Inside the ruined temple.
The guards, including Cao Qianhu, seemed entirely unaware of this. Some built fires and cooked, while others took inventory.
Xu Taiping, meanwhile, sat alone before the row of clay bodhisattva statues at the temple entrance, roasting a leg of lamb.
"Daoist Taiping, come sit with us. We have a palace cook traveling with us. You can sample the skills of our White Tree Kingdom's imperial chef."
General Chu came over to Xu Taiping and extended an invitation.
"No, thank you. I'm not used to eating those things."
Xu Taiping glanced at the dishes across from him, then frowned and shook his head before cutting a piece of meat from the leg of lamb with his knife.
Hearing this, General Chu gave an awkward smile.
Though somewhat displeased, feeling that Xu Taiping was looking down on the cuisine of their White Tree Kingdom, he said nothing, simply assuming that Mountain Cultivators were all like this.
"Then enjoy your meal, Daoist Priest. If you need anything, just let us know."
General Chu smiled and cupped his hands toward Xu Taiping, then turned and returned to the area where the guards were gathered.
Will they really be all right eating these things?
Watching the dishes being served across from him, Xu Taiping asked Fairy Lingyue inwardly as he ate the lamb he had roasted himself.
"They'll just have diarrhea for a few days."
Fairy Lingyue answered with a smile.
"But after eating this ghost feast, their yang energy will weaken. Even ordinary Yin Ghosts will be able to possess them easily or make them fall into hallucinations."
She added this afterward.
So ghost feasts really do exist.
Xu Taiping silently marveled as he stared unblinkingly at the food laid out before the guards.
The food included a plate piled