Food Therapy (Part Two)
Xu Ya climbed up the suspended stone steps.
Xu Ya was astonished by the magnificent decorations of the upper floor; she had only ever seen such a splendid mansion belonging to a master-level figure in Yunmeng Immortal Marsh.
Xu Ya took a quick look around and then stopped.
He angrily took the food box he had prepared from his treasure bag and placed it by the door in one go, while muttering to himself in his mind about the heartless system that enslaved him.
Xu Ya pursed her lips, strained her cheeks to the side, stomped her foot as if angrily turning back the way she came, not wanting to linger any longer.
The man hidden in the cave behind the mountain suddenly raised the corners of his mouth.
The next day, Zhang Xin, the senior disciple of the Food Cultivation sect, impatiently knocked on Xu Ya's door: "Get up if you're awake! We Food Cultivation sects aren't here to feed you!"
Xu Ya was awakened from her sleep by a loud knocking on the door. Zhang Xin’s strong arm, imbued with spiritual power, knocked on the door like a landslide or tsunami. Xu Ya thought it was an earthquake and groggily got out of bed to find a table to hide behind.
When she stumbled and fell to the ground from the edge of the high bed, the fall jolted Xu Ya awake, and she realized that she was still in the book.
Seeing that no one answered from inside, Zhang Xin became even more energetic, banging on the door and shouting, "You don't think you can slack off just because you've joined the Food Cultivation Department, do you? There are no freeloaders in the Food Cultivation Department!"
Who's slacking off?! Who's trying to freeload?!
Xu Ya was never one to indulge in pleasure in this world of cultivation. During the more than ten years she suffered from amnesia, she worked diligently every day. She was genuinely curious as to why these cultivators kept targeting her and turning the tables on her!
As her mind gradually cleared, Xu Ya suddenly realized: I was in the book! That damned author!
The moment Xu Ya opened the door, Zhang Xin dragged and pulled her away without any politeness, and she disappeared from the spot in an instant.
Xu Ya was taken to the super large canteen of the Food Cultivation School. Xu Ya was quite familiar with this place, as she came here to help out almost every year during the competition.
Xu Ya was the youngest among them all, and she resigned herself to following the orders of her fellow disciples in the Food Cultivation Sect, keeping herself busy like a spinning top.
This is even more tiring than when I was working in Tartine and there were events! Damn it, she absolutely has to go home!
"Xu Ya, here, sort these precious herbs one by one."
"Xu Ya, come help—!"
"Xu Ya, come over and help me keep an eye on the heat. If we're late and the finished product isn't up to standard, then it's your fault..."
"Where's Xu Ya?! Where is Xu Ya?! Senior Brother Zhang? Where is she?"
Since regaining her memory, Xu Ya has been using fried chicken as her daily tonic.
Besides looking more energetic, Xu Ya's gaunt cheeks have gained some flesh, her complexion has become more rosy, and her limbs have also grown some muscle, so that you can no longer easily touch her bones through her skin.
Xu Ya rarely looked in the mirror when she had amnesia, but now she saw that she looked ninety percent similar to her current self.
The fried chicken had a significant effect on nourishing Xu Ya herself, but it had no effect on increasing her spiritual power; Xu Ya's dantian was like a stagnant pool.
The cultivators might have been adept at handling the tasks they kept assigning Xu Ya, but she was so busy she was practically coughing up blood.
In addition, there was a system that acted like an alarm clock, reminding her to feed the male lead at specific times. Xu Ya almost thought that all of this was Shi Yuzhen's conspiracy!
But the superpower she acquired was so bizarre!?
After finishing her senior's instructions, Xu Ya finally got a moment of peace and returned to her own little house.
After lying on the bed for a while, Xu Ya sat up from the high bed, took out a treasure bag from behind her, opened it, put on cotton gloves, and took out several portions of marinated fried chicken and placed them on the table—she still didn't know how many chickens were in this treasure bag.
Xu Ya followed the recipe exactly and wrapped each chicken in a thick dressing.
At this moment, in order to improve the efficiency of serving meals, Xu Ya prepared more than a dozen food boxes imbued with the spiritual power of cultivators and transformed them into special oil fryers. The rows of food boxes were neatly stacked and looked quite impressive at first glance.
Xu Ya held the fried chicken, which was bigger than her face, in both hands and put it into the oil pot one by one several times.
The crackling sounds echoed throughout the small room.
Soon, a rich aroma wafted out.
Xu Ya took off her gloves, used a little magic to scoop out the golden-brown, crispy chicken and put it in a food box. Holding the food box in her hands, she placed it on the table. It was too hot, so Xu Ya couldn't help but pinch her earlobe.
The small door creaked open—
In the stillness of the night, Xu Ya set off once again.
When Xu Ya returned to the male protagonist's residence, her experience was different from the first time. The mist in the air seemed to have granted Xu Ya special privileges; wherever she went, it would dissipate in no time, as if pointing her in the right direction.
Xu Ya walked among them expressionlessly, skillfully put down the food box, and then turned and left without looking back.
What Xu Ya didn't see was a feather-light wisp drifting down from the sky and clinging to the hem of his clothes.
It flickered briefly and then disappeared into the background. At that moment, Xu Ya was arguing with the system in her mind, making a ruckus and oblivious to her surroundings.
The hectic schedule leading up to the competition left Xu Ya exhausted.
The fact that she hadn't experienced any spiritual growth besides the golden notebook and fried chicken given to her by the system was exposed by the cultivators who practiced food cultivation.
As a cultivator, she was too slow. It was impossible to hide it forever; she would be exposed sooner or later. Of course, only Wang Shi initially tasted her fried chicken. It was only after the Food Cultivator came that he realized Wang Shi had completely let it roam free.
Therefore, the cultivators all believed in conspiracy theories that Xu Ya had obtained the opportunity to enter the food cultivation field by deceiving Master Xu, and they made her even more demanding of her.
Xu Ya said she had no way to defend herself and resigned herself to continuing to work, only having the chance to sneak over to Shi Yuzhen's residence later and later to feed her new fried chicken.
With 10 days left until the competition, the food enthusiasts finally stopped their busy work.
Xu Ya secretly breathed a sigh of relief; she could finally rest.
But fate did not want Xu Ya to live in peace.
A group of cultivators gathered in front of Xu Ya's dilapidated house, led by Zhang Xin and her entourage, who were furious.
Some cultivators have already been dispatched to seek justice from the royal master.
Night was falling, suggesting that something big might happen tonight.
Xu Ya should have been heading to the male lead's residence at this time to prepare her daily delivery of fried chicken, specially provided to the male lead to help him upgrade his cultivation.
Zhang Xin shouted, "I've been watching you for a long time, Xu Ya! You've been acting suspiciously lately, sneaking out every night. What are you doing? Are you stealing our food to sell?"
A pot was suddenly poured over her head, and Xu Ya panicked completely, hurriedly explaining, "I didn't!"
"Then you should report where you go every night? And you almost always leave at this time. If you don't explain clearly, then you will be very suspicious."
"I..." Xu Ya looked embarrassed, her eyes lowered, but she showed no fear.
Zhang Xin's forehead veins bulged. They knew Xu Ya well, that timid and annoying woman who had no spiritual power and still clung to Yunmeng Immortal Marsh. She seemed timid, but wasn't she timid enough? She even dared to steal their food!
Zhang Xin sneered, turned her head to the other mid-stage cultivators of the Food Cultivation Realm, and immediately concluded: "Then why are you stammering? I was wondering why we Food Cultivators don't lose ingredients earlier or later, but only after you came... So there's a dirty little rat among us."
Xu Ya had heard a few days ago that the ingredients prepared by the Food Cultivation Canteen for the competition had gone missing, and she had sent many people to investigate the matter but had no results.
Therefore, Xu Ya was not allowed to enter the main canteen for the last few days and could only do odd jobs outside.
Just as Xu Ya was about to explain, several cultivators used their strength to press her down.
A female cultivator, having received the senior brother's order, immediately came up and began to search Xu Ya's body.
Xu Ya struggled desperately, her face flushed with shame, unable to bear this humiliation.
The scene was quite chaotic for a moment, and then someone shouted, "Master is here!"
Unfortunately, the female cultivator didn't find anything useful on Xu Ya. She was already tired of patiently searching this useless person's body. After working hard for a long time without any results, she got angry and pushed Xu Ya down with all her might.
Although Xu Ya ate a lot of fried chicken to replenish her body, she was still a weakling compared to cultivators. In the shoving, she bumped her butt into the door behind her, which swung open with a loud bang, and Xu Ya fell to the ground.
After Xu Ya entered the food cultivation, she never saw Wang Shi again. Suddenly, she saw Wang Shi's angry face.
If the sect were to be robbed, and the news were to reach the swamp by now, the sect would be utterly humiliated and its cultivators would be unable to hold their heads high.
Wang Shi pursed his lips as he pondered a solution: Since things had come to this, the only option was to secretly expel Xu Ya from Xianze to quell the storm and preserve the reputation of their food cultivation sect.
After a moment of thought, before he could speak, a giant ball of light suddenly appeared beside Xu Ya.
Everyone hurriedly used their sleeves to shield themselves from the bright light.
A moment later, a slender and tall figure appeared in front of Xu Ya.
The cultivators in the front row rubbed their eyes in disbelief: the newcomer was dressed in white, with his hands behind his back, tall and slender, his back to the crowd indifferent.
But everyone is very familiar with her; she is... Shi Yuzhen.
According to the food chain of Yunmeng Immortal Marsh, all food cultivators must treat him with utmost respect, and even the royal master must give him some deference. The reason is obvious: on the ranking list, the strong are respected.
With just one glance, the group that had been clamoring to execute Xu Ya on the spot fell silent, waiting for Shi Yuzhen's next move.
But Shi Yuzhen remained silent, glancing down at Xu Ya who had fallen to the ground.
He half-squatted down, intending to help Xu Ya up from the ground. The fact that the two seemed to know each other made Wang Shizhang and his group's expressions change slightly, and they secretly exchanged glances.
But Shi Yuzhen didn't care what they thought; she simply gracefully reached out her hand to Xu Ya.
Xu Ya misunderstood and stood up by holding onto the door frame.
Her resentful eyes were filled with tears, and she was looking at someone. She took out a treasure bag from behind her back and stuffed the pre-prepared fried chicken food box into Shi Yuzhen's arms.
For the first time, he mustered up the courage to run away from the scene.
However, since Shi Yuzhen was present, the others could not leave to chase after her and could only watch Xu Ya run away with resentment.
Shi Yuzhen stood there, holding a food box full of warm fried chicken.
The air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Everyone stood in the same posture for too long.
Shi Yuzhen casually tucked the food box into her sleeve, her gaze sweeping over the group of food cultivators, before she spoke: "Junior Sister brings me food every night, do you have any questions?"
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