Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 188 Ordering Food. (First Update!)

The fragrance of osmanthus wafts on the breeze, filling the room with its sweet aroma.

Miao Xirong and Zuo Baozhi had no interest in appreciating the scenery outside the window. They swung their chopsticks quickly and buried themselves in their food. Soon, the fish bowl in front of them was empty, leaving only a clean fish spine in the black pottery vessel. Even the broth was completely gone.

Seeing this, Miao Xirong said with lingering satisfaction, "Boss! Another fish, please!"

As she spoke, Miao Xirong's two mouths spoke simultaneously, each word subtly overlapping, as if echoing itself, her voice revealing an indescribable madness and grotesqueness.

Sitting opposite her, Zuo Baozhi pounded his three arms on the table and said, "Another chicken! And a pot of wine!"

Just as the two were talking, Niannu, who had just come downstairs, rushed to the proprietress behind the counter. Ignoring Miao Xirong and Zuo Baozhi's situation, she grabbed the proprietress by the neck and angrily demanded, "Where is my master?!"

"You ignorant brat, where have you taken my master?!"

As she spoke, she grabbed the proprietress by the neck and shook her violently.

The proprietress, her hair disheveled and clothes loosened by the shaking, her green skirt swaying in the air in arcs, seemed completely oblivious. Upon hearing Miao Xirong and Zuo Baozhi's words, she immediately responded enthusiastically, "Alright!"

Immediately afterwards, the neck that Niannu was tightly gripping swelled up strangely, like a python, reaching into the air and stretching towards the small door behind the stairs. She shouted loudly at the door, "Master, another fish! Another chicken! And a pot of wine!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the burly man with his head wrapped in black cloth walked out of the door again, still holding the same wooden basin. Ignoring Niannu who was choking the proprietress, he quickly walked to the private room where Miao Xirong and Zuo Baozhi were, and handed the wooden basin to them for them to choose from.

The water in the wooden basin was still clear and cool. Among the pebbles and aquatic plants, ten plump live fish swam around on their own. However, they were no longer as leisurely as before. Instead, they circled around the edge of the basin, as if they were a little impatient.

This time, Miao Xirong took the initiative to reach out and pointed to the largest fish in the basin, saying, "I want this one."

The burly man immediately rolled up his sleeves and reached for the largest fish.

The fish immediately struggled desperately, its fins flailing wildly and its tail thrashing, splashing water everywhere as it darted away.

But the wooden tub was only so big, and no matter how agile or fast it was, it was still caught red-handed by the strong man's repeated attacks.

Just like before, the burly man picked up the fish, immediately slammed it to the ground to stun it, and then began to gut it...

The stench of blood filled the private room, but it was quickly dissipated by the mountain breeze carrying the fragrance of osmanthus.

The burly man moved with incredible skill and quickly prepared the fish.

Next, he took the prepared fish, picked up the wooden basin, and walked towards the kitchen.

A moment later, the burly man returned, carrying a bucket of steaming hot water in one hand and a bamboo chicken coop in the other. Nine chickens, both male and female, were crammed into the coop, all with bright feathers and bright eyes. The roosters, in particular, had bright combs, agile bodies, and strong, powerful legs and claws, clearly free-range chickens.

Zuo Baozhi immediately pointed to the largest and most spirited-looking rooster and said impatiently, "I want this rooster!"

The burly man nodded and immediately opened the chicken coop. The chickens inside immediately became agitated, flapping their wings and trying to dodge, while emitting a series of clucking sounds. Feathers occasionally fell from the coop, creating a chaotic and noisy scene.

The burly man reached in and chased after the rooster for a while, and soon grabbed it by the wing and forcibly dragged it out.

The rooster immediately started crowing and clucking in a strange, rhythmic way, as if it were talking.

However, neither Miao Xirong nor Zuo Baozhi noticed anything amiss.

The burly man drew his knife again and began to kill the chicken. He slit the rooster's throat, turned it upside down to bleed it, and then pressed the still-warm chicken into hot water, deftly plucking its feathers...

After the rooster was completely naked, the strong man cut open its belly and pulled out its internal organs to process.

A faint, fishy smell lingered, only to be carried away by the mountain breeze blowing in from the window. After processing the chicken, the burly man packed up the things he had brought and went back into the kitchen.

A moment later, the burly man returned, carrying a heavy ebony lacquer tray containing eight small wine jars.

The wine jars remained still, all obediently displayed.

The burly man casually picked up a wine jar and placed it in front of Zuo Baozhi. He then took out two bowls and placed them in front of Miao Xirong and Zuo Baozhi respectively.

Next, he opened the lid of the wine jar, squeezed it hard, and poured a bowl of wine for each of them.

Amidst the fragrant aroma of wine, Niannu, holding a rough hemp rope, had already hoisted the proprietress to the beam.

"Speak quickly! Where is the adult?"

Niannu's increasingly furious voice rang out continuously.

The landlady, hanging from the beam, looked towards the inn's entrance and said very warmly, "Sir, would you like a meal or a room?"

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Forget-Worry Inn, second floor, corridor.

Upon hearing Ku Lan's words, Zheng Que was immediately taken aback. Ku Lan and the Ghost Bride had been to this Forget-Worry Inn?
Thinking of this, he immediately asked, "Then, how can I leave here?"

Kulan immediately replied, "That's easy, you can leave after paying the bill."

"If you don't pay, you'll be forced to work."

"However, if you run fast enough, you can get away."

"The last time my friend and I came here, we ate and then ran away..."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que frowned. "Eat and run?"

That's as good as saying nothing at all!
Before Ku Lan was sealed, her cultivation level was at the peak of the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison]. She also came with the Ghost Bride.

The Ghost Bride's cultivation level at that time should have been higher than that of Ku Lan. Even if she hadn't reached the late stage of the [Scissors Prison], she would at least have entered the [Scissors Prison], making her a ghost of the same level as the "strange" creature in the inn in front of her.

This method is completely unusable for me!

Zheng Que then immediately asked, "What kind of payment is this? Is it spirit stones or something else?"

Ku Lan shook her head slightly and said, "Young master, I don't know."

“Last time, my friend and I didn’t plan to pay the bill at all, so we didn’t ask.”

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que understood a crucial clue.

At this Forget-Worry Inn, you need to pay for both staying overnight and having a meal.

If you don't have the money to pay the bill, either be like the Ghost Bride and have enough power to just run away!
Alternatively, they could survive for five hours in the inn, just like Shi Shaoshan and that female cultivator in the apricot-yellow dress...

(End of this chapter)