Chapter 1431: Can Be Tasted

Ye Zhangqing had originally planned to refuse; a little bit of spirit stone or whatever, he truly didn't care.

Xu Jie didn't know if he had seen Ye Zhangqing's intention; without waiting to speak, he took the lead and, with a plop, directly hugged Ye Zhangqing's thigh.

"Junior Brother, you come from a wealthy family, you don't know the hardships of Shī xiōng; Shī xiōng has had no family since childhood, as a kid I scrambled with wild dogs for food, and even though I later joined the Sect, the monthly cultivation resources are still scarce."

"Shī xiōng, this life of mine, I've truly been scared of poverty; as the saying goes, a single coin can stymie a hero; Shī xiōng really doesn't want to live another penniless day, Junior Brother, will you help Shī xiōng?"

Huh???

While speaking, Xu Jie also shed two lines of clear tears, that was truly sincere and heartfelt.

Seeing Xu Jie's appearance, Ye Zhangqing rubbed his forehead and opened his mouth to say.

"Back in the Food Realm, you even ordered two courtesans; is that called being short on money?"

"It was Senior Brother who invited me; I've never been to that kind of place, Senior Brother said he'd take me to see it."

Huh???

Upon hearing that, Zhao Zhengping frowned; damn it, that time the money was clearly given by Xu Jie.

But Xu Jie gave Zhao Zhengping a look without changing expression; the meaning was obvious: if you want to make money, keep quiet.

Xu Jie clung to Ye Zhangqing's thigh and wouldn't let go, crying noisily.

Once again witnessing Xú Lǎosān's shamelessness, Ye Zhangqing finally said helplessly.

"Okay, I agree, but the amount won't be too much."

"Fine, fine, it's nothing; Junior Brother, just casually make three or three hundred thousand portions and it'll be about right."

"You want to eat farts?"

He just opened his mouth and said twenty or thirty thousand portions; Ye Zhangqing's mouth twitched, and he finally held up three fingers.

"At most thirty thousand portions."

"Fine, fine, thirty thousand it is."

Xu Jie was also sensible, knowing when to stop; but then Xú Lǎosān increased his workload, after resting a while, Ye Zhangqing had the three alliance leaders of the Spirit Chef Alliance begin preparing the dried rations' ingredients.

Seeing this, Jue Shi also curiously stepped forward and asked.

"Ye Xiaoyou, what is this?"

"Making some dried rations."

"Dried rations?"

Jue Shi knows dried rations, but does Ye Zhangqing need to make them himself? And isn't this stuff meant for ordinary people?

Cultivators have long since abandoned grains; even if they haven't, just carrying a few Bigu Pills is enough.

Out of curiosity, Jue Shi also voluntarily offered to help, which Ye Zhangqing naturally welcomed.

And watching Ye Zhangqing make dried rations, Jue Shi was dumbfounded—could it be done this way?

By sealing it with spiritual energy, the food can be preserved much longer—several months or even a year without spoiling.

After the first batch of dried rations was made, Jue Shi personally tried a box, and the taste remained perfect.

Although it's slightly inferior to freshly made fare, it's still absolutely a delicacy in the world.

After breaking through to Emperor-level Spirit Chef, the dried rations Ye Zhangqing made naturally tasted even better than before.

Thirty thousand portions of dried rations are not difficult for Ye Zhangqing, and with the three alliance leaders of the Spirit Chef Alliance and Jue Shi helping, it's even easier.

After dinner that day, Ye Zhangqing tossed the Space Ring containing the dried rations to Xu Jie.

"Here, they're all here."

"Hehe, I said Junior Brother treats me best; rest assured, this time I'll make big money, Shī xiōng will definitely not forget you, I'll take you to eat the spicy and fragrant."

After receiving the Space Ring, Xu Jie beamed with joy; however, regarding this, Ye Zhangqing pursed his lips and said.

"Then first repay me the money you spent last time looking for Xiao Cui?"

"Who is Xiao Cui?"

Upon hearing that, Liu Shuang and Lu Youyou beside them looked curious, their gazes sweeping back and forth between Xu Jie and Ye Zhangqing.

And Xú Lǎosān's face instantly darkened, he gave an embarrassed laugh.

"Junior Brother, what are you talking about? What Xiao Cui? Shī xiōng doesn't understand at all."

"Hmph."

Seeing that, Ye Zhangqing gave a smirk and said no more.

This Xiao Cui was originally the daughter of a tenant family living beneath the Dao Yi Shengdi in the Haotu Shijie.

The so-called tenants are farmers who help the Dao Yi Shengdi cultivate spirit fields.

You tell me, is this beastly or not? Not even sparing the tenant's daughter.

That innocent little girl, having seen nothing of the world, was simply dazed by Xu Jie's smooth talk.

Last time Ye Zhangqing was forcibly dragged by Xu Jie to look for him; this beast, picking up girls without money, ended up borrowing a lot of spirit stones and medicinal pills from Ye Zhangqing.

I vaguely recall having warned him before.

"Third Senior Brother, this girl is pure-hearted; if you want to play around, you should go find those courtesans instead."

"Junior Brother, what nonsense are you spouting? I've never played around, I'm sincere too."

"Sincere?"

"Nonsense, enough of this talk, let's go, go, go—I heard a new Gōulán opened in the city, seems not bad, Shī xiōng, please go listen to some music."

Huh???

One second he was all deep and affectionate, the next second you're dragging me to a Gōulán? Fine, fine, is this really your sincerity, Xu San?

But later it seemed Xiao Cui also joined the Dao Yi Shengdi; Ye Zhangqing isn't clear on the specifics.

Logically, given her talent, even being a Menial Disciple in the Dao Yi Shengdi wouldn't be enough; how could she directly join the outer sect?

Ye Zhangqing didn't know; this was Xu Jie secretly helping her find a ninth‑grade spirit fruit that could enhance her talent.

To obtain this spirit fruit, Xu Jie had expended considerable effort; if he knew this, Ye Zhangqing would likely look at him with new eyes a bit.

Carrying the Space Ring, Xu Jie walked away happily.

But by midnight, Xu Jie's room already had piles of over ten empty boxes, and he was still eating with great delight.

"Delicious, Junior Brother has broken through to Emperor-level Pill Master; these rations are as good as freshly made before."

"Xu San, I damn well knew you were sneaking food."

Suddenly, with a bang, the door was kicked open, and then Zhao Zhengping strode in with a dark face.

Startled by the sudden turn of events, he even forgot to swallow the food in his mouth; seeing that the comer was Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie still asked with a puzzled expression.

"Senior Brother? How did you get in? I set up a Formation outside."

"I broke it."

"Broke it? That was a Saint-level Formation."

"I have a Saint-level formation-breaking disk."

"You............. prodigal son."

"Cut the nonsense, what are you doing?"

"Me? I'm sampling, tasting Junior Brother's rations."

Xu Jie replied with a confident expression, though he panicked inside, while Zhao Zhengping glanced at the over ten empty boxes on the table.

"There were rations of various flavors, and his face darkened."

"Sampling, you ate this much?"

"Don't I have to try each flavor?"

"Then what about these duplicates?"

"Uh........... the first one I ate too fast, didn't taste it, so I ate another box, no problem."

"You damn well ate five boxes in a row."

"I've been having a bland palate lately."

"Bland my ass, cut the nonsense, hand over a box."

"What do you want to do?"

"Same as you, sampling."

Immediately, Zhao Zhengping sat together with Xu Jie, and they began to feast heartily.