The sun was just beginning to set as Meng Yixuan brought his sword into a slow and steady descent. He had no intention to plummet to his death. Neither did he wish to suffer while trying to look for the blossoms. Bad stuff always happens when you try to recklessly do dumb things at night. The protagonist almost falling into the demon realm was perfect proof of that.
He stopped just outside the entrance to a little village, which even had a wooden post inserted into the ground just outside to signify its existence. Too bad the sign was too faded to be legible.
A little glint on the floor caught his eye and Meng Yixuan squatted down beside it, digging out a little coin from the ground. It read 1 wen and had a funny hole in it, much like the old-time money he’d seen on display in the National History Museum. “Ooh! A lucky coin!”
Meng Yixuan put the coin in his crystal earring for safekeeping and walked on into the little village, stopping at the building that had ‘Traveller’s Inn’ printed on its store front.
He walked in briskly, already starting to feel the biting frost of night. He wondered how the mortal’s of this village could stand it if he, a Foundation Building cultivator, could already feel the pneumonia coming along.
“Welcome, esteemed traveller, to our Shaba Village’s Inn. We have a selection of rooms to cater to your every need, including a suite, outdoor hot springs and a large selection of dining options, all available for the simple price of a soul gem. On the other hand, a simple room for a night’s stay is 600 wen for one night, a tael for two.” The receptionist spoke in such a monotone voice that you’d have thought they were a robot.
A soul gem? Ahh right, a gem formed by condensing a soul and two spirits. Of course!
But wait, where was he supposed to find 600 wen? He’s the mortal definition of broke! But then- then he remembered the fruit replication technique of his earring and wondered… what if it’d work just as well for the coin he put in there earlier? So he commanded the earring to multiply the coin specifically, and it did.
Suddenly, from one coin–a very lucky coin–there were hundreds, thousands even!
A new life motto sprung into existence when he discovered that that worked: keep at least one of anything and everything of any importance! His cheat code earring deserved all the congratulations and gratitude in the universe just for existing!
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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600 mblcr mjwf bea, jii atgfjvfv qfgofmais lcab raglcur bo 100 erlcu j nfgs wlceaf, mbcagbiifv jwbeca bo dl, ktlmt tf tjcvfv ab atf gfmfqalbclra vlgfmais. “Ycf cluta.”
The receptionist turned their head almost mechanically and faced him, “the third room to your right is yours for the night. Do not, under any circumstances, leave the room after the sun’s light has stopped gracing our horizon.”
Meng Yixuan nodded, agreeing to the odd sounding warning, and followed the instructions to a small room with only a wooden bed and a small noctilucent marble for light.
It wasn’t much, sure, but it was– no! This looked awful! He can’t sleep there, his back would fall off! And his bum would turn to wood, like the bed! Even though he only wanted to cultivate, his bum would be paralysed if he sat still for long enough ah! QAQ
Ahh whatever, he’d just take it as practice for any potential b̶o̶r̶i̶n̶g sect lectures (where he’d definitely have to sit on the floor) in the future.
In order to verify whether he had enough plush to cushion the seating ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶d̶e̶f̶i̶n̶i̶t̶e̶l̶y̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶,̶ ̶h̶a̶n̶d̶l̶e̶-̶r̶e̶l̶a̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶s̶o̶n̶s, he undid his robes slightly and looked down. The sight that beheld him left a triumphant grin on his face as he realised that he did, in fact, grow a spout and was no longer a broken teapot!
His sudden good mood could be ruined by absolutely no-one at all! Not even a hard ass bed! He decided as he plopped his butt down on it and sat criss-cross applesauce to begin his meditation in the same way the fitness videos instructed back in high school phys ed. Finally, a real-life application to something you learn in school!
Breathe in. Breathe out. Feel the air… Feel the qi circulating. Good qi in, bad qi out. Impurities begone!
Meng Yixuan continued to cultivate diligently by those teachings, in a state of complete serenity. In. Out. In. Out.
When daybreak finally broke, he subconsciously ceased his dutiful cultivation and decided to find something to munch on in a restaurant nearby. It was so stupid of this inn to only offer food to people willing to sell their soul… literally! What about the people who’d like to stay whole? Don’t they get hungry?!
He was so spiteful that he didn’t even leave the normal way and directly jumped out the window. Humph! He didn’t need their smelly food anyways!
Meng Yixuan stomped his way to the restaurant he’d seen next to the stream when he first arrived yesterday. Thank the universe for OP cultivator vision or he’d have gone hungry today! Breakfast was the most important meal of the day as well.
He casually disregarded the magic treasure fruits he still had hundreds of in his earring.
He sat himself down at a table and waited awkwardly for a waiter to arrive. There was no menu to browse through either. 1 star review for service!
He definitely forgot this wasn’t the 21st century where reviews can make or break a business.
“Boss, 2 marbled eggs!” Another customer called out, and a voice echoed his order and told him his wait time.
Ahh so that’s how ordering worked! Well then, “Boss, 10 steamed pork buns!”
He was definitely craving some yummy steamed pork buns~
“Ah! A customer with an appetite! They’ll be ready in an incense sticks burning!”
He almost complained that that was too long but finally concluded that the wait would make the food taste better, so he just bided his time and waited.
Meng Yixuan sat morosely at his table, waiting for his food. So far, he’d spent almost a whole 24 hours in this universe after his transmigration and he still hadn’t met his one true love.
The highlight of isekai novels was the instant meeting with the ML! So where was his ML! He felt so pitiful as an MC without one. And he would definitely not accept an FL, his gay ass couldn’t stand for that!
As he was lost in his thoughts, a slender hand made its way into his peripheral vision as a voice accompanied it, “may I sit?”
ooh~ new character~ there was no new CP introductions this time TAT I want some baozi too! Any master chefs among my little cuties who are willing to be my personal chef? I offer housing and company and cute kitty bonuses! with my little princess!
this chapter woulda been so much longer if i didn’t waste away this week while binging Transmigrated into a Big Boss to Snatch Away the Cannon Fodder it’s just too cuteee!! and mc is just so thirsty and relatable istg (though, tbh, ML’s bil is most like me oops-) and Sweet Pea is the loml and i just- i cry tears of ξ\(´▽`)/ξ
it’s also cos I’m evil and wanted to end this chapter here heh ψ(｀∇´)ψ
It’s the ML isn’t it?
Thanks for the chapter and also the recommendation! (ﾉ´ ▽ `)ノ ♡
hm~ we’ll see~
thank you for reading~ 😘💕 (i just discovered how cool this ‘moji combo looks)
sometimes you just don’t want to eat fruit hahaha
true say! I mean, I’d take disgustingly hot burns-my-tongue-off with every bite noodles over fruit any day! tbf, i haven’t tasted a divine treasure of a fruit… still waiting on my encounter with truckun sighh
I’m the opposite. I would buy the juiciest, sweetest, crispiest watermelon and chuck it into the magic earring to multiply. I get nauseous from any cooked food in the morning (especially hot food) and any day when I can have fruit for breakfast is a good day.
Thanks for the chapter❤ I don’t want the Original Protagonist to be the ML lol or it can be a Harem😂
never!! he’s definitely going to be an avid eater of dog food through stockholm syndrome means, meaning he was force fed until he started to like it hehe~ ƪ(`▿▿▿▿´ƪ)
though i am starting to give him more depth in my mind so maybe MYZ wont just run a protagonist hate account forever, maybe he might just get some le gasp character development! (⊙⊙)(☉_☉)(⊙⊙)
I’m excited ! Is that really the ML !? q(≧▽≦q)
Thank you for the chapter !
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oh noo I feel so meannn for this cliffhanger but we’ll see in a few days~
i wonder… should i update more often? I feel like having such short and uncommon updates is really mean of me~ 😆
thank you for reading~ 💕
yess ! you really should update more , I’d be really grateful if you do (～o￣3￣)～💗
uwahhh i’ll stockpile in the next few weeks then steadily change to 3 updates a week (+ bonuses when i get kofi working 😂), deal?
deal ! XD
Sorry I suck at cooking🤣 I want the kitty bonus though, would eating pasta everyday be okay? 🥺
sure, we can learn to cook together as well! everything is better when you have someone to do it with you~
I mean, we literally alternate between pasta and rice as foods in my house, with maybe some other miscellaneous foods if we’re lucky 😂
let’s become master chefs together!! (σ‾▿‾)-σ
i’ll post some pics when we get her back~ had uncle pet-sit when we started showing flu symptoms to keep the little cutie safe~ ✌😌
Sounds great 😂👌🏻 Alright can’t wait 😌
ahh i’ve become the scum that make a social media account for my nyannyan and i have no regrets…
Oh dear, it seems I’ve caught up. This is very good so far. 👌do you have a discord tag? I like the notifications lol
yep! in the get your roles thingy, mine is at the bottom with a little genie dude heh 😌
Thank you!! (Ɔ ˘⌣˘)Ɔ〰♥
Definitely evil!
Thanks for the chapter <3
It was a very deliberate, planned bout of evil, similar to today’s chapter of the same nature (ʃ.ƪ )
Thank you for reading!! 💕
Os he…. in a ghost town?
yeshh!! zanchan big brain~