Barbecue and milk tea were foods and drinks that did not exist on Douluo Continent.
Watching Lin Ye bustle about, Qian Renxue could not help asking curiously, "Hey, what are you making?"
"Barbecue! Want some?" Lin Yu asked.
Qian Renxue shot him a disdainful glance. "No way. Your barbecue looks unhygienic and probably tastes awful. And that drink you made doesn't look good either."
"Fine. Don't get tempted later, then."
Lin Ye shrugged indifferently.
Qian Renxue said defiantly, "Me, tempted by that? Haha, please. What delicacies from land and sea haven't I eaten? Would I crave something like the little stalls on the streets?"
"Even if you begged me to eat it, I wouldn't!"
The best food was often found among ordinary people, and Douluo Continent was no exception.
Someone like Qian Renxue, who had been born into privilege and held such a noble status, had always eaten delicacies from land and sea. Lin Ye could understand why she looked down on these things.
He said unconcernedly, "Fine. I wasn't planning to make you an extra serving anyway!"
Lin Ye continued working.
Qian Renxue took out a piece of bread, but the moment she took a bite, the aroma from the grill rushed into her nose.
Her nostrils flared as she could not help taking two deep breaths. Her heart jolted. "S-So fragrant!!"
"No way... How could something like this smell so good?"
She suddenly felt that the bread in her hand tasted terrible and could not help glancing at the skewers of grilled meat on the rack.
Lin Ye noticed Qian Renxue's gaze, but ignored it. He handed a skewer to Qian Daoliu. "Master, would you like one?"
Qian Daoliu did not think much of such food either, but since his disciple had made it himself, he would reluctantly try a skewer. "Hehe, all right."
Qian Daoliu took a bite of meat, and his expression changed instantly. "This! This flavor is quite good, disciple!"
"Master, have a few more skewers."
"Good, good, good!"
"Is it... really that delicious?" Seeing the expression on her grandfather's face, as well as how slightly addicted he seemed, Qian Renxue was drawn in and could not help swallowing.
"Disciple, your skills are truly excellent!" Qian Daoliu praised. Then he said, "Xiaoxue, come on, give it a try."
Qian Renxue stubbornly replied, "I... I'm not eating something like that."
Lin Ye knew Qian Renxue was tempted, and he chuckled inwardly. Let's see how long you can keep being stubborn.
"Master, try this homemade drink too. I call it milk tea."
During his university years in his previous life, Lin Ye had worked at a milk tea shop. His skills were good enough to open one himself.
"Milk tea? All right, I'll try it." Qian Daoliu took a sip, and his eyes widened immediately as the corners of his mouth twitched.
It was so delicious that he wanted to gulp it all down in one go. "The flavor is rich and pure, sweet without being cloying, chilled and refreshing, with an aftertaste that lingers endlessly on the tongue!"
"Especially in this scorching weather, one sip makes both body and mind incomparably delighted. Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!!"
Qian Daoliu praised it repeatedly.
"Disciple, to be honest, I loved drinking beverages when I was young, but this milk tea is the best drink I have ever had in my life! It is simply breathtaking!"
After saying that, Qian Daoliu drained it in one gulp. "Disciple, another cup!"
"?????"
"Is it really that good?"
Qian Renxue was dumbfounded beside him. She knew that her grandfather had loved beverages in his youth.
But for her grandfather, who was always calm and composed, to become so excited, just how good did it have to taste?
Qian Renxue could not hold back any longer. "That... that whatever it is, give me a skewer and a cup too. I want to see just how tasty it is."
Lin Ye teased, "Tempted now?"
"I... I'm not! I just..."
"All right, here." Lin Ye reached out and handed them to her.
Qian Renxue accepted them with a touch of haughty pride, then impatiently took a bite and a sip.
The expression on her face instantly became extraordinarily vivid, as if she had discovered a new continent. "Oh my god! It's so good! So delicious!! This is way too tasty!"
Yet she remained stubborn. "It's... it's only average."
"Oh? If it's only average, then keep eating your bread."
"Lin Ye, you!"
"Fine, I'll keep eating bread then, hmph!~" Qian Renxue turned her back to Lin Ye, her cheeks puffed up in anger.
Lin Ye rarely saw Qian Renxue make such an expression or act this way, and he suddenly found her rather adorable.
The word adorable would have been very unsuitable for the Qian Renxue from the original story. It was not a label associated with her.
But in this life, she had only been infiltrating for two years. Two years was not enough to completely erase Qian Renxue's original personality and nature.
Before infiltrating the imperial palace, Qian Renxue's original personality at the age of nine had been that of a cute, cheerful girl who loved to smile.
After returning in this life and undergoing the Angel Nine Trials, Qian Renxue's personality had gradually begun to release her original nature as well. She became happier, more cheerful, more fond of smiling, and even began to have little moods of her own.
Slowly, she would start showing her joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
One's environment could change a person.
Perhaps this was how Qian Renxue should have been when she was free and allowed to grow wild.
So Lin Ye needed to set aside the Qian Renxue in his mind and get to know her again.
"All right, my young lady. Here!" Lin Ye poured her a cup, then took another ten skewers and held them out before her.
"Th-Thank you." Qian Renxue's little face reddened. She no longer acted stubborn and happily began eating.
Before long, Qian Renxue had wolfed down dozens of skewers. "Delicious!"
An hour later.
All three of them lay flat on the ground in satisfaction, their bellies swollen as they wore blissful expressions. In unison, they said, "Whew, that hit the spot!"
Suddenly, Qian Daoliu burped. "Burp~"
Pfft. Qian Renxue covered her mouth and laughed. "Grandpa, you ate until you started burping?"
Qian Daoliu scratched his head a little awkwardly. "Uh, well..."
"Hahahahaha!"
The three looked at one another and burst into hearty laughter at the same time.
They lay together, gazing up at the night sky. Unknowingly, the emotional bonds between the three of them were rapidly deepening.
Over the next few days.
Lin Ye and Qian Renxue found a few more Man Faced Demon Spiders to fight.
Three days later, after becoming fully familiar with the Man Faced Demon Spiders' abilities and fighting methods, they immediately set off back to Spirit City.
After returning to the Worship Hall.
Lin Ye decided to take out the Immortal Herbs. "Master, I specially selected these rare and exotic herbs for the Consecrated Elders. Every one of them possesses effects as powerful as the Ice Soul Snow Heart Lotus Brother Ling absorbed."
"After consuming them, the Consecrated Elders' cultivation may be able to rise another level."
These elders had all been stuck at the peak of their respective ranks for decades. Without a fortuitous opportunity, it was nearly impossible for them to advance further.
Upon hearing this, the Consecrated Elders became excited.
Golden Crocodile Douluo said, "Lin Ye, are you sure these herbs possess such miraculous effects?"
"I cannot guarantee that everyone will break through, but absorbing them will bring only benefits and no harm."
"Good!"
The Consecrated Elders exchanged glances and each took an Immortal Herb.
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