The Female General's Little Childhood Sweetheart Chapter 6

     Before his rebirth, Xu Mu could spend a long time talking to Lu Feng even when he had nothing to say, but after rebirth, although Lu Feng was still Lu Feng, in the end, she was a little different from the one who was close to him a few years later.

    Facing the 11 year-old Lu Feng, Xu Mu didn't dare to talk and do things in front of her as usual. He would need to get reacquainted with Lu Feng once again, feeling they were odd and unfamiliar, but also a closeness that he couldn't give up.

    Lu Feng was different from him, he was reborn, but Lu Feng was not. She did not remember the relations.h.i.+p between them, and her att.i.tude towards Xu Mu was not much closer to that of others. So when Lu Feng quietly slapped him from behind, Xu Mu was so scared he almost jumped up and extended his paw to scratch her!

    Besides Lu Feng's action was not meant as a greeting to an acquaintance, nor was it to give Xu Mu a pleasant surprise, it was purely for the purpose of scaring him.

    Lu Feng and Ji Ruan arrived at 'Sweet Taste' in the afternoon, Li s.h.i.+ was busy taking care of customers in the shop. He was busily running around between the kitchen and lobby, his forehead was sweating. A few strands of stray hairs were damp with sweat and stuck to the side of his face. He reached out to gently hook his finger to move it behind his ears.

    This scene was seen by Ji Ruan, causing her to swallow, and her fingers to tremble.

    Li s.h.i.+ was so busy, his feet hardly touched the ground. Out of the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of the two aunt and niece. He could only smile and nod even if they had greeted him.

    People buying pastries lined up in one place, holding small bamboo baskets lined with grease-proof papers in their hands waiting for Li s.h.i.+'s pastries and to check out, and guests who were not yet ready were browsing in the pastry area.

    To prevent guests from touching and eating these delectable pastries, a wide bamboo board was placed in front of each pastry. Next to the pastries, there was a small white jade-like clean porcelain dish, and inside it was the pastry corresponding with it. The pastry was cut into pieces, and toothpicks were inserted on each for guests to sample before buying.

    It was already evening when Ji Ruan came over yesterday, there had been few customers in the shop, and Li s.h.i.+ was about to close. Li s.h.i.+ had taken her directly to pick up the pastries and Ji Ruan did not see this arrangement.

    This time she was not busy and wandered in front of various pastries. Her eyes seemed to be looking at the pastries, but she was looking at Li s.h.i.+ from the corner of her eyes. If she saw that Li s.h.i.+ had his hands full, Ji Ruan quietly helped out without saying a word, which was enough to make Li s.h.i.+ thankful and embarra.s.sed.

    Lu Feng curled her lips, noticing Ji Ruan's super attentiveness. She was different from her aunt who was following Li s.h.i.+. She came here with serious business to do.

    The few talisman papers fluttering in her sleeve made Lu Feng feel particularly confident, with an inexplicable excitement and nervousness in her heart. She looked around the shop, but did not see Xu Mu, and could not help frowning.

    Does this mean he knew she came over and ran away?

    Looking at the busy Li s.h.i.+, Lu Feng wanted to ask him directly, but felt a little guilty. After all, she suspected that his son was an evil spirit. It was not so good to ask his father so grandly, “Where is your son, I want to restrain him.”

    Not to mention, Lu Feng looked at Ji Ruan who looked like she couldn't wait to grow onto Li s.h.i.+'s body. Thinking to herself, could it be that Li s.h.i.+ was also an evil spirit? After all, he looks so beautiful, yesterday she saw how her aunt's soul appeared to be hooked right away.

    Li s.h.i.+ is a big evil spirit, and his son is a little evil spirit.

    Lu Feng deeply felt that she had discovered something remarkable.

    Not finding Xu Mu, Lu Feng was bored to death and sat to the side in a chair for a moment. She was not the type of person that could sit still. After a while she became annoyed, feeling it would be better to go out to find Xu Mu to play around with.

    Thinking of this, Lu Feng stood up to find Ji Ruan, ready to tell her that she would go back first.

    There was a thick cloth curtain between the front lobby and the back kitchen. When Lu Feng pa.s.sed by, there was a flash of light. She reached out to open the curtain and glanced in.

    This glance caught a glimpse of the “little imp” she had been looking for for a long time. He was sitting in front of a stove surrounded by steam and burning fire.

    Lu Feng's calm heart jumped a little faster because of her excitement. She touched the talismans in her sleeve, thinking back to what was said in the book.

    According to the first chapter of Maoshan's Eliminating Demons, some evil spirits were timid and have low level cultivation, and it wouldn't require much effort to deal with. One only needed to sneak behind him and slap him on the shoulder to scare him. Once frightened, the evil spirit would revert back to his true appearance and allow it to be slaughtered.

    The dry wood was in the stove crackling as it burned, several layers of steamer baskets on the counter were emitting white steam, and the scent of the pastry was floating out overflowing the entire kitchen.

    Lu Feng, on the one hand, was sniffing the sweet smell while tiptoeing behind Xu Mu. Looking down at the person sitting on the low stool, who wasn't aware of her intentions, she quietly extended her hand ready to surprise him.

    Zhang s.h.i.+ caught a cold and had a cough, and could not come to 'Sweet Taste'. Li s.h.i.+ was busy for these past two days, so Xu Mu cleverly stayed behind in the kitchen to tend to the fire for him.

    When he was not busy, he would play around with a few sweet candied fruits. After adding a few firewood to the bottom of the stove, Xu Mu lowered his head and placed the candied fruits into his mouth one by one, intending to stuff his mouth full before chewing.

    He had just put the last candied fruit into his mouth when he was slapped hard on the shoulder.

    “Ahhh!”

    Xu Mu had been focused on stuffing the candied fruits into his mouth, and hadn't noticed anyone behind him. He was always by himself, and Li s.h.i.+ usually would bustle in and out too.

    So when Lu Feng's slap fell on his shoulder, Xu Mu almost fainted.

    Xu Mu, whose mouth was full, cried out in surprise, his body stiffly bounced off the low stool and turned around, his hands on his chest. After seeing that the person who came was Lu Feng, because of the surprise, Xu Mu spat out a sweet candied fruit with a "plop." It tumbled and rolled to the ground, the orange candied fruit turning into a black ball.

    “…”

    Lu Feng saw a mist of water in his scared eyes, staring blankly at her, she couldn't help but feel guilty. Touching her nose with her finger, her eyes calmly looked at him.

    To think that he was that scared, had little red coat been scared out of his furry ears.

    As it turns out, Xu Mu had spat out a sweet candied fruit in his mouth.

    …… Was he going to turn into a candied fruit?

    Lu Feng suddenly wanted to laugh. If Xu Mu was a candied fruit, once he showed his true shape, she would open her mouth and eat him.

    Xu Mu blinked his eyes until the water mist inside was reduced. He lifted his hand into a fist and beat her shoulders. His beautiful eyes looked at her resentfully.

    He chewed the candied fruits in his mouth, waited till he could speak and said, “Scared me to death.”

    Lu Feng used to frighten him like this, and he would chase her around to get her, ultimately they would somehow always end up embracing and falling onto the bed.

    Xu Mu found a piece of paper to pick up the candied fruit that fell on the ground, throwing it into the bottom of the stove. After doing all this, he clapped his hands and looked at Lu Feng, and asked her happily, “You came to find me?”

    “Ah? … Ah.” Lu Feng touched the talismans in her sleeve, but she didn't take it out.

    Xu Mu sat down on a low stool. Lu Feng had been looking down at him, and it looked like she was tired, so he squatted down and slightly raised his head to look at her.

    The fire from the stove was reflected on the side of Xu Mu's face, coloring his fair face with a warm orange-red glow, as if he was being baked.

    Lu Feng touched her finger to her nose, and asked in a casual tone: “Did you go to the Lu manor to find me yesterday?”

    Xu Mu heard her but was distracted. Lu Feng's eyes appear lighter in color than ordinary people, and was a beautiful brown. Xu Mu stared at the pair of eyes and felt like he was facing his wife, his fingers clutched at the corner of his clothes, and he nodded his head and lightly hummed in agreement.

    When he had come by that day, Xu Mu did not realize he would make an error. He shouldn't have gone to the Lu manor so impulsively. He couldn't control his emotions and had cried in front of Lu Feng, who had only just met him for the first time.

    At the bottom of his heart, he knew perfectly well what he should do, but when he saw the person he missed standing alive in front of him, it was impossible for him to be calm.

    Lu Feng was so smart, she would suspect him sooner or later.

    Xu Mu anxiously gripped at the corner of his clothes, like a student who had done something wrong, and was waiting for the master to criticize him.

    Lu Feng glanced at him, took out a talisman from her sleeve, unfolded it on her knees and with a puzzled look softly stated, “I have never been to Lingnan.”

    Therefore, I suspected you were a monster, otherwise how else would you know me.

     But when she saw how scared Xu Mu was, almost crying, shoulders shaking and jumping up from the low stool, and spitting out the candied fruit, Lu Feng felt that the evil spirit was so stupid.

    Looking at Lu Feng who was squatting in front of him and playing with the talisman, Xu Mu felt his chest swell, as if something was about to overflow. The rims of his eyes became wet and warm, and he pursed his lips tightly to prevent himself from crying.

    Lu Feng gave Xu Mu a disgusted look, stuck the talisman on his head to cover most of his face, and said, “Crying snot bubble.”

    This was to make fun of him when they first met, when he had cried out a snot bubble.

    Xu Mu immediately turned red, reached out to pull the talisman from his head, and mumbled, “There's none.” 

     Lu Feng took out a handkerchief and handed it to Xu Mu, pulled the talisman from his hand, and threw it into the bottom of the stove. The ginger-colored paper was quickly swallowed by the fire, leaving no trace.

    Lu Feng lifted her eyes to look at him, and asked casually: “Why do you know me?”

    Xu Mu's fingers nervously gripped the handkerchief tightly, somewhat hesitating. This matter was so mysterious, he didn't dare tell Li s.h.i.+, and he also greatly didn't dare tell Lu Feng now.

    Lu Feng saw his powdery pink mouth smooth into a thin line, his eyes reflecting the flames were suddenly gloomy, struggling, and helpless. Unexpectedly, she suddenly did not want to make things difficult for him.

    She raised her hand and poked the s.p.a.ce between Xu Mu's brows lightly with her fingertip, drawing him to look into her eyes. Lu Feng smiled and half-jokingly said, “Little goblin.”

    Xu Mu's heart instantly relaxed, and he smiled revealing two small dimples. He lowered his head, moved close to her ear, and said softly, “I am a little goblin made from sweet candied fruits.”

    The distinct sweet smell floated to the tip of Lu Feng's nose as Xu Mu approached, and little overlord Lu, who had never been so close to a man, suddenly felt her ears reddened.

    Xu Mu stood up and straightened his waist. Lu Feng's brown eyes did not dare to look at him, her finger rubbing the tip of her nose, and said, “It seems that Maoshan's Eliminating Demons is useless on you. I'm going to ask Mutou to buy me a more powerful book.”

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    The author has something to say: Little Theatre

    Honey: How to remove the essence from candied fruit?

    All the way crazy: Simple, first you must lick (take off) the sweet powder (clothing) from the candied fruit, afterwards bite down, tear it open and eat it into your stomach (it tastes great O∨O)