bioinnovel Chapter 189 I knew you were a seasoned culinary master long ago
Chapter 189 I knew you were a seasoned culinary master long ago
The entire banquet hall was silent for a full three seconds.
Then Tu Shan Yue burst into laughter again, this time even more exaggerated than when she was in the square. She lay on the table, her nine tails swaying wildly behind her, tears streaming down her face.
"Hee hee hee hee—I thought it was some deep-seated grudge—but it's just this—hahahaha—"
She laughed until she was breathless, waving at Su Yao between laughs: "Yao Yao! Quick! Return the money! Return it double! Consider it an apology to Dean Lu Yuan!"
Although Su Yao, the butler, was very dissatisfied with Tu Shan Yue's extravagant spending, she didn't dare to say anything. She lowered her head and operated the bracelet a few times, and indeed saw a bet of 10 billion. Then, following Tu Shan Yue's instructions, she doubled the amount and returned by the same route.
A few seconds later, Lu Yuan's bracelet emitted a crisp notification sound.
She looked down and her pupils dilated suddenly.
"Two, two hundred billion?!"
Lu Yuan sprang up from the futon, her voice shrill and almost cracking: "Two hundred billion!!!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in Lanzhiyuan gasped in unison.
Sitting next to her, Lu Yutang quickly helped her aunt, who was about to faint.
On the other side, Ning Xiaoman, who was diligently cooking, came over to check the numbers on Lu Yuan's bracelet. Shocked, she congratulated her, "Congratulations, Dean! You don't have to run away anymore."
At the main table, Tu Shanyue finally stopped laughing, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with her fingertips, and sat up straight again.
It picked up its wine glass and raised it towards Xue Youyou. The smile on its face had not completely faded, but its fox-like eyes had regained their shrewdness and sharpness.
"Now that the money issue is resolved, can we properly discuss cooperation?"
"I would like to hear the details."
Xue Youyou also raised her wine glass and gently clinked it against hers.
The crisp sound of glass clinking echoed in the banquet hall, and the amber-colored wine swirled gently in the glasses.
Of course, she wouldn't drink it, since it contained aphrodisiacs, and Xue Youyou was afraid of it.
Tu Shan Yue didn't care whether Xue Youyou drank it or not. She drank the liquid in her cup in one gulp, then leaned back, revealing a lazy and composed posture.
"The content of the cooperation is very simple."
Tu Shan Yue raised a finger and lightly tapped the air with her fingertip: "I need you to come back to the main family in Qingqiu with me later."
Xue Youyou raised an eyebrow slightly, but did not reply, waiting for it to continue.
"In front of the main clan members of Qingqiu, you must show that you only obey my orders."
Tu Shan Yue's tone was casual, but the seriousness in her lazy fox eyes showed that she was not joking: "In other words, without my permission, you cannot treat those tribesmen who have lost their tails, no matter how much they promise you, or how much they threaten you."
"Even if you are tortured, you must never betray me."
After he finished speaking, the banquet hall fell silent for a moment.
Xue Youyou gently twirled her fingertips around the rim of the cup, making a soft friction sound.
She raised her head and looked at Tu Shan Yue with a half-smile: "Miss Tu Shan Yue, this is no small matter."
That's why it's called cooperation.
"Since it's a collaboration..."
Xue Youyou leaned forward slightly, placing her hands clasped on the table. Her tone was calm yet direct: "So, what benefits will I get from this partnership? For example, golden skill cards, right?"
Upon hearing this, Tu Shanyue was taken aback at first, then shook her head and laughed, her laughter tinged with helplessness.
"You really dare to say that."
It picked up the wine pot and poured itself another cup, saying as it poured, "A golden skill card is a rare treasure, even in a higher-level state. Even I am not fortunate enough to enjoy such a divine item."
A hint of disappointment flashed across Xue Youyou's face, but before she could speak, Tu Shanyue put down the wine pot, raised a finger, and became serious.
"However, I have some valuable information here, which is definitely no less valuable than a gold skill card."
Tu Shan Yue's fox-like eyes narrowed slightly, a meaningful smile playing on her lips: "If you're willing to become my partner, I can tell you."
Xue Youyou stared at her for a few seconds.
Tu Shanyue's face was full of confidence, and there was no trace of evasion or guilt in her fox eyes, so she didn't seem to be just talking nonsense.
Xue Youyou had to admit that her interest had been piqued.
"What news?"
Tu Shan Yue waved her hand, her smile deepening: "Don't rush, there's a small matter to take care of before I tell you this news."
"Let me introduce you to an old friend of mine. I hope you can resolve your past conflicts."
As it spoke, it clapped its hands toward Su Yao and gestured with its eyes to bring the Soul Master of the Underworld Frost.
Xue Youyou frowned slightly.
An old friend? A contradiction?
She quickly went through the people and pets she had offended in her mind, and was very puzzled. She racked her brains but still couldn't figure out who Tu Shanyue was referring to.
A moment later, the side door of the banquet hall was pushed open.
Su Yao was the first to walk in, but Xue Youyou's gaze only lingered on her for a moment before passing over her and landing on the figure behind her.
No, to be precise, it was that ghostly figure.
Lord of the Frost Soul.
Its hands were tightly bound by a pair of specially made anti-magic handcuffs that gleamed with a dark light. Its translucent body shimmered with a faint blue light under the lamplight, and the chilling aura emanating from it made the temperature in the entire banquet hall drop several degrees.
It lowered its head, looked uneasy, and was led to the table by Su Yao, who was holding its chain and walking unsteadily.
Xue Youyou's eyes widened instantly.
She abruptly turned to look at Tu Shanyue, her eyes filled with disbelief: "You and it... are friends?"
Tu Shanyue held her wine glass and nodded with a smile.
Xue Youyou's brows furrowed even more. She looked at the Soul Master of the Underworld Frost, then at Tu Shanyue, her expression gradually shifting from shock to disdain.
What exactly is the Soul Master of the Frost Netherworld?
In the world of cultivation, he would be a heretical cultivator hated by everyone.
"Miss Tushan."
Xue Youyou's tone turned cold, and even her address changed from the relaxed "Miss Tu Shanyue" to the distant "Miss Tu Shan".
"As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. To befriend an evil beast like the Frost Soul Master, I have to suspect that you're no better off than he seems."
These words were spoken without any politeness or restraint, and were quite blunt.
The air fell silent for a moment.
Su Yao stood to the side, a subtle expression flashing across her face, as if she was trying to suppress something.
The other seven members of the Qingqiu Fox Clan also looked like they were struggling to keep their composure, almost to the point of internal injury from holding back their laughter.
The Soul Lord of the Frost Netherworld raised his head and gave Xue Youyou a sinister look, but the magic-suppressing handcuffs on his hands prevented him from doing anything, and he could only let out a low, cold snort.
However, Tu Shanyue, who was called "a bad person" by Xue Youyou to her face, did not show any anger.
It even laughed.
"Snow White, do you know how I felt the first time I saw you?"
Before Xue Youyou could answer, Tu Shanyue extended her index finger and tapped Xue Youyou's nose from a distance, saying slowly and deliberately, "I could tell at a glance that you are a genuine master chef."
Upon hearing this, the tense atmosphere suddenly burst open, filling the air with a joyful mood.
Unexpectedly, there was a twist. Su Yao finally couldn't hold back and turned her head away, her shoulders trembling slightly.
"..."
Xue Youyou, who had been singled out and "praised" by Tu Shanyue, blushed slightly on both cheeks.
Tu Shanyue picked up her wine glass, swirled it, took a sip, and winked at Xue Youyou. She said in a relaxed tone, "Stop pretending. Do you think my eyes, which have seen thousands of years, can't see it? We're both equally clueless, so neither of us should say anything."