Reborn as Xiao in another world, targeted by the little red bird

Xiao Li finally found Su Yunyan, and the three of them returned to Cheng Xiao's residence one after another. When steaming the cakes, Cheng Xiao watched from the side the whole time. Although there were some minor accidents during the process, the cakes were still steamed without any danger.

After eating the pastries, Su Yunyan waved her hand and said that she had recently taken a fancy to a restaurant and wanted to invite everyone to go there together, as an apology for what she had done during the day.

No one refused.

Before long, they arrived at their destination. Although it was called a restaurant, it was actually a place to listen to stories and watch performances. In addition, they also provided some exquisite tea and snacks.

Although they had just eaten pastries and were not hungry, Su Yunyan still took the list and ordered a table full of dim sum. In her words, it was not important whether they ate or not, what mattered was the atmosphere. If they could not finish the dim sum, they could pack it up and take it home.

At this time, a storyteller was going on in the restaurant, and the story told by the person on the stage sounded somewhat familiar to Xiao.

"Hey, I haven't heard today's storytelling. Did he make up a new story? It seems I came at the right time." Su Yunyan said.

When the story was halfway through, Xiao suddenly remembered that this was the legend of the "Nian Beast". He clearly remembered that he had just told this story to the City Lord's Mansion official named Luo Yun yesterday. How did it get to the storyteller so quickly?

She wouldn't really adopt her own story, would she?

After a while, the shopkeeper saw that they had ordered dim sum and came to ask them if they wanted to order a drink.

"What's your signature dish?" Su Yunyan asked.

"Of course it's Yanyan Black Tea. But most people can't drink this tea."

Su Yunyan thought the shopkeeper was saying the prices were too high, so she pointed at the table full of dim sum, then pointed at herself and asked, "Do you think we look like ordinary people?"

"This..." The shopkeeper hesitated for a while and said with a smile, "It doesn't look like that. Of course it doesn't look like that. Do you want to try it?"

Su Yunyan got a silver note from Xiao Li and slapped it generously into the shopkeeper's hand. The latter's eyes widened, because this was the amount of money he could earn after opening the shop for half a year.

"This money is yours. If you have anything delicious to eat or drink in your store, just buy it."

Xiao Li at the side was about to cry but had no tears: "Brother... No, sister, you can't be rich just like this. The procedure for exchanging spirit stones for money is very complicated."

"It's not me who's going to change it anyway." Su Yunyan looked cunning.

Xiao Li took a deep breath and finally swallowed it. There was nothing he could do, because Qiu Liuyun was very generous and gave him more money than he could ever earn in his lifetime.

Before long, a strong aroma of tea wafted into every corner of the restaurant. Yanyan Black Tea was served, and it was served by the shopkeeper himself. This was a big customer, and he was afraid that the clerk would be clumsy and not serve him well.

After thinking it over, he decided to give another reminder: "Three guests, this snack uses strong ingredients. If you don't like it, it's better not to force it."

"Hey, uncle, don't worry, we are not ordinary people."

After the shopkeeper said this, everyone became more curious, and Su Yunyan was the first to pick up the teacup.

Xiao sniffed the scent in the cup, and the tea aroma, which was stronger than before, flowed into his nose, making him feel a little better. He took a sip. The warm liquid flowed into his throat, bringing a bit of warmth.

The taste is very good.

As soon as he put down the teacup, he saw Su Yunyan fall on the table with a "bang".

"What's wrong with her!" Xiao Li was so excited that his voice got louder, attracting displeased looks from others.

He shrank his neck and asked in a low voice: "Did you add drugs to the tea?"

Hearing this, Cheng Xiao, who had not yet swallowed the wine, stopped and observed the shopkeeper out of the corner of his eye.

"This...well, normally, a little bit of alcohol is added to the tea."

"There's wine in the tea? So she's drunk?" Xiao Li muttered.

He remembered that Qiu Liuyun once told him that Su Yunyan's alcohol tolerance was very low, and even a glass of low-proof liquor would make her drunk.

It turned out to be the case.

Xiao withdrew his gaze.

His alcohol tolerance is not bad. At least until today, he has never been completely drunk. A little bit of alcohol should not be a big problem for him.

He stared at the teacup in a daze, watching it split into two, three, four...

Xiao narrowed his eyes, vaguely feeling that something was wrong. He looked up and saw that the three shopkeepers were still in contact, which was very strange. A feeling of dizziness came over him, and he supported his forehead, wanting to take a nap, but his arm tilted and he fell on the table.

Red Xiao: "How come this rookie fell down so easily? Hey, why don't you step up and fight back?"

Green Mandrill: “No.”

Red Xiao: "There are too many people outside, are you scared?"

Green Mandrill: “I’m not.”

Red Xiao: "If not, then go ahead. It's too dangerous to fall asleep in a place like this."

Green Mandrill: "What about you?"

Red Xiao: "Me? I've always been harsh with words to those who don't matter. If you let me go, I'm afraid that when he wakes up, he will find himself against the world."

Green Mandrill: “…”

Red Xiao: "Still hesitating? Are you a social phobic?"

Green Mandrill: “…”

Red Xiao said a few more words, but Green Xiao ignored him, so he started to coax him.

His level of coaxing people is quite poor, and even when he is coaxing people, his tone is very impolite.

For example, "Why don't you talk? Did I hit a sore spot? It's not a big deal. If you don't want to communicate with them, then don't communicate. They are all insignificant people... That's all. It's okay if I don't let you go."

Green Xiao is a little confused as to why someone would just finish a fight or argument with you and then start trying to find ways to make you laugh.

"Poof!" Seeing another one fall, Cheng Xiao sprayed out the tea in his mouth, "What kind of alcohol is mixed in this tea?!"

The shopkeeper smiled and apologized, "Our signature snacks are spiced with strong ingredients. Most customers will be like this after eating them. Do you want me to have someone cook two bowls of hangover soup?"

"Yes." Cheng Xiao waved his hand, indicating that the shopkeeper had nothing to do. The shopkeeper had reminded him several times before, so he really couldn't be blamed.

I don't know if it was because the Yanyan Black Tea was too strong, or the hangover soup was too ineffective, but until the restaurant closed, Xiao and Su Yunyan didn't wake up. Fortunately, there were a few empty rooms upstairs, and the shopkeeper vacated them and let the four of them stay for one night.

When Xiao woke up, the sky was just turning white. He didn't remember what happened last night for a moment, and found himself waking up in an unfamiliar room. He was still a little puzzled, and it was not until Red Xiao told him that he realized that he was drunk by a mouthful of "tea".

This flaming black tea is so terrifying.

Red Xiao: "Why don't we prepare some of this tea."

Green Mandrill: "Why do you need to save tea?"

Red Xiao: "Kill to silence the witness."

Green Mandrill: “?”

Xiao: "Can tea be preserved?"

Red Mandrill: “…”

The answer is no. Yanyan Black Tea is freshly prepared, and the shopkeeper is reluctant to reveal the recipe.

Red Xiao: "Tsk, if you don't want to give it to me, then don't give it to me. It's not like we don't have something that can make people unconscious."

Xiao: "We have such a thing?"

"Of course I have." Red Xiao recounted the beginning of the previous trip to the underground ruins, the pool of water that only needed a drop to make people sleepy. Coincidentally, Red Xiao had filled a bottle at that time.

After letting the waiter try the effect of the lake water, the shopkeeper's eyes lit up and he finally agreed to exchange the formula for the bottle of lake water. After some bargaining, Xiao finally exchanged half a bottle of lake water and the location of the lake for the formula.

After breakfast, Xiao said goodbye to the others. He planned to go back to the City Lord's Mansion and decorate his residence with the things he bought yesterday. Although it was only temporary, since he was going to celebrate the New Year there, there had to be some New Year atmosphere, right?

When he returned to the mansion, he saw Luo Yun, who was talking to Huang Guxuan. The latter saw him and waved at him from a distance, calling him over.

"What's the matter?" Xiao asked.

Luo Yun came up to them with a smile: "Your story gave me a lot of inspiration and helped us a lot. Thank you very much."

"We were just discussing casting. She wants to use my contracted beast to play the role of 'Nian Beast'." Huang Guxuan said, "By the way, let's choose Xiao for that role. What do you think? Xiao is very skilled, so there's no need to worry about him being accidentally injured by Lingli. Besides, he's also a soldier."