Chapter 97 Cai Er loses her sense of taste, and the reincarnation furnace is causing trouble again
Originally, Xingyuan actually planned to take Caier to have a good stroll in the Holy City during the break after the group stage, and even visit the towns near the Holy City.

However, when the two were eating, Xingyuan secretly hid a bitter root used for seasoning in the food he picked up for Caier. When he was about to tease her, he found that Caier not only looked normal, but also looked like she was eating with 'relish'...

"Cai'er?"

"what happened?"

Hearing Xingyuan's question, Cai'er, with a scarf covering her eyes, turned towards him and tilted her head with some curiosity.

"…Is it delicious?" Xingyuan asked in silence.

"It's delicious."

As if she noticed that Xingyuan's tone was a little strange, Cai'er repeated it again, "It's really delicious."

"Ok, I know."

Xingyuan pinched Caier's face and his tone returned to normal. He did not expose the little trick she had been hiding from him.

He already knew that what the Soul Furnace of Samsara had taken away from her this time was her sense of taste.

In other words, no matter it is the bitter root or the fragrant monster meat, it tastes like chewing wax in Cai'er's mouth, and she has to pretend to be very surprised to bring emotional value to Xingyuan.

Xingyuan bit his lip and immediately dismissed the idea of ​​taking Caier out for food, drinks and fun during the break.

There was no way Cai'er didn't know that she had lost her smell, but she didn't tell herself about it. I guess she didn't want Xingyuan to know that she would become a "broken" person again.

Fortunately, losing the sense of taste was not a big problem, not as serious as losing vision, hearing, and speaking ability, so Xingyuan just let Caier go.

But what he wanted to know was, when did Cai'er start to lose her sense of taste?

After all, as a professional assassin, Cai'er's acting skills are really great.

If Xingyuan hadn't suddenly had the urge to play a trick on her today and mixed a piece of bitter root into the dish he gave her, she wouldn't know how long she would have been in the dark...

"Xingyuan, I want to eat more."

"Good good."

Did it start from the time when she first described the food as just "delicious"?

Or did it start from the time long ago when Li Xin invited the two of them over for dinner, and Cai'er couldn't taste the alcohol in the drink and got drunk?
Cai'er wiped the corners of her mouth with Xingyuan's handkerchief, leaned against him, and asked gently, "Xingyuan, there are still several days before the competition. Do you plan to take me somewhere and eat delicious food?"

"How about going to the best hotel in the Holy City and getting a suite, and then - practicing very hard in it for a few days?"

Xingyuan pondered for a moment, then pinched Cai'er's face and said, "All we do every day is eat, drink and have fun. We have neglected our cultivation for so long."

When Cai'er heard the first half of Xingyuan's words, "the best hotel", her face turned red.

It’s just that Xingyuan changed the topic a little too quickly.

The two of them traveled all the way across half of the Holy City to the aristocratic living area in the upper city to rent a hotel room, just to practice?
She was a little slow to react, and for a moment she couldn't help but utter "Huh?"

Xingyuan smiled, put his hand on Caier's leg, and whispered in her ear, "Do you have other plans?"

Cai'er's ears were red, and Xingyuan's voice made her ears itchy. She wanted to speak to defend herself, but she found that her throat was a little dry. Her voice was not natural and trembled slightly. "I, I didn't..."

But before she could finish her words, she heard Xingyuan's uncontrollable laughter from the side.

"How can you be so mean!"

Li Xin, Wang Yuanyuan, Yue Mingnan and Chen Ying'er, who were having dinner in the same restaurant as the two of them, ate in the private room next to them.

Because in Xingyuan's eyes, the conversation between himself and Cai'er was nothing more than normal flirting between lovers, and there was no need to set up a soundproofing barrier.

However, the four people on Li Xin's side are all professionals, and their cultivation is not low. Having sharp ears and eyes can be said to be the most basic.

So even though some of the words would be embarrassing to say in front of outsiders, Xingyuan and Cai'er had already lowered their voices when they said them, but Chen Ying'er and Yue Mingnan, who had the highest mental power levels among the people here, still heard the general idea.

However, Yue Mingnan was not satisfied with just listening to the song herself, she also imitated the duo's voices and broadcast it live, and even wrote lyrics for some parts that she didn't hear clearly.

Of course, before doing these things, she had already set up a one-way soundproof barrier in their box.

Although Yue Mingnan's 'live broadcast' contained a lot of exaggeration, Chen Ying'er, who didn't want others to know that she had been eavesdropping most attentively, did not point it out.

Li Xin, the oldest among the group, felt more and more embarrassed the more she listened. If she had known earlier, she would not have listened to Yue Mingnan and would have gone to the next box to say hello to the two of them.

"That... uh, Xingyuan really knows how to enjoy life. The signature dishes of this restaurant really taste..."

Li Xin was trying to change the subject, but she failed.

Yue Mingnan was still vividly "rebroadcasting" the "sweet talk" between Xingyuan and Cai'er next door.

Wang Yuanyuan put her ear against the wall and listened for a moment, then tapped her waist with her finger, "Nannan, they all finished their meal and went out to pay the bill. There's no one next door anymore."

"I'm just improvising."

Yue Mingnan smiled awkwardly, "But the first half is indeed true. Sister Cai'er and her husband have a really good relationship... Wait, you all treat me as your own sister, you can't just sell me out."

Seeing that several people nodded and agreed to help keep the secret, Yue Mingnan finally breathed a sigh of relief, his body limp and he fell back into the chair, his tone becoming quite lazy.

"How come my brother-in-law is so experienced? The few sweet words he said to Cai'er made me feel itchy~"

Li Xin lowered her head and sipped her drink, her face flushed as she pretended not to hear.

Wang Yuanyuan didn't say anything. She just saw Yue Mingnan's eyes looking at her and replied with a evasive look, "How should I know?"

Seeing Yue Mingnan's gaze shifting towards her, Chen Ying'er, whose secret had already been known to the other party, subconsciously felt a little guilty.

She blushed and said unhappily, "No, you are shameless. Can you say these things outside?"

Yue Mingnan glanced at her and said nothing, but held up her chin and sighed, "It's great to have a man. I really envy Sister Cai'er."

Moreover, Cai'er is the youngest among them, which really proves the old saying that comparing yourself with others will only make you angry.

(End of this chapter)