Chapter 1833

I was still worrying about how to leave this place, but I didn't expect things to turn around in the next second, bringing this unexpected surprise.

As the Azure Lord spoke these words, Ye Zhangqing looked at him with a complex gaze, surprise, confusion, and doubt intertwining.

He opened his mouth to ask.

"Senior, are you willing to send me away?"

"Haha, you brat, don't think I'll keep you here, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhangqing did not answer, but his silence already gave the answer, right?

The Azure Lord could also guess what Ye Zhangqing was thinking, his smile undiminished as he spoke to himself.

"You brat, your Chúyì is not bad; I also like it, that's the truth."

"Keeping you here would certainly be correct, but doing so would be equivalent to ruining you, brat."

"I've been dead for so many years; keeping you, brat, would only satisfy my appetite, with no other meaning."

"Moreover, it's rare that you, brat, suit my taste; letting you stay to keep a dead person company is also meaningless."

"Furthermore, if you, brat, are willing and have time to cook me two meals later, I'll be quite satisfied."

Upon hearing the Azure Lord's words, Ye Zhangqing was somewhat dazed.

The Azure Lord never intended to harm himself from start to finish, something Ye Zhangqing could clearly feel, but he didn't expect that the Lord had no intention of staying.

As the Azure Lord's words paused, Ye Zhangqing opened his mouth, about to thank him, but the Azure Lord didn't let him speak, continuing and cutting off Ye Zhangqing's words.

"Moreover, you brat, your Chúyì is not bad; if you can advance to Immortal Chef, you will surely achieve great things in the future."

"Also, my inheritance is not suitable for you; passing it on to you would be harmful and of no benefit."

"Go to the Cooking King Immortal City; there you can learn much."

"Cooking King Immortal City, Ye Zhangqing had never heard of this place, but just from the name it's not hard to guess that it should be an immortal city related to the Immortal Chef."

"As for matters concerning the immortal city, he had previously learned about them from the Fifth Elder of the Guo family; Ye Zhangqing still knows some of this."

But Ye Zhangqing felt somewhat strange.

"Senior, can you send me, junior, to the Cooking King Immortal City? Senior, aren't you yourself unable to leave this immortal tomb?"

From the Azure Lord's tone, it seemed he could not only let him leave this mysterious space, but even send him to the Cooking King Immortal City.

Ye Zhangqing was doubtful; upon hearing this, the Azure Lord laughed and said.

"When did I ever say I couldn't leave this immortal tomb?"

"Huh??? You damn, you just said that yourself a moment ago—something about becoming an immortal soul and then having restricted movement, etc."

Seeing Ye Zhangqing's doubt, the Azure Lord immediately continued speaking.

"I never said I couldn't leave; it's just that leaving the immortal tomb as an immortal soul would accelerate the soul's dissipation in the outside world, and this dissipation is irreversible and cannot be restored, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhangqing silently nodded.

So that's how it is, but compared to the Cooking King Immortal City, Ye Zhangqing immediately still wanted to return first to Xu Jie, Zhao Zhengping, and the others.

Although he was also interested in the Cooking King Immortal City, having been suddenly captured and brought here, Xu Jie, Zhao Zhengping, and the others must surely be worried.

Having confirmed that the Azure Lord bore no hostility toward him, Ye Zhangqing also plucked up the courage to speak up.

"Senior, I..............."

Originally Ye Zhangqing wanted to say, have the Azure Lord first send him out; as for that Cooking King Immortal City, he would definitely go.

Moreover, if the Azure Lord later wanted to eat his cooking, he could come and prepare a meal for him, as long as the Lord taught him the method to enter this space.

However, before Ye Zhangqing could open his mouth, the Azure Lord directly interrupted, with an expression that said he knew what Ye Zhangqing wanted to say.

"You brat, don't thank me; all this thanking back and forth, I don't like it—it's just empty pretense, meaningless."

"Huh???"

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhangqing immediately froze—what, thanks already? I hadn't even thought of thanking yet.

But the Azure Lord completely failed to notice Ye Zhangqing's expression change, continuing to speak to himself.

"I took a liking to you, brat, and gave you a lift as a convenience; as for whether you can obtain fortune, that also depends on your own abilities."

"However, with your Chúyì skills, brat, going to the Cooking King Immortal City should pose no problem; apprenticing under a Cooking King should be a sure thing."

"Take this token; if you encounter danger, you can summon me through it. At the same time, this token is also the key to enter this space. If I ever get a craving someday, you, brat, had better prepare a meal for me."

"Alright, brat, get ready; I'll send you on your way now."

"Huh???"

Listening to the Azure Lord chatter on like he was talking to himself, especially when that last sentence came out, Ye Zhangqing instantly panicked.

"What, just send me on my way? I haven't even spoken yet."

However, just as Ye Zhangqing had just opened his mouth, the words were only at his lips.

"Senior, wait..............."

Only saw the Azure Lord lightly wave his hand, meanwhile smiling as he spoke.

"Brat, may you have smooth sailing; go on, I await your good news."

"Huh???"

Immediately, a mighty force that Ye Zhangqing could not resist came over him, instantly enveloping his entire body.

Then, just as before when he was captured and brought here, a spatial rift instantly appeared behind him; under the enveloping force, Ye Zhangqing was forcibly dragged into the rift.

He couldn't even utter a sound before vanishing outright, and the next second the spatial rift healed.

In the span of a single breath, Ye Zhangqing was gone.

Meanwhile, the Azure Lord still wore an expression of reluctance as he sighed.

"I really wanted to keep this brat; his Chúyì is truly not bad; there will be plenty of time ahead, right?"

Saying this, his gaze fell upon the table where the dishes had already lost their color and aroma, and he still wore a look of reluctance.

Meanwhile, Ye Zhangqing, traveling through the void, at this moment had a darkened face and could no longer hold back, bursting out in a loud curse.

I haven't finished speaking yet!

I haven't even said a word, and damn it, everything's going smoothly—give me a chance to speak!

I never thought I'd go to Cooking King Immortal City right now; you just made a decision on your own, and everything's going smoothly for you—wait for my good news, wait for fuck all, I don't have any good news to give you.

Unfortunately, at this moment Ye Zhangqing in the void is completely uncontrollable; all around are terrifying void turbulences, while his entire body is firmly protected by the Azure Lord's power, which allows him to steadily force his way through these void turbulences.

But precisely because of this, Ye Zhangqing at this moment cannot control his own actions; he can only be swept along by the Azure Lord's power, drifting with the current.

His face darkened instantly, completely ignoring anyone speaking—didn't you hear the senior say 'please wait'?

Just making a decision on your own like that—what does that mean?

The speed of traveling through the void is extremely fast, at least over a hundred times Ye Zhangqing's own speed.

As things stand now, Xu Jie and the others probably won't be able to meet; we can only wait until we reach Cooking King Immortal City to try to make contact—though we don't know if we'll be able to.