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Chapter 526: Truth 5

Chapter 526: Truth 5

"Ugh! Xue Jiu, what do you mean ’on purpose’?" Although Li Mengjie did do it intentionally, she certainly wouldn’t admit it openly.

Even though Ling Xuejiu was so angry he could bite his teeth in frustration, he couldn’t do anything about it because after all, he had been the one to speak incorrectly first. How could he blame Xiao Jie? He hummed in acknowledgment and said, "What I mean is, my favorite dish wasn’t made by Leng Xuan, nor by Wang Shuze. It was... it was... Ugh, it was Grandpa Ling’s Beggar’s Chicken."

Master Ling was a culinary connoisseur. Although most of the time he preferred to critique the dishes of others, he occasionally enjoyed cooking himself. His Beggar’s Chicken involved prepping the seasonings, then wrapping the chicken in lotus leaves, followed by smearing clay on the outside. Next, he would dig a pit in the ground, bury the Beggar’s Chicken in it, pile some kindling on the soil, and light the fire. After it was fully cooked, the resulting dish had the fresh scent of the earth and the flavor of lotus leaves, truly a feast for all the senses. Not only did Ling Xuejiu enjoy eating it, but Li Mengjie also loved it. Therefore, with Ling Xuejiu saying this, Li Mengjie had no good reason to comment further, and she giggled, "Ugh! The Beggar’s Chicken made by Grandpa Ling really is delicious. I wonder when he will make it for us again."

Ling Xuejiu also began to miss Grandpa Ling and said, "Yeah, I wonder how Grandpa is doing over in the Capital City."

Li Mengjie laughed and replied, "Hehe, Grandpa Ling only left a few days ago, and you’re already missing him, Xue Jiu?"

"Mhm, of course, I miss him; he’s my grandpa," Ling Xuejiu said. Even when he was in Baiyun City, he only saw Grandpa Ling occasionally, but now that Grandpa wasn’t in Baiyun City, this feeling of missing him was completely different.

Li Mengjie said, "Ugh! I kind of miss him too. Hehe, Xue Jiu, let’s not talk about Grandpa Ling anymore and continue with the game of Truth. You’ve passed this round, now it’s your turn to ask me."

"Alright." Ling Xuejiu thought for a moment. Since Xiao Jie had tricked him into such an embarrassing situation just before, he had to ask Xiao Jie a tricky question to get back at her. After pondering for a while, an idea struck him, and with a somewhat teasing smile, he asked, "Xiao Jie, I want to ask you, if Leng Xuan and I were both to fall into the water at the same time, who would you save?"

"Ah?" Li Mengjie didn’t expect Ling Xuejiu to ask such a tricky question. One was Xue Jiu, and the other was the Cold Bodyguard. Who should she save? Although her initial reaction was to say she’d save Xue Jiu, she quickly thought about what would happen if the Cold Bodyguard drowned. She had grown accustomed to having Leng Xuan around, and the thought of him drowning left her somewhat panic-stricken. But then again, if she chose to save the Cold Bodyguard, what about Xue Jiu? Could she really stand by and watch Xue Jiu drown? She would rather it be herself who drowned than for anything to happen to Xue Jiu...

"How about it? Xiao Jie, you can’t answer, can you?" Ling Xuejiu felt a bit smug. Always being teased by Xiao Jie, he was now finally able to retaliate, which made him quite happy. With a teasing smirk, he said, "Since you can’t answer, you might as well prepare to confess your feelings to Leng Xuan. Hmph!"

"Ugh!" It had to be said that Li Mengjie was quick on her feet. Suddenly, with a mischievous smile, she said, "Xue Jiu, didn’t you say we shouldn’t mention Leng Xuan? Now you’ve gone and mentioned him first? Isn’t that breaking the rules?"