Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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Upon hearing this, Panpan lowered her head and thought about it seriously for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I have no recollection of it. What happened to Sister Su Enxi's boss?"

"It's nothing. We've been working with Sister Su and the others for so long, but we've never met their boss, so we were just curious and asked if you've met him."

Xia Mi brought out the remaining dishes and placed them on the table, saying, "Fried tofu stewed with grass carp, it was delicious the first time I ate it, but I don't know why it was so delicious. After eating it outside last time, I found out that these people actually added maltose to it. No wonder the sauce tasted so sweet..."

Upon hearing the topic of cooking, Lu Mingfei casually remarked, "They probably didn't add that much maltose. The oyster sauce is also sweet, and they thickened it with cornstarch, which is why it tastes so sweet."

"Hiss..." Xia Mi gasped upon hearing this, looked at the steaming fish, and said, "What should I do if I don't make a thickening sauce?"

The purpose of making thickening sauce is to allow the flavor of the sauce to adhere more effectively to the food, rather than letting the food lose its flavor after the sauce has settled over time.

"Just dip it in the sauce," Lu Mingfei said nonchalantly. "Anyway, we're at home, so it doesn't matter."

"Okay, that's true. Let's eat, let's eat."

Xia Mi brought out the last dish, saying, "Boss, your cooking is still the best. Mine might not taste as good."

Lu Mingfei picked up his chopsticks and said, "As long as it's not bad, it's fine. At home, we don't need to pursue something that's too delicious. If we want it to be really delicious, that would be a bit too much effort and time."

"you try."

Xia Mi dipped a piece of fish in the sauce and then put it in Lu Mingfei's bowl. After giving it to Lu Mingfei, she dipped a smaller piece of fish in the sauce and put it in Panpan's bowl.

"Thank you sister!"

Panpan ate with great relish.

Lu Mingfei picked up the fish and found that the meat did not fall apart, so he said, "This crispy fish meat is actually not suitable for stewing fish."

"Huh!?" Xia Mi was startled by this and looked at the piece of fish in his bowl: "I didn't buy crispy fish!"

Lu Mingfei, who had already picked up a piece of fish and taken a bite, silently put it down again and said, "You didn't cook it properly. No wonder the fish was so chewy..."

Upon hearing this, Xia Mi smiled sweetly.

He quickly took the large piece of fish out of his bowl and put it aside. He then picked up a smaller piece of fish, broke it open to check if the meat was tender and cooked through, and then dipped it in the sauce before putting it back into Lu Mingfei's bowl.

"This time it's fine," Lu Mingfei said after tasting it. "Hmm, the flavor is quite strong. It would be even better if it were fully cooked."

"Oh, stop talking. If it's delicious, eat more. Don't say anything else."

As soon as Xia Mi heard him bring it up again, she quickly put a few more pieces of meat into his bowl, signaling him to quickly stuff food into his mouth and stop talking.

Lu Mingfei could only continue eating silently.

He suddenly thought of something and asked the system, "System, if someone accidentally makes a mistake, and others keep bringing it up to ask him for advice, wouldn't that easily lead to others feeling annoyed?"

After analyzing the reasons and making some assumptions, the system replied definitively to Lu Mingfei: "...That's inevitable..."

Hmm... Lu Mingfei thought to himself, no wonder he felt like he recognized her, it turns out it was his aunt's trick again.

In the past, whenever he made a small mistake, his aunt would repeatedly bring it up to him in order to make fun of him.

He could have kept quiet, since it wasn't a big mistake, but his aunt just kept bringing it up to belittle and belittle Lu Mingfei...

Hmm, I've learned something new.

Lu Mingfei continued eating, not mentioning again that Xia Mi hadn't cooked the food properly, to avoid upsetting Xia Mi.

"Su Enxi and the others seem to be quite busy, but they are all busy with their own things."

Seeing that Lu Mingfei was speechless, Xia Mi took the initiative to start a conversation, saying, "Shude Mai likes to go out and occasionally travels abroad, while Ling likes to go out alone to sit quietly and read books... By the way, did you know? Shude Mai has many ex-boyfriends."

"Ok?"

Lu Mingfei raised his head slightly in confusion upon hearing this, as if he had caught a whiff of gossip.

When Panpan heard this, she wanted to say something, because she had stayed with Su Enxi for a while, and Su Enxi didn't seem to be wary of her, a child, and she was somewhat unrestrained in her speech, just like Jiu De Mai...

But when she saw Lu Mingfei's brother casting a concerned glance at her, she immediately shut her mouth and quietly watched Xia Mi perform.

"Mai loves to travel abroad, so she has a bunch of ex-boyfriends. I don't know how many there are, or how their relationships developed..."

Xia Mi started talking about this gossip, becoming quite animated.

Lu Mingfei hadn't expected that Mai Jiude would be this kind of person? Having so many ex-boyfriends... this...

Then, thinking about Mai Shude's long legs...emmmm...Lu Mingfei didn't know what to say for a moment, mainly because there really wasn't much to say.

Neither I nor Mai Shude have any real status...

He could only ask gossipily, "Why does she always like to go abroad to find boyfriends?"

Chapter 213 Epiphany

Regarding Lu Mingfei's question about why Mai Shude likes to date foreign boyfriends, Xia Mi gently shook her head and replied, "I don't know, I haven't gone into that much detail."

Lu Mingfei felt a little regretful, but also had a strange feeling in his heart... well, annoyed.

The system instantly analyzed Lu Mingfei's mindset: [...The host was unaware of this matter before. Based on the system's reasonable analysis, it's highly likely that Jiu De Mai is more loyal to the boss behind the scenes, but the host is powerless to change this...]

[...But when the host learned that Mai Shude had another boyfriend, his possessiveness immediately flared up, because Mai Shude was someone he could have...]

Lu Mingfei: "..."

If you already know, why bother analyzing it?

Sending Xia Mi to investigate this matter was definitely the right decision; she uncovered this huge secret in no time...

He first encouraged and acknowledged Xia Mi's contributions, saying, "You did a great job, keep it up."

After dinner, the system went to write, while Lu Mingfei drifted off into a daze, lost in thought.

Honestly, having the hosting system broadened his horizons. Compared to ordinary young men, he no longer fussed over the romantic relationships of a normal young adult... Although sweet romance is also very appealing, some meaningful things are equally worthwhile.

Happiness is not a necessity, but the two are not mutually exclusive.

The system, having finished typing, goes to sleep, ending its day's work.

His body was asleep, but Lu Mingfei's soul was still in a daze, because some things couldn't be thought about too deeply; the more he thought about them, the more his heart itched...

"Brother, it's so late, aren't you going to sleep yet?"

Lu Mingze seized this opportunity perfectly. After all, if someone is not sleeping in the middle of the night, it's either because they slept too much during the day or they're overthinking things.

Lu Mingfei, on the other hand, is clearly the type who overthinks things.

It was another dream. His body was still asleep, but his soul had entered the dream, which was a 1:1 replica of his room.

Lu Mingfei glanced at the little boy standing by the bed, but didn't say anything.

After a period of wild thinking, he felt like he had figured things out. In fact, he didn't care anymore. After all, no matter what, that's life.

But when the little boy ran out, he managed to suppress the urge to speak out of turn.

Looking at the little boy's pale face and his dazzling golden eyes, he really looked almost like a ghost... Lu Mingfei said, "You seem pretty tired too, aren't you going to rest?"

The little boy smiled nonchalantly and said, "For beings like us, time has no concept; whether we rest or not is irrelevant."

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingfei thought of the system he was still analyzing and said, "Then aren't you destined to be just ordinary workers?"

No need for rest, work is done 24 hours a day, it would be a real shame not to work.

"Isn't this working for you, brother?"

To the devil's words, Lu Mingfei nonchalantly replied, "Oh."

Then he added, "Are Su Enxi and the others your people? Even if they aren't, they're probably backed by a powerful figure, right? But you wouldn't just stand by and watch me make contact with the Dragon King's forces."

Judging from the little devil's behavior, he definitely wants to kill all the dragon kings.

Whether Su Enxi and the others are Little Devil's people or not isn't really that important, is it? But just thinking about the system's analysis immediately brought a surge of displeasure to Lu Mingfei's heart...

His brain had undergone pontomy, which is why the little devil could appear by his side anytime, anywhere, precisely seizing the moments when his soul was not asleep, and almost dynamically monitoring his mental state in real time. This is most likely the reason.

Upon hearing his question, the little devil replied, "If I say no, what will you do, brother? If I say yes, what will you do, brother?"

“If not, then strike hard; if so, strike hard again,” Lu Mingfei said.

We're helpless against these free-spirited little devils, but don't we have a good way to deal with Su Enxi and her ilk? These loyal subordinates should be dealt with severely and forced to spill everything they know.

They may not know the whole truth, but they must know what they are doing, right?

"So it doesn't matter?" Lu Mingze spread his hands. "Brother, you can do whatever you want. I won't stop you. Even if someone else tries to stop you, I'll help you even if you can't beat them. We brothers will work together and kill anyone who gets in our way."

"If you don't deny it, then that's it."

Lu Mingfei nodded, but he still wanted to investigate Su Enxi and the others, not just because he wanted to know what role Lu Mingze played in their hearts.

And what's with Lu Mingze? He's both mysterious and unpredictable... His methods sometimes seem unfathomable, but other times they seem down-to-earth.

He lay on the bed and said, "Speak if you have something to say, otherwise the court may adjourn. I'm going to sleep."

"Then may I take my leave?"

"Dismiss the court."

Lu Mingfei waved his hand, signaling Lu Mingze to hurry up and leave.

Lu Mingze also left decisively, disappearing on the spot, along with the real dream.

The system didn't really approve of Lu Mingfei's self-destructive questioning, because if Lu Mingfei hadn't revealed this relationship, he might have been able to get something out of Su Enxi and the others.

For example, Su Enxi's investment in the Snake Clan, and her use of their movements to spy on Lu Mingze and their plans.

However, since Lu Mingfei had already said it, it wasn't a big deal. It just meant that the "what if" opportunity was gone... Normal people could analyze their actions to understand their goals, but what if Lu Mingze was arrogant and didn't take precautions?

The chances are slim, but it's not impossible!

The system continued to analyze the situation involving Lu Mingze and Su Enxi.

[...Lu Mingze still needs a human representative...]

This system analysis doesn't mean that someone like Lu Mingze doesn't need subordinates. Even the strongest person, even someone who is almost omnipotent, will find it much easier to have subordinates as long as they are not omnipotent.

It's normal for Lu Mingze to have spokespeople like Su Enxi; the system is just curious about Lu Mingze's current situation.

Because Lu Mingze has always been secretive, only appearing as a soul beside Lu Mingfei and never showing his true form... Could this mean that Lu Mingze himself has some kind of difficulty?

I'm not entirely sure. I can only list all the possibilities, eliminate the ones with lower probabilities, and keep the ones with higher probabilities.

Looking at the busy analysis system, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but sigh. It was much easier to be a system that only knew how to complete tasks. There were just too many things to consider when you were a human.

……

In the morning, Lu Mingfei got up very early, made breakfast in the kitchen after a flurry of activity, ate breakfast himself, and then went out for a run.