Chapter 112

Li Changsheng knew that Huang Rong was still in a state of hesitation, so he did not go too far, merely indicating that he was hungry.

Huang Rong frowned and looked at the sky; it was already noon, and it was indeed time to eat something. But because she had been angry, she had set off too hurriedly and had not prepared any food for the road.

"Let's walk a bit further ahead. I remember there's a town about ten or twenty miles away..."

Huang Rong suggested this.

"I can't walk anymore!"

Li Changsheng shook his head.

"You... can't walk anymore?!"

Huang Rong was stunned on the spot. You may only be nine years old, but you are a dignified Heavenly Man; yet you tell me... you can't walk anymore?! Do you take me for a fool?

"If I remember correctly, the culinary skills of Sister Rong'er are absolutely superb!"

"I want to eat the dishes cooked by Sister Rong'er!"

Li Changsheng was even more excessive, pushing his demands further.

"You even... know about my cooking?!"

Huang Rong was shocked. Since leaving the island, she had not revealed any of her culinary skills. Seeing Li Changsheng so certain, doubts arose in her heart. "How on earth do you know all this?!"

"Don't worry about how I know!"

"Sister Rong'er, just tell me, will you cook or not?!"

Li Changsheng smiled without a word, just looking at Huang Rong like this.

Huang Rong's expression changed slightly. She really wanted to just slap his face and say: "This old lady won't cook! What can you do about it?!"

But thinking that Li Changsheng could wake her mother, Huang Rong had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.

"But there are only forests everywhere here, there isn't even a pot..."

Huang Rong was just about to speak, expressing her helplessness.

"Look!"

"The cookware is all right there!"

Before Huang Rong could finish, Li Changsheng pointed casually.

"Cookware?!"

Huang Rong followed Li Changsheng's finger. She didn't know until she looked, but when she did, she was truly startled. Not far from Li Changsheng, some cookware had actually appeared.

"This... how is this possible?!"

"I remember clearly that there was..."

Huang Rong was so frightened she could barely speak. She clearly remembered that the place had been empty.

As a result, just as she wanted to say there was no cookware, all the pots, bowls, and ladles appeared.

Absurd! Truly too absurd!

Huang Rong looked suspiciously at Li Changsheng, feeling that the appearance of these items had something to do with him.

But looking at Li Changsheng's attire, he couldn't possibly be hiding these pots and pans. Her heart grew even more confused: Could it be that I really remembered wrong just now?

"Sister Rong'er, these surroundings are all your ingredients; you can choose whatever you like!"

Li Changsheng pointed to the surroundings and said.

"Hmph! You just wait!"

Huang Rong began to act, albeit unwillingly.

Seeing this, Li Changsheng said nothing. He took a hammock out of his mustard-seed space, hung it between two trees, and began to sleep leisurely.

"Hmph! Pfft!"

"Little brat! Little pervert! You just wait!"

Huang Rong walked around the area, preparing ingredients, while cursing in her heart.

She walked around and found some wild vegetables, caught a few fish from a nearby river, and even caught a snake, and so on.

Afterwards, Huang Rong began to cook.

【You observe Huang Rong's culinary skills. Your comprehension is heaven-defying, and you draw inferences about other cases... You grasp a trace of the true meaning of the Dao of Cooking, and you comprehend the "Heart Method of Pao Ding" and the "Ox-Dissecting Blade Technique"!】

"Heart Method of Pao Ding", "Ox-Dissecting Blade Technique": Pao Ding dissecting an ox, a skill reaching the divine; Pao Ding: cooking, stir-frying, pan-frying, deep-frying, steaming, boiling, stewing; Dissecting: cutting, chopping, slicing, picking, dissecting, marking, mincing; when the two are combined, the Dao of Cooking is achieved!

"Eh!"

"Watching Huang Rong cook can actually lead to such insights?!"

"The Dao of Cooking, is it?!"

Li Changsheng nodded thoughtfully.

With a thought, he closed his eyes to contemplate. Strands of profound mysteries regarding the Dao of Cooking rose slowly, and cooking, stir-frying, pan-frying, deep-frying, steaming, boiling, stewing, cutting, chopping, slicing, picking, dissecting, marking, and mincing were all mastered.

Not knowing how much time had passed, a mouth-watering fragrance drifted over.

"Ah! It's finally done!"

"I can't wait to taste Sister Rong'er's handiwork."

As soon as Huang Rong finished cooking, Li Changsheng woke up as if from a dream. He waved his large sleeve, retracted the hammock into his mustard-seed space, and without waiting for Huang Rong to speak, he began to feast heartily.

"You... you... what are you doing?!"

"Just now... did I see a hammock?!"

Huang Rong stammered, her expression somewhat dazed. She had just seen a hammock hanging between two trees.

But when she turned her head again, it had disappeared.

"No! You saw wrong!"

Li Changsheng said while feasting heartily.

"I... saw wrong?!"

Huang Rong frowned, her delicate nose twitching slightly. She turned her head again; let alone between those two trees, within a hundred meters, there was no hammock at all.

"Maybe! I really... saw wrong."

Huang Rong had no choice but to give up on pursuing the matter. She was about to prepare to eat something, but discovered that the food she had prepared was almost gone. "Wait! Slow down! You... leave some for me!"

She was just about to use her chopsticks, but discovered that Li Changsheng had swept through everything like a whirlwind, and the remaining few dishes were all gone.

"You..."

Huang Rong was completely stunned, at a loss for what to do. The table full of dishes she had worked so hard to prepare had all been eaten by Li Changsheng, and she... hadn't eaten anything at all.

Is there such a thing in this world?!

"Alright! Sister Rong'er, let's hurry on our way!"

"If we return to Taohuadao a little earlier, we can wake your mother a little earlier."

Li Changsheng wiped his mouth and waved his hand, speaking very calmly.

"You..."

Once these words were spoken, Huang Rong was left speechless.

What could she do?

For the sake of Mother, I will endure!

Huang Rong silently clenched her delicate fists, opened her mouth, and finally gritted her teeth, glaring hatefully at Li Changsheng.

Li Changsheng had originally intended to return to the Quanzhen Sect on Mount Zhongnan, but having met Huang Rong halfway, he traveled with her toward Taohuadao.

Huang Rong had originally intended to go to Lin'an to find Huang Yaoshi, but having met Li Changsheng and knowing he could wake her mother, she took Li Changsheng toward Taohuadao.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Wang Chongyang, Huang Yaoshi, and Qiu Chuji were shocked to learn that Li Changsheng had beheaded the Song Emperor Zhao Ji and destroyed the Earth Immortal Sunflower Ancestor.

After finally regaining their calm, they sought Huang Yaoshi's help to wake Feng Heng, and then took Huang Yaoshi back to the Quanzhen Sect on Mount Zhongnan.

After all, in his mind, Li Changsheng had nowhere else to go but back to the Quanzhen Sect.

Hearing that Li Changsheng could wake Feng Heng, Huang Shang also became interested and followed Wang Chongyang to the Quanzhen Sect.

As for Qiu Chuji, he was left in Lin'an City by Wang Chongyang to wait for the other five disciples and reinforcements to arrive, explain the situation, and express gratitude, among other matters.

On this day, darkness shrouded the land, the moonlight was hazy, and a gentle breeze blew, as if the earth had fallen into a deep slumber.

In a dense forest, a fragrance accompanied the breeze, as if it could spread for a thousand miles.

"So fragrant! So fragrant!"

"It's worthy of being the Beggar's Chicken made by Sister Rong'er! It's just delicious!"

Li Changsheng did not hesitate to praise Huang Rong.

Huang Rong rolled her eyes, not wanting to pay attention to Li Changsheng, and quietly processed the Beggar's Chicken, preparing to tear it open.

She dared not let Li Changsheng do it again. If she let Li Changsheng do it, she wouldn't be eating today.