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However, in Chen Haohao's opinion, these ingredients were not so rare.

“Master, I actually started fasting a year ago. You don’t need to go through all this trouble for me.”

Although saying this might be a slight disrespect to her master, after hesitating for a moment, Chen Haohao still spoke her truest thoughts:

"There's not much time left until the sect competition. Instead of preparing food, Master, why don't you teach me how to beat Senior Brother Shuogen in the competition?"

"Okay, okay, you might have misunderstood something." Putting down the kitchen knife, Chen Yuze patiently explained:

"Because the first hurdle in our cultivation is eating. And even if you don't eat, your master's wives still have to eat dinner. So, even if I didn't accept you as my disciple today, I would still have to cook this meal. It's just that with you here, this meal will be a little more lavish."

Is eating considered a form of spiritual practice?

Repeating Chen Yuze's words, Chen Haohao looked at Lu Xiaofeng, who was standing silently to the side, with great confusion, as if she wanted to find some answers from this junior uncle.

Unfortunately, Junior Uncle only pursed his lips slightly and shrugged, clearly unaware of the deeper meaning behind those words.

"Alright, you won't come up with anything by just thinking about it here. Go outside and wait. After dinner tonight, you'll understand what I mean."

"Huh? You even prepared one for me?"

Looking at Chen Yuze in surprise, Lu Xiaofeng clearly hadn't expected that Chen Yuze had included her in this dinner.

"Of course." Chen Yuze chuckled as he chopped the cabbage in his hand, then retorted, "Auntie, are you just going to watch us eat?"

“That’s true. It’s rare for my Baifang Peak to be so lively, so I have to have a few drinks. Nephew-in-law, you keep busy, we’ll keep bothering you~” With a chuckle, Lu Xiaofeng pulled Chen Haohao away from the kitchen.

As soon as Chen Haohao entered the courtyard, the girls, who had already transformed back into human form, immediately surrounded her.

I didn't have a chance to give this apprentice some valuable items to protect herself while I was at the Yuelai Inn. Now I naturally have to make up for it.

In addition, the girls immediately showered Chen Haohao with concern and care, almost instantly making her lose herself in the gentle embrace of her teacher's wives.

Sigh, if I had known that my teacher's wife was so wonderful, why would I, Chen Haohao, have been so hung up on my senior sister?

But I still really miss my senior sister!

Wait, what if I agree to my master and senior sister's marriage...

Then the senior sister wouldn't...

She's not just a senior sister! She can be both a senior sister and a teacher's wife!

For a moment, Chen Haohao couldn't help but admire her own unparalleled wisdom!

I, Chen Haohao, am the most intelligent person in the Qionghua Immortal Sect!!!

Of course, Chen Haohao was just thinking about these things casually.

If her senior sister really became her teacher's wife, she might not be able to adapt immediately.

About half an hour later, Chen Yuze also filled the large wooden table that Lu Xiaofeng had specially moved to the courtyard with fine wine and food.

"Dinner's ready!"

Hearing Chen Yuze's call, the girls quickly came to the dining table.

But today, they, who usually fight for the two seats next to Chen Yuze, specially reserved a seat for Chen Haohao.

After Chen Haohao sat down, many girls rushed to serve her food.

In just a short while, Chen Haohao's bowl was piled high with various dishes, forming a small mountain.

"..."

Although she was very grateful for the kindness of her teachers' wives, Chen Haohao still wanted to remind them of something.

With so many dishes in one bowl, the flavors will all mix!

Of course, Chen Haohao only dared to think about it.

If I were to actually say that, I'm afraid I'd lose the love of my teachers' wives forever.

Finally, Chen Yuze spoke up and said a few words, which made the girls quiet down a bit.

"Alright, let Haohao serve herself. All of you rushing at me at once is overwhelming."

After saying that, Chen Yuze brought over a clean porcelain bowl and served Chen Haohao a large bowl of turtle soup.

"Here, have some soup first, okay?"

"Thank you, Master!"

Gratefully accepting the soup bowl from Chen Yuze, Chen Haohao suddenly recalled the scene of eating at home when she was a child.

Back then, her father, mother, elder brother, and second sister, just like her master and mistress, would always give her the best food.

Her rice bowl was often piled high like a small mountain with various dishes that had mixed flavors.

However, Chen Haohao never complained about the food.

After all, these dishes contain more than just flavors; they also contain her family's love and care.

As a sensible child, Chen Haohao naturally wouldn't say anything more.

However, due to a sudden change in circumstances, Chen Haohao lost her family forever.

She herself went through several changes of fate before being noticed by an elder of the Qionghua Immortal Sect and brought back to the sect by chance.

Perhaps it was because all the memories from the past came flooding back.

Just holding the soup bowl in her hands, tears welled up in Chen Haohao's eyes.

"Okay, are you alright?"

Seeing that his newly accepted disciple hadn't even had a sip of soup before bursting into tears, Chen Yuze took out a handkerchief he always carried and began wiping her tears while asking her what was wrong with her.

"I'm fine, Master."

Having finally stopped crying, Chen Haohao gently shook her head and explained in a thick nasal voice:

"I was just thinking about my family members who are no longer with us."

Chen Haohao's forced smile immediately broke the hearts of Chen Yuze and the girls.

The girls, in particular, couldn't help but feel an overwhelming surge of maternal love.

After all, apart from You Rong and Lu Qianya, the other girls present were all between three and four digits in age.

In their eyes, Chen Haohao, a girl in her late teens or early twenties, was indeed still just a child.

"Okay, from now on, you can treat us as your family."

Patting Chen Haohao on the back, Chen Yuze said half-jokingly, "My surname is Chen, and yours is Chen too. Maybe our ancestors were actually from the same group of people?"

"Then may I... call you Father?"

"..."

As soon as Chen Haohao said this, the entire dinner table fell into a complete silence.

It must be said that this sudden recognition of his father was indeed quite unexpected.

So much so that Chen Yuze and the girls were caught off guard and didn't react for a moment.

It wasn't until quite a while later that Chen Haohao, realizing she had lost her composure, blushed and began to explain incoherently:

"I... I mean, Master, would you like to be my godfather? After all, Master is the first person in all these years who reminds me of home... Ahahahaha..."

However, to Chen Haohao's surprise, her casual remark was taken seriously by Chen Yuze and the girls.

After exchanging glances with the girls, Chen Yuze took a deep breath and then agreed in front of everyone.

"Alright then, you can be my daughter."

"Eh?"

Clearly, Chen Haohao was taken aback when Chen Yuze actually agreed, and her mind went blank.

At that moment, she not only lost her last remaining ability to think, but even a wisp of smoke rose from the top of her head.

Finally, it was Chen Yuze who held the spoon of turtle soup to Chen Haohao's lips, which brought her back to her senses.

"Alright, drink it while it's hot. This soup won't taste good if it gets cold."

"

"Thank you, Father..."

Although calling a man who didn't seem much older than herself, and was incredibly handsome at that, "father" was indeed a very shameful thing, Chen Haohao felt relieved when she thought that a cultivator's age couldn't be linked to their appearance.

She slightly opened her little mouth and took the spoon that Chen Yuze handed her into her mouth.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Haohao snatched back her soup bowl, then lowered her head and began to drink the soup.

It wasn't until she had eaten turtle soup all night that she began to vaguely sense that something was wrong.

"Father, Father, why is there suddenly a surge of spiritual energy within my body?"

To this, Chen Yuze smiled slightly and said, "Because this turtle soup itself contains very rich spiritual energy. After you drink it, it will naturally be converted into spiritual power within your body."

"Such a good thing? How concentrated must the spiritual energy be to produce such immediate results?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaofeng immediately scooped a spoonful of turtle soup into her mouth.

But immediately afterward, a surge of spiritual energy coursed through her limbs and bones.

"Nephew-in-law, this soup of yours is amazing! If I drink a few more bowls of this, I'm afraid I'll be able to break through the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul stage and enter the Void Refinement stage tonight."

“Auntie, it’s not just soup.” At this moment, Lu Qianya reached out with her chopsticks and put a piece of pork rib into Lu Xiaofeng’s bowl: “To be honest, all the dishes on this table are just as good as this turtle soup.”

"This whole table...is it all?"

Staring wide-eyed in disbelief, Lu Xiaofeng didn't rush to eat the rib her niece had placed on her plate. Instead, she fixed her gaze firmly on Chen Yuze.

“Nephew-in-law, how many spirit stones did you spend on this meal today? This one dish is almost as good as a top-grade rare and precious herb.”

"Don't worry, Auntie, these things aren't worth much money."

Chen Yuze said with a smile, "The vegetables are grown in my family's vegetable garden, and the fish and turtles are raised in the pond. We can be self-sufficient in these things, so why would we need to spend money to buy them?"

"Self-sufficiency?"

Lu Xiaofeng twitched her eyelids violently, and suddenly thought of something very terrifying.

"So, nephew-in-law, what you eat every day is this kind of heavenly delicacy that's comparable to rare and precious ingredients?"

"Auntie, you flatter me. These are just ordinary home-cooked dishes, nothing compared to real delicacies from the gods. But it's true that we can eat them every day."