Chapter 188: The Able Shoulder More Labor

"Lian Yejun, I want to eat Tempura!" Uchiha Jing Mian smiled.

"I want to eat Grilled Fish, please, Lian Yejun." Xiaochun Zhuanqin clasped both hands and prayed.

"Another bowl of miso soup, not too salty." Mizuto Menyan added in agreement.

Listening to the several people's requests, Lian Ye twitched the corner of his mouth and said helplessly:

"You even ordered dishes; you really treat this place like an izakaya?!"

He already knew that after the matter was exposed, this kind of situation would arise...

Cooking for just one person was already troublesome enough; now he has to cook for five more.

Damn, he's really become a chef...

Fine, either way cooking a meal for one is cooking, and cooking for six is still cooking.

He quickly came to terms with it.

"What does everyone want to eat?" Lian Ye re‑tied his apron, took out paper and pen, and began recording.

"Tempura!"

"Grilled Fish."

"Eel Rice Bowl."

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Lian Ye wrote down each of the dishes the several people ordered, then headed to Qianshou Feijian's camp tent.

At this moment Qianshou Feijian sat in the main seat, leisurely sipping tea, watching Lian Ye rekindle the fire to cook, a slight smile curling his mouth.

He already knew what had just happened.

The kid had been threatened by Ri Zhan and others, so he was forced to cook for them.

…

Lian Ye muttered while cooking, "Damn, they actually got a hold on me!"

Qianshou Feijian smiled without speaking, silently sipping hot tea, his gaze constantly fixed on Lian Ye's busy figure.

"Kid, make one for me too."

Hearing that, Lian Ye felt a darkness flash before his eyes and glared at Qianshou Feijian in irritation:

"Uncle, didn't you just eat?"

"Finished the paperwork and got hungry again," Qianshou Feijian cleared his throat dryly and explained.

He wouldn't admit that he smelled the food's aroma and wanted another serving.

"Got it," Lian Ye said, his wok spatula nearly smoking.

Compared to cooking, he still preferred the Battlefield.

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"Hello, Teacher Feijian!" Sarutobi Clan's Ri Zhan and others, smelling the aroma, entered the camp tent.

"Come sit, the meal will be ready shortly," Qianshou Feijian said.

"Alright, teacher!" the several people sat excitedly beside him.

At first they worried the teacher would scold them, but the teacher didn't mind the matter at all.

Doesn't that mean they can have Lian Ye cook for them from now on?!

Thinking that they could eat gourmet food every day, the several people broke into radiant smiles.

Sniffing the food's aroma, everyone swallowed their saliva.

"Wow, it smells so good!"

They hadn't tasted Lian Ye's cooking in a long time.

Tuan Cang and Ri Zhan couldn't help recalling Lian Ye's Red-braised Lion's Head...

Tsk tsk, that flavor was truly superb!

The two had originally fought over a single Lion's Head, clashing fiercely.

Time flew by; in the blink of an eye, so many years had passed.

During everyone's anxious waiting, Lian Ye wore a dark face, carrying the finished dishes and placing them on the table.

Inside the tent, Sarutobi Clan's Ri Zhan, Zhi Cun Tuan Zang, Xiaochun Zhuanqin, Mizuto Menyan, and Uchiha Jing sat upright, eyes fixed on the dishes before them—

The miso soup's fragrance filled the nose, seaweed and tofu drifting slightly in the amber-colored broth.

The Grilled Fish was charred on the outside and tender inside, its aroma shooting straight into the nose.

The eel rice bowl was even more tempting, sauce permeating the snowy white rice, making mouths water.

Qianshou Feijian looked at the delicacies on the table and subconsciously swallowed.

Although they'd just eaten once, having another serving was no problem...

"Let's eat!"

As his words fell, everyone in unison said, "I'm about to start!"

"Mmm! This Grilled Fish... crisp outside, tender inside, truly delicious!" Sarutobi Clan's Ri Zhan was so moved he was about to tear up.

What has he been eating all this time...?

"The miso soup's saltiness is just right!" Mizuto Menyan squinted his eyes in enjoyment.

"Lian Yejun's cooking is a hundred times better than the Catering Squad's!" Xiaochun Zhuanqin added vaguely.

"Delicious, truly delicious!" Uchiha Jing's eyes lit up, "I haven't had such tasty food in ages!"

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang said nothing, but his chopsticks moved faster than anyone's, devouring half a bowl of eel rice in a blink.

Qianshou Feijian elegantly lifted a piece of fish, leisurely tasting it, yet the slight upward curl of his mouth still revealed his satisfaction.

Perhaps because he hadn't had fine food for a long time, it always seemed this kid's cooking had improved.

Lian Ye stood aside, watching this group of guys wolfing down their food.

How to put it… it's just like feeding pigs…

"Lian Yejun, your cooking is truly amazing!" Xiaochun Zhuanqin praised.

"Lian Ye." Yuanfei Rizhan suddenly looked up and pleaded, "From now on, could we come to you for all three meals? Please!"

These days, Cloud Hidden Village's surrender is only a matter of time, and Cloud Hidden Ninja would never launch an attack.

Konoha Ninja are leisurely every day, and Lian Ye, being idle, can just cook to pass the time.

Qianshou Feijian curiously looked at Lian Ye, wondering if the kid would agree?

"No problem." Lian Ye didn't refuse; after all, being idle is just idle.

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But Lian Ye soon regretted it; ever since he promised to provide a few people with three meals a day, life on the Battlefield has completely soured.

At dawn, before the sky brightened, he had to get up to make breakfast.

At noon, just after returning from a Battlefield patrol, he was urged to make lunch.

At night, Qianshou Feijian would appear on time in the camp, watching him with his red eyes until he tied on an apron to cook.

There's an illusion of a hobby turning into a job, being urged to go to work every day…

The other ninja in the camp smelled the aroma drifting from Lian Ye's cooking and greedily swallowed saliva.

"So fragrant…"

"I heard Renya Jonin's Grilled Fish is crispy outside and tender inside…"

"Last time I passed by the Hokage's camp, I smelled the scent inside and almost couldn't walk."

Although they all wanted to taste Lian Ye's cooking, they didn't dare step forward to ask.

After all, this is the Deadly Poison Master of Konoha!

If you accidentally anger him and poison the food, what then?

They didn't dare approach, only able to swallow saliva from afar.

"If only the Catering Squad had this skill."

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ps: My computer broke, so I wrote this on my phone. I'll add more once my computer is fixed; for now, just two updates in these days, please bear with it.

Can't play Delta anymore, eee…