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Chapter 360

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Sun Wukong slapped the hand of the Food God holding the spoon, "I already said it's not good, not good, what are you doing?"

"Hehe, I just want to taste the flavor"

The Food God smiled sheepishly, "Great Chef Sun Wukong, what dish is this? How many more hours will it take to finish?"

"This..."

Sun Wukong didn't want to tell him for now, in case this Food God told other immortals, and the name of this dish was so ambiguous, wouldn't it be criticized by Buddhist disciples before it was even done? Then the big scheme his master had set up earlier would be wasted.

"Go away, go away, what business do you have here?"

Sun Wukong waved his hand and drove the Food God away, "Let you and the Kitchen God stir-fry dishes for my old self for a few days, you still can't do it, why would I tell you these things? Hurry up and leave, hurry up and leave"

"Oh dear, Great Chef Sun Wukong, my skills are inferior to yours, isn't this only natural?"

The Food God flattered, "If anyone could replace you, you wouldn't be the renowned Great Chef Sun Wukong of the Heavenly Court, would you?"

Sun Wukong, feeling elated from the praise but still remembering Chen Nuo's words, teased and scolded, "Get lost quickly, get lost quickly, I'll naturally tell you when it's done"

"... Fly faster"

Nüwa stood on Xuan Feng's back, her narrow phoenix eyes full of anxiety.

It's all that mischievous monkey's fault, telling her so early about a dish that could only be eaten in ten days, making her wait so long, besides the dishes from Chaos Residence, she had no appetite for anything else.

"Your Majesty, please go even faster"

Xuan Feng had almost used all his magical power to fly, her anticipation for Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was no less than Nüwa's, but her cultivation level was limited, so she could only go as fast as her strength allowed.

Last time she awakened her divine abilities was also after eating the dish made by this shopkeeper Chen, according to Sun Wukong's description, this Buddha Jumps Over the Wall would be even more powerful than the dishes in that entire cookbook, if she could eat this Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, wouldn't she awaken another divine ability? Thinking of this, Xuan Feng could no longer restrain herself, she gritted her teeth and poured all her spiritual power into flying, in the blink of an eye, she had already arrived at Chaos Residence.

Nüwa got down from Xuan Feng's back and looked at the small courtyard ahead, "Is this Chaos Residence?"

The courtyard was indeed clean, but it was really too ordinary, at least from the outside, it was no different from other places in the Mortal Realm, except no mortal would open a restaurant in such deep mountains.

"Isn't it written above?"

Yaochi arrived with Bai Hua Xian Zi, she had been here before, and unlike Nüwa who studied the entrance, she directly walked in.

Seeing Yaochi already inside, Nüwa naturally wouldn't still stand at the entrance, so she also entered the inner courtyard.

Entering the front courtyard, Nüwa saw Tianpeng sweeping, she looked at the broom in Tianpeng's hand, her vermilion lips slightly parted, "Tianpeng, what are you doing here?"

Tianpeng looked up, saw the visitors, and quickly put down the broom in his hand, "Goddess Nüwa, Queen Mother of the West, you're here to eat, right? Shopkeeper Chen is inside, follow me"

Everyone followed Tianpeng into the house, Nüwa was dissatisfied that Tianpeng didn't answer her question, her eyebrows furrowed, Xuan Feng beside her spoke up, "You idiot, the goddess is asking you, why aren't you answering?"

Tianpeng felt embarrassed to say he was hiding here from Yun Zhongzi, he just scratched his head and made up a random excuse, "It's not that Shopkeeper Chen's dishes are too delicious, I want to work here to get internal prices"

"Internal prices?"

Xuan Feng became energetic, "How do internal prices work?"

"It means internal prices can be discounted, much lower than before"

Tianpeng said, he didn't mention he wasn't an employee yet, anyway he was trying in this aspect, even if he wasn't now, he would be soon.

Exactly, he was that confident, it was Chen Nuo's dishes that gave him such confidence.

"Does Shopkeeper Chen still need help?"

Xuan Feng eagerly said, "I'm also very quick-witted"

"Cough cough"

Tianpeng felt Xuan Feng beside Nüwa giving him a death stare, so he didn't dare say more, only coughing to hide his guilt.

Xuan Feng originally wondered why Tianpeng was coughing while speaking, until she belatedly felt the temperature beside her drop sharply, so she quickly explained to Nüwa, "Goddess, please don't be angry, I was just joking, just joking"

"Not funny"

Nüwa coldly threw down this sentence and entered the house,

Although Chen Nuo's dishes were indeed delicious, she couldn't tolerate such public poaching.

Yaochi and Bai Hua Xian Zi were already inside chatting with Chen Nuo.

"Shopkeeper Chen, what exactly is this Buddha Jumps Over the Wall dish? It can't even be delivered"

Bai Hua Xian Zi asked.

Chen Nuo had no intention of keeping secrets from them, he spoke frankly, "This dish is not only a newly researched new dish, the craftsmanship is complex, it's an extremely rare top-grade dish, I think you immortals who have extremely high standards for food, walking an extra two steps for a dish is not a trouble, right?"

"Naturally not a trouble"

Yaochi took over the conversation, "So we're not rushing here with whipped horses?"

Chen Nuo smiled lightly, "Rest assured, this dish will absolutely not disappoint you, not only will it not disappoint, it will absolutely let you rejoice beyond expectation"

"Is it really that miraculous?"

When Nüwa entered the house, she happened to see Chen Nuo smiling, the youth's bright eyes and white teeth made her sway for a moment.

She had seen mortal chefs before, all big-armed and thick-waisted, five big and three rough, wearing sweat shirts all day, full of oily smoke smell.

However, she had heard that the more such chefs dressed like that, the better their dishes tasted.

Holding the prior assumption, plus Shopkeeper Chen's dishes being so delicious, it was hard not to imagine him that way, now seeing the real person, indeed this refined and handsome appearance, indeed would surprise people.

Chen Nuo turned his head toward the direction of the entrance, the immortal standing beside Xuan Feng, lips lightly touching, dressed delicately, every gesture revealing elegance and nobility, one look and you knew he wasn't mortal.

"Of course it's miraculous, you'll know once you taste it"

"Do you know who I am?"

Chen Nuo's attitude made Nüwa a little dissatisfied, not because she was arrogant, but as an ancient goddess, wherever she went she was flattered, now a small restaurant owner seeing her acted like this, not humble nor overbearing, made her feel a bit of a letdown.

"You are Goddess Nüwa"

Chen Nuo grinned at Nüwa, "I didn't get it wrong, did I?"

"Yes, it's me"

Nüwa originally wanted to say something, but didn't know how, after all Chen Nuo's attitude toward her was ordinary but not rude, letting her want to flare up but find no outlet.

"Since you're here, please take a seat"

Chen Nuo made a inviting gesture toward the empty seat.

Nüwa pursed her lips and finally sat down at the place Chen Nuo pointed to.

"Shopkeeper Chen, our Nüwa Sanniang came all this way just for Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, so please don't let her return disappointed."

As soon as they were seated, Xuan Feng spoke.

"Your skills are well known, Shopkeeper Chen—you've eaten this before, so how could you be disappointed?"

Bai Hua Xian Zi was somewhat dissatisfied with Xuan Feng's attitude.

"That's what we said, but didn't that monkey also say earlier that Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is different from other dishes? Our Sanniang came all this way—if this dish isn't much different from ordinary food, wouldn't it disappoint people?"

Hearing Bai Hua Xian Zi's tone, Xuan Feng responded.

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