After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 485 Fragrant Flowers

As night fell, Tingtaofang ceased operations and slowly made its way towards the unnamed tributary, bathed in the glow of the dazzling lights.

"Xiao Lan, here are one hundred Nourishing Essence Pills for you to give to your grandmother as a way of thanking her for her help."

Seeing Qu Lan preparing to disembark, Shen Xu couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Okay! I'll give it to Grandma." Although Qu Lan was a little confused, she still accepted the Nourishing Essence Pill.

The moment he saw the old man, he could tell that the old man was determined to die and that he would probably not choose to live through the day.

"What are we having for dinner? I've been looking forward to this meal all day!"

Shen Xu asked Li Linghui beside him.

"Please rest assured, young master, I will definitely not let you down."

"How old are you this year?" Shen Xu asked.

"Young master's question is indeed very straightforward. I am already twenty years old, while Qing Ning is two years younger than me."

"The prime of youth, like a blooming flower," Shen Xu sighed.

"Young master is joking. Considering the age of the envoys of Hundred Flowers City, I am already an old maid, and in a few years I will be replaced by younger girls."

Perhaps then there will be no more Li Linghui, the star-studded beauty, but only an aging and faded owner of the Tingtao Residence.

"And who will remember me? What is the meaning of my existence?" Li Linghui chuckled.

"Time is a very broad concept. Time creates everything, but it can also erase everything."

Those powerful beings who can ascend to the heavens and descend to the earth, destroying stars with a flick of their fingers, are nothing more than a speck of dust in the vastness of time.

Even the time that humans have existed is but a fleeting moment within the grand scheme of time.

And our lives are but a fleeting moment within a fleeting moment.

Yet, in that fleeting moment, we met at Tingtao Residence, where I heard the most beautiful zither music I had ever heard in my life.

Appearances fade with time, memories become blurred with time, but feelings only grow richer and more profound with time.

Perhaps one day I will forget that there was a very beautiful woman in Hundred Flowers City, and I may even forget your name, but I will remember the sound of the zither, as clear as a secluded spring.

This is what our meeting, Miss Li, means to me.

Shen Xu looked at Li Linghui and found her staring at him blankly, looking beautiful and charming in the moonlight.

Seeing that Li Linghui had come to her senses, he immediately turned his head away.

“According to what you say, then your existence is also meaningful to me,” Li Linghui said with a smile.

"Have it?"

“Of course, I feel that every moment I spend with you, young master, is meaningful.”

Shen Xu looked up at the half-moon in the sky, slightly embarrassed. "By the way, what are we having for dinner tonight?"

……

With Tingtao Residence now back in the tranquil bay of last night, it also signifies the end of a busy day for the establishment.

"Oh dear! I'm exhausted today!" Qing Ning slumped into the soft chair, complaining listlessly.

"Are there many guests today?" Shen Xu sat opposite Qing Ning, eating the leftover snacks from today.

"It's actually not bad, but it's very tiring. I wish I could make money without having to rely on the pleasure boat one day."

"How about I invest in you opening a pastry shop in Tianjian City?" Shen Xu said with a smile.

"invest?"

"It means I'll provide the money, you provide the labor, and we'll split the profits together."

"Really?" A glint flashed in Qing Ning's eyes.

"Of course, your pastries are so delicious, if I opened a shop, I would definitely make a lot of money."

"You really didn't lie to me?" The little girl's eyes were full of doubt.

"Do you recognize this?" Shen Xu placed a silver pill note on the table.

"Dan Piao! Are you going to give it to me?" Qing Ning wanted to reach out and take it, but when she saw Li Linghui coming out to get the items, she immediately withdrew her hand.

"To be precise, it's a pill ticket issued by the Heavenly Sword Merchant Guild, and the young master of the Heavenly Sword Merchant Guild is my friend. Helping you open a shop in Heavenly Sword City is not exactly a piece of cake, but it's also a piece of cake."

Upon hearing this, Qing Ning and Li Linghui both fell silent.

Qing Ning couldn't help but ask, "Young Master, why did you come to Hundred Flowers City if you're so powerful? And you even found your way here in the middle of the night. It's really strange."

And you don't have any of those big shots' airs; you're just like an ordinary person.

"I'm not a big shot."

In my opinion, everyone in the world is an ordinary person; there are no great figures among them.

"Want to know why?" Shen Xu asked with a smile.

Qing Ning nodded emphatically immediately.

Shen Xu stared intently at Qing Ning and said, "Because everyone in this world will die!"

Even the richest person, the most powerful cultivator, the most beautiful woman,

The final outcome can be summed up in one word—death!

"what--!"

Shen Xu deliberately emphasized the last word, and with his increasingly fierce gaze, he successfully startled the little girl.

"Haha..." Shen Xu burst into laughter.

But seeing the girl's teary eyes, Shen Xu immediately regretted it.

"Just kidding, don't take it seriously!" Shen Xu quickly reassured him.

"Hehe! You got away with it, you big jerk!" Qing Ning made a face at him, then got up and went to find Li Linghui.

"Women are indeed born actors." Shen Xu smiled helplessly, then picked up a pastry.

after a while.

Listening to the gentle sound of the waves, the wind, and the faint chirping of insects outside, Shen Xu's consciousness gradually blurred.

"Young master, wake up, it's time to eat!"

As Qing Ning's excited voice reached his ears, Shen Xu's consciousness returned to the present world.

"If I don't eat soon, I'm really going to fall asleep." Shen Xu stretched and got up.

"My sister said you can just wait here, young master, you are a guest after all!"

"By the way, young master, do you drink? Tingtao Residence has quite a few good wines!"

"Never mind, I'm afraid I might do something bad to you guys when I'm drunk," Shen Xu joked.

"Tch! Young Master doesn't have that kind of guts."

Shen Xu was stunned; he was speechless in the face of such sarcasm.

"What do kids know!"

"Qing Ning knows quite a lot!"

At this moment, Li Linghui placed a plate of colorful flower petals in front of him.

"Can you eat flower petals?"

"Young master, you may try some first," Li Linghui suggested with a smile.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Shen Xu picked up a petal with his hand and put it in his mouth.

A rich floral fragrance instantly burst in his mouth and rushed into his nasal cavity, causing him to cough involuntarily.

"Haha..." Seeing Shen Xu's performance, Qing Ning immediately burst into laughter.

"These are the petals of the Ten Fragrance Flower. As the name suggests, the petals of this flower have ten different grades. The higher the grade, the stronger the fragrance. However, the strongest fragrance does not necessarily mean the best taste."

On the contrary, the fainter the fragrance of this flower, the better it tastes.

Unfortunately, no one can distinguish the grade based on other characteristics; one can only taste it personally.

Young master, your luck seems to be a bit off!

"You guys did this on purpose, didn't you!" Shen Xu looked at the petals in front of him, somewhat disbelieving, so he picked up another petal and put it in his mouth, only to choke and cough again.

"Young Master really loves to eat!" Li Linghui couldn't help but laugh.

He casually placed the nectar in his hand next to the petals, "Young master, you can try some of this nectar! This is nectar made by the Emerald Scale Bees from the Ten Fragrance Flowers, which has the effect of neutralizing the fragrance of the flowers."

"If you lie to me again, I'm going to get angry."

"Please rest assured, young master, this is just an appetizer."

Looking at Li Linghui's smile, Shen Xu picked up a petal, dipped it in some golden nectar, and put it in his mouth.

A refreshing and pleasant aroma instantly spread from his mouth throughout his body, giving him a wonderfully invigorating feeling that not only lifted his spirits but also dispelled his fatigue and whetted his appetite.

Shen Xu's eyes widened immediately.

"nice one!"