I, a minor character, fell into the Shura field of the heroine and the villain

In fact, not all of them were delicacies made by him. Several dishes were cooked food bought from the vegetable market.

Dongfang Jingrou only then noticed that in addition to the six of them, there were actually two other women in the yard.

Chapter 175: A Lot of Questions, Leaked Chill

When Nangong Ruyun came out of the house again, she had changed into a blue and white dress.

She noticed that the yard was full of people, and except for Zhao Kangping, all the others were women.

"Aunt Yun is here just in time. It's time to eat." After tidying up the tables and chairs, Zhao Kangping began to invite everyone to eat.

At first, the five maids did not dare to sit at the same table with them, but Dongfang Jingrou also sat down. After the others were seated, they looked at each other and no one dared to sit down.

"You guys sit down too." Zhao Kangping was very approachable. He didn't have a rule that servants couldn't eat at the same table.

Ever since she had the hot pot prepared by Zhao Kangping last time, Dongfang Jingrou had a better impression of him.

When it comes to food, he's quite good at it.

Then Zhao Kangping began to introduce the dishes on the table to the girls.

There are a total of twenty dishes on the table, including both meat and vegetables, and they are nutritionally balanced.

He even said the names of the dishes until his mouth was dry.

Except for Nangong Ruyun who had known for a long time that he could cook, no one else knew much about it.

The other women all praised the dish after tasting it.

"Master's cooking is so delicious." The white-haired girl ate the delicious food in big mouthfuls and swallowed it without even chewing.

As Zhao Kangping expected, the girl was a real foodie, a big eater at that. She gobbled the food like she hadn't eaten in over ten days.

He finished the roast chicken in front of him in just a few bites, while others hadn't even tasted it yet.

He even wondered if the food he cooked would be enough.

Well, the roast chicken was a cooked food he bought, not cooked by him, but he chopped it himself.

She actually swallowed it whole without even spitting out the bones.

"Eat slowly. Aren't you afraid of choking?" Although Zhao Kangping knew that snakes usually swallow their food in one mouthful, he didn't expect that she still had this habit after transforming.

He wasn't too surprised, but everyone else was shocked by the way she ate.

What girl can stuff a whole roast chicken into her mouth in just a few bites?

Many of them didn't even see the process, and when they turned their heads, they saw that the roast chicken was gone.

None of the maids knew Wan Baiyi. This girl actually called the city lord "Master" and was such a big eater. They were all a little curious about who she was.

"Eat your food." Zhao Kangping noticed that everyone was paying attention to the white-haired girl, so he quickly shouted to divert everyone's attention.

He didn't really want the girl to attract too much attention.

After all, she is a demon, and it is best for her to keep a low profile when operating in human territory.

Fortunately, eating was not the main purpose of these people coming here, so they put down their chopsticks after eating until they were only 50% full.

"Didn't the city lord want to discuss something with us?" Although the food on the table tasted good, Dongfang Jingrou was more concerned about business, so she took the initiative to turn the topic to business.

"Okay, let's go into the living room and talk." Zhao Kangping also finished his meal. He wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, tidied his appearance and stood up.

"Aunt Yun, I have a meeting with them. You can sit here for a while. If you feel tired, you can go to the house to rest." He said apologetically.

As the city lord, he will definitely have a lot of things to do, and he doesn't know how much time he will have left to take care of this elder.

Only today did he discover that Aunt Yun's condition was much more serious than he had imagined.

She only used a little bit of her magic power, but it caused the cold poison to go out of control.

If he hadn't been right next to me, who knows what would have happened.

He was also thankful that his pure Yang energy was very effective in suppressing the cold poison.

"I'll sit for a while." The beautiful woman nodded.

Then they quickly entered the living room.

Everyone present now was from the Purple Sun Holy Land. Dongfang Jingrou also put away the respect she showed Zhao Kangping when she was outside. She said in a somewhat sarcastic tone, "Lord City Lord, you have such a refined taste. There are so many things going on in the city right now, and you actually have the free time to keep a woman."

The woman she was referring to was the little girl in white.

You can see that she is very angry.

The Holy Lord trusted him by letting him be the city lord, but he was too passive. This made the ambitious Dongfang Jingrou unable to bear it.

"Don't be angry, let's talk about business first." After coming in, Zhao Kangping quickly sat down in the main seat.

Dongfang Jingrou pulled out a chair and sat down. She was not an unreasonable person. Since the other party also wanted to talk about serious matters, she adjusted her attitude.

"There are so many things to report. If I were to report them all, it would be dark. I'll just pick out a few important ones first."

"Although you are the city lord appointed by the Holy Lord himself, there may still be variables before you succeed."

"Not long ago, our informant reported that several of the major families in River City might unite to hinder you. For example, during your succession ceremony next month, many families might not send representatives."

Several major families in the city have marriages with the He family, to which He Weiyuan belongs, or other close cooperative relationships, forming a community of interests.

They were not satisfied with Zhao Kangping being the city lord.

If there were really no local family forces to support his succession ceremony, then his authority as the city lord would be questioned.

If he wants to take charge of Chuanliu City in the future, they will most likely not give him face and refuse to cooperate in various ways.

After figuring out the pros and cons, Zhao Kangping rested his chin on one hand and fell into deep thought.

"To manage Chuanliu City, I really need the cooperation of many family forces. Do you have any information about the families that are tied to the He family? The more detailed the better."

He wanted to study his opponent's strength so that he could come up with a countermeasure.

Dongfang Jingrou did not disappoint him and immediately took out a recording crystal. This was a special stone, similar to a photo stone.

But what the photo stone records is video, while what is recorded in the crystal is more like a PPT picture.

It records various information about the five major families that are on good terms with the He family, including but not limited to the information about the current head of the family, the main members of the family, their connection with the Holy Land, their various businesses, and their relationship with the He family.

He flipped through it briefly and saw that it clearly stated how many concubines the head of a certain family had married, how many children he had, and what important events had happened in the family.

Zhao Kangping even suspected that household registration checks might not be so detailed. This was very helpful for him to understand these families.

He couldn't help but look up at Dongfang Jingrou. She was really an extremely serious woman.

It is indeed a blessing to have such a capable woman as an assistant.

"You did a great job. I even think it's a waste of your talent to just let you be a steward in the City Lord's Mansion by my side." Zhao Kangping praised sincerely.

"housekeeper?"

"Of course the City Lord's Mansion needs a steward. I think you're quite suitable, but I'm not sure if the Chief Steward would be interested in this position."

"I'm working for the Holy Lord. I don't care what you say." She just thought he was flattering her.

"Since you don't care, then be my housekeeper."

Zhao Kangping felt that having a beautiful and attractive housekeeper by his side seemed to be a pretty good experience.

"Whatever you want." In fact, she didn't really think about her identity in staying in the City Lord's Mansion, but his suggestion didn't seem impossible.

Zhao Kangping continued, "Also, an assassin has come looking for me today. Can you arrange some more guards for me?"

"There's no solution for now. You can find a way to hire people yourself. The powerful people in our holy land all have their own things to do. It would be a waste to recruit more disciples without any strength."

This is indeed a difficult problem.

He couldn't ask Senior Sister Saint to protect him all the time.

Even if his senior sister's wife could spare some time from her busy schedule, he wouldn't let her come.

And he felt that if she stayed around, it might be even more fatal.

There is no answer to this question for the time being, so they can only put it aside for now.

"There's another troubling issue. A large commercial area in the south of the city was destroyed, and reconstruction is almost complete. However, after that turmoil, various chambers of commerce and family forces are reluctant to open stores in the south of the city."

"Aren't we going to rebuild? Why are you afraid to open a store?"

"There are still some spore monsters hiding in the sewers. The city has organized several cleanups, but they haven't been able to completely eradicate them. It seems that these monsters can reproduce infinitely with just their spores. It's a real headache."

He remembered that there was a spore monster in the city at that time, which was quite disgusting. There were still some aftermath issues now, which Zhao Kangping didn't know.

Then they discussed many issues.

You really don’t know until you start talking. Once you start talking, you will find that there are so many things waiting for them to solve.

Zhao Kangping felt that his head was getting bigger and bigger as he listened, and his brain was about to split.

Dongfang Jingrou: "There is one more thing."

Hearing this, Zhao Kangping's heart skipped a beat. He felt a little headache and asked, "What else?"

"City Lord, who is that girl next to you? Can you tell me her background?"

"This..." Zhao Kangping felt that this was really difficult to explain.

Although she might give many legitimate reasons, he still couldn't tell her that the girl was a snake demon.

"City Lord, I hope you can understand that your current identity is special, and there must not be any unstable factors around you." Sure enough, Dongfang Jingrou hardly gave him a chance to breathe and directly pointed out the seriousness of the matter.

Zhao Kangping said seriously, "I can swear to you that she is definitely not a bad person. But as for her origins, I'm sorry I can't tell you."

Dongfang Jingrou saw determination in his eyes. She knew it was useless to persuade him any further, so she said nothing more.

……

After finishing her business with Dongfang Jingrou, she left with five maids.

When Zhao Kangping came to the yard again, he found Wan Baiyi still eating there.

Aunt Yun should have gone back to her room to rest.

No one competed with the girl for food, but he looked at the dining table carefully.

He had saved almost half of it before he left, and now it's completely gone.

The girl licked the last piece of the plate clean, turned her pretty face and met Zhao Kangping's eyes.

"Master, the food you cook is so delicious." An angelic smile appeared on the girl's face.

"There will be many more delicious foods in the future."

Although he couldn't completely trust the girl yet, he felt healed every time he saw her smile.

I used to raise snakes, but now I feel like I’m raising a daughter.

After chatting with the girl for a few minutes, he went to find Aunt Yun.

It was getting dark.

He hasn't yet discussed with Aunt Yun which room she will live in in the future.

Aunt Yun told him that she wanted to live in this city so that it would be convenient for them to visit each other in the future.

Zhao Kangping wanted to give this place to Aunt Yun to live in, and maybe he would come here occasionally to accompany Aunt Yun.

There are quite a lot of rooms in the courtyard house, which is more than enough for them to live in.

He knocked on the door of the room where Aunt Yun was resting temporarily.

This room was originally occupied by the previous owner, the merchant's daughter. The room was a bit small, so he wanted Aunt Yun to move into the bigger room.

"Auntie Yun, are you resting?"

Logically speaking, a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage does not need to rest.

But her health wasn't good. Senior Sister had told him that Aunt Yun was actually still sleepy. When she had nothing to do during the day, she would often sleep away the time.

This is not normal for a cultivator at her level.

He knocked for a long time but no one responded. He thought Aunt Yun was asleep and didn't hear it.

However, he accidentally noticed that cold air leaked out from the gap in the door, and a thin layer of ice appeared on the ground at the door.

"Auntie Yun, are you okay?"

The person inside didn't respond, and he felt that something must have happened.