The Imperial Kitchen. Liu Zhengren, as the supervisor, is busily preparing lunch.

"Hurry up and get to work! Her Majesty the Empress said that today's distinguished guest is a mountain immortal. He will be richly rewarded if he serves him well. Show me your best skills!"

"That hand-pulled mutton over there, you put a pine branch in to cook it, damn it, you've stolen my trick again. Remember this from now on, no matter what kind of mutton you make, just put a pine branch in, you can't go wrong."

"The grilled meat vendor should hurry up and brush on the honey. If there isn't enough honey, the meat won't have a fishy smell. Those noble people have delicate palates and can't eat this kind of food."

"Lord Liu, Lord Liu, come out quickly, come out quickly! Something urgent has happened!"

The shouts, growing louder and louder, reached Liu Zhengren's ears. Liu Zhengren was about to lose his temper, but when he saw that it was the eldest prince's personal attendant, he softened his tone and said unhappily, "Heaven and earth are of utmost importance, but what can be more important than the Empress's orders?"

The eunuch hurriedly said, "Hurry, hurry, stop dawdling! The Crown Prince wants you to be at the main hall entrance within five minutes. He said the patriarch of your culinary world has arrived, so stop dawdling!"

Liu Zhengren said with a mixture of surprise and disdain, "Grandmaster? Who would dare to give themselves such a shameless title? There is no grandmaster in our line of work!"

The eunuch grew anxious and quickly said, "Don't delay any longer, it's the Sixth Prince. Let me tell you, I was just in the main hall. The Sixth Prince's cooking method is completely different from yours. And I don't know what he put in that pot, but oh my, it smells so good! My mouth was watering just from the smell."

Without saying a word, Jiu grabbed Liu Zhengren and ran outside. Liu Zhengren stumbled and almost fell, but he didn't care about that. He gave an order and ran out with the eunuch.

He knew that the Sixth Prince had gone up the mountain and become an immortal. He was indeed very curious about the methods of this immortal. Although he didn't like these eunuchs, they would never dare to lie about such an important matter. With the First Prince's orders, he had to hurry to the main hall.

He hadn't gone far from the kitchen door when Liu Zhengren smelled an aroma he'd never smelled before. The fragrance was so alluring, and he even found that it was making his mouth water uncontrollably—a discovery that was both amazing and insane to him!

As the head chef of the imperial kitchen, the most skilled cook in the entire country, what kind of delicacies hasn't he tasted in his life? In fact, the most delicious dishes were all made by his own hands! With his immunity, let alone drooling, even if the most delicious food were placed in front of him, he would just smile slightly and not bother to even glance at it!

"Is this the kind of food that gods eat?"

After letting out a muffled groan, Liu Zhengren stomped his foot heavily, grabbed the eunuch, and ran towards the square like a whirlwind. The eunuch was so pulled that his feet left the ground, swaying in the air like a flag. Terrified, he kept shouting, "Slow down! Slow down! The Crown Prince isn't in such a hurry! Put me down quickly..."

Liu Zhengren ignored his shouts and walked faster and faster, covering a distance that would normally take 10 minutes in less than two. Meanwhile, Ye Feng had only just put the meat into the pot.

As soon as Liu Zhengren arrived at the square, before he could even greet Ye Qian, Gao Yekai, and the others, he was immediately startled by the enormous cauldron that stretched for hundreds of meters.

"Holy crap, this pot is so big, I can't even reach it, let alone toss it. I can't even reach it!"

With a sigh, he saw Ye Feng standing in mid-air.

Standing so high up, Ye Feng naturally noticed the newcomer. The moment he saw Liu Zhengren, Ye Feng felt a spark of excitement, a reaction that only comes when you see someone like yourself.

There are many chefs in this world, but not many people actually enjoy cooking from the beginning. Most people treat cooking as a means of making a living. He saw in Liu Zhengren a genuine love for cooking.

Ye Feng waved his hand, and a surge of spiritual energy enveloped Liu Zhengren, who then flew directly to Ye Feng's side.

While stirring the pork belly in the pot with a large spatula made of spiritual energy, Ye Feng said to Liu Zhengren, "I've seen some good things in you. Today I'll give you a chance to see if you have any talent. If you can understand my actions, I'll teach you a new skill."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengren was overjoyed and was about to bow to Ye Feng to express his gratitude, but Ye Feng said indifferently, "Hurry up and watch my operation. This is a rare opportunity for you. Don't waste time on those formalities."

Liu Zhengren was also a stubborn person. After Ye Feng finished speaking, he really started to watch Ye Feng's operation seriously, staring at the changes in the pot without blinking, and turning his head from time to time to look at Ye Feng's technique.

Ye Feng didn't say anything, and just kept adding various ingredients step by step.

As the pork belly was fried, an even richer aroma, far exceeding what it had been before, completely filled the square.

If the aroma of sautéed scallions, ginger, and garlic only caught the attention of the wolf demons, then the fragrance of meat completely overwhelmed them, as meat was, after all, their staple food. But unlike the meat they ate, even the freshest Lingyan sheep meat was full of blood and had no trace of this kind of aroma that seemed to penetrate to the very bone.

"Splash..."

Apart from Wolf Peach, the other wolf demons were already drooling uncontrollably, no matter how hard they tried to control themselves.

Even Wolf Peach was doing her best to restrain her instincts, preserving the last vestige of dignity for the wolf demon clan, becoming the last fig leaf.

However, if she had just glanced around, she would have stopped thinking that way, because it wasn't just the wolf demons; even Ye Qian, Gao Zhan, Tai Yuxuan, and a group of ministers were staring at the pot with pig-like expressions, and they were making slurping noises from time to time.

The ministers couldn't help but start whispering among themselves, especially a few old men who couldn't see a single black hair.

"My goodness! What kind of rare and precious ingredients did the Sixth Prince prepare? Why does it smell so wonderful?"

"I heard this is a treat for those wolf demons. I wonder if we get a share?"

"I already said I was going to treat the wolf demon to a feast, are you a wolf demon?"

"Even if I'm not a wolf demon, I wouldn't mind trying this kind of food."

"That's right. I'm eighty-four now. I don't even know how delicious this food would be. Even if I died like this, I would be happy."

"Hahaha, we have toiled for this country all our lives. If we go to His Majesty to beg for a meal, do you think His Majesty would refuse?"

"Old Li is right, let's do it this way!"