Spirit Mother Stone might seem like a simple task on the surface, but in reality, the consumption of Divine Sense is terrifying!

It’s good that Ye Luo has a special constitution. Although he hasn’t yet cultivated a Qi Cyclone, his Divine Sense is extraordinary. Otherwise, a mere sleep would not have resolved the issue!

This sleep lasted a full two days and two nights!

Excessive consumption of Divine Sense makes sleep not the best solution, but indeed the most direct one!

When Ye Luo woke up, he found Nalan Chen outside his room.

"Steward, what are you doing?"

Ye Luo looked at Nalan Chen with some confusion. After all, it was barely dawn, and there Nalan Chen was, standing right outside his room door. Honestly, at first glance, Ye Luo was almost startled!

Nalan Chen smiled slightly and then said, "Ye Luo, I heard from the young miss that you are intelligent and have an extraordinary Divine Sense, and that you are very eager to cultivate. Is this true?"

Ye Luo was slightly stunned; although he didn’t know how Nalan Rou figured out his desire to cultivate, isn’t that obvious? Probably anyone would want to cultivate!

"Yes, steward, I indeed very much want to cultivate. Is there a problem with that?"

"Haha, no, there’s no problem with that. However, you should know that we, the Nalan Family, can provide you with a Cultivation Technique, but you must sign a new contract. This is unavoidable. Although the young miss has allowed you into the library, essentially consenting to give you the Nalan Family’s Cultivation Technique, as the steward, there are still things I must handle personally. After all, every family has its own rules that must not be disrupted!"

Hearing this, Ye Luo understood. The implication of Nalan Chen was clear; this might be Nalan Rou’s idea or perhaps just Nalan Chen’s own initiative, but the intent was to bind Ye Luo to the Nalan Family.

Simply by virtue of Ye Luo’s skill in stone-solving alone, it had already proven his extraordinary nature!

And indeed, the Nalan Family urgently needed such talent!

In Ye Luo’s heart, although he was somewhat resistant to joining family forces, the nature changes if it’s the Nalan Family!

After all, humans have emotions. Ye Luo is human, not a deity, so naturally, he has feelings. Towards the first force he encountered in the Martial Realm, or the first people, Ye Luo already felt a certain degree of trust towards Nalan Rou and Nalan Chen!

"Oh, I understand. Sure, what contract? I’ll just sign it!"

Ye Luo said nonchalantly.

Nalan Chen’s expression slightly changed, followed by a look of inexplicable joy!

You see, he had prepared to spend much effort talking, but he hadn’t expected Ye Luo to agree so easily.

"Haha, good lad, I knew I wasn’t wrong about you. Alright, let’s not waste words then. Here, this is the new contract. Have a look first!"

Ye Luo took it over and glanced through it casually. Actually, the gist of the contract was simple: it was to make Ye Luo a retainer for the Nalan Family. In this way, Ye Luo could receive help from the Nalan Family, but he would also need to be responsible for the Nalan Family!

Ordinary laborers and house servants are more akin to being employed; although in practice no one would be foolish enough to leave the Nalan Family, if the Nalan Family were truly in trouble, these people could leave without anyone making a fuss.

But this contract was different. One could say that by signing this contract, Ye Luo was truly joining the Nalan Family, sharing in their honor and disgrace, and accompanying them in life and death!

Once this contract is signed, even if Ye Luo becomes powerful in the future or even establishes his own forces, within the Great Tang Empire, others will still primarily recognize him by his Nalan Family identity! This is also a unique feature of the Great Tang Empire!

But is this really a problem for Ye Luo?

It can be said that Ye Luo now needs the help of the Nalan Family, and once he accepts their help, he would naturally not be ungrateful and abandon the Nalan Family once he becomes powerful!

Therefore, Ye Luo didn’t hesitate at all about this contract!

Moreover, deep down, Ye Luo also has a desire to protect Nalan Rou!

Just a girl, yet she alone supports such a large family, how similar Nalan Rou is to Qin Yuru, Luo Jingxuan and other women!

"Alright, steward, the contract is signed. Did you come over so early in the morning just for this?"

Ye Luo looked at Nalan Chen with a smile!

Nalan Chen laughed but appeared somewhat embarrassed; he indeed came for this matter, but he did not expect Ye Luo to be so straightforward, otherwise, he wouldn’t have lingered outside Ye Luo’s door for so long and even couldn’t sleep early in the morning.

"Of course not just for that, I was waiting for you to wake up, then to take you for a meal. Your last use of Divine Sense must have been quite draining, come on, follow me, I will take you to a good place!"

A good place?

Since Nalan Chen mentioned Divine Sense, it certainly must be a place beneficial for Divine Sense, but Ye Luo was still puzzled, what kind of place could it be, could it not be within the Nalan Family?

Of course, Ye Luo didn’t hesitate, since Nalan Chen was taking him there, it must imply that the place was not ordinary! 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Soon, Ye Luo followed Nalan Chen to a restaurant.

This restaurant wasn’t large, especially compared to the buildings in Nan Zhou City that easily reached dozens or hundreds of stories!

This modest building not exceeding ten floors could indeed only be considered ordinary, but this restaurant was quite extraordinary because at the moment, numerous carriages were parked around, and whether they were ordinary people or Martial Artists, everyone was queuing up to enter the restaurant!

"Steward, what is this place, why are there so many people?"

Ye Luo asked with some confusion.

"Ha ha, my boy, you’re in for a treat this time, I’m enjoying this with you too. To tell you the truth, this restaurant used to be just an ordinary one, nothing special. However, not long ago, a mysterious chef arrived, and his culinary skills are simply indescribable!"

Ye Luo was stunned, could it be that Nalan Chen brought him here just to have a meal?

Perhaps noticing Ye Luo’s confusion, Nalan Chen continued: "Alright, no need to be puzzled anymore, I won’t tell you too much now, wait until you eat the food inside, then you will understand why this place is so bustling!"

The restaurant does not accept reservations, no matter who you are, if you want to eat the mysterious chef’s food, then, you must follow the mysterious chef’s rules!

The mysterious chef only cooks one hundred dishes each day, and these hundred dishes are served on a first-come, first-served basis!

No wonder there is such a long queue this early in the morning!