Chapter 1340: The Demon Maiden Disturbs My Dao Heart

The two hundred-plus disciples who had eaten lunch at noon all kept their mouths shut; when asked, they said it tasted awful, inedible, even dogs wouldn't touch it.

Regarding this, the other fellow disciples didn't think much; they weren't interested in those people anyway.

Before, the canteen didn't have many people eating there, did it?

Wouldn't it be better to spend that time cultivating? As a cultivator, one's own strength is the most fundamental thing.

Seeing that the fellow disciples beside them had no suspicions, those two hundred-plus disciples finally let out a relieved breath.

They still wanted to eat their fill for a few more days; such heavenly delicacy—if they didn't stuff themselves, wouldn't they be losing out big time?

Under the concealment of those disciples, in the evening the number of people coming to the canteen didn't increase much—only about a hundred more disciples.

And those hundred or so disciples came just out of curiosity as well.

Nevertheless, even so, the two hundred-plus disciples who had come at noon felt their hearts sink.

How did another hundred-plus people show up? Isn't that just adding another hundred-plus mouths to feed?

Yet, when these people saw them, each one stepped forward and asked.

"Junior sister, are you also curious and came to check out the canteen?"

"Well... yes, right?"

"Haha, me too—just as I guessed. Indeed, few people came; look, it's almost mealtime, and only we few are here, yet they limit it to thirty thousand servings—isn't that a joke?"

"Yeah, yeah, there's nothing to see. Senior sister, you shouldn't waste time here—hurry back to cultivate; why waste time here?"

"Exactly, I just came to take a look."

They were trying every trick to lure those hundred or so people away, and some were about to succeed when, at that moment, Qiu Baiyi and the three Great Emperor Elders arrived.

"Huh, the Valley Master and her group have come too?"

Huh???

Upon hearing that, seeing Qiu Baiyi and her companions, the two hundred-plus disciples' hearts sank instantly. "Valley Master, Valley Master, why did you have to show up now of all times?"

Aren't you just setting a trap for people?

"This new canteen was approved by the Valley Master, so she's probably just here to have a look. Senior sister, you said you wanted to go cultivate earlier—hurry up and go."

Still unwilling to give up, but upon seeing Qiu Baiyi, the disciples who had just nodded earlier suddenly regained interest.

"No rush—since even the Valley Master has come, let's take another look."

Huh???

"What are you staring at? There's nothing to see, damn it."

Hearing that, the faces of the two hundred-plus disciples darkened immediately. "Just go if you're told to—why keep staring?"

"Senior sister, cultivation is urgent—what's there to see?"

"Junior sister, why are you acting so strange today?"

They kept urging them to leave, but at that moment the over-one-hundred new disciples also sensed something off, gazing gloomily at those fellow disciples who kept urging them to go.

From the start they had been urging them to leave, as if not leaving would cause them some harm.

Something's not right.

It had become somewhat obvious; hearing that, the two hundred-plus disciples replied in an extremely unnatural way.

"No...... no, what's wrong with me?"

"No, junior sister, you're really off today. Honestly, are you hiding something from me?"

"No...... nothing I'm hiding from you, senior sister."

The more this happened, the more suspicious the over-one-hundred new disciples became, the less they wanted to leave—they insisted on seeing what medicine was being sold in that gourd.

As time ticked away and mealtime approached, those two hundred-plus disciples fell into despair.

Before long, that aroma came out.

As expected, when mealtime arrived, that enticing fragrance drifted out from the courtyard.

Upon smelling that aroma, the two hundred-plus disciples who had eaten lunch at noon naturally knew what was going on, but the over-one-hundred newcomers were bewildered.

"What smell is this? It's so fragrant."

"I...... I don't know."

Huh???

"Junior sister, do you know something? Speak up."

Seeing the fellow disciples beside them avert their gazes, the over-one-hundred new disciples directly questioned them.

Faced with the questioning of the fellow disciples, everyone had no choice but to whisper.

"Senior sister, I can't explain it clearly—anyway, you'll know once you try it yourself later."

"Try it? You mean the food in the new canteen?"

"Mm."

Utterly confused—could this new canteen possibly be greasy?

Holding onto their doubts, they followed the fellow disciples into the courtyard, where the fragrance grew even richer.

Unable to help themselves, they drooled; the flavor was truly heavenly, and they all felt hungry.

As for those two hundred-plus disciples, they had no such thoughts; upon entering the courtyard and seeing the big vats of food, they strode straight over.

What's the point of just smelling it? You have to eat it to be real.

"Greetings, senior brother."

With a sweet smile still on her face, she called out to the two brothers Li Tie Niu and Li Tie Dan, her voice soft and gentle, making one's bones feel limp.

Li Tie Niu nodded expressionlessly, while Li Tie Dan stood beside him, grinning foolishly.

With experience, those two hundred-plus disciples got their meals, found a random spot, and began eating heartily.

Watching them wolf down their food without caring for appearance, the disciples off to the side who had been dazed also gradually snapped back to attention.

Then, imitating, he stepped forward, sweetly calling out 'Shī xiōng', then he served himself a big bowl of food and began to eat.

The first bite remained extremely elegant, but the next second he turned into a huge blood‑basin mouth.

"Delicious, junior sister, delicious!"

"Don't talk, just eat."

For this meal, just as before, not many people came—only about a hundred or so more.

So for this meal, everyone continued to eat with great satisfaction.

After everyone finished eating, he tidied up his bowl and chopsticks, then greeted Li Tie Niu and Li Tie Dan brothers.

"Shī xiōng, goodbye."

"Shī xiōng, see you tomorrow."

After the fellow disciples and Qiu Baiyi left, Li Tie Niu and his brother then returned to Dong Fu.

At that moment, inside Dong Fu, Ye Zhangqing gazed at the more than ten jade bottles before him, his eyes full of doubt, his head filled with question marks.

These jade bottles contained various pills for Xiūliàn, the lowest grade being ninth rank, and one bottle even reached the emperor rank.

Emperor‑rank pills—Ye Zhangqing hasn't even tasted one.

In the Haotu Shijie world before, there was simply no emperor‑rank pill master; the patriarch of the Pill Master Alliance, although he had already begun striving for emperor rank then, had not yet succeeded.

Even in Bai Song Gu, such emperor‑rank pills would probably be considered a true treasure.

What does this woman mean? At noon, when eating, she gave me a pile of Heavenly Martial Fruit; in the afternoon, when eating, she also brought me this many pills for Xiūliàn.

She also told me to find her after I finished eating; her tone was extremely gentle, gentle like... like a virtuous wife.

"Sugar‑coated cannonball? Trying to corrupt me? How could I, Ye Zhangqing, be such a person? A demoness throwing my heart off the Dao."