After Jiu Feng left, only Houtu and Gungun remained in the vast Earth Emperor Hall.
"Smack, smack~" Gungun kept gnawing on the Yin-Yang Grinding Bamboo in his paws, seemingly unconcerned about anything Jiu Feng had just said. The Human Emperor Contest? Let them fight. It has nothing to do with me anyway.
Listening to that sound made even her stomach feel a little hungry... All right, gods did not get hungry, but they could still crave food. Gungun's positively magical chewing noises were making Houtu want something to eat.
She looked at the bear and said, "Gungun, go make me something to eat."
"Huh?" Gungun stopped gnawing on his bamboo and turned to Houtu with a bewildered expression. Usually, I have other people make food and bring it over for me to enjoy. And now you... want me to cook for you? Are you sure you're not joking?
"What, you don't want to?" Houtu asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Mm." Gungun nodded with perfect honesty.
Houtu laughed in exasperation. "You really are candid."
"A real man, a true fellow, has to be honest, whether he's being a bear or handling business!" Gungun put down his bamboo and told Houtu solemnly.
The next second...
Bang! He stood and spread his paws. A flash of divine light swept past as he took an ancient bronze Treasure Cauldron out of the minor world he carried with him and set it heavily on the floor. Then he gave Houtu an ingratiating look. "Ancestral Witch, I have a Kitchen God Cauldron here, one of my prized collectibles. As long as I've eaten a dish before, all I have to do is put in the ingredients, and it can recreate it perfectly. What would you like to eat? I'll... have it make something for you?"
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