His cooking is so delicious that he's become the darling of the entire cultivation world.

Chapter 25 Heizi

In the afternoon, Yun Ci was preparing the items to sell for the third day.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

Yun Ci thought it was Chu Zimo, but when he opened the door, he found it was the skinny boy who had bought him steamed buns and meatball soup yesterday.

He was dressed in the robes of a servant disciple, and had a large bag on his back, the contents of which were unknown.

Yun Ci felt that the bag must be almost heavier than the servant disciple himself.

Seeing Yun Ci open the door, Hei Zi said, "I've come to get the clothes that need washing."

Clothes that need washing?

Yun Ci remembered that not long after he transmigrated, a servant disciple had indeed come to collect clothes that needed washing.

However, he refused.

No one has come since.

Yun Ci was a little confused, "I don't think it was you who took the clothes?"

Hei Zi nodded. "That person was reassigned to another department."

That's it.

Yun Ci said, "I can wash it myself, that way you can wash one less person."

He prefers to wash himself.

Upon hearing this, Hei Zi did not nod, but instead gripped his clothes tightly with both hands.

His face showed a conflicted expression.

"What's wrong?" Yun Ci asked, puzzled by his reaction.

Hei Zi kept his head down; his malnourished body looked withered and dry.

"But the last person was caught by the supervisor for not washing your clothes, and I... I'm afraid I'll be assigned to another place too."

Yun Ci's eyes widened. "Really? I did it voluntarily!"

Damn, were my clothes sent somewhere else without being washed?

What kind of lives do menial disciples live?!

Kuroko continued, "We have a daily workload..."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ci looked at the frightened look on the boy's face and cursed the steward in his heart for being inhuman.

He immediately nodded, "Then wait a moment, I'll go get it for you."

Hei Zi nodded.

As Yun Ci returned to her room, she complained, "What a ridiculous rule..."

Hei Zi then looked up into the courtyard, and suddenly, his eyes met those of a pure white beast on the stone table.

After Yun Ci came out, Hei Zi lowered his head again.

Yun Ci handed him the clothes. "Here, these are the clothes I changed out of yesterday. I cast a cleaning spell on them, so they shouldn't be dirty. Just wash them a little."

Each inner disciple has two sets of clothes to change into for each season.

Yun Ci took out a set.

Hei Zi took it and said, "Okay."

Yun Ci saw him put the large bag on his back on the ground, open it, and what came into view were all inner disciple robes just like his.

Yun Ci looked at it and asked curiously, "Won't this get mixed up?"

Hei Zi shook his head. "The name is on the cuff."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ci raised her hand, "It actually exists! I just realized that!"

Hearing Yun Ci's clear and lovely voice, Hei Zi curled the corners of his mouth.

Hei Zi put Yun Ci's clothes on top, tied them up again, and then put his bag back on.

Yun Ci noticed that Hei Zi was shorter than him and asked, "How old are you?"

"15."

She's the same age as him.

Thinking of the long mountain road, Yun Ci asked again, "Are you walking back?"

Kuroko nodded, paused for a moment, and then said,

"It's alright, it's not far... only three hours."

???

Six hours? It'll be dark by the time we walk back!

Yun Ci was shocked, "Do you walk this far every day?"

"Ah."

"And these clothes..."

I won't have to wash it when I get back.

As far as he knew, the menial disciples were all ordinary people without any talent for cultivation, and they had to sleep every day.

After washing all these clothes, when will I be able to go to sleep?!

Kuroko looked up at the sky. "It's getting late... By the time we get back, the others will have locked the door again..."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

Yun Ci's expression grew even angrier.

Is this bullying?

"Hey, wait a minute." Yun Ci called out to Hei Zi.

Kuroko stopped in her tracks. "What's wrong?"

Yun Ci asked in confusion, "If you go back, what if the person you're sharing a room with locks the door? Where will you stay?"

Kuroko's eyes were blank. "I don't know... Just sit outside. ...It'll be dawn soon."

???

What a day this is!

"Tsk, why don't you stay here for the night? Then go back tomorrow morning?"

Kuroko's dark eyes gradually brightened.

Yun Ci didn't look at him and continued, "But I only have one small bed here, so I might have to squeeze in. I think it should be enough room."

"Okay." Hei Zi nodded.

Yun Ci was taken aback.

You agreed so quickly?

He didn't pay much attention.

"Okay, then come in."

And so, Hei Zi entered Yun Ci's courtyard.

Hei Zi walked in, seemingly at a loss, and stood still.

Xiao Bai jumped into Yun Ci's arms.

Xiao Hei seemed curious about someone entering the yard, running over and then running back.

Yun Ci walked over and pulled Hei Zi to the stone table.

"It's okay, don't be afraid, I don't eat people."

Seeing the huge bag that was weighing down on her, Yun Ci said, "Put that on the ground, it's so heavy."

As she spoke, Yun Ci offered to help him take the things down.

As soon as she picked it up, Yun Ci almost couldn't lift it. It was Hei Zi who reached out and lifted it up for her, preventing the big bag from falling back onto her shoulder.

Yun Ci gave an awkward smile.

"It seems a bit heavy."

Hei Zi looked at Yun Ci's smiling face without saying a word.

......

Equipment Refining Peak.

Before Elder Chengxuan even entered, he heard Chu Ziming's howling.

Chu Ziming's voice trailed off when he saw Elder Chengxuan walk in. "Master, you've arrived?"

Elder Chengxuan's expression was stern as he sternly said, "What kind of behavior is this, wailing and howling! It's just copying it 1000 times! Humph!"

Chu Ziming wept, "That's the 'Nine Heavens Refining Techniques', Master! Millions of words!"

Suddenly, Chu Ziming smelled a odor. "Master, did you just eat a scallion pancake?"

"Sigh, Yun Ci should be selling scallion pancakes today, right? Master, could I have a scallion pancake?"

He swallowed hard at the thought of the taste of scallion pancakes.

Elder Chengxuan sneered, "What are you going to eat if you haven't finished copying? There are fasting pills here."

After speaking, he turned and left.

Chu Ziming was in tears.

The master went too far.

......

night.

Yun Ci made a big pot of braised noodles with green beans, a braised pork rib dish, and a hot and sour shredded potato dish.

The aroma of braised noodles with green beans filled the yard after it was cooked.

Yun Ci doesn't like his braised noodles with green beans to be too dry. He will add the broth that was previously served when the noodles are almost done cooking, and then let them simmer for a while longer.

Finally, every single noodle is coated with the broth.

Hei Zi helped Yun Ci carry the food.

Before long, two people and a beast sat down at the stone table.

Each person had a large bowl of braised noodles with green beans in front of them.

Braised pork ribs, a dish bursting with color, aroma, and flavor; and shredded potatoes, tangy and spicy, that whet the appetite.

Hei Zi stared at the dishes without looking away.

Yun Ci handed him the chopsticks, "Eat up, there's plenty left in the pot."

Kuroko took the chopsticks. "Thank you."

Yun Ci smiled and shook her head, "Try it, see if it's good."

Little White had already started eating heartily.

Hei Zi lowered his head and ate a bite of green beans soaked in broth, then ate a piece of pork rib.

"good to eat."

After saying that, he didn't raise his head again.

They ate heartily.

Yun Ci was eating ribs when the ribs came off the bone with a gentle pull.

"You should eat more; you're too thin."

Hearing this, Hei Zi was taken aback.

Watching Yun Ci intently eating the ribs, his dark eyes brightened, "Mmm!"

Yun Ci smiled. "By the way, how long have you been at the Xuanyuan Sect?"

Hei Zi thought for a moment, "It's been more than ten years. I came here when I was very young. My family couldn't afford to raise me, so they sold me."

He sold it for one or two taels of silver. The family was not good. He vaguely remembered that the wife had been beaten to death by her husband, and then he was beaten. So he ran away.

They stumbled upon the entrance to the Xuanyuan Sect by accident.

Upon hearing this, Yun Ci felt even more tenderness towards the young man in front of her.

"eat more."

I put several pieces of ribs on his plate until the bowl was almost full.

Hei Zi lowered his head and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.