His cooking is so delicious that he's become the darling of the entire cultivation world.

Chapter 41 Dining Hall

What's Kuroko doing here?

Yun Ci looked puzzled and was about to go over.

"Yun Ci?" A female cultivator next to her exclaimed in surprise as she looked at Yun Ci.

Yun Ci stopped and looked at the female cultivator whose face showed surprise, but she didn't recognize her.

"It really is Yun Ci!" Another female cultivator exclaimed with joy, her heart filled with excitement.

"Yun Ci, aren't you setting up a stall today? We were planning to queue up after delivering the herbs."

Yun Ci stopped and shook her head, explaining, "I'm setting up my stall this afternoon; I have something to do this morning."

"Ah... I just passed by the square, and there were many fellow disciples queuing up," a female cultivator said.

Yun Ci then realized that she had forgotten to notify the people in line.

"Um... when you go to Xuanyuan Square later, could you please let everyone know for me?"

The two female cultivators couldn't bear to refuse Yun Ci's fair and soft face.

He nodded in agreement immediately, "But it might be a little later!"

Yun Ci blinked, "No problem!"

As he spoke, he bent down to take out a storage bag.

The two female cultivators looked at the little boy who only reached their chests, and handed him two stick-like objects, their clear eyes saying, "Thank you, this is beef jerky, you can eat it."

As she spoke, Yun Ci blinked her big eyes.

I'm going to make you all swoon with cuteness!

The two female cultivators' hearts softened immediately.

Yun Ci is so cute!

They immediately accepted it, saying, "Thank you."

Yun Ci gave a sly smile, shook her head, and seeing that they were alright, said, "I'm leaving now."

With that, he ran straight towards Kuroko's direction.

Yun Ci ran away, and the two female cultivators exchanged a glance, both seeing the stars in each other's eyes.

That's right, now there are three factions in the sect.

I like Wen Miao, and I only recognize Wen Miao as the best.

They believe in Yun Ci, but feel they have misunderstood the Yun Ci faction.

Other factions.

They are the second type.

One of the female cultivators took a bite of what Yun Ci had given them, exclaiming, "It smells so good! What a unique flavor!"

......

"Hey, what are you doing here?"

Hei Zi heard Yun Ci's cheerful voice and raised his head from his knees.

Empty eyes, tense expression.

The more Yun Ci looked at it, the more something seemed off.

"What's wrong? Did someone bully you when you went home yesterday?"

Yun Ci grabbed Hei Zi's sleeve, her tone becoming anxious.

The more I look at this black guy, the more suspicious he seems.

"is not it?"

Kuroko shook her head slightly, opened her mouth, and whispered, "I... the door was locked from the inside yesterday... I had nowhere to go..."

what?

"So you stayed here all night? Come find me!"

"I don't know where you live..."

Hei Zi raised his head and looked at Yun Ci with pitiful eyes.

"You're the only person in the sect who's been kind to me. I want to go see you, but I'm afraid you'll find me annoying like everyone else..."

Yun Ci felt even more sorry for her after hearing this; the poor little thing...

He patted Hei Zi reassuringly, "Oh, how could that be? I'll take you to my house later."

Hei Zi felt Yun Ci's hand gently patting him, lowered his head, and smiled.

"Come on! I'll take you to find them first! I'll teach them a lesson for you today!" Yun Ci pulled Hei Zi toward the Miscellaneous Service Peak.

Hei Zi shook his head and stopped in his tracks. "No, it's not necessary. Fellow disciples shouldn't fight. I can't drag you into this."

Looking at Hei Zi's skin and bones, so thin and dark, Yun Ci felt both heartache and disappointment.

"Who says I'll beat them up fair and square? I'll put a sack over their heads and beat them up. Who would know it was us?"

As she spoke, Yun Ci revealed a smug smile.

He's really smart.

The disciples passing by recognized the young boy, whose skin glowed white in the sunlight, as Yun Ci and couldn't help but take a second look.

Hei Zi lowered his head and whispered, "No need, it's alright... I need to go back to work now, I'll let you know if the foreman doesn't see me."

With that said, he turned around and left.

Yun Ci blinked. "If you get bullied again, come find me. I live behind the main peak."

Hei Zi nodded and ran towards the direction of the miscellaneous servants' peak.

Hei Zi stopped when Yun Ci was out of sight.

Straighten your back and look back in the direction you just came from...

After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and slowly walked forward with a blank expression.

Upon closer inspection, a hint of pleasure shone through his eyes...

Heizi seemed to sense something and looked around.

He noticed a boy standing on a towering ancient tree to his right, looking at him.

His gaze was condescending, devoid of any warmth, as if he were looking at an ant.

He was exceptionally handsome and had an extraordinary bearing; his clothes contrasted sharply with his drab servant's uniform.

Hei Zi lowered his head and continued walking forward without saying a word.

Si Qingxuan only glanced at him for a few seconds, seemingly unwilling to linger on someone unrelated, and indifferently shifted his gaze.

......

Yun Ci used the simple teleportation array on the main peak to reach the neighboring mountain.

The main peak is convenient; Xuanyuan Sect disciples can use simple teleportation arrays to travel from the main peak to other peaks.

Yun Ci arrived at the dining hall.

Upon entering, they discovered that all the people eating inside were either outer or inner disciples.

The canteen was large, but there weren't many people eating there.

There were only about twenty people.

Looking at the words on the sign, Yun Ci could only recognize some of them by intuition.

Spirit pork, 20 spirit stones per serving

Spirit beef, 25 spirit stones per serving

Spirit meat, 15 spirit stones per serving

Rice, 7 spirit stones per bowl

Vegetables, 10 spirit stones per serving...

Below is another line of text: All the food in this canteen contains spiritual energy.

Spirit Pig?

The difference between it and an ordinary pig is probably that it contains spiritual energy.

Yun Ci was pleasantly surprised that the cafeteria actually had the meat he needed.

But this price is too expensive.

In the mortal realm, one spirit stone can buy many pigs.

Are foods imbued with spiritual energy really that expensive?

Yun Ci looked at what they were eating; some were eating meat, some were eating rice, and some were eating vegetables...

However, all of them looked very bland, with simple cooking methods and small portions, and they seemed to have just been simply cooked.

Those eating merely chewed and swallowed.

They left after they finished eating.

Some people might want to save up spirit stones, so they only bought a bowl of rice and couldn't even bear to buy a plate of vegetables.

Yun Ci blinked and arrived at a food serving area.

The woman serving the food was very young. She raised an eyebrow as she looked at the young boy in front of her.

"Little disciple, what would you like to eat?"

Yun Ci shook her head and said, "I'm not here to buy food. May I buy some plates?"

Buying plates?

Women have been serving food for over a century, and this is the first time I've heard of such a request.

He chuckled, "What do you need the plates for? You only need seven more minor realms to achieve fasting, do you really need the plates?"

Yun Ci blinked. "I sell food at my stall, but I don't have enough plates, and I can't go down the mountain yet. Can you sell me some, sister?"

Yun Ci blinked.

The woman was overjoyed by Yun Ci calling her "sister" and chuckled, "Sure. But can I buy the food you sell for free?"

Yun Ci nodded, "Since my sister sold me the plate, of course it's free."

Song Qing smiled, her eyes narrowed. "Do you know how old I am? Just call me 'older sister'."

Yun Ci, "...Uh, anyway, my sister looks very young. She's only a little older than me."

Upon hearing this, Song Qing liked the young boy in front of her even more and readily agreed, "Okay!"

Yun Ci breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought of his modern neighbor who had a daughter three years older than him, and every time she saw him, she would tease him and make him call her "sister".

In the end, Yun Ci spent a huge sum of 50 low-grade spirit stones to buy hundreds of plates and bowls, as well as some special buckets for serving food in the canteen.

The other party said that there was a formation inside that could keep the food warm.

Yun Ci desperately needs it.

Seeing that Yun Ci liked it, Song Qing gave Yun Ci even more.

Feeling embarrassed, Yun Ci gave Song Qing a lot of the beef jerky she had made.

Song Qing held the object in her hand, raising an eyebrow. "Hmm? Beef jerky?"

Yun Ci's eyes widened.

In an instant, countless possibilities flashed through my mind: a time traveler, a modern person...

Then, the woman said, "My husband also took two yesterday."

yesterday?

That must have been given to some leader or peak master by him.

Yun Ci didn't ask any more questions; he needed to go back and cook.

Song Qing seemed very happy. Just as she was about to ask Yun Ci's name, she turned around and didn't see him.

"Running so fast."