Chapter 1924: Just an ordinary secret realm

Holding the green field jade plate, Huang Chong came to the courtyard with a strange expression, and following the method Wu Zhong had just taught, he gently placed the dishes on the table.

Besides Huang Chong's inner shock, even Ye Zhangqing watching from the side had a strange look.

No need to do that.

Besides, how did Huang Chong change clothes? In the time it took to serve a dish, his clothes were already changed—what does that mean?

Ye Zhangqing expressed that it was completely unnecessary.

In response, Huang Chong recalled Wu Zhong's earlier words, and for a moment at a loss for words, he didn't bother with much and just repeated them.

"Ye Shī xiōng, the dishes must be clean, so when handling the dishes, one must wear clean clothes, and this hand must not directly touch the dishes.........."

Listening to Huang Chong's rambling, Ye Zhangqing's head was buzzing.

I just want a simple lunch; why are you making all these rules and regulations?

Seeing Huang Chong keep talking without any intention to stop, Ye Zhangqing finally interrupted helplessly.

Just keep it simple.

I always feel that today has become somewhat off.

Ye Zhangqing spoke up; indeed things became a bit simpler, but that's all there was to it.

Yet in response to his words, Huang Chong always had his own excuses.

He never used to have so many reasons before; he glanced suspiciously toward the kitchen, as if he had already found the answer.

Seeing that already six or seven dishes had been served one after another, Huang Chong still showed no intention to stop; finally Ye Zhangqing called a halt, and only then did the two cease their busyness.

Finally, when Wu Zhong walked out of the kitchen, he was still holding a pot of already warmed immortal brew.

He respectfully approached Ye Zhangqing and spoke softly.

"Shī xiōng, in this weather, drinking some warm wine is most appropriate; please have a taste."

Huh???

Seeing Wu Zhong consider even these details, Ye Zhangqing's eyelid twitched involuntarily, and he said with some earnestness.

"No need to go this far; just keep it simple.........."

"This is the junior's heartfelt intention."

What a sycophant; this remark left Ye Zhangqing speechless.

At the same time, Huang Lao and Hei Lao appeared in the courtyard; as soon as they showed up, Huang Lao grinned and said.

"Old man, I have no objection to grabbing a meal."

"Please, senior."

Naturally there was no objection; hearing Ye Zhangqing's words, Huang Lao grinned, sat beside Ye Zhangqing, and casually pointed at Hei Lao in the courtyard and said.

"This guy wants to apologize to you; you don't need to take yesterday's incident to heart, kid—this is his little token of sincerity."

Saying this, Huang Lao took out a space ring and pushed it toward Ye Zhangqing.

And Hei Lao also spoke at the right moment, expressing his apology.

Ye Zhangqing probed it with his divine sense, and was directly startled by the treasures inside the space ring.

He had definitely spared no expense; some treasures were even ones he had never seen before.

However, Ye Zhangqing still knew the immortal beast ingredients; just that alone amounted to three whole heads.

This shows Hei Lao's sincerity.

Since everyone has already done this, Ye Zhangqing naturally isn't the petty type; he smiled, indicating that he had long forgotten yesterday's incident.

He also invited Hei Lao to sit down and have a couple of drinks together.

Hei Lao had originally refused, but after Huang Lao spoke, he then took his seat.

Just as he passed Wu Zhong, he gave the other a complex look; although he said nothing, that gaze already contained a thousand words.

Wu Zhong is a sycophant; as the Protector of the Way, Hei Lao naturally understands this completely.

He had even personally seen how this guy fawned over the Heavenly Family miss, and watching it filled Hei Lao with utter frustration.

You say, a perfectly fine young master of the Wu family, the Young City Lord of Cooking King Immortal City—how did he end up like this?

Is the Heavenly Family miss bewitching, or what, to make you so absent-minded?

At first, Hei Lao tried every means to make Wu Zhong sober up a bit.

He appealed to emotion and reason, scolded him, and even proactively sought evidence and facts, looking for irrefutable proof of the ambiguous relationship between the Heavenly Family miss and others.

Even so, the recording stone was placed before Wu Zhong, and this guy actually came out with a line.

"Hei Lao, she must have her difficulties; I believe she won't deceive me."

Just that simple sentence almost made Hei Lao vomit blood from anger.

After that, Hei Lao finally came to his senses, realizing a truth: this guy is beyond help.

Such a sycophant, even if you shouted until the heavens split, he could never wake up.

So from then on, Hei Lao stopped saying anything more, after all, it wasn't his money being used.

Now, for the sake of the Heavenly Family miss, Wu Zhong willingly became Ye Zhangqing's servant.

If we only talk about this Ye youngster, there's actually no problem; after all, just like the Heavenly Family young master, he also has his own followers.

Wu Zhong's choice to follow Ye Zhangqing is not a problem, and perhaps he may even gain many benefits later on.

Even the Wu family might consequently bask in the reflected glory.

But the problem is, this guy is doing it purely because of a woman—needless to say, everyone knows Wu Zhong made this choice for no other reason than simply because of that Heavenly Family miss.

So Hei Lao's feelings are a mixed bag.

Faced with Hei Lao's complex gaze, Wu Zhong lowered his head and didn't even glance at him.

He clearly understood his present identity: I am merely a servant, a menial; aside from Ye Shī xiōng, everything else has nothing to do with me.

Having long grown accustomed to this, after taking his seat, Ye Zhangqing personally poured drinks for the two.

After three rounds of wine, in the course of casual chat, Ye Zhangqing also asked about that Mi Jing previously mentioned by the Guo family.

According to the Guo family, the reason these people of the Xia Jie can enter the Immortal Realm is precisely because of that Mi Jing.

That Mi Jing is extremely dangerous; although because of his connection, the Guo family likely will not let Xu Jie and the others enter.

But now that he is in the Cooking King Immortal City, he cannot contact Xu Jie and the others, and he inevitably feels some worry.

When mentioning that Mi Jing, Huang Lao showed no change in expression, leisurely drinking his wine and eating his dishes.

In Huang Lao's view, Wu Zhong's culinary skills are just ordinary, nothing worth praising.

Even the city lord's cooking is something Huang Lao is used to, so Wu Zhong naturally fails to elicit any surprise.

It's just enough to go with the alcohol.

After taking a sip of wine, Huang Lao said leisurely.

"That Mi Jing indeed has some decent treasures, but that's about it; true major powers in the Immortal Realm basically look down on it, and it's only those small Guo family clans fighting over it to the death."

"In the Guo family's eyes, that Mi Jing is like a supreme treasure, but in Huang Lao's eyes, it becomes just an ordinary existence."

"As for those Shī xiōng who came with you, the Guo family will most likely not let them enter, unless the Guo family people have lost their minds."

"Don't worry, the Immortal City will open in three months; then you can contact the Guo family."