Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

In the dead of night, the city of Holy Learning was brightly lit, and everyone's face was filled with smiles. At this moment, it seemed that there was no distinction between the ordinary and the extraordinary in the city, and everyone was laughing for the same thing.

Of course, in such a bustling place, there are bound to be pairs of men and women.

Even so, Lu Yunshi and his three-person team seemed to attract too much attention. Many people looked at the two beautiful girls beside the boy with admiration in their eyes, but only the people involved probably knew how agonizing this feeling was.

"Boss, look how cute that little white thing is!" Li Hongying hugged Lu Yunshi's arm, her eyes sparkling as she pointed to a white monster performing acrobatics by the roadside.

"Not bad, but the meat quality probably isn't very good." Lu Yunshi licked his lips, then turned to ask, "Do you want to get a pet? I can go with you to take a look."

“No, keeping pets is too much trouble.” Li Hongying shook her head decisively. Apart from her eldest son, even if she liked other things, she might not need to bring them home.

Suddenly feeling an immense pressure descend upon him, Lu Yunshi turned to look at Lu Yunxi and asked again, "And what about you?"

"Those useless creatures that are only for decoration are completely unnecessary. If you're going to raise demonic beasts, of course you should raise some that are loyal and powerful," Lu Yunxi replied calmly.

“Oh, that makes sense, that makes a lot of sense.” Lu Yunshi nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

"Boss, that seems pretty interesting."

As soon as Li Hongying's voice came out, before Lu Yunshi could react, she pulled him away. Lu Yunxi narrowed her eyes and followed.

Soon, the three of them stood in front of a sugar painting shop.

"Hey, two... three guests, what kind of sugar painting do you want? Just tell me, whatever it is, as long as I've seen it, I guarantee I'll draw it for you." The shopkeeper, who was about to say something, saw Lu Yunxi who came later and realized that the three of them were obviously together. He immediately sensed the different atmosphere and changed his words while giving her an admiring look.

This lantern festival is usually attended by one person or two people, but it's quite rare to see three people together, two women and one man.

Moreover, the boss could tell at a glance that something was off about the atmosphere between the three of them.

"Can you really draw anything?" Li Hongying asked, slightly excited.

"Of course," the shopkeeper said confidently. "Although I am not one of your practitioners, the art of sugar painting has been passed down from generation to generation, and I guarantee you won't be disappointed."

“Then draw him,” Li Hongying immediately said, pointing to Lu Yunshi.

"Hey!" Lu Yunshi glanced at her helplessly, only to see Li Hongying clasping her hands in front of her chest, looking aggrieved.

"Please, boss, it's such a special day today, just let me have my way. When you brought me home, you promised to take care of me for life, to be good to me for life, to stay with me for life, for life..."

"Stop!" Seeing Li Hongying's words becoming increasingly outrageous and Lu Yunxi's expression growing colder, Lu Yunshi immediately interrupted her. "Don't talk nonsense like that, it will damage my reputation. There's no such thing as a lifetime."

"Is that for this lifetime?" Li Hongying asked shyly.

"In this life..." Lu Yunshi, who was about to continue thinking, suddenly caught a glimpse of Lu Yunxi's face, which could almost be described as terrifying, and immediately realized what was going on.

"What do you mean by this life or the next life? Don't talk nonsense. If you really want to draw, then draw. It's up to you."

"Alright." Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Li Hongying chuckled and turned to state her request again.

The shopkeeper smiled and agreed, then looked at Lu Yunxi. "So, fairy, what would you like?"

"Me?" Lu Yunxi glanced at Lu Yunshi, then quickly looked away. "Whatever."

The boss nodded knowingly, then lowered his head and began to operate the equipment.

"Wait!" Lu Yunshi looked at the other person with some confusion. "Boss, why didn't you ask me?"

"You?" The boss looked up at Lu Yunshi and said in a nonchalant tone. "Just make do with whatever you like, as long as I guarantee you'll be satisfied, right?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yunshi immediately became displeased.

"At least ask me what I want!"

"Are you sure?" the boss asked, squinting.

"Absolutely! Certainly! And without a doubt!"

"Okay." The shopkeeper nodded, then asked as Lu Yunshi had hoped, "So, what would you like, sir?"

"I want..."

Lu Yunshi had only spoken halfway when the two women's eyes immediately focused on him, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Hmm?" The boss made a mocking sound, his eyes filled with a strange look.

"I'll take whatever I want. After thinking it over, this stuff is still the best. Boss, you truly live up to your family's reputation for craftsmanship." Lu Yunshi laughed awkwardly, not daring to look at the two women.

Fortunately, after these words were spoken, both Lu Yunxi and Li Hongying lowered their gazes.

The boss remained silent, simply continuing to draw sugar pictures.

After a while, the shopkeeper handed the two 'Lu Yunshi' figures to the two women, and then gave two cute little sugar figurines to Lu Yunshi. Lu Yunshi looked at the two sugar figurines from left to right and felt that one looked more and more like Li Hongying and the other like Lu Yunxi.

"Wow! Boss, isn't that me?" Li Hongying pointed at one of them and said in surprise.

"Hmph!" Lu Yunxi glanced at the other sugar figurine, snorted coldly, and remained silent.

“Uh…” Lu Yunshi blinked, then looked up at the boss, wanting to ask how he made these two.

The shopkeeper smiled slightly upon seeing this. "I think this customer is a lucky person, so I made an extra one. Two little sugar figurines, one on the left and one on the right, taste even better when eaten together, but..."

"But what?" Lu Yunshi asked.

"But whether you eat it alone or together, you have to eat it quickly. No matter how good or sweet the candy is, it will melt. You can only feel the sweetness when you put it in your mouth. Once it melts and sticks to your hands, it will just be annoying, hahaha!"

"..." Lu Yunshi was silent for a moment, then chuckled twice. "The boss is quite interesting."

"Hi." The shopkeeper waved his hand, looking humble. "I'm just a mortal, but I think that in some aspects, our thoughts are not that far apart. Finally... please pay, three sugar figurines, two gold coins in total."

"Three?" Lu Yunshi glanced around. "We can take four."

"There are three, one for each person."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yunshi smiled and paid the money, then left with the two women.

"Boss, eat me first, eat me first!" After taking a big slurp of 'Lu Yunshi', Li Hongying urged excitedly.

Lu Yunxi pursed her lips slightly, her gaze lingering on Lu Yunshi's hand.

"Hmm..." Lu Yunshi hesitated for a moment, then put the sugar figurine back together and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Ah! Why doesn't the boss eat me first?" Upon seeing Lu Yunshi's actions, Li Hongying immediately wailed loudly.

"Didn't the boss say that it tastes better when eaten together? I was just doing what the boss said. Otherwise, why don't you go and cause trouble for the boss?" Lu Yunshi chuckled.

"Hmph, I think you're just messing around, boss. Eating two of them together will make you sick of it. But... but forget it, today, boss, do whatever makes you happy." Li Hongying said with a pout, forcefully biting off 'Lu Yunshi's' head, and then looked at Lu Yunxi.

"Senior Sister Lu, why aren't you eating?"

"Who knew the boss would make something like this? It doesn't look appetizing at all," Lu Yunxi said disdainfully, glancing at the 'Lu Yunshi' in her hand.

“Then give it to me. I could eat it as many times as I want, boss.” Li Hongying’s eyes lit up and she immediately went to Lu Yunxi to get her hands on it. But Lu Yunxi instinctively dodged her and put the sugar figurine in her mouth.

Taking out the sugar figurine, under the gaze of the two, Lu Yunxi stared at her slightly flushed cheeks under the light and gave her evaluation with feigned composure.

"Hmm...it doesn't look good, but it tastes alright."