Chapter 520: The One Who Understands Food Is a Hero

"I'm asking you." Zhang Suannai stared at him, yet gradually felt puzzled, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

"What is there to say?" Chen Shu faced her gaze, very naturally, "When I reached the Ninth Stage, you all were still in your Rest and Recovery Cycle."

"How come it feels like you're acting weird..."

"Weirdly handsome?"

"Yue."

"Weirdly missing me?"

"Missing your Yuer Chicken is more like it."

"Yuer Chicken, is it? Got it!"

"Really?"

Zhang Suannai's eyes lit up immediately, looking at him with anticipation.

Chen Shu glanced at the Buddhist-Daoist duo without changing his expression, secretly let out a breath of relief, then turned and pointed at the motorhome: "There is frozen chicken and taro in the fridge, and I've also contacted the outside to have ingredients airlifted by Drone. I'll handle the New Year's Eve dinner for you all tonight."

"Great, great!"

"Many thanks, Qingcai Caike."

"Amitabha, how virtuous, how virtuous..."

Just at this moment, Zhang Suannai was still frowning, merely feeling a genuine sense of doubt: "Why do I still feel like something is a bit off?"

"Off about what?"

Chen Shu turned his head to look at her.

The Buddhist-Daoist duo also glanced at her.

Seeing Zhang Suannai scratching her head, looking at Chen Shu, and blinking her eyes, after a long while, she finally realized the source of her doubt, and so asked: "You wouldn't have been out playing every day during the time you disappeared, without cultivating, would you?"

Chen Shu pursed his lips: "Do you think that's possible?"

"It's entirely possible..."

Zhang Suannai continued to scratch her head and said.

"What are you trying to say?" Chen Shu's tone turned serious, "I'm here preparing New Year's Eve dinner for you, and you're constantly thinking about surpassing me in cultivation, right? Do you still want to eat the Yuer Chicken tonight or not? If you don't want to eat, go out and fight!"

"!!"

Zhang Suannai's expression froze, and without hesitation, she bowed to him with a *swish*: "I was wrong, my brain just glitched, Grandma is bowing to you."

"Carve a set of tables and chairs, carve two prep tables."

"Alright, alright... two tables, right?"

"Mm."

"How many chairs?"

"Count them yourself."

"One, two..."

Zhang Suannai counted several times, and after counting for a long while, she finally drew her Divine Sword and began to get busy.

There were many rocks on top of this Zhuo Mountain, which to her were like mud, and could be carved into different shapes at will; tables and chairs were no challenge at all.

Dharma Master Tongdeng and Little Master Xuanzhen looked at each other, nodded, and also silently went to help.

Others, some far and some near, returned one after another.

By the time the Group Leader, who was the furthest away, returned, there were already tables, chairs, stoves, and prep tables on Zhuo Mountain. The open-air kitchen was already lit, fumes were rising everywhere, a motorhome was parked quietly on the mountain with a sunshade set up, and the others were either helping, watching, or chatting in twos and threes, appearing quite lively, and the atmosphere suddenly became soft.

It seemed to have turned into a camping trip, and the boredom and fatigue of the usual battles were all swept away.

The Group Leader and Wu Eiwei looked at each other and couldn't help but reveal smiles—

This is the charm of Qingcai.

Such an attitude always infects others.

The Group Leader, Wu Eiwei, and Yan Keling walked up and took a look.

The steamer was constantly emitting heat, and a rich, alluring aroma of meat wafted out. The Group Leader asked what was inside. Zhang Suannai was a strange person; once she helped, she acted as if she were remarkable, looking down on others who hadn't helped, and was very perfunctory toward him. He only heard that it was things like preserved mustard greens with pork, Jiasha Meat, and steamed bowls.

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There were two such holy lands in Nanzhou, one in the east and one in the west. The remaining "humans" gathered in these two holy lands to make their final stand, while the geniuses from each continent split into two teams. One team was Chen Shu's team, composed of Chen Shu and numerous silly group members, while Zhang Suannai and other humans and demons were in the other team.

Regarding this assignment, Zhang Suannai herself was very unwilling.

You wouldn't believe it if I told you—

Because the southern part of Nanzhou was severely infiltrated by the power of the other world, every flower, blade of grass, and tree had been eroded. After the Calamity-Responding Buddha and the Reed God suppressed it again, the power of the other world in the air returned to its previous level. They could just barely resist the power in the air, but they couldn't just eat the things here. Since this group of people prided themselves on having reached a High-Tier level and wouldn't starve to death without eating, in the half-year before Chen Shu and Ning Qing arrived, for whatever reason, they simply never requested food rations from the outside. After half a year, they had gotten used to being hungry and had almost quit eating altogether.

It wasn't until that New Year that Chen Shu requested the delivery of food by Drone from the outside, and he did so very calmly, which opened the door to a new world for them and simultaneously reignited the food addiction engraved in their genes with high-quality food.

But even so, what was delivered from the outside was only convenience food, and no matter how well it was made, it was still a bit inferior to food freshly cooked by a chef.

Chen Shu = Chef = Fresh food.

Those who understand food are the heroes.

Zhang Suannai wanted to be a hero.

Moreover, those few silly group members had been secretly discussing Chen Shu's cultivation level for some time, wanting to take advantage of his vulnerability to "spar" with him again. They estimated it would start after the clearing operation was completely finished. Zhang Suannai had been holding it in secretly and hadn't told Chen Shu, just waiting to watch this good show.

Now that they weren't in the same team, this good show would likely fall through.

But this was Ning Qing's arrangement...

Everyone had no choice but to comply.

Zhang Suannai only thought about quickly clearing out these eroded "humans" and returning to meet up with them, hoping she might still make it in time for the show.

However, the underground fortresses built by these "humans" were truly too solid, both solid and complex. At this time, Zhang Suannai, who had reached the Ninth Tier Peak, even though her Sword Dao cultivation had not yet kept up due to time, could mostly be considered one of the strongest Cultivators below the gods in history, yet she still felt it was troublesome.

It wasn't until half a month later that they completely suppressed and killed them, finishing the clearing.

It is now June of the year 5027.

This does not differ much from the half-year timeframe Ning Qing estimated.

"Let's go find them and rendezvous!"

"I wonder how things are going on their end!"

"I really want to eat a freshly stir-fried Yi Country Cuisine meal!"

"If things are going smoothly on their side too, the Nanzhou natives should be finished being wiped out. Once we ascend to become gods, we will join hands to destroy it completely, and then clear out all life here; then Nanzhou will be reclaimed."

"Enough nonsense! Let's go!" Zhang Suannai appeared impatient, "I'm not waiting for you all. I'm going to fly at full speed; maybe I can still help them!"

"I can't tell, usually Daoist Zhang's brain seems to have problems, but when it really comes to a critical moment, she is actually so righteous!" Sister Jin said, then paused, "But our main goal is to hone our coordination. If Daoist Zhang goes to help, won't the training effect be lost?"

"Damn it... none of your business!"

"Whoosh!"

The Sword Light carried Zhang Suannai away, piercing through the air.

Seeing this, the group looked at each other and had no choice but to follow.

For the distance of over two thousand kilometers, the group flew at full speed, and even the slowest took less than two quarter-hours. The fastest was Zhang Suannai, who arrived in less than one quarter-hour. Sister Jin could have caught up to her, but chose to travel with the group.

When the main force arrived, they discovered that the other team had already set up camp on Mount Zhuo, and had even used a Temporary Housing Spell to build simple, makeshift houses; it seemed their battle had long since ended, and they were just waiting here for them.

Meanwhile, Zhang Suannai sat blankly to the side, lost in thought.

Just as everyone was feeling puzzled, a descendant of the Dayi Imperial Family came to welcome them:

"Congratulations

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Chen Shu intercepted the little cat-girl, Chao Qingqing, who was trotting over, picked her up in one go, and walked toward the house while asking: "Taozi Daren, did you miss us?"

Taozi did not cry or make a fuss, nor did she show any dissatisfaction; she let him carry her, leaned back against his shoulder, stared at her master behind them, and answered honestly when she heard him ask:

"Missed you."

"How did Taozi Daren do on your exams this semester? Was it all top marks?"

Chen Shu could clearly feel the little cat-girl's body stiffen, and even her swaying, fluffy tail stopped moving at once.

"There... there is one subject that isn't."

"Which subject?"

"Art."

"Oh! Taozi Daren has no artistic talent!" Chen Shu walked into the house holding her and said with a smile, "Why didn't you take after me? Just like Qingqing, the worst subject Qingqing had when she was little was also art..."

"Qingqing too."

It was clear the little cat-girl had set her mind at ease.

Chen Shu grinned and continued to ask: "Did you learn drawing, singing, or dancing this semester?"

"Drawing..."

"Let me tell you, in the past, Qingqing would only draw by copying; if you asked her to draw on her own, she wouldn't, and would hand in a blank paper." Chen Shu said, then paused, "The singing class was even more incredible; she would keep her mouth shut and stare wide-eyed at the teacher, so silly..."

"So silly..."

Taozi subconsciously wanted to repeat it and wanted to laugh along, but when she glanced up, she only saw her master following behind, coldly staring at her and Chen Shu.

"Hiss."

The little cat-girl decisively shut her mouth.

Arriving at the sofa and sitting down, the little cat-girl finally left Chen Shu's embrace and ran to sit on the side, letting Chen Shu play with her ears and tail while she secretly peeked at her master and answered Chen Shu's questions.

"Have you been studying well?"

"Yes."

"Have you been looking after Xiaoxiao?"

"Yes."

"Has Xiaoxiao been refusing to sleep?"

"Yes... no!"

"Smack!"

"Ouch."

"Are you not listening to what I'm asking at all?"

"Yes!!"

"Look at you... I told you, don't just learn those life experiences from Senior Xiaoxiao, but you won't listen."

"I listened!!"

"Oh my! Still being fierce!"

"No, I'm not!"

The little cat-girl answered very firmly. After a few seconds, she secretly peeked at Chen Shu and her master again, her voice soft: "You both went away for so long this time..."

"Many human children whose parents work away from home are like this."

"Are all like this..."

"That's right."

"Will you... will you go away again?" Taozi secretly peeked at her master, remembering that what her master said didn't count, so she turned and peeked at Chen Shu; those big eyes were truly much larger and much brighter than a human child's.

"At least until Taozi Daren finishes third grade."

"Third grade."

"What grade will you be in next semester?"

"Second grade."

"It really is different once you've studied; the logic in Taozi Daren's speech has become much clearer."

"Then what happens after third grade?"

"We are going to save the world."

"Save the world."

"Yes."

Chen Shu pinched her fluffy tail and shook it around haphazardly; his behavior was very childish, but his tone was patient: "It's not that Ning Qing doesn't want to keep Taozi Daren company, it's because there is a problem with this world, so Ning Qing has to go with me to protect the world, and also protect Taozi Daren, so that Taozi Daren can grow up healthy and smoothly into a mature, intelligent, and respected higher life form."

"Mm..."

Taozi turned her head again to glance at her master, her eyes sparkling.

Ning Qing felt it was a bit childish, but her face

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