Dragon Clan: I'm too lazy to talk to you, you're not worthy to listen!

Big shots always like to make empty promises to people, thereby driving them to act according to their own will.

It's like hanging a carrot on a donkey's head, making it spin around a millstone day and night until it dies.

No, even if it dies, you can still use it while it's fresh to make donkey meat sandwiches or something.

Squeeze every last bit of value out of the body.

Such as.

The boss paints a grand picture. But the employee usually doesn't even get to taste the scraps or bits of that pie until they're fired.

An imperial pardon granted by the emperor. Ministers who possessed such pardons were usually subjected to confiscation of their property.

The Nibelung world of handsome men.

"That's good. I hope we can cooperate successfully!" Ye Jingchen nodded slightly and said with a smile.

He secretly thought to himself, "You're just making empty promises?"

When I was making empty promises to others, you were still nowhere to be found!

They even said they would let go of the Dragon King I had subdued.

By the time I've fully developed, it's hard to say whether I'll let you go!

The man stood with his hands behind his back, turned his head to look at the black and gold throne on the steps of the main hall, and sighed, "Ah, I hope things will go smoothly from here on out!"

I have to go now. Looking forward to our next meeting. Goodbye!

The man smiled and waved, his every move and expression befitting a pampered member of royalty.

Elegant and courteous, graceful and dignified.

"Goodbye!" Ye Jingchen said with a forced smile, waving goodbye to the man while secretly thinking, "Never again!"

As the man disappeared.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom…

The ceiling above the main hall, with its nine dragons holding the sun, emitted nine blinding white beams of light!

Ye Jingchen raised his hand to cover his eyes...

Open your eyes again.

A familiar little hand waved in front of Ye Jingchen once again.

The notebook slid from the right to in front of him: "Has Ye-kun been dragged into a dream by that poor wretch again? ovo???"

Ye Jingchen nodded, then shook his head, stroking his chin. "Well, this time it's not that poor wretch who came to me last time."

Whether he's a pitiful wretch this time, I'm really not sure.

Erii wrote in her notebook, "Is it a boy or a girl?"

"It's a boy."

Erii's notebook reads: "Is he handsome?"

"He's kind of handsome, but still not as good-looking as me."

Erii nodded, not doubting Ye Jingchen's words. She tugged at Ye Jingchen's sleeve, and read in her notebook:

"The snow is getting heavier, and Erii wants to go outside and build a small snowman with Ye-kun. Is that alright?"

She seemed to have thought of something, and lowered her head with a somewhat aggrieved expression.

She immediately put the notebook back and wrote, "If you can't go, then forget it. Erii knows it's dangerous outside right now."

Ye Jingchen placed his hand on Erii's hand and looked into Erii's red eyes, "Why build a small snowman? If you're going to build one, build a big one!"

If others see this, they'll think Erii can't afford to build a proper pile!

He took Erii's hand and led her down the stairs.

The cashier noticed the two of them and that they seemed to be leaving the restaurant. She immediately waved and said, "Hey! You two young lovers, you haven't paid for the three servings of Five-Ingredient Fried Rice you ordered yet."

Erii blushed immediately upon hearing this. She glanced at Ye Jingchen and murmured to herself, "I hope Ye-kun won't mind that I ate too much. It seems a bit inappropriate for a girl to eat three servings of Five-Eyed Fried Rice."

Ye Jingchen walked to the front desk and took out the bank card that von Schneider had given him, which had a half-withered, half-flourishing World Tree pattern.

Hold it between your fingertips and aim it at the cashier.

"Can I pay by card? I don't have any cash. If you can't pay by card, the Snake Clan will send someone over to settle the bill later."

The cashier was stunned when she first saw a bank card with this design, muttering, "One side has leaves, the other side is bare..."

"Hello? Can I pay by card?"

"Oh! Private card reader! This is the first time I've seen this kind of card, I was stunned for a moment!" The cashier nodded apologetically and took out a card reader from the drawer. "You can swipe your card, you can swipe your card!"

The cashier took the bank card from Ye Jingchen's fingertips, swiped it lightly on the card reader, and stared wide-eyed at the rapidly increasing numbers on the screen. She quietly counted the zeros after the number 2, "One, two, three, four, five, six, two million... Dao Le'er!!!"

After calming herself down, the cashier collected the payment and respectfully returned the bank card to Ye Jingchen with both hands, saying, "Sir, here's your card. Welcome to visit us again!"

Ye Jingchen put the card back in his pocket and pulled Erii out of the Dongying Good Food Restaurant.

The snow is falling heavily.

Before long, the shoes were already higher than the sidewalks on both sides of the road.

Ye Jingchen noticed that Erii was wearing white cloth socks and wooden shoes.

My socks got soaked quickly as I stepped into the snow.

Ye Jingchen smoothed the hem of Erii's shrine maiden-style kimono, picked her up around the waist, and touched her feet, which were icy cold and clad in wet socks.

Ye Jingchen looked at Erii's red eyes with some anger, "Your socks are wet, aren't your feet cold?"

Erii shook her head with a smile, resting her head against Ye Jingchen's chest, and wrote in her notebook: "Feet aren't cold, just a silly little thing."

Ye Jingchen frowned. "What if they get sick?"

"So... we can't build a snowman?" Erii pouted, holding up her notebook and looking at Ye Jingchen with a pitiful expression.

Ye Jingchen's brows relaxed. "Okay, but I'll go buy you a pair of leather boots first."

Ye Jingchen carried Erii into a clothing store next door.

When the receptionist saw Ye Jingchen carrying Erii into the store, she immediately perked up, walked over to Ye Jingchen, and was about to ask him what he needed.

"Leather boots, preferably with fur inside for warmth. I'll take her to build a snowman."

If you have leather gloves, warm earmuffs, or winter hats, please show them to us as well.

We'll introduce the rest next time.

Ye Jingchen spoke first, interrupting the receptionist.

The receptionist gave an awkward laugh and tucked her hair back. "Sir, you are such a romantic and decisive person! Being your girlfriend must be very happy, right?"

She looked into Erii's eyes, which were full of envy. "Please come with me. These are all fleece-lined leather boots..."

"You don't need to introduce them. She can buy whichever pair she likes, and she can buy several pairs if she wants."

The receptionist immediately shut her mouth, gave an awkward yet polite smile, and stood quietly to the side, holding her own hand.

Ye Jingchen leaned close to Erii's ear and said, "Don't worry about the price. I've already looked at it, and we can afford it."

Which pair do you like? Point them out to me.

Erii raised her hand and pointed to a pair of black leather boots with white mink fur trim on the shoe rack.

"Hmm, Erii has great taste. I like these shoes too. Which other pairs do you like?"

Erii shook her head.

"Okay, then let's change into these first!" Ye Jingchen turned his head and realized the receptionist was gone. He called out, "Where is she?"

"I'm here!" The receptionist came over carrying a basin of hot water and a white towel. "Have you chosen your boots yet? Wash your feet with hot water first, then put on the boots. It will be much more comfortable that way."