Chapter 12: Flesh Buddha and Beautiful Nun

If he had a choice, Li Yu wouldn't want to come to the Pig Master Temple to see this Zhu Mei.

For no other reason than that he was a formal Sequence Eight extraordinary person, and a Demon Monk, a sequence that excelled in killing.

Moreover, from the fragmented conversations of Jiao Qing and Sun Sanniang, as well as the ledger information, Li Yu also knew how brutal this "pig-headed monk" was.

In fact, both of them suspected that Zhu Mei was about to ascend to Sequence Seven.

But Li Yu had to come. A clever woman couldn't cook without rice. Although he had extraordinary culinary skills inherited from the Forbidden God and a unique cookbook, to form true Spirit Food, he needed those ingredients full of spirituality.

And in the Heavenly Machine Workshop, to find those, Zhu Mei was the first candidate.

Fortunately, although this person was brutal, he followed the rules of business, was honest, fair in price, and was also a gourmet who loved food.

While recalling, Li Yu skillfully handed over a menu and a list of ingredients at the same time.

"Senior Zhu!"

"I am the son of Jiao Qing and Sun Sanniang from the old street. Both of them have passed away, so I have permanently closed the meat shop I inherited and turned it into a private kitchen specializing in Spirit Food. I plan to open tonight and came here to buy some ingredients."

"If Senior is interested, you can also take a look at this menu."

Almost the moment Li Yu finished speaking, the two lists in his hand were snatched away.

Zhu Mei's gaze fell on the menu immediately.

At first, he didn't care much, but when he saw the dishes on it, his eyes lit up, and drool flowed from the corners of his pig mouth.

In his mouth, he couldn't help but mutter excitedly:

"Who are Jiao Qing and Sun Sanniang? Oh, that cannibal couple who believed in the Forbidden God?"

"You are their son, it is indeed possible that you have mastered extraordinary culinary skills and can make Spirit Food."

"It is rumored that the content of the 【Forbidden God Cookbook】 given by that evil god to every believer is different. In this world, no one has gathered and eaten all the dishes."

"Currently in Wanfu City, the one who masters the most dishes should be that old clansman of mine, the old demon Zhu Can, and the King of Happiness... cough cough!"

"Can you make all of these?"

Zhu Mei stopped halfway, seemingly because it involved a big shot, so he had to stop.

Although Li Yu wanted to inquire about many extraordinary secrets deep in his heart, at this time he also adhered to his persona and replied somewhat stiffly:

"I can make everything on the menu."

"It's just that Senior cannot order everything. Some dishes have conflicting spiritual effects, some are not suitable for people in Fomen, or for men. There are about ten Spirit Foods suitable for Senior to eat, such as the Eight-Treasure Rice, Strange Dragon Soup, Glazed Meat..."

"Good, then all ten, make them all. I, Old Pig, want to eat to my heart's content tonight."

"After all, if there are no accidents, you kid won't be able to hold on many times, eating one meal less each time."

Similar words, but this time they were uttered by a powerhouse.

Obviously, this 【Demon Monk】 Zhu Mei, although not familiar with the couple, saw through Li Yu's state with his powerful strength and sharp eyes.

Saying this, he naturally didn't think Li Yu could resist the Forbidden Egg's possession and also believed he would degenerate into a cannibalistic monster.

The difference was that this Pig Master Temple abbot added two more sentences:

"If the Spirit Food you cook tonight is truly delicious and makes me, Old Pig, happy, it's not impossible for me to help you."

"When you really can't hold on, you can come to the Pig Master Temple to find me."

"Oh, Senior Zhu is willing to save me into Fomen and help me ascend to Sequence Eight 【Demon Monk】?"

As soon as Li Yu said this, he immediately received an unbelievable gaze.

There was no murderous intent in the gaze Zhu Mei cast, he just felt that this young man in front of him might be a shameless fool.

On second thought, it was normal for this kid to have been raised in a dark room since childhood and not understand the ways of the world.

So he wasn't angry, just said irritably:

"Demon Monk? Why don't you say let me help you switch to another path in the sect, Sequence Eight 【Beautiful Nun】? Anyway, you look handsome, it's not impossible to be a nun who sells her butt."

"Hmph, it's questionable whether you, this fool, have wisdom roots. Since you have already been marked by the Forbidden God, unless you run into great luck, don't even think about switching to other gods in this life."

"However, although I don't have the ability to help you dig out the thing in your belly, I can make the decision to pour gold paint on you and insert you onto that lotus throne."

"Let you achieve a 'Pig Master Flesh Buddha,' receiving incense offerings day and night. Not only can you eat your fill, but you can also suppress the possession. After a long time, it's not impossible to have a chance to be reborn."

"How about it? Think about it carefully."

While speaking, Zhu Mei raised his hand and pointed to the left and right of the Pig Master Temple.

He saw various grotesque Buddha and Bodhisattva statues on both sides, each lifelike, but their expressions were all twisted and painful. In the deepest part, there were a few empty seats, and the cast lotus thrones were empty, except for a thick iron nail half a meter long, flashing with cold light.

This scene, combined with Zhu Mei's words, immediately made Li Yu feel horrified and disgusted.

The only gain from the few sentences of conversation was that he learned another extraordinary piece of knowledge: Fallen Fomen also mastered another path to godhood, whose starting sequence Eight was named Beautiful Nun.

The rainbow progress bar of the Truth Bubble jumped again.

Despite this, Li Yu still had the urge to curse and complain in his heart.

After forcibly holding back, he nodded calmly and responded to Zhu Mei:

"I will remember Senior Zhu's words, and let's see what fate brings."

"For now, I hope Senior Zhu can arrange for all the ingredients to be sent to my courtyard. The banquet opens at the Zi hour, and I still need a few hours to prepare."

"No problem!"

"I, Old Pig, will give you a twenty percent discount and give you a full set of tables and chairs."

"You must remember this favor. When you have no way out, come to the Pig Master Temple, don't let others take advantage of you, hahahaha..."

Amidst the hearty laughter of the kind-faced Pig Master Temple abbot Zhu Mei, Li Yu returned to his courtyard with a gloomy face, following the street signs he came by.

On the way, residential buildings with mixed styles but all having pipes and lights, the sound of steam whistles from various distant places, flying objects looming in the high-altitude clouds... and so on, scenes that were similar to his previous life but also clearly different.

Made Li Yu first dazed, then as if cruelly reminded: the terrible predicament he was facing now was real.

His time was running out.

"Hmph, let's see how the harvest is tonight?"

"If I can't find a good way out, at most I'll learn from the original owner of this shell and end it myself. Maybe I can transmigrate back."

"I don't want to be a cannibalistic monster, and I can't be that shitty Flesh Buddha."

When the determined plan arose in his heart, Li Yu had already returned to the old street.

He glanced at the permanent closure notice that still existed, and then pushed open his courtyard door.

The next moment, a scene that made him stunned suddenly rushed into his eyes.

He saw that the courtyard, which was originally a bit sloppy, dirty, and eerily disgusting, was now brand new, orderly, and clean. Under the light of the electric eel lamp in the master bedroom, it miraculously showed a hint of a warm atmosphere.

This feeling reached its peak as the robot doll "Hongdou," who looked like an ancient-style girl, walked out slowly and called out "Master" in a cute voice.

Even Li Yu himself didn't expect it!

Just coming out of the horror and terrifying atmosphere, he seamlessly connected to such a beautiful scene.

At this moment, a thought echoed in his heart: those four hundred taels were well spent.

"As a young office worker who had slightly touched upon the two-dimensional world in my previous life, I had fantasized about having a gentle and beautiful maid, but at that time, I was thinking of a flesh-and-blood body."

"Now it seems that a mechanical one isn't bad either."

Li Yu's mood suddenly improved a lot.

He had been in this terrifying 【Wanfu City】 since he transmigrated and woke up. Although the original owner's memories and other signs indicated that the three major countries of Gan, Jing, and Li outside the city were actually very peaceful and prosperous because of the protection of the six major righteous sects.

But he hadn't been there after all, and still needed to struggle to survive here.

In the cruel environment, there was a rare touch of warmth and beauty. Li Yu naturally wouldn't refuse. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he stepped forward to inspect his new courtyard, which had been cleaned and organized by Hongdou.

Especially the kitchen area, because of the master Li Yu's special instructions before leaving, it was also heavily taken care of by Hongdou.

The thick layers of dust that had accumulated for many years were no longer visible, and everything was shining brightly. Jiao Qing and Sun Sanniang had dreamed of becoming "Cai Ren" from the first day they entered the city, and for this, they had purchased many strange but useful kitchen utensils, but they had been left in the box for many years.

Tonight, they were all dug out by Hongdou and placed in order.

Even the stove, iron pot, and other things were transformed by her.

At this time, the kitchen didn't look like a rural earthen stove at all, but more like the territory of an extraordinary chef with strange hobbies.

Li Yu, who had planned to actively use his extraordinary culinary skills a few hours later, felt very close to the kitchen in front of him.

If it weren't for the fact that there wasn't a single ingredient on hand, he would have already started working.

"Hongdou, you did well."

"Thank you, Master!"

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Hearing the master's praise, the answer given by this Linglong doll was still that mechanical sound, with no fluctuation in tone.

But Li Yu was interested now.

Suddenly, like a lecherous teenager, he grabbed the maid's mechanical hand and went to the master bedroom.

On the way, he didn't forget to talk to her:

"Hongdou, how much memory do you have of the past?"

"I don't know what the past is. When I woke up, I saw Master."

"Who made you?"

"I don't know, Master."

"Besides burning corpses and cleaning, what else can you do?"

"I don't know, Master, please give me more specific orders."

"Can you help me kill people? Hongdou."

"Yes, Master. Starting to search for human life forms..."

"Stop!"

In the master bedroom, Li Yu looked at the obediently standing, beautiful and cute mechanical doll, and couldn't help but show a bitter smile.

The warmth was still there, but he also vaguely understood: Hongdou still had extraordinary value, but in terms of intelligence, he couldn't expect too much, and she had a bit of a "man-made idiot" feeling.

Because he had psychological expectations early on, Li Yu wasn't disappointed.

At this time, he confirmed that Hongdou did have some other functions, but it required Li Yu to develop them in depth.

He walked around Hongdou a few times to observe, and then planned to get his hands on her, to conduct a very detailed inspection of this young girl doll from inside to outside.

That's right, he still hadn't given up.

He tried to understand her thoroughly first, and even if he couldn't find hope for repair, knowing more extraordinary knowledge was also good.

But before he could act, a knock on the door suddenly sounded, accompanied by heavy breathing, and a loud voice miraculously rang directly in Li Yu's ear:

"By the order of the Abbot!"

"Here to deliver ingredients and tables and chairs, please open the door, benefactor."

The action was interrupted, but Li Yu wasn't disappointed. He walked quickly to open the door.

Compared to understanding the maid doll in depth, business was more important.

As soon as the courtyard door opened, Li Yu smelled the familiar meat and incense smell, and immediately saw five or six pig-faced monks standing in front of him.

Each one was burly, with fat all over, pig heads and pig faces, and thick bristles everywhere, which couldn't be covered by their monk robes.

But there was no pig smell, instead, the incense smell was stronger.

They didn't exchange pleasantries with Li Yu, but walked straight in, put down the tables and chairs they were carrying, and spread out seven or eight large packages, signaling Li Yu to come forward and count them.

Inside the packages were ingredients full of various spiritualities, such as a bag of gloomy black toads, river clams covered in ghost faces, sections of strange lotus roots, evil crabs with a hundred feet, a large jar of poisonous insects... and so on, exactly all the ingredients Li Yu needed tonight.

Compared with ordinary ingredients, these things all had strange aspects.

Ordinary people would avoid them.

Even if they got them, they couldn't eat them, otherwise they would surely die.

Take the "Ghost Clam," for example. If a poor person who wasn't an extraordinary person ate it, even if it was just a small piece, they would be poisoned, grow ghost faces all over their body, and die screaming on the spot.

In fact, even for extraordinary people themselves, and even formal Sequence Eight cultivators.

If they forcibly ate high-spirituality ingredients that hadn't been processed, they would also be poisoned, and if they didn't die, they would lose a layer of skin.

At this time, the existence of someone like Li Yu, who possessed extraordinary culinary skills, had huge value.

Although he wasn't a true 【Cai Ren】, he possessed the power of a Cai Ren and could process these ingredients, strip away the toxicity, and let the diners enjoy the beauty of the spirituality within.

Of course, there are at least a hundred paths to godhood in this world, and there are far more than just Sequence Eight of the Forbidden God path who have similar skills. Otherwise, the evil god Forbidden God could have walked the world openly long ago, at least on an equal footing with the six major righteous sects, instead of being a street rat that everyone beats.

Very quickly, Li Yu finished counting all the ingredients.

And with great heartache, he paid the leading pig-faced monk a huge sum of five hundred taels.

The one thousand taels he got from selling Sun Sanniang's intestines were directly bottomed out.

This was still the result of the "Pig Master Temple Abbot Zhu Mei" coveting Li Yu's body and generously giving a twenty percent discount, otherwise he would have owed money.

After sending away the group of pig-faced monks with absurd images, he began to mutter:

"All dishes, the total cost is five hundred taels."

"The selling price is nearly six thousand taels. If there are no accidents, I can get back more than ten times the cost tonight."

"This business looks excellent, but unfortunately, if you really calculate it, I'm going to lose everything."

Li Yu weighed the remaining dozens of taels of silver in his hand, his face solemn.

What he calculated was just the procurement cost.

The real "big cost"!

Was himself.

Every time he used his culinary skills, he took a big step toward death.

Compared to this, a mere few thousand taels of silver naturally didn't count for anything.

"Fortunately, if my plan can succeed."

"What I will get will be more than just this silver. That is the real big-profit business. It's worth me setting the price so cheap and taking risks to set up the game."

"Let's start!"

"Hongdou, help me wash and cut the vegetables."

"Yes, Master. Starting Spirit Chef function... Start failed..."

"Shitty Tiangong Sect salesman, even the chef module was gouged out? Did you really just leave me a shell?"

"Forget it, you can help me burn the fire."

"Yes, Master!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 13 =====