Spirit Herb Beast Meat Meal

Chen Gexing and Feng Yuelan had barely entered when a man in his early forties hurried over to greet them. He hastily ushered the couple to their seats and took the small gifts Chen Gexing had brought, placing them on the table.

"Brother Chen, Sister-in-law, you're here. I'll have the food served right away. Come, sit down."

"Look at you. There are no outsiders here, so there's no need to be so polite."

As Chen Gexing spoke, he took a seat at the dining table.

Feng Yuelan added, "Exactly, Qidong. If you keep being this formal, Gexing and I will be too embarrassed to eat here for free."

The man paused at her words. He was Lu Qingchan's father, Lu Qidong.

At that moment, Lu Qidong sighed with emotion. "What are you saying, Sister-in-law? If it hadn't been for me, how could Brother Chen have injured both his legs? He certainly wouldn't have been forced to leave the military while his career was on the rise.

"All these years, whenever I think about it, I feel guilty. I was the one who delayed Brother Chen's promising future."

Chen Gexing waved a hand. "All right, let's not bring up the past. Sit down too."

"Fine, everyone sit, sit!" Lu Qidong nodded repeatedly.

After sitting down, Chen Gexing finally noticed a beautiful young woman standing behind Lu Qidong.

He spoke up. "Sister-in-law is here too?"

The beautiful young woman was Lu Qingchan's mother, Xu Yunyan.

"Brother Chen." Xu Yunyan gave a slight nod.

Lu Qidong then said, "Chen Lie, Xingyao, sit down as well. The dishes I arranged today have been infused with mild supplements in small amounts. They'll be very beneficial for increasing your vitality and blood.

"Xingyao's vitality and blood value probably hasn't reached 1 yet, right? Remember not to overeat later. If your body can't digest the energy contained in the dishes, it'll do more harm than good."

Chen Xingyao sat down and snorted softly. "I'm not the only one whose vitality and blood value hasn't reached 1. Isn't Chen Lie the same?"

Feng Yuelan immediately reprimanded Chen Xingyao in a low voice.

Lu Qidong laughed heartily without saying anything, though he quietly began to weigh things up.

Chen Lie was already in his final year of high school, yet his vitality and blood value still hadn't broken through 1. His aptitude was truly ordinary. The gap between him and his daughter was far too great, and his daughter had high standards too. Could she really take a liking to Chen Lie?

Was I trying to force a match where there wasn't one?

Feng Yuelan asked, "We're all inside already, so why is Qingchan still standing outside? Is she waiting for someone?"

"Oh, it's like this..."

Lu Qidong had just begun to speak when Xu Yunyan interrupted him. "Listen to you, Sister-in-law. Qidong already said this was just a small gathering between our two families for Qingchan's birthday. How could there be anyone else? I'll go call her in right now."

With that, Xu Yunyan pushed open the door and walked out.

Outside the private room, Xu Yunyan went up behind Lu Qingchan, bent slightly at the waist, and said softly, "Qingchan, don't stand outside anymore. Come in with me."

"But Brother Hao hasn't arrived yet. Mom, you go in first. I'll wait a little longer. Brother Hao should be here any moment now," Lu Qingchan said.

Xu Yunyan said, "Don't wait. Yuan Hao isn't coming."

"That's impossible. Brother Hao promised that he'd come celebrate my birthday with me." Lu Qingchan shook her head.

Xu Yunyan shook her head and sighed. "Silly girl, Yuan Hao is a member of the Provincial Youth Genius Group, a seed for Grandmaster status. He wishes he could spend twenty-five hours a day cultivating. How could he have so much time to keep you company?"

"But he promised me," Lu Qingchan said involuntarily.

"He can't help it either. The members of the Provincial Youth Genius Group face fierce competition among themselves. If you fall even a little behind, it's hard to catch up, because everyone else is working just as hard.

"Yuan Hao just sent me a message saying that the province has invited a renowned teacher to lecture the genius group members. Opportunities like this are rare, so Yuan Hao definitely won't be able to come today."

"Then... all right."

Lu Qingchan's tone was somewhat dejected.

"Don't be discouraged. You just turned seventeen, so you're still young.

"When your mother gets the chance, I'll persuade your father to go back and apologize to your uncle and the others. Then you'll be able to return to the Lu Family.

"You already have good aptitude. With the Lu Family's resources supporting you, and if you work a little harder yourself, you may not be unable to make it into the Provincial Youth Genius Group within a year," Xu Yunyan said.

Lu Qingchan nodded gently. "Mm, I understand."

"Then come in with Mom."

Xu Yunyan took Lu Qingchan's hand and led her into the private room.

The moment Lu Qingchan entered, Feng Yuelan stood up and hurried over, pulling Lu Qingchan to her side.

"Qingchan's here. Come, sit next to Auntie."

Seeing this, Lu Qingchan could only silently follow Feng Yuelan over to the table.

"Qidong, have the dishes served," Xu Yunyan said.

"All right." Lu Qidong nodded and went to arrange it.

Before long, dish after dish brimming with rich nutrients was brought to the table.

"Chen Lie, Xingyao, the dishes are more or less all here. Hurry and eat," Lu Qidong said as he looked at the table full of food.

Chen Lie did not stand on ceremony. He directly pulled a plate of food in front of himself and began eating.

The moment the first bite went down, he immediately felt a wave of warmth spread through his abdomen and flow into his limbs and bones.

Chen Lie was secretly startled. The nutrients contained in this one bite are actually greater than all the nutrient solution and nutrient bread I had before combined!

With that thought, Chen Lie immediately picked up his bowl and chopsticks and began wolfing down the food on the plate.

"Wait, Chen Lie!" Lu Qidong suddenly said. "The dishes at the very center have been infused with large amounts of supplements. They aren't something people with vitality and blood values below 1 can digest. You and Xingyao can eat the dishes around the outside."

Chen Lie paused briefly before saying, "It's fine. I've increased my training recently, so I should be able to digest it."

For Chen Lie, who possessed an exquisite body-tempering technique from the Central Galactic Empire, as long as something did not contain enough energy to make him explode to death the instant he ate it, he could digest and absorb it without harming his body.

"Th-then... all right."

Hearing Chen Lie say that, Lu Qidong could only nod and let the matter drop.

Not long after, a hotel attendant brought in a small plate of crimson-red food.

"The spirit herb beast meat meal goes here."

When Xu Yunyan saw the crimson dish being brought in, she immediately directed the attendant to place it in front of Lu Qingchan.

Feng Yuelan was shocked when she saw the dish. "Qingchan's vitality and blood value has progressed this quickly? She's already started eating spirit herb beast meat meals?"

Xu Yunyan smiled. "The child has worked hard. As parents, there isn't much else we can do, but we can't let the child lack martial arts resources."

A spirit herb beast meat meal?

Upon hearing about the dish, Chen Lie immediately gained a rough idea of Lu Qingchan's vitality and blood value.

A spirit herb beast meat meal was a dish cooked with a spirit herb that was over fifty years old, the most refined flesh and blood from a mutant beast, and various supplements.

One serving of spirit herb beast meat meal cost anywhere from over a hundred thousand star credits to over a million star credits. The varying prices were due to the different spirit herbs and supplements used as the main ingredients.

The more precious the spirit herbs and supplements, the more exorbitant the price of the spirit herb beast meat meal.

A spirit herb beast meat meal was a powerful tonic even for an ordinary martial artist, much less someone who was only at the vitality and blood stage.

From this, it was clear just how high Lu Qingchan's vitality and blood value had reached.

No wonder Lu Qingchan hadn't thought much of him in his previous life. With such a huge gap between their vitality and blood values, it would have been stranger if Lu Qingchan had taken a liking to him.

Chen Lie silently pondered this to himself.

Feng Yuelan looked at Lu Qingchan, then turned to Chen Lie. Finally, she sighed softly and said, "Qingchan, you haven't come to Auntie's house in a long time. When you have time, remember to visit often. While you're at it, guide Chen Lie and Xingyao in their martial arts cultivation. Your vitality and blood value has risen so quickly, so share your experience with the two of them."

Lu Qingchan nodded slightly. "All right, Auntie. If I have time, I will."

Feng Yuelan nodded and said no more.

Chen Lie raised his head and looked toward the table. The spirit herb beast meat meal in front of Lu Qingchan would be extremely useful to him as well.

If this dish were used on him, it would definitely be more effective than if it were used on Lu Qingchan.