Chapter 209: Today, This Master Will Cook!
First, Cui Hao was not a fool; second, he definitely did not have itchy skin and want a beating.
Master's words carried a heavy tone of warning.
Cui Hao looked over again.
At this moment, Qinghe narrowed her eyes slightly, her expression half-smiling, as if saying—Young man, you are very brave!
Cui Hao clenched one hand into a fist and struck it heavily against his other open palm, making a sound.
Then he put on a look of sudden realization and said while walking:
"Oh my! My brain has not been working well lately; I remembered it wrong. Actually, I heard that the Flood Dragon was abnormally mighty, destroying the enemy in two or three moves and even flaying the person alive!"
"Tell me, why did that person have to do that? Truly blind."
Cui Hao looked emotional as he walked behind his master. Then, like Chen Baiqing, he reached out and held onto his master's other sleeve cuff.
The meaning was obvious—Master, protect me!
Chu Xingchen cooperatively reached out, putting on a protective stance.
Qinghe's expression did not change; she just raised her volume and asked back, "Are you sure the one being skinned was a human?"
"That is for sure!" Cui Hao nodded repeatedly. "That is a Flood Dragon! A legendary, brave, and invincible divine beast!"
Qinghe revealed a teasing look on her face and looked at Chu Xingchen:
"If I remember correctly, you were the only human who took action that day, right? Come, talk about how it felt to be skinned by me?"
Cui Hao instantly felt the sleeve cuff in front of him turn somewhat cold.
Damn it!
This Flood Dragon was truly too black-hearted! She actually set a trap!
Cui Hao looked at his own master. Just as he intended to explain, he saw that his master did not care and even reached out to press down on his arm.
Chu Xingchen smiled and said, "It was just hearsay, not specifically targeted. Give my disciple a way out; look at how scared he is."
Cui Hao's gaze instantly turned moved—indeed, one sentence of 'Master' was greater than the heavens!
Chu Xingchen looked at Cui Hao and gave him a look saying 'Master is here, rest assured'.
Seeing his master's gaze, Cui Hao nodded with great emotion.
"Tch..." Qinghe turned around, resting one hand on the stone chair.
Although this kid was black-hearted, he was actually truly good to his own disciples.
Whether it was Li Yingling or Li Xingtian, they had both spent time alone with him.
But no matter who it was, Qinghe could feel that they recognized their Master from the bottom of their hearts.
Qinghe looked at Lin Luoyu.
Her purpose in looking was also pure. This person seemed to be the only one in this sect who was so normal that it was a bit abnormal.
Lin Luoyu naturally understood that Qinghe, who had antlers and whose cultivation she could not detect, was a mighty figure—at least to her.
But she also never expected that beneath Qinghe's somewhat cute appearance, her true form was actually a Flood Dragon.
Facing Qinghe's gaze, Lin Luoyu was not nervous; she just nodded gently.
Chu Xingchen patted Cui Hao by his side and introduced him to Xie Lingyu:
"This is my fifth disciple, named Cui Hao, a talent I look favorably upon. Call her Martial Uncle."
Cui Hao cupped his hands: "Hello, Martial Uncle."
Chu Xingchen reached out and pointed to Lin Luoyu on the side:
"Fourth disciple, Lin Luoyu, absolutely naturally intelligent."
Lin Luoyu stood up and bowed: "Hello, Martial Uncle."
"Tianyan Sect, Xie Lingyu."
Xie Lingyu intended to take out some pills refined by her own master as a meeting gift, but then thought about how this was Chu Xingchen's disciple.
There might be a natural resistance to pills...
So she took out two protective magical treasures and handed them to the two respectively.
Xie Lingyu handed them over: "They are not considered precious, just a token of regard."
Lin Luoyu and Cui Hao looked at Chu Xingchen. After seeing their master nod gently, they reached out and accepted Xie Lingyu's magical treasures.
The two spoke together: "Many thanks, Martial Uncle."
Chen Baiqing let go of Chu Xingchen's sleeve cuff and began to pick up the teapot on the table to prepare tea.
Chu Xingchen looked around.
Li Yingling was looking around seriously, seemingly checking if her junior brothers and sisters had caused trouble for the sect while she was away.
Li Xingtian sat on a chair. Although his face was still expressionless, his look was obviously relaxed, with a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.
If Zhang Yuanshan, who had partnered with Li Xingtian in the Central Continent and laughed until he spat blood, were here now...
Seeing Li Xingtian's current expression, he would probably think the world was ending.
Everyone's expression was different, but undoubtedly, everyone should feel at ease.
A smile could not help but appear on Chu Xingchen's face.
This was good, very good.
Chen Baiqing brewed the tea, divided the portions, and used spiritual power to hand them out.
Cui Hao's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly reached out to take it.
He knew how to taste tea, so he naturally knew his Third Senior Sister's tea art had reached a level of uncanny workmanship.
However, since Master left, Third Senior Sister had never brewed tea again.
Cui Hao took a light sip and immediately felt physically and mentally refreshed.
Qinghe actually did not like drinking tea much, but she liked fitting in a bit.
Seeing everyone drinking, Qinghe reached out to take it and downed it in one gulp as usual.
However, unlike usual, after Qinghe downed it in one gulp, she suddenly smacked her lips twice.
Qinghe tilted her head slightly to feel it for a moment, then extended the teacup out again:
"Another cup."
Xie Lingyu looked at Qinghe with slight strangeness, but thought wanting to drink one more cup was not too abnormal.
She took a light sip, and then understood what Chu Xingchen meant when he said she was not as good as Chen Baiqing that day in Chizhou.
This tea...
Was unbelievably delicious.
"Mm..." After drinking another cup, Qinghe smacked her lips again and extended the cup once more:
"Another cup!"
Chen Baiqing handed over another cup, and at the same time, handed over the candied fruit on the side.
Although she knew Qinghe was a Flood Dragon and her age could not be judged by human appearance.
But seeing Qinghe look not much older than herself, Chen Baiqing still shared her candied fruit.
Anyway, looking at Qinghe's appearance, she seemed to really like drinking the tea she brewed.
Qinghe reached out to take the teacup and candied fruit, asking curiously:
"What combination is this?"
Chen Baiqing answered seriously: "Delicious things do not need a combination."
Qinghe felt this made a lot of sense upon hearing it. She did not expect this little girl to be able to say such reasonable words despite her young age!
It seemed she was a fellow enthusiast, just a pity her age was a bit young.
She would ask this little girl about her slacking-off techniques later.
Chu Xingchen clapped his hands: "Since it is rare for everyone to be here, tidy up today; I will cook."
Li Yingling's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "What does everyone want to eat? I will go buy groceries!"
Master's cooking and Master's pill refining were extreme opposites—one was deadly delicious, the other was deadly if eaten.
Li Xingtian responded first this time: "I want to eat the ribs made by Master."
Chen Baiqing immediately raised her hand: "I will tend the fire for Master."
Under Chu Xingchen's urging, Lin Luoyu and Cui Hao also casually ordered two dishes.
Xie Lingyu chose a soup.
Seeing Chu Xingchen's inquiring gaze, Qinghe expressed suspiciously:
"Can you really cook?"
"Just do not eat the chopsticks together with the food later."
"Just keep bragging!"
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One double-hour later.
Basically, everyone was eating silently. On the big stone table, chopsticks danced.
Lin Luoyu was also picking up food unceremoniously at this moment.
Cui Hao buried his head in hard work, not speaking a word of idle talk.
Li Yingling revealed a happy look; while eating, she would also pick up food for Baiqing beside her.
Li Xingtian was the calmest one, eating with the best demeanor.
Qinghe chewed with her mouth bulging. The chopsticks in her hand reached out to clamp onto the sweet and sour pork ribs on the table.
Xie Lingyu still maintained her demeanor. Facing Qinghe's behavior of eating with her mouth full, having a full bowl, yet still reaching out with chopsticks...
She extended the other end of her chopsticks and tapped the back of Qinghe's hand.
"Have some table manners."
Qinghe looked at Xie Lingyu with a wronged gaze, speaking somewhat indistinctly with her mouth full:
"I am hungry, yet you do not let Qinghe eat..."
Chu Xingchen raised his eyebrows and asked: "Little Qinghe, how is it?"
"Qinghe will perform eating chopsticks for you later!"
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