Bei Ji had been in Beisha City for a month. His days were peaceful and content: he spent his mornings at the military camp drilling the troops, and his afternoons at the welfare center, telling stories to the children and teaching them basic martial arts to strengthen their bodies.
At sunset, when Bei Ji returned to the welfare center, Gong Fu brought him a cup of milk ice custard. It was made by boiling milk with sugar and a bit of starch, then setting it in an ice cellar until it was perfectly firm yet supple. It was rich with the fragrance of milk and was the favorite treat of the children at the center.
Bei Ji did not particularly care for sweets, but seeing the expectation in her eyes, he could not bring himself to refuse.
Chapter 939