The Young Emperor and Empress's Journey of Learning

After hearing the young Hao's wild imagination, the young girl Yao was dumbfounded.

However, she didn't find her senior brother's idea unbelievable; rather, she thought he was incredibly amazing for thinking so deeply—things she had never even considered!

Clearly, the young girl Yao was convinced by the young man Hao, because although his words sounded unbelievable, they made a lot of sense upon reflection.

Since she Transformation Form, countless years have passed. Every time her senior brother went down the mountain for training, she was the one serving their master in the mountains. She had never left Jade Capital Mountain.

Why did Master suddenly soften and agree this time?

In the past, when Master returned from his travels, he never took the initiative to tell them about interesting things that happened outside. But last time, he did, and even seemed somewhat sentimental. What does this mean?

This shows that the master liked these things, and they left a very deep impression on him.

Since their master likes it, shouldn't they, as disciples, consider his feelings more? How could their master, such a rigid person, possibly speak frankly to them?

After being led into the ditch by the young man Hao, the girl Yao's thoughts became increasingly clear. She reached out and slapped the young man Hao's arm, giggling, "Senior brother is truly amazing! Then let's discuss with the fellow Daoist tomorrow and see if we can learn these things!"

Young Hao sighed softly, "You may not know, but learning those things is quite tedious and complicated! I don't know how long it will take, nor do I know if we have the talent for them. I hope you won't be annoyed by this, Junior Sister!"

The young girl, Yao, pouted. "Is Senior Brother looking down on me?"

"..." Young Hao snapped out of his daze and quickly shook his head. "No, no way! I was just worried I'd get agitated. Junior sister misunderstood!"

The next day, when Wu Chu heard the young Hao tell him that he and the girl Yao wanted to learn the arts of cooking and Way of Performance, Wu Chu couldn't help but blink hard, trying his best not to show his astonished expression.

He even suspected he was hallucinating—the future Queen Mother of the West wanted to learn music... well, that sounded a bit better, since music is something that seems more elegant, after all, it can be considered art.

Although no profession is inherently superior or inferior, in the eyes of the world, playing music is certainly considered more elegant and artistic than cooking.

Therefore, the request made by the young girl Yao is entirely reasonable.

But you, the future Jade Emperor, want to learn cooking? What are you up to? Aren't you afraid this will become a stain on your immortal life?

However, Wu Chu couldn't refuse outright, so he coughed lightly and said, "Although Brother Hao wants to learn these things, I have no reason to refuse. But I still have to say, the way of cooking is a minor path. We spend our lives cultivating and pursuing the Great Dao, so we shouldn't waste our time on these minor paths. If you knew about this, you would probably blame me!"

In the end, Wu Chu couldn't help but smile bitterly, feeling that he might have led the future supreme ruler of the Three Realms astray. He wondered if the ancestor would jump out and beat him up then!

"Fellow Daoist, you're overthinking it. I want to learn cooking so that after returning to the mountain, the long years of cultivation won't be so monotonous. My master once told my fellow disciples that we need other things to relieve the hardship of cultivation. If we only know how to cultivate arduously, it will actually do more harm than good..."

Wu Chu listened and thought it made sense.

Alright! Since this future supreme being of the Three Realms isn't afraid of losing face in the future, let him learn from Little Moon Spirit! Anyway, I won't lose anything.

And so, the young Hao and the young Yao transformed into two junior apprentices of Purple Jade Mountain. Little Moon Spirit and the other Little Flower Fairies had the good fortune to become the teachers of the future supreme being.

With nothing else to do, Wu Chu secretly took out his phone and recorded these scenes.

I was thinking that when young Hao becomes the Haotian Shangdi, I'll show him these things. I wonder what his expression will be then?

Thinking of this, Wu Chu couldn't help but smile.

Houtu seemed to notice Wu Chu's mischievous grin and appeared beside him the next moment. Seeing him secretly recording those scenes with his phone, she couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle. Then she silently leaned against the railing next to Wu Chu and secretly watched the scene unfold with him.

The originally monotonous life of cultivation became much more interesting with the arrival of these future great masters. Young Hao and young Yao also caused quite a few laughs while learning their skills.

For example, when young Hao accidentally knocked over the Glazed Sunlight Lamp, almost setting the kitchen ablaze with the Solar Essence Fire, Little Moon Spirit finally couldn't help but roar at him, but he obediently stood there listening to her scolding.

Wu Chu thought that when the young Hao became the Haotian Shangdi in the future, Little Moon Spirit could brag about this for the rest of her life.

In contrast, the young girl Yao was very musically gifted, quickly mastering various musical instruments, which made the young boy Hao seem utterly useless.

Young Hao was somewhat frustrated by this, and then Wu Chu stepped forward at the right time, playing the role of an expert and secretly giving young Hao some pointers.

"The most important thing in learning to cook is interest. You have to be sure you're truly interested in this dish, and whether you have even the slightest resistance to it..."

Wu Chu patted his shoulder and sat down beside him. The two sat together on the Tree Platform, looking down at the large lake below, watching the Red Fish stirring the water and the Little Deer Cub bobbing on the surface.

Young Hao glanced at Wu Chu and said, "I... I do have some reservations, but I really do want to learn it well..."

"Can you tell me why it has to be Culinary Dao? Can't we have something else?"

After thinking for a moment, young Hao finally revealed some of the truth, "I... I want to learn it well so that after returning to the mountain, I can use it to show my respect to my master and make him happy."

Upon hearing this, Wu Chu blinked, inwardly exclaiming. "Holy crap! So the Jade Emperor knew how to flatter and please his master even at such a young age!"

Young man, you definitely have a bright future!

No wonder you will one day rise from a mere child to become the supreme ruler of the Three Realms!

Wu Chu nodded slightly and said, "Then, you need to calm down and find a feeling, a feeling of being in your element in the kitchen..."

"How do I find that feeling?"

"First learn knife skills, then learn to toss the wok, then memorize recipes, familiarize yourself with ingredients... These are the most basic skills in the Cooking Dao. I believe that with your skill level, Brother Hao, those basic knife skills won't be difficult for you. The difficulty lies in how to immerse yourself in them, to find that feeling of being in your element, as if it were part of your body. In short, it's all about practice."

"It's... it's that simple?"

"It's that simple!"

P. S.: Best wishes to all students taking the college entrance exam! But if any students are still reading novels here, then they really deserve criticism. Hey, why aren't you going to study? The college entrance exam is tomorrow.