Outside the Summer Hotel, on the open space, the Baihua Palace Master, dressed in a red dress that made her figure appear especially enchanting, giggled charmingly.
However, looking at the table filled entirely with green vegetables, without any chicken, duck, or fish, not even a shred of meat, all the cultivators present wore expressions of misery.
After all, cultivators are different from ordinary people; their metabolism and high-intensity body operations require a large amount of fat to provide energy, especially in this cold winter season. So high-calorie food is needed even more.
But, after sitting foolishly for half a day blowing the cold winter night wind outside, they were shocked to find that the delicacies they had been looking forward to were all absent.
Eggplant, potatoes, beans, garlic sprouts, broccoli, lotus root slices, cucumbers... even the seaweed soup was devoid of any oil.
Looking at their miserable expressions.
The Baihua Palace Master laughed heartily and said with crafty eyes, "I ask for your understanding, fellow Daoists. I originally prepared a sumptuous dinner for everyone tonight, with all ingredients carefully selected, including a small wild boar fed for 280 days, tender little lambs, and fresh seafood imported from various places regardless of cost."
"The purpose was to make everyone feel at home. But unexpectedly, Shen Qiang couldn't control even the lowest-level sword array, and accidentally overturned your feast, leaving you with nothing but a simple meal. To ensure the freshness of the ingredients, they arrived daily at dawn. So, I apologize for the inconvenience."
Upon hearing this, many cultivators silently swallowed their saliva.
Remembering the mountain and sea delicacies on the dining table in the small hall, they couldn't help but feel helpless.
One large man immediately spoke, "Palace Master, there's no need to be so courteous. It's not the Sect Master's fault; blame Shen Qiang for being too malicious and ruining a perfectly good feast. Still, this table looks fine, likely being refreshing and tasty."
"Exactly, that Shen Qiang is outrageous. Why ruin our meal just because he couldn't eat himself? Is there anyone so unreasonable? He got his table overturned, and ended up overturning ours too, not letting a single one remain."
Upon hearing this, the attention of many cultivators turned to Sha Jianming.
Sha Jianming coldly snorted arrogantly, "What, do you want to blame me too?"
Upon hearing this, the Baihua Palace Master quickly stepped in, fake-smiling, "Well, it's one thing at a time. Shen Qiang overturned your tables, as the host, I can't escape responsibility. I apologize first, I hope you won't mind in consideration of our Baihua Palace."
Upon hearing this, everyone took the opportunity to let the matter slide.
"Hahaha, just joking. It's Shen Qiang who overturned our tables, not Young Master Sha's fault."
"That's right, come, everyone, let's eat and taste the skills of the Baihua Palace's chef."
"Come, everyone, raise your glasses and toast to the Palace Master."
Then everyone started eating.
Because all the vegetables were stir-fried too fiercely, their color turned dark and yellow.
So these plain green vegetables, upon entrance, made many cultivators even more miserable.
In the dead of winter, with the sky having darkened, sitting outside blowing the cold wind, eating barely cooked vegetables that hadn't been fully cooked, although not saying anything, still complimenting their taste, their exchanged glances showed a deep feeling of disbelief within.
"Damn it, how can anyone eat this, these beans are as hard as raw ones!"
"Starving and have to eat this? I wasn't feeling cold before, but eating these cucumbers mixed with jelly, it feels like my whole body is frozen."
"Goddamn it, might as well have a bowl of instant noodles."
With everyone thinking this, silent sparrows communicated silently with their eyes.
At this time, after eating a few bites of the vegetables, one large man suddenly started giggling.
The cultivators couldn't help but look at him in surprise.
Then he suddenly started laughing out loud, "Hahaha, I just realized, Shen Qiang is still hungry, how delightful."
Instantly, everyone's mood ignited, laughing out loud, and the tough vegetables didn't seem hard to swallow anymore.
"Hahaha, I almost forgot, look at us, eating the Baihua Palace's delicacies, enjoying the beautiful scenery, what more is there to be dissatisfied about? Shen Qiang probably is drooling on the mountain, looking at us with envy."
"Hehe, exactly, we have wine and food, what does he have?"
"Hahaha, serves him right for overturning our tables, let him starve."
But just as they were laughing wildly.
Suddenly, along with the cold northwest wind, the rich aroma of roasted meat wafted over from the direction where Shen Qiang and the others were.
The cultivators' laughter instantly ceased, their eyes staring in shock over there.
"Is that roast meat?"
Surprised, cultivators sniffing the unique yet delicious aroma, the Baihua Palace Master, who smiled mischievously with pretty eyes, was stunned.
"He must be carrying food in his Storage Ring! That's why he was so calm when leaving."
Knowing that her scheme might fail, but the Baihua Palace Master hurriedly spoke to lighten everyone's sullenness, saying, "Shen Qiang might have brought some food himself, at most stale meat, don't be fooled by him. I promise everyone can have authentic Baihua delicacies tomorrow morning."
Everyone nodded upon hearing this.
But at this moment, smelling the fragrance drifting over, everyone's mood hit its lowest point.
"Damn it, Shen Qiang overturns our tables, and look at us? We freeze in the wind like rabbits, crunching on vegetables, while he enjoys roasted meat on Baihua Palace Master's grand bed, haha, still want to compete with Shen Qiang?"
Seeing the low spirits, the Baihua Palace Master was anxious, further realizing she underestimated Shen Qiang. Under normal circumstances, such a feast would build resentment against Shen Qiang among these cultivators, leading to them making things difficult for him at the treasure exhibition.
But unexpectedly, Shen Qiang had roasted meat, which didn't accumulate resentment but rather directly damaged their confidence.
"Must find a way to boost morale!"
While the Baihua Palace Master was wracking her brain on how to manage the scene.
With a fragrant breeze, the Sleeping Fire Lotus Demon Ke Bizhu, along with the beautiful heroic thief Jiang Hanyang, appeared beside everyone, each carrying a food box.
Giggling as she glanced at the table full of green vegetables, Ke Bizhu smiled and said to Ji Liangchuan, "My boss can't finish eating, so we are here to deliver a portion to Seventh Young Master and Dao Lord Zhang."
Saying this, Ke Bizhu opened the food box, placing the steaming roast Immortal Crane, roasted lamb chops, braised pork, sweet shrimp, sea cucumber, and ham on Ji Liangchuan's table, saying, "My boss says if it's not enough, Seventh Young Master can just speak up, such crude and simple food, there's plenty more available."
Ji Liangchuan smiled.
At this moment, the proximity to the delicacy, filled with rich fragrance.
Many cultivators couldn't help but swallow, then looked at the green vegetables on their table, feeling deeply wounded, they all stood up.
"Who can eat this damn stuff, Shen Qiang's got big fish, big meat, great wine, great dishes, and sends them off when he can't finish, while we dryly chew on grass here. I've lost my appetite!" Sha Jianming pushed the table away, standing up abruptly.
The other cultivators, unable to bear it, also left one after another.
"Haha, and they say four families unite with strength to cut gold? Pathetic, can't even eat properly without being crushed to pieces, still want to compete with Shen Qiang? Damn, I feel like a beggar myself."
"Screw it, let's leave tomorrow."
Seeing them leave.
Knowing that things are beyond salvaging, the Baihua Palace Master turned away helplessly, but before leaving, she glanced at the pointed-roasted goose in front of Ji Liangchuan and felt it was strange but didn't think much, just sighed inwardly.
"So infuriating, Shen Qiang is simply insane. Who goes to someone else as a guest, yet brings chicken, duck, fish, and frozen seafood in their Storage Ring? Made me lose in such an absurd way."
And as many cultivators left, Ji Liangchuan's eyes brightened.
"That's why Shen Qiang is remarkable, just a few dishes managed to make them wail incessantly."
Beside him, Zhang Shuheng put down the phone, elegantly tied a snow-white napkin, then laughed as he raised his glass to Ji Liangchuan, "Seventh Young Master, come, this toast is for Shen Qiang."
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