His strength was less than one percent of what it used to be; he was nowhere near her level. Luo Huai’an felt that with this whip, she could kill ten of him.

Luo Huai’an quickly guessed the truth: almost everyone had been struck by heavenly lightning, resulting in a significant reduction in their strength. It seemed that even Taotie had not escaped the same fate.

Seeing that the two of them were unspeaking, Chancellor Wen was a little confused and thought that they didn’t get along. So he took the initiative to say, “Then let’s go in and have a meal first. I said I would treat Tao Tie to dinner.”

Luo Huai’an was speechless when he heard what Chancellor Wen said. How could anyone in this world invite Tao Tie to a meal?

Wow, that’s a really thick wallet.

However, after seeing that Tao Tie was weaker than her, she breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that victory was in her grasp, and said easily, “Chancellor Wen, you go in first. I want to talk to Tao Tie for a while.”

Chancellor Wen went inside, unaware of what was going on, leaving Luo Huai’an and the other two behind.

Luo Huai’an led Tao Tie to a secluded corner. Due to the difference in strength, she spoke with much more confidence, “Tao Tie, what are you doing here? This is my territory.”

Tao Tie could vaguely sense that Pixiu was stronger than him, so he lowered his head and said, “I… I wanted to come here for a meal, but I didn’t expect to find you here.”

“You only eat food, not people?”

Tao Tie said, “I won’t eat them.”

He never actually ate people, but because he ate everything, including both meat and vegetables, the rumors spread like wildfire, eventually leading to the claim that he ate people.

“I hope you keep your word. I’ll be watching you.”

After hearing Tao Tie’s reply, Luo Huai’an let him go.

Qi Ze had been watching for a long time before walking over and asking, “Do you believe what he said?”

Luo Huai’an shook her head. “He used to do nothing but sleep and eat all day. He didn’t have a single friend, and I wasn’t familiar with him either. But fortunately, his strength has been greatly reduced, so even if he lies, I can subdue him directly. Let’s see what he’s really up to first.”

Seeing that the crisis was temporarily averted, Luo Huai’an breathed a sigh of relief and put away the gleaming golden feather whip.

However, at that moment, Qi Ze suddenly asked, “Tao Tie just called you ‘Pixiu’. Are you not human? Is your original form Pixiu?”

After hearing Tao Tie’s words, Qi Ze suddenly felt that all the clues connected. No wonder his boss was so capable yet so stingy; she was a miserly piggy who only took in money and never gave it away…

Luo Huai’an glared at him. “Don’t tell anyone.”

She wanted to earn money freely and didn’t want to reveal her identity for the time being.

“Okay.” Qi Ze couldn’t help but smile. “I’ll keep it a secret.”

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Because Tao Tie didn’t have a campus card, he used Chancellor Wen’s card.

Tao Tie hesitated for a long time before ordering five servings of wontons and five servings of boiled meat slices, intending to whet his appetite first.

Chancellor Wen was quite surprised to see him order so much food and couldn’t help but ask, “Can you finish all this?”

Tao Tie nodded, quite proud of his stomach. “Of course.”

Chancellor Wen didn’t want spicy food in the morning, so he ordered a plate of goldfish tail wontons.

But over time, Chancellor Wen gradually lost his appetite. Looking at Tao Tie’s eating habits, he was utterly bewildered—how could this man eat so much?

Tao Tie disliked the small spoons in the cafeteria, so he simply held the bowl and poured the steaming hot boiled meat slices into his mouth. With each bite, he could feel the extreme tenderness of the meat, and his mouth was filled with a refreshing sensation of numbing spiciness and savory aroma, making him feel incredibly comfortable all over.

Tao Tie had never eaten such delicious boiled meat slices before. The boiled meat slices he had at the restaurant downstairs of his apartment were incomparable to those here.

After finishing a bowl of boiled meat slices, his eyes lit up.

The food here was so delicious!

After a while, Chancellor Wen had just finished half a bowl of goldfish tail wontons, but Tao Tie had already almost finished all ten dishes he had ordered, with a small mountain of bowls piled up next to him.

Chancellor Wen suppressed the urge to exclaim and asked, “Are you full?”

Tao Tie poured the last bit of red soup in the bowl into his mouth and was pleasantly surprised to feel a real sense of fullness in his stomach, but it was still far from his limit.

Tao Tie licked the red soup from the corner of his mouth, shook his head and said, “I think I can still eat.”

Chancellor Wen: “…”

Chancellor Wen recalled his earlier promise to give Tao Tie a good meal. The thought filled him with immense regret. If he had known Tao Tie could really eat so much, he wouldn’t have said such a thing.

But words spoken were like water spilled; they could not be taken back. Chancellor Wen never went back on his word, so he handed his meal card to Tao Tie, his voice trembling slightly. “This is the meal card for school staff. Swipe it to get whatever you want to eat.”

Tao Tie took the card, his face beaming with joy. He immediately stood up from his seat and ran towards the window in the distance.

Chancellor Wen sat there, looking pale and sickly. He couldn’t help but take out his phone, open the backend of the school’s electronic campus card, and check how much balance he had left.

He handed over all his money to his wife, and she topped up his campus meal card every year. Now, six months later, there was still a four-figure balance left in the card.

“Your campus card has just been used to spend 200 yuan.”

“Your campus card has just been used to spend 300 yuan.”

“Your campus card has just been used…”

Chancellor Wen watched as his balance dwindled, and three minutes later, his campus card balance became a huge ‘0’.

Chancellor Wen: “…”

This person’s name was Tao Tie, and it seemed that his true form was Taotie!

Mythical Beast Cafeteria translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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