Soul Land: The Wraith of the Underworld, Mei and the Raiden Shogun
Chapter 43

Let's Eat the Shogun's Cooking Together

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"What do you know? The Shogun is clearly using hot water to prepare the venison. If you don't understand, don't make wild guesses."

Poison Douluo gave a soft shout.

Before eating animal meat, you had to remove the hide and fur, then clean out its stomach and intestines. Wasn't that common knowledge?

As a top-tier chef, how could Raiden Shogun possibly not know that?

"Right, right! Grandpa is right. The Shogun's cooking is definitely clean and hygienic! Besides, the ingredients are fresh—we picked them together—so we can eat without worry," Dugu Yan said, nodding emphatically.

Then they saw Raiden Shogun merely shake the dirt off the roots of the chili plant before tossing the entire plant into the pot.

Everyone looked at one another. Had the dirt on that plant even been shaken off properly?

Didn't people only eat the chilies at the top?

You threw the leaves and branches into the pot too?

What the Shogun did next made them feel rather sick.

Not a single ingredient had been washed clean.

In any case, everything was chopped into pieces and thrown into the pot.

Starry Sky watched from afar, his body trembling.

Was the Shogun cooking, or brewing poison?

Yu Yuanzhen and the others could just wait to be finished later.

Very soon, the moment Starry Sky had been waiting for arrived.

Raiden Shogun took out a large pile of seasonings.

Without a word, she poured entire bottles into the pot.

She did not even look at what they were.

The corners of Starry Sky's mouth curled up. He had mixed quite a bit of laxative into the Shogun's seasonings.

Didn't these people eat the Shogun's food to increase their strength?

If they ate food laced with laxatives, they would eat and immediately have diarrhea. Their bodies would not have time to absorb the medicinal effects of the food.

Then it would be unable to help them improve their strength.

Once everyone else ate the Shogun's food and only got diarrhea without gaining any benefits, no one would beg the Shogun to cook anymore.

And once the Shogun no longer had loyal fans, she would realize she was no good at cooking and give it up.

He and Mei shared the same idea.

They wanted Raiden Shogun's wife to never cook again.

Today, with him and Mei working together, he refused to believe the Shogun would still be able to cook in the future!

Rustle, rustle~

Just then, something seemed to be rapidly approaching.

Yu Yuanzhen frowned as he spotted several familiar figures.

Weren't they the brats who had kowtowed to him yesterday?

What a coincidence—they had run into each other again today.

The Shogun's cooking looked seriously questionable.

He was a little afraid to take a bite. Didn't these people arrive just in time to test for poison?

The people from Shrek Academy were chasing a snake flying just above the ground.

The snake was seven or eight meters long, with a bright red fleshy crest wider than its head, and a fan-shaped tail resembling phoenix feathers.

Its body was covered in pale red scales, while translucent soft wings extended from its back, reaching a width of three meters when spread.

It was a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

Because their team was short-handed, they had failed to trap the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent in time, allowing it to escape.

They had chased it all the way here.

Yu Yuanzhen burst into laughter and prepared to drag Tang San and the others over to test the poison for him.

However, before Yu Yuanzhen could fly over to Tang San's group, a bolt of lightning flashed, and the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent vanished.

Over by the Shogun, her face lit up with joy.

She chopped the newly caught Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent into several pieces with a series of chops and tossed them into the pot.

"Y-you? S-senior, where is the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent? Senior, we were indeed wrong about what happened before, but even if you are a Titled Douluo, you can't just steal a mere thousand-year soul beast from us, can you?"

That Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was perfectly suited for Oscar.

Seeing it snatched away just like that, Zhao Wuji felt deeply wronged.

Yu Yuanzhen was baffled as well. He truly had not taken the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

But as a Titled Douluo, he was extremely arrogant and could not be bothered to explain. Instead, he released a powerful pressure and said:

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? Stay and eat with us."

"Uh? Senior? What do you mean?" Zhao Wuji had no idea what to do.

Stay for dinner—surely they weren't planning to eat them?

Yu Yuanzhen's eyes widened, and Zhao Wuji was forced flat onto the ground. The earth shook, splitting into inch-by-inch cracks like ghostly patterns.

"Senior... I... I'm willing. Please... please spare us..."

Zhao Wuji felt like he was about to die, so he hurriedly surrendered.

He no longer dared to resist.

Only then did Yu Yuanzhen withdraw his pressure, and the others from Shrek Academy heaved great sighs of relief.

They realized their entire bodies had been soaked through with sweat.

Unable to resist, they were brought to where the Shogun was cooking.

Upon seeing Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San quickly put on a smile and wanted to go over and strike up a conversation.

Dai Mubai also recalled his engagement to Zhu Zhuqing. The corners of his mouth curled up as he slowly walked over.

He wanted to reveal his identity to Zhu Zhuqing, then win the beauty's heart.

However, before the two of them had taken more than a few steps, Yu Yuanzhen's tall figure stood before them like an insurmountable mountain.

"Senior, I'm going to find my friend," Tang San said with a faint smile.

Dai Mubai hurriedly added, "Senior, I'm going to find my fiancée."

"Hmph! Nonsense. Get back there! Dinner will be ready soon."

Yu Yuanzhen gave a low shout.

The despicable, shameless, vulgar things those two had done last night had completely shattered his understanding.

How could people like that possibly be Starry Sky's friends?

If they really were, why hadn't Starry Sky brought them along this morning?

Starry Sky was a very gentle person. Unless someone provoked him, he would never be hostile toward them.

It could only be said that Tang San and Dai Mubai's actions had disgusted even Starry Sky.

The two still wanted to say something.

But Yu Yuanzhen was too powerful, and they had no choice but to return.

Tang San's heart was filled with icy malice. Who knew how many ways to seek death had arisen in his mind!

"W-We aren't going to eat... eat the food she made, are we? Is that... really food in that pot?"

Ning Rongrong had not been targeted by Yu Yuanzhen, so she curiously observed her surroundings.

She discovered that two people were cooking.

They were both purple-haired older sisters, looking like twin sisters.

Yet the food they made was worlds apart.

On Mei's side were exquisitely crafted pastries, along with steaming dishes that seemed almost immortal.

Just looking at them made one's throat bob and saliva pour forth.

But over here at Raiden Shogun's side, what was even in that pot?

The color had turned purple, like poison.

She even saw the head of that Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent from earlier floating inside.

Wouldn't eating that give someone a stomachache?

Ning Rongrong thought innocently.

"It's... it's her! We're doomed! I don't want to eat..."

After being stopped by Yu Yuanzhen, Tang San began paying attention to his surroundings.

When he saw Raiden Shogun cooking, his entire body began to tremble.

After living at Notting Academy for six years, Raiden Shogun's cooking had earned a fearsome reputation!

It was said that even a Titled Douluo would be finished after eating it.

Making him eat it? He could ascend to heaven on the spot.

But before he could cry out, Yu Tianheng beside him tightly covered his mouth.

If Raiden Shogun heard that, they would all be finished!

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