CHAPTER 51: CHAPTER 51

Cen Lizhui was speechless inside; he merely wanted to gift a Life Fruit to a destined person, but ended up being seen as a black-hearted vendor selling poison, with no way to clear his name.

That was a Life Fruit, an item that the Liuyun Sect searches everywhere for but can’t find. I’m offering it to you, and you don’t recognize its value? Why are you slandering me!

Cen Lizhui inwardly griped feverishly but outwardly cupped his hands, "Sect Leader, I heard there’s a cooking competition nearby and came specially to invite you."

Chen Muxue heard it, but her expression was quite reluctant, "Cooking competition, huh..."

She wasn’t particularly interested in such things because when she first started, she participated in a cooking competition reality show. She passed all the challenges smoothly but didn’t expect the final to be decided by audience votes.

Of course, she lost, and that’s that. When she returned, she found out that the show maliciously edited her footage in the finals, leading to constant online criticism, causing her to lose the competition.

Although she later worked hard to turn public opinion around, she now has a bit of a stress reaction to cooking competitions!

Moreover, why is there suddenly a cooking competition in this world? Chen Muxue sized up Cen Lizhui with great suspicion.

Cen Lizhui cleared his throat, "Apparently, the first prize is ten thousand taels of silver."

"Go! Why wouldn’t I go?" Chen Muxue’s attitude shifted quickly.

This Qian Ding Sect house needs some repairs. When Liuyun Sect comes knocking, hehe, they wouldn’t even recognize it’s Qian Ding Sect.

Cen Lizhui had already anticipated that this person couldn’t resist the temptation of so much silver, not implying she was money-minded, just that Qian Ding Sect clearly needed silver.

"Thank you. You can leave now." Chen Muxue took the invitation from Xiao Hu and checked it carefully, thinking, usually no invitations come, and today she received two!

Her attitude towards this invitation differed greatly from earlier. After carefully examining it, she tucked it away—it’s ten thousand taels of silver!

Cen Lizhui watched as Chen Muxue shut the door without a trace of reluctance, feeling utterly defeated.

Hey! Your disciple blew someone into such a state, yet you act like nothing happened! But you sure are ruthless when demanding compensation!

Chen Muxue exhaled deeply after closing the door, patted her chest, and whispered to Xiao Hu, "Be careful next time; don’t blow anyone up again! Thankfully, I remained calm; otherwise, if someone reacted and demanded payment, what would I do?"

Xiao Hu bowed his head in remorse, and Chen Muxue nodded with satisfaction.

"Pack up! We’re heading to Qingshan County!" Chen Muxue declared with pride, then couldn’t resist asking sotto voce, "Where is Qingshan County?"

Just having finished using the Cleaning Technique for grooming, Cen Lizhui nearly slipped on the rooftop when he heard this.

In Qingshan County, sect disciples and elders intermittently arrived, proudly bringing their sect’s spiritual pills and elixirs.

It’s the first time a Central County like Qingshan has seen so many cultivators gathered, with the government dispatching many to patrol the streets and maintain order.

Even in this world, government soldiers possess spirit roots, but the soldiers here are often lower-ranked; it’s border generals who are formidable.

Although the borders here aren’t between countries, they separate the mortal world from the demon realm.

At this moment, in a small alley, a sect’s disciple struggled up from the ground, black mist flashing in his eyes; by his feet lay a tattered corpse.

If Chen Muxue were present, she would recognize this body as one of those who had sought trouble at her stall...