A Shock from the Kitchen

As Chu Xinghe looked at the Technique Repository Tower technique in his hand, he would occasionally glance at the various techniques stored in the Technique Repository Tower, his heart filled with regret.

Why can't this perfectly good Technique Repository Tower be burned down...?

Why don't you give it a try yourself?

Trying to flirt with death?

After much thought, Chu Xinghe realized that this wasn't just testing the waters; it was a complete and utter plunge into the abyss.

Therefore, the plan to burn Technique Repository Tower has to be regrettably abandoned for the time being.

The disciples of the Thunder Palace have been sending Chu Xinghe quite a few gifts these past two days.

People were sending treasures, spirit stones, food and drinks, and even many senior and junior sisters from the Thunder Palace came to flirt with him.

Chu Xinghe scoffed at this!

Hmph! What's so interesting about a bunch of girls who can't even do the Thunder War Dance where girls throw grenades shirtless)?

Ignoring the flirtatious glances from his fellow disciples at the Thunder Palace, Chu Xinghe continued to study various cultivation techniques while simultaneously researching how to go the furthest and fastest on the path of courting death.

Should I continue to guide my junior classmates?

Chu Xinghe thought this whole thing was totally unreliable.

I seem to have an innate, unbeatable talent for giving advice.

Thinking back, the first time I gave someone guidance was in the Spirit Tomb, and what happened...?

The second time was when he faced Wan Lin, who had a bad start, but he turned her into the best stick player among the younger generation of female disciples in the Vast Heaven Sect.

This is the third time.

He inadvertently set a new record in the history of the Vast Heaven Sect for the highest number of disciples surpassed the previous record in a single day.

Therefore, I absolutely cannot do this kind of thing anymore.

To those junior brothers who came to him full of expectations, asking for guidance from Senior Brother Xinghe, Chu Xinghe could only answer truthfully.

"Junior brother, I haven't studied the cultivation technique you're learning yet, so I wouldn't dare to give you any unsolicited advice."

Although his fellow students were disappointed, their gazes toward him became even more admiring.

Who said last time that Senior Brother Xinghe was giving random advice to the people from the Thunder Palace?

See? Senior Brother Xinghe is not that kind of person at all.

As for the junior sister who came seeking guidance, Chu Xinghe refused her as well.

What advice should I give you?

If I teach you the Thunder War Dance, will you learn it?

How about we find a place where we can go shirtless, yell and laugh, and do Thunder War Dance together?

After rejecting wave after wave of junior disciples, the number of people seeking Chu Xinghe's guidance gradually disappeared.

Chu Xinghe had originally planned to slack off these past few days, since he was running between the Spirit Crane Palace and Technique Repository Tower, which was quite a lot of work.

But after just one trip to the Spirit Crane Palace, I ran into the Grand Elder.

"Xinghe, are you tired of looking at cultivation techniques in the Technique Repository Tower...? The sect leader said you can study there, and there's no strict time limit, right? You can't neglect your alchemy skills."

"If all else fails, come back to the Spirit Crane Palace. I'll personally instruct you in alchemy, and we can clear our heads!"

Upon hearing the elder's words, Chu Xinghe nearly wet himself in fear.

It's true that I went to the Spirit Crane Palace because I was tired of studying, but I didn't intend to switch gears and learn alchemy.

It's like when I was in school in my past life, and the teacher would say at the drop of a hat, "You're all tired of studying Chinese, let's switch gears and study math..."

Is this some kind of brain-training exercise?

Is this the brain transplant I want?

Faced with the choice between alchemy and the Technique Repository Tower, Chu Xinghe chose the Technique Repository Tower without hesitation. What in this world could be more terrifying than learning alchemy?

Hiding in the Technique Repository Tower, at least you can sneak around and learn alchemy from the Grand Elder, right?

It's terrifying to even think about.

Therefore, Chu Xinghe has been welding himself to the Technique Repository Tower for the past few days. As long as the sect leader doesn't tell him to get out, the Grand Elder won't teach him a single bit of alchemy!

Finally, just when Chu Xinghe was staring so hard his vision was about to go black, Junior Sister Wan Lin brought him some incredibly good news.

"Senior Brother Xinghe, the Liu Lineage, the Wang Lineage, and the Ouyang Lineage have arrived at the sect!"

"Ah! They're here? Where are they now?"

Chu Xinghe was moved to tears; finally, the sect had shown some serious consideration.

"The elders have already arranged for the Liu Lineage and Wang Lineage to stay in the guesthouse."

"What about the Ouyang Lineage?" Chu Xinghe asked anxiously.

What about the Liu Lineage and Wang Lineage? Are those two Lineage even worth my attention? I only care about my lucky star, the Ouyang Lineage.

"The Ouyang Lineage... also arrived, but... they didn't go to the guest room, they went to the kitchen..."

Chu Xinghe: "???"

Then, Wan Lin, a junior sister, recounted the actions of the Ouyang Lineage.

After the Ouyang Lineage paid their respects to the Grand Elder at the Vast Heaven Sect, they were supposed to be arranged to rest in the guest building.

However, the Ouyang Lineage did not go to the guest house immediately, but instead inquired about the location of the kitchen.

Wan Lin personally led them to the kitchen.

Then Wan Lin saw a scene that she would never forget.

That Ouyang Ling is practically a reincarnated starving ghost! The moment she entered the kitchen, she immediately set her sights on the sect's braised pork.

Wan Lin watched as she skewered four pieces of fatty braised pork with her chopsticks and stuffed them into her mouth, beginning her whirlwind-like devouring of the braised pork.

Ouyang Ling devoured an entire pot of pure, fatty braised pork in less than fifteen minutes!

The other disciples of the Ouyang Lineage did not disappoint Wan Lin either; they took every last bit of leftover food, vegetables, steamed buns, and rice from the Spirit Crane Palace kitchen.

Wherever the Ouyang Lineage went, plates and bowls were gnawed and chipped.

"The most terrifying one has to be their patriarch, Ouyang Ming. He's practically a cold-blooded killer!"

"A cold-blooded killer?" Chu Xinghe exclaimed in shock!

"That's right! The chef made cold noodles for lunch today, and there were nine bowls left over. Ouyang Ming ate all nine bowls by himself! Now the chefs all say he's the legendary cold noodle killer!"

Chu Xinghe: "???"

The Ouyang Lineage gave Wan Lin a shocking experience, especially from their kitchen.

This group of Ouyang Lineage, who seemed to have been reincarnated from starving ghosts, swept through the kitchen of the Spirit Crane Palace, not only taking everything edible and drinkable, but almost even carrying away the swill buckets.

Fortunately, the chefs reacted quickly and stopped them.

"Everyone, this is swill..."

"We don't care!"

"You may not care, but the livestock of the Spirit Crane Palace... If you take them all away, what will they eat..."

Wan Lin, seeing his Senior Brother Xinghe staring in disbelief, finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Senior Brother Xinghe, isn't the Ouyang Lineage... a bit unreliable?"

"Nonsense! Is there anyone more reliable than the Ouyang Lineage? They just arrived and already solved our Spirit Crane Palace's leftover food problem. Haven't you heard of the 'Clean Plate Campaign'?"

"Wasting food is shameful. The Ouyang Lineage has a simple and honest family tradition. As a family with a thousand-year history, it has not become arrogant and extravagant because of its past glory. On the contrary, everyone is hardworking and can ensure that not a single grain of food is wasted, and that they finish their meals completely. Isn't this enough to demonstrate the Ouyang Lineage's excellence?"

Wan Lin was stunned. Although he felt there was something wrong with what Senior Brother Xinghe said, he couldn't find a way to refute it...

As expected, Senior Brother Xinghe's realm far surpasses mine.

Chu Xinghe left his stunned junior sister Wan Lin behind and went to the kitchen of the Spirit Crane Palace alone.

Why are there so many Beggar Clan disciples in the kitchen?

No... Judging from the cooks' fierce defense of the slop bucket, they must be the legendary disciples of the Ouyang Lineage.

Chu Xinghe arrived at the kitchen and, without needing any directions from the chefs, immediately recognized Ouyang Ming and Chu Xinghe sister.

Ouyang Ming looked to be in his early twenties. He wore clothes that were so faded from washing that it was impossible to tell what color they originally were. Compared to the ordinary disciples of the Ouyang Lineage who looked like beggars outside, he exuded an air of nobility.

Ouyang Ling, who was next to him, was wiping the broth left on the side of the braised pork bowl with steamed buns. In the blink of an eye, she had already eaten three steamed buns.

Chu Xinghe was taken aback when he saw Ouyang Ling.

Goodness, this girl looks to be only about twenty years old, but at such a young age, she already has her own airport!

Despite having a flat chest, this girl is still quite beautiful, as Wan Lin's junior sister would say.

This Ouyang Ling has it all: looks, figure, and brains...

Anyway, she's a girl with great looks, but from Wan Lin's description, Chu Xinghe could roughly tell that Wan Lin wasn't just someone who was attracted to good looks; her standards were quite high.

"Brother... I've almost finished eating."

After finishing seven steamed buns and a pot of braised pork, Ouyang Ling, panting heavily, looked at her Ouyang Ming was shoveling down the rest of his egg fried rice.

"Um... don't stop, bring all the steamed buns over there."

"Okay! Brother, let's take the remaining Big White with us when we leave!"

"Absolutely! This is the Vast Heaven Sect! If word gets out that we've swindled them, it'll be much harder for us to swindle another Vast Heaven Sect in the future. We need to stock up on supplies for the winter."

Chu Xinghe, who was outside the door, was moved to tears by the conversation between the two siblings.

Listen to this!

What a kind and reliable brother and sister!

They'd barely entered the Vast Heaven Sect before they were already planning how to trick Vast Heaven Sect.

Where else can you find such an exceptional brother and sister, such an exceptional Lineage!

The brother and sister duo, Zhuge Liang and Feng Chu, truly lived up to their reputation.

Pushing open the door, Chu Xinghe smiled with satisfaction as he looked at the Ouyang Lineage siblings, who looked guilty.

"Hello, Ouyang Pixiu, I am Chu Xinghe."

Ouyang siblings. "???"

"Chu... Chu Xinghe!" Ouyang Ming was stunned for a full ten seconds upon hearing this name.

Although the Ouyang Lineage has fallen into such a sorry state, Ouyang Ming is still very well-informed. There are very few people in the world who don't know the name Chu Xinghe.

"Hello, Brother Xinghe. My name isn't Ouyang Pixiu, it's Ouyang Ming."

"Ouyang Ming Pixiu?"

"There are no words... so it's Ouyang Ming..."

Okay... Chu Xinghe was embarrassed. He remembered this guy's name being Ouyang Pixiu. Had he accidentally transmigrated again? Had his memories become mixed up?

Forget about the details.

"Welcome to the Vast Heaven Sect. The Ouyang Lineage's name is renowned, and I have high hopes for your Ouyang Lineage. Therefore, I hope you will have the opportunity to stay in the Vast Heaven Sect in the future."

"Ah... thank you for your kind words Brother Xinghe..." Ouyang Ming's eyes welled up with tears.

Over the years, the Ouyang Lineage has become a laughing stock. They are no longer renowned; all that remains are ridicule and mockery.

But looking at Chu Xinghe in front of him, Ouyang Ming didn't know why, but he felt that Chu Xinghe wasn't just being polite; he genuinely wanted to keep the Ouyang Lineage here!

Do such truly virtuous people really exist in this world?