Chapter 230: Fast Food Restaurant Reception

Dozens of miles away, in a forest sparsely planted with many young fruit saplings, a ray of light flashed a few times, and Lu Wenyuan and his four companions appeared in a teleportation array hidden in the woods.

As soon as I came out of the teleportation array, what I saw in front of me were two huge "mushrooms".

To be precise, they are two huge, mushroom-shaped houses.

The roof is a round mushroom cap with irregular white dots on it. The main body of the house is a milky white mushroom stem, which is fat and round and looks very cute.

"Hu Hu, relax?"

Wei calmly looked at the several Central Plains characters on the mushroom house and read them aloud.

Above the several Zhongzhou characters, there is another type of characters with fewer strokes and more regular appearance, but Wei Congrong did not recognize it. She guessed that it might be the characters of the Blue Star Realm, or the secret code of the Taiyin Sect.

As expected, Lv Wenyuan explained, "This is a comprehensive snack bar opened by fellow Taoists from the Chiyuan Sect. The characters on top are the Flowering Characters, a type of language from the Blue Star Realm. The Taiyin Sect disciples are used to using that. The Zhongzhou characters below are for the Taoists from the Guixu Realm."

"What is a 'comprehensive snack bar'?"

"They sell everything, fried chicken, milk tea, and all kinds of other things, such as carpets, stuffed toys, and the like. Senior Sister Chaoyan even bought a little fox pendant from them. It's said that it's made from the fox fur that their fellow Taoists from the Akahara Sect shed in the spring."

Jiao Xueling looked at the group of lazy foxes vaguely visible in the window for a long time before asking, "Is this the fried chicken shop you and Chao Yan were talking about?"

"That's not the case. The fried chicken shop is called 'GuGuJi'. It was opened by GuGuJi Sheyi. It's a mobile restaurant. At night, they go to the night market in Chang'an City. During the day, they are usually near HuHu Leisure. Because the Taoist friends of Chiyuan Sect like to eat fried chicken very much, they buy a lot every day. Sometimes, customers will buy fried chicken and bring it to HuHu Leisure to give to the Taoist friends of Chiyuan Sect. So GuGuJi is usually here!"

As they were talking, they walked forward for a distance and saw the "simple" wooden house hidden behind two giant mushroom houses.

Although it was simple, it actually had everything it needed. There were strange yellow patterns painted on the walls and weird food statues placed at the door. Wei recognized one of them easily. It was the fried chicken leg that Jiao Xueling had brought her before. It had crispy skin, thick meat, and was tender and juicy. The taste was amazing.

But the overall architectural style is very strange. There are no hanging fish-ridge beasts, nor carved railings and jade steps. It is so simple that it is not even as plain as the homes of ordinary people's wealthy families!

Lv Wenyuan didn't notice the look on Wei Congrong's face when he saw the fried chicken shop. He just pushed the door open for everyone and said, "This is it. There aren't many people here right now. It will be packed in the evening! If you want to eat, you can't buy it even if you queue up!"

Although Lu Wenyuan said that there were not many people here at the moment, Wei Congrong was still stunned when he entered the door.

The tables and chairs in the store are almost fully occupied, with few empty seats. In order to accommodate more customers, the tables in the store are long and several meters long, with a row of chairs on each side to save space to the greatest extent. The chairs are also round and tall, which looks very cramped. The distance between diners is less than half a meter!

Even the most unsophisticated teahouses and restaurants in mortal towns would not be arranged like this!

Jiao Xueling was not dissatisfied. She had been accustomed to this "custom" which was very different from the style of Guixu Realm when she secretly mingled in the night market of Chang'an City many times. She took the lead and found a seat at the edge of the table. There happened to be four empty seats, so she picked a chair and sat down.

"Sister, uncle, Elder Lu Ying, please take a seat first. I will go and order the dishes," Lv Wenyuan instructed without complaint. Before leaving, he asked, "Sister and uncle, I know roughly what they like, but does Elder Lu Ying have any dietary restrictions?"

Elder Lu Ying said hurriedly, "No, no, I don't have any dietary restrictions. I'll go with you to entertain your senior sister and uncle. How can I let you pay for it?"

Lu Wenyuan quickly stopped Elder Lu Ying from going to the ordering counter with him, pushed him to a seat, and said, "Hey, no need! Elder Lu Ying, please sit down! It's just a meal! Besides, I have my own senior sisters and uncles, so I won't let you pay for it!"

Jiao Xueling stopped him and said, "That's right, just let him go! It's our turn to do the hard work! He should take care of his uncle, that's all!"

Wei Congrong also said: "That's right, this kid and his fellow disciples usually go to my Qianzhi Baicao Peak to collect countless medicinal herbs and spiritual herbs. A mere meal is a bargain for him!"

When Lu Wenyuan heard Wei Congrong's words, his face turned red with embarrassment and he hurried to the ordering counter.

Elder Lu Ying hesitated for a moment, but did not insist. He just smiled and sat down, saying, "Well, well, then I will follow in the footsteps of Daoist Fellow Qian Zhi!"

But she felt helpless in her heart - as the de facto "Foreign Minister" of Taiyin Sect, she had to entertain senior personnel from other sects and let them eat fast food, and let their disciples pay for it! Fortunately, this was not a job she took over in the Flower Planting Family, otherwise she would have to hold ten criticism meetings in a row and write a month-long inspection report?

Fortunately, considering that the unpredictable leader of the Taiyin Sect even entertained foreign guests and established diplomatic relations in barbecue stalls, she was in a fast food restaurant this time, after all... at least it was indoors!

But even so, this is the most exaggerated Waterloo she has experienced since she took up her diplomatic career!

Jiao Xueling said enthusiastically, "Not at all! We in Taiyin Sect have learned a lot! Alas, I didn't feel it when I was practicing before, but after eating it a few times in the night market in Chang'an City, I found that fasting is really painful! If a person is alive, what's the difference between not eating and drinking and being dead? Of course, the main reason is that the food prepared by Taiyi Sect for those disciples who don't fast is too unpalatable. It's not as convenient as taking fasting pills! If the food can be half as delicious as those in the night market in Chang'an City, I'm afraid I wouldn't have fasted for so many years! No wonder mortals often say that life is all about eating and drinking!"

Elder Lu Ying couldn't agree with him because he was so modest. He could only say, "Haha, maybe it's because we can't practice fasting on Blue Star, so we can only study food..."

Wei Congrong was a little curious: "Among the cultivation methods, there is also the cultivation of cooking, which uses food to replenish the spirit and has a very magical effect. Since the Taiyin Sect is unique here, why don't we see many disciples who cultivate cooking?"

Elder Lu Ying replied, "Yes, but the number is smaller. First, cooking is not the same as simply eating and drinking. Second, Taiyin Sect disciples pursue eating and drinking for the taste rather than for the help of cultivation. Therefore, although there are many cases of using food to replenish the spirit, it is often mixed with ordinary food and is not subdivided. However, the more famous one seems to be Yaya Milk Tea Shop, which sells two kinds of milk tea. One is more expensive and uses spiritual materials, and the other is cheaper and uses ordinary ingredients, with at most some spiritual spring water in a specific ratio. As for the taste, each has its own merits. Many cultivators particularly like some cheaper drinks... drinks!"