Chapter 158: Chapter 158: Tired and Sleepy? Drink Ruixue Iced Coffee

"Spread the word! Boss Lu is out of seclusion!"

"Pass it on! Boss Lu is out setting up her stall!"

"What? Boss Lu already sold out and packed up? Where is she? Where?"

...

And that was how the most ridiculous rumors got started.

Her mind filled with worries, Lu Wu stepped into the Teleportation Array under the residents’ expectant gazes.

"Oh no! Boss Lu’s business venture failed! She and the Little Love Beast have skipped town with the cash!"

That was the last rumor Lu Wu heard before she vanished.

The Heavenly Buddha Temple was nestled in a mountain range, far from any city. The range, stretching for tens of thousands of miles, bordered the West Continent, making the local culture both rustic and diverse.

Lu Wu appeared in the small town closest to the Heavenly Buddha Temple without attracting much notice.

She wandered through the town with Dahuang and Huohuo, taking the opportunity to stock up on ingredients.

The system’s mission was set to begin tomorrow.

"Well now, young lady, you’re not from around here, are you? Here for the Heavenly Buddha Temple, I take it?"

The fruit vendor, an older woman, made a bold guess when she saw Lu Wu’s unfamiliar face. She beamed when Lu Wu nodded.

"Then you’ve come at a bad time, I’m afraid."

"For the next half a month, the Heavenly Buddha Temple will have its Sealing Demon Formation active. Inside the Array, you can’t use your Spiritual Power or storage bags."

Seeing Lu Wu’s baffled expression, the woman took it upon herself to explain.

"It’s nothing too serious. You know how there’s a Demon suppressed beneath the mountain? Well, to ensure the safety of the Green Origin Realm, the Heavenly Buddha Temple activates the formation every year to suppress anything related to Spiritual Energy. The temple’s disciples then head into the mountains to check on the Demon’s seal."

"They do it this way to make sure those evil cults and heretics don’t get any funny ideas."

The origins of Demon Suppression Mountain were no secret; the local residents knew the history by heart.

Lu Wu understood. ’So, the people of the Heavenly Buddha Temple are quite diligent,’ she thought.

Then she remembered the large wings sitting unused in her Grotto Heaven. freewebnovⅇl.com

With her storage bag sealed, she would have to push her stall up the mountain. Demon Suppression Mountain was no small hill, and with her slender arms and legs, the effort would kill her.

But if she attached the big wings to her stall, she would have a flying stall.

’System, I misjudged you. I apologize.’

Lu Wu offered a sincere apology in her heart, but the system, perhaps still sulking, didn’t reply.

After a loop around the market, Lu Wu also learned that a group of Ascetic Cultivators had arrived. Their goal was to climb the mountain on foot while the formation suppressed all Spiritual Power, thereby tempering their minds and bodies.

It was said that every year when the formation was deactivated, some Ascetic Cultivators would experience a physical transformation and achieve enlightenment on the spot.

Those with outstanding karmic ties to Buddhism might even be invited to join the Heavenly Buddha Temple as disciples.

Lu Wu had no interest in shaving her head and becoming a nun, but she listened intently, scouting out her target customers for the next seven days.

「The next day.」

Lu Wu awoke before dawn.

She set off early for Demon Suppression Mountain. The moment she set foot in the range, she felt her Spiritual Power completely suppressed.

Fortunately, her body had been tempered by Spiritual Energy during several cultivation breakthroughs and was much stronger than before.

A stall floated in the air beside her.

The pair of large wings, attached to either side of the stall, operated smoothly even in this spirit-suppressing environment.

’Excellent. Just perfect.’

’Except...’

Lu Wu looked up at the impossibly tall Demon Suppression Mountain, then glanced down at her own long legs.

’Climbing that height on my own two feet would be the death of me.’

"Old buddy, I’m counting on you."

Lu Wu strapped a stool firmly to the stall, even fashioning a seatbelt for herself.

She plopped down, snapped her fingers, and the wings began to flap. With a swirl of dust and pebbles, the stall took off.

Seated on the stool, Lu Wu clutched the makeshift belt, her heart pounding.

Without the buffer of Spiritual Power, the weightlessness of flight was dizzying.

So Lu Wu kept the winged stall flying at a low altitude, which helped her regain a sense of security.

Today was the first day of the formation’s activation, and many Ascetic Cultivators had already gathered at the foot of Demon Suppression Mountain. They stood in silence, each taking the first step of their arduous journey.

Unmoved by joy or sorrow, their varied faces were masks of stoic silence.

Amidst this group of Ascetics, Lu Wu, perched on her flying stall, was a glaring anomaly.

Her entrance was so conspicuous that she inevitably became the focus of everyone’s attention.

The gazes from the Ascetics held surprise and bewilderment, as if wondering how anyone could resort to such a cheap trick.

"Hey, everyone!"

’These people are all future customers,’ Lu Wu thought, greeting the crowd from the air.

No one responded.

Lu Wu swallowed her minor embarrassment and silently urged the large wings to fly faster.

’Being a social butterfly really isn’t for me.’

One of the Ascetics wiped the sweat from his brow, his eyes cold as he watched Lu Wu’s retreating figure.

"Heretic!" he muttered.

In his eyes, Lu Wu’s actions were a provocation to all of them, the true Ascetics.

Completely unaware she’d gotten off on the wrong foot, Lu Wu finally reached the summit after about an hour.

A majestic Buddhist Temple sat nestled in the clouds and mist. The structure, dominated by red and gold, featured intricately carved beams and painted rafters, creating an air of solemnity and good fortune.

The morning bell tolled.

Its distant toll echoed from the temple, signaling that the disciples of the Heavenly Buddha Temple were rising for their morning practice.

Deprived of her Spiritual Power, Lu Wu could only make out a few towering pagodas and a bell tower through the thin mist, their silhouettes majestic and grand.

And this was only the tip of the iceberg.

As one of the major sects, the true extent of the Heavenly Buddha Temple remained hidden from view.

With a CREAK, the temple gates were opened by a young monk.

The young monk, still a bit groggy from waking up early, had his surprise written all over his face when he saw Lu Wu and her shimmering golden wings outside the gate.

He had never seen an item that could still function in a place where spiritual power was nullified.

Suspicion filled his eyes.

Over the years, plenty of people had tried to free the suppressed Demon, but they were all dealt with by his senior martial brothers at the Heavenly Buddha Temple.

’This person... she couldn’t be another one of those Cultists, could she?’

The young monk was adorable, with rosy lips and pearly teeth. His fresh, clean appearance made Lu Wu want to reach out and pinch his cheeks.

’What a sin, what a sin.’

Silently chiding herself, Lu Wu set up her stall and hung out her new sign.

"Tired? Sleepy? Grab a Snowcap Iced Coffee."

One look at the slogan told her the system was still up to its old tricks, churning out absurdist nonsense.

Below that was a long, long menu of the milk teas Lu Wu would be selling.

Hand-Smashed Overnighter Lemon Tea, So-Good-It-Makes-You-Meep Tea, Exploding Cheese Foam Berry Blast, Taro Boba Bomb...

In short, it was a list of all the trendiest milk tea drinks Lu Wu had ever seen.

"Hey, little monk, want to try some milk tea?"

After neatly arranging her tools, Lu Wu started her pitch to the first potential customer.

However...

The young monk stared at the menu full of names where he could read the words but not grasp their meaning. He glanced back at Lu Wu’s overly enthusiastic attitude, and his expression grew even colder.

"Patron," he said, "this is the entrance to the Heavenly Buddha Temple, not some lawless den. You should think carefully before you act, lest you come to regret it."

Tossing this warning over his shoulder, the young monk hurried inside the temple.

He had to report this!

Huh?

Lu Wu, who was just trying to sell some milk tea only to get a lecture on the meaning of life, was completely baffled. ’I don’t get it,’ she thought.

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