278 Even the Beloved Could Not Protect the Chef (1/2)
”Master chef, I see that your head is big and neck thick, which are the best criteria for the candidate to search for the treasure in the west. Please accept this VIP meal ticket as well as the heavy responsibility of escorting me to the Western Continent and looking for the whereabouts of the key!”
”Go away.”
To be able to make such a humble and unassuming chef say such straightforward words was indeed a skill. In the last couple of days, for the cultivators who occasionally passed through Misty Peak, the most common thing they saw was Wang Lu exuberantly entering Misty Peak Cafeteria with a face filled with hope and expectation, only to come out dispirited a moment later. For a couple of days, this has been the main joke of them.
Wang Lu has quite a resounding fame in Spirit Sword Mountain. His time on the mountain was only about thirteen years, but his cultivation base was already at middle-level Xudan, while his actual fighting ability has already reached Jindan, far above the cultivators of his peer; even many cultivators twenty or thirty years senior than him could only stare at him with wide eyes. However, the more surprising thing was his practical ability. Since his debut, he has established Wisdom Sect down the mountain, contended with the elite team from Ten Thousand Arts Sect, overthrown Beast Master School from Grand Cloud Mountain, exploited the Ancient Sword Tomb… any one of these was enough to make him famous. Right now, not to mention Spirit Sword Mountain, Wang Lu was even a well-known character within the Immortal Cultivation World of Nine Regions.
However, this seemingly omnipotent well-known figure has actually suffered several consecutive defeat in the Misty Peak Cafeteria, which greatly aroused people’s curiosity immediately. Unfortunately, all of the dialogue of Wang Lu and Aya was a secret. Although people were curious, they could only indulge themselves in the flight of fancy. For example, Wang Lu and Aya already have a secret relationship since way back. As early as ten years ago, Wang Lu has already fallen in love at first sight for Aya, and after several years of constant pursuit, he finally impressed her heart—otherwise, how do you explain why he frequently comes to Misty Peak Cafeteria to eat? But now, because discord, they broke up. Several times they negotiated about abortion, break up fees, and several other issues, but failed to come to an agreement. Wang Lu, who came from a poor and loser background, attempted to bribe her with meal tickets, which triggered a great indignation from Aya, thus things came to an impasse...
Such popular vulgar rumors gradually spread out in Spirit Sword Mountain. Although Wang Lu’s reputation was not at all bad, in time, a lot of people began to be skeptical. It was not that they did not trust Wang Lu’s moral character, but… it was said that the origin of such rumors was from Non-Phase Peak! This undoubtedly greatly aggravated the weight of the rumor.
At the same time, the fuming Wang Lu who was stopped by Aya for several days, did not have the time to care about some boring people slandering his behavior. Before Aya’s problem was not solved, he was not interested in other things.
These days, he has used various methods to probe her, and it was like she really has no intention to head West. Let alone heading West, she was not even willing to leave Spirit Sword Mountain. Nothing could move her, no matter what he said.
However, this was really odd. According to Wang Lu, Aya and Lady Boss were completely different. She was not a hikikomori1 who lives a reclusive life and withdrawn from social life. Although she was usually quite silent and indifferent in the Misty Peak Cafeteria, when he occasionally chat with her, he found out that her heroic woman spirit was something that was difficult to cover.
Such a character must definitely be a hero if placed outside, yet she contentedly chose to become a chef in the cafeteria—the crucial point here was that this was not her strong point.
”Aya, what exactly is your difficulty, why don’t you tell me? For many years, we have been fair-weather friends, do you think I will not help you?”
Towards this, Aya just indifferently smiled. ”You have good intention, but if I do have some difficulties, before I came to the mountain, wouldn’t I have already asked for help from the Elders? Don’t talk about it anymore.”
Without having any better idea, Wang Lu had to break the impasse. ”Is it possible that old fart Sect Leader took you by force and impregnated you? Don’t worry, I will take revenge for you by putting laxative in his tea…”
”Go away.”
He already didn’t know how many times she told him to go away. Fortunately, by the next day, when he entered the Misty Peak Cafeteria again, it was business as usual. However, the issue was still unresolvable, which unavoidably made him depressed. After pondering it over, Wang Lu decided to make his killer move.
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”Master, what is wrong with Aya actually?”
The so-called killer move was naturally to seek help from an insider. The so-called knowing oneself and the enemy and you will be ever-victorious, obviously, there was a reason why Aya was so emotionally attached to the Misty Peak Cafeteria. With this reason unknown, Wang Lu was unable to apply his various methods. He had tried to Aya directly for several times, but she always rebuffed him, as for asking from the other Elders… the one he was most familiar was, after all, his Master.
”Hm, you finally know how to ask help from other people, don’t you always like to show off your prowess?”
Master has been waiting respectfully at Non-Phase Peak for this for quite a while.
”Aya’s problem is very simple, it’s not that she doesn’t want to go out, it’s just that she can’t.”
”She can’t go out?” Wang Lu was so surprised that he directly jumped up from his chair. ”Sure enough, that old fart Sect Leader indeed seized her by force, impregnated her, and now uses her son as a hostage!”
Wang Wu was stunned for a moment before praising her disciple. ”Good idea! Tomorrow, I’ll spread out this rumor. If that old fart doesn’t give me a raise, I will not clarify.”
”... Master, don’t create troubles if you don’t want trouble to trouble you, why don’t you understand.”
Nevertheless, seeing that was how Wang Wu responded, Wang Lu also knew that his guess was miles away. ”What exactly is her problem?”
”It’s a long story, where to begin?” Wang Wu lightly knocked the table with her knuckle while she thought about it, then she opened her mouth to ask, ”You have known Aya for more than ten years, so you must know her quite well. What do you think about her character?”
Wang Lu thought for a moment. ”Generally speaking, she’s honest, serious, humble and polite. She also has a strong sense of responsibility. Although I can see that she’s quite competitive, for some reason, she very much restrains it. In addition, when she talks to people, although not outwardly domineering, but to many of them, she was too calm and indifferent, as if she was all too familiar with the subject. Clearly, this is the response of someone who sits at the top, which makes people feel like she’s some kind of lord, master, or perhaps a monarch of a country… It’s hard to imagine what she is doing here as a part-time chef.”
”Mm, your basic assumption is correct, she indeed comes from a monarch family… of course, now, it could only be called as a subjugated monarch family.”