Five Elements Sect, Blade Tower.
Nearly an hour had passed since breakfast, yet Mo Yun still had a bitter taste in his mouth.
He could not understand it. The food had looked and smelled so appetizing, so how could it taste so strange?
"Ah, if only I'd known! Aunt Bai was giving me such obvious looks, but I failed to understand them. I even naively assumed Liu Xiyan was a good cook!"
Recalling the scene from earlier, Mo Yun could not help twitching a few times.
"Now that I think about it, when Senior Sister heard I wanted to have breakfast at the Blade Tower, her expression seemed a little strange too. She looked like she wanted to say something but held back..."
Mo Yun sighed silently. Ah, my powers of observation still aren't sharp enough. I suffered for nothing!
"But last time I came, Senior Sister was clearly enjoying her food..." Mo Yun looked bewildered.
Nearby, while Liu Xiyan was busy clearing away the dishes, Lin Qingxue hurried over to Mo Yun and asked with concern, "Junior Brother, are you all right?"
Mo Yun shook his head. "I'm fine. Still alive, for now."
Lin Qingxue: "..."
Mo Yun frowned and voiced his confusion. "Senior Sister, who usually does the cooking at our Blade Tower?"
Lin Qingxue glanced quickly toward the kitchen and whispered, "Senior Sister Xiyan..."
Mo Yun's brows knitted tightly together. "Has her cooking always been like this?"
Lin Qingxue thought for a moment. "At least since I came to the Blade Tower."
Mo Yun trembled with anger, chilled to the bone. "And you just let her wreak havoc?"
He did not understand. If Liu Xiyan's cooking tasted terrible, couldn't they cook for themselves?
A trace of helplessness flashed through Lin Qingxue's eyes. She whispered, "Senior Sister Xiyan