Chapter 248

"Baiwen."

"Hmm?"

"It seems you have some old injuries?"

"Mr. Xia, you can feel it?"

"I felt it out."

"Because my work is quite special, I often have to deal with people in the shadows, and sometimes I encounter some dangers, so I've sustained some injuries in the past."

"I see. It's a good thing, I can nourish you."

"I heard from Baishi that Mr. Xia's Essential Oil can remove scars..."

"It can."

"That's great, ooh..."

Xia Zhi chatted with Baiwen while massaging her with his hands. He could "see" the black iron progress bar on her body rapidly increasing.

Soon, he heard the system's notification sound in his mind.

"Progress bar has reached 100%. Reward: Black Iron Treasure Chest."

Xia Zhi glanced at the Black Iron Treasure Chest in his item bar and continued massaging, gently applying the Essential Oil to the various scars on her body.

In addition to these visible scars of various sizes, she also had some hidden internal injuries.

The most serious internal injury was located on her back, seemingly from an arrow, very close to her heart.

These all showed how severe the injuries she had suffered in the past were.

Being a secretary to a wealthy person, despite appearing to have high status and power, was not easy.

Baiwen narrowed her eyes, feeling very comfortable. She was biting her lip, trying hard not to make a sound.

Xia Zhi simply smiled at this.

Most customers experiencing his massage for the first time behaved similarly, always a little reserved.

After more sessions, customers wouldn't have so many inhibitions.

When Xia Zhi massaged, he generally only performed normal massages.

Although [Master of Massage], like [Culinary Master], had an additional characteristic called [Enjoyment], he had only used this characteristic on Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Shenhe.

It wasn't that he was reluctant to use it on others, but mainly because the effect of this new characteristic was a bit strange, and it wasn't appropriate to use it randomly on people.

Greater Lord Rukkhadevata had a high status and could barely withstand it.

Although Shenhe couldn't quite withstand it, she could just sleep after she was tired from playing.

"Baiwen, it's done."

"Is it?"

"Yes. You can go to the bathroom in the back to take a shower. There's hot water in the pot in the kitchen."

"Oh... Mr. Xia..."

Baiwen called out to Xia Zhi, who had just stopped, her face slightly flushed, hesitating to speak.

Xia Zhi was a little puzzled.

"Baiwen, is there anything else?"

"Mr. Xia... could you give me some more Essential Oil? There are still some places I want to..."

"Of course."

Xia Zhi nodded, handed the bottle in his hand to Baiwen, and washed his hands in the basin next to him.

"I'll be going then."

"Mm."

Baiwen watched Xia Zhi's departing figure, feeling that Mr. Xia was truly understanding.

She looked at the Essential Oil bottle in her hand and realized that the bottle was a bit heavy.

Was this a gold bottle?

Baiwen was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered what Baishi had said: Mr. Xia doesn't lack Mora.

Using a bottle made of gold to hold Essential Oil was indeed something only a wealthy person could do.

Baiwen poured out the Essential Oil, her face flushed, gently biting her lip, and applied it to herself a bit clumsily.

Xia Zhi returned to the front hall and "saw" Ningguang sitting with Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, the two of them chatting very intently.

It's just that an older sister constantly nodding in front of a little girl, appearing very teachable, inevitably made people feel a little strange.

And this Goddess is talking about me!

Xia Zhi shook his head, called Zhu Zi to the kitchen to light the fire for him, and prepared to make dinner.

By the time Baiwen finished her shower, Xia Zhi had almost finished making dinner.

At Xia Zhi's insistence, Ningguang and Baiwen stayed for dinner.

It was Baiwen's first time eating the food cooked by Xia Zhi. Before this, she had only eaten his instant noodles twice.

After taking two bites of the incredibly delicious food, Baiwen couldn't help but fall into contemplation.

Both are Lady Ningguang's secretaries, how come Baishi lives such a heavenly life?

The benefits of being a personal butler are indeed better. Doing intelligence work and such really has no future.

After dinner, Ningguang and Baiwen said goodbye and left.

Baiwen still looked a little absent-minded.

"Baiwen, how do you feel?"

"Ah? Lady Ningguang, what did you just say?"

"I said, how do you feel now?"

"Very good! My body feels much lighter!"

"When you get back tonight, remember to tell Baixiao to arrange tomorrow's matters properly, and then come with me to find Mr. Xia for a massage."

"Oh! Okay!"

Baiwen hesitated for a moment.

"Lady Ningguang."

"What is it?"

"Mr. Xia's Essential Oil has a very good nourishing effect on the body. I feel that some of the old injuries accumulated in my body have improved a lot."

"Mm, I'll bring you along more often in the future..."

"No, I meant Miss Yelan."

"Oh?"

"Although I have suffered some injuries, they are far less serious than Miss Yelan's. Miss Yelan constantly walks on the edge of life and death, and I don't know how many injuries she has suffered. The internal injuries in her body are countless... If Mr. Xia could use Essential Oil to nourish Miss Yelan's body, that would be great."

"You're right."

Ningguang nodded.

"I will arrange this matter."

"Yes."

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After Ningguang and Baiwen left, everyone in the shop also went out for a walk.

Passing through the bustling streets of Chihu Rock, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata bought a lot of seemingly flashy things in the roadside shops.

Xia Zhi could tell that she wasn't actually very interested in these things, and seemed to simply enjoy the process of bargaining with people.

When they passed by the Feiyun Commerce Guild, everyone saw that it was crowded with people, and they could vaguely hear conversations from the noisy sounds.

"Can I really make money by participating in this competition?"

"As long as you can win."

"Is there really no entry fee?"

"No, but each person can only register once."

"Then I want to register!"

"Me too!"

"Everyone, don't push, line up, and register one by one!"

Zhu Zi and Diona ran over and watched the excitement at the edge of the crowd for a while, then ran back.

"Boss, it's the registration point for the Mahjong King Tournament."

"Young Master Xingqiu is very quick."

"Are we going to register?"

"If you want to participate, you can go and play. You can get some pocket money."

"Okay!"

"Isn't cousin going?"

"Isn't cousin going?"

"I don't want to bully people."

"I don't want to bully people either."

Xia Zhi thought for a moment and said.

"How about this, if anyone from our shop can enter the finals, then she can choose the dishes for a week."

"!"

The girls' expressions suddenly became serious.

"Boss, what if someone wins the championship?"

"Then they can choose the dishes for a month."

"!!"

The girls immediately ran to register.

"Since cousin said so, then I'll go and play too."

Greater Lord Rukkhadevata smiled slightly and walked over.

Choosing dishes or not was irrelevant. The main thing was that she suddenly thought of something. She wondered if Morax would participate in this Mahjong Tournament. It would be fun if she could meet him.

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