Chapter 648: Heaven‑Priced Win‑Over

As the lotus-heart lamp fire roasted, this demon emperor thigh also began to emit waves of fragrance.

After brushing on Ye Zhangqing's specially prepared sauce, the aroma quickly spread throughout Tang Family Fort.

"Hiss, it smells so good."

"What delicious thing is the Tang family making again?"

The people living in Tang Family Fort all stretched their necks, frantically sucking in the fragrance in the air, continuously exclaiming.

Someone in the know also spoke up at this time.

"My second uncle's son works for the Tang family; I heard that a few days ago, the Tang family and the Nie family had a wager, and the Nie family lost a demon emperor thigh—I don't know if they're making this demon emperor thigh."

"Demon emperor ingredients? Is that for real?"

"The Nie family indeed has a demon emperor thigh, but would they be willing to take it out?"

"It's not a matter of being unwilling; losing a bet and paying up is perfectly normal."

"This aroma must be from that demon emperor thigh."

Just thinking that the Tang family was actually making demon emperor ingredients today, everyone in Tang Family Fort turned green with envy.

This is top‑grade ingredient—if they could also get a bite, how wonderful that would be.

Unfortunately, such thoughts can only be fantasy; with something so precious, how could the Tang family possibly bring it out?

But these people guessed wrong—it's not whether the Tang family is willing to bring it out; the Tang family themselves are practically drooling over it.

This demon emperor thigh was won by Ye Zhangqing; letting the Tang family have a share is already not bad.

As the aroma spread, all the Tang family disciples gathered outside the Dao Yi Sect's courtyard, each anxiously waiting.

"Holy crap, isn't it ready yet? I can barely hold back."

"Almost there, almost there—just two more Shíchén until mealtime, then we can eat."

"Two more Shíchén—how can I possibly hold out?"

The Tang family members couldn't enter the courtyard, while the Dao Yi Sect disciples inside also gathered around the grill.

Each looked on with great anticipation.

Especially Xu Jie, who was drooling all over the ground.

"It won't be that long; it'll be ready in a bit."

"It's fine, junior brother—take your time, we can wait."

Xu Jie spoke while desperately holding back his saliva, but couldn't you at least wipe your drool first when saying that?

The demon emperor ingredients were tempting to everyone.

They endured, barely making it to mealtime, and at that moment the demon emperor thigh was finally done.

As Tang Yao put away the lotus-heart lamp fire, a huge beef thigh was seen, already roasted to a golden hue, crisp outside and tender inside.

A casual poke with chopsticks produced a crackling sound.

Glistening with oil, the delicacy within reach made everyone nearly at the limit of endurance.

Until the courtyard gate opened, the Tang family rushed in, obediently lining up behind the Dao Yi Sect disciples, and then they began to eat.

Yu Mo, Qi Xiong, Hong Zun, and others each cut off a large piece, and the remainder was then divided among the disciples and the Tang family members.

"Junior brother, no need to trouble yourself—we'll handle it."

Finally it was their turn; Xu Jie eagerly said,

Seeing this, Ye Zhangqing didn't think much and nodded.

"Then do it yourself."

"All right, all right, we'll do it ourselves."

Saying this, Xu Jie stepped forward, grabbed a knife and chopped down hard; seeing this, Zhao Zhengping, Zhao Rou, and others behind him objected.

"Holy shit, go easy on the cuts—there are still plenty of people."

"First come, first served."

"That's what you said."

In an instant, as expected, everyone started grabbing again.

However, the most unfortunate were the Tang family members; their strength was inherently inferior to Xu Jie's group, so in the scramble they were naturally suppressed everywhere.

"Don't force me to act—don't worry, I'll leave you some."

"Senior brother, you promised to leave me some."

"Isn't there still some left?"

"Is there?"

Finally, after the Dao Yi Sect disciples had finished grabbing, looking at only a few scraps left, the Tang family juniors all felt dispirited.

The good parts were all taken, though it was only a brief stunned pause—at least there were still some leftovers.

Xu Jie and company didn't go too extreme; they still left some behind.

At that moment, the Tang family juniors didn't bother with those; they rushed forward and swept away every last bit.

Everyone ate with oil dripping from their mouths; the demon emperor ingredients were indeed perfectly flavored, and their effects were even more heaven‑defying.

Compared to demon sovereign ingredients, they were stronger by a generation—of course, taste is still the most important.

"Delicious, delicious."

Xu Jie alone hugged a large chunk of meat and gnawed on it with great delight—this is the real satisfaction.

Just as everyone was wolfing down their food, several streaks of light flashed by, and the three leaders and four vice‑leaders of the Spirit Chef Alliance finally arrived.

It was clearly visible that the three alliance leaders' faces were somewhat pale; it seemed that burning qi and blood along the way had still taken a considerable toll on them.

But now it was all worth it; smelling the fragrance in the air, the three alliance leaders eagerly asked,

"Where's the leg? Where's that demon emperor thigh?"

「Forehead............. 」

Tang Rao saw this, hurriedly swallowed the meat in his mouth, and pointed to the direction of the grill.

Turning his head, he saw that the damn Yao Emperor's thigh was left only with a skeleton.

「Too late.......... 」

The three of them were filled with regret; if they had known earlier, they would have burned some more qi and blood.

Now it's fine; coming a step late, not even any leftover soup or rice remained.

「Never mind, bones will do; let's suck on them for flavor first。」

After a brief regret, one of the Alliance Leaders said fiercely, 'We went to all that trouble, didn't get any meat—sucking on a couple of bones isn't too much, is it?'

Hearing that, the others' eyes lit up, and without a word, they lunged forward.

Finally, even the remaining ox bones were cleanly divided among the three Alliance Leaders and four Vice Alliance Leaders of the Spirit Chef Alliance.

After sucking it down, they all wore expressions of enjoyment and surprise.

This taste is simply amazing—needless to say, the Yao Emperor's ingredients, and this skill is absolutely unprecedented in their experience.

「Awesome, awesome。」

They kept praising it with their mouths; as Nine-rank Spirit Chefs, the three Alliance Leaders naturally understood even more what such a delicacy signified.

Moreover, this effect seems to be no inferior to that of a Pill Master—this is the terror of a Saint-rank Spirit Chef?

And yet there is such a huge gap from a Nine-rank Spirit Chef?

While enjoying the food, the three Alliance Leaders became all the more determined to recruit Ye Zhangqing into the alliance.

Come to think of it, right after finishing their meal, the three immediately sought out Ye Zhangqing, heedless of their own weakness.

And Ye Zhangqing, seeing that the three were unsteady in their breath, kindly said:

「Seniors, why don't you rest a bit? We can talk about anything tomorrow。」

「No need, no need—just burning a little qi and blood is no problem, Little Friend Ye. Have you decided? Are you willing to join our Spirit Chef Alliance? 」

「As long as Little Friend Ye is willing, state any conditions; the Spirit Chef Alliance will not hesitate if we can fulfill them。」

「Or how about Little Friend Ye directly becoming an Old Ancestor of the Spirit Chef Alliance? 」