Chapter 11: So Delicious It Makes You Want to Dance

During this period of time, Jiang Xie had been living quite comfortably.

He did not know whether he should say that Ji Wuyue was too young and too inexperienced, or that she had been so spoiled within the sect that she knew absolutely nothing about certain things.

She had not doubted in the slightest whether the bracelet on her wrist was really the Soul Control Lock.

She was so obedient that even Jiang Xie found it surprising.

Although, in words, she still acted like a haughty young miss.

And because of that, the heavy responsibility of cooking also fell onto Ji Wuyue’s shoulders.

On the Shengyuan Continent, only cultivators who had reached the Soul Forging Realm could live without food.

So both Jiang Xie and Ji Wuyue still had to eat.

It was just that...

This truly put Ji Wuyue in a difficult position.

At the Haoran Sect, she had always lived with clothes brought to her and meals served to her. How could she possibly know how to cook?

After tinkering away for an entire day and getting her face smeared pitch-black, she finally carried that basin of “food” over to Jiang Xie.

Jiang Xie was already so hungry that his stomach felt as though it were glued to his back.

When he saw the plate Ji Wuyue had brought over, his face filled with anticipation.

Then he noticed the black smudge on her face.

He felt a little moved, and began to wonder whether he had been too harsh on her all this time...

She was a pampered young miss, yet she had personally cooked for him...

Sob, sob, sob. This was too moving.

“Thank you for your hard work,” Jiang Xie said sincerely.

Ji Wuyue immediately lifted her chin and declared proudly, “Naturally. For this young lady to personally cook for you is your honor.”

Jiang Xie knew full well how stubbornly prideful she was, so he merely smiled faintly and urged, “Hurry and open it!”

“Th-this...” At that moment, Ji Wuyue’s expression suddenly became rather troubled.

The moment Jiang Xie saw that, he asked, “What is it?”

“This young lady thinks... you should open it yourself.”

Ji Wuyue’s gaze drifted about uncertainly. She simply did not dare look at Jiang Xie.

Jiang Xie froze.

Good heavens, was this supposed to be a surprise for him?

Very well. Considering how much effort you put into this, I will reluctantly open it myself.

Thinking that, he reached out and took the plate into his hands.

Then, with a face full of expectation, he opened it.

FLASH!

A golden gleam flashed before his eyes.

The moment Jiang Xie looked, he could not help but curse.

“Holy shit! What in the world is this?!”

Before him was a lump of indescribable filth the color of dung.

Let alone eating it, Jiang Xie nearly vomited up last night’s meal just from looking at it.

“Bleh~” Ji Wuyue stuck out her tongue in embarrassment from the side.

Clearly, she also knew that what she had made was impossible to swallow.

“Old Wu! Quickly, teach her how to cook!” Jiang Xie could not take it anymore.

Right now, all he felt was that the emotion he had just experienced had been utterly wasted. Was this not simply attempted murder?

...

Three days later.

Looking at the food Ji Wuyue brought over, which had finally become normal, Jiang Xie revealed a satisfied smile.

And for the first time, he picked up his chopsticks.

He first leaned in and smelled it.

Only after making sure there was nothing strange about it did he take a bite.

Ji Wuyue looked at him with eager anticipation.

In the next instant, a frantic voice rang out through the little courtyard.

“You scoundrel, what is wrong with you? Don’t scare me!” Ji Wuyue cried as she anxiously shook Jiang Xie’s body.

At the same time, she kept looking at the bracelet on her right wrist.

Only when she saw that there was no abnormal reaction did she feel slightly relieved.

But the truth was...

Jiang Xie had really died...

The protagonist was dead.

...

When Jiang Xie woke up again, he was already lying in bed.

He did not know what Ji Wuyue had put into that food.

He only knew that, after eating it, he had felt a heart-piercing pain erupt from his abdomen.

If not for his special ability, his corpse would probably already have gone cold by now.

Ji Wuyue got scolded again...

...

Spring passed and winter came.

The sun rose and the moon fell, just as they always did in this world.

And while the two of them bickered with each other and spent their days together from morning to night, two and a half years passed by in such a hurried blur. (Do not say I skipped over their time together during those two years. That part comes later. There is definitely a reason the heroine likes the hero! It is all later! It is written in flashbacks!!! Please do not criticize me, sob sob sob.)

That year, Jiang Xie was already fifteen.

Ji Wuyue was the same.

Compared to two years ago, Jiang Xie had grown quite a bit taller.

He was already around one meter seventy, though he still looked like a frail scholar.

He seemed as though even a gust of wind could topple him.

Jiang Xie could do nothing about it.

Two years had passed, yet his cultivation had only advanced from the third level of the Body Tempering Realm to the eighth level of the Body Tempering Realm.

His cultivation speed was much faster than before, but it was still pitiful.

Jiang Xie had already fallen into complete despair over this body of his.

He truly had no talent for cultivation.

Fortunately, within the statue in his mind, the second statue was now almost entirely glowing.

Only a tiny patch at the top of its head remained gray.

He estimated that it would not be long before it was fully lit.

The moment he thought of that, Jiang Xie’s mood improved a little.

He lifted a cup of tea and savored it carefully.

At the same time, his gaze fell upon Ji Wuyue not far away.

Over the past two years, Ji Wuyue has also changed quite a bit.

Her cultivation had already reached the Soul Forging Realm, making her far stronger than Jiang Xie.

More than once, Jiang Xie had lamented how the gap between people could be so great...

Secondly, her figure had become much more slender and tall, and certain parts of her body had already begun to take shape.

Her voice had also become even more enchanting, adding no small amount of charm to her.

Her hairstyle was still Twin-tails.

Aside from the length of her hair, it had not changed at all in more than two years.

Jiang Xie simply could not understand what she was thinking.

She clearly did not like it, yet she had stubbornly kept it for years.

Several times, he had explicitly told Ji Wuyue that she could change it to a style she liked.

But every single time, she would say, “Why should I change it? This young lady is not changing it. It is too troublesome.”

Mm, and her tsundere personality had not changed either.

As if she had sensed Jiang Xie’s gaze, Ji Wuyue glared at him and smiled.

“What? This young lady looks beautiful, does she not? Have you fallen for this young lady already?”

As she spoke, she even threw him a flirtatious glance.

“...Who would like you? Your temper is terrible, you are not gentle at all, and you are so ugly.” Jiang Xie sneered without hesitation.

“You!...” Ji Wuyue was furious.

This fellow was enjoying blessings without knowing it!

This young lady was known as the greatest beauty in all of Dongzhou, yet he actually said she was ugly???

If this young lady were to reveal her true face, she would dazzle you to death!

At that thought, Ji Wuyue smiled slightly, walked over to Jiang Xie, and said in a soft, coaxing tone, “Bad man, how about you take off your mask and let me have a look?”

It had been more than two years, yet she had never once seen Jiang Xie remove his mask.

She had long since become unbearably curious.

It was not as though she had never thought about finding an opportunity to secretly take his mask off, but Jiang Xie was extremely vigilant.

And on top of that, Ji Wuyue had always believed that her life was in Jiang Xie’s hands, so she did not dare resort to force.

Otherwise, Jiang Xie’s mask would have been taken off long ago.

Jiang Xie slowly shook his head and said, “No.”

“Why not?” Ji Wuyue pouted, very unhappy.

“Because I am ugly. I am afraid I will scare you.”

“I knew it. You are an ugly freak!”

“Yes, yes, I am an ugly freak. But are you any better?” Jiang Xie said with a half-smile.

“You are the ugly freak! This young lady is not!”

“Then prove it to me.”

“I will prove— ptooey, keep dreaming. You will not let me see your face, so why should I let you see mine?!”

...

Just as the two of them were speaking, the gate to the little courtyard burst open with a bang.

A small figure appeared in their field of vision.

It was a little boy.

The instant he saw Jiang Xie, his eyes lit up. In a flash, he ran toward Jiang Xie and threw himself at him.

“Brother!”

The little fellow called out in a soft, childish voice, his face full of joy.

Jiang Xie also smiled.

He stepped forward, rubbed the boy’s head, and asked, “Why have you come here?”

“I want to eat the food you make, Brother.” The little fellow swallowed audibly. He was clearly a thorough little glutton.

The moment Ji Wuyue heard that, she immediately mocked him. “Little Yi, why not let Sister Xiaoyue cook for you instead? Your brother clearly does not know how to cook. I have never even seen him do it.”

The little fellow shook his head and refused.

With a serious expression, he said, “Sister Xiaoyue, you do not know this, but Brother really does know how to cook! And it is unbelievably delicious. Every time Brother goes home, he cooks for me!”

“Hm?” Ji Wuyue froze, then turned a pair of murderous eyes toward Jiang Xie.

Jiang Xie’s face remained calm, but inwardly he was panicking.

“So, you do know how to cook. Then I would very much like to see just how delicious your cooking is.” Ji Wuyue’s face darkened as she spoke each word one by one.

What else could Jiang Xie do...

He could only obediently go and cook.

This was all for the sake of survival...

Years earlier, when he had learned that he had no talent for cultivation, he had set his sights on his younger brother, who was only four years old yet astonishingly gifted.

As the saying went, if you wanted to win someone’s heart, you had to first win their stomach.

So Jiang Xie had embarked upon the path of tempting his younger brother with delicious food...

Very soon, a table full of fragrant dishes was ready.

There was sweet and sour carp, boiled sliced meat in chili oil, spicy beef, and many other dishes.

Jiang Xie had always been a capable cook, and the ingredients he could use here were all meat from spirit beasts, so the flavor was even more exceptional.

The little fellow had already begun devouring the food like a whirlwind.

Ji Wuyue stared blankly for a moment, then cautiously took a few bites herself.

After that, things completely got out of hand.

“Heavens, how can this be so delicious? It is so delicious that it makes me want to dance!”

Ji Wuyue sighed in admiration as she ate. It was simply far too delicious!

After quite a while, once she had finished eating,

Ji Wuyue only felt that her own cooking skills were no better than garbage...

She could not help but start doubting her life.

And she could not help sneaking several more glances at Jiang Xie, as though she could not understand why the food he made was so delicious...

Looking at the scene before him,

for a brief moment, Jiang Xie almost felt that this was not a world filled with danger at all...

But he knew that some things were ultimately only wishful thinking.

In this world, where the strong were revered above all else, no one could truly act according to their own will.