Chapter 21: The Terrifying Shop Owner

Inside the gourmet shop.

"Interesting!"

Watching Abbot Xuan Ci take the packed gourmet food and hurry away.

A glint of deep meaning flashed in Jianghe's eyes; deep within, his interest in this gourmet shop's food had greatly piqued.

"Hey brother, what about your portion?"

Yue Buqun, standing nearby, seeing Yang Xue's portion gone, shifted his attention onto Jianghe.

What answered Yue Buqun, however, was only a faint smile.

"Mine? Naturally, I eat it myself!"

Picking up the gold ingot in front of Yang Xue, Jianghe waved his hand at Yue Buqun.

His meaning could not have been clearer.

Seeing this, Yue Buqun was briefly stunned; deep within, his dissatisfaction with those Shaolin bald donkeys grew even stronger.

Damn Shaolin bald donkeys, ruining a good thing!

Originally two paupers, yet the Shaolin bald donkey gave so much—for quite a long time to come, there'd be no way to fleece these two.

Having mentally wished well upon Abbot Xuan Ci's entire family, Yue Buqun could only slink away.

Su Mu, sitting behind the cash register, watched this group of tycoons throw money around by the thousands for his gourmet food, and couldn't help feeling a word of respect for the Shaolin bald donkey.

Sorry, correction—now it's a Shaolin Gao Seng he feels sincere respect for.

Truly worthy of a Buddhist master—loaded and willful!

Tossing out ten million, all for a single portion of egg fried rice!

Unconsciously, Su Mu himself began to harbor an illusion.

Could what he makes really be that delicious?

But why, after eating it himself, did he feel nothing much?

Unable to figure it out, Su Mu gave up thinking about it.

Still, seeing the Shaolin Gao Seng's such grand generosity, Su Mu felt a twinge of heartache.

That was a thousand taels of gold!

If it weren't for that damn system only providing one portion,

Su Mu himself would have wanted to make another serving for Abbot Xuan Ci and the others.

Too bad the system's restrictions were too strict.

For the moment, Su Mu had no way around it either.

However, watching Abbot Xuan Ci and the others throw money around by the thousands, Su Mu finally understood.

True gourmet food is priceless!

Even the prices on the menu, Su Mu felt for the first time were a bit cheap.

"Sigh, too bad I can't raise the price!"

Thinking about how he had no pricing power, Su Mu could only heave a sigh.

Just then, Jianghe, who had been sitting still the whole time, rose, the gold ingot from Yang Xue in hand, and walked over.

"Boss, one egg fried rice please, with a braised egg and some plain boiled water!"

As he spoke to Su Mu, Jianghe was also secretly observing him.

Yet, with just a single glance, Jianghe froze on the spot.

When his eyes met Su Mu's at close range, Jianghe felt the world spin before him.

The next moment, when he came back to his senses, he was already standing in a vast, boundless void.

Deep within the void, endless figures seemed to flicker.

Each figure was incomparably vast, spanning endless territories.

The mere roars they let out shattered billions of stars, causing countless worlds to crumble.

Jianghe stood in the void; with just one look, his vision instantly went black and he lost consciousness.

When he came back to his senses, he heard a voice calling by his ear.

"Jianghe? Jianghe? Say something!"

Seeing Jianghe order, then freeze on the spot, Yang Xue couldn't help calling out from behind.

But no matter how he called, Jianghe was like a puppet, utterly silent.

Just as Yang Xue thought something had happened, Jianghe finally let out a deep breath.

"Let's go back!"

Having come back to his senses, Jianghe took one deep look at Su Mu, grabbed Yang Xue's hand, and sat right back down.

Even at this moment, the terror in Jianghe's eyes had not faded.

Recalling everything he had just seen, Jianghe felt as though he had just walked back from the threshold of life and death.

Terrifying—absolute, utter terror!

The owner of this shop was definitely an extremely terrifying big shot!

Could he be a deity of human civilization?

Yes, he must be a deity of human civilization!

At this moment, Jianghe elevated Su Mu's identity directly to the level of a deity.

Everything he had just experienced was far too real.

"Your meal, please enjoy!"

Just then, Su Mu walked over with a smile.

Place Jianghe's portion in front of him.

"Th-thank you!"

Looking at Su Mu's smile, Jianghe's mind flashed with countless thoughts.

But in the end, he still stammered his agreement.

Only after Su Mu's figure had left did Jianghe finally exhale deeply.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? You're acting weird."

Sitting across from Jianghe, Yang Xue spoke now with irritation.

Although this shop had earned her a lot.

But the prices were simply too high.

If she got the chance, she still intended to raise a complaint.

However, since ordering his meal just now, Jianghe had been acting strangely.

"Phew, remember—hereafter, be respectful!"

Without saying more, he merely glanced toward the depths of the shop where Su Mu stood.

After his earlier contemplation, Jianghe had already decided.

This was surely a deity wandering among mortals!

Perhaps, running a food shop and making dishes was his pleasure.

So, on this point, he could not speak yet.

He could only warn Yang Xue to be careful.

Otherwise, angering the deity, they would surely die!

"Here?"

Having partnered with Jianghe for a long time, seeing his serious expression, Yang Xue's expression hardened, and she grew serious too.

Yet facing Yang Xue's confusion, Jianghe had no intention of explaining.

He took a deep breath, looked again at the egg fried rice before him, and his demeanor changed.

Recalling the order in which Yue Buqun had tasted, Jianghe picked up the braised egg on the table.

He took a small bite—and instantly, a faint tea fragrance surged into his body, racing straight toward his abdominal dantian.

In an instant, his internal dantian spun rapidly, and strange energies spread through all his meridians and acupoints.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Jianghe sensed his internal energy and strength had all increased!

This—this was the food of a deity!

At this moment, Jianghe finally understood why Yue Buqun and the others had reacted so strangely after tasting.

It turned out that even the most ordinary braised egg made by a deity possessed such miraculous effects!

He swallowed the remaining braised egg in his hand—and instantly, energy surged and churned within him, elevating his cultivation.

As he carefully felt the rise in his power, Jianghe could not help but smile faintly.

He had previously been at the fifth-rank level, with faint signs of breaking through to the sixth rank.

One braised egg had granted such a massive boost.

Jianghe's gaze involuntarily turned to the egg fried rice on the table.

Jianghe had a feeling: if he ate this portion of egg fried rice, he would surely break through to the sixth-rank level.

Without time to think further, Jianghe grabbed his spoon and devoured it in large bites.

As the golden grains entered his mouth, a torrent of heat surged within him.

The rapidly spinning energy now exploded fully.

Jianghe's internal energy and strength surged upward at breakneck speed under the effect of the egg fried rice.

As Jianghe enhanced his cultivation, Yang Xue beside him, watching his wolfish devouring, was utterly stunned.

Good heavens, was Jianghe really this poor all along?

Had he never even eaten egg fried rice before?

It seemed she had wrongly judged him all this time!