Chapter 701: The Kitchen Is a Vital Spot—No Idle Personnel Allowed

As of now, Li Chengyue and the two others had not yet entered the kitchen door; they had only gone into the small courtyard, walking a distance of about eleven or twelve meters.

But along the way, the number of Talisman Seals and Formation Disks was simply enough to make the three of them feel their scalps go numb.

Is this fucking laying Talisman Seals as floor tiles? I don't even doubt whether the entire small courtyard is just Talisman Seals and Formation Disks.

The young man had already reached his breaking point and had no intention of continuing to accompany Li Chengyue in his madness.

"I'm going back; this Dao Yi Sect really has serious problems—if you want to go crazy, do it yourself."

"Me too."

The girl beside them chimed in, saying that the two of them intended to retreat back.

Just to be safe, the two of them specifically chose the road they had already walked before.

But the result was, as soon as they took a step, in the place where a trap had already been triggered, there was a Crack—damn it, they stepped on a Talisman Seal again.

"This... this... this..."

Why would there be two Talisman Seals in the same spot? The young man's face turned deathly pale, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"Brother Li, save me."

After finally being rescued, the young man didn't dare act rashly anymore; now he couldn't even walk.

Looking at this simple little courtyard before him, the young man felt it was more dangerous than any Forbidden Land he had ever visited—damn it, there was a chance of dying at any moment.

"Such a tiny kitchen, what merit or ability..."

The girl's eyes also turned red, and she was so anxious she started jumping up and down.

There was nothing they could do; the three could only continue forward, hoping that entering the kitchen would keep them safe.

But that hope didn't last long; they hadn't even gotten close to the kitchen before Li Chengyue's Breaking-Formation Disk and Dispelling Talisman were already used up.

"What should we do now?"

"Let's take it step by step."

"What's there to look at? Take a wrong step and you die outright."

"Why not ask our fathers for help?"

"No, absolutely not."

"But I don't want to die."

The girl was obviously frightened, insisting on asking her father for help; seeing this, Li Chengyue, in a panic, tried to rush forward and snatch the Xiǎnyǐng zhèn pán from the girl's hand.

But with one careless move of his foot, the three of them froze in their actions for a moment.

"Be careful."

There was nothing they could do; they were truly scared stiff—this tiny courtyard was fraught with danger.

After waiting a good while, seeing no change, the three finally let out a quiet sigh of relief.

"Phew, phew, this place seems to have no traps."

"Huh... have you guys smelled anything?"

"Smell?"

The girl frowned suspiciously, wrinkling her nose; upon hearing that, Li Chengyue and Xu Jie looked down at their feet, only to see that, at some point, white gas was continually seeping out from the gaps between the floor tiles.

"Holy shit, this is..."

Before he could finish speaking, the three felt a wave of dizziness and vertigo, and quickly lost consciousness.

As for everything concerning the kitchen, the Dao Yi Sect naturally had no one who knew about it; at this moment, everyone was busy with their own affairs.

He waited until the next morning, when Ye Zhangqing woke up comfortably from his room and was about to go to the kitchen to make breakfast.

From afar he saw Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie, and others gathered in the kitchen courtyard.

"What's going on?"

"These three guys somehow ended up in the kitchen at some point and triggered a trap."

"Huh???"

Upon hearing that, Ye Zhangqing stepped forward to inspect, immediately recognizing Li Chengyue; the three had been knocked out by a drug, though Li Chengyue's injuries were serious, as if he had been hacked at.

"What the hell is this guy doing here? Forget it, let's take them to the backyard to rest."

Since he is the alliance leader's offspring, Ye Zhangqing naturally wouldn't hold it against him, and the fellow senior brothers didn't care either; they simply threw the three into the backyard, letting their families come pick them up later.

Right now, getting food is important; they've been hungry all night.

Originally, at the Dao Yi Sect, Ye Zhangqing only made one meal.

But after coming to Zhongzhou for training, because there were few people, and also due to everyone's earnest pleas,

so whenever conditions were suitable, Ye Zhangqing also arranged three meals a day, which made everyone extremely happy.

For breakfast, they simply had a bowl of beef noodles.

The noodle-making and such had already been taken care of by Zhu Wu, so Ye Zhangqing didn't need to worry about it.

Soon, bowl after bowl of beef noodles, giving off a rich aroma, came out of the pot, steaming with hot vapor.

As before, Yu Mo and a few others were the first to step forward, each holding a large bowl of noodles, slurping them with great delight.

"Starting each day with a bowl of beef noodles makes the whole person happy."

"That's right."

After that came Qi Xiong, Hong Zun, and others, and finally Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie, and their group.

"Xu Jie, you damn bastard, can't you cut it out? With you adding extra, half the bowl is just foam."

"Is this beef noodles or noodles with beef?"

"What's wrong with liking more meat?"

You............

Even at breakfast, nobody would back down, especially Xu Jie this guy—after shoveling in several big spoonfuls of red-silk beef, he completely pissed everyone off.

Just as the senior brothers were fiercely fighting over a bite of braised beef, in the rear courtyard Li Chengyue slowly woke up.

We must keep pinyin for person names not in the glossary. Also place names not in the glossary: rear courtyard and front courtyard should be translated; Spirit Chef Alliance should be translated. According to the rules, official titles and ranks should be translated; sect names should be translated; but an alliance can be treated as an organization name, so we translate its meaning as Spirit Chef Alliance.

Now translate each line.

【61】 "Just as the senior brothers were fighting over a bite of braised beef, unable to stop, in the rear courtyard Li Chengyue slowly woke up."

Make sure to keep meaning.

He hadn't even opened his eyes yet when he smelled a rich fragrance.

"Before his eyes even opened, he smelled a rich fragrance."

"This is............"

"This is............"

We need to keep the ellipsis as is. Probably three dots? Chinese uses six dots? We'll keep as given.

He flung his eyes open, his eyes filled with disbelief; such a fragrant smell, he had never smelled it before, ah.

"He flung his eyes open, his gaze full of disbelief; such a fragrant smell, he had never smelled it before."

He paid no heed to his wounds or his dizzy head, taking three steps at a time, he immediately rushed to the front courtyard.

He flung his eyes open, his eyes filled with disbelief; ah, such a fragrant smell—he had never smelled anything like it before.

At a glance he saw the steaming pot and Ye Zhangqing standing by it, cooking noodles.

"He didn't even care about his injuries or his dizzy head, taking three steps at a time, he immediately rushed to the front courtyard."

At this moment, Li Chengyue didn't even care about the competition; he only felt the worms in his stomach being tugged, his stomach growling from hunger.

"He instantly saw the steaming pot and Ye Zhangqing standing before it, cooking noodles."

Instinctively he rushed toward the pot, shouting loudly.

"At this moment Li Chengyue couldn't care less about any competition; he only felt the roundworms in his stomach being thoroughly hooked, his stomach growling with hunger."

"Give me something to eat............"

"Instinctively he charged toward the pot, shouting loudly."

"Get lost, this is the Dao Yi Sect's lodging; outsiders are not allowed to enter."

'"Give me to eat............"'

Better: '"Give me some............"'

Who would have thought that before he even reached the pot, Xu Jie kicked him out, sending Li Chengyue flying again.

"Give me a bite, ah."

'"Get lost, this is the Dao Yi Sect's lodgings; outsiders are not allowed to enter."'

While he was mid-air, his voice drifted down faintly, but the Dao Yi Sect members all curled their lips in disdain.

"Who would have thought, before he even reached the pot, Xu Jie kicked him out with a single foot, and Li Chengyue flew up again from the same spot."

"Give you a bite? We don't even have enough to eat; you're just eating nothing."

'"Give me a bite, ah."'

After they had comfortably finished their breakfast, the three leaders of the Spirit Chef Alliance finally arrived leisurely.

"While he was mid-air, his voice still drifted down lazily, but the Dao Yi Sect folks all pursed their lips in response."

Seeing that the young man and girl were unharmed, the three finally relaxed, but upon learning what had happened, the alliance master Li was obviously furious, blowing his beard and glaring.

'"You want a bite? We don't even have enough for ourselves; you can go eat shit."'

"You unfilial son, this time I must make him learn how to write the character for "father"; where is he?"

"He had finished his breakfast in comfort, and then the three masters of the Spirit Chef Alliance arrived leisurely."

"That Uncle Li, we woke up and didn't see him."

"Seeing that the youth and the girl were unharmed, the three finally relaxed, but upon learning what had happened, that Li alliance master was obviously furious, blowing his beard and glaring."

"Hmph, want to hide? If you can dodge the first, can you dodge the fifteenth?"

'"You unfilial son, this time I must make him learn how to write the character for "father"; where is he?"'

The alliance master Li isn't worried about Li Chengyue's safety; what could happen to him in the Spirit Chef Alliance?

'"That Uncle Li, we didn't see him when we woke up."'

For now, setting aside the matter of this unfilial son, they came today mainly to bring Ye Zhangqing to fuse with the Chiyang Tianyan.

'"Hmph, want to hide? You might dodge the first, but can you dodge the fifteenth?"'

The three had already prepared everything yesterday; they didn't even wait until morning before rushing over.

'"The Li alliance master isn't worried about Li Chengyue's safety—what could happen in the Spirit Chef Alliance?"'

"Would you three like to have a bowl of noodles before going?"

'"Setting aside this unfilial son for now, they came today mainly to take Ye Zhangqing to fuse with the Chiyang Heavenly Flame."'

Seeing the three arrive early in the morning, Ye Zhangqing also politely said something; upon hearing this, the three alliance masters' eyes lit up, and they each responded politely.

'"The three had already prepared everything yesterday; they didn't even wait until morning, they rushed over early."'

"How embarrassing!"

'"Would you three like to have a bowl of noodles before going?"'

"Since Ye Zhangqing has said so, we shall obey rather than merely show respect."

"Seeing the three rush over early in the morning, Ye Zhangqing also politely said a word; hearing this, the three alliance masters' eyes lit up, and each responded politely."

"Does Ye Zhangqing have a large bowl?"

'"How could we be so embarrassed?"'

Since Ye XiaoYou has said that, we might as well obey rather than merely show respect.

'"Since Ye Xiaoyou has said that, we might as well obey rather than merely show respect."'

Does Ye XiaoYou have a large bowl?

'"Does Ye Xiaoyou have a big bowl?"'

While speaking politely, his hand movements were not slow at all; Leader Li even took a bowl as big as a head and still complained it was too small, asking if there was a bigger one.