The two walked through several streets with fewer and fewer people, and finally stopped in front of a courtyard with a quiet environment and a large area.
The courtyard's entrance is not ostentatious, but it has a calm demeanor.
Above the lintel, hangs a simple black plaque, on which are engraved three vigorous and powerful gilded characters, faintly exuding a medicinal fragrance and vigor.
"Medicine Spirit Pavilion"
Jiang Donghua glanced at these three words and raised his eyebrows slightly.
This name does not sound like a place to eat, but more like a force that mainly refines medicine or medicinal materials.
Sure enough, as soon as the two of them approached the door, a student wearing light blue clothes, with a calm breath and sharp eyes stepped forward and stopped in front of the door.
He obviously knew Lei Lie, and with a respectful but vigilant smile on his face, he cupped his hands.
"It turns out that senior student Lei Lie is here!"
Lei Lie waved his hand carelessly.
"Stop talking nonsense, I'm bringing my brothers to try Old Mu's craftsmanship! Hurry up and arrange a quieter place for us!"
When the guard student heard this, a embarrassed but polite smile appeared on his face.
"Lei Lie Senior, as you know, Boss Mu's seats are always in short supply, and I'm afraid they are already full today. And according to the rules, you have to make a reservation in advance."
Jiang Donghua was listening, and his heart couldn't help but move slightly.
A place to eat actually requires a reservation in advance?
Moreover, judging from the appearance of this guard student who is neither humble nor arrogant, and whose rules are clear, Medicine Spirit Pavilion's rules seem to be quite strict, and its background is probably not simple either.
This power is truly incredible.
Lei Lie heard this, his eyes widened, he seemed a little impatient, but he didn't force his way through, he just muttered.
"Tsk, Old Mu, this guy breaks a lot of rules! Go and report it and tell him that I, Lao Lei, have brought a distinguished guest, and let him take care of it!"
The guard student hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Two seniors, please wait for a moment, I will go and pass the message right away."
After saying that, he turned around and walked quickly into the courtyard.
While waiting, Jiang Donghua took a closer look at the surroundings.
Within the courtyard wall, there is a faint atmosphere of antique tranquility.
He sniffed gently. As a Fourth-grade Alchemist, his sense of smell was countless times sharper than that of ordinary people.
An extremely complex, yet extremely pure and rich medicinal fragrance, mixed with the scent of various rare medicinal materials, floated out from the courtyard like invisible threads, lingering on the tip of his nose.
This is by no means what an ordinary restaurant should smell like, but rather like a top-grade medicinal material warehouse or the residence of Alchemy Master.
However, in the depth of this refreshing medicinal fragrance, Jiang Donghua also keenly captured an extremely weak but cleverly concealed scent of blood.
This bloody smell is not human blood, it carries a wild and faint sense of coercion...
"It's the blood of high-level monsters."
Jiang Donghua immediately made a judgment in his mind.
Moreover, the smell of blood was very fresh, it had obviously been processed not long ago.
This Medicine Spirit Pavilion is indeed not simple.
At this moment, the guard student from before quickly returned with a more enthusiastic smile on his face and stepped aside to get out of the way.
"Boss Mu said that it is his honor for senior Lei Lie and your friends to come here. Two seniors, please come in! Bamboo Rhyme Pavilion has been reserved for you two."
After passing through several corridors, the environment becomes more and more quiet and elegant.
As Lei Lie walked, he lowered his voice and introduced Jiang Donghua.
"Brother Jiang, when you see the man in charge of the spoon later, don't think he is just a cook, that guy has quite a lot of background!"
"His name is Mu Chen. He was also a ruthless person who was in the top five of the Inner Academy Strong Ranking! Later, for some reason, he became obsessed with the way of spiritual food. By processing various rare medicinal materials and the flesh and blood of monsters, he created a unique set of medicinal diet and spiritual wine, which is of great benefit to cultivation!"
"So this Medicine Spirit Pavilion is very famous among the top circles of the Inner Academy!"
"Mu Chen."
Jiang Donghua silently wrote down this name.
A person who can combine cooking with alchemy and Warcraft so cleverly, and make Inner Academy strong people flock to him, is definitely a strange person.
He became very interested in Mu Chen, whom he was about to meet.
Lei Lie took Jiang Donghua and sat down in a private room named Bamboo Rhyme Pavilion.
The room is elegantly and uniquely decorated, with bamboo shadows dancing outside the window. What is even more surprising is that the potted plants placed in the corners of the room and even on the windowsill are not ordinary ornamental flowers.
Jiang Donghua glanced over and immediately identified the plants Condensing Dew Grass, Three-leaf Green Ganoderma, and Crimson Flame Flower. These are basic medicinal materials commonly used in refining 1 and Second-grade Pill.
Although the grade is not high, it grows extremely vigorously, with bright leaves and a refreshing medicinal fragrance. It is obviously carefully cared for and nourished by special means.
"This place is quite interesting."
Jiang Donghua thought to himself, becoming even more curious about this chef whom he had yet to meet.
At this moment, there were several soft knocks on the door.
"Coming!"
Lei Lie's eyes lit up and he grinned.
The door was gently pushed open, and a figure walked in slowly.
The person who came was wearing a plain gray cloth, with a slightly thin figure and an unhealthy paleness on his face. There was even a hint of greenness around his eye circles, as if he had not been getting enough sleep for a long time or had spent too much energy.
His expression was a little tired, with a sense of helplessness. As soon as he entered the door, his eyes fell on Lei Lie, he shook his head gently, and spoke in a gentle but weak voice.
"Brother Lei, you're not here for freeloading again this time, are you?"
Obviously, this guy Lei Lie has done a lot of eating and drinking in the past.
As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes noticed another strange young man in the room.
Seeing that Jiang Donghua has extraordinary bearing and can sit on an equal footing with Lei Lie, the fatigue on his pale face faded, and he looked at Lei Lie with a questioning look.
When Lei Lie heard this, instead of being annoyed, he burst into laughter, patted Jiang Donghua next to him on the shoulder, and said to the thin man.
"Mu Chen! Are you lagging behind on news?"
"You still spend the whole day huddled in your little kitchen playing with your flowers, plants, bottles and jars! Do you know who is sitting in front of you?"
Mu Chen was slightly shocked by Lei Lie's loud voice, but still turned his curious eyes to Jiang Donghua, waiting for Lei Lie's next words.
Lei Lie puffed up his chest and introduced loudly with a proud look on his face.
"This is Sun Mang who knocked over Sun Mang with one punch in the arena today. The two guys Xie Ying and Han Jue were so frightened that they jumped off the stage and gave up. Jiang Donghua, who just parachuted into the third position of our Inner Academy Strong Ranking, Brother Jiang!"
"Strong Ranking third? Jiang Donghua?"
Mu Chen's pale face, originally filled with tiredness and helplessness, instantly showed a look of genuine surprise.
His somewhat dull eyes widened slightly, and he looked Jiang Donghua up and down carefully, as if he wanted to get to know this person again.
He obviously had not heard of the earth-shattering things that happened in the arena today, and was brought to him by Lei Lie.
After a brief moment of shock, the helplessness and fatigue on Mu Chen's face quickly faded away, replaced by a solemn and even enthusiastic one.
He nodded slightly towards Jiang Donghua and his tone became very polite.
"It turns out that Senior Jiang is here. Mu Chen is disrespectful."
Inner Academy respects strength, and Strong Ranking's third position is far above him, so it is natural for him to be called senior.
Immediately, he said to Lei Lie and Jiang Donghua very simply.
"In that case, today's meal is my treat."
"It is Mu Chen's honor to be able to take over for Strong Ranking's third senior."
He added with a sincere tone. It was clear that Jiang Donghua's strength and status deserved his exception and serious treatment.
When Lei Lie heard it, he was even more happy from ear to ear and winked at Jiang Donghua.