Chapter 260: Great Mixed Stew

"Orochimaru, stop wearing that sour expression all the time."

At the dining table, Lian Ye spoke to the always expressionless Orochimaru, urging him.

This kid acting like this all day will eventually develop psychological issues.

Especially when he becomes a ninja in the future, he'll face even harsher wars and gradually encounter various mental problems.

Lian Ye himself cannot avoid having some extreme thoughts, let alone the still‑young Orochimaru.

If he follows the original story's old path, he'll not only become a Konoha Defector Ninja, but also return to carry out the Ninja World Assassin Master tradition…

By intervening now, those future events might never occur.

After all, he intends to replace Yuanfei Rizhan as the teacher of the Three Little Ones.

Sitting upright and eating, Orochimaru was startled by the words, then nodded seriously.

"Understood, Lord Lian Ye."

He said, forcing a stiff smile under Lian Ye's gaze.

"You actually can still smile?!" Zilaoye, covering the big lump on his head, wore a horrified expression.

Orochimaru usually looks like a guy begging for a beating, so it was unexpected that he even showed a smile.

It was just that his smile was extremely ugly.

"Idiot." Orochimaru withdrew his smile and gave him a contemptuous glance.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't look at me with that kind of gaze, you Zilaoye big guy!" Zilaoye's most hated thing was Orochimaru's disdainful stare.

If he could actually beat Orochimaru, he would have already made him pay the price he deserved.

"Zilaoye, shut up!" Gangshou glared at him viciously, and he shrank his neck in fear.

The lump on his head hadn't subsided yet; he didn't want another beating.

Lian Ye watched the scene with a grin; despite Zilaoye being the last in the class now, who could have imagined he'd become one of the Konoha Three Great Ninja in the future?

Moreover, all his disciples turned out to be geniuses!

Bofeng Shuimen, Zhang Men, Miyan, Xiao Nan, and Naruto Uzumaki.

It's just a pity that there was no intel, and it ultimately perished in the hands of former disciples; after all, it's still the old Ninja World Assassin Master tradition.

The Three Little Ones ate quickly, devouring more than half the food on the table in a short time.

Fortunately, Lian Ye had anticipated this situation—

He had prepared a lot of food in advance, so the three wouldn't finish it all.

"I'm full." Zilaoye slumped in his chair, rubbing his round belly.

Orochimaru sighed helplessly; this guy only knows how to embarrass himself.

"Uncle Lianye, your food is delicious; when I get a perfect score next time, I'll come back to see you." Gangshou let out a satisfied belch, intending to return.

"Alright, alright, when you get a perfect score next time, I'll prepare a feast for you." Lian Ye replied with a smile.

"But before that," he pivoted, "the three of you wash the bowls first."

The Three Little Ones had a free meal here; asking them to wash the dishes isn't too much, right?

"Huh? Still have to wash dishes..." Gangshou felt a bit aggrieved.

She had eaten at Uncle Lianye's house for several years, and this was the first time she was asked to wash dishes.

"Little girl, you still want a free meal?" Lian Ye glared at Gangshou irritably.

He can't handle Senju Hashirama and Qianshou Feijian, and now he can't handle this little Gangshou girl?

"Understood, Uncle Lianye." Gangshou reluctantly began clearing the dishes on the table.

Seeing Zilaoye and Orochimaru still sitting dumbfounded on their chairs, the little girl instantly became displeased.

"What are you two staring at, and why aren't you helping already?!"

"I'm coming, I'm coming." Zilaoye scurried forward eagerly to help.

Orochimaru said nothing, carried the bowls and cups to the kitchen, and began washing dishes.

Lian Ye saw the Three Little Ones' clear division of labor and nodded approvingly.

Seeing that time was running short, Qianshou Feijian still hadn't eaten.

Fortunately, he had already set aside some dishes.

Lian Ye prepared to pack the previously made dishes into a Food Box and deliver lunch to that old kid Qianshou Feijian.

But when he entered the kitchen, the table was completely empty; where were the previously prepared dishes?

Lian Ye: "???"

Where are the dishes? The several plates I made earlier?

He clearly remembered setting aside several plates, yet now they're gone?!

"Lord Lian Ye, what are you looking for?"

Orochimaru, who was washing dishes, noticed that Lian Ye seemed to be searching for something.

"Orochimaru, did you see the few dishes I left on the table?" Lian Ye asked hurriedly.

Perhaps the Three Little Ones put them away, maybe...

Orochimaru shook his head at the remark, "Lord Lian Ye, I didn't see any."

When he entered the kitchen, the table already had nothing on it; not only the cooked dishes, but not even a plate.

"We didn't see anything either," Gangshou and Zilaoye said in unison.

They had just finished eating and hadn't stolen any food.

Lian Ye searched around but found nothing, feeling as if the sky had collapsed.

"Did I remember wrong? Perhaps I never set any dishes aside?"

Now there's nothing to do but pack the leftovers they ate and send them to Qianshou Feijian.

That old kid probably won't notice, right?

"Zilaoye, don't discard the dishes you've already eaten; pack them together for me."

Lian Ye hurriedly stopped Zilaoye, who was about to dump the dishes, and took out a large bowl, indicating that he should pour them into it.

Zilaoye, though puzzled, obeyed him and poured all the dishes into the bowl.

"Hmm, that old kid hasn't tried Great Mixed Stew yet, has he?" Lian Ye nodded with satisfaction, praising his own cleverness in his mind.

Mixing the leftovers together and reheating them actually creates a distinct flavor.

I'm sure Qianshou Feijian will like it!

After all, that old kid never fusses over food; any dish will do for him.

A cave in Fire Country.

"Ugh— this is unbelievably tasty!"

Heijue, after tasting Lian Ye's cooking, became unstoppable; in just a moment it devoured all the dishes.

Although it never needs to eat, it was still stunned by the flavor of the food.

No wonder Senju Hashirama and Madara Uchiha often speak of Lian Ye's culinary skill; his cooking truly speaks for itself.

Only such skill deserves to become mother's exclusive Chu Zi!

"Hehehe, Uchiha Lianye..."

Heijue ate all the dishes it brought, its eyes flashing with scheming light.

Considering mother's meals after resurrection, this Chu Zi is determined to obtain it!

It seems we need to find a chance to let Madara Uchiha learn about Lian Ye's background issue.

While Lian Ye was delivering food to Qianshou Feijian, he had no idea that besides Madara Uchiha, the Great Filial Son Heijue was also after him.

……

Hokage Office.

"Kid, you're giving me this to eat?"

Qianshou Feijian opened the Food Box and was shocked by the leftover dishes inside.

"Uncle, this isn't ordinary leftovers; it's my newly developed cuisine called Great Mixed Stew!" Lian Ye began a bit of hype.

Anyway, that old kid has never tasted any fine grain, so won't he get completely lost by his own hype?

Qianshou Feijian, though somewhat doubtful, ultimately believed Lian Ye's explanation.