Chapter 1147: Returning to the Phoenix Pool to Boast (Part 2)

"Isn't this just a cornucopia?!" Luo Quan exclaimed, her eyes widening in surprise as she listened to Ye Yitian's description.

If one were to put a diamond in here and pour in a little water, wouldn't that mean harvesting an entire vat full of diamonds?

"Does this only work on gourmet food, or does it work on everything?" Luo Quan gazed longingly at the bronze tripod; the words "lend it to me for two days" were practically written all over her face.

"Of course, it only works on food," Ye Yitian said with a light laugh. "If it could replicate every object, I don't know how many people would be eyeing this treasure of mine—for instance, you, Little Luo."

"I was just asking." Luo Quan chuckled, feeling quite embarrassed after her hidden thoughts were exposed.

As for Ye Yitian suddenly changing how she addressed her to "Little Luo," Luo Quan didn't feel there was any issue with it.

She and Ye Zhining were such good friends; if it weren't for the distinction between the Imperial family and commoners, she could have called Ye Yitian "Aunt Ye" directly.

Amidst their conversation, a pot of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, overflowing with fragrance, appeared in the Food-Gathering Tripod.

Luo Quan scooped up a spoonful and tasted it; there was absolutely no difference from the one she had simmered herself.

Ye Yitian smiled and asked, "How is it? Is it the same taste?"

"Incredible. It's my first time seeing such a magical treasure." Luo Quan nodded in approval.

If a catering company got their hands on this, their banquet costs would drop by ninety percent instantly, and they could easily handle a thousand tables.

No wonder the lotus roots in the Returning-to-the-Past Pool were so cherished; it turned out they could allow all the citizens of the Imperial Capital to have a taste.

With the Food-Gathering Tripod, there was truly no difficulty involved.

Now that the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was ready, Luo Quan's task for the day was basically complete.

Taking off her chef's uniform and removing her tall hat, Luo Quan walked through the palace grounds with Ye Yitian.

"I heard from Zhining that you haven't been in a relationship yet, Little Luo?" Ye Yitian asked softly, while simultaneously beckoning with her hand. A small, golden cat meowed and leaped into her arms.

"That's true. It's mainly because I've been busy with my career," Luo Quan said with a nod.

Ye Yitian smiled. "Those are just excuses. No matter how busy a career is, there's always time to rest. If you want to date, you can always find the time."

Luo Quan remained silent, suddenly feeling as if Ye Yitian had been possessed by her own mother. Was she about to be set up on a blind date?

"There are many young talents from other civilizations at this Returning-to-the-Past Banquet.

Originally, they came to wish me a happy birthday, but if you appear, perhaps everyone's attention will be focused on you." Ye Yitian stroked the soft fur on the cat's back, her tone unhurried.

Luo Quan didn't quite understand Ye Yitian's meaning and just scratched her head. "If that really happens, then I'd better not attend this banquet. Dealing with that kind of situation is what I'm worst at."

Ye Yitian nodded gently. "I already noticed that when we were at the Holy Mother Summer Palace gathering earlier.

You seem to prefer being with commoners, and even during your livestreams, you have absolutely no airs of a Holy Mother. You are more approachable than anyone else standing at your social level."

"I can't help it." Luo Quan smiled helplessly. "In the education I received, all people are born equal.

Although even in my hometown, where this concept is taught, true equality hasn't been fully achieved, I can't control others. At the very least, I know what is right, and I am willing to strive to practice it."

"Young people are all like this, always so idealistic." Ye Yitian was noncommittal about Luo Quan's answer.

Luo Quan smiled and said, "At least I have the right to refuse and face reality."

"Perhaps not this time." Ye Yitian looked at Luo Quan and shook her head. "As far as I know, although you entered the Dao through Wu Gong, being a celebrity is the reason your cultivation improved the fastest, right?"

"You... how did you know?" Luo Quan's hair stood on end; her first reaction was that the System had been discovered.

However, she quickly dismissed this thought, as it was impossible for anyone to know. Ye Yitian must have been referring to absorbing the power of wishes from fans through her celebrity status.

So, Luo Quan suppressed the horror in her heart and pretended to be calm. "The Empress Dowager truly has eyes like torches. Relying on step-by-step cultivation alone wouldn't have reached my current realm. My status as a celebrity has indeed been a great help."

"Calling me Empress Dowager is too formal. Just call me Aunt Ye from now on."

Ye Yitian sat down on a round stool she found. "The 'Universe Girls' project you're planning this time is likely also to absorb the power of wishes on a larger scale.

Zhining told me that your paperwork has already been processed and the show has reached the audition stage. Have you thought about how big you can make it?"

"My wish is definitely to become popular throughout the universe." Luo Quan's tone was confident, but then she smiled. "But wishes are wishes; in reality, I have no idea what level I can reach.

Although this type of show is quite popular in my hometown, the possibility of it not adapting well to the Universe is not low."

"So, if the show's ratings aren't very high, then the program you spent so much effort organizing might not meet your expectations," Ye Yitian asked, looking into Luo Quan's eyes.

"That is indeed the case." Luo Quan nodded to confirm this.

"Among those attending the banquet this time, many are giants of universal television broadcasting. You should understand what that means, right?" Ye Yitian didn't spell it out, or rather, she had already made it clear just now.

Luo Quan's reputation preceded her; these people were all here for the Holy Mother's sake. Naturally, they wanted to see the Holy Mother at the banquet, chat a few times, and develop a friendship.

This was something very easy to imagine.

"So will they invite me to drink? If I don't drink, will they think I'm not giving them face?" Luo Quan asked in a joking tone.

Ye Yitian showed a puzzled expression. "Attending a banquet, drinking is a very normal thing. Do you not drink at all?"

"I really don't drink a single drop." Luo Quan nodded. "With my appearance, as long as I appear at a banquet, it's destined that countless people will come to toast me.

It's precisely because I often refuse to drink that I've offended quite a few people, so later on, I stopped attending these kinds of banquets."

"So that's how it is." Hearing this, Ye Yitian crooked her finger at the maid beside her. "Cancel all the alcohol for this Returning-to-the-Past Banquet and replace it with other drinks."

"Yes, Empress Dowager." The maid bowed, turned, and disappeared after a few teleports.

"Aunt Ye, what are you doing?" Luo Quan stared at Ye Yitian, dumbfounded.

"You can't drink alcohol, right?" Ye Yitian laughed heartily, her mature and beautiful face beaming. "This gathering is actually quite important for you. If you couldn't attend because of such a small matter, that would be a great pity."

"But there was no need to cancel all the alcohol at the banquet, right?" Luo Quan felt an indescribable sense of being moved.

Aunt Ye had gone to such great lengths to accommodate her; she didn't know how to repay her.

"It's just a small matter." Ye Yitian waved her hand. "You called me Aunt Ye; as an elder, I must certainly look out for you.

Besides, it's not like I don't have a bit of selfishness. After all, you and Zhining are such good friends, and you are the Holy Mother of the Dawn Church. Perhaps I will have something to trouble you with in the future."

Luo Quan nodded in response. "If it's something I can do, I will certainly not refuse."

Ye Yitian showed a loving smile. "Go change your clothes quickly. The banquet is about to start. This time, you are the focus that everyone is looking forward to."

Hearing this, Luo Quan also perked up.

If she could push the "Universe Girls" show onto a further and bigger stage, then she wasn't incapable of dealing with those dignitaries.

Of course, this was based on the situation where Aunt Ye helped her cancel all the alcohol.

Whether it's idealism or realism, people always have to eat.

Meeting these people, chatting a few polite words, and getting a chance for cooperation—why should she refuse?

Not to mention whether these people had any ulterior motives; even if they did, she should at least hear it with her own ears before refusing, right?

She believed that not everyone in the world was so outrageous, and she shouldn't assume all potential partners were "down-to-earth" men.

Returning to Bai Xingwei's home, she found that she had just finished changing her clothes and was looking in the mirror.

"Yo, why are you back?" Bai Xingwei seemed very surprised by Luo Quan's arrival. "Isn't your magnificent and gorgeous Summer Palace already built? How could you bear to come to my humble abode?"

"Can you make your tone any more sour?" Luo Quan rolled her eyes at her in speechlessness. "I don't have a single acquaintance in the Holy Mother Summer Palace. Living there always feels very cold and lonely. It's not as comfortable as living in your humble abode."

Bai Xingwei laughed. "Then won't that palace built by the Dawn Church with so much money become a display piece? What will happen if believers come and can't find anyone to worship?"

"It's fine. My statue is so big, standing in the square; isn't worshipping that enough?" Luo Quan said, directly taking off her T-shirt, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin.

"You really don't treat me as an outsider, taking it off just like that?" Bai Xingwei shouted in an exaggerated tone.

"It's just you here, what are you afraid of? It's not like you haven't seen it before." Luo Quan chuckled, not caring at all.

Bai Xingwei also laughed. "Aren't you afraid that I'm livestreaming in my room?"

"Don't scare me!" Luo Quan's hand, which was resting on a button, froze instantly, feeling fortunate that her movements hadn't been that fast.

If this were livestreamed, that would be a disaster, right?

"I'm lying to you. I'm not a streamer; how could there be a camera in the room?" Bai Xingwei was so amused by Luo Quan's nervous appearance that she rolled back and forth on the bed.

"Pfft, you idiot." Luo Quan spat, simply taking her clothes into the bathroom.

No matter how perverted Bai Xingwei was, she couldn't have installed a camera in the bathroom, right?

Five minutes later, when Luo Quan came out again, she was already wearing the evening gown she wore when she attended the Huabiao Awards, which was named "Starry Night."

Because she thought it looked good, Luo Quan decided to wear it again. Anyway, not many people here in the Universe had seen it.

"It's really beautiful." Bai Xingwei lay on the bed, laughing. "I don't know how many young talents this will fascinate again."

"You can't blame me for fascinating others, right?" Luo Quan said with an innocent face. "I've already been very restrained. You can't expect me to wear a mask to eat at the banquet; that would be too weird."

"Haha, that does sound quite outrageous, but that's actually a good idea." Bai Xingwei laughed uncontrollably. "Effectively reducing the exposed area of your face is a good thing for both men and women.

Men won't be fascinated by you to the point of losing their souls, and women won't be jealous of you to the point of dying."

"That's because their realm isn't high enough." Luo Quan had an expression of "it has nothing to do with me." "All phenomena are illusions. If one cannot even see through this, it means they are fools without wisdom and cannot see the Buddha!"

"I can't tell, you actually have quite a bit of research on the Buddhist Sect?" Bai Xingwei's eyes widened in surprise. "Seeing the Dan fire in your body, I thought you only practiced both Wu Gong and Daoism. I didn't expect you to have such impressive insights into Buddhism as well. Are you really that omnipotent?"

"Look, what is this?" Luo Quan stretched out her arm, as if showing off.

"Very white, dazzlingly white. What's wrong?" For a moment, Bai Xingwei didn't find anything strange.

To be fair, Luo Quan's skin was really good, smooth and fair like a porcelain doll, but it felt soft and cool to the touch, making it truly hard for people to put down.

"I'm usually not white to the point of reflecting light. This is the Flawless Glazed Body!" Luo Quan specifically revealed her complete form.

Hearing her say this, Bai Xingwei suddenly realized.

"No wonder it's so bright; it turns out it's because of this." After realizing, a sense of jealousy couldn't help but rise in Bai Xingwei's heart.

The Flawless Glazed Body—one of the top ten most supreme physiques in the Buddhist Sect. Once practiced, it is untainted by all laws and can eliminate all filth and suffering.

"That's not right. You have the Flawless Glazed Body, so why do you still need to take a bath?" Bai Xingwei suddenly thought of this question.

"Not washing feels uncomfortable." Luo Quan said as such. "You've already reached Inedia, but don't you still like eating delicacies? This is purely a personal habit; it can't be changed."

"That's true too." Bai Xingwei said, standing up. "So you plan to go to the banquet wearing this? Why not get a pair of crystal shoes for your feet? Then run away at midnight like Cinderella, leaving a shoe for the destined person to find?"

"Cinderella, huh?" Luo Quan chuckled. "If I want to hook a man, do I need to use such a roundabout method?

With a crook of my finger, how many wouldn't come over?"

Bai Xingwei crossed her arms. "Just keep laughing. When a hundred or eighty men surround you later, buzzing like flies, you'll know how to cry."

"That's also something that can't be helped. I can't really wear a mask, right?" Luo Quan said helplessly. "And this time I have to talk to a few guests about the broadcast cooperation for the new show. Wearing a mask would be too ridiculous."

"Seduction, huh? Luo Quan, you've changed." Bai Xingwei shook her head with regret.

"Get lost!" Luo Quan gave her the middle finger.

If it weren't for the fact that Bai Xingwei knew her weaknesses well, if it weren't for the fact that she couldn't beat her, and if this weren't her house, Luo Quan would definitely have made her properly learn the majesty of the Holy Mother.

"Put everything on, get ready to set off." After teasing her a few times, Bai Xingwei took out the teleportation array and began to set the coordinates.

A few seconds later, the positioning was complete, and the two stepped into the array side by side.