1029 Immortal Chef Tournament Starts (1/2)
The door creaked as it was opened…
It was not Bu Fang who opened the door but Whitey, whose mechanical eyes twinkled as it said, ”Troublemakers… will be stripped in front of everyone and thrown out!”
Whitey's fat figure blocked the doorway, looking down at the three people.
However, after it finished speaking, it just stood there, motionless. It then lifted its huge palm to scratch its round head.
Whitey lowered its head at a pair of watery eyes. At this moment, those eyes were like pools, and it seems that that person was frightened by Whitey's words and flashing eyes.
Xixi's mouth trembled before she burst into tears.
In response, Whitey looked at Xixi with a foolish expression.
As Xixi cried, her tears flowed down her cheeks and nose, mixing with her snot.
Whitey recognized Xixi as Bu Fang's new apprentice. Perhaps because he had swallowed a lot of lightning punishments, but the puppet had gained some spiritual wisdom during his evolution.
However, even with spiritual wisdom, it could not understand the current situation.
Aside from Xixi, there were two figures present. They took off their hoods, revealing two exhausted faces.
As if hearing someone crying, Bu Fang slowly descended the stairs.
Bu Fang was wearing pajamas. His hair was loose, and the lapel in front of his chest was slightly opened, showing a bit of fair skin.
His whole body exuded a somewhat lazy aura.
Yawning, Bu Fang walked to the door and asked, ”What happened?”
Whitey scratch its head as its body leaned to the side, revealing Xixi who was sitting on the ground and crying.
”What? Xixi?”
Bu Fang frowned and stared at Xixi.
Hearing a familiar voice, Xixi stopped crying. However, after already crying like a little cat, her face was now full of tears.
A Spicy Stip appeared in Bu Fang's hand as he leaned down, giving it to Xixi.
”Here, eat this Spicy Strip… Don't cry.” Bu Fang's comforting words were somewhat stiff.
After receiving the Spicy Strip, Xixi actually stopped crying.
Whitey's mechanical eyes twinkled. Then, it approached Xixi, stretching out its huge palm to lift her, then placed her on its shoulder.
Xixi, who was still a child, suddenly felt interested. While holding the Spicy Strip, she smiled and played with Whitey.
At this moment, Bu Fang stared at the two other figures.
Mu Liuer and Mu Shou both revealed their exhausted faces.
”We're sorry for disturbing Owner Bu at this late hour… but we have something to tell you.”
Bu Fang clasped his hands and walked over to the tables, saying, ”Come in and take a seat.”
Mu Liuer and Mu Shou looked at each other before they stepped into the restaurant.
With a bang, the restaurant's door was slammed shut.
Shortly after, the sound of tea pouring into cups could be heard.
The light flashed.
The steam wafting up from the tea seemed to glow under the reflection of the light, as though it bloomed colors.
Bu Fang brought over the hot tea to Mu Liuer and Mu Shou.
”Drink… I personally picked these leaves,” Bu Fang said.
Mu Liuer used both hands to hold the ceramic cup. The heat exuded by the teacup gradually warmed her cold heart.
The tea's fragrance was rich, and it eventually calmed her down.
This was the charm of Immortal Chef Little Store, which always calmed people's minds.
After a while, she took a sip of tea.
The bitter taste of the tea flowed down her throat and settled in her stomach. However, after the bitterness came a rich sweetness.
”Speak... What happened?” Bu Fang stared at Mu Liuer and asked suspiciously.
Mu Liuer bitterly shook her head. Everything that had happened today left her feeling frightened at this moment.
”My father died, and the Mu family residence has been destroyed… The City Lord has changed,” Mu Liuer's voice and body trembled.
Bu Fang was slightly stunned as he listened to Mu Liuer.
”Today, the Tong family, Zhang family, and other leaders of aristocratic families coordinated with a Six-star Beast Emperor and Manager Cui, who should have left already. They surrounded and beat up my father to death,” Mu Liuer said, her body trembling some more.
She had not thought that Tong Wudi's courage would be so big.
Her father was the City Lord of Immortal City. Moreover, each City Lord was chosen and assigned personally by the Realm Lord.
She had never thought that those people dared to go against him. Were they not worried that the Realm Lord would blame them?
Nonetheless, she knew that Tong Wudi was behind this.
With the participation of the Six-star Beast Emperor, Tong Wudi and the others could definitely say that her father was killed by that beast, and that he died together with it.
Bu Fang looked at Mu Liuer's grieving face, but he didn't know what to say.
After thinking for a while, he finally said, ”Contain your sorrow. A dead person cannot be revived.”
He did not know how to comfort the other, so he could only say this.
”I know. I came here today because I want to ask Owner Bu to take care of Xixi,” Mu Liuer calmly said and took another sip of tea.
Bu Fang looked at Xixi, who was playing with Whitey and nodded. Xixi was his apprentice chef, so he would naturally take care of her.
”I will.”
”The Mu family has fallen. Xixi, from now on, please rely on Owner Bu. I… I must take revenge,” Mu Liuer said.
”Big Sister Liuer, I want to go with you,” Mu Shou said calmly.
”No! You need to stay here with Owner Bu and protect Xixi. Both of you are our Mu family's hope. When you become powerful Immortal Chefs, the Mu family could still have a chance to rise again,” Mu Liuer said firmly.
”No, Big Sister Liuer. I want to go to the second layer with you!” Mu Shou chokingly said, trying to fight his tears back.
”You cannot go with me. I don't even know if I will be able to survive when I go to the second layer. Besides, I'm not sure if the Mu family on the second layer has experienced any changes, so I don't dare to bet. You and Xixi are both safe here with Owner Bu, so I must leave you two behind. You're the hope of our Mu family.”
After a while, Mu Liuer left, leaving Mu Shou and Mu Xixi behind.
Bu Fang choked a bit. He stared at Mu Liuer as she left, and for a moment, his mood was rather complicated.
”Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi. You can do it... I believe in you.” Bu Fang patted Mu Shou's head as he said that.
Mu Shou and Mu Xixi settled in the restaurant.
Mu Xixi was the apprentice chef, while Mu Shou replaced the unreliable waiter, the Black Dragon King, and became the new waiter of Immortal Chef Little Store.
The next day, the Tong family brought over a large group of people and arrived at Immortal Chef Little Store, intent on taking Mu Xixi and Mu Shou back with them.
However, the relationship between Whitey and Mu Xixi had exceeded Bu Fang's expectations.
The guard, Whitey, didn't even speak any unnecessary words and spurred into action.
The Tong family people were beaten until their noses bled and their faces swelled. They were then stripped off their clothes and thrown out.