But the moment he lifted the lid, the entire room was filled with the enticing aroma, nearly making everyone's mouth water.

A group of people gathered around the table, sipping wine and chatting. Chen Qian, Zhou Yun, and Chunyu had all tasted dishes made by Ling Zhenfei before, so they were not too surprised, but it was a different story for Jiu Jiu.

As Jiu Jiu ate, she could hardly contain her delight. For someone who owned a restaurant, these dishes were simply stunning.

"Try this chicken I stewed. I didn't use any special ingredients or my stir-frying skills, just plain water. Do you think the price I gave you is still high?"

Jiu Jiu shook her head, "Indeed, it's not high at all. The flavor is too delightful. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't even know what meat I was eating just by the taste alone. It's truly unique."

As Jiu Jiu ate, she greatly praised Ling Zhenfei's dishes and then suddenly asked, curiously, "If your Xi Shan Restaurant was to open, how much would you sell this chicken for?"

After thinking for a moment, Ling Zhenfei said, "At least one thousand yuan."

Jiu Jiu was shocked and expressed disbelief, "You're not joking, are you? Do you think, with Binyang's living standards, many people could afford it?"

Jiu Jiu was right. No matter how you look at it, Binyang was a second-tier city, incomparable to major cities such as the Capital City or Modu. Besides, even in Modu, not many people would spend one thousand yuan on a single chicken.

"Then half a chicken for five hundred yuan, but one chicken must not be priced below one thousand yuan."

Jiu Jiu laughed, "Based on the price you quoted me earlier, one chicken would cost only four to five hundred yuan. If your restaurant sells it for one thousand, does that mean our restaurant could definitely sell more if we price it at eight hundred?"

Ling Zhenfei laughed upon hearing this, "If it's about pricing low, our restaurant can't compete with any other restaurant. At roadside stalls, you can buy a chicken for just over twenty yuan. Why would people still go to restaurants, right?"

Jiu Jiu fell silent. What he said was indeed the case; even if two restaurants were facing each other, their businesses would be different, let alone comparing with others.

Chunyu had finished his meal early and went out to the yard to play, probably all he could think about was making the Heart-Talk Fruit sprout faster.

Ling Zhenfei was a bit worried inside, now that it was winter, he wasn't sure if it was really a good season for the Heart-Talk Fruit to grow.

As they chatted, suddenly, they heard something fall to the ground in the yard.

Ling Zhenfei's ears were sharp, and he quickly stood up and ran outside, only to find Chunyu fighting with a shadowy figure in the yard.

The skills of the shadowy figure were not bad; he wore all black clothes that almost blended into the darkness of the night.

Chunyu was no weakling. Although he couldn't be called an expert now, ordinary people were no match for him.

During their battle, they even knocked down the surrounding fence, which explained the loud noise.

Ling Zhenfei was very puzzled, wondering who this shadowy figure was and why he would appear in his home so late.

Seeing Ling Zhenfei come out, the shadowy figure seemed somewhat excited, launching several continuous attacks, putting Chunyu in disarray.

Ling Zhenfei could see that Chunyu was no match for the man in black, especially in terms of his spiritual power.

However, it seemed the man in black did not intend to harm Chunyu, as he wasn't using lethal force. If this person had clashed with Chunyu using his spiritual power, Chunyu might have already been injured.

"Chunyu, come back. This brother clearly came for me."

Chunyu stubbornly replied, "Don't worry, brother. Leave this person to me. I'll definitely defeat him."

After speaking, Chunyu increased the ferocity of his techniques, evidently trying to defeat this person with his moves.

Techniques and Northern Spiritual Energy — which is more crucial in a cultivator's arsenal was a debate without a definitive answer, as profound techniques did not require the backing of powerful spiritual power.

Yet, techniques had a significant weakness, if one's own spiritual energy was much weaker than the opponent's, even a direct hit might not cause injury.

Now, Chunyu wanted to use his techniques to secure a victory, which wasn't unreasonable, but his opponent was clearly much stronger. Upon seeing Chunyu's techniques, he suddenly adapted, and each move was able to neutralize Chunyu's techniques.

Hey!

The man in black yelled, landing a palm strike on Chunyu's back, throwing him to the ground.

Ling Zhenfei noted that the spiritual power in the palm strike wasn't much, and Chunyu wasn't injured.

Ling Zhenfei walked over and helped Chunyu up; Chunyu said a bit angrily, "Bro, let me fight him."

Ling Zhenfei smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm here."

Ling Zhenfei stood in front of the man in black, who faced him directly. In fact, Ling Zhenfei had already recognized who this person was but had not exposed it yet.

Although the man was wearing a mask that covered his entire face, under the gaze of Ling Zhenfei's Perspective Eye, nothing could be hidden, and Ling Zhenfei immediately saw that this man in black was indeed Bai Mei.

Bai Mei was quietly watching Ling Zhenfei, his stance reflecting some excitement across from Ling Zhenfei.

He had originally come to kill Ling Zhenfei, but not being very clever, he had been misled by Ling Zhenfei on the way, and had stayed in the villa for so long without realizing who Ling Zhenfei was.

Today, Bai Mei, dressed in black, had a reason for being here at this specific time, which greatly surprised Ling Zhenfei.

If Ling Zhenfei wasn't mistaken, it was very likely that Bai Mei had discovered his true identity, and so tonight he had come to deal with Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei looked at Bai Mei and smiled, "Don't think I don't know who you are. I just want to know what you're here for today?"

Upon hearing Ling Zhenfei's words, Bai Mei was clearly surprised, doubting how Ling Zhenfei could know his identity.

Thinking that Ling Zhenfei was deceiving him, he remained silent, just watching Ling Zhenfei.

Meanwhile, Chunyu shouted to Ling Zhenfei, "Bro, who is he? He was bullying me earlier, let me hit him."

Everyone curiously watched Ling Zhenfei and the man in black, while Jiu Jiu was especially astonished, feeling as if she were watching a movie.

A man in black appearing in the middle of the night, and the recent fight with Chunyu seemed just like a scene from a TV show.

At that moment, Jiu Jiu was incredibly surprised by Ling Zhenfei, as the shocks he gave her today were just too many.

She didn't know how much more Ling Zhenfei could astonish her, or what might happen next between Ling Zhenfei and this man in black; she was somewhat looking forward to it.

Then she heard Ling Zhenfei say, "Just speak up, I don't want to expose you personally."

Bai Mei scoffed coldly but still said nothing, his hands transforming into sharp claws as he charged toward Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei laughed, "You really are persistent, aren't you, Bai Mei?"

With that said, Bai Mei's technique hesitated for a moment, but he immediately resumed his assault on Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei could tell that Bai Mei's current strength had reached the Zhiyi Boundary, nearly matching his own.

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