Chapter 51 This Tianxing Tower doesn't look like a proper place to cook.
Chapter 51 This Tianxing Tower doesn't look like a proper place to cook.
"You think the cafeteria food is good? You have some rather unusual tastes."
Chu Luobai chuckled, ignoring Qiu Lin's pitiful gaze, and strode into the restaurant.
Unlike the dilapidated exterior, the restaurant's interior was kept very clean even when no one was there.
Perhaps not expecting anyone to come, the owner sat behind the counter with his head down, sighing and looking gloomy.
"boss."
Chu Luobai reached out and tapped the counter twice, and the other person seemed to snap out of their daze.
Seeing that the two people standing at the door had an impressive air about them and each carried a sword on their backs, the shopkeeper hurriedly got up.
"Our humble shop has failed to provide adequate service. May we ask what the two immortals would like to eat?"
"Just bring three or four of your restaurant's signature dishes."
Chu Luobai looked around and walked to a seat by the window.
The window faces the Tianxing Tower directly, offering a clear view of the entire area.
Chu Luobai casually placed Lingxiao on the table, leaned against the window, and looked up at Tianxing Tower.
Wisps of black mist emanated from the Tianxing Tower, almost invisible unless one looked closely.
"Senior sister, what are you looking at?"
Qiu Lin sat down opposite Chu Luobai and followed her gaze, but all he saw was a dim, yellowish sky.
"It's nothing, I just think the decorations at Tianxing Tower are quite nice."
Chu Luobai said calmly.
Those wisps of black energy were deliberately suppressed demonic energy, which could not be detected by anyone without the cultivation level of the Dao Integration Realm.
Qingyun City is located at the foot of Qingyun Sword Sect's mountain. Although it is not covered by the mountain-protecting formation, ordinary demons and monsters really dare not approach it.
If it weren't for his experience from his previous life, Chu Luobai would never have imagined that a demonic cultivator would dare to open a restaurant right under the nose of the Qingyun Sword Sect.
"However, those who come to Qingyun City are all ordinary disciples. Most of the disciples above the Dao Integration Realm have stopped eating and are either cultivating or doing sect missions."
"This Qingyun City is really a place that is not easy to be discovered."
"This Fu Cheng'an is indeed a demonic cultivator from a prestigious sect; he is bold and meticulous enough."
Chu Luobai sighed inwardly, his gaze falling on the entrance of Tianxing Tower.
It was lunchtime, and people were coming and going from Tianxinglou.
In contrast, the restaurant where only Chu Luobai's table of guests looked increasingly desolate.
"Hey, isn't that Fang Xingyu from Qingyun Peak, Senior Sister?"
As Qiu Lin spoke, a cultivator dressed in the robes of a Qingyun Sword Sect disciple entered the Tianxing Tower.
Soon we went up to the second-floor terrace and took a seat.
"Damn it, how can the people of Qingyun Peak eat so well?"
Qiu Lin muttered to himself, his face full of envy.
"Fang Xingyu? You know her?"
Chu Luobai hadn't expected that Qiu Lin's social circle extended even to the main peak of Qingyun Mountain.
"I know them, but we're not very close."
Qiu Lin answered honestly.
"We exchanged a few pointers during our cultivation. She was considered the junior sister of Qingyun Peak, and was originally the darling of everyone there. It's just a pity that after Mu Yurou appeared, she..."
Qiu Lin sighed and shook his head slightly.
"Being able to stay away from Xiao Xuancheng and his group of mentally challenged people is not a bad thing."
Chu Luobai raised an eyebrow, her gaze falling on Fang Xingyu.
This junior sister from Qingyun Peak bears a striking resemblance to Mu Yurou in both figure and appearance.
Or rather, they all bear some resemblance to the fallen senior sister of Wenling Peak.
"Gentlemen, the dishes are all served. Please enjoy your meal."
The owner placed the food on the table, and an enticing aroma immediately filled the air.
The three dishes on the table were absolutely delicious and visually appealing.
Qiu Lin, who had been walking all day, was starving. He didn't care about the food anymore and picked up his chopsticks to take a big bite.
"Mmm...delicious."
"This is a place my master used to bring me to, so the taste is naturally excellent."
Chu Luobai survived by relying on the food from restaurants to walk up and down the mountain with his master.
Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, this restaurant has fallen to the point of being on the verge of closing down.
"Is there something you need, boss?"
After serving the dishes, the owner not only didn't leave, but stood by the table instead.
Chu Luobai turned his head and asked.
"I'd like to ask you two gentlemen what you think of the dishes at our restaurant?"
The boss's calloused hands were churning on his apron in front of him, with particularly thick calluses on the base of his thumbs, likely from years of cooking.
The smile on his face carried a hint of ingratiation and caution.
"Delicious, extremely delicious."
Qiu Lin ate without looking up, praising it repeatedly.
"Then...how does it compare to the Tianxing Tower across the street?"
The restaurant owner looked at Qiu Lin with hopeful eyes.
"Tianxinglou? I've never eaten there."
Qiu Lin shook his head and buried himself in his food, unaware of the disappointment in the restaurant owner's eyes.
"I see. Then please enjoy your meal, gentlemen. I won't disturb you any longer."
It seems that the restaurant and its owner have been severely impacted by the Tianxinglou restaurant across the street during this period.
"Senior sister, the food at this restaurant is so delicious, why is no one coming here?"
Qiu Lin wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth and finally had a chance to look up.
"The food at Tianxinglou across the street is better, what else could it be?"
Chu Luobai frowned and looked at Tianxing Tower. Asking a mortal to use his own cooking to fight against food laced with something by demonic cultivators was truly asking too much of him.
Second floor of Tianxing Building.
Fang Xingyu looked at the wine cup in front of her and quickly called out to the waiter.
"I didn't order any drinks, is this a mistake?"
The waiter bowed slightly, a smile on his face.
"You must be a disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect? Any disciple of the Sword Sect who comes to my shop can get this wine for free."
Seeing the waiter's sincere expression, Fang Xingyu didn't ask any more questions.
Since she was feeling down at the moment, having a couple of drinks seemed like a good option.
Soon, after drinking half a cup of wine, Fang Xingyu felt her vision blur and saw double.
"Fairy? Fairy, are you alright?"
"Fairy, let me take you to your room to rest first."
Seeing Fang Xingyu swaying, the waiter quickly called two guards to help her away.
Chu Luobai, watching from afar, noticed this scene and his eyes flashed.
On this day in the previous life, Fang Xingyu, a disciple of Qingyun Peak, was kidnapped by demonic cultivators and disappeared without a trace.
The sect sent people out to search for three days before finally finding Fang Xingyu, covered in wounds, in the ruins a hundred miles outside Qingyun City.
After returning to the sect, Fang Xingyu's memory was deliberately erased, and she completely forgot what happened during the days she was missing.
Later, an elder from the sect came down to Qingyun City on business.
They discovered that Tianxing Tower was haunted and found that the incident in which Fang Xingyu was harmed years ago was related to Tianxing Tower.
But Fang Xingyu was no longer alive at that time.
"gone."
Chu Luobai got up, tossed a piece of silver on the table, and swiftly climbed out the window.
"Hey, senior sister, I haven't finished eating yet."
Qiu Lin hurriedly stuffed two more mouthfuls of food into his mouth before rushing out the window.
The back door of Tianxinglou.
"Senior sister, is there something wrong with this Tianxing Tower?"
Qiu Lin asked in a low voice.
"how do you know?"
Chu Luobai carefully observed the situation inside the building and used his divine sense to probe Fang Xingyu's location.
"The whole building smells like aromatherapy; it doesn't look like a place where people actually cook."
Qiu Lin frowned as he spoke.
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