Chapter 32: Laoshan Temple, Lao Qian’s Best Dish

Inside the ruined temple.

The guards, including Cao Qianhu, seemed not to notice this. They started making fires to cook and counting the items.

Xu Taiping, on the other hand, sat alone in front of the temple in front of the row of clay Buddha statues, roasting a leg of lamb.

"Taoist Master Taiping, come and sit with us. We have a chef from the palace accompanying us. You can come and try the skills of our royal chef from the White Tree Kingdom."

General Chu came to Xu Taiping at this time and extended an invitation to him.

"No need, I can't get used to those things."

Xu Taiping glanced at the food opposite him, frowned and shook his head, then cut a piece of meat from the lamb leg with a knife.

Upon hearing this, General Chu smiled awkwardly.

Although he felt a little unhappy and felt that Xu Taiping was looking down on the delicacies of their Baishu Kingdom, he still didn't say anything and just assumed that the monks on the mountain had such personalities.

"Then Taoist priest, please use it slowly. If you need anything, just come and call us."

General Chu smiled and cupped his hands at Xu Taiping, then turned back to the area where the guards were.

"Is it really okay to eat these things?"

Xu Taiping looked at the plates of dishes served on the opposite side, and while eating his roasted lamb leg, he asked Fairy Lingyue in his heart.

"It's just diarrhea for a few days."

Fairy Lingyue responded with a smile.

"However, after eating this ghost feast, the yang energy in their bodies will weaken. Even ordinary Yin ghosts can easily take over their bodies or make them fall into hallucinations."

She then added.

"There is such a thing as a ghost feast."

Xu Taiping sighed secretly while staring unblinkingly at everything placed in front of the group of guards.

The food included a plate full of dead mice, still alive baby birds, a mixture of mashed locusts and soil, and even a plate of maggots, which made Xu Taiping feel nauseated.

But neither the thoughtful General Chu nor the prudent Cao Qianhu felt anything strange about the things in front of them, and even followed the guards beside them to enjoy their meal.

"I can only aggrieve you first."

Xu Taiping murmured somewhat unbearably.

As early as when the "heavy rain" fell, Xu Taiping and Fairy Lingyue noticed something was wrong, but it was too late. Almost everyone except him was under the illusion.

And the so-called heavy rain was actually just a sudden dark wind.

"To be able to blow up that gust of evil wind, the cultivation of the spirit behind it is definitely not weak. Although it cannot hurt us monks, it is fatal to ordinary people. After the spell, if it is forcibly lifted, it will make them Their minds are distracted and they have become idiots. The only way to remove the illusion from them is to kill the big ghost hiding behind these little ghosts."

As Fairy Lingyue spoke, she glanced at the clay statues behind her.

I saw those clay statues. Although they were still in tatters, they all had scary smiles on their faces.

"That's all it can do."

Xu Taiping nodded secretly.

That gust of wind came too suddenly. He was walking at the end of the Sixth Princess' carriage, and by the time he realized it, it was already too late.

As for the Sixth Princess, she naturally fell into the trap.

So they had no choice but to wait and see what happened, waiting for the big ghost to show up.

"Your Highness."

At this moment, the sixth princess, dressed in men's clothing, walked out of the side room of the temple, followed by a personal maid.

"Can you get me a pair of chopsticks too?"

The sixth princess smiled and walked towards the crowd.

"Your Highness, sit down quickly."

"Old Qian, quickly get a pair of bowls and chopsticks for His Highness."

General Chu and Cao Qianhu quickly moved out of the way, and then ordered the cook to get the bowls and chopsticks.

The sixth princess took a futon from the maid's hand and sat down generously between Cao Qianhu and General Chu.

Along the way, she often ate with her guards, and a group of guards had long been accustomed to it.

And if she hadn't been so considerate of her subordinates, these people wouldn't have been willing to take such a big risk and escort her all the way from the White Tree Country to the Black Vulture Country.

"Your Highness, try this luxurious hosta. It is Lao Qian's specialty."

Cao Qianhu pointed at the dish in front of him and introduced it to the sixth princess.

"Yes, yes, yes, your highness, please try it quickly."

Others also agreed at this time.

But Xu Taiping, who was far away, could not help but frown after seeing this scene.

In his eyes, the dish Cao Qianhu asked the Sixth Princess to eat was nothing more than a plate of chopped cockroaches.

"Then I must try more chopsticks."

The sixth princess happily took the chopsticks from the maid, stretched out her hand and picked out a cockroach from the bowl.

His chopstick skills are very impressive.

Seeing this scene, Xu Taiping glanced at Fairy Lingyue beside him.

"If you can't stand it, just call her over. It's not a big problem if one or two people are missing."

Fairy Lingyue could not bear it at this time.

A group of rough guys just ate it. If the little princess found out about this later, she would never be able to get over this hurdle in her heart.

Xu Taiping nodded.

"Your Highness."

He stood up and called the sixth princess.

"Taoist priest?"

Hearing Xu Taiping's voice, the sixth princess took away the chopsticks in her hands and turned to look at Xu Taiping.

"Come and try my roast leg of lamb."

Xu Taiping smiled and waved to the Sixth Princess, who still held half a cockroach in her hand.

"The Taoist Master personally invited me, so I must try it."

The sixth princess replied with a bit of surprise on her face.

Naturally, she would not miss the opportunity to get close to the monks on the mountain.

"Taoist priest, please wait a moment. I'll try the luxurious hosta cooked by Lao Qian first."

What Xu Taiping didn't expect was that the sixth princess still couldn't forget the cockroach in her hand, and she wanted to stuff it into her mouth while talking.

"Cough cough cough..."

Xu Taiping coughed twice quickly.

"What's wrong with the Taoist priest?"

Hearing Xu Taiping's cough, the sixth princess turned her head to Xu Taiping again, but still did not put down her chopsticks.

How much do you like to eat those extravagantly fragrant hostas?

Xu Taiping couldn't help but tease in his heart.

"This roasted leg of lamb is made from yellow sheep from the mountain. The roasting method is also the ancient method from the mountain. It has a unique taste. In order not to be confused by the taste of other foods, before tasting it, Your Highness is asked not to eat other dishes. ”

Xu Taiping, who was thinking quickly, immediately found a reason.

Fairy Lingyue on the side silently gave Xu Taiping a thumbs up for his wit.