357: Chapter 33 He seems to like her more than she imagined...

Looking at Tang Longyan again, the muscles on his arms were taut, and his veins were bulging.

Yun Tiankai: ...

Yun Tiankai gave a light cough, guiltily changing the subject.

"I cannot eat the food you make anymore."

Tang Longyan widened his eyes slightly, not expecting her to bring it up herself.

"Why?"

Once the words were out, he realized what he had said.

Wasn't what she said exactly what he wanted?

But why did the thought of not being able to cook for her or take care of her make him feel so disappointed...

"I am going to eat with everyone today," Yun Tiankai said, "Will you come?"

Tang Longyan: So that's what she meant.

He let out a sigh of relief and suddenly thought of the recipes he had been preparing for her.

Although he had made up his mind yesterday to keep his distance from her, as soon as he closed his eyes, his mind was filled with—

What does Yun Tiankai like to eat?

He is from the White Fox Tribe, and his fifth younger brother is from the Red Fox Tribe.

His fifth brother likes all kinds of fruit desserts, so she should like them too.

It's just a pity that the Barren Continent doesn't have sweet fruits, let alone Sweet Wheat flour, soybean oil, and other things needed to make desserts.

As he thought about it... he began to worry.

He wanted to go back to the new Red Fox City to buy things.

But before he left, he had promised his fathers that he would never return unless it was an absolute last resort.

Then, he suddenly woke up—why was he thinking about these things?

Hadn't he already made up his mind to keep his distance from her?

So, he turned over, closed his eyes, and tried hard to fall asleep.

Between sleeping and waking, he started thinking again: It would be good to get some sugar, use the sugar with sour fruits, and make candied haws for her to eat.

Tang Longyan: ...

Tang Longyan suddenly opened his eyes: He had truly had enough of himself!

Once he likes someone, he cannot help but want to take care of them.

It's like this with his family, and it's the same with his friends.

That's why, back then, he was misunderstood by a Female Beastman from the Rabbit Tribe, who thought he wanted to acknowledge her as his Mistress.

He wants to take care of Yun Tiankai.

This feeling tormented him, making him scratch his ears and cheeks in frustration.

When he couldn't see her today, he kept zoning out, thinking about what he could do for her.

But he was also afraid that she would "misunderstand".

If they were good friends, he should be able to treat her well openly and honestly, right?

Yes!

Tang Longyan suddenly saw the light.

As long as he makes it clear to her that the reason he treats her well is because he considers her his best friend.

Then he could take care of her to his heart's content in the future!

"Tang Longyan! Tang Longyan?"

Yun Tiankai's voice came, interrupting Tang Longyan's train of thought.

He looked at her in a daze.

Yun Tiankai looked helpless: "What are you thinking about?

I asked you, are you going to eat with the Female Beastmen?"

"I'm not hungry." Tang Longyan blurted out.

Yun Tiankai: ...

Since eating the food he cooked yesterday, Yun Tiankai could already correctly understand what his "I'm not hungry" meant.

"Alright then... then I'll go by myself!" Yun Tiankai said, turning to leave.

"Yun Tiankai!"

Tang Longyan suddenly called out to her.

Yun Tiankai turned back and saw that Tang Longyan's face was beaming with a happy smile.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

Tang Longyan hesitated for a moment, then said: "If it doesn't taste good, don't eat too much. You can bring the ingredients to me.

I will cook them for you."

Yun Tiankai blinked, a smile also appearing in her eyes.

So he wanted to eat with her!

"Got it!

But I have things to do today, so I won't come to find you!" Yun Tiankai said.

The smile on Tang Longyan's face slowly faded, and his heart instantly felt empty.

He opened his deep, large eyes, his gaze wavering slightly, looking unexpectedly pitiful.

Yun Tiankai: Is he acting cute?

Oh no, it seems she really falls for this.

Just as Yun Tiankai was planning to change her mind, Tang Longyan nodded.

He turned and left.

Although he really wanted to make things clear with her as soon as possible and take good care of her as a friend.

But being too impatient would only deepen the misunderstanding.

Yun Tiankai watched Tang Longyan's back; his back was still straight, but there was an inexplicable touch of desolation.

Yun Tiankai: He seems to like her more than she imagined...

In the evening, Yun Tiankai listed the potatoes and some weeds she had picked up today for sale in the system.

As usual, they were snapped up very quickly.

The ones who bought her items were mainly Zi Tan, a plane merchant from the Cultivation Plane, and Dikela, a plane merchant from the Wasteland World.

Dikela was as generous as ever, and Yun Tiankai also generously gifted him a few extra weeds.

After the transaction was completed, just as Yun Tiankai was about to exit the space, Zi Tan suddenly sent her a "nudge".

[I forgot to ask you, do you have any Spiritual Plant mixtures on your side?]

[Spiritual Plant mixtures?]

The little system took the initiative to jump out and explain: [Spiritual Plant mixtures refer to pills, ornaments, weapons, etc., made from different plants in worlds rich in spiritual energy.

The interaction between the spiritual plants makes the spiritual energy more concentrated.

Daily wearing or consuming them can increase spiritual energy values.]

Yun Tiankai seemed to understand.

She said to the little system: [It means it helps with cultivation, right?]

The little system: [That's right!]

Yun Tiankai used her consciousness to type in the dialog box: [Sorry, I don't have any.]

Just as she was about to send it, she was stopped by the little system.

[Host! You do!]

[I do?]

The little system took out the bottle of wine she had swiped from Tang Longyan yesterday from her storage box.

The wine bottle, in the form of an image, floated above the dialog box.

Below the image, it read—

Main ingredients: Green tea, seven-petaled rose, sweet herb extract, milk.

Yun Tiankai: This ingredient list... isn't it just milk tea?

The Beast World actually has milk tea!

She smelled it yesterday, but she couldn't believe it!

The little system's voice was full of anticipation: [Do you want to sell it?]

At the same time its voice came out, a dialog box asking whether to sell it popped up above the image.

Yun Tiankai thought for only one second before clicking "No".

She used her consciousness to write in Zi Tan's dialog box: [I have some!

But I don't have any on hand right now.

I will contact you the first moment I have stock.]

Zi Tan sent an excited emoji, then replied with the word "Okay", and went offline.

The little system: [Why didn't you sell it!

This bottle of stuff could sell for at least 20,000 points in the Cultivation Plane!]

Yun Tiankai: [If Dikela from the Wasteland World wanted it, he could give me at least 200,000 points!]

The little system was stunned: [That's right!

So, are you planning to proactively sell it to Dikela?

However, as far as I know, the Wasteland World doesn't like things with such complex ingredients; they prefer fresh plants.]

Yun Tiankai: [No, I'm not.]

The little system: ...

The little system said sarcastically: [You're reluctant to part with... the first thing Tang Longyan gave you, right?]

Yun Tiankai's thoughts were seen through by the little system again.

[Is there any way to make you unable to read my thoughts?]

When Yun Tiankai entered the system the first few times, she always thought that the communication between her and the little system was a mutual exchange of thoughts.

But later, she discovered that it was more like she had entered another world in a completely transparent body.

She could still choose which words to speak out loud and which words to just think about in her heart.

But the little system could see through her thoughts.

This left her with no privacy at all.

Yun Tiankai hated this feeling; she waited for the little system to answer, but the little system stopped talking.

[No!]

[So there really is!]