"It's true that I like to take the initiative, but it depends on the situation," Ye Xingchen said with a slight smile. "Trust me, this time I will solve all the problems at once."
“Okay, just tell me what you need and I’ll arrange it.” Gu Manyun nodded.
"A secluded place, because the fighting could be very noisy," Ye Xingchen said.
“I have a courtyard near the mine, which I use for vacations. Let’s arrange it there,” Gu Manyun nodded.
“Alright, you can come with me. Since Liang Chenghu has hired an assassin this time, he must want to get rid of the thorn in his side as well. You are one of his thorns, and he won’t let you go easily.”
“I understand, let’s go.” Gu Manyun nodded. “I will spread the word that I am unwell and will be recuperating there for a while. They will definitely arrive at the manor by then.”
“Okay.” Ye Xingchen nodded: “We’ll wipe out all these people from overseas in one fell swoop and eliminate any worries. This time, we also need to crush Liang Chenghu’s confidence.”
"Understood." Gu Manyun pondered for a moment and then asked, "How many people do we need to bring?"
“You, me, Jiu Li,” Ye Xingchen uttered.
"Just the three of us?" Gu Manyun was taken aback. "Isn't that a bit too few people?"
"In fact, it was just Jiu Li and me. As for you? You were just bait." Ye Xingchen chuckled.
"I'm just bait?" Gu Manyun was a little angry: "Who do you think you are? If you anger me, I'll pick up a knife and chop someone up too."
"Don't be impulsive, just be your bait." Ye Xingchen said calmly, "Besides, in a war of this level, sending more people is pointless except for increasing casualties."
"Okay, I'll go arrange it now." Gu Manyun glanced at Ye Xingchen, then turned and left.
In a manor on the outskirts of the city, Ye Xingchen set up a barbecue stall, laid out all sorts of ingredients, and started barbecuing in the yard.
Gu Manyun was skewering lamb on the wire, while Jiu Li was running around busily beside her, appearing extremely excited, seemingly finding this way of eating novel.
"You told me to prepare, and this is all you prepared?" Gu Manyun felt somewhat helpless about this.
She was initially on high alert this time, and Ye Xingchen told her to prepare in advance. However, she did not expect that Ye Xingchen's so-called preparation was to prepare a large amount of barbecue ingredients.
Honestly, she hired a master chef who could cook hundreds of different barbecue dishes in no time, but this guy insisted on doing it himself, saying that the master chef's skills were not as good as his.
Gu Manyun sensed that this was a bit narcissistic. What was the head chef even good for? If you said you were highly skilled and had exceptional medical expertise, she would believe you, but to say that your cooking was better than that of a professional head chef? That's nonsense.
"Hey, bring me that bottle of barbecue seasoning." Ye Xingchen pointed to a bottle of sauce next to Gu Manyun.
Gu Manyun glared at him, then turned around helplessly, picked up a sauce container next to her, and handed it to Ye Xingchen.
Ye Xingchen took the barbecue seasoning, sprinkled it evenly on several grilled fish, brushed it with oil, flipped the fish over, and continued to sprinkle seasoning and brush with oil.
With a final shake, the grilled fish were ready.
Ye Xingchen has extremely precise control over the heat when grilling, so the grilled fish is golden in color and has a perfect combination of color, aroma and taste.
Moreover, in order to make the best barbecue tonight, he spent half a day making the dipping sauce, striving to make it taste different from the barbecue restaurant.
"Alright, put your meat skewers aside for now. I've grilled a lot already. Jiu Li, stop busy. Bring over the chilled beer, let's eat together," Ye Xingchen called out to Jiu Li.
Jiu Li happily put down what she was holding, then ran to the refrigerator, took out the chilled beer, and ran to Ye Xingchen's side.
A table was already covered with barbecue: lamb skewers, pork belly, chicken wings, grilled eggplant, grilled enoki mushrooms, and chives—you name it, they had it.
A combination of meat and vegetables makes for a more balanced diet.
But even if you make your own barbecue, it's not exactly a healthy food, so the idea of a balanced diet is just wishful thinking.
Ye Xingchen reached out and opened the beer, then poured it into a mug. He beckoned the two women over: "Come on, let's eat."
Gu Manyun put down what she was holding, sat down at the table, took the beer, then picked up a skewer of grilled meat, took a few bites, and found the taste to be quite good.
"Hmm, the lamb was a little overcooked, which affected the taste. I'll definitely improve it next time." Ye Xingchen ate the barbecue in his hand, noting down the shortcomings, and striving to make the food perfect next time.
Gu Manyun couldn't help but glance at Ye Xingchen. If she hadn't already known that there might be a formidable opponent tonight, she would have really thought that Ye Xingchen was just there for a picnic and barbecue.
"Let me teach you a secret to good health." Ye Xingchen glanced at Gu Manyun.
"What health tips?" Gu Manyun was slightly taken aback and looked up at Ye Xingchen with some confusion.
"Don't think about anything else while you're eating, or you'll get indigestion," Ye Xingchen said seriously.
He was earnestly explaining these things to Gu Manyun, but all he got in return was two big eye rolls from her.
Gu Manyun downed most of the beer in her hand in one gulp, then put down her mug: "I didn't expect someone like you to eat barbecue."
"What kind of person am I?" Ye Xingchen glanced at her.
“You are no longer a mortal.” Gu Manyun sighed. “So I thought you should be the kind of being who has long since transcended worldly concerns, but I didn’t expect you to still eat barbecue and drink beer.”
"Haha, when you reach the pinnacle of cultivation, these things are indeed just for fooling people. In reality, I am just an ordinary person." Ye Xingchen said with a smile, "So I can't give up these things."
"According to reliable sources, Liang Chenghu spent a lot of money to find a mysterious team of assassins from overseas. The people in this team are related to mysterious Western forces."
Gu Manyun couldn't help but say, "They possess superhuman abilities, and their assassination missions have never failed."
“The cultivators of the Western world possess extraordinary abilities, and their status is equivalent to that of cultivators in China,” Ye Xingchen said calmly. “Therefore, this assassin team is essentially a fully equipped top-tier assassin team from around the world.”
"So powerful? A cultivator from China?" Gu Manyun was taken aback. "Are you considered a cultivator?"
"Only after reaching sainthood can one formally step into the threshold of cultivation," Ye Xingchen said calmly.
"Does that mean all these people are considered Saint-level experts?" Gu Manyun was surprised again. This time, she didn't even find the barbecue in her hand appealing anymore.
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