We said we would experience life, fairy, how did you become real?.

Chapter 457 But aren't all people the same?

Master Niu led Xiao Mo toward the stove.

Xiao Mo's ears were filled with the sounds of pots and pans clattering, oil sizzling, and stir-frying.
“Little human, do you have a name?” Master Niu asked.

“Yes.” Xiao Mo nodded. “My name is Xiao Mo, Xiao as in grass radical and Mo as in ink.”

Master Niu waved his hand: "You don't need to tell me all this. I can't read, but I know how to read it."

Xiao Mo: "."

“My name is Niu Dali. I am very strong, so I am called Dali. I will only tell you the rules here and some important rules in the mansion once. Remember them well.”

Master Niu, carrying his hooves on his back, spoke.

"First of all! There are four head chefs in this kitchen, and I am one of them."

Do you see those two stoves in the middle?

"These two stoves are only used to cook for two people: one is the lady of our Tushan mansion, and the other is the young lady of our Tushan mansion."

"Remember this, you are not allowed to touch either of these stoves, not even the baseboard! Otherwise, if you are executed, don't blame me."

"Then, the other stoves are for the servants of the mansion, and these stoves are not particularly special."

"From now on, you'll chop wood, tend the fire, and help me out. If you're clever, you might have the chance to cook for the servants. It's not impossible that you could marry a big-breasted, big-butt human wife and have a few chubby sons."

"If you're not clever, you'll be burning firewood your whole life. You won't even be able to smell a woman's hair."

"In our kitchen, you can eat anything that the servants eat. Our Tushan Manor is very wealthy, and the madam is very generous. She won't skimp on your food. You'd better take care of your skinny body. If you work yourself to death, I'll just throw you out to feed the wild dogs."

"Finally! And most importantly!"

Master Niu turned around, staring straight into Xiao Mo's eyes, and said in an extremely serious tone.

"Remember this! Our young lady from Tushan Prefecture likes to run around everywhere. Except for female demons, you must never touch her. Don't even touch a hair on her head, or even her belongings!"

"Did you understand?"

"Understood, Master Niu!"

Xiao Mo nodded, his gaze then falling on a pig demon not far away.

The pig demon finished cooking the twice-cooked pork, picked up a piece, tasted it himself, and then, satisfied, flapped his pig ears to plate the twice-cooked pork from the pot.

Seeing the pig demon eating pork, Xiao Mo frowned, his expression looking quite complicated.

Seeing Xiao Mo's expression, Master Niu smiled, casually picked up a piece of braised beef brisket from the pot, put it in his mouth and chewed, looking like he was enjoying it very much.

"Boy, to our demon race, these unintelligent animals, even if they're 'our own kind,' are no different from beasts! We eat them, and that's that." "Similarly, as a human, in our eyes you're no different from the food in these pots!"

"You were just lucky to be sold into the Tushan Mansion. Otherwise, a human like you would have been stewed into soup long ago. You're really capable and have a big appetite."

"Forget it... you probably wouldn't understand any of this if I talked to a little kid like you." As he spoke, Master Niu waved his hand. "Go get your clothes. Start by helping out with the fire. You'll live in the woodshed from now on."

"Yes, Master Niu."

Xiao Mo nodded, went to a storage room, took two sets of kitchen clothes, and then returned to the kitchen to help the chefs in the courtyard move firewood and start fires.

Although Xiao Mo was thin, he was quick-witted and perceptive.

After half a day, Master Niu thought this human child was quite good, and might actually become a chef in the future.

After preparing meals for everyone in Tushan Prefecture, it was the cooks' turn to eat.

Although life at the culinary academy was a bit tiring, Xiao Mo was indeed eating quite well.

There was plenty of food, and it was rich in oil.

Xiao Mo had just finished eating and had only rested for a short while when it was time to prepare dinner again.

In the evening, after the sun set, Xiao Mo finished his busy day, ate dinner, boiled some water, took a shower in the yard, and then went back to the woodshed to sleep.

Xiao Mo was exhausted after a long day.

As Xiao Mo lay on the pile of firewood covered with bedding, just as he was about to fall asleep, the system's voice rang in his mind.

Xiao Mo immediately regained his senses.

[You are an orphan named Xiao Mo, and in this world of demons, humans are treated like unintelligent pigs and dogs.]
[While begging on the street, you were kidnapped and sold by the demon race, eventually ending up in Tushan Prefecture of Immortal Fox City.]
[Even though you were not yet five years old and worked yourself to the bone every day, you survived no matter what.]
[You possess the potential to cultivate the Dao, and you may achieve considerable success in this path; however, you lack the opportunity to do so.]
[Task 1: If you have the opportunity, please cultivate your Taoist arts diligently. The higher your achievements in the Taoist path, the greater the reward you will receive at the end of this experience.]
[Task Two: The Demon Realm - Severe Conflict Between Humans and Demons. The demons are increasingly oppressing humans, and a great war is imminent. The host can choose to join the human rebellion or remain neutral in the conflict; the choice is entirely up to the host. Depending on the host's choice, different types of rewards will be given at the end.]
[Task 3: There is a mother and daughter in the Tushan Mansion. Both are from the ancient Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan. The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox girl is the same age as the host and has a special physique. Her bloodline talent far exceeds that of ordinary Nine-Tailed Celestial Foxes.]

Because of the special constitution of the nine-tailed celestial fox girl, she must attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven within a thousand years, otherwise the Heavenly Dao will not tolerate her, and she will perish.

The higher the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox girl's cultivation level, the richer the host's rewards will be at the end of the event. When she attains the Ascension Realm, the host's rewards will reach their peak.
[Note 1: The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan is born of love, proves its path through love, and can also die because of love.]
[Note 2: Mission 3 offers the most generous rewards.]
[Note 3: When the nine-tailed celestial fox girl reaches the Ascension Realm, all tasks will be settled; if she does not reach the Ascension Realm in this life, the host will have two more lifetimes to help her attain enlightenment. After the three lifetimes are completed, regardless of the progress of the tasks, all tasks will be settled.]
The word "love" is simple, yet throughout history it has been the most difficult to understand.

The world laughs at the fox clan for being tormented by love, but aren't humans just as prone to this?

Can the host see through the illusion of "love"?

As Bai Shishu's voice faded away, Xiao Mo's mind returned to calm.

Only the bright moonlight quietly streamed through the window, illuminating the dry, cold firewood and falling on Xiao Mo's face.

(End of this chapter)