Chapter 7: I'll Follow You From Now On!

Chapter 7: I'm Following You From Now On!

"...You'll avenge me?"

He was still young after all, and having been pampered and indulged for so long, accustomed to doing whatever he pleased without ever being scolded,

Yun Shu's rapid-fire succession of words, which came out like a machine gun, had already slowed Yun Chuhuan's reaction significantly. This final, sudden turn in logic left him even more bewildered

"How?"

"Someone, come here!"

Without a second word, Yun Shu waved her hand to call for people, her demeanor quite domineering

"Drag that chicken that just offended the Sixth Prince away and slaughter it! And that withered tree root that tripped the Sixth Prince—pull it up by the roots for this Palace! Sever its life completely!"

Yun Chuhuan: "..."

He felt as if he was being brushed off, but he had no evidence.

Blinking in confusion, before Yun Chuhuan could even think about where exactly the logic had gone wrong, his train of thought was interrupted by Yun Shu once again—

"Sixth Imperial Brother, do you want cumin-flavored, five-spice flavored, garlic-flavored fried chicken, or spicy-flavored?"

"...What are those?"

Having never heard of so many flavors, Yun Chuhuan instantly cast aside the tiny spark of inspiration he had finally managed to grasp in his mind. He scurried over to Yun Shu, who had just avenged him, to earnestly inquire about the differences between these flavors.

And just as Yun Shu used the excuse that none of the people in the small kitchen knew how to make fried chicken to drive them all outside to wait,

She took the opportunity to let her consciousness enter the grand villa, quickly placing an order for many portions of fried chicken via her phone, removing all the packaging, and transferring them into the porcelain plates before her,

On the other side, inside the Imperial Study,

Emperor Xuanwu, with an expression that was subtle yet faintly distorted, was repeatedly confirming with the Dragon Shadow Guards he had dispatched

"Are you saying that today, Yun Shu was punished by the Grand Tutor to transcribe 'The Doctrine of the Mean,' but she only wrote thirty words before taking the Sixth Prince and the others to... to pluck chicken feathers?"

"Yes."

Emperor Xuanwu: "???"

As the most secret unit of hidden guards surrounding the Emperor, every member of the Dragon Shadow Guards had undergone the most rigorous training.

They would exert every effort to complete every task assigned by the Emperor regardless of life or death, and they carried no personal emotions.

In other words, every single sentence stated by the Dragon Shadow Guards was incomparably objective and true.

But the problem was, could a thirteen-year-old girl who still struggled with writing truly do what the Life Simulation Selection System claimed—help him solve the predicament of so many scholars from humble backgrounds struggling to study in this world?

Emperor Xuanwu could not make sense of it no matter how much he thought. In the end, he could only wave his hand, signaling the Dragon Shadow Guards to withdraw

"Continue watching. Remember, do not miss a single detail!"

"Yes!"

The Dragon Shadow Guard bowed slightly. In the next instant, his figure flickered, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared silently just as he had arrived.

By then, Yun Shu had already brought the Sixth Prince and the others back into the hall,

Several plates of golden, crispy fried chicken were neatly arranged on the dining table.

The domineering, nose-tingling aroma made one's mouth water. Yun Shu was the first to place a chicken leg in front of Yun Chuhuan

"Here, this is the one that just offended you. I specially set it aside for you!"

"...Thank you, Fifth Imperial Sister!"

Although he was still a bit unhappy about the embarrassing incident being brought up again,

The irresistible delicacies before his eyes clearly commanded more of his attention.

Unable to wait, he reached out to take the fried chicken leg. With one bite, the golden, crispy skin mixed with the tender, juicy, plump meat instantly flooded his taste buds.

Yun Chuhuan's eyes lit up. As a dignified prince, he couldn't even manage a single word of praise; he simply couldn't stop eating!

Cen Yiyi and Liu Ziming, who started eating after him, were much the same.

They went through all the different flavors one after another. Even those who were grimacing from the spiciness halfway through didn't let a single bite go to waste.

In the end, they were all so full that they could only lie back against their chair backs, rubbing their bulging, round bellies and smacking their lips with lingering satisfaction

"Fifth Sister, I've decided."

"Decided what?"

Yun Shu, the only one who hadn't eaten to excess, smiled as she poured herself a cup of tea to cut the grease. She listened as Yun Chuhuan said with absolute certainty

"I'm following you from now on!"

Yun Shu: "..."

Truly, as expected of McDonald's and KFC, which could successfully conquer the taste buds of thousands of youngsters even in a modern society with such abundant food varieties!

After one meal of fried chicken, even a child-version tyrant would volunteer to be her lackey!

Yun Shu raised an eyebrow. Before she could say anything,

She saw her newly appointed lackey struggling to sit upright while holding his bloated belly. He leaned toward her, his face wearing that same well-behaved expression he had used this morning when asking her for milk tea

"Fifth Sister, can you write down the recipe for this fried chicken for me?"

"The recipe..."

As early as when she decided to use fried chicken to entice Yun Chuhuan, Yun Shu had anticipated that he would likely ask for the recipe after eating.

She was not flustered in the slightest, merely nodding calmly

"Giving it to you isn't a problem, but the key is that there are several ingredients inside that are very rare. Ordinary people simply don't have them."

"Are they very expensive?"

Yun Chuhuan froze for a moment, but quickly waved his hand grandly

"It's fine, my Imperial Mother has plenty of money! Even if this fried chicken requires five-hundred-year-old ginseng, my Imperial Mother can find a way to get it for me!"

He wasn't actually boasting.

Yun Chuhuan's mother, Noble Consort Liu, was the daughter of the current Left Chancellor, Liu Yankun. Before Liu Yankun became the Left Chancellor, the Liu family had been the wealthiest family in the Jiangnan region for many years!

Noble Consort Liu had grown up in a nest of gold and jade, and she had always spent money like flowing water.

After entering the palace, because Chancellor Liu doted on his daughter, she had never been short on money.

Furthermore, Noble Consort Liu doted on her only son, Yun Chuhuan, to the extreme; it could almost be said that she granted his every wish.

If not for this, she wouldn't have raised a child with such a willful and unrestrained personality.

In fact, it was precisely because Yun Shu saw this point that she threw the bait to Yun Chuhuan—

After all, the original host's mother had passed away when she was born. Although her grandfather was still an official in the imperial court, he was an upright man of integrity and rarely contacted her, the Fifth Princess.

If she wanted certain foods to appear openly in this dynasty, she would have to rely on Yun Chuhuan.

Reaching out to take a small bottle of pre-prepared chili powder and placing it on the table, Yun Shu tilted her chin

"Look, it's not really a matter of cost. The main issue is that this seasoning powder is something I obtained by chance from a palace servant. It is said that one of her relatives used to work on a merchant ship and brought it back from overseas. We don't have anything like it in our Great Tiansheng."

"Overseas?"

Yun Chuhuan pulled the stopper from the small porcelain bottle and sniffed it curiously.

(End of Chapter)