CFSMS -Chapter 93 The Adventure Squad Is Formed

When Lu Wu woke up, it was a brand-new day.

After teasing the dog and bird for a while, she stretched lazily and began practicing her fist techniques in the courtyard.

Her poor aptitude wasn’t limited to her spiritual roots. Even when learning sword arts or martial techniques, her progress was painfully slow.

When she first gained cultivation, she had wanted to work hard and prove the strength of a transmigrator.

That dream lasted exactly one day.

Who in their right mind practiced boxing so badly that they nearly died from getting the wind knocked out of themselves?

It seemed she was only suited to lying flat and waiting for the system to carry her.

Nowadays, her boxing was purely for fitness.

After finishing a full routine in the time it took an incense stick to burn, Lu Wu took a bath and felt completely refreshed.

Yesterday’s business had been explosive, leaving her with little remaining stock.

Taking Huo Huo with her, she once again headed to Hong’an City’s marketplace to purchase ingredients, while Da Huang stayed behind to guard the house.

“Little Boss, you’re here again! The usual?”

As soon as Lu Wu appeared, someone waved and greeted her enthusiastically.

The ingredients she had bought before had all been excellent, so she naturally returned to familiar vendors. This time, she even got a better price.

The meat stall was still run by Auntie Lin. Today, however, a little radish-head was standing beside her.

The boy looked seven or eight years old. His clothes were neat and tidy, and not a single strand of hair was out of place. Standing in the chaotic marketplace, he frowned deeply like a tiny old man.

“Boss Lu, this is my son, Zeng Sheng. Xiao Sheng, greet Boss Lu.”

Auntie Lin smiled warmly. The face that time had carved with gentleness softened even more when she looked at her child.

“Hello, Boss Lu.”

Zeng Sheng greeted stiffly.

He dodged his mother’s hand, his eyes full of disgust.

Not toward his mother.

Toward the fact that her hand had just touched raw meat and was therefore dirty.

He was a germaphobe.

This marketplace was practically his natural enemy.

Unfortunately, his father had sneaked out earlier that day claiming he had business to attend to. His mother didn’t feel comfortable leaving him home alone, so she had brought him along.

Seeing all this, Lu Wu nodded at the precocious little fellow.

“Hello, hello.”

“I’ll take all of these.”

In the next breath, she pointed at all the chicken, duck, and pork on the stall and bought everything.

Zeng Sheng’s eyes instantly lit up.

If everything was sold, they could go home early.

And he could escape this messy place sooner.

“Right away!”

Auntie Lin didn’t question her.

She knew Lu Wu was running a stall on Freedom Street. She herself didn’t dare go there.

But through the One Realm Network, she knew countless customers had tracked Boss Lu down.

Business was booming.

In the Qingyuan Realm, Lu Wu’s domineering CEO-style habit of clearing out entire inventories was extremely rare.

As a result, several nearby female vendors cast envious looks toward Auntie Lin.

They wanted a customer this extravagant too.

“Boss Lu, take these leftovers as well. They’re all good quality. I hope you don’t mind.”

There was a reason Auntie Lin was good at business.

She added quite a bit of extra meat for free.

Back and forth like this, relationships naturally grew stronger.

That way, she wouldn’t have to worry about some other temptress stealing away her biggest customer.

The transaction was swift and straightforward on both sides.

An exceptionally satisfying deal.

As night fell, certain residents of Hong’an City quietly left their homes.

Wang Xie looked at the brothers willing to risk danger alongside him, gratitude shining in his eyes.

After Yang Jiang had saved him yesterday, Wang Xie had immediately reported everything he knew to the Enforcement Team after leaving the casino.

They said they would investigate thoroughly.

But after waiting an entire day, he hadn’t seen any action.

So he concluded that the Enforcement Team probably hadn’t taken his report seriously.

If the authorities wouldn’t act, then he would have to rescue his benefactor himself.

For that reason, he gathered several friends and prepared to move tonight.

“Old Zeng, you’re really coming too? Your wife and kid are waiting at home. Maybe you should head back…”

Wang Xie looked at Zeng Si and spoke earnestly.

He had specifically recruited friends with no family burdens.

Zeng Si was different.

He had a wife, a child, and a warm home.

There was no need for him to get involved.

“What nonsense are you talking about? If it weren’t for you back then, would I have the life I have now? Don’t worry—my wife supports me coming.”

Zeng Si spoke confidently, though his eyes wandered guiltily.

The truth was that his wife had spent the last two days talking nonstop about a certain Boss Lu selling skewers on Freedom Street.

She kept saying the food was unbelievably delicious.

Coincidentally, Wang Xie’s mission was located on the same street.

When he heard that, he immediately realized it was the perfect excuse.

Using “buying skewers” as his reason, he successfully obtained permission to leave the house.

“Fine. Then tonight, we’ll…”

As the group discussed plans while walking, they eventually arrived at Freedom Street.

According to the plan, they needed to quietly enter the casino, locate their target, and leave without attracting attention.

Unfortunately, the very first step of the plan collapsed.

“T-This many people?”

One of the brothers stared at the crowd blocking the entire street and nearly stuttered.

The place was packed.

Anyone seeing it would think some major event had occurred.

Yet Wang Xie noticed that despite the noise, everyone was standing in orderly lines.

Yes.

Lines.

The group exchanged bewildered looks before moving closer to gather information.

Only then did they discover that all these people were here for one thing:

Buying skewers.

Buying skewers?

Zeng Si was dumbfounded.

His wife had said Boss Lu’s business was booming.

She hadn’t said it was booming enough to fill an entire street with customers.

And not a single person seemed unhappy about waiting.

“Make way! Boss Lu is here!”

A voice echoed from afar.

The crowd automatically parted to form a path.

Zeng Si saw a young woman with delicate features calmly walking toward the center of the crowd beneath countless burning gazes.

Unaffected by the attention around her, she carried herself with remarkable composure.

An expert.

That was Zeng Si’s immediate judgment.

In reality, Lu Wu was still dying of embarrassment inside.

No matter how many times it happened, scenes like this made her scalp tingle.

Opening her storage pouch, she pulled out her stall.

With a snap of her fingers, glazed flames ignited beneath the pot.

Rows upon rows of skewers filled the stall.

Red, white, and green ingredients were threaded neatly onto bamboo sticks, proudly displaying their perfect forms as they awaited customers’ selection.

Warm flames danced beneath the pot.

The broth soon began to boil.

Steam surged skyward.

And with it came an aroma powerful enough to ignite the entire crowd.

“This is the smell! Yesterday, after I brought some skewers home, my grandson cried while eating them. Today he insisted on having more!”

The auntie who had doubted Lu Wu yesterday had become her greatest promoter today.

As she recounted how thoroughly she had been proven wrong, many new customers found themselves nodding in agreement.

“Boss Lu, three portions! All meat! Spicy broth!”

“Mine’s half meat, half vegetables! Peppercorn broth! I want that numbness that takes over your entire tongue!”

The line slowly advanced as customers enthusiastically shouted their orders.

The rich aroma of meat, the freshness of vegetables, and the numbing spice of peppercorns and chili mingled together in the air before the wind carried them all the way to the outer edge of the street.

Wang Xie instantly recognized it.

This was the same scent that had saved him last night.

The fragrance his benefactor had let him smell…

It came from these skewers?

Gulp.

Someone swallowed audibly.

Looking over, it was Zeng Si.