"My good disciple, put in some more beef tripe. Your master loves it."
Immortal-Entering Peak, at the disciple recruitment assembly.
The group from Heaven-Reaching Peak had gathered in an inconspicuous corner.
They sat beneath a willow tree, gathered around a steaming hot pot.
The ingredients were quite plentiful, with both meat and vegetables.
Fatty beef, beef omasum, pig stomach, yellow throat, wood ear, Phoenix-Tail Mushrooms...
"Old Ox, this fatty beef is pretty good," Li Ping'an said.
Old Ox put the cooked fatty beef in a bowl, dipped it in sauce, and took a hearty mouthful.
"Moo~"
It really did taste good.
Xiao Ye's eyes widened.
What had he just seen? He had witnessed a tragedy akin to cannibalism.
An ox was actually eating... beef!?
No! That wasn't even the point.
The point was, was this really Shushan?
Xiao Ye rubbed his forehead, unable to accept it for a moment.
Just then, Li Ping'an noticed him too.
Xiao Ye immediately restored his icy expression and stood motionless.
Run Tu said, "Big Brother, what's he doing?"
Li Ping'an said, "No idea. Probably watching us eat and getting hungry.
Go take him some. We shouldn't make Shushan look stingy."
"Oh~"
Run Tu picked up some fatty beef, meatballs, and vegetables, then fetched a clean bowl and chopsticks.
With quick strides, he ran up to Xiao Ye.
"Here, my big brother sent you this. Eat up."
Run Tu looked up, looking as though he were tossing a beggar a reward.
The corner of Xiao Ye's eye twitched. "...I... I'm not eating."
"Enough, quit putting on airs. If you don't want any, why've you been standing here so long? We're not stingy.
Here, eat~"
Dark lines appeared on Xiao Ye's forehead. This is an outrageous insult!!
Do you take this young master for a beggar!?