Xu Milu originally thought that earthworm meat would taste similar to the rich and fatty flavor of pork belly, but in fact, the taste of earthworm is even better.

After being simmered at high temperatures for two hours by phoenix fire and fire essence, the pork ribs, which were originally as hard as rocks, were tinged with a bright caramel color. Surprisingly, the fully cooked earthworm meat was not a rich, dark red, nor a light white, but rather a pinkish-brown color that only appears in anime.

Xu Milu experimented a long time ago and found that adding a little bit of incense granules could turn an ordinary bowl of vegetarian noodles into a golden dish from the TV show "MasterChef Nic". It not only amplifies the flavor of the ingredients themselves, but can even affect emotions through taste buds, making it almost like a cheating device.

"Alright, let's eat!"

Xu Milu placed a large piece of earthworm meat on each person's plate, her face slightly flushed from the aroma.

The ribs, soaked in broth, are coated with a light caramel color, like they've been drizzled with a glistening sugar shell, and the rich, meaty aroma wafts straight into your nostrils.

She didn't even need to tear it apart; she just needed to gently poke the surface of the pork skin with the tip of her chopsticks, and the meat on the ribs would suddenly split open inch by inch and fall into the plate, with a soft and lovely texture like tofu.

"Wow, smells so good!"

Chenxiang, being young, couldn't resist the temptation and picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth—the meat even bounced softly on the chopsticks, as if it were alive.

The heat from the phoenix fire, enough to forge a sword, still lingered. Fortunately, Chenxiang was no ordinary man. He puffed out his cheeks, as if trying to retain the aroma of the meat in his mouth. After chewing a few times, he slowly exhaled, his face filled with surprise.

"Senior sister, it smells so good! This meat is so fragrant! It's as soft as tofu, but when you eat it, it's full of meaty flavor, and wow—there's even a hint of medicinal aroma! Delicious!!"

Xu Milu, unsuspecting, picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth, chewing it carefully.

As soon as you put the meat in your mouth, you can feel that the texture is different from that of pork belly. Unlike ordinary meat, which has obvious layers of fat and lean, earthworm meat seems to have fat and lean meat in every piece.

The most wonderful thing is that, under the action of the alchemy furnace, the broth in the pot is absorbed into the meat by the ribs without leaving a drop. Take a bite, and the meat soaked in sauerkraut juice sways in your mouth. You can drink it down like drinking meat without having to chew it. The aroma of meat blends between your lips and teeth. Without much chewing, the meat slides down your throat while your lips and tongue are intertwined, leaving only a faint medicinal fragrance.

The sheer pleasure of eating meat is so intense it can stimulate the brain, like taking a cool shower on a hot summer day.

"It smells so good, so good... *smack smack*... *smack smack*..."

Although Dai Zi was small, she was given a large piece of pork rib. She puffed out her cheeks and ate it with all her might, as if she wanted to use both her hands and feet. Despite being a plant monster, she ate with the ferocity of a carnivore.

But as she ate, the little wisteria spirit's expression started to change:

"Waaaaah, when I was just a little seedling, the lady next door would often cook tofu for her husband... I was so envious back then, so I would sneak into their kitchen to steal rice water to drink... Smack smack... It smells so good."

Xu Milu vaguely felt that something was strange. When she looked up at Chen Xiang again, she found that his cheeks were also flushed and his eyes were so glazed that he seemed to be drunk.

"Senior Sister—"

He smacked his lips, then grinned like he was drunk.

"My first meal after I was born was my mother's milk. Afterwards, my master found me and fed me fresh dew drop by drop, which kept me alive. I thought I would never taste that flavor again, but I never expected to do it today..."

Xu Milu glanced at Dai Zi, who had started wailing, then at Chen Xiang, who was grinning from ear to ear, and finally realized something was wrong:

"...Wait a minute, put down the meat in your mouths. And our master isn't dead yet! We just saw him a few days ago, okay? What's going on here?"

Has she really evolved into a master chef, making a dish so delicious that it makes people cry?

Xu Milu almost questioned the meaning of life.

"That felt great!"

Nezha took a deep breath, grabbed the ribs in one hand, and sucked them in from left to right, sending the pink chunks of meat, glowing with golden light, into his mouth.

"Don't worry, it's probably because the residue from Laozi's pills has seeped into their flesh. These two aren't very powerful, and they don't have the extraordinary talent you have. The spiritual energy they can't control is flowing through their meridians, which is why they look like this—"

He stretched out a finger and gently tapped Chenxiang and Daizi on the head respectively. The two little ones blinked, yawned, and fell asleep on the ground.

Nezha waved his hand, and a large pork rib appeared out of thin air. He chewed on it and said:

"It's nothing serious. They'll wake up once the effects of the drug wear off. Just think of it as a bout of intoxication; it'll be good for them both..."

I've only ever seen people with accumulated merit offer sacrifices before, and the fruits and pastries they offer are indeed tastier than those offered by others; I suppose it's for the same reason.

He continued, sitting cross-legged in mid-air:

"I've never seen a practice like this before, where food is made by incorporating the power of incense that has been condensed into the food."

"I discovered this by chance. Dishes with added incense and prayers are so delicious that they make you want to swallow your tongue."

Xu Milu shrugged.

Only someone as naturally romantic as Nezha would appreciate such a "wasteful" act. If it were any other immortal focused on cultivation, they would be disgusted to death by Xu Milu's behavior.

It should be understood that there are countless gods and Buddhas in the world, but the total number of people on earth remains largely unchanged. Moreover, the power of incense offerings and vows must originate from extremely devout believers. If one or two out of a thousand people can achieve this, it is enough to make one secretly happy.

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