The Daily Life of a Lazy Author Transmigrating into a Book and Doing Nothing

Perhaps because the morning had been so unpleasant, lunch was delivered directly to their room, and they didn't see a single trace of Zhou Tianyi or Zhou Yue.

"Senior sister, I feel like the people in the city lord's mansion don't like us at all."

Yu Xianxian wasn't someone who cared much about social status or hierarchy, but she at least knew that normal people wouldn't see a look of disdain on the face of a maid who brought food to their host's house, unless the host himself was the one with that attitude.

"I really don't like it."

Yunmeng is the kind of person who will treat others with the utmost respect if they treat her well. If someone is disrespectful to her, she will not give them a friendly look.

It's not that I don't understand forbearance, it's just that I feel these people don't need to be patient yet.

"Then why don't they kick us out?"

"What? You really want to sleep on the streets?"

Yu Xianxian: ...That doesn't seem to be what she meant, does it? Oh no, why does my senior sister seem so irritable today?

"Senior sister, why...why are you angry?"

You should know that Yunmeng can be quite scary when she's angry. The worst time was when she added cilantro, which Yu Xianxian hates, to Yu Xianxian's food for a whole week.

Even after that, Yu Xianxian still felt nauseous whenever she smelled food for a while, but as her only source of food, she couldn't refuse to eat, especially since Ling Yao strictly forbade her from wasting food.

Even now, when Yu Xianxian recalls that time, she still feels it was a terrifying nightmare.

Waaaaah, this is just too tragic.

"I'm sorry, I just feel very uncomfortable with these two from the Zhou family."

Yunmeng frowned. This discomfort wasn't due to the other person's attitude, but rather because the other person seemed to exude a nauseating aura.

Yunmeng's thoughts were in turmoil, while the lecherous old man sitting opposite her could only shout in his heart, "A beauty is a beauty, even her frown is so beautiful."

"Never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore."

"Knock knock knock," just as Yunmeng was about to put aside her thoughts and have a meal with the carefree Yu Xianxian, the sudden knocking on the door made the two of them look up and exchange glances.

"Miss Yun, are you there?"

That voice belonged to Zhou Yun.

"The door is unlocked, please come in, sir."

The door was gently pushed open, and Zhou Yun entered without explaining his purpose. Instead, he bowed and apologized to Yun Meng.

“Miss Yun, I apologize for disturbing you. I have come here to apologize to you. My father and sister were quite rude this morning.”

“I didn’t take it to heart. If Young Master Zhou came here just for this reason, then you can go back.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Xianxian shrank to the side to avoid the awkward atmosphere.

Senior Sister Yun, as expected of someone who can kill a conversation with just one sentence, she has absolutely no sense of social etiquette.

Zhou Yun was taken aback by these words, but he was clearly not angry; he even smiled.

“Miss Yun is indeed wise. I have come to apologize, but I also have a request.”

As he spoke, he took out the black fish-shaped jade pendant from his sleeve that morning.

"Please accept this gift, young lady."

Indeed, even though Zhou Tianyi reluctantly agreed to let Zhou Yun give away the jade pendant, Yun Meng did not agree to accept it. This made Zhou Tianyi even angrier and Zhou Yue said sarcastically, "Miss Yun has quite a lot of face."

But right now, Yu Xianxian's focus isn't on the jade pendant, but on Zhou Yun's wild imagination. She's saying, "Is it possible that my senior sister doesn't know you have ulterior motives and just wants to get rid of you?"

“I have already said that I did nothing wrong, so Young Master Zhou need not give me this gift. I will not accept it.”

“You misunderstand, young lady. I gave this to you not as a reward. In fact, I asked you to take good care of this jade pendant.”

"Protect? What do you mean by that?"

Hearing this, Yunmeng finally abandoned her nonchalant attitude and began to take it seriously. Even Yu Xianxian, who seemed to be doing nothing but eating, but was actually eavesdropping the whole time, perked up her ears.

Protection? It's quite peculiar to use this term on a jade pendant.

Zhou Yun's expression became conflicted and he struggled, but he quickly seemed relieved and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Alright, this matter should have been kept secret. But since I'm entrusting the item to you, young lady, I won't hide it anymore."

All of this started with the previous city lord of Xueyu City. All the people in the city knew that the former city lord was selfish and inhumane in order to make a profit, but few people knew that this was not entirely the city lord's original intention.

"You're saying that a demon has controlled the former city lord?"

Yunmeng narrowed her eyes slightly, seemingly pondering the matter of demons or scrutinizing Zhou Yun to ascertain the truthfulness of his words.

"It's not so much about control, but this demon is good at manipulating people's emotions, constantly growing the evil thoughts in people's hearts and eventually devouring them. Moreover, this kind of demon has no physical body and often parasitizes people. Even if it kills the host, it will quickly find the next victim."

"I didn't expect you, Young Master Zhou, to have such a thorough understanding of demons."

"Haha, Miss Fairy, you flatter me. My mother told me all this. She used to be a rogue cultivator, but she returned to the mortal world because she fell in love with my father."

"Oh, that's a real shame about your mother."

Zhou Yun: ...

Well, after spending so much time with Yunmeng, Yu Xianxian has grown to like being an honest child even more.

"Ahem, that's not the point. The point is that my mother had to sacrifice herself to get rid of this demon. And because the demon was so powerful, even with all her strength, my mother could only seal it in a jade pendant."

"It's all your mother's fault? What about your father?"

"Ahem, my father is just an ordinary man, and he can't help with exorcising demons."

"Oh, that's a real shame."

Zhou Yun: ...

No, a gentleman uses words, not fists, especially since the other party is a woman. I can't lay a hand on her, I can't lay a hand on her... (omitting a thousand self-suggestions here).

Fortunately, Yunmeng was reliable and immediately got to the point.

"So, the jade pendant you mentioned earlier that sealed the demon is the one you have?"

"No, not entirely. Back then, my mother broke that jade pendant in two and entrusted it to my younger sister and me for safekeeping. It only has its effect when the two pieces are put back together."

Yu Xianxian nodded in agreement. Yes, just as she had thought. It was indeed the same old routine.