An alchemy furnace fell from the sky

Chapter 587 Eating Pancakes

"Did you hear that?"

Li Wuji was somewhat surprised.

After she closed the door from that side, you could barely hear a sound.

"Someone from the Pill Alliance is offering top-grade elixirs as payment, asking these people to take action!" Xu Fu said solemnly.

"What grudge does the Pill Alliance have against the Azure Dragon Upper Spirit Academy?"

Li Wuji was puzzled. This high-grade spiritual pill was no ordinary spiritual item. If it wasn't driven by profit, then there must be some deep-seated hatred involved!

"I do not know either."

However, Xu Fu remembered that this was not the first time!

Last time, the Dan Alliance gathered a group of people to cause trouble in Qinglong, and they even brought that dreaded fire bee bag.

He had initially thought it was the group from the Qilin Upper Spirit Academy who instigated it, but now it seemed that wasn't the case.

"Could it really be for the spirit creatures on Hundred Flowers Island?"

Xu Fu wondered what kind of treasure could possibly cause the Pill Alliance to go to such lengths.

However, this trip wasn't a complete waste, as we finally found out who was behind it all, and we can no longer rely on the City Lord's Mansion.

Xu Fu thought a lot and didn't sleep all night. The next day, before dawn, he called Li Wuji and sneaked out again.

It was still early, but there were already quite a few pedestrians on the street. Some had just arrived in Donghai City and were carrying their travel bundles, while others, like Xu Fu, were early risers and looked somewhat groggy.

Xu Fu even saw many people sleeping on the ground in the streets, looking quite disheveled.

"smell good!"

Li Wuji was drawn to a food stall and pulled Xu Fu over there.

Xu Fu had no appetite, but not wanting Li Wuji to worry, he did not refuse.

This stall sells pies. As you get closer, the aroma becomes stronger and stronger. Even Xu Fu was attracted by the aroma and unconsciously took a deep breath.

By this time, several tables of people were already seated at the stall, eating pancakes and engaging in lively conversation.

A middle-aged couple with a kind and honest appearance were busy there, one making pancakes and the other frying them, working together very skillfully.

Xu Fu and Li Wuji found an empty table and sat down. A little girl who looked only seven or eight years old appeared out of nowhere and asked the two of them in a childish voice what they wanted to eat.

Xu Fu looked at the couple with some surprise, wanting to ask what was going on.

“This is my daughter. I’m worried about leaving her at home alone, so this is a good opportunity to help look after her.”

The stall owner smiled and explained to Xu Fu, his hands busy making another pancake as he spoke.

"You're really amazing!"

When Li Wuji heard that the little girl had worked so hard, he smiled and patted her head.

"I'm seven years old, I'm not a child anymore!"

The little girl held her head high with great pride, looking like a little adult.

"Young lady, what's your name?" Li Wuji asked with a smile.

"My name is Mianhua! You can tell me what you'd like to eat!"

This little girl named "Mianhua" really liked being called "Big Girl," and she acted as if she was going to treat everyone to a meal.

"What good food do you have here?" Li Wuji then asked.

"My family makes delicious fried pancakes. One kind has meat filling and costs five yuan, while the other kind has vegetarian filling and costs two yuan!" Mianhua said in a serious tone.

Which one tastes better?

Li Wuji wanted to tease the little girl.

"They're all delicious! My dad's pancakes are the best!" Mianhua replied with absolute certainty.

"Really? Your dad is really amazing!"

"That's right! He can also make fried gluten, but he doesn't sell it; he only makes it for me and my mother!"

When Mianhua heard Li Wuji praise her father, her little face became even more smug.

"Then I'll have five meat pies and five vegetarian pies."

Li Wuji didn't even ask Xu Fu; he simply "ordered" the food.

"Okay!"

When Mianhua heard that so many pancakes were needed, he immediately went to his father to "show off" his achievement.

The middle-aged man also praised the pastries generously, and then asked her to deliver them to another table.

Although this dough figurine maker is young, she is nimble and looks like a seasoned pro.

Before long, Jianhua came over carrying a bamboo tray with a large stack of steaming hot flatbreads on it.

Seemingly trying to show off his competence to Li Wuji, Mianhua walked very fast, but then he stumbled and fell.

Xu Fu, quick-witted and agile, caught the dough flower in one go.

This startled the middle-aged couple, who quickly dropped what they were doing to check on the flower. Seeing that it was unharmed, they were relieved and repeatedly thanked Xu Fu.

"Always so irritable!"

The woman was about to say a few words of reproach when the man pulled her aside.

After reassuring the man with a few words, he smiled sheepishly at Xu Fu and told them to wait a little longer, as he would make them new cakes soon.

"It's only a little dirty, it's still edible!"

Li Wuji picked up a cake, dusted it off, and took a small bite.

"It's delicious! Your dad is amazing!"

Li Wuji's praise finally brought Mianhua back to her senses, and she smiled smugly again, quickly helping Li Wuji pick up all the pancakes.

"It's alright! You can still eat it!"

Xu Fu took a bite of the cake and said with a smile.

The middle-aged man, perhaps seeing such a customer for the first time, seemed a little lost, wiping his hands on his waist repeatedly, thanking him a few more times, before returning to continue making pancakes.

The two brushed off the dust and soon finished all ten pancakes. Not satisfied, they asked for ten more.

"Sir, this will be fifty coins in total."

At this moment, seeing a customer about to leave, the middle-aged man hurriedly went up to collect the money.

"The meat in your pancake isn't fresh! And you dare ask me for money?"

The speaker was a rather strong man with a dragon-slaying crossbow on his back and a large knife in his hand; he was clearly also there to participate in the "Dragon-Slaying Gathering."

"Sir, although I run a small business, all the ingredients I use are of the highest quality! The meat was just bought yesterday..."

"fart!"

The burly man didn't stand on ceremony with the middle-aged man, cursed him, and turned to leave.

"Sir!"

The middle-aged man wanted to ask for it back, but then he saw the burly man pull out a knife, which frightened the middle-aged man so much that he fell to the ground.

"Pay up now! If you don't pay for your meal, you'll be struck by lightning!"

Suddenly, Mianhua rushed over and grabbed the burly man's clothes.

"Get out of my way!"

The burly man simply ripped off his clothes, causing the man with the dough figurine to fall to the ground.

"Flour decoration!"

The middle-aged man hurriedly stepped forward and hugged the dough flower to his chest.

His hand was bruised and bleeding, but he gritted his teeth and didn't say a word, still not intending to let the burly man who refused to pay his debts go.

"You ate without paying! You're a complete scoundrel! You'll definitely be struck by lightning!"

Mianhua's shout was quite loud, attracting the attention of many people.

The burly man felt embarrassed and immediately turned around, glaring fiercely at the father and daughter sitting on the ground.

"I can kill and set fires, and nobody dares to utter a sound! You think I'm some kind of pushover just because I ate two rotten pancakes?!"

The burly man took two steps forward and kicked the middle-aged man straight in the face!