288: Always follow

Yun Province City, East Market Street.

This is the most prosperous trading area in Yun Province City, boasting the best ingredients and countless shops.

There are many traveling merchants, not a few from other provinces, who bring rare treasures or novel ingredients to sell here.

Two graceful figures were currently selecting ingredients in the East Market.

“Miss Su, buying ingredients again?”

“Greetings, Miss Su!”

Several vendors and shopkeepers smiled broadly when they saw Su Yaner.

Su Yaner was a maid from the Yun Province Pacification Envoy’s Residence, and naturally, no one in the entire Yun Province City dared to offend her.

Everywhere she went, she was treated with courtesy.

In the Chu Residence, she was a maid.

Outside the Chu Residence, who would dare treat her as a maid?

Everyone understood the principle of 'a seventh-rank official before the prime minister's gate'.

“Sister Yunxuan, let’s buy some fresh beef!”

Su Yaner said with a light laugh; Chu Jiang’s favorite dish was beef, so she naturally wouldn't miss this one.

“Alright, you call the shots today!”

Fu Yunxuan patted Su Yaner’s head, saying dotingly.

“And fish, pork, chicken, tofu, potatoes…”

Su Yaner counted the ingredients to buy today, purchasing them one by one.

Finally, they arrived at Yun Province City’s best restaurant, Drunken Immortal Residence.

“Manager Li, three jars of Drunken Immortal Brew!”

Su Yaner said.

“Greetings, Commander Fu!”

“Miss Su!”

“Waiter, quickly get the High Grade Drunken Immortal Brew!”

Manager Li’s face was wreathed in smiles as he immediately came forward, bowing one by one, and calling out to the waiter behind him.

As a prominent figure in Yun Province City, he naturally recognized Fu Yunxuan’s identity; with Chu Garrison Envoy missing, she was now temporarily in charge of the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division.

As for Chu Jiang’s return, he naturally did not know.

Su Yaner frequently purchased items in the East Market, and as someone from the Chu Garrison Envoy’s Residence, he was certainly not unfamiliar with her.

“Got it, three jars of High Grade Drunken Immortal Brew!”

The waiter called out loudly.

After a while.

After receiving the Drunken Immortal Brew, Su Yaner returned to the Chu Residence with Fu Yunxuan.

Everything went smoothly during this time.

Nothing happened.

…

Night fell.

On the dining table in the Chu Residence, several small dishes were laid out… Braised Shark Fin, Twice-Cooked Pork, Sliced Beef, Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, Hot and Sour Shredded Potatoes, Mapo Tofu.

Since there were only three people, they didn't prepare too much.

“Authentic Mapo Tofu!”

Chu Jiang took a bite, his eyes lighting up; it tasted just like the one from his previous life.

He tasted every dish, all of which were High Grade.

“What Yunxuan said is true, your cooking skills have improved greatly over the past six months!”

Chu Jiang said with a faint smile; compared to exotic delicacies, these home-cooked dishes were more to his liking.

Especially his favorite beef.

“Haha, as long as Young Master likes it, I’ll keep working hard!” Su Yaner said with a chuckle.

The three agreed not to use their power to dispel the alcohol and began to drink together.

In a blink of an eye, three rounds of drinks had passed.

Unbeknownst to them, two large jars of Drunken Immortal Brew had already been emptied.

Chu Jiang’s alcohol tolerance wasn’t bad, but tonight’s Drunken Immortal Brew seemed particularly mellow, making him feel a bit dizzy and lightheaded.

His eyes began to blur, and he half-drunkenly lay on the table.

Su Yaner hadn’t drunk much, and there was no sign of intoxication on her face.

Strangely, Fu Yunxuan had been drinking with him continuously, barely stopping, yet the signs of intoxication on her face weren’t deep; only a faint blush had appeared, making her cheeks slightly warm.

This Drunken Immortal Brew had some Dao to it.

He was almost falling into sleep.

“Sister Yunxuan, please help Young Master to rest; I’ll clean up here!” Su Yaner said with a shallow smile.

Fu Yunxuan’s cheeks were slightly red, and she did not refuse.

She directly picked up Chu Jiang and walked towards Chu Jiang’s master bedroom.

After all, the two had already had intimate contact several times.

Last time, her Master carried her; now, she was carrying her Master.

It was a fair exchange.

The soft fragrance and warmth in his arms were extremely comfortable.

Chu Jiang, already in a half-drunken state, immediately fell into a deep sleep.

He only felt that he was having a beautiful dream.

Fu Yunxuan saw Chu Jiang in her arms fall into slumber, and a faint smile flashed across her face.

“Master looks so handsome when he’s sleeping!”

“Yunxuan will follow Master for a lifetime, until forever!”

Saying this, she gently placed Chu Jiang on the large bed, changed his clothes, and covered him with a blanket.

She did not leave but stayed by his side.

After all, Master had also done the same back then and had not left.