Reborn as the Henchman Who Protects the Villain novel · Chapter 23 of 24
Chapter 23: The Lamp-Bearer's Rank
The Sect Lord ate a whole breakfast, and Shi Wen watched him do it with his chopsticks halfway to his own mouth.
Rice porridge, pickled radish, an egg, two steamed buns, and a bowl of the Black Cloaks' terrible tea.
Duan Linxiao ate every bite.
When he finished, he looked at the empty bowl with polite surprise.
"I was hungry," he said.
"You were," said Shi Wen.
"I did not know it was possible."
"It's called a meal."
"I have heard the word." The Lord set down his chopsticks. "You may stop tasting my food. There is no one left to poison it."
"There's always someone."
"Taster."
"I like doing it," said Shi Wen, and put a bun in his mouth to prove the point.
"It's my job. I'm good at it. Also you look at me while I chew, and I enjoy that."
The Lord's ears, to Shi Wen's delight, went pink.
Gu Yan came in after breakfast, with his leather case and an expression of unconcealed triumph.
"I have examined the knot," he said.
"And?" said the Lord.
"It is no longer a knot," said Gu Yan. "It is a lamp, as the old ledger said."
"The moon is awake and fed. She goes up to the sky each night and returns each dawn."
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of Reborn as the Henchman Who Protects the Villain are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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