Chapter 1355

Old Liu snatched up a cleaver, his heavyset body firmly blocking the courtyard gate, veins bulging on his forehead as he barred the disciples' path, shouting angrily.

Seeing Old Liu like that, the youth was instantly frightened stupid, "Has this master gone mad? Dare block the disciples' way?"

Although Old Liu is a ninth‑grade Spirit Chef, his status in Bai Song Gu isn't high either, and his cultivation is no higher than the Heaven‑Human Realm.

Yet among the disciples present, there are certainly Inner Disciples, all of whom have reached the Sacred Realm.

In terms of status and position, Old Liu is far inferior, incomparable; in cultivation strength he's no match—yet you dare block their way? That's not lighting a lamp in the toilet, you're just asking to die.

He hurried forward and grabbed his master's arm, the youth whispering.

"Stay calm, Master, stay calm... we................. "

Old Liu, who usually kept a low profile and was cautious, this time didn't let his disciple finish speaking, instead roaring angrily.

"Shut up, this is the dignity of a Spirit Chef."

Having said that, he turned his head, glared angrily at the disciples, and shouted through gritted teeth.

"Explain yourselves clearly—what did you just say mean? Today, anyone who can't make it clear isn't leaving."

Huh???

Facing Old Liu, whose chubby cheeks trembled with rage, some disciples furrowed their brows and darkened their faces, clearly displeased, while others were utterly bewildered—what's going on?

But at that moment, a Sacred Realm Inner Disciple stepped forward from the crowd, his expression calm as he spoke to Old Liu.

"Chef Liu, those remarks just now were also our fellow sisters' unintentional words; if they've caused you displeasure, I apologize to you here."

"I don't want an apology; I just want to know what those words you just said mean."

Chef Liu insisted, "What do you mean by casually getting through a meal? What do you mean by even dogs won't eat it? What on earth happened?"

Chef Liu today must get an answer; seeing this, the speaking Inner Disciple sighed helplessly—apparently Chef Liu is also acting up today, stubborn as ever, insisting on an answer.

"I can tell you, but Chef Liu, you must keep it secret."

"Okay."

After thinking, the Inner Disciple spoke up, and Chef Liu nodded without hesitation in agreement.

He just wanted to know the truth—what exactly had happened—and didn't care about anything else.

Seeing this, the Inner Disciple said.

"These past few days, the Valley Master reopened a canteen; we've been eating at the new canteen these days, Young Master Ye's culinary skill...................... "

He briefly told Chef Liu and his disciple the whole story about Ye Zhangqing.

Upon hearing this, both master and disciple were dumbfounded: "What the heck? The sect set up a new canteen? How come we didn't know? Why didn't the Valley Master tell us?"

Chef Liu and his disciple truly had no idea about this, after all they basically spend all day in the canteen.

They even live in the canteen.

You think everyone gets the same treatment as Ye Zhangqing, even being given a dong fu—Chef Liu and his disciple obviously don't have that privilege.

Thus, the two of them knew nothing about Ye Zhangqing's arrival or the opening of the new canteen.

At this moment, hearing that the sect had set up a new canteen, and that the Young Master Ye mentioned by this Inner Disciple had culinary skills so astounding they could shock heaven and earth and make ghosts weep.

Chef Liu and his disciple stared at each other, dumbfounded—could it really be that exaggerated?

You make cooking sound like performing a ritual—what, did he put something in the dishes?

Chef Liu is somewhat doubtful; according to you, this food is about to trigger heavenly and earthly phenomena.

Don't say it's because you're a Sacred‑grade Spirit Chef; even if you were an Emperor‑level Spirit Chef you couldn't achieve this—after all, it's just food, you think you're refining pills?

"Is what you're saying really true?"

So, after hearing the Inner Disciple's words, Chef Liu looked at her suspiciously and asked.

"Is what you're saying really true?"

"What would I gain by lying to you?"

Upon learning of Ye Zhangqing's existence and the new canteen, Chef Liu finally let the disciples leave; actually, thinking back now, he really was quite agitated just then.

If he had encountered some of those ill‑tempered disciples, his canteen would probably have been smashed.

This sort of thing has happened before.

Many disciples are respectful toward Pill Masters, Artifact Masters, and Formation Masters, but once they enter the canteen and see him, their tempers grow larger and larger.

Is a Spirit Chef worthy of making all the disciples lower their voices and bow and scrape?

Even if it gets smashed, even if the matter reaches the sect's Law Enforcement Hall, the outcome is merely compensation for losses—nothing else, basically not any punishment at all.

So, having figured out what he wanted to know, Chef Liu quickly let the disciples go.

After many disciples left one after another, mainly because those in front vomited after a single bite, while those behind simply couldn't be bothered to serve themselves rice.

Anyway, they couldn't swallow it, and serving it would just waste food.

After the disciples had left, the youth looked at Chef Liu and said.

"Master, why did the Sacred Lord go and set up another canteen? With these two canteens, our days ahead will probably be even harder."

No wonder he said that lately few people come to eat; before, no matter what, there was never a day without a single person around.

It turns out everyone just ran over to the new canteen.

Hearing the disciple's question, Chef Liu gritted his teeth and said.

"How would I know? Go ask the Sacred Lord yourself."

"Master, I........ I can't see the Sacred Lord."

He'd like to go ask, but given his status, could he even see Qiu Baiyi? He probably couldn't even enter her dong fu.

"For now I'll ignore the Sacred Lord; today I'm going to meet this so‑called Young Master Ye—one mountain can't hold two tigers. Dare to compete with Old Liu for meat? He truly has no idea of heaven's height and earth's depth."

"A Spirit Chef's cleaver is also pretty sharp, you know."

Hearing that Chef Liu still intended to seek out Ye Zhangqing, the youth said with some worry.

"Master, this person was arranged by the Valley Master; if we go privately like this, won't we provoke the Valley Master?"

Hmph, provoked or not, I'm going to go see this so-called Young Master Ye.

Speaking, Liu Chef, with a fierce aura, held a kitchen knife and went out.

Along the way, many disciples, seeing this, all said curiously.

Eh, where is Liu Chef going, still holding a kitchen knife in hand.

I don't know, but looking at the direction, it seems to be the new canteen.

New canteen? How come, are the two canteens going to merge?

You worry too much; even if the canteens merge, what does it have to do with us? Would you even go eat?

Rarely, unless there is a special circumstance.

Then that's settled.

Liu Chef had the look of someone looking for a fight; as he walked, his gaze grew dark to the extreme, looking at anyone as if they owed him money.

Meanwhile, the disciples passing by around, although the number of people coming to the canteen to eat is increasing.

But all the disciples who had eaten, in the end chose to conceal it, after all, adding one more person would mean competition becomes more intense, right?

Therefore, many disciples who had eaten, regarding the choice between the canteen and Ye Zhangqing, all chose silence, mutually keeping this secret.