Chapter 211: Delicious Food is a Foodie’s Best Cosmetic Procedure

Chapter 211: Chapter 211: Delicious Food is a Foodie’s Best Cosmetic Procedure

The three little fox cubs were newborns, their fur still damp and pale. But judging by their faces, they would surely grow up to be stunning fox spirits, just like their mother.

Speaking of fox spirits, Lu Wu glanced at the mother fox, whose body was already starting to recover. She suddenly realized what was happening—she was being hit by Daji’s second Skill plus her ultimate.

She was completely powerless against this barrage of heart-shaped projectiles.

"Human..."

As if sensing Lu Wu’s thoughts, the mother fox licked the back of her hand.

In her big, sparkling eyes, there was only Lu Wu. The mother fox was even ignoring her own newborn cubs.

’Human, this fox likes you.’

Lu Wu received this "love" and sighed.

’Alright, it’s not your fault. My willpower is just too weak.’

’So what if I have to be King Zhou? It’s not like I can’t learn how.’

When Lu Wu emerged, she was holding the three little fox cubs. Under the male fox’s yearning gaze, she handed them over to him.

The birth of new cubs was a joyous occasion. Feeling happy, Lu Wu prepared some more food to treat the mother fox.

Seeing the mother fox being waited on hand and foot, her lackeys’ eyes turned red with envy.

"Why don’t you and Long Zhang have a baby too?"

Zhang Yue teased Shan Hanzhi.

If Shan Hanzhi had a baby, Boss Lu couldn’t possibly play favorites, could she?

Having a baby in exchange for a feast from Boss Lu seemed like a great deal—especially since she wouldn’t be the one giving birth.

Her mind was buzzing with these self-serving calculations.

"Oh, shut up."

Shan Hanzhi feigned anger. ’Why are we jumping straight to having a baby for a feast? I should get Boss Lu to make a spread for the wedding, too.’

’No, wait. When we make our relationship official, Boss Lu will be our witness. I could get her to cook for that occasion as well.’

’Looked at it that way, accepting the Little Prince would be quite profitable.’

Under Shan Hanzhi’s all-too-blatant stare, Long Zhang blushed.

’Qin was right,’ he thought. ’If you persevere, you’ll eventually see the clouds part to reveal the moon.’

’My beloved has finally seen my sincere heart.’

In reality, Shan Hanzhi, who only had eyes for the food, was gnawing on a rabbit leg, mentally calculating just how many meals from Boss Lu she could trade the Little Prince for.

’If this works out,’ she mused, ’and we become cultivation partners and then break up... could I get a break-up feast?’

’If I’m ruthless enough to get the Little Prince killed, I could probably get a funeral banquet out of it, too.’

’Then, an annual memorial feast would also be perfectly reasonable.’

This was the epitome of making the most of one’s resources.

Amidst the eager anticipation of the lackeys, the fifth day of business began.

Unfortunately, the ones favored by Boss Lu this time were the demon beasts; humans were relegated to the back of the line.

The only exception was Uncle Li.

As soon as a batch was ready, Lu Wu served a rabbit head to him. The beasts had no objections, because none of them could beat Old Li either.

Qin Zhan sat on the ground, cracking open a rabbit head in his hands.

He greedily slurped up the brains. The smooth texture had him savoring every bit, making satisfied "TSK TSK" sounds.

Zhang Yue, who wasn’t a big fan of spicy food, took out some fruit wine. She savored her food slowly, alternating a bite of rabbit meat with a sip of wine. The crisp aroma of the wine cut through the heat, yet it also made the savory, braised aftertaste linger even longer.

"Ssss-HAAA."

Lou Xiaotian wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, panting with his mouth wide open.

The burning on his lips and tongue made him gasp, trying to cool them with the fresh air.

But the tender, savory flavor lingering in his mouth was too much for Lou Xiaotian to resist; he immediately went in for another bite.

Despite their lips being red and swollen from the spice, the group kept reaching their "sinful" hands out for more. They even sucked clean the tiniest morsels of meat from the cracks between the bones.

The extreme heat pushed their taste buds to the limit.

The sound of sharp, hissing breaths filled the air.

They were all intoxicated by the pleasure of it—so spicy it brought tears to their eyes, yet so good they couldn’t stop.

When Lu Wu finally got a moment to spare, she looked over and was stunned. The group’s faces were all flushed and rosy, with no trace of their weakness from the day before.

’Sure enough,’ she thought. ’Good food is the best cosmetic treatment for a foodie.’

And just look at them, every single one was glowing with renewed vigor.

After eating and drinking their fill, the disciples of the Divine Spear Sect went to the Cold Pond to fish out the corpses of the ghosts.

The formidable ghosts, unable to swim, had drowned the moment they exited the Ghost Gate. This pathetic manner of death made the ghosts infamous all over again.

Lu Wu also benefited greatly from this.

Elder Jiang brought her some precious materials that had been refined from the ghosts.

Lu Wu had no personal use for them, but she could use them to upgrade her Grotto Heaven.

After pouring numerous Spirit Stones and materials into the Grotto Heaven, Lu Wu felt it begin to change.

Clouds and mist formed in the once-empty sky. In the distance, mountain ranges rose in undulating layers, and the landscape bloomed with flowers, grass, and trees, each enhancing the other’s beauty.

Bathed in the light of its new sun, the Grotto Heaven, nourished by wealth, successfully leveled up to a high grade.

And cultivation-style upgrades never disappoint.

The environment within the Grotto Heaven became a self-contained, self-sustaining ecosystem.

’Sweet.’

On the final day of her stall, a shocking event occurred at the Cold Pond. The ground beneath the Ghost Gate cracked open, and a fissure swallowed all the water in the pond.

Without the water to suppress them, the ghosts broke through the gate with ease.

Lu Wu, who had just closed up her stall for the day, rushed over to the Ghost Gate.

"Stay sharp, everyone! Our calculations show the Ghost Gate will close again after today! Keep fighting! We absolutely cannot let these ghosts get out of here!"

Disciples from the Divine Spear Sect had formed several rings around the now-dry Cold Pond, locked in magical combat with the ghosts.

Amidst the chilling Ghost Energy, the ghosts moved with agility. Each attack sent out a terrifying pulse of Ghost Energy.

Fortunately, bolstered by Elixir Pills, the Divine Spear Sect disciples had a strong resistance to the Ghost Energy. The two sides were locked in a fierce back-and-forth.

Lu Wu noticed that Elder Jiang and the others hadn’t yet joined the fight; only the disciples were battling the ghosts.

Upon asking, she learned that whenever the Ghost Gate opened, there was a high chance a Ghost King would appear. Elder Jiang needed to conserve his strength to deal with it.

Understanding the situation, Lu Wu relaxed.

The Divine Spear Sect clearly had the situation well in hand, so there was no need for her to intervene.

Since she was idle anyway and happened to have plenty of rabbits on hand, Lu Wu started a bonfire nearby and began roasting them as a reward for the hardworking disciples of the Divine Spear Sect.

Her lackeys, who had been content to spectate, rushed into the fray as if they’d been injected with stimulants upon realizing that joining the battle came with such a delicious reward.

"Not good! Come on, everyone, fight harder! We can’t let them steal all the glory!"

Seeing this, a senior sister quickly urged her comrades to redouble their efforts.

The cries of battle shook the entire forest. But amid this bloody scene, Lu Wu leisurely set up her grill and began to roast rabbits.

RUMBLE.

In a burrow not far away, a rabbit that should have been sleeping was jolted awake by the sounds of slaughter.

’I don’t know if the heavens have it out for us rabbits,’ it thought. ’For the past few days, no matter where we’ve hidden, those accursed demon beasts have always managed to find us.’

’In the end, I’m the only one of my family left. To find a safe place, I took the risk of coming near the Cold Pond.’

’I’d noticed that most demon beasts avoided this place.’

’I finally made it through a day without being hunted, but who would have thought I’d wake up to a battle raging right outside?’

The little rabbit poked its head out to take a look.

Its vantage point was perfect. It immediately saw a human not far away, cruelly skinning a rabbit, gutting it, and then subjecting its body to the torture of being roasted over a raging fire.

Even though the rabbit had been decapitated, it still recognized her at a glance. It was the precious granddaughter of its second grand-uncle’s wife’s brother’s mother-in-law’s older brother!

And all the other bodies lying nearby... they were all relatives.

’Oh, my kin... you all died such a horrible death!’