I'm not a drama god

Li Shangfeng was a little nervous.

He had originally planned to use the money he had just earned to go out for a nice meal with Li Wanhua. The two of them were all ready to leave when they remembered to tell Chen Ling.

After all, Chen Ling was their big spender, and his cousin had worked hard all day cleaning for them. It would be too impolite for them to go out and sneak out for a nice meal without saying a word... He thought that a big boss like Chen Ling wouldn't be willing to go out to eat with poor people like them, but he didn't expect that the other party would actually agree.

This puts pressure on Li Shangfeng... Since he's treating his sugar daddy to dinner, he can't afford to eat anything too bad, right?

The budget for this meal was significantly less than what the two siblings would spend on a meal alone.

But considering how generous Chen Ling was to them, Li Shangfeng gritted his teeth and led the group directly into the most luxurious restaurant in the neighborhood.

"Comet Hotel?" Chen Ling was taken aback when she saw the somewhat familiar gate in front of her.

“Yes, it’s the best restaurant in this area,” Li Shangfeng explained at just the right moment. “I heard it’s a chain restaurant…it expanded from Tian Shu.”

Chen Ling nodded slightly and followed Li Shangfeng inside.

Li Lai looked at the crowded restaurant, a glint in his eyes, lost in thought... A moment later, he followed suit.

"This one, this one, this one... I don't want these... the rest..."

Holding the menu, Li Shangfeng hesitated for a long time, feeling conflicted and distressed. Before he could even utter his most satisfying words, Li Wanhua, standing beside him, proudly spoke up for him:

"I'll take everything else!!"

"??? How dare you steal my lines?!"

"Isn't it all because you're so indecisive, acting like a woman! Can't you be a little more generous when treating the boss to dinner?"

"I...I originally planned to take them all..."

"..."

Looking at the brother and sister who started bickering as soon as they sat down, Chen Ling not only didn't find it noisy, but also felt a peace that he hadn't felt in a long time... He had been away from ordinary life for too long, and coming to this environment again, he felt a sense of unreality, as if he had been in another world.

Only at this moment did he truly realize that reversing the times and restarting the world... had been a success.

He truly returned to an era without plague, famine, or suffering.

In contrast to the lively interaction of the Li siblings, Chen Ling and Li Laide remained silent, as if they were in an Arctic glacier. Neither of them spoke to each other; one quietly watched Li Shangfeng and the other stared out the window, seemingly lost in thought.

Li Shangfeng really went all out this time, with one big dish after another being served on the table. Chen Ling could clearly hear the gurgling sounds of the brother and sister swallowing their saliva... but they didn't touch their chopsticks, instead looking at Chen Ling at the same time.

"Stop staring, eat up!" the sugar daddy said, and the brother and sister began to eat like starving ghosts.

Compared to them, Li Laid was as elegant as an aristocrat in a Western restaurant. He meticulously tucked a napkin into his collar, then, as if remembering something, took it off... He stood up, seemingly intending to leave.

“I’m going to wash my hands,” Li Laide said.

Chen Ling's ruby ​​eyes calmly swept over Li Leide, but she didn't speak. Instead, a voice rang out from his thoughts:

"Don't try anything funny... My patience is limited."

Li Laid nodded almost imperceptibly.

Chen Ling ignored him. He believed Li Laide wouldn't be foolish enough to pretend to go to the toilet and then run away. Besides, even if he left, Chen Ling had many ways to catch him again...

As it turned out, Li Laid did not run away; he returned to his seat when the third hot dish was served.

He didn't look at Chen Ling again, but instead laid out his napkin, picked up his knife and fork, and began to enjoy his meal at a leisurely pace.

In this lively yet subdued atmosphere, the dishes on the table had been almost completely eaten.

Just as Li Shangfeng let out a burp and was about to reluctantly pay the bill, a sudden change occurred!

boom--!

Suddenly, a large number of figures filed in through the restaurant's main entrance. At the same time, terrifying divine auras surged forth, enveloping every corner inside and outside the restaurant!

The many customers who were dining were all stunned. They watched this scene in horror, their faces pale.

"Chengtian Prefecture is apprehending a wanted criminal!! Unauthorized personnel are not to make any rash moves!!"

Chen Ling's gaze sharpened.

A shop assistant walked up to the group of figures, pointed at Li Laid, and shouted:

"It's him! It's him!"

"There's no mistake, he looks exactly like the person on the wanted poster! Many of us have confirmed it!!"

Countless eyes converged on Li Laid, who seemed completely unfazed by being surrounded. He simply put down his knife and fork, and in the gentle sunlight, a faint smile appeared in his deep blue eyes…

The next second, a flash of light struck the table precisely from outside the window, and the brilliant flames engulfed the four of them!

Boom——! !

Amidst a deafening roar, thick smoke billowed into the air!

"Long-range precision strike complete!"

"Immediately check the scene! Don't let the wanted criminal escape!!"

The Shinto practitioners who had been lurking nearby swarmed forward, their well-trained skills weaving together a tight net, giving these people no chance to escape.

But when the thick smoke dissipated, beside the shattered table, only a figure in brown stood unharmed.

On the ground beside him, Li Shangfeng and Li Wanhua, brother and sister, seemed to have turned into flat graffiti, clinging to each other in terror, unaware of what had just happened.

"He's also a Shintoist?!"

"Damn it, is he an accomplice of the wanted criminal?!"

"Tell me! Where did your companions go?"

"Take him under control and bring him back for questioning. The rest of you, come with me! That kid must still be nearby!"

"..."

The sudden disappearance of Li Laide enraged the Taoist practitioners of Chengtian Prefecture. They immediately split into two groups: one group went to search for Li Laide in the surrounding area, while the other group rushed towards Chen Ling in a massive wave!

Chen Ling remained unmoved by the chaos and noise before her.

The hem of his brown coat fluttered wildly in the wind as he gazed silently at a certain point in the void, his eyes slowly narrowing like dangerous crimson crescents.

"very good."

"That's more like you..."

"However, as I said before... my patience has its limits."

Facing the several divine cultivators rushing towards them at breakneck speed, and the terrified screaming crowd, Chen Ling simply waved her hand lightly. A huge, invisible heart python crawled out of the void, flicking its tongue, and enveloped everyone in one gulp!