Douluo Continent: I Have a Diverse Order-Taking Platform

After a few days,

At dawn, outside Xingluo City,

Two fast horses galloped from the distant official road, and Liu Yuan and Di Qiu'er arrived at the capital of the Star Luo Empire at that moment.

Once inside the city, Liu Yuan didn't rush home.

He noticed that Di Qiu'er would occasionally glance at the sides of the street, and a knowing smile appeared on his lips.

Having settled the horse matter, he simply took Di Qiu'er for a stroll around Xingluo City. Having lived in Xingluo City for over ten years, Liu Yuan knew exactly where to go and what to eat, making Di Qiu'er extremely happy.

It wasn't until nearly noon that Liu Yuan took Di Qiu'er to a renowned hotel for a hearty meal before leading her back to the Liu family home.

Outside Liu's Pharmacy

"Okay, this is my home."

Before even stepping inside, Liu Yuan pointed to the pharmacy. But as soon as he approached, he realized that Di Qiu'er hadn't followed.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing her standing there, Liu Yuan smiled and teased her.

Are you afraid to meet my parents?

"Who's afraid?" Di Qiu'er rolled her eyes nervously. "Besides, there's nothing between us, so why should I be afraid to meet your parents?"

"Yeah?"

Liu Yuan remained noncommittal, continuing his teasing remarks.

"Then why don't you come over here?"

"I'm just worried that your parents won't be happy if I stay at your house for a month," Di Qiu'er muttered to herself before her face returned to its usual coldness. She then quickly stepped forward, following closely behind Liu Yuan.

As it happened, Liu Yuan overheard everything she was muttering. This made Liu Yuan roll his eyes inwardly.

Good guy!

You only thought of this now that you're already here?

Why did you go early?

But on the other hand, what if Mom and Dad aren't happy?

Liu Yuan glanced at Di Qiu'er and shook his head.

He didn't think so entirely.

"Mom, I'm home!"

Before even seeing anyone, Liu Yuan called out.

Behind the counter, Liu's mother, who had been talking to a customer, was overjoyed to hear the noise.

"Yuan'er!"

After apologizing to the customer, Liu's mother quickly came out from behind the counter to greet him. She grabbed Liu Yuan's arm, looked him up and down, and said with concern in her eyes, "Look at you, you've lost weight in a year."

"mom…"

Liu Yuan felt helpless.

I ate and drank well at Shrek Academy, it would be a miracle if I didn't get stronger, let alone lose weight.

But he knew it too.

Mother,

I'm always worried that my child isn't doing well outside.

Unable to bear the atmosphere, Liu Yuan quickly stepped aside, making Di Qiu'er's figure even more conspicuous. This attracted Liu's mother's attention, making her notice that there was another girl present.

"Yuan'er, this girl is..." When Liu's mother saw Di Qiu'er's handsome appearance, she ignored her son and walked straight to Di Qiu'er.

Liu Yuan, now freed, introduced himself:

"Mom, this is Di Qiu'er, my junior sister."

"It's my senior sister."

Almost reflexively, Di Qiu'er retorted. But after realizing what she'd said, her cheeks flushed and felt hot, though her demeanor remained poised and confident. She greeted Liu's mother, "Hello, Auntie."

"Okay, okay, you're okay too."

The poised and graceful Di Qiu'er not only made Liu's mother smile even more, but also made her more and more satisfied with her.

However, she wasn't in a hurry. Instead, she turned to Liu Yuan and asked, "Yuan'er, you just said that you and Qiu'er are fellow disciples. What's going on?"

On this point, Liu Yuan had nothing to hide. He directly told his mother that they had been accepted as closed-door disciples by a high-ranking Title Douluo from Shrek Academy. At most, he didn't mention Mu En's identity.

"Okay! Okay!"

Upon hearing this, Liu's mother became very excited.

That's Shrek Academy!

Whether in Douluo Continent or its rival Sun Moon Continent, Shrek Academy's strength and reputation place it firmly in everyone's eyes as a top-tier (T0) institution. Didn't you see, in the original timeline, Xu Tianran dreamed of studying at Shrek Academy?

It's no wonder that Mother Liu was so agitated. And her gaze towards Di Qiu'er became even more fervent.

Senior and junior brothers (or senior sisters and junior brothers)

They all studied under the same teacher, how could they be bad?

This is a perfect match!

This made Di Qiu'er feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

Fortunately at this time,

"Madam Liu, congratulations!"

Suddenly, a voice broke in. The customer who had just been standing by the counter not only came over but also bowed to Liu's mother to offer his congratulations.

"Thank you for your congratulations, Mr. Huang."

Old Huang was quite perceptive; seeing that Liu's mother had no interest in anything else, he didn't linger. He said he wouldn't disturb her any longer and hurriedly left the pharmacy.

Liu Yuan watched Old Huang's departing figure, then turned to his mother and asked, "Mom, from the palace?"

It appears to be a question, but the tone is actually quite certain.

The reason was that as soon as Liu Yuangang entered the room, he noticed that Old Huang had a effeminate appearance and lacked masculinity.

So, using the Purple Demon Eye to probe, they discovered that when Elder Huang's soul power flowed to his groin, a gap would appear. Clearly, a meridian was missing there.

This old man, Huang, is a eunuch.

"That's right."

Mother Liu nodded slightly, "The palace wants to order a batch of medicine from us, presumably to train Soul Masters."

At this point, Liu's mother tapped Liu Yuan's forehead and said with a laugh, "You little rascal, you did that on purpose, didn't you?"

"That's right."

Liu Yuan readily admitted it.

Anyway, he joined Shrek Academy and became the closed-door disciple of Mu En, the master of the Sea God Pavilion.

If we don't use the tiger skin as a cover...

Then all my joining Shrek Academy would have been for nothing!

However, this was a good opportunity for him to use Eunuch Huang to tell the Star Luo Royal Family that the Liu family had powerful backers. And behind those backers stood Shrek Academy.

If you're thinking of doing something underhanded, then forget it.

It's better to be safe than sorry.

"Good! My son is capable."

Liu's mother was extremely proud.

She closed the door of the Liu family's pharmacy and invited Liu Yuan and Di Qiu'er to come and sit at the Liu family's house.

Of course, Liu's mother did not forget Huo Yuhao either.

But when asked, Liu Yuan brushed it off, saying that Huo Yuhao was staying at the school to study and wanted to make a name for himself as soon as possible.

"well--"

Upon hearing this, Liu's mother sighed.

"Yuhao is also a child with a tragic fate."

By evening,

Father Liu also returned from outside. The whole family, along with Di Qiu'er, looked on with great joy and harmony.

However, the Liu family was happy.

The Duke of Baihu's mansion was no longer happy.

At this moment, inside the White Tiger Duke's mansion,

The Duchess is in a rage!

Logically, her second son, Dai Huabin, should have returned three days ago. However, after waiting and waiting, she learned that Zhu Lu from the Zhu family had already arrived home. From Zhu Lu, she learned that Dai Huabin had said he had something to do and therefore hadn't come along. Only then did the Duchess finally lose her temper.

After some investigation

Finally, someone brought back news: they had found Dai Huabin's whereabouts, but...

"But what?!" The Duchess looked at the servants' terrified faces, a thought she dared not entertain filling her mind. "Tell me!"

"Madam!" The servant, terrified by the angry rebuke, prostrated himself in fear. "We found the young master's carriage. But the young master... he... he's been killed by the evil spirit master! And there's no trace of his body!"

"What did you say?!" The Duchess's eyes widened in horror, her body went limp, and she nearly fainted.

The servants were so frightened that they rushed forward to help her up, and it took quite a while for the duchess to recover.

However, the first order she issued the moment she recovered was: "Notify Dai Hao! Inform the Star Luo Emperor! No matter the cost! I will make every evil spirit master pay for my son Dai Huabin's death!"