Ni Yan widened her devastatingly beautiful eyes. Her moist red lips parted slightly as a trace of astonishment appeared on her face.
Bu Fang, who had just walked out, subconsciously raised his head when he heard the exclamation. He blinked his eyes when he saw a familiar beautiful face.
"It's you. What a coincidence," Bu Fang said.
Actually, Tang Yin felt a little hurt in his heart. After his master saw Owner Bu, he was no longer in her eyes. She had completely cast him aside. Could she not treat him so differently?
Behind Ni Yan was the Western Mystery City's City Lord, Kong Yao, and a large group of people. Among them was the number one expert of the Western Mystery City, Kong Xuan.
However, Kong Xuan's face was a little gloomy at this moment. He had never seen Ni Yan with such an expression. He never imagined that the aloof Third Elder Ni would show such an expression to a man. Could it be that they knew each other?
Therefore, Kong Xuan's gaze fell on Bu Fang. He wanted to see what kind of divine being Bu Fang was!
After Bu Fang and Ni Yan exchanged a few words, he felt a chill, and he couldn't help but feel puzzled. Lifting his head to look around, he found Kong Xuan, who wasn't far from him, staring at him.
The corners of Bu Fang's mouth twitched. He was a little speechless. Was this guy cross-eyed? Why did he keep glaring at him?
The Third Corp of the Western Mystery City had suffered heavy casualties in this battle. After entering the city, Kong Yao's complexion became somewhat grave.
Zhu Yue told Kong Yao about the encounters along the way, which made the Western Mystery City's City Lord's complexion even more unsightly.
The fall of Mo Luo City was not good news. This meant that the Western Mystery City was about to face a great crisis.
Moreover, the number of spirit beasts in the vicinity of the Western Mystery City had been increasing recently. It seemed that the triennial spirit beast tide was about to hit the Western Mystery City. This was another test for the city.
There were enemies in front of them and a spirit beast tide behind them. The Western Mystery City was completely surrounded by enemies from both sides.
The spirit beast tide occurred once every three years. The spirit beasts that surged out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains would attack humans in a frenzy. Therefore, the villages and towns near the Western Mystery City would be trampled by the spirit beasts during this time.
At this time, the Western Mystery City would open its gates and allow the citizens of the surrounding villages to enter the city, almost as a matter of convention.
The Western Mystery City was resisting the spirit beast tide. Once it was over, the citizens would be allowed to return.
However, this year's Spirit Beast Tide really came at the wrong time!
Bu Fang returned to the Cooks' Army Unit's tent.
Behind him, Ni Yan actually followed him back to the tent. Ever since she found out that Bu Fang was actually practicing his culinary skills in the Cooks' Army Unit, she was extremely excited and insisted on following him.
Ni Yan's culinary skills were very good, but her desire for delicacies was also not low. It was a rare opportunity to eat Owner Bu's dishes.
For the next few days, Bu Fang did not cook as many dishes as before. This was because his identity had been recognized by Ni Yan and Tang Yin. Hence, he returned to his usual indifferent self and only cooked a limited number of dishes each time.
After experiencing Bu Fang's fearsomeness, Wei Dafu no longer dared to provoke Bu Fang. He gave all the spirit energy ingredients to Bu Fang first so that Bu Fang could cook to his heart's content.
With enough spirit energy ingredients, Bu Fang originally wanted to cook a dish that would satisfy the system in one go. However, after cooking several dishes, he still failed. He had completely lost the feeling of success from before.
This gave Bu Fang a headache.
As time passed, the atmosphere in the Western Mystery City became more and more tense. Roars of beasts could often be heard outside the city.
Nowadays, the Western Mystery City was not allowed to leave the city without permission. This was because once they left the city, they would easily be attacked by spirit beasts and fall into danger. In order to protect the citizens, they were not allowed to leave the city. "Sizzle Sizzle Sizzle!!"
The rich aroma of the dishes surged out from the tent. Steaming hot air rolled like a long wriggling snake.
Bu Fang held the ladle and shook the wok. Instantly, the dishes in the wok were scooped into the ladle and poured into the porcelain plate on the table.
The colorful and fragrant spirit energy dishes were very delicious. Just by looking at the appearance of the dishes, one would have a boundless appetite.
Ni Yan sat at the side without a care for her image. When she saw Bu Fang's dish, she unceremoniously swallowed it with her chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth.
Ni Yan really admired Bu Fang's dishes. This was because Bu Fang's control over the spirit energy of the ingredients in his dishes had reached an unimaginable level. It was extremely difficult to preserve the spirit energy in the dishes.
Even Ni Yan was a little tempted by this kind of skill.
"Delicious!" Ni Yan stuck out her tongue and licked her red lips with a smile.
However, there was not the slightest hint of joy on Bu Fang's face. Instead, he sat on the chair with his brows tightly furrowed. Although the taste of these dishes was really good, they were still lacking compared to the Flower Lizard.
None of the dishes could pass the system's evaluation. Bu Fang couldn't help but feel anxious.
...
A few hundred miles away from the Western Mystery City was the crossing of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
Since ancient times, the Hundred Thousand Mountains had been known for its precipitous terrain. Even a seventh grade Battle-Saint would not dare to step into it.
The Western Mystery City had been well-guarded for the past few days. There were always people patrolling the city walls.
Someone stood on the city wall and gazed in the direction of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. He saw a cloud of dust billowing toward the city like a raging wave.
The patrolling soldier's expression changed and he hurriedly informed the Western Mystery City Lord.
Kong Yao climbed up the city wall and gazed at the billowing cloud of dust. His face trembled and became somewhat pale.
"The tide of spirit beasts in the Hundred Thousand Mountains … has begun!"
"Pass down my order. Erect the city gates!"
After half a day, a violent tremor could be felt. Even those who stayed in the Western Mystery City could clearly feel it. It was a tremor that made their hair stand on end.
Boom! Boom!
The deafening roars of beasts caused the ground to tremble violently.
The city wall was densely packed with soldiers. They gazed at the tide of spirit beasts below the Western Mystery City. Their complexions became pale and they could not muster the slightest courage to resist.
The tide of spirit beasts seemed to have turned into an ocean. Although the spirit beasts were not very powerful and were mostly composed of third and fourth grade spirit beasts, there was no lack of fifth and sixth grade spirit beasts.
"The tide of spirit beasts originates from the Hundred Thousand Mountains. At this time, even the Clear Sky Pagoda in the Hundred Thousand Mountains must be sealed. Even the powerful Clear Sky Pagoda cannot withstand such a tide of spirit beasts," Ni Yan said as she stood on the city wall.
Bu Fang and Tang Yin also gazed at the tide of spirit beasts. The number of spirit beasts was beyond imagination. Bu Fang had never seen so many spirit beasts before.
Bu Fang furrowed his brows as he gazed at the spirit beasts. No one knew what he was thinking.
Tang Yin, on the other hand, let out a deep breath and released the depressed air in his chest.
Faced with so many spirit beasts, they seemed powerless.
They did not know how so many spirit beasts came out from the Hundred Thousand Mountains. However, the Hundred Thousand Mountains was vast and continuous. It was not difficult for it to carry so many spirit beasts.
After all, the Hundred Thousand Mountains was the barrier of the Southern Region. It was said that there was another world beyond the Hundred Thousand Mountains. There was a vast land beyond the Hundred Thousand Mountains. However, very few people had ventured out, so they were not very clear about it.
Roar!
It was a giant crocodile. Its entire body was covered with sharp armor that exuded a dense chill. Its long and narrow mouth was filled with razor-sharp teeth. As it bit down, it brought along waves of sharp energy. Its four claws crawled on the ground at an extremely fast speed.
A white wolf with snow-white fur was as swift as the wind. It galloped across the vast land, leaving a trail of thick smoke behind it.
There was also a giant fiery-red lion, an elephant covered with needle-like long hair, and a tortoise carrying a tortoiseshell on its back. These spirit beasts were of extremely high levels.
As they walked, there were no other spirit beasts running around them. Instead, they formed their own territories.
These spirit beasts were all charging toward the Western Mystery City.
The complexions of everyone on the city wall became extremely unsightly. They were all somewhat anxious.
However, as Bu Fang paced on the city wall, his expression was somewhat different from the rest of the people.
He looked at the numerous spirit beasts below him with a flicker of uncertainty in his eyes.
He was currently very distressed because he couldn't make a third dish that could satisfy the system. If he couldn't make a dish, he wouldn't be able to complete the mission and obtain the reward.
In the end, he came to the conclusion that the ingredients in the Cooks' Army Unit were too poor. There were no good ingredients.
If there were good ingredients, Bu Fang felt that his third dish would easily satisfy the system.
As for how to obtain better ingredients, Bu Fang's gaze fell on the vast ocean-like tide of spirit beasts below him. This large number of spirit beasts was a disaster in the eyes of others. However, to Bu Fang, it was a storehouse of ingredients that was as vast as the sea.
As soon as this idea appeared, it exploded in Bu Fang's mind. It became more and more intense, causing Bu Fang's gaze and breathing to become somewhat rapid.
Ni Yan and Tang Yin looked at Bu Fang with a puzzled expression. Both of them saw the fanaticism in Bu Fang's eyes.
They were taken aback as they looked at the tide of spirit beasts below them. Then, they looked at Bu Fang's completely uncoordinated expression.
"Master, do you think Owner Bu will rush down there?"
Tang Yin whispered to Ni Yan.
Ni Yan's complexion also stiffened. "Don't talk nonsense. The look in Owner Bu's eyes … is just the way he looks at his ingredients."
The way he looks at ingredients …
Tang Yin's face scrunched up as he prayed in his heart.
Owner Bu … please don't act recklessly. Right now, it's hard to say who is whose ingredient …
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