"I won't say much about the first one; it's definitely not a problem."

"The second one is hard to say."

The bard pursed his lips, unsure whether he should continue.

Seeing that Shen Zhiyi was staring at him, the bard merchant sighed and continued, "Phil is a very outgoing person in private."

The wandering merchant paused for a long time before cautiously asking Shen Zhiyi, "You should be able to understand what I mean, right?"

For some reason, Shen Zhiyi inexplicably understood.

"But has no one ever condemned him for doing this?" Shen Zhiyi frowned. The thought that the badge had this meaning made her feel a little disgusted, and her face darkened.

The bard merchant sighed, "If he dared to do this, he must have prepared a backup plan."

"We on Bija Island don't like dealing with the people from Tree Spirit Island, partly because of Phil."

"Phil usually compensates those people, and the amount is quite large. After receiving the benefits, they naturally won't come looking for him."

"Since those people haven't said anything, what can we, the people from other islands, say?"

"Furthermore, even if we wanted to deal with her, we don't have any direct evidence."

Shen Zhiyi: "..."

Looking at the badge, Shen Zhiyi wished she could just throw it away.

Who would have thought that Phil had so many secrets? If I had known, I shouldn't have accepted the offer in the first place.

But it's no use regretting it now. It seems I'll have to find a time to get rid of this badge.

Seeing that she hadn't spoken, the bard merchant suggested, "Why don't you leave this badge with me? I'll take care of it for you later."

“Okay.” Shen Zhiyi handed the badge directly to the bard merchant.

It would be best if someone was willing to help him get rid of the badge, as it would save her a lot of trouble.

After this little incident, the waiter began to read out the order.

Shen Zhiyi drew the seventh number in the order of Bijia Island.

Upon hearing the order, the bard merchants immediately contacted the chefs they had brought to make preparations.

Luo Qingxin was summoned away by acquaintances from other islands, and the captain of the guard team went with her.

The bard waited for a while, but the cook still didn't reply.

Seeing that the bard's expression was not good, Shen Zhi asked, "What's wrong?"

"The chef hasn't replied yet."

Shen Zhiyi suddenly had a bad feeling. "Where are the chefs now? Shall we go and take a look?"

The bard merchant stood up abruptly and walked outside. "Let's go."

Xiao Tao also knew the seriousness of the matter, so she found Luo Qingxin and told her, and then followed her.

When Xiao Tao arrived, she saw several people standing at the door and was a little confused, so she quickly went up and asked, "What's going on?"

Shen Zhiyi made room for Xiao Tao.

Xiao Tao's eyes widened immediately upon seeing this.

The chefs they brought from Bigaloo Island all collapsed on the ground, unconscious.

The bard merchant had a dark face, full of anger.

After a long while, he took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.

"Xiao Tao, take someone with you and look for a doctor in the vicinity."

Xiao Tao responded and quickly led someone out to find a doctor.

Shen Zhiyi looked at the wandering merchant with some worry: "What are you planning to do next?"

The wandering merchant closed his eyes. "It seems I won't be able to attend the Peach Blossom Banquet this year."

They were drawn early in the order, which could mean if the chef couldn't recover in time and prepare the food.

Not only will they be unable to attend this year's Peach Blossom Banquet, but they may also be ridiculed by other islands.

At this moment, Luo Qingxin also arrived, "Wandering Minstrel".

The wandering merchant turned to look at Luo Qingxin, and in doing so, she also saw the chef lying on the ground inside.

The guards who followed quickly went in and helped the chef up.

"Do you know who did it?" Luo Qingxin's expression also turned cold.

The bard merchant remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Luo Qingyun who made the move."

Luo Qingxin clenched her fist, then relaxed it again.

Does she hate Bijia Island that much? She even barred them from attending the Peach Blossom Banquet.

"Your Holiness, we are now..." The bard merchant was getting anxious. They were the seventh to go up. Were they just going to give up like that?

Luo Qingxin had no good solution either. The chef was unconscious, and even if Xiao Tao brought a doctor back to treat him, she couldn't make him prepare food as soon as he woke up.

With a long sigh, he said, "Forget it, we won't participate in this year's Peach Blossom Banquet. I'll just go and tell the Peach Blossom Clan Chief in a bit."

The bard opened his mouth as if to say something, but when he caught sight of the still unconscious cooks, he shut his mouth.

That's all.

It was just a peach blossom banquet.

What's more important than their chefs?

After staying for a while, Luo Qingxin left the kitchen, returned to the Peach Blossom Banquet, and told the Peach Blossom Clan Chief about the matter.

Luo Qingxin returned to her seat and quietly waited for the banquet to begin.

Two hours later, the island that drew first place served their first dish.

"This is a new delicacy developed on our Blue Whale Island. It's made with ingredients from our island..."

After the first dish was served, the person in charge of Blue Whale Island stood up and began to introduce it to everyone.

After introducing this dish, Blue Whale Island served another delicacy.

"This is the second dish we prepared today. It's an improved version of the original, and it tastes much better than before. Everyone should give it a try."

After sampling the food, the next stop was the cuisine of the second island.

The process was similar to that of Blue Whale Island, with two dishes served: one newly developed and the other an improved version.

Time flies, and soon it will be the turn of the seventh island, Bigal Island.

Many people knew that Bijia Island drew seventh place during the lottery.

They were also curious about what kind of food Bijia Island would be able to offer this time.

On Treant Island, behind them in line, Phil picked up a wine glass from the table and, using the glass as a cover, curled a smile at the corner of his mouth.

After someone looked in his direction, Phil raised his glass to them from afar and drank the wine in it.

After the sixth island finished introducing its cuisine, the waiter then announced the seventh island.

As soon as the waiter finished speaking, the banquet hall erupted in an uproar.

"Huh? Wasn't the seventh team to appear supposed to be Bijia Island? Why did it change to Linglu Island?"

"Right, how did it change to Spirit Deer Island?"

Hearing their discussion, Luo Qingxin felt a pang of unease, recalling when she had just approached the island lord of Linglu Island.

Although the two islands have always maintained a good relationship, she was initially worried that the island lord of Linglu Island would not be willing to change the order of their islands.

Fortunately, the island lord of Linglu Island agreed, so the two of them went together to the Peach Blossom Clan chief and explained the matter.

And the order was successfully changed.