My Wife Might Be a Saintess

Chapter 270: Chapter 269: An Invitation Called a Knife to the Neck

At this moment, Liuyue Xue ignored Mo Yan and instead asked Jiang Zuo in the group chat, "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, you just said you were going to the Demon Cultivation Realm? What for?"

Mo Yan also came to her senses. "Boss Po Xiao, are you going to that ancient cave mansion? Take us with you! We’ll be happy with the scraps."

’Scraps?’

Jiang Zuo thought, ’In their dreams.’

Although the Yongxi was said to be best eaten as meat, if he were to make a stew with it, he had no intention of sharing the broth.

But before Jiang Zuo could reply, Liuyue Xue responded to Mo Yan, "Aren’t you supposed to be working on the Dream Crystal Stones? Fellow Daoist Po Xiao is taking this opportunity to go while you’re busy. If you go off to do something else, does that mean you’re not doing it anymore?"

Mo Yan was stunned. It seemed that was indeed the case. She immediately declared her position, "Boss Po Xiao, I’ve decided not to go! I’ll help you with the Dream Crystal Stones. I’ll definitely work overtime and pull all-nighters to get it done."

At this, Jiang Zuo asked, "You guys know about that ancient cave mansion too?"

Liuyue Xue sent an emoji resting its chin on its hand. "Actually, only Fairy Mo Yan knows about it. We haven’t received any news.

Her master originally wanted her to go check it out. I heard it’s a place where an Ancient Cultivator went into seclusion, so there might be some kind of legacy there."

Jiang Zuo didn’t care much about the cave mansion, and he cared even less about any legacy.

What he cared about was that the Yongxi might have come from inside. If so, was it possible there was a whole herd of Yongxi being raised in there?

If there were, should he catch one to bring back, raise, and eat?

As soon as the thought appeared, Jiang Zuo dismissed it. Yongxi were rather large; he couldn’t raise one at home.

As for having someone else raise it, he might as well just have the Spiritual Control Sect catch them. When he wanted to eat one, he could just buy it from them.

If that didn’t work, he could buy one from Ximen Chuihuo.

But that was all for later. First, he had to confirm it was a Yongxi, and then he had to have a meal of it.

After that, he’d just slack off and follow Su Qi until she was safely home.

This was the basic routine Jiang Zuo had set for himself.

At this point, Jiang Zuo asked, "Is anyone from your group planning to go?"

Liuyue Xue sent a head-shaking emoji. "Chi Xue Child, Blade Master Hai Bian, and Yiyi Fairy are all in seclusion, so they can’t go. Fairy Mo Yan can’t go either, and neither can Fairy Xiaomo and the others; they have to work. The season is changing, so I have to do some planting."

’Not a single one?’

’They’re all being so well-behaved and staying put this time.’

Jiang Zuo was a little surprised.

’Still, it’s good not to have those deadweights around, even if it’s a bit more boring.’

After that, Jiang Zuo stopped paying attention to the group. He didn’t care when Mo Yan would be back; as long as it was before Su Qi had to leave, it didn’t matter.

’So, he still had the whole afternoon. What should he do?’

’Might as well go eat some dog leg,’ he thought. ’Su Qi is with her senior sister, so I don’t have to worry about her going to the Inexplicable Fate Restaurant.’

It had been over half a month since he’d last had some. He wondered if it was still fresh.

He had already taken a leg from the dogs of both Ximen Family siblings, so he wouldn’t be getting any more from them for a while.

The front legs were actually pretty good too, but it wouldn’t be right to take another leg off the Duoling Dogs.

Jiang Zuo wasn’t some kind of monster; he wouldn’t eat the Duoling Dogs until they were crippled. Their recovery would just get slower and slower, and it wouldn’t be worth it.

Besides, with Yongxi meat just around the corner, there was no need to be thinking about Duoling Dog meat.

Soon, Jiang Zuo arrived at the restaurant. He was here for lunch today, but when he asked a waiter, he discovered that Zhong Yiyang was surprisingly not in.

Jiang Zuo asked, "Where did he go?"

The waiter shook his head. "Mr. Po, we are generally not privy to the boss’s affairs."

Zhong Yiyang was the only one here who knew how to cook Duoling Dog meat. Left with no choice, Jiang Zuo had to call him.

It wasn’t long before Zhong Yiyang answered the phone. "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao?"

"You’re not here?" Jiang Zuo asked directly.

"Yeah, I’m out of town for a few days. I’m planning to go to the Celestial Cloud Mountain Range. I heard there’s this meat called Yongxi. If I make it back alive and manage to bring some meat with me, I’ll be sure to call you, Fellow Daoist," Zhong Yiyang said.

Jiang Zuo asked, confused, "Why are you pushing yourself so hard?"

Zhong Yiyang was silent for a moment, then sighed emotionally. "You know, sometimes there’s a kind of freedom called ’not by choice.’ There’s a kind of invitation called ’a knife to your throat.’ And there’s a kind of lofty ambition called ’screaming ’fuck my life’ on the inside’."

Hearing Zhong Yiyang’s words, Jiang Zuo paused for a second before realizing the guy had been coerced.

"Who invited you?"

"That bastard, Ximen Chuihuo. He wants to get himself killed and insists on dragging me down with him."

"..."

Jiang Zuo hadn’t expected Ximen Chuihuo to invite Zhong Yiyang. It seemed he just wanted to eat better. He must have seen Zhong Yiyang’s excellent cooking skills and decided to drag him along.

If you’re going to eat, of course you eat it fresh.

At home, Ximen Chuihuo usually cooked for himself. Jiang Zuo had thought his cooking skills were decent, but it seemed they were far worse than Zhong Yiyang’s.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have come to a knife-to-the-throat situation.

Finally, Jiang Zuo said, "If you’re stretching it, you could say I’m the one who invited Ximen Chuihuo. But I’ll be going a few days later than you."

Zhong Yiyang said excitedly, "Really?"

He didn’t know much else, but he knew a thing or two about how formidable Po Xiao was. He’d often heard him mentioned by those foodies who came in every day using his Sister Liu’s name to get a discount.

He had asked around about it, too. From Mo Yan, from Chi Xue Child, from Liu Yiyi—everyone was completely and utterly convinced of Jiang Zuo’s prowess. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

According to what Mo Yan and Chi Xue Child had said recently, following Fellow Daoist Po Xiao made their Cultivation feel like it was shooting up like an airplane.

Just two days ago, Chi Xue Child had gotten a popsicle from him, and his Cultivation had indeed increased by a lot.

Liu Yiyi had also told him she was going into seclusion for a while, and that was also related to Po Xiao.

In short, with Po Xiao around, his chances of survival would skyrocket by more than half.

Although Ximen Chuihuo had assured him nothing would go wrong, Zhong Yiyang believed him like hell he would.

He had recently looked into Ximen Chuihuo and had to admit the man was an out-and-out eccentric genius. But when it came to food, he was completely fearless of death. He had eaten so many of the Spiritual Control Sect’s Low-tier Spirit Beasts that they were scared of him.

’What a terrifying person. What if one day he develops a taste for human flesh?’

Jiang Zuo didn’t let Zhong Yiyang’s mind wander and instead asked, "Who else did Ximen Chuihuo invite?"

Zhong Yiyang shook his head. "I don’t know who exactly, but I heard four people are setting out together. Including you, Fellow Daoist, that makes about five, I guess. I’m just playing the role of the chef; I don’t have to do anything else."

Hmm, Jiang Zuo could understand that. Back when he used to capture chefs, he didn’t make them do anything else for tens of thousands of years. From time to time, he would even give them pointers on their Cultivation so they could live longer.

Then Jiang Zuo asked again, "I heard the ancient cave mansion is in the Celestial Cloud Mountain Range. Do you know when it’s supposed to open?"

"I’ve heard some things. It should be in the next two or three days. And they’re starting to set up the network again. I don’t understand what these people are thinking."

Hearing this, Jiang Zuo frowned slightly.

’Setting up a network means the place is huge. A cave mansion for seclusion... did it really need to be that big?’

’If it’s similar to the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion, then the outer areas should be fine, but the inner regions will be much more dangerous.’

’Looks like I’ll have to keep a close eye on Su Qi’s situation after all.’

’None of my acquaintances are going in. It seems I’ll have to find one or two informants before I go.’