Worlds’ Apocalypse Online

Four trays of fruits, four cold dishes, eight sets of meat and alcohol, twelve portions of rice and side dishes.

A huge feast that took up the entire table.

The alcohol being served was also the most well-aged liquor they had.

Two people sat across one another at the table.

Xie Dao Ling was eating slowly but earnestly.

Gu Qing Shan was thinking about the Wraith realm's shelter, then about the heavenly beings, then about Merit. It wasn't until Xie Dao Ling reminded him that the food was getting cold that he finally put those matters out of his mind.

-----it feels wrong to be casually eating a meal like this right now.

But since Shifu had ordered so, let's eat I guess.

"Here, Shifu, let me serve you" Gu Qing Shan said.

"Come, have a drink" Xie Dao Ling raised her cup.

"Shifu was imprisoned for a bit long, perhaps you should eat some more" Gu Qing Shan told her.

"That dish looks quite decent, bring the plate to me" Xie Dao Ling pointed at one of the side dishes.

"Yes"

Gu Qing Shan brought the plate over to her and commented: "The food here is indeed considered to be at a passable level"

"Oh? You seem to hold some pride regarding the art of spirit cooking?" Xie Dao Ling asked.

"Yes Shifu, in the past, it was always me and Second brother who were responsible for food in the sect" Gu Qing Shan answered.

"How are your skill levels?" Xie Dao Ling wondered.

"Second brother's skills can easily be considered number one below this heaven. I was no match for him in the past, but right now, I should be at the same level as him" Gu Qing Shan casually explained.

This was the truth, and Gu Qing Shan wasn't exactly a humble person, so he didn't mind saying it out loud.

------in front of Xie Dao Ling, he was already used to talking his mind.

Even if this was Xie Dao Ling's previous life incarnation.

Hearing that, Xie Dao Ling put her chopsticks down.

"Does Shifu not want to eat anymore?" Gu Qing Shan asked.

"I'm full already, let us go" Xie Dao Ling replied.

Gu Qing Shan reminded: "Shifu, we still haven't paid"

"Then go ahead and pay" Xie Dao Ling said.

"Shifu, I don't have any money to pay with" Gu Qing Shan helplessly told her.

Xie Dao Ling was stunned when she heard that.

"What's the matter?" she observed Gu Qing Shan and asked.

"There's no matter, I'm simply poor" Gu Qing Shan earnestly answered her.

The two of them both looked straight into the other's eyes and went silent.

----it was as if they had never ran into this issue ever before in their lives, and this was the very first instance of it.

"That can't be, is my sect perhaps very poor?" Xie Dao Ling pondered.

"It's unrelated to the sect, the problem lies with me, I currently owe someone else a large sum of money…"

Gu Qing Shan explained the matter regarding the Book of the Sea to her.

Xie Dao Ling shook her head: "Dear disciple, you're still a bit too immature------ take that book out, I'll talk to it"

Gu Qing Shan took out the Book of the Sea as instructed.

Xie Dao Ling then spoke to the Book of the Sea: "My disciple Gu Qing Shan owes you money equal to 3000 years and 1 day worth of his income, is that true?"

The Book of the Sea answered: [That is indeed true]

"Very well, I'll pay the money instead of him, so you can nullify his debt" Xie Dao Ling told the book without batting an eyelid.

[So you want to pay his debt for him?] the Book of the Sea asked.

"Indeed, he's only a disciple of my sect, how would he have money to pay you back? So I'll do it instead" Xie Dao Ling curtly answered.

The Book of the Sea thought briefly and replied: [Great, then from now on, you owe me 3000 years and 1 day worth of income]

"What about him?" Xie Dao Ling asked.

[He no longer owes anything] the Book of the Sea replied.

"Good, I want a contract to confirm this fact" Xie Dao Ling requested.

[No issue] the Book of the Sea answered.

Following the Book of the Sea's words, a contract manifested out of thin air and silently hovered in front of Xie Dao Ling.

Xie Dao Ling read it, then nodded: "Indeed"

She traced her finger across the contract a bit, then retrieved it into her sleeve.

"Hm, that's now done with------- dear disciple, you can put the book away now"

Gu Qing Shan put the Book of the Sea away, feeling emotional: "Shifu…"

"It's nothing significant, only a bit of debt" Xie Dao Ling replied.

"Yes!" Gu Qing Shan said.

But he was still a bit uneasy and asked: "Shifu, how do you intend to pay it back?"

"Pay it back? Why should I pay anything?" Xie Dao Ling asked.

Gu Qing Shan was stunned.