Chapter 2198: Don't just sit there eating—get out of the way

He stared at Ye Zhangqing with a dull, vacant gaze; facing the girl's stare, Ye Zhangqing asked.

What's wrong, any problem?

His expression calm, just a casual offhand question, but hearing it, the girl suddenly felt a chill, quickly lowered her head, and whispered.

No...... no problem.

Huh???

Seeing the girl's frightened look, Ye Zhangqing was a bit puzzled, but didn't dwell on it, and spoke directly.

"Just follow the menu as written; you don't need to worry about anything else, just focus on doing the service and hygiene well."

"Yes."

No one dared to object; they all nodded repeatedly.

The canteen's preliminary preparations were all done; now we just wait for opening.

Moreover, the ingredients Ye Zhangqing had were naturally sufficient, and the sect still had plenty of reserves; if they ran out, they could have Qi Xiong's people send more, so there was no need to worry.

So, on the third day, the canteen officially opened.

There was no lively opening ceremony; they just changed the sign and opened the doors to customers.

But at first, naturally, it was empty, with not a single person.

In the backyard, the renovated fire room was spacious, and Ye Zhangqing wasn't in a hurry.

Anyway, whatever needed padding had been done; the people of all the major forces were surely watching this place, so there was no fear of no one coming.

Furthermore, this time Ye Zhangqing wasn't doing it for any good review points.

Put bluntly, opening this canteen this time was just to make money, to make money wildly, without wasting time on useless things.

As long as there's money, anyone who comes can eat.

First, the four big-pot dishes were prepared, and the girls carried them to the hall.

In the hall there was a specially forged huge table, used to lay out the food.

More than ten girls stood here serving meals to customers, but for now no one had come.

However, at this moment, those dozen or so girls were already dazed by the aroma of the food.

"This smell is really fragrant."

"Yeah, the food made by the spirit chefs of restaurants before never smelled this good."

"Sir, your culinary skill—could it have already reached the realm of an Immortal Chef?"

"That's certainly the case; it's even better than the previous manager."

"I really want to take a bite."

"You wanna die? If the sir finds out, he'll take your head."

"Cover it quickly; if it gets any more fragrant, I'm afraid I really won't be able to hold back."

Fearing they couldn't resist, the girls still covered the lid, opting for out of sight, out of mind.

Even a simple serving of rice made the girls suffer terribly; is this some kind of trial for a fairy?

In such torment, the morning quickly passed, and looking ahead it was nearly noon mealtime.

But up to now, the shop still had no one inside.

However, there were plenty of people coming and going.

Don't look at Wuji Xiancheng's recent chaos, but precisely because of this chaotic situation, it attracted many people.

In this world there are never lacking opportunists and desperados.

The more chaotic it is, the more it signifies a chance to fish in troubled waters and gain great fortune, so many people rushed to Wuji Xiancheng to try their luck.

However, these people just passed by, merely curious to peek inside; upon seeing the shop's shabby lack of anything, they promptly walked away.

Some people couldn't help but start cursing under their breath.

"What the heck? This boss must have water in his brain, opening such a junky eatery in Wuji Xiancheng."

"Is that bench made for people? Even kids find it hard on their butt."

Just a casual glance, and interest vanished instantly.

Waiting left and right, finally two men resembling loose cultivators walked into the hall.

At last customers arrived; the girls, who had long been impatient, immediately went to greet them.

Seeing the girls in the hall, the two loose cultivators' eyes lit up, and one of them grinned.

"Yo, really ran into a delicate flower out in the wild."

From the outside, this place looks dilapidated, making people unwilling to even look.

But stepping inside, these women are quite attractive, not inferior to any other tavern in the city, and even surpass them.

"What's this new gimmick?"

The two loose cultivators considered themselves well-traveled, having seen much.

Yet they'd never encountered such a strange tavern—is it for what purpose, with shabby hardware but top-notch software?

"Or a different kind of charm?"

Nevertheless, seeing the girls each lovely and charming, the two loose cultivators still put on a smile that any man understands, and immediately reached out to embrace the two women who came forward.

Normally at this moment, the next second would be the girls wanting to refuse yet shy, cooing a line.

"Sir, don't rush."

Then they'd get down to business, opening a private room and ordering a table of food and drink.

But what the two loose cultivators didn't expect was that, faced with their reaching out, the two girls dodged away the very next second.

Huh???

Faced with this result, the two loose cultivators exchanged a doubtful glance, each seeing confusion in the other's eyes, "No way, what the hell is this?"

What are you doing?

One of them frowned and said, "Are you playing innocent with me?"

In response, the two women also replied with strange expressions.

Sorry, sir, this is a proper tavern.

Huh???

What the heck?

Some didn't understand, what does 'proper tavern' mean?

Immediately, under the two women's explanation, the two rogue cultivators fell silent, "This place doesn't do that? No courtesans?"

Upon understanding, the two rogue cultivators' faces instantly darkened, and they said through gritted teeth.

"No courtesans, what kind of shop are you running?"

They've never seen a tavern without women—wait, there are women, but you can't touch them, what are you up to?

In response, the two women remained silent, not knowing how to explain, they'd never seen such a tavern either.

But the adult said so, they also had no choice.

Actually, having them return to their old profession isn't impossible; just a word from the adult would do, but unfortunately, the adult didn't say anything.

Seeing that it was just a simple meal, the two rogue cultivators looked speechless, cursing under their breath, about to leave, but soon a sound of footsteps came from outside the hall.

It was a group; from the sound it wasn't hard to tell that many people were coming.

Immediately, hearing the sound approach from afar, then a large crowd, dark and dense, surged into the hall.

And the two rogue cultivators happened to be blocking that spot at the doorway, the crowd's path was blocked.

At first everyone thought these two were also here to eat, but upon hearing their cursing, everyone realized they weren't.

Immediately, the leader Wang Yu said somewhat impatiently.

"If you're not eating, get lost, you're blocking the way."

"You...... Wang Family Head?"

Turning his head in anger, but upon seeing the speaker was Wang Yu, he instantly wilted.

The two had been in Wuji Xiancheng for quite a while, naturally they knew Wang Yu; he's a big shot they couldn't afford to provoke, usually they couldn't even see him if they wanted.

"But why would Wang Yu come here? And... these other people, my goodness, what's going on?"