Chapter 140
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Inside the dilapidated temple.
The guards include a thousand households Cao seemed to be completely unaware of this. Some were starting a fire to cook. and some were count the items.
And Xu Taiping was sitting alone in front of the row of clay statue Bodhisattvas in the temple, roasting a lamb leg.
“Daoist Taiping, come and sit with us. We have a cook from the palace with us. You can come and taste the craftsmanship of our Baishu Kingdom imperial chef.”
General Chu came to Xu Taiping at this time and issued an invitation to him.
“No need, I’m not used to those things.”
Xu Taiping looked at the food opposite, then frowned and shook his head and then cut a piece of meat from the lamb leg with a knife.
Upon hearing this, General Chu smiled embarrassed.
Although he was a bit unhappy in his heart, feeling that Xu Taiping was looking down on the delicious food of their Baishu Kingdom he still didn’t say anything and just thought that the personalities of the cultivators on the mountain were all like this.
“Then you enjoy your meal slowly, Daoist. If you need anything, just let us know.”
General Chu smiled and cupped his hands towards Xu Taiping, then turned around and returned to the area where the group of bodyguards were located.
“Is it really okay to eat these things？”
Xu Taiping looked at the plates of dishes served opposite, eating the lamb leg he had roasted while asking Fairy Lingyue in his heart.
“Just have diarrhea for a few days.”
Fairy Lingyue replied with a smile.
“However, after eating this Ghost Feast, the yang energy on their bodies will weaken, and even ordinary yin ghosts can easily possess them or make them fall into illusions.”
She then added another sentence.
“There is actually such a thing as a Ghost Feast.”
Xu Taiping secretly sighed while staring intently at the various things placed in front of the group of bodyguards.
These foods included a plate full of dead rats, live chicks, a mixture of mashed locusts and soil, and even a plate of maggots, which made Xu Taiping feel a little nauseous.
But neither the thoughtful General Chu nor the steady Captain Cao felt that there was anything strange about the things in front of them, and they even feasted with the bodyguards beside them.
“I can only wrong you for now.”
Xu Taiping muttered with a bit of a guilty conscience.
As early as when that “heavy rain” fell, both Xu Taiping and Fairy Lingyue had noticed something was wrong, but it was already too late. Almost everyone except him had been affected by the illusion.
And that so-called heavy rain was actually just a sudden gust of gloomy wind.
“To be able to blow that gust of gloomy wind, the cultivation base of the spirit behind this must not be weak. Although it can’t harm us cultivators, it is fatal to ordinary people. If the illusion is forcibly removed after being affected, it will make their minds scattered and turn them into idiots. The only way to remove the illusion on them is to kill the big ghost hiding behind these little ghosts.”
While speaking, Fairy Lingyue looked at the several clay sculptures behind her.
I saw that although those clay sculptures were still in a shabby state, on each of their faces, there was a creepy smile.
”There is no other choice.”
Xu Taiping nodded secretly.
That gust of gloomy wind came too suddenly. He was following the carriage of the Sixth Princess at the end at that time, and it was already too late when he reacted.
As for the Sixth Princess, of course she was also affected by the illusion.
So there was no other way. They could only wait and see what happened and wait for the big ghost to show up.
”Your Highness.”
Just then, the Sixth Princess, dressed in men’s clothing, walked out of the side room of the temple, followed by a personal maid.
”Can you add a pair of chopsticks for me too？”
Princess Six walked towards the crowd with a smile.
“Your Highness, please sit down quickly.”
“Lao Qian, quickly bring a pair of chopsticks and a bowl for Her Highness.”
General Chu and Thousand-Household Cao quickly gave way and then ordered the cook to bring chopsticks and a bowl.
Princess Six took a futon from her personal maid and sat down openly between Thousand-Household Cao and General Chu.
Along the way, she often ate with her personal bodyguards, and a group of bodyguards had long been used to it.
And if it weren’t for her being so considerate of her subordinates, these people wouldn’t have been willing to take such a big risk and escort her all the way from Baishu Kingdom to this Wujiu Kingdom.
“Your Highness, you taste this Shexiang Yuzan. That’s Lao Qian’s best dish.”
Thousand-Household Cao pointed to a dish in front of him and introduced it to Princess Six at this time.
“Yes, yes, yes, Your Highness, you taste it quickly.”
The others also echoed at this time.
However, Xu Taiping in the distance couldn’t help but frown when he saw this scene.
In his eyes, the dish that Thousand-Household Cao asked Princess Six to eat was not Shexiang Yuzan at all, but a plate of chopped cockroaches.
“Then I must taste a few more chopsticks.”
Princess Six happily took the chopsticks handed by the maid and reached out to pick up a cockroach from the bowl.
The kung fu with chopsticks is truly remarkable.
Seeing this scene, Xu Taiping exchanged a glance with Fairy Lingyue beside him.
“If you can’t bear to watch, then call her over. It doesn’t matter if one or two people don’t eat.”
Fairy Lingyue also felt a bit of compassion at this time.
A group of rough men can eat it, but if this little princess finds out about this later, she estimates that she won’t be able to get over this hurdle in her heart for the rest of her life.
Xu Taiping nodded.
“Your Highness.”
He stood up and called out to the Sixth Princess.
“Daoist？”
Hearing Xu Taiping’s voice, the Sixth Princess took away the chopsticks in her hand and turned to look at Xu Taiping.
“Come and taste my roasted lamb leg.”
Xu Taiping smiled and waved to the Sixth Princess who still had half a cockroach in her hand.
“Since the Daoist has invited me personally, then I must definitely taste it.”
The Sixth Princess replied with a hint of surprise on her face.
Having the opportunity to get close to the cultivator on the mountain, she naturally wouldn’t miss it either.
“Daoist, wait a moment. I’ll first taste this Shexiang Yuzan cooked by Old Qian.”
To Xu Taiping’s surprise, the Sixth Princess still couldn’t forget the cockroach in her hand. While speaking, she was about to stuff it into her mouth again.
“Cough cough cough…”
Xu Taiping quickly coughed lightly twice.
“What’s wrong with the Daoist？”
Hearing Xu Taiping’s cough, the Sixth Princess turned her head towards Xu Taiping again, but still didn’t put down her chopsticks.
Just how much do you like to eat that Shexiang Yuzan or whatever？
Xu Taiping couldn’t help but sneer in his heart.
“This roasted lamb leg, the ingredient is the mountain yellow sheep, and the roasting method used is also the ancient method on the mountain. The taste is unique. In order not to be confused by the taste of other foods, before tasting it, I ask Your Highness not to eat other dishes.”
Xu Taiping, whose mind turned very quickly, immediately found a reason.
The Fairy Lingyue on the side silently gave a thumbs up to Xu Taiping’s quick wit.
