Reborn through an arranged marriage, I awakened the Shennong farming system.

Standing at the restaurant entrance, Su Bai met the eyes of the person who had stolen his dinner.

The man before him had black hair and black eyes, a completely Eastern face, but his features were incredibly handsome and captivating, the kind that anyone would envy, making one wonder if the Creator had shown him some favoritism. A pair of long legs under the table were particularly eye-catching; judging by appearance, this man was over 1.85 meters tall. He wore a fitted white shirt, the top button undone, revealing his slender neck and prominent collarbones. His wrists were slightly rolled up, exposing his strong forearms. Combined with his long, beautiful hands, from any angle, Su Bai didn't believe the man was a low-class thief.

After a silent stare for more than ten seconds, Su Bai spoke first, "Who are you? How did you get here? And why did you eat my dinner?" The first two questions were not so important to Su Bai. What mattered was the last question. He had worked so hard to prepare dinner and hadn't even taken a bite. He was just about to take a picture to commemorate the moment when someone stole it. He couldn't swallow this insult.

"If you don't answer honestly, I'll call the police and have you arrested right now! This charge of trespassing in the middle of the night is enough to keep you in jail for a while." After all, there are so many valuable things in this house, and any one of them is worth a fortune.

The man looked at Su Bai with his deep eyes, ate the last two mouthfuls of noodles in his bowl, then put down his chopsticks and took a tissue to wipe his mouth.

Su Bai was almost shocked by this person's shamelessness. Did this person not know what fear was?

Just as he was about to speak, the man stood up and walked step by step to Su Bai. Su Bai didn't know what he wanted to do, but he was shocked by the man's height when he stood up. He was not only 1.85 meters tall, but more than 1.95 meters tall!

He's only 1.78 meters tall, and he's really envious of those who are over 1.9 meters tall. Why can't he share some of his height with them?

Feeling the shadow gradually enveloping him, Su Bai instinctively wanted to escape. Even if he had to call the police, he would risk his life to do so!

Before he could even take a step, the man's cold voice rang out, freezing Su Bai in place.

"I am Hua Gengchen."

Hearing this voice, which he had only heard two or three times but was so familiar with it that it was ingrained in his bones, Su Bai stiffly raised his head. He swore that he heard the sound of ice shattering.

Su Bai's reaction pleased Hua Gengchen, who smiled slightly, revealing a smile that was barely noticeable unless you looked closely. "I'm sorry I ate your dinner."

Even when apologizing, Hua Gengchen's tone exuded a chilling aura that made people involuntarily shiver.

A hint of annoyance flashed in Su Bai's eyes. He could think of the thief, so why didn't he think of Hua Gengchen?

Moreover, as a legally married couple who have already obtained their marriage certificate, how come she didn't recognize her husband?

Burying his head in his chest, Su Bai felt he had utterly humiliated in front of Hua Gengchen!

Because Hua Gengchen hung up the phone immediately after finishing his business at the wedding, Su Bai felt uneasy. So, after receiving the marriage certificate, he wasn't in the mood to look at it, simply stuffing it in his pocket and returning to the lounge. He then changed into his sportswear. Once inside the Hua family home, he didn't even think to look at what Hua Gengchen looked like, or even whether the marriage certificate was still in his suit pocket.

He did see Hua Gengchen's photo at the wedding, but he only glanced at it briefly and didn't remember it at all!

Compared to Hua Gengchen, who recognized him at a glance, Su Bai's failure to recognize Hua Gengchen and his mistaking him for a thief did seem somewhat unfair to him.

Su Bai knew he was in the wrong for not recognizing Hua Gengchen, but he still stubbornly said, "You, it's good that you know!" That was the dinner he made for him, and now Hua Gengchen had eaten it all, leaving him not a single noodle.

"Gurgle!" Just as he finished speaking, Su Bai's stomach growled, making his face instantly turn red with embarrassment.

Hua Gengchen's smile widened, finding Su Bai quite amusing. A hint of interest flashed in his dark eyes. "As payment, I can grant you one request."

A bowl of noodles in exchange for a promise seems like a pretty good deal.

Su Bai agreed without much hesitation, "Okay, it's a deal!"

"Where is Hua Jueming?" Having not seen Hua Jueming since returning home, Hua Gengchen had a feeling that something was wrong, especially since the other servants were not around either.

"Oh, Butler Hua said today is their day off, and they've all gone to rest."

"A holiday?" Hua Gengchen simply repeated those two words, but Su Bai felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head. He nodded blankly, "Yes, a holiday!"

"Heh." Hua Gengchen gave a cryptic snort and walked past Su Bai upstairs.

Once Hua Gengchen was out of sight, Su Bai patted his chest, muttering to himself as if relieved to have survived, "That was so cold and scary! But it made me feel so safe!" Even though Hua Gengchen was handsome, he would never fall for him. After all, who would want to like a block of ice?

It's been frozen for over twenty years, the kind that wouldn't melt without the temperature of lava during a volcanic eruption. Who could withstand that?

After calming down, Su Bai decided to make a new bowl of noodles, putting the large block of ice out of his mind.

While the large ice block appeared to have returned to its room, it actually sensed the location of the household servants and teleported there.

The brown bear spirit was struggling to control the demons who had turned into their original forms when he suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold. He looked up and saw Hua Gengchen standing right in front of him.

The brown bear spirit's teeth began to chatter, and it abruptly lowered its head, no longer daring to look into Hua Gengchen's eyes.

"what happened?"

"Replying to Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, they absorbed a lot of spiritual energy from the bok choy planted by Your Majesty the Demon Queen, and were unable to transform back into their original forms for a while." Before Hua Gengchen, the supreme ruler of the demon realm, all demons had to bow down and submit. Even the Four Divine Beasts and the Four Ferocious Beasts dared not easily provoke him, because Hua Gengchen possessed not only the power of merit but also the power of faith, making him the undisputed emperor of the demon race.

Hua Gengchen then remembered that the bowl of noodles he had just eaten did taste better than usual, but the little bit of spiritual energy on the bok choy was basically useless to him. If he had to describe it, it was that the texture was better and it was easier to eat.

"Where is Hua Jueming?" As his housekeeper, it's really incompetent of him not to be home at this time!

The brown bear spirit said timidly, "Butler Hua has been gone for a while, but I don't know where he went."

Hua Gengchen was clearly not satisfied with the answer. He snorted slightly, and the cold air spread outwards from Hua Gengchen, instantly freezing the few excited little fairies into ice sculptures. The brown bear spirit was also frozen solid.

Without even glancing at the ice sculptures, Hua Gengchen returned to his room, having no intention of seeking out Hua Jueming. He was the master; how could he lower himself to seek out a servant?

Just as Hua Jueming had subdued the overly excited Wang Ming in the villa, he hadn't even had time to catch his breath when he sensed a familiar presence. His breathing immediately faltered, and with a swift chop, he knocked Wang Ming unconscious. After straightening his clothes, he teleported to Hua Gengchen's side.

“Master!” Hua Jueming knelt directly in front of Hua Gengchen.

Hua Gengchen sat on the sofa, his long legs casually crossed, one hand on the armrest and the other on his thigh. He glanced at Hua Jueming, whose ears were slightly red and whose breathing was a little unsteady, and asked indifferently, "Have you done everything I asked you to do?"

Hua Jueming had been with Hua Gengchen for quite some time, so he could naturally sense that Hua Gengchen was in a bad mood. He lowered his head slightly and immediately confessed everything he had done during this period, without hiding anything, including his belief that Wang Ming had ulterior motives towards Su Bai!

Hua Gengchen's eyes flickered upon hearing Hua Jueming's words. After a moment of silence, he said, "If Su Bai truly loves Wang Ming, I will grant them their wish after the matter of the demon race is resolved! But not before the matter of the demon race is resolved!"

Su Bai must focus on improving Shennong's bloodline. During his trip to the north, Hua Gengchen discovered that the demon race was stirring again, and time was truly running out for the demon race!

"Master!?" Hua Jueming was shocked. Su Bai was his master's destined person; how could his master give him up so easily? Besides...

"..." Hua Gengchen originally married Su Bai to protect her and help her grow up safely to the point where she could save the demon race and resolve the demon race's problems. He never intended to stay with Su Bai forever.

Since his birth, he has walked alone through the vicissitudes of life and witnessed the changes of the world. Love is really something that he can do without!

All he wanted to do now was to resolve the demon race's predicament, find a place where no one could find him, and finally get a good night's sleep. He was truly exhausted from enduring so much alone for so long!

"What about the medicine to stimulate bloodlines? Is there any news from Bai Ze?" Hua Gengchen asked. Since it concerned saving the demon race, his attention to this matter was clearly more focused on the affair between Su Bai and Wang Ming.

Upon hearing this, Hua Jueming immediately kowtowed, "Please punish me, Master! I didn't know!"

"click"

Almost as soon as Hua Jueming finished speaking, a cold aura emanated from Hua Gengchen, freezing the entire space, while Hua Jueming, who was inside, remained completely unharmed.

Hua Jueming did not think that Hua Gengchen was being soft-hearted and letting him off the hook. On the contrary, he knew that Hua Gengchen was truly angry.

Not daring to breathe too loudly, Hua Jueming kowtowed and remained motionless, waiting for Hua Gengchen to speak.

After a long while, Hua Gengchen finally spoke, "The reason."

Hua Jueming remained in the kowtow position and said, "I was so distracted by Wang Ming's matter that I didn't remember this. It was my fault! I didn't know the importance of things and put the cart before the horse. Please punish me, Master!" Hua Jueming dared not deceive Hua Gengchen at all; he had indeed been completely distracted by Wang Ming.

Since Wang Ming appeared and Su Bai and Wang Ming became partners, Hua Jueming has focused most of his attention on Wang Ming, constantly guarding against him stealing his master's girlfriend. Therefore, he has completely forgotten about supervising Bai Ze's search for medicine.

“You have never been so negligent in your duties.” Hua Gengchen frowned slightly. In the nearly one hundred years since Hua Jueming started following him, this was the first time Hua Jueming had made such a serious mistake.

"It was my fault, please punish me, Master!" Hua Jueming pleaded.

“He certainly deserves the punishment!” Hua Gengchen said coldly. “One hundred lashes with the Crimson Flame Whip.”

"Thank you, Master!" Hua Jueming kowtowed again. The punishment was severe, but he accepted it willingly because he had indeed failed in his duty!