Chapter 319: Bring Me My Black Pepper

"Don't be angry, they didn't mean it..."

Qin Jian smiled, stepped forward, and said, "One should have compassion and kindness toward those of lower status..."

"The one who has compassion and kindness is you; I have never demanded that of myself!" Bibi Dong coldly snorted.

The Pope, seemingly possessed by an unknown tsundere spirit...

If her dear female disciple were here, she would likely see at a glance that her teacher, the Pope, had completely thrown away her armor and suffered a crushing defeat in this round of sparring between man and woman...

"Do you not intend to eat?"

Qin Jian very considerately offered her a way out.

"Eat what? Go back to your own outer room!"

The Female Pope stood on the platform and would not come down.

"Is there anything I should pay attention to for tomorrow's wagered duel?"

Qin Jian offered her an even bigger way out, while also changing the subject.

Bibi Dong took a deep breath.

At this moment, she exerted the facial expression management skills she had cultivated for so many years to the fullest.

"Alright, you may rise."

She waved her hand, seemingly casually, and dismissed the maids who were kneeling on the ground.

Then she stepped forward and took a seat at the dining table beside the terrace.

"Qin Jian, sit."

She said this very affably, the feeling just like she was truly facing one of her own subordinates.

Although there had never been any subordinate qualified to sit and eat with her, that is...

"This table is so big..."

Qin Jian strolled over slowly, glanced at the seat opposite Bibi Dong, then looked at the spacious tabletop, and suddenly pinched his chin, lost in thought.

"Why aren't you sitting?"

Bibi Dong asked curiously, "Does this dinner not suit your taste? What do you usually eat at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? Let them go prepare it."

Qin Jian shook his head lightly and said, "It's not that, I was just thinking, why must two people eating face each other?"

"If two people aren't eating face-to-face, how are they supposed to eat?" Bibi Dong asked curiously.

"Come, you all come over for a moment."

Qin Jian suddenly beckoned to the maids standing behind, then pointed to the dining table in front of him and said, "Could you please move my tableware and chair next to your Pope?"

Bibi Dong blinked, clearly impressed by this move of Qin Jian's: "You want to sit in a row with me to eat? Who does that?"

"Well, now someone does."

Qin Jian sat down beside her without a hint of awkwardness, turned his head to look at her profile, and said, "This way, I can be closer to you."

Bibi Dong: "..."

"Hmm... is this steak? And a knife and fork?"

Only then did Qin Jian see the dinner clearly, and instantly, many light-and-shadow-like memories drifted before his eyes.

A maid walked over, poured the red wine, as mellow as amber, from a decanter into two stemmed glasses, and placed them gently by the hands of Qin Jian and Bibi Dong respectively.

"What? Have you eaten this before?"

Bibi Dong picked up the stemmed glass, appearing quite normal, but if one looked closely, one could see her gaze was somewhat unfocused.

Perhaps she had never eaten side-by-side with anyone before...

"This... how should I put it? The way of eating is truly unique..." Qin Jian said.

Bibi Dong suddenly said, "This is a method Yu Xiaogang created himself back then."

Qin Jian looked up at her, then beckoned for the maid to come over again.

"What? Don't want to eat it?" Bibi Dong's red lips curved slightly.

Qin Jian smiled, then said to the maid, "Do you have black pepper sauce here? If you do, bring two small cups."

"We have black pepper, we can make it into sauce very quickly, please wait a moment, Mr. Qin."

The maid stepped back quickly.

"What do you need black pepper sauce for?" Bibi Dong was a bit confused.

Qin Jian rested his chin on his hands and said leisurely, "Steak without black pepper sauce has no Spirit..."

If we're talking about knowing how to eat, you have to look at my great Celestial Empire; no matter what food is introduced, it will eventually develop into a tastier way to prepare it...

Bibi Dong didn't know what to say, so she casually brought the wine glass in her hand toward her sandalwood lips.

"Wait."

Qin Jian suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.

Bibi Dong glanced at his hand, but didn't know how to react.

It was truly that his sense of propriety was so well-judged; not too much, not too little, exactly within the range she could accept.

After all, they had even hugged just a moment ago...

"Drinking on an empty stomach isn't good, wait a moment."

Qin Jian pulled her wrist down and then withdrew his hand silently, as if the previous action was purely to stop her from drinking.

"Oh..."

The way Bibi Dong subconsciously complied almost made the maids behind them lose their composure again.

"Mr. Qin, the black pepper sauce you requested."

At this moment, the maid finally brought over the two cups of black pepper sauce.

"Thank you."

Qin Jian said it quite naturally, but it made Bibi Dong's expression turn slightly strange.

The Maid was even more flattered: "Mr. Qin is too kind! This is what we should do!"

Qin Jian smiled, then spread the black pepper sauce evenly over the steaks on both of their plates.

"Try it and see if it's good."

Qin Jian made a gesture.

Bibi Dong curiously picked up her knife and fork, cut off a small piece with unusual proficiency, placed it in her mouth, and chewed gently.

The next moment, her eyes brightened noticeably: "The taste of this combination is perfect."

Qin Jian laughed softly, then also picked up the knife and fork at his side.

Unlike Bibi Dong, he did not cut one piece and eat it at a time, but quickly divided the entire steak evenly into over a dozen small pieces.

Then he dropped the knife and ate using only his fork.

"It really is a long-lost taste..."

Qin Jian's eyes were full of nostalgia: "For so many years, it's either been cultivation or striving for soul power levels; I haven't even attended to my appetite. It really is... hmm... putting the cart before the horse."

"Putting the cart before the horse?"

Bibi Dong laughed in spite of herself: "Isn't improving soul power and working hard at cultivation the fundamental thing?"

Qin Jian shook his head and said: "Satisfying oneself is the most important thing, and food is the one that requires the least effort but provides the greatest utility."

Bibi Dong was lost in thought, murmuring to herself: "As expected of someone who has lived a long time, seeing things so clearly..."

"I am twenty-four years old!"

Qin Jian dropped his fork with an indignant look, which made Bibi Dong want to laugh just looking at him.

"However, even though you are old, you don't understand everything..."

She suddenly pointed at the dinner plate and said: "This should be eaten by cutting it into small pieces like I do, not by cutting it all up and then eating it like you."

"Does eating it that way provide you with a psychological suggestion bonus?" Qin Jian said.

Bibi Dong was taken aback: "What is a psychological suggestion bonus?"

Qin Jian explained: "It means, does this seemingly more elegant way of eating make you feel superior, thereby creating a sense of superiority that in turn increases the deliciousness of the food?"

"How could I have such a boring thing? It's just that Yu Xiaogang stipulated that it must be eaten this way," Bibi Dong laughed.

Qin Jian then blinked: "Then what is the difference between me eating it this way and you eating it that way? In the end, it doesn't increase satisfaction, so why not just do whatever is convenient? If I eat happily, why must I learn that way of eating?"

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(End of this chapter)