Upon leaving De Yue Building, Ma Jingtian was still full of indignation.
"Little Boss, are we just going to let this go? We haven’t even taken back our sign."
"Do you intend to break into the governnt office again?"
Xin Lin remained calm and composed, showing neither joy nor anger.
"But... that’s our sign!"
Ma Jingtian stubbornly objected.
He had been a bandit for a long ti and couldn’t stand the idea of his belongings ending up in soone else’s hands, not to ntion that Master Chen’s tactics were even more despicable than those of a bandit.
"A blessing in disguise may co from a misfortune."
Xin Lin smiled.
"Xiao Xin, I was a great help today. I’m not asking for much, just make that Wind Breath Roast Pork for dinner tonight."
Master Mo and Silly Chu’s dad were guarding outside with the Overlord Egg. As soon as they saw Xin Lin, Master Mo approached with a face eager to show his rits.
"There won’t be any Wind Breath Roast Pork, but there is a al at Taoyao Pavilion. I’ll be the host tonight."
Master Ji ca out beaming with smiles.
By winning the Assistant Chef from De Yue Building, Master Ji felt greatly honored.
He invited everyone to have a al at Taoyao Pavilion. Unfortunately, Master Ji himself was still recovering from his injuries and couldn’t cook personally.
"Master Ji, you are not fully healed from your injuries. You should still be careful. If Master Chen knows you’re safe, he will definitely think of other thods."
Xin Lin reminded him.
"Don’t worry. I’ve been fighting with him for decades. What can he possibly do?"
Master Ji said cheerfully.
Through his words, Xin Lin learned that Master Chen and Master Ji used to be fellow disciples, and Master Ji also learned cooking at De Yue Building.
The original head chef of De Yue Building had intended to pass the position to Master Ji. However, at so point, Master Chen used so trickery to snatch away the head chef’s position and even kicked Master Ji out of De Yue Building.
Master Ji had to look for work far and wide, but other Spiritual Food Restaurants wouldn’t accept him, and he ended up as the head chef in a place like Taoyao Pavilion, which was associated with less savory activities.
He found out afterwards that Master Chen was the one sabotaging him behind the scenes, leading to a grudge and an ongoing open and secret struggle for decades, all to no avail.
Whenever Master Chen was around, Master Ji inevitably suffered mockery and suppression.
This ti, being able to make Master Chen eat humble pie, Master Ji couldn’t be happier.
"Caution is the surest path to longevity. Master Ji, take my advice, don’t prepare any Spiritual Food until you’re fully recovered."
Although Xin Lin had helped Master Ji by removing the parasitic eggs from his body, Master Ji’s essence and cultivation had been significantly depleted by the Corpse Leech, and it would be difficult to recover quickly.
Master Ji readily agreed, and everyone ate and drank until the moon climbed over the willow tops.
Master Mo drank quite a bit and staggered as he walked, eventually being carried back to the School Clinic by Silly Chu.
After setting everyone else up, Xin Lin returned to the small wooden house number 24.
Back in the small wooden house, Xin Lin wasn’t the slightest bit sleepy.
"Heaven-defying Book, how can I reclaim that Phoebe Wood Sign?"
What was eaten must be spit out.
Xin Lin hadn’t reacted on the spot to retake the Phoebe Wood Sign, but that didn’t an she really didn’t want it.
A gentleman’s revenge is not too late, even after ten years.
"Life Book reminder: Answering the question requires deducting 10 Heaven-Defying Value points."
The response of the Heaven-defying Book was exactly what Xin Lin had in mind.
Xin Lin nodded in agreent.
"Life Book reminder: 10 Heaven-Defying Value points deducted. The only thod to reclaim the Phoebe Wood Sign is to shut down De Yue Building, making the sign ownerless."
The Heaven-defying Book answered deliberately.
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