The Mine-Sweeping Vanguard

What is the meaning of life?

After pausing for a moment, Zheng Yu asked the question that everyone who has tasted a culinary disaster would ask.

"Don't rush to exclaim, there are still two dishes we haven't tried..." Mo Shang said with a smile, not surprised by Zheng Yu's expression.

No matter how powerful your Heavenly Connection or how talented you are, after eating Jiang Shuyu's culinary disasters, everyone has to say the same thing, "This has been the custom for so many years..."

"Huh? Again?!"

Zheng Yu woke up instantly, staring at the remaining two dishes. His hand holding the chopsticks trembled, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.

"Young man, you should finish what you start. Giving up halfway is not a good habit..." Mo Shang said again with a smile.

As the saying goes, "better to die than to die," Mo Shang didn't like playing this pre-meal Minesweeper game anyway, so it was perfect for the other person to play.

"That's right, son, we can't give up halfway..." Zheng Xuan chimed in.

Upon hearing his father's words, Zheng Yu immediately rolled his eyes at him and said with a resentful expression, "It's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering. Why don't you try it for me?"

"Uh, your dad's on a diet right now, so I can't enjoy that." Hearing this, Zheng Xuan quickly shook his head.

"Um, may I taste it for him?"

Seeing Zheng Yu's terrified expression, An Ruoxi, who was standing to the side, seemed to feel a little sorry for him and suddenly spoke up.

Upon seeing this, everyone present looked at An Ruoxi in surprise.

"Oh, feeling sorry for your little boyfriend?" Jinlin said with a smile.

"My little boyfriend?!"

Jinlin's words startled An Ruoxi for a moment, but she quickly recovered, her face flushed as she waved her hands repeatedly, "You've misunderstood, we're just friends..."

"No? Then why are you blushing?" Jinlin's smile remained unchanged as he looked Zheng Yu and An Ruoxi up and down.

"Really, really no, we just met today..." An Ruoxi waved her hand again in denial, looking bewildered.

But just then, Zheng Yu suddenly spoke again, bringing the topic back on track.

"No need, it's just a few dishes, I can manage on my own!"

"Burn, my inner universe!"

With a shout and a sense of grim determination, Zheng Yu picked up the fifth and sixth dishes and put them into his mouth.

The next moment, Zheng Yu straightened up, his whole body instantly froze, and he fell straight backward.

"Goodness, this kid's really something, daring to try two dishes at once."

Seeing this, Mo Shang's face showed admiration, and he gave Zheng Yu a thumbs up!

Jiang Shuyu's culinary disasters become exponentially more powerful when two or more dishes are prepared at the same time!

Even after eating these culinary abominations for so many years, Mo Shang still wouldn't dare to eat two such bizarre dishes at the same time!

"Son, son, why are you straight now?!"

Seeing Zheng Yu lying stiffly on the ground, Zheng Xuan and his wife quickly squatted down to check on him.

"Don't worry, he's fine. He'll wake up soon. It's normal to be straight after eating weird food..." Seeing the two of them looking worried, Jinlin finally spoke up.

"Oh, it's nothing..."

Upon hearing this, the two were immediately relieved. Zheng Xuan even patted Zheng Yu's face and said:

"Son, son, wake up! We're not allowed to sleep here. What if you catch a cold...?"

Zheng Yu slowly awoke to his father's loving call, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Wasn't I eating? How did I end up lying on the floor? What happened?" Zheng Yu scratched his head, muttering to himself, and sat back down in his chair.

"Nothing happened, let's start eating. We can skip these dishes..."

Mo Shang spoke, then reached out and shoved the disastrous dish aside.

"What's wrong with these dishes? Why aren't you eating them?" Zheng Yu asked curiously, seeing Mo Shang's inaction.

Mo Shang was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then a mischievous smile appeared on his face, "If you like it, you can try it..."

"OK..."

Zheng Yu nodded and tasted the three dishes again.

And so, to everyone's bewildered surprise, Zheng Yu straightened up once again...

After the meal, Jinlin and Mo Shang, who were now free, began to teach Zheng Xuan's family how to cultivate.

Jinlin taught Zheng Xuan, Mo Shang taught Zheng Yu, while Ye Qingrou and Jiang Shuyu guided Yu Shu and An Ruoxi...

"Hey bro, could you teach my friend how to Cultivation while you're at it?" Zheng Yu asked Mo Shang with a hint of anticipation.

"By the way? This little girl's talent is far superior to yours; she has a top-grade Lightning Spirit Root, while you don't even have a Spirit Root..."

"To be honest, you were just an afterthought..." Mo Shang looked at Zheng Yu and said somewhat speechlessly.

Yes, after investigating, Mo Shang discovered that An Ruoxi was actually a top-grade Lightning Spirit Root, which meant he had gotten a lucky break...

"Huh? I don't have Spirit Roots? Does that mean I can't cultivate?" Zheng Yu's eyes widened upon hearing this.

He was quite excited when he first heard that the other party was going to teach him cultivation, but now he's been given a real dose of cold water.

"Who said you can't cultivate if you don't have Spirit Roots? Where did you hear that nonsense?" Mo Shang said helplessly.

"Uh, I saw it in a Cultivation..." Zheng Yu scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

Mo Shang rolled her eyes at the other person, then began to explain:

"Spirit Root only represents the attribute you are compatible with. The higher the grade of your Spirit Root, the purer and more powerful the attribute spiritual energy you cultivate."

"The fact that you don't have Spirit Root only means that you lack an affinity for a particular attribute, making it more difficult to cultivate attribute-based spiritual power. It doesn't mean you can't cultivate at all."

After hearing Mo Shang's explanation, Zheng Yu understood and nodded with a look of realization. "I see..."

"Alright, I won't say any more. Here, take this book and read it..."

Mo Shang spoke again, then took out a book titled "True Explanation of Cultivation" and tossed it to the other person.

"True Explanation of Cultivation, that's a pretty good name. Are you going to pass on the Cultivation Method to me so quickly?" Zheng Yu looked at the book in his hand, his eyes brightening.

"It's not Cultivation Method; it's just a book focused on preschool education, for children," Mo Shang said, shaking his head.

"For kids? Then why are you giving this to me?" Zheng Yu asked, his face full of questions.

"Then let me ask you this: if you don't study this to build a foundation, how would you understand the Cultivation Method if I gave them to you?"

Do you know what meridians are? Do you know what acupoints are?

"You want to start cultivating without knowing anything? Dream on!" Mo Shang said helplessly.

"I thought it would be like in the novels, a direct initiation..." Hearing this, Zheng Yu scratched his head awkwardly.

"If you don't want to read, I can give you an initiation, as long as you're not afraid of becoming an idiot..." Mo Shang said softly, a faint smile on his face.

"Look, I'm looking at books! I love reading!"

Seeing the faint smile on Mo Shang's face, Zheng Yu shivered. He immediately spoke up righteously, then found a seat and happily began reading.

Of course, it wasn't just Zheng Yu; the other three were also reading books at that moment...