"Who gave Raiden Shogun the confidence to think her cooking tasted good? We had to hide from Shogun wife every day because of it. I've suffered enough."
After fleeing Blue Tyrant Academy, Starry Sky wore a miserable expression.
He had wanted to hold Shogun and sleep soundly.
But with things like this, he was truly afraid that while he slept at night, Shogun's cooking would be stuffed into his stomach.
"Kong, so you were here? Where did you run off to last night?"
A group of three approached.
Zhu Zhuqing spoke gently.
Starry Sky looked over and discovered that Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu had returned while holding Huangquan's hands.
He had run off far too urgently yesterday, as if afraid Shogun would come looking for him.
Starry Sky had only spent the night with Mei.
Mei still had her work as a chef and was currently at the Blue Tyrant Canteen.
Starry Sky shook his head at them and said, "Shogun wife has gone crazy. She made another pile of food. We should go out and lie low for a while."
"Ah! Who did this? We can't even go home now!"
Xiao Wu looked deeply distressed. If she could not return to the academy to eat Sister Mei's cooking, she felt as though she would die.
Just as they were hesitating, a huge group of armored soldiers suddenly marched toward them.
"Huh? Aren't these Heaven Dou's Imperial Guards? Why are they here?" As a member of the imperial family, Zhu Zhuqing had a deep understanding of Heaven Dou's royal troops.
"Who knows? I think it would be better to run somewhere Shogun wife can't find us."
Starry Sky's mind raced. Where could he run so that Raiden Shogun would not find him?
But with Raiden Shogun's strength, he probably could not hide no matter where he went.
"It's... it's her! The great Master Chef is here!"
As the army approached, their leader held a portrait in his hand.
When he saw Huangquan, he compared her with the portrait, then looked at Huangquan again. He hurriedly dismounted and ran over, his face filled with delight and respect.
The man dropped to one knee, and the Imperial Guards behind him also went down on one knee in perfect unison with a swish.
"Great Master Chef, His Majesty wishes to invite you to the palace for a talk!"
Huangquan looked utterly bewildered.
Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu were equally stunned.
Starry Sky's eyebrows twitched wildly.
Great Master Chef?
What kind of title was that?
And they were calling Huangquan wife that?
Besides, when had Huangquan wife ever crossed paths with people from the Tian Dou Imperial Palace?
They had mistaken her for someone else, right?
Huh?
Starry Sky's heart tightened. He instantly understood.
Raiden Shogun had gone out alone yesterday. Could she have paid a visit to the Tian Dou Imperial Palace?
And cooked for Xue Ye as well.
Raiden Shogun wife's food was the kind that could kill someone, but if one endured it, like Qin Ming, they would gain considerable benefits.
After Xue Ye received tremendous benefits, he had given Raiden Shogun the title of "Master Chef."
So many people welcomed Raiden Shogun's cooking. No wonder Raiden Shogun had become so confident!
So this was where the problem lay!
If these people begged to eat Raiden Shogun's cooking every day, would Raiden Shogun not float straight into the sky? His good days would be over.
Therefore, he had to make these people act now, especially the highly influential Tian Dou Imperial Family.
And, by sheer coincidence, these people had mistaken Huangquan for Raiden Shogun.
If Huangquan went to the palace and made one truly awful meal, these people would probably give up.
Huangquan still looked troubled. She did not know these people at all.
Besides, she was no Master Chef.
She knew that she looked exactly like the other two Raiden Queens.
These people must have mistaken her for someone else.
So she slowly opened her mouth and said, "You have the wrong pers—mmph..."
But before Huangquan could finish, her mouth was covered.
Starry Sky smiled awkwardly at the people below and said, "You've found the right person. She is the great Master Chef!"
Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu were puzzled. What was Starry Sky trying to do?
Still, they felt that whatever Starry Sky intended to do was right.
So they did not expose him.
"Great Master Chef! Please enter the palace with us!!"
The soldiers grew even more excited. Raiden Shogun's food could not only increase one's Soul Power, but also temper the body.
Though it had tormented those nobles half to death yesterday...
The benefits every one of them had received were enormous!
And Raiden Shogun had merely used very simple ingredients to cook a huge pot of food.
If this could be mass-produced, their Heaven Dou Empire would grow rapidly, like pulling up radishes.
Huangquan could not speak.
Starry Sky nodded on her behalf and said, "We also want to visit the palace. Can we go together?"
"Of course!"
As long as they could invite Raiden Shogun into the palace, they were willing to do anything.
"There should be lots of fun things in the palace, right?" Xiao Wu's eyes lit up.
"If we hide in the palace, Sister Shogun probably won't find us so easily." Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
"Let's go, Huangquan wife."
Starry Sky took Huangquan wife's hand and walked among the soldiers.
"But I..."
Huangquan knew what they would ask her to do next, but could she cook?
"Huangquan wife, just watch what I do later."
Starry Sky winked at her.
Huangquan sighed helplessly and could only follow Starry Sky.
When they reached the palace gates, the spectacle made Starry Sky's heart tremble.
He was extremely glad he had brought Huangquan today.
The palace entrance was packed with people.
Xue Ye and several of his children were all there.
They had all set aside their status to welcome this so-called "Master Chef"!
If Raiden Shogun learned that her food was this popular, she would take off on the spot!
Once people across the continent knew of her, Raiden Shogun could use the power of faith to immediately condense a godhood on the Douluo Continent.
"Gasp... Aren't these people afraid of dying? Sister Shogun's food can really kill people!!"
Xiao Wu sucked in a cold breath.
"I know why Kong brought Sister Huangquan here. If Sister Shogun had come... this world would probably suffer a catastrophe..."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded heavily.
"Haha... Great Master Chef, why did you leave without saying goodbye yesterday? To thank you, we prepared many treasures for you."
Xue Ye smiled brightly.
Huangquan still wore an indifferent expression. Afraid of giving herself away, she merely nodded very lightly.
No one around them showed any rejection toward Huangquan. Instead, they became even happier.
This was the Master Chef they had been looking for.
"Great Master Chef, you must have been tired yesterday. Please, come into the palace with us. We can talk as we walk."
Xue Qinghe smiled warmly, then looked toward Starry Sky and the others. When he saw Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, his eyes shifted slightly.
"You two must be the renowned Wu-Qing Duo! I had wondered what force could nurture such outstanding disciples. So it was the great Master Chef!"
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