Plain Boiled Eggs Come with a Crazy Buff!

Plain Boiled Eggs came in two varieties.

Boiled for a short time, they were golden inside, and slid down the throat smooth and tender.

Boiled for a long time, they were firm and white, soft to the bite, and left a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth.

"Old Man, your egg isn't cooked through!" A customer peeled his egg and suddenly called out.

My egg?

Old Man Yun rolled his eyes, nearly fuming. He finally understood why that brat Xian He hadn't come to sell them himself. He snorted angrily and explained, "What do you know? This is a Sugar Heart Egg. There's only one in the whole basket. Other people want one and can't get it!"

There's only one in the basket?

"If you don't want to eat it, let's trade. I haven't peeled mine yet!" The fat customer held out his own egg.

"Who said I don't want it? I love it!" The lucky customer tilted his head back and swallowed the Sugar Heart Egg in one bite.

It was tender and smooth, delicious beyond compare.

In all his life, he'd never tasted anything so good.

"Old Man, give me another one! No, ten!" The lucky customer was hooked. He promptly pulled out a hundred Copper Coins and ordered ten more Plain Boiled Eggs.

These eggs weren't Sugar Heart Eggs, but they were still delicious—soft and tender, and not at all dry.

"Everyone, do you feel like you've gotten stronger?"

"I haven't noticed getting stronger, but after eating the egg, I feel warm all over."

"Wait a moment. Let me try drawing my bow."

A hunter took the longbow off his back, drew a deep breath, and pulled it taut.

He'd used a bow for years. He could tell whether his strength had changed just by drawing it.

"My strength really has increased—by about ten percent!" The hunter released the bowstring and slowly let out a breath.

At his words, the customers stared at one another, utterly astonished.

These foods really could increase strength!

"Old Man, give me two more!"

"Ten for me!"

"Give me twenty!"

As the customers scrambled for them, the whole basket of Plain Boiled Eggs sold out.

No one had bought the pricier Fried Eggs or Beggars Chicken yet, and no one had even asked about the Eight-baked Chicken.

A thousand Copper Coins was enough to buy a slave at the slave market. No customer was willing to spend that much for a bite to eat.

Besides, the people who got up early were all poor.

The young masters who wanted for nothing slept until they woke naturally. They either sent servants to queue up for them or strolled over once the congee was almost sold out.

"The congee's ready! Anyone who wants some, get in line!" A loud voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone turned to look and saw Xian He standing in the kitchen doorway with a ladle in hand.

Eggs alone weren't filling. They needed congee too.

At Xian He's call, the customers rushed over to queue, afraid there wouldn't be any left if they were late.

"Xian He, what were you doing yesterday? Why didn't you come make the congee?"

"Did Yun Ling collect grain so aggressively that she hurt you? Heh..."

"I heard from your father-in-law that you brought in that chicken. Where'd you get it? Did you raid the elders' Chicken Coop?"

Xian He didn't answer the customers' bizarre questions. He silently ladled congee into their bowls.

Do I really have to explain myself to you people? Just eat your food. Why do you have so much to say?

He thought it, but didn't say it aloud.

If he drove his customers away, how would he earn enough to buy slaves?

"By the way, Xian He, are you entering tomorrow's Azure Light Competition?" a customer suddenly asked.

Xian He nodded.

He needed rice seeds, and he needed rice to cook a High Grade Three dish—Egg Fried Rice.

Egg Fried Rice could increase strength by twelve percent for a short time. Combined with Plain Boiled Eggs and Fried Eggs, the total increase reached thirty percent. The effect was quite impressive.

Another customer asked worriedly, "You're only Two-star Azure Obsidian. Isn't it too dangerous for you to enter the Azure Light Competition? Most of the contestants are White Obsidian-level martial artists."

"I'll take my chances. If I run into someone I can't beat, I'll just forfeit," Xian He said indifferently.

While Xian He and the customers chatted on and off, Xiao Yang and Li Zhen arrived at the Congee Shop.

They'd bought Plain Boiled Eggs from a reseller and thought they tasted pretty good, so they'd come to take a look.

More importantly, they wanted to make sure Xian He was there. If he was, they'd immediately notify Xiao Hou to come kill him.

Li Zhen leaned forward and peered into the kitchen, confirming Xian He was at the Congee Shop before signaling to Xiao Yang.

Once martial artists reached the White Obsidian level, their hearing and eyesight sharpened, and all their senses became keen.

Even though the kitchen was pitch-black and shrouded in steam, Li Zhen could still see clearly.

Xiao Yang nodded slightly, then walked over to Old Man Yun's stall with a smile and asked, "Old Man, do you have any boiled eggs left?"

Old Man Yun had already taken the empty basket away. All that remained on the table was a large basin of Beggars Chicken, a plate of Fried Eggs, and a dish of Eight-baked Chicken.

"No!" Old Man Yun replied coldly. He loathed these two men for bullying Xian He in the past. It was already generous of him not to chase them away with a broom.