A Bite of Douluo Continent

Dai Yuansheng and Zhao Qu exchanged a glance and nodded. "Your Majesty Canxing, please refrain from publicizing the fact that the dishes served during the Cold Food Festival can induce deep meditation."

Ok?

Remnant Star Douluo paused for a moment, seemingly understanding what the two meant. "I understand. Such important news cannot be easily told to others."

In his understanding, Dai Yuansheng and Zhao Qu told him not to make a fuss in order to seize the initiative and try to win over the restaurant called Hanshi to serve the empire.

Dai Yuansheng and Zhao Qu exchanged a glance, their eyes showing a hint of strangeness.

Is that what we mean?

It doesn't seem so...

It's clear that they didn't want their words spoken in the morning to be contradicted in the afternoon, which would damage the royal family's prestige, so they temporarily blocked the news.

Oh well, the outcome is about the same anyway, so let him misunderstand.

"It's terrible, Your Majesty!" A voice rang out, followed by a man dressed as a eunuch. This man was also one of Dai Yuansheng's trusted subordinates. He suddenly burst through the door, his face filled with panic.

"For some reason, the whole of Xingluo City is now talking about how the dishes served during the Cold Food Festival can help Soul Masters enter a deep meditation state. The First Prince entered a deep meditation state last night because he ate at the Cold Food Festival!"

"What?!" Dai Yuansheng and Zhao Qu were stunned. They had only just learned of the news themselves. Who had leaked the information?!

...

"Has the news gotten out?" Xu Changling stood by the window in the study, a sharp glint in his eyes. He stood with his hands behind his back, quietly watching the world outside.

On the branches of the sycamore tree outside, a slightly yellowed sycamore leaf trembled twice before falling to the ground.

got windy.

"We have fulfilled your request." In the study stood a man completely shrouded in black robes, with a hood on his head, his face obscured by shadows.

His voice was low and chilling, like a ghost's, "But when will you fulfill our request?"

"Soon." Xu Changling turned around, quietly looking at the black-robed man in front of her, a flash of disgust crossing her face. "We'll have to wait until the competition is over and the Shrek Academy people leave. Otherwise, would you dare to make a move?"

"Hmph!" Seemingly stung, the man in the black robe slightly raised his head, revealing a strand of golden hair. His eyes, as clear as the sun, were filled with killing intent. "Shrek! If we are to restore our former glory, what is a mere Shrek Academy!"

"The glory days of yesteryear?" A cold smile curled at the corner of Xu Changling's lips. "The Spirit Hall has been destroyed for over five thousand years. What's the point of talking about the past?"

Upon hearing this, the black-robed man in front of him suddenly turned ferocious, "You!"

Xu Changling simply looked at the other party quietly, his tone unaffected by the other party's bluster, "Moreover, the descendants of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul have fallen so low as to associate with evil soul masters, living in constant fear and hiding."

"That's what those bastards forced us to do!" The man suddenly lifted his hood, revealing a head of long, golden hair that cascaded down. His handsome face was now contorted into a grotesque demon. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend. So what if they are evil spirit masters? We will eventually rebuild order."

"Xu Changling! Don't forget, the Star Crown Clan was subordinate to the Spirit Hall five thousand years ago, and was a vassal of the Angel Clan!" The man glared fiercely at the silent Xu Changling. "As long as our Angel Clan exists, the Star Crown Clan will still be our vassal. We share the same fate, and we share the same fate."

"You should focus on assisting us in rebuilding the Spirit Hall; that's what you should be doing!" The man pulled up his hood and vanished in an instant.

Every time he met Xu Changling, he would be furious with him. If Xu Changling wasn't still useful to him and the others, he would have killed this damned guy long ago!

He's just a Soul Saint, but he's a Ninth Ring expert. Killing Xu Changling is like killing a chicken!

He never wanted to see that hateful face again before the competition ended. Once it was over, the first thing he would do was kill that bastard!

As the man disappeared, Xu Changling sneered and shook his head.

Five thousand years have passed, and the angel family is still so blindly arrogant. Is this the leader of the contemporary angel family?

Irritable, impulsive, arrogant.

He's just a fool, utterly useless.

“The Star Crown Family? Now, only the Xu family remains!” Xu Changling squinted his eyes and murmured softly, his voice barely audible.

His gaze passed over the windowsill and looked towards a certain spot outside the door.

The rat in the eighth ring has been eavesdropping on my house for two days now. If I didn't want to alert it, I would have slapped it to death!

However… I need to reassess the value of the Cold Food Festival.

Last night, Xu Changling and his wife barely ate any of the boiled cabbage and mutton stuffed in fish belly dishes. They doted on their daughter and left the two most expensive dishes for their beloved daughter, Xu Yiyun.

As a result of this action, Xu Yiyun entered a deep meditation shortly after returning.

Having witnessed his beloved daughter enter into deep meditation, Xu Changling was deeply shocked.

Although he deeply loves his daughter, Xu Changling does not have blind faith in his precious jewel.

He knew very well that his daughter's deep meditation was closely related to the two dishes served during the Cold Food Festival.

The moment I entered deep meditation, the golden carp that appeared between my daughter's eyebrows, and the lotus patterns that floated on her body, were so similar to the strange phenomena of a sheep hidden in a fish's belly and cabbage in boiled water.

Dai Yuansheng and Zhao Qu's aggressive behavior and the constant pressure from the Angel Family had already overwhelmed him, and now the appearance of Hanshi had become a new variable.

Before he could even consider how to handle his relationship with Hanshi, something even more dramatic happened.

As soon as the morning court session began, Dai Yuansheng couldn't wait to announce that the eldest prince, Dai Tonghua, had entered deep meditation. Zhao Quci praised him highly, claiming that Dai Tonghua was the first genius soul master in the Star Luo royal family in hundreds of years to enter deep meditation.

Xu Changling sneered inwardly. He knew that Dai Tonghua's deep meditation must also be related to the Cold Food Festival. As for the so-called innate talent...

It's nothing more than a tactic to win over ministers.

The Xingluo people revere individual martial prowess, and a prince with exceptional talent will slightly tip the scales in their hearts toward the emperor and the eldest prince.

However, Xu Changling did not openly raise any objections during the morning court session.

Let the arrow fly a little longer.

As expected, after the morning court session ended, Dai Yuansheng and Zhao Qu couldn't resist making new moves.

Xu Changling knew this as soon as the news spread throughout Xingluo City that they had used their methods to put the eldest prince into deep meditation.

The time for a counterattack has come.

Chapter 186 Unscrupulous Individuals (Five chapters today, double the monthly votes requested)

Compared to the escalating undercurrents within Xingluo City, Hanshi seemed much calmer.

Qi Han, who was diligently practicing making Qing Dynasty Imperial Blessing Meat in the training space, couldn't help but sigh softly when Ruyi reminded him just before the afternoon business hours were about to begin.

Almost there.

The first step of the five steps: cooking, is almost done.

It's only the first day, and Qi Han's progress is already very fast.

Stepping out of the training space, Qi Han picked up Gulu and rubbed her, then opened the door of Hanshi Restaurant to let the Qin sisters in.

"Hey! You're the owner of this shop?" A somewhat arrogant voice came from behind, and a large hand blocked the door that Qi Han was about to close temporarily.

Qi Han frowned and looked up at the man who had suddenly appeared, a man with a towering, muscular build and a face full of menacing features. "Business hours haven't started yet, so please line up first."

"Queuing?" The man scoffed. "Let me ask you first, does your restaurant really have dishes that can induce deep meditation?"

Many diners had already asked this question at lunchtime, and Qi Han nodded, "Yes."

"Then your shop will belong to me, Zhao Tu, from now on!" Eight spirit rings slowly appeared behind the man.

Yellow, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, black.

This towering man named Zhao Tu was clearly an eighth-ring expert.

Zhao Tu was filled with excitement.

Upon hearing the news this morning, he conceived the idea of ​​taking over the store.

It's just a small shop, so what if he robbed it? He's an eight-ring Soul Douluo powerhouse!

He even staked out the place at noon to investigate, and found that the shop had no powerful protectors and no one among the diners was someone he couldn't afford to offend.

This is because Tang Qianqiu, Cao Rang, and the others entered deep meditation and had not yet woken up by noon, but Zhao Tu only arrived today and was unaware of this matter.

Having confirmed that there was no one he couldn't afford to offend at this shop, Zhao Tu arrived brazenly that afternoon.

This is a restaurant that can continuously produce delicious food that allows people to enter a state of deep meditation!

Of course, the secret recipe for the delicious food is the key; he wants not only the shop but also the people.

Thinking of this, Zhao Tu forced a smile at Qi Han, "Don't be afraid, from now on you'll live a life of luxury with me, Zhao Tu."

Qi Han's face grew colder.

"From now on, you have been blacklisted by this shop."

After saying this, Qi Han closed the door and went into the store without looking back.

Ruyi is capable of taking action against those lawless individuals who want to violently seize the Cold Food Festival.

Back in Shrek City, there had been a couple of similar situations, but each time before Ruyi could even make a move, the other party was intimidated by the diners of Hanshi Restaurant and left in a sorry state, and was also blacklisted by the restaurant.

Even now in Xingluo City, Qi Han is still full of confidence.

"You..." Zhao Tu's face showed a bit of astonishment. He never expected that this young man would be so ungrateful, not giving him any face in public. At this moment, he felt the mocking gazes of the diners in line around him, and Zhao Tu felt his face burning.

"You're courting death!" Zhao Tu shouted, and his third soul ring suddenly shone brightly. His fists swelled several times larger, and the millstone-sized fists were about to smash into the entrance of Hanshi Restaurant.

"Shu".

A soft sound suddenly rang out, and Zhao Tu felt a chill on the back of his neck as a sharp blade was pointed directly at him, as if he would be decapitated if he moved even slightly.

Before the blade even touched his neck, the terrifying aura had already almost materialized, leaving a bloody mark on his neck.

Zhao Tu dared not move again, his fists frozen in mid-air. After a long while, he turned around tremblingly.

A stunningly beautiful young woman with silver hair and a long dress stood behind him. Her gaze was icy as she silently looked at Zhao Tu. "Get lost. Don't disturb the other people in line."

There were also eight spirit rings flashing behind her, but just one glance at the color of those spirit rings was enough to make Zhao Tu tremble and lose all will to resist.

Eight black, ten-thousand-year-old spirit rings!

This has exceeded the so-called optimal spirit ring ratio. How exactly did this stunningly beautiful girl absorb such a spirit ring?

Zhao Tu remained silent and lowered his head. "I'll leave now."

Having said that, he turned and left dejectedly, not daring to delay for even a moment.

If that girl were to make a move, I would really die here!

Qi Han, who had already entered the kitchen to cook working meals for the Qin sisters, did not notice this scene. After Yu Lianxin scared the other party away, she slowly withdrew her soul ring and stared blankly at the shop door.

"Thank you, Senior Sister." Behind her, Fuya smiled.