Chapter 562 Kitchen God's Shrine

Waking up.

Lu Yao looked at the metal piece in his hand.

It looked a bit like the knife coin from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was slightly heavy in the hand, with a metallic texture. The three characters "Hui Jun Fu" were engraved on the blade in traditional Chinese.

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[Hui Jun Fu]: Open a long-distance portal to complete instant teleportation to and return from the designated world. It becomes invalid after use. It can be used by gods, apostles, heroes, and prophet units.

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This is the transmission prop that Song Shiyi gave to Isabel before. There are two of them. She said that she would find a time to use them in two days and she would be able to meet them.

Lu Yao took it back to the boundary chain.

He gave one to Isabel, and then operated Huang Jia to enter the proxy mode.

After activating [Hui Jun Fu], the scene in front of Lu Yao suddenly changed, and countless light and shadow colors flashed, as if he was trapped in a ball of constantly changing rainbow candy.

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Opening his eyes again, Lu Yao found himself in a square.

The square was surrounded by white mist. The ground under his feet was made of stone slabs. Wisps of white gas rose from the cracks of the stones and then quickly dissipated.

A black circle was drawn on the stone slab area where Lu Yao was standing. It was probably the teleportation place marked by the [Meeting the King Talisman].

Isabel also stood in the circle.

She returned to her pixel world outfit, wearing a [Natural Magic Hat], holding a [Natural Magic Wand], and the magic book [Natural Secret Language] was suspended beside her.

"My lord, there are special restrictions here, and the perception is severely compressed."

Isabel looked around vigilantly.

Suddenly, a person walked out of the mist in front.

The person called from a distance: "Mr. Huang Jia, Miss Mary, here, here."

After approaching, Lu Yao confirmed that the other person was Song Shiyi.

She was wearing a blue jacket, gray outdoor trousers, and a pair of hiking shoes. The personal panel of this Moon Goddess was still full of question marks.

"Please follow me."

Under Song Shiyi's guidance, Lu Yao and the others passed through the mist. As we continued to move forward, the white fog around us became thinner and thinner, and the surrounding scenes became clearer.

This is a piece of land or floating island in the clouds, wrapped in an endless sea of ​​clouds.

In the center where the clouds cannot get close, there stands a low gray palace.

It is called a palace because it covers a large area, with a clear step structure on the edge, and a tall wooden stake similar to a Huabiao in front of the building, which means that it does have some kind of totem symbol.

Whether on TV or in games, Lu Yao has never seen a palace more shabby than the one in front of him.

The main body of this palace is built with bamboo, wood and thatch, with a wide triangular roof, and the bottom is supported by a wooden frame and suspended in the air, which looks like an ancient tribal meeting hall.

The roof is made of pieces of thatch, and the windows are hung with curtains woven with straw ropes. The only thing that can be considered impressive is the totem pole outside, on the top of which is carved a big bird with its wings spread.

Lu Yao can see its data panel.

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[Xiji Palace]: Mythological wonder. Origin unknown.

HP: 142993/3550000

[Mythology]

[Phantom Land]

The appearance of the illusion inside is related to the person entering.

[Overlap of Reality and Falsehood LV81]

Reality and illusion will be intertwined and difficult to distinguish.

[Kunlun]

A part of Kunlun.

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Of all the descriptions, Lu Yao cares most about the last one.

The Xiji Palace is a part of Kunlun.

In other words, this place may have been connected to Kunlun Mountain in the past, but I don’t know if it is still possible now.

As the ruins of the Kunlun Mountain Palace and the Xiji Kingdom, the simplicity here is a little beyond Lu Yao’s initial expectation.

But on the other hand, the painting style of this mythical wonder does seem to be very far away from now. Whether it is the layout or the structure, it highlights a simple and practical style.

Lu Yao was looking at the Xiji Palace, and Song Shiyi next to him introduced to them: "The ruins excavated by the Xiji Country project are here."

"Xiji Palace is considered to be part of the Xiji Country. In fact, the Xiji Country is a relatively broad concept."

Song Shiyi took two more steps, pointed to the front and said: "We have arrived at the camp."

Lu Yao looked along the direction of Song Shiyi's hand.

The direction her finger pointed to was a young man in white clothes and a small black wooden building on the ground.

Lu Yao looked at the latter.

This thing is about 30 centimeters high, divided into upper and lower floors, with flying eaves, corners, windowsills and door rails, and two small doors on the front facing outwards.

"This is Teacher Zao's [Kitchen God's Shrine]. It will be very convenient to have this when you go out. Please come in. Bai Xin is watching outside, nothing will happen."

The Bai Xin she mentioned is the young man next to him. He was wearing a white hoodie, about thirteen or fourteen years old, with short hair and a humble face.

"Hello, both of you. My master has been waiting in the shrine for a long time."

Lu Yao also nodded to him: "Thank you for your hard work."

Song Shiyi walked towards the shrine on the ground first. Her body became smaller and smaller, and she walked in through the open door.

So that's what happened.

Lu Yao found that he couldn't identify the characteristics of the [Kitchen God's Shrine]. He guessed that there were special abilities or restrictions left by the Kitchen God.

He also walked towards the shrine.

When Lu Yao arrived in front of the door, he saw an antique carved mansion.

A plaque was hung on the lintel at the top of the door, and it read "East Kitchen Siming" from right to left.

There was a couplet on each of the left and right doorposts.

The upper couplet on the right was: God says good things.

The lower couplet on the left was: Return to the mansion and bring good luck.

Lu Yao touched the door when he crossed the threshold. The texture and texture of the wood were very clear.

Beyond the gate is a pool with several red and white carps swimming in it.

Behind the pool is a stone wall screen.

Around here is a hall with a pillar and beam structure, which is completely modernly decorated: a large modular sofa, a thick carpet, a glass coffee table, a spherical lamp hanging on the ceiling, a square and simple wall-mounted storage cabinet, and hanging hangings on the wall. There is a large 100-inch TV.

"XX Sister Breaking the Waves" is playing on the TV.

Wei Yingxue was chewing an apple at this time and lying on a lazy sofa. Although she is blind, it does not affect her ability to listen to variety shows.

Lu Yao was slightly shocked.

Is this the modern shrine of the Kitchen God?

"Eh? This faint retro fragrance...Miss Mary."

Wei Yingxue turned her head and looked at the door through her sunglasses.

"And this one that smells like agarwood and rust... Mr. Huang Jia. Are you here?"

She got up from the sofa and raised her hand to say hello.

Lu Yao also responded.

He was a little curious: "There is also a TV signal here? Can I still watch programs?"

"of course not."

Wei Yingxue explained: "It is a recorded program. I have recorded a lot of music variety shows and cross talk. It may not be suitable to listen to cross talk here, so it is better to show variety shows. However, there is a household generator here, which can also be charged."

Lu Yao was inexplicably relieved.

Fortunately, Kitchen King's Shrine does not have its own TV signal.

Lu Yao discovered that there were several game consoles on the cabinet under the TV, including mainstream PS5, XBOX, Nintendo WiiU, and Switch.

Ah this...

Could it be that the Kitchen God is a grandfather’s game house?

Lu Yao asked Song Shiyi next to him in a low voice.

"That one? Teacher Zao also plays it occasionally. When they have nothing to do, Bai Xin and Hongzhen will play the game console. They like to play that very much, especially fighting and football. Do you like it too, Mr. Huang Jia?"

"good……"

Lu Yao was sincerely envious.

After all, he is a veteran starter. Look at his life and quality.

At this time, an old man's voice came from inside.

"Are all the guests here?"

An old man walked out of the back room.

Ding Hanzhen looks about seventy years old. He is thin but stands upright. He wears an old-fashioned blue shirt with a black vest.

He has gray hair, but he is very energetic. He is the kind of old man who still retains enthusiasm and interest in life.

"Xiao Huang."

The old man smiled and shook hands with him: "Hello, welcome to our group."

Lu Yao couldn't help but have a sense of déjà vu as he entered a university research group.

"Hello, Teacher Zao." He also said.

"Hello, Miss Mary. Xiao Song keeps praising you. You are indeed very lovable."

The old man's focus was all on Isabel, which made Lu Yao a little speechless. Even the Kitchen God paid attention to Isabel. Isabel didn't have any charm, right?

Lu Yao took the opportunity to observe Ding Hanzhen.

As a result, I only got a display of [Kitchen God], and the rest were all question marks, which was even more thorough than Song Shiyi's.

A very penetrating girl's voice came from the kitchen: "Teacher, the food is ready."

"Then let's eat first and chat while eating."

Ding Hanzhen rubbed his hands and walked to the kitchen. Song Shiyi and Wei Yingxue also went to help.

Lu Yao and Isabel joined the ranks.

Everyone took a pile of vegetables and rice and sat down at the long dining table.

Dinner includes fish-flavored shredded pork and tomato scrambled eggs, braised pork ribs with hard vegetables and beef stir-fried with green onions, three delicacies soup, boiled cabbage hearts and crispy pickled radish, and finally rice with cherry tomatoes and cantaloupe. After fruit.

This meal was extremely rich, and every taste was just right. Lu Yaodi felt for the first time that Xiaohuo still had a lot of room for improvement.

Song Shiyi looked at the girl next to her: "Shall I bring Bai Xin's rice to him?"

"When he takes over his shift with me, he can eat when he comes back. I left a portion for him."

The girl named Hongzhen said this.

She looked to be no more than fifteen years old, the same age as Bai Xin outside. Hongzhen was wearing a red sweatshirt. She tied up her hair with a red rope, and there was a sense of coldness and distance in her eyes.

Lu Yao asked Song Shiyi next to him in a low voice: "Who are Bai Xin and Hongzhen?"

"He is an apostle and a disciple of Teacher Zao."

Song Shiyi also responded in a low voice: "Bai Xin is good at detecting and tracing tracks, and Hongzhen is specialized in combat. But in fact, they heard everything we said very clearly."

Lu Yao was a little embarrassed and could only cough.

Ding Hanzhen seemed not to have heard it. He said softly: "Since everyone is here, let me first talk about this West Pole Country project."

"This is the sixth time our group has come here. We have drawn several basic conclusions from the previous stations and surveys."

"First, the Xiji Palace itself cannot be stored and transformed. Second, its construction method and style are confirmed to have been completed during the Western Zhou Dynasty or even earlier, which is consistent with the emergence period and the basic external characteristics of the Xiji Kingdom."

"Let's talk about the progress of the Arch Guard Department."

"This is the third time they have entered the West Pole Palace. The first two times they stayed there were very short, and the information they fed back was that the first and second times were different."

"The first time I entered, the Xiji Palace was a closed mausoleum, and I didn't find anything. The second time I entered, it turned into a chaotic battlefield. Each situation is real. The mausoleum is empty, and the battlefield is full of soldiers fighting for life and death... and these will continue to change."

"The third time, that is, this time I finally encountered a relatively stable scene environment, a village, and I haven't received relevant information yet."

"What our team has to do is to infer the specific age, cause, related personnel and ability of the Xiji Palace based on the existing clues outside. This is a job that requires patience."

Ding Hanzhen briefly explained, and his eyes stayed on Lu Yao and Isabel for a moment.

The old man smiled: "This is a routine group meeting, everyone can speak freely. Tell us your opinions and views."

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Everyone was silent.

"No opinions? Then adjourn." Ding Hanzhen clapped his hands.

Everyone immediately chatted actively.

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After dinner.

Lu Yao sat on a soft lazy sofa, watching the variety show on the big screen TV, glancing at other people, and couldn't help but feel a strong sense of unreality.

Song Shiyi and Isabel were chatting about something.

Ding Hanzhen took a cup of tea and was reading a book with his reading glasses.

Wei Yingxue was lying on the sofa like Ge You, listening to the variety show.

The girl Hong Zhen delivered snacks and drinks to everyone, serving as a maid in the kitchen god's niche.

Is this how the committee works?

Are we really not here for a vacation team building?

Lu Yao ate the sago and baked cookies made by Hong Zhen and fell into deep thought.