Chapter 2511

Ouyang Tianyun sighed. Dealing with such a large snake took considerable time and effort. However, snakes could be prepared in many ways. Ouyang Tianyun decided to make a full table of snake dishes: roasted snake ribs, snake meat soup, snake bone porridge, and cold-tossed snake skin.

Among these, the snake meat soup was Zhu Yanyi’s favorite. It was topped with plenty of chrysanthemum flowers, giving it a fresh fragrance and a delicate savory taste. Zhu Yanyi loved this dish.

"So fragrant."

A Daoist in blue robes appeared. He carried a sword on his back, clearly a sword cultivator. The blue-robed Daoist stroked his beard. He looked somewhat like the romantic Sword Immortal from the Eight Immortals.

Everyone looked at the blue-robed Daoist. At first glance, he seemed very ethereal. But when his eyes fell on the delicious food nearby, they suddenly lit up. Well, he only looked like an immortal. To be polite, even immortals need to eat. Although eating was not just to fill their stomachs, refusing such good food would feel like a sin, even for an immortal.

"It smells so good. Can I eat?" He asked, though his eyes were fixed on the bowl of snake meat soup.

Yan Aohan smiled slightly. "Of course." He nodded slightly to Ouyang Tianyun. Ouyang Tianyun ladled a bowl of snake meat soup and handed it to the blue-robed Daoist.

The blue-robed Daoist took it, sniffed it first, then drank the whole bowl in one go. He licked his lips, still wanting more, and looked at Ouyang Tianyun as if asking for another bowl.

From his behavior, it was clear he was a foodie.

Zhu Yanyi watched this foodie and raised her eyebrows slightly. She wondered if the appearance of such a person here was a good thing or a bad thing.

Ouyang Tianyun had no particular thoughts. Seeing that he wanted more, he prepared another bowl for him.

The blue-robed Daoist drank the second bowl in one gulp as well. Ouyang Tianyun immediately added a third bowl.

This time, the blue-robed Daoist did not finish the third bowl in one go. He ate it slowly, sip by sip. This time, he was truly savoring it.

After finishing the three bowls of snake soup, a happy smile appeared on the blue-robed Daoist’s face. "It has been a long time since I ate such delicious snake soup."

"Actually, there are many restaurants in the city. If you want to eat, you can go order. As far as I know, many restaurants in the city are run by culinary cultivators, so their food is quite tasty."

After Zhu Yanyi finished speaking, the blue-robed Daoist looked at her and said, "You are right. It is indeed quite tasty. But I have no immortal jade."

"No way." Zhu Yanyi looked at the blue-robed Daoist, examining her up and down. "Your clothes are not luxurious, but they show you have some means. How could you have no immortal jade for meals? Are you just trying to eat for free?"

Zhu Yanyi’s words gave the blue-robed Daoist no face at all. The person in front of her really did not look like someone with no money.

The blue-robed Daoist said, "I never carry immortal jade when I go out. At home, everything is prepared for me. Not just food, but also daily necessities and clothes. Everything has a fixed allowance. I never worry about these things."

Zhu Yanyi was speechless. She looked at the blue-robed Daoist for a while before saying, "So, you are a 'golden疙瘩' (golden lump) at home."

"What is a 'golden lump'?" the blue-robed Daoist asked casually.

"In the mortal world, the most valuable currency is gold. Young masters from wealthy families are called 'golden lumps.' They have status and prestige, and they have grand processions when going out. But precisely because they are 'golden lumps,' they cannot even take care of their daily lives."

Zhu Yanyi smiled and took a sip of snake soup. "I remember hearing a small story. It goes like this: In the mortal world, there was a girl. Her parents had high expectations for her. The family had some modest wealth, so they let her focus only on studying. She did not need to worry about anything else. Except for studying, she had everything handed to her on a silver platter."

"Of course, this girl did not disappoint. Her grades were excellent from childhood to adulthood, and she even got into a prestigious university."

"When she went to college, her parents bought her meal tickets and recharged various cards for daily purchases. Only then did they let her go to school with peace of mind. Occasionally, they would even send her some food."

"Once, after her vacation, she returned to school. Her mother was busy and did not peel the eggs for her."

"Let me explain beforehand. Usually, when her mother drove her to school every week, she would peel the eggs and put them in a plastic container. The girl could just take them out and eat them whenever she wanted. This time, because her mother was busy, she forgot to peel the eggs. She put the eggs with shells in the container and let her take them."

"After evening self-study, the girl was hungry and wanted to eat an egg. But seeing the unpeeled egg, she was confused for the first time. She did not know how to eat it. In her memory, eggs were soft, bouncy, and white. But the ones in front of her had hard, pinkish-white shells. She did not know what to do."

Zhu Yanyi looked at the blue-robed Daoist and said, "This girl is like a 'golden lump' in her family. She only focuses on one thing and knows nothing else. She is clueless about life. You are not such a 'golden lump,' are you?"

"I could never become like that. As a cultivator, if I did not understand everything, I could not ascend to become an immortal." The blue-robed Daoist listened to Zhu Yanyi’s story with curiosity in her eyes. "However, this story is quite interesting. What happened in the end? Did the girl eat the egg?"

Zhu Yanyi glanced at the blue-robed Daoist. "There were other roommates in the dormitory. Seeing this situation, they naturally taught her. However, this incident spread later. It made people realize that studying blindly is not a good thing. Just like us cultivators, if we only focus on cultivation without improving our state of mind, it is useless. Did you remember that?" The last sentence was directed at Cui Wan and the other ten children.

Cui Wan and the others nodded directly. "We remembered, Master."

The blue-robed Daoist looked at Zhu Yanyi with a hint of curiosity in her eyes. "You are an interesting little girl. You find opportunities to teach your disciples. However, this method of teaching is not bad. I think it is quite good."

Zhu Yanyi smiled and then said, "I teach my disciples mainly to make them understand that they must work hard for everything. Even eating an egg, they must know to boil it first and then peel it. Just like you, eating this bowl of snake soup, you should know that we made it here. So, you should not eat it for free."