"This is something Helen would never do! If Helen were the kind of person who would take advantage of the 'Life Praise' spiritual contract's transfer feature to desperately exchange for high-level pets, I firmly believe that the glory of 'Life Praise' would absolutely not shine upon her." Jingyu furrowed her delicate eyebrows and gazed at Liu Zhenshen, she also saw that Liu Zhenshen had no good intentions towards Helen's "Life Praise".

  "I certainly couldn't have done it," Helen said haughtily.

  A pair of dumbbells. Liu Zhen thought: I've been talking nonsense for half a day.

  "This matter is not to be discussed for the time being! I promise you, I'll go quickly and return quickly." Liu Zhen shook his nose: "You can rest assured and wait for me in Bogu Village. I don't believe it, whoever I meet, I'm still seven against one. Is there anyone who can't take a punch from them? From now on, whenever I get into a fight, I'll let the Jin people out first and see who can withstand their fists!"

  "Where did seven come from?" Jingyu was a bit puzzled.

  "Four Golden Men, me, Guo Guo, the Mermaid of the Double Xiu Boundary, isn't that seven? " Liu Zhen was counting on his fingers: "What a pity! If I had known earlier, I would have increased the frequency of 'Double Xiu'. Isn't it said that 'Double Xiu Boundary' will evolve once every thousand times? How come it's still less than a thousand times now? I've done at least seven times in one night..."

  "Avel's small face suddenly turned bright red."

  It wasn't just Evie, but also Helen and Ningyu's faces were flushed with embarrassment, their cheeks blushing bright red.

  Liu Zhen was shocked to see their delicate appearance, and the restless idea in his heart was like pouring a bucket of boiling oil on a bonfire.

  "Shall we find a place first..." Liu Zhen said with a thick face.

  "Richard! Don't you dare say that again!" Jing Yu gave him a stern look and said with a tone of reprimand.

  Liu Zhenhong swallowed his saliva and shamelessly changed the subject, saying: "Ning Yu, you're also like that. Last time I just wanted to change a bit, but you were so stubborn."

  Jade-like complexion suddenly turned bright red all over, she spat at Liu Zhen and ran away with her head down.

  "I suspect that the curse of the beast at the beginning, was it not also transferred a part of the good color nature belonging to the dragon beast to Richard......" Helen covered her mouth and giggled continuously.

  "Too many people is just annoying!" Liu Zhen looked around at the crowd coming and going, feeling a bit suffocated: "I need to hurry up and get a piece of land, always drifting around without a fixed place, it's really not interesting. I haven't had a chance to meet you two in a long time, always eating one day and starving the next."

  "The more you talk, the less decent it gets!" Jingyu thought of Liu Zhen's monstrous impact and her body involuntarily heated up: "You'd better leave quickly, or else who knows what foolish words you'll say next!"

  "You all go back, and be sure to wait for me to return before going to the temple! But whatever you do, don't let that prince find out! Got it?" Liu Zhen asked while gesturing to Karu to help him pack up his luggage, as he instructed the three little beauties.

  "Ancestor worship!" The half-bodied old man greeted from afar, leaning on his cane and walking slowly over, holding two leather pouches in his hand, nodding and bowing constantly.

  "What's wrong now?" Liu Zhen asked irritably.

  He didn't need to guess that this old guy was still not giving up and wanted that turtle bead.

  "Sir, may I ask where your current residence is?" asked the half-bodied elder with a bow.

  "Me?" Liu Zhen pointed to his own nose and smiled: "I'm still temporarily in Jin, I haven't obtained a fiefdom, I'm very poor. If you have any ideas about my tortoise bead, you can exchange it for gold coins."

  "How much money?" The half-bodied elder's eyes lit up.

  Liu said a number.

  The old man suddenly shrunk by half.

  This guy thinks we hobbits are like old dragons guarding treasure or something? The elder is totally depressed.

  "Wait!" The elder grabbed Liu Zhen, who was about to give up and leave: "Can we discuss this? With your abilities, it's only a matter of time before you receive a fief. Can you promise that when you do, you'll let our Hobbits go to your territory to cook for your subjects and knights?"

  "Never mind!" Liu Zhenhuan bluntly refused: "I'm afraid you'll fall into the pot and drown to death."

  "Lord Robert! Lord Robert!" The half-bodied elder clutched Liu Zhen's robe and wouldn't let go, shouting desperately at the distant Rakshasa who was directing his subordinates to dip their feathers in blood.

  "Is there anything I can do for you, elder?" Robert rushed over and saw the poor old man's doll-like face was red all over, his butt in the air, holding onto Richard tightly, a bit confused.

  "Lord Robert!" The half-bodied elder's face was sweating profusely: "Please ask this Lord Priest to do us a favor! After his fief is obtained, allow our village to send the best chef to serve Lord Richard! He just completely rejected my good intentions!"

  "Ah?" Robert was almost stunned. Won't be? How many hobbit chefs are there in the entire Mig army? Most of them are still cooking for nobles. Hobbits have a pride and courage that is not matched by their stature, never fearing creatures stronger than themselves, only delicious food and their worshiped god Erlin can make them lower their noble heads, how could they go to flatter others this time?

  "I don't want to!" Liu Zhen was a bit angry, just being pulled by this little kid, almost pulling his pants down. If it weren't for the fact that he's small, I would have given him a big slap in the face long ago!

  "I'd even be willing to cook for Lord Richard myself! Please, sir!" The half-bodied elder's face was a picture of tragic resolve, with a hint of heroic sacrifice.

  "Incredible!" Liu Zhen was truly shocked, he had never thought that someone's shamelessness could be on par with his own.

  "Campas!" Helen also recovered from her surprise, grabbed Liu Zhen's arm and said: "Richard! Do you know that hobbits are reluctant to leave their hometown?"

  "I don't want them to leave either!" Liu was enraged: "I'll count to three, if you still don't let go, I'll use force!"

  "Lord Richard!" Robert looked at Liu with a gaze that seemed to see right through him: "Do you know or not, even in the imperial palace of the Mongol Empire, there is no hobbit chef! You actually refused the elder's kindness?"

  The man pronounced the two words "actually" particularly loudly.

  "Is it that severe?" Liu asked with a mixture of shock and skepticism, his face also easing up a lot.

  Robert was about to faint, the Wolf clan had helped the Hobbits so much, and finally got a few Halfling chefs, but when they arrived here, not only did he refuse this good thing that fell from the sky, but also prepared to use force.

  "Sir, try this flavor." The half-bodied old man carefully opened the leather pouch in his hand, revealing a steaming pile of leg meat that looked somewhat like frog legs. The skin was golden in color, and an irresistible aroma wafted out, accompanied by a subtle, alluring scent that instantly filled Liu Zhen's nostrils.

  Poor Liu Zhenhong, this miserable ghost, since he came here, has only had one meal in the restaurant, which was still obtained by begging, and usually eats those things that are all taken care of by Brahami, Brahami's cooking skills and his blockhead are directly proportional, rough to the extreme.

  Liu Zhen was just about to exchange a few pleasantries and make some polite conversation before making his move.

  Guo Guo, this little thing, has jumped from his head to the arm of the half-body old man without any modesty, grabbed a handful of frog legs and stuffed them into his mouth. Liu Zhen was also shocked, quickly grabbed a handful and put it in his mouth, chewing wildly.

  Guo Guo's eating posture is extremely ugly, it's the early Liu Zhen Lei style, eating on one side and "pa pa" smacking his mouth. After being told by Ning Yu and Hai Leng a few times, Liu Zhen Lei now eats without making any noise, but his speed hasn't decreased at all.

  That Komodo dragon sniffed with its nose, following the scent, and just as it was about to get close, Liu shook his butt to block it. He quickly stuffed half of the remaining frog legs into Guo's mouth and half into his own mouth, covering them with both hands as they chewed wildly.

  "Delicious!" Liu Zhen was eating with his mouth full of oil, and his two oily hands casually wiped against the elder's body.

  "This is roasted rock frog legs! They were roasted with walnut wood from the mountains." The elder looked at Liu's shocked eating expression, very confident.

  "Stinky Lich!" Helen saw her own demonic pet wanting to eat a bit, but was treated coldly, and she was furious.

  "It's really delicious!" Liu Zhen said with relish, licking his fingers and speaking reluctantly.

  "Sir, the roasted frog legs just now are the worst dishes cooked by our halflings. If you want to eat better food than this, please agree to let us enter your manor as your cooking masters! Our halflings can cook many kinds of food that ordinary people don't know about, and we can even eat wild grasses!" The elder pointed at Robert the badger and said: "If you don't believe me, you can ask Lord Wolf over there."

  "The Wolf Tribe's fiefdom was a boundless salt alkali land with severe food shortages, where only giant cacti grew in profusion. And yet, the half-humans could somehow cook the cactus into a delicacy!" Robert nodded and licked his lips: "Unfortunately, there are still too few half-human chefs in our army!"

  "For the Halflings, the Donau Great Prairie is our kitchen, where ingredients are endless and inexhaustible. Compared to the chefs of the Mongols and humans, their knowledge of using ingredients is really too poor." The elderly Halfling said proudly.

  "Really..." Liu Zhen was slightly moved, with these half-bodied people, he would save a lot of money, at least he wouldn't have to support so many people, and the problem of food would be greatly alleviated.

  "What conditions do you have?" Liu Zhen asked, taking out the tortoise bead: "Is it to use this as an exchange condition with me?"

  "No, no!" The honest and simple-minded half-bodied elder hurriedly shook his head: "I just wanted to discuss with you, sir, whether it would be possible to provide us with the top-grade liquor that settles out after soaking the turtle pearl in water, so we can brew the world's best-tasting wine for you!"

  "Is that all?" Liu Zhen was a bit amused, this condition is not acceptable, it's simply stupid. With so many good chefs, just casually get a few to open a bar and restaurant in Wisteria, they'll definitely make a killing.

  "The process of making delicious food is a wonderful enjoyment..." The half-bodied elder closed his eyes, seemingly indulging in ecstasy.

  "...Of course, if permitted, I still hope that Lord Richard can bestow upon us some of the original wine liquid infused with turtle pearls." The half-bodied elder stroked his whiskers, looking somewhat embarrassed as he gazed at Liu Da Guan Ren.

  "No need to say, I agree!" Liu Zhen was still savoring the aroma of roasted frog legs between his teeth; it's really true that if you don't try, you won't know, and once you try, you'll be hooked.

  "Thank you for your generosity!" The elder of the half-bodied people hastily loosened the sacrificial robe that had been draped over him, carefully smoothing out the wrinkles: "To be on the safe side, I will first dispatch two clever young ones to follow Your Excellency around, and after Your Excellency's trial is complete and you have obtained your fiefdom, we will send other half-bodied people to serve you in your territory."

  "First follow my three beloved, I myself will venture into the Southern Cross Forest with my demonic beast, it's not convenient to follow me." Liu Zhen looked at Helen and the others with envy.

  As soon as she said that, Guo Guo quickly jumped into Aiyue's arms and grasped her collar tightly, refusing to let go, her big ears flapping wildly.

  "Obis Laqi!" Liu Zhenpeng burst out in a loud scolding. This little thing was too ungrateful, as soon as he heard there was good food and drink, he refused to follow him.

  "Never mind, I'll get going early and leave." Liu Zhenhong pulled out the map from his pocket and took a look, then turned back to instruct: "Let Shaofu eat a bit less, don't stuff it to death!"

  He waved goodbye to everyone and Liu Zhen's robust figure disappeared into the forest beside the mountain valley.

  As Robert watched Liu's receding back, he couldn't help but feel that these people were simply letting Richard go on this perilous journey alone, which was nothing short of criminal! He quietly pulled over Good and Bellamy, asking: "As followers, why didn't the two brave warriors follow their lord to the dangerous Southern Cross Star Forest? This is completely inconsistent with your noble character!"

  "You don't understand our adults," said Good: "Many people who underestimated him ended up pretty unlucky."

  "I know he's tough, but..." The short man wanted to have a good chat with the two sturdy men about what was called the Southern Cross Star Forest.

  "Hehe... we don't have anything to worry about, he's just a burden to us, Lord Richard is the Dragon Sacrifice after all!" Bellamy said.

  "Ah?" The impact of this sentence was no less than the Komodo War Beast's "Thunderbolt Flash" smashing into Robert's forehead.

  "Dragon... sacrifice... worship... ?!" Robert's lips trembled like fallen leaves in the wind, his face a picture of idiocy.

  Good and Belamy took advantage of his madness, quietly pulled out the half-smoked cigar from his pocket, and the two of them smiled and went to divide the spoils.

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