Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 135 The desire for food and drink, I have long since ceased to care about.
In front of the bamboo house, Chen Xu personally witnessed the imperial inspector seemingly about to open the bamboo tube.

But the other person only completed half of their action before suddenly looking up at Chen Xu.

Chen Xu's original intention was to control his emotions and calm his racing heart.

But in a flash, he realized he shouldn't be so calm.

He hunched over, tilting his head forward, and as the inspector looked at him, a hopeful yet humble smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Ha!" The inspector suddenly tossed the bamboo tube back to Chen Xu, raised his chin slightly and said, "You, take a sip first."

Chen Xu froze for a moment, then quickly replied, "Yes, that's right."

Without hesitation, he immediately opened the bamboo tube and poured some soup into the lid.

While making this gesture, he also smiled and explained to the inspector: "Your Excellency, please forgive me. When serving food to distinguished guests, I sometimes taste the food in front of them first."

It is not appropriate to share the same tableware with distinguished guests; it would be impolite to serve them leftovers.
Please don't mind, I won't touch the bamboo tube lid with my mouth.

After saying that, he tilted his head back and poured the little soup from the bamboo tube lid directly into his mouth from a distance of two or three inches.

It is often said that details determine success or failure.

At this moment, Chen Xu's act of drinking soup was completely genuine, and his deliberate act of sharing the soup immediately eased the tense expression of the inspector.

Who but a real chef would think of these details?

As for whether there would be any problems with Chen Xu, a living person, drinking "ghost food," Chen Xu quickly analyzed the situation and decided to take the gamble.

Everything has its dosage; a small amount of meat and mushroom soup will naturally contain less ghostly energy.

Chen Xu possessed innate Qi, so he probably wasn't afraid of these traces of ghostly energy entering his body.

As for the side effects of "bewitching ghosts to obey orders," Chen Xu had even less to fear.

Firstly, he's not a real ghost, and secondly, even if he's "bewitched," he's just listening to himself, so what's there to be afraid of?
Sure enough, as soon as the soup entered his stomach, a subtle ghostly aura immediately flowed down his throat and then suddenly dissipated.

Chen Xu felt very cold; this time, it was truly cold.

However, he did not use his primordial energy to resist, but instead let himself shiver naturally.

Ghostly energy emanated from his body and reached around the puppet's painted skin. Nourished by this ghostly energy, the painted skin's colors even became more vibrant for a moment.

To the inspecting envoy, the soup and stew had distinct effects.

The little devil in front of me only drank a little, and with its help, his ghostly body immediately became lively, which shows how beneficial it is.

The inspector could no longer control his emotions and burst into laughter.

He tilted his head, and with another gentle wave of his hand, the bamboo tube flew steadily from Chen Xu's hand and landed back in the other's ghostly palm.

The pale blue ghost hand gripped the bamboo tube, and the other party inhaled it from a distance.

"call out!"

A wisp of rich, fragrant broth was swallowed by the patrolling envoy.

Then, the demon's mouth was tightly shut, its eyes wide open, and its expression was blank for a moment.

The soup was incredibly delicious.

It's not just the aroma that's important, but also the taste.

You can't quite describe it as salty or sweet, but it's perfectly balanced in every aspect, and every flavor is exquisitely delicious.

It should be noted that ghosts' sense of taste is far inferior to that of humans.

Human delicacies are something that ghosts cannot enjoy; even if they did, they would taste like cardboard, so it's better not to eat them at all.

Unless it's incense offerings from the human world, but what flavor does that incense have?

It can only provide a little bit of ghostly power, making the ghost's cultivation a little smoother.

But as for the taste, it is light and refreshing, like clouds and water.

To put it bluntly, it's called: utterly boring!
If we're talking about truly delicious food, it has to be human heart, liver, blood, and flesh. But compared to this soup, even the heart and liver of a living person are nothing special.

The inspector's cheeks trembled. After swallowing the soup, he was reluctant to open his mouth, fearing that if he did, he would eat all the soup in the bamboo tube.

He suppressed his excitement at the prospect of finding treasure, glanced at Chen Xu with his eyes, and then turned and lifted the curtain to enter the bamboo house.

It seems he might be planning to offer the remaining soup in the bamboo tube to the Ghost King!
Chen Xu had prepared for the worst and planned how to deal with the situation if the inspector finished all the soup.

Now that things have taken a turn for the better, Chen Xu huddled outside the bamboo house, rubbing his hands together to show his joy and anticipation.

His joy was undisguised, but his heart was clear and pure, like ice and snow reflecting the sky.

His thoughts constantly swirled around him, sensing the netherworld and recalling his previous breakthrough state, attempting to merge with heaven and earth.

Even if the Ghost King eats the meat and sesame soup, he may not be completely under his control.

If the truth is revealed at that moment, he can't just turn around and run away, can he?

A faint conversation began to emanate from inside the bamboo house, as if two voices were speaking from a very distant space.

The voices were too soft and too distant. If Chen Xu hadn't possessed such keen senses that he could detect every minute vibration in the air, he might not have been able to hear the conversation at all.

"Your Majesty, this dish tastes very good. You haven't eaten for several days. Why don't you try it?"

【Like +430】

The inspector finally uttered the first word of praise, earning Chen Xu 430 likes!
This ghost is actually weaker than Cai Laozhuang?
No, it's not.

Chen Xu remembered that this ghost had been injured by the blood from Chen Xu's tongue in the city, and had also been pierced through the chest by Gongsun Jiuniang's sword. It must be in a weak state where its injuries had not yet healed.

Then, from a distant space, a low, ethereal voice replied: "I no longer care much about the desires of the palate. If you like it, then go and eat."

The inspector said anxiously, "But if you don't eat, your ghostly body will become weaker... Alas, it's all my fault for being useless and failing to capture that scholar surnamed Chen!"

"The dynasty has lasted for hundreds of years, but now the literary fortune of the entire world is declining."

Even if I devour a few more young prodigies, I won't last many more years..."

"Your Majesty, you mustn't do this."

Think of those who sank into the Shattered Jade River ten years ago! They've vanished completely, but you... you can't vanish yet.

"Ten years of cultivation, devouring countless flesh and blood and obsessions, is nothing more than this."

I am still unable to leave Pufeng Mountain and cannot confront my enemy.

"When you return, I too will grow weary."

"Then break out before you get completely fed up," the hunting envoy's voice ethereally said. "Your Majesty, if you can hold on for a few more days, I will definitely capture Chen Xu for you."

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the Dragon Boat Festival, a day when the yang energy of heaven and earth is at its peak, I, your subordinate, am willing to offer myself as a sacrifice.

The Ghost King remained silent.

The inspector then said, "Your Majesty, this soup tastes better than the Blood Essence Pill. You might not get tired of it if you try it. I will test it for poison first..."

A moment later, the Ghost King's voice rang out in a daze: "It does indeed have some flavor, it's delicious. It's a taste of the human world that I haven't had in ten years."

But Zigui, you've been tricked. This thing... is inedible.

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A message flashed by.

Chen Xu didn't have time to pay attention; he quickly realized what had happened inside.

He immediately shouted, "Imperial Envoy, kill the Ghost King!"

At the same time as the sound came out, a loud "bang" echoed from inside the bamboo house.

A tremendous impact, like a raging sea of ​​blood, scattered in all directions, and the hunting envoy let out a shrill scream.

(End of this chapter)