As night fell, two crescent moons towered in the night sky, resonating with each other as they projected a cold brilliance, covering everything in the world with a layer of mysterious veil.
In the main hall of the imperial city's Xiao Manor.
"Father, is elder sister … alright?" Xiao Xiaolong's face was filled with anxiety and fear. He was afraid that his father would say something that would make him tremble in fear.
Xiao Yanyu's face was deathly pale and her spirited eyes had become lifeless. Black veins were roaming under her pale skin, indicating that she was losing her life force at any moment.
The tall and sturdy Xiao Meng solemnly stood beside Xiao Yanyu. He slowly retracted the true energy he had released. His sword-like eyebrows were scrunched together and there was even a hint of killing intent in the depths of his eyes.
"Who did this?! How did Yanyu end up like this? "Xiao Meng coldly said with suppressed anger in his voice.
"I … went to Fang Fang's Little Store with elder sister for a meal and met … met elder brother." Xiao Xiaolong was somewhat breathless under Xiao Meng's pressure and his entire body was trembling. The anger of a seventh grade Battle-Saint was not something that an average person could withstand.
Xiao Meng turned his head and carefully looked at him. "Who did you say you met? Xiao Yue? "
"Yes …"
"He beat Yanyu up?" Xiao Meng coldly asked while clenching his teeth. He tightly clenched his fists and suppressed his boundless anger.
Xiao Xiaolong was startled and quickly denied it. He then told Xiao Meng everything that happened in the store.
"You mean that Yanyu was injured by the puppets in the store?" Xiao Meng's expression was indiscernible, but Xiao Xiaolong was terrified. This kind of anger that could not be seen was the most terrifying.
"The owner said … that elder sister can be saved in three days," Xiao Xiaolong said.
"You believe him just because he says so? Do you dare to entrust your elder sister's life to an unknown store like this? "Xiao Meng coldly smiled and glanced at Xiao Xiaolong, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
"You can leave first. I have already invited the imperial physicians. I hope your elder sister can still be saved." Xiao Meng tiredly waved his hand and let the dejected Xiao Xiaolong leave the main hall.
After Xiao Xiaolong left, Xiao Meng ordered someone to bring Xiao Yanyu to her room. He then took a step forward and disappeared on the spot.
"How dare you hurt my, Xiao Meng's, daughter. I want to see who you are." Xiao Meng's deep voice echoed.
…
Under the night sky, Fang Fang's Little Store appeared somewhat tranquil. The alleyway was deep and serene, and there was a faint light shining through the gap between the tightly shut doors of the store.
The large black dog lay lazily at the door, eyes narrowed, maintaining the same sleeping posture. Sleeping seemed to be the large black dog's greatest hobby.
"Hmm?" The large black dog's tightly shut eyes suddenly trembled, and he opened them slightly as he looked toward the void in confusion.
A figure could be seen descending from the void. Stepping on the air, he walked toward Fang Fang's Little Store with a solemn expression. His aura was oppressive and terrifying.
Xiao Meng stood proudly in the air with his hands behind his back. He looked down at the store from above. His eyes narrowed and locked onto the big black dog lying at the entrance.
"A big black dog?" Xiao Meng murmured. His face gradually became serious as he stared at the dog.
"This is an unfathomable dog!" Xiao Meng felt a chill in his heart. He actually couldn't see through the dog. Although it was just lying there lazily, Xiao Meng could feel that if he tried to destroy this store, this seemingly harmless big black dog would definitely give him a thunderous strike.
"A mysterious store, a mysterious dog … As expected, it's not simple." Xiao Meng's heart trembled. He suddenly believed what Xiao Xiaolong had said. Perhaps the owner would really be able to save Yanyu three days later.
"If I can't save my daughter in three days, I, Xiao Meng, will bury this store with me even if I have to risk my life." Xiao Meng snorted coldly to himself. He turned around and left. His figure instantly pierced through the air and disappeared.
The large black dog indifferently glanced at Xiao Meng's disappearing figure. It opened its mouth wide, yawned, snorted, and continued to lazily sleep.
Bu Fang, who was in the store, did not know what had happened outside the store. At this moment, he was completely focused on learning the Elixir Cuisine, the cooking method of the Sage Herb Phoenix Chicken Soup.
"Elixir Cuisine: By combining spiritual herbs that have medicinal value with ingredients that are rich in spiritual energy and have the qualifications to be used as medicine, a special cooking method is used to process the spiritual herbs and ingredients, causing them to become delicacies that have color, fragrance, and taste, as well as a medicinal cuisine with healing effects," the system explained.
"Sage Herb Phoenix Chicken Soup: By cooking the grade 5 spiritual herb 'Heavenly Sage Herb' from the Wildlands, the grade 5 spiritual beast 'Blood Phoenix Chicken', and many other precious spiritual herbs according to a strict ratio, this chicken soup is called Sage Herb Phoenix Chicken Soup. This soup has the effect of restoring vitality and replenishing qi and blood. Its medicinal value is extremely high, but there is a strict requirement for the proportion of spiritual herbs used."
Bu Fang finished reading about the cooking method of the Sage Herb Phoenix Chicken Soup. Bu Fang did not do much research on medicinal cuisine, so he was not familiar with it. He could understand the strict requirement for the proportion of spiritual herbs used. However, understanding was one thing, but it was not easy to put it into practice.
"Let's put it into practice right away." Bu Fang knitted his brows and planned to try the cooking method of this medicinal cuisine.
"The system will prepare three Heavenly Sage Herb, three Blood Phoenix Chickens, and three sets of other precious medicinal herbs for the host. The host only has three chances to try, so I hope the host can grasp them well." The system's solemn and earnest voice rang out, causing Bu Fang's heart to tremble. There were only three sets of ingredients, which meant that he only had two chances to fail.
He once again seriously studied the Elixir Cuisine's recipe and took in a deep breath. His eyes were filled with confidence.
It was unknown when a huge cabinet had appeared in the kitchen. It was set up separately and stood at the side. The three sets of ingredients mentioned by the system were all in that cabinet.
Bu Fang opened the door of the cabinet and a rich spiritual energy immediately assaulted his face, causing all the pores on his body to slightly relax.
"Squeak squeak …"
At the bottom of the cabinet, there were three chicken cages. Within each of the cages, there was a … chicken whose fur was as beautiful as fresh blood.
Bu Fang was expressionless. So this chicken was actually alive … He thought that it was already processed by the system.
"The system has already sealed the cultivation level of the Blood Phoenix Chicken. The host can handle it according to the normal chicken slaughtering procedure. Note: The body of the chicken must be kept intact and the comb of the Blood Phoenix Chicken must not be damaged."
After taking out the chicken cages, Bu Fang skillfully grabbed the Blood Phoenix Chicken that was flapping its wings and squeaking.
The Blood Phoenix Chicken that had its cultivation sealed was no different from the free-range chickens on Earth. Of course, the only difference was its appearance.
The Blood Phoenix Chicken was extremely good-looking. It had a streamlined body, a large and blood-red comb, as if it was filled with fresh blood. Its feathers were also vermillion in color and were extremely beautiful. From afar, it looked like a burning flame and its beak was a dark red.
The combat ability of a fifth grade spirit beast, the Blood Phoenix Chicken, was actually not strong. At least, it was much weaker than a normal fifth grade spirit beast. However, its speed was very fast, which was why it was classified as a fifth grade spirit beast. However, in Fang Fang's Little Store, this Blood Phoenix Chicken was like a free-range chicken. It could not struggle at all and was at the mercy of a weak third grade Berserker like Bu Fang.
After Bu Fang skillfully processed the Blood Phoenix Chicken, he processed it almost perfectly. Then, he continued to take out all kinds of precious herbs from the cabinet.
These spirit herbs were filled with spirit energy, making the kitchen seem like a paradise. Especially the Heavenly Sage Herb, the spirit energy on it was so dense that it almost condensed into clouds.
According to the introduction of the recipe, Bu Fang first made a cut on the Heavenly Sage Herb and squeezed the aromatic juice from the herb into a bowl. Then, he used his exquisite knife skills to slice the Heavenly Sage Herb.
Taking out a clay pot, Bu Fang stuffed the herbs into the stomach of the Blood Phoenix Chicken according to the ratio. Finally, he placed the entire Blood Phoenix Chicken into the clay pot and poured spirit spring water into it to boil.
After cooking for about an hour, when the aroma of the meat could be smelled, he opened the pot and poured in the juice of the Heavenly Sage Herb and continued cooking.
This time, the cooking took about four hours. The rich aroma of the chicken, along with the fragrance of the Heavenly Sage Herb, slowly spread out from the clay pot. It floated in the entire kitchen like a cloud and did not disperse.
"Did I succeed?" Bu Fang was pleasantly surprised.
However, in the next moment, the system's solemn voice rang out in his head.
"The host's first attempt has failed."
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