Chapter 26

Mentioning the meal, everyone finally snapped out of their shock from the couplets.

Zhao Shanhe and Bai Wuchen exchanged a glance, pursing their lips, their thoughts complicated.

This expert is truly too high, a celestial being is probably not enough to describe him.

Not to mention other things, just getting a single word from him would be an unparalleled opportunity, something to be passed down as a family treasure, benefiting future generations.

Zhao Shanhe, itching with anticipation, whispered, "Bai Wuchen, didn't you get a painting from Young Master Li? Quickly take it out for me to see."

"I'm afraid that's not possible now." Bai Wuchen had a pained expression, his eyes brimming with tears.

"What? We've been friends for so many years, and you still want to keep secrets from me? You won't even let me take a look?" Zhao Shanhe said angrily.

"It's not that I won't, but that painting... was destroyed by the Sword Demon." Bai Wuchen said bitterly.

"What?!"

Zhao Shanhe's old face immediately turned red, his beard standing up, and he pointed at Bai Wuchen's nose, cursing, "You scoundrel, you couldn't even protect such a treasure. How can you still be alive, how can you have the face to live!"

Bai Wuchen's heart was bleeding; this was the thing he least wanted to remember in his life. "Old Zhao, do you think I wanted it? I would rather die than let anything happen to that painting!"

He was already a few hundred years old, and at this moment, his eyes were filled with tears, ready to burst into sobs at any moment.

That painting could make the Ten Thousand Sword Immortal Sect last for eternity!

Zhao Shanhe knew that Bai Wuchen was truly heartbroken. If it were him, he would also be in a terrible state. In the end, he could only let out a long sigh, "Sigh!"

"What are you two sighing for? You must maintain a good mood when eating; otherwise, it's an insult to the food." Li Nianfan smiled at the two of them.

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional.

"Young Master Li..."

Bai Wuchen looked at Li Nianfan, his eyes red, and tears of gratitude welled up in his eyes.

Young Master Li was giving him a hint!

He must have known long ago that he hadn't taken good care of his painting. Now, by telling him to maintain a good mood, it means he isn't blaming him.

Wuwu, Young Master Li is truly too magnanimous!

In an instant, Bai Wuchen was filled with the desire to lay down his life for Li Nianfan.

At this moment, they finally turned their attention to the stone table not far away.

At this sight, Bai Wuchen and Zhao Shanhe both showed expressions of amazement.

This food... is too beautiful!

Beautiful to the extreme, like works of art.

The thinly sliced meat rolls, evenly thick, neatly arranged in the dish, the meat red and white, as if glowing.

The vegetables were also cut neatly, various colored vegetables piled together, pleasing to the eye.

In addition, there were many round-shaped foods, perfectly round, which they had never seen before, but they immediately felt hungry just looking at them.

"These, these..."

Bai Luoshuang looked at the food in front of her, her mouth slightly open in an "O" shape, saliva dripping from the corner of her mouth without her noticing, about to fall.

Lin Qingyun also couldn't resist the temptation of the food, swallowing a mouthful of saliva, never imagining that her usually austere and cold heart would be so easily defeated by food.

They hadn't even started eating, but the appearance of the food was already an extreme temptation.

Is this the food of immortals?

If I can taste it today, I will have no regrets in life.

"Boil, boil."

In the middle of the food, the soup in the pot was already boiling, bubbles constantly rolling.

"Hmm? This pot..."

Bai Wuchen and the others were simultaneously stunned, seeing the pot as if they saw the great Dao of the universe.

The round pot was divided by a regular curve, one side filled with bright red spicy oil, the other side with white, thick bone broth, looking like a Taiji pattern.

This is clearly the Yin-Yang Dao!

A true expert, even the pot for eating contains the great Dao. We are far inferior.

Everyone secretly exclaimed that they had learned something.

Li Nianfan noticed their expressions and couldn't help but secretly laugh. What are cultivators, in front of me, they are still earthworms. A hot pot is just a hot pot, and it makes them so surprised.

Bai Luoshuang couldn't wait any longer and asked, "Young Master Li, how should we eat this delicious food?"

"Very simple, just dip it in the pot, and it will be cooked quickly." Li Nianfan demonstrated, picking up a piece of tiger meat roll and placing it in the boiling spicy oil.

He always liked to eat spicy first, as it whets the appetite.

The meat roll was very thin, only needing ten seconds to be ready, perfectly cooked.

"After it's cooked, dip it in some sauce."

Li Nianfan opened his mouth and ate the meat roll whole.

Wow, this is the feeling, so refreshing!

Bai Luoshuang followed Li Nianfan's example, impatiently picking up a piece of meat roll and cooking it.

"Wow, so spicy!"

As soon as the meat roll entered her mouth, Bai Luoshuang couldn't help but exclaim.

A layer of red spicy oil wrapped around the meat roll, with a bit of sauce on the outside, the hot meat perfectly bursting with flavor in her mouth.

That feeling was like a powder keg, igniting at the slightest touch.

Bai Luoshuang's face turned red, the spiciness and heat making her mouth feel uncomfortable, but this feeling was too good, truly bringing out the ultimate deliciousness.

Lin Qingyun was initially a bit reserved, but after the first piece of meat entered her mouth, she found it hard to maintain her composure.

It was really too delicious!

For some reason, with food in her mouth, she felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction deep in her heart, all her worries instantly vanishing.

Everyone was eating with their mouths full of oil, chewing quickly, and exhaling hot breath, and without realizing it, a satisfied smile appeared at the corners of their mouths.

Li Nianfan looked at them and couldn't help but smile.

He remembered a saying from his previous life: eating hot pot can make people forget their troubles.

It turns out it applies to cultivators as well.

When eating hot pot, the most irresistible is naturally the meat rolls.

The meat rolls are so thin, although the texture is good, you can never get enough, and the focus is definitely on the meat rolls at the beginning.

Moreover, this is the meat of monsters.

However, after eating for a while, Bai Wuchen felt that eating only meat was a bit unrefined and feared that the expert might disapprove, so he picked up a piece of vegetable and cooked it in the pot.

Boil, boil.

Soon, the vegetable floated in the boiling soup.

Bai Wuchen picked up the vegetable, dipped it in some sauce, and swallowed it whole.

Hmm?

The taste of the vegetable is also very good.

Bai Wuchen savored it carefully.

Although not as impressive as the meat rolls, the more he ate, the better it tasted.

Eating too much meat can be tiring, but the more vegetables he ate, the better they tasted.

However, in the next moment, Bai Wuchen's chewing suddenly stopped, his pupils contracting to a needle-like shape, his face filled with disbelief.

"This, this is..."

Bai Wuchen drew a sharp breath, feeling his heart pounding.

The vegetables actually contain Dao!