Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Chapter 52 The Cafeteria's Dilemma!

Coming to his senses, Cao Meng suddenly remembered something, so he went to Xia Yulan's side and massaged her shoulders, saying with a grin:
"Uncle Xia, we're such good friends, how about you teach me the 'Life-Severing Force'?"

Cao Meng had been suffering from back pain due to Duanmu Fei these past few days and had completely forgotten about the "Intercepting Life Force" technique; he only just remembered it.

The female demon master had a very high opinion of the "Intercepting Life Force" technique, so Cao Meng was also very interested in it.

So he tried to appeal to Xia Yulan's emotions, hoping she would teach him.

"Cao Meng, you really speak very directly, you don't hide anything at all!"

Xia Yulan rolled her eyes at Cao Meng, wondering why he had the nerve to say it so bluntly.

Even if the other party wants to learn my life-saving technique, I should at least be polite and tactful!

"Uncle-Master, it's just that we're good friends, there's no need to beat around the bush!"

Cao Meng was thick-skinned and didn't care at all about Xia Yulan's mockery.

Given their relationship, if they beat around the bush, wouldn't that make their friendship seem distant?

"hehe!"

Xia Yulan gave a cold laugh, a half-smile playing on her lips, and said:

"Cao Meng, do you want to learn 'Intercepting Life Force'?"

"If you sever your master-disciple relationship with Senior Sister Duanmu and then become my disciple, I'll teach you the 'Life-Severing Force,' how about that?"

He had agreed to teach Cao Meng the "Life-Cutting Force," but it was up to Cao Meng himself to learn it and seize the opportunity.

"I'm afraid of death!"

Cao Meng felt that Xia Yulan wanted to harm him, and that if he really wanted a martial arts manual, he should go to Duanmu Fei to sever their master-disciple relationship.

Given Duanmu Fei's ruthless nature, in a fit of rage, she might very well slap herself to death.

Or perhaps the female demon used herself as a furnace to absorb yang energy to replenish yin.

At that time, that female demon master will not only absorb a little bit of my yang energy, but my cultivation and essence will probably be drained, and I will die from it!
As for Xia Yulan protecting him, Cao Meng didn't believe it at all.

If Xia Yulan's strength is truly not afraid of Duanmu Fei, then Xia Yulan should at least be a peak master, not a hall master!
"That's it!"

"Since you are unwilling to become my disciple, why should I sacrifice my cultivation to teach you the 'Life-Severing Force' for an outsider like you?"

Xia Yulan felt that she had given Cao Meng the opportunity to learn "Jiesheng Jin" (a martial art), but it was Cao Meng who didn't want it, so she couldn't blame herself.

"Uncle-Master, will teaching me the 'Life-Severing Force' damage my cultivation?"

"In that case, I won't learn it!"

Now Cao Meng understood that Xia Yulan's request was a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for him from the start, as she didn't want to teach him the "Intercepting Life Force" technique.

However, to Cao Meng's surprise, Xia Yulan's teaching of the Life-Severing Force would actually cause her to lose some of her cultivation.

Although his relationship with Xia Yulan was alright, it wasn't enough for her, a Nascent Soul cultivator, to sacrifice her cultivation to pass on her techniques to him.

However, Cao Meng was a little curious about what kind of technique the "Intercepting Life Force" was, since it was so strange.

"Cao Meng, at least you still have some conscience!"

Xia Yulan felt a slight warmth in her heart when she heard Cao Meng say that he was giving up learning the life-saving technique.

"Cao Meng, the Life-Severing Force is not as simple as Senior Sister Duanmu and you think. The Life-Severing Force is a technique, but it is not a technique either."

"You can't master the Life-Severing Force now. But once you reach the Nascent Soul stage, if you perform well, your martial uncle might consider teaching you it."

Xia Yulan noticed Cao Meng's curiosity about the "Intercepting Life Force," so she revealed some of its secrets and even made a promise!

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After hearing Xia Yulan's words, Cao Meng was startled. The "Life-Severing Force" was a technique, yet it wasn't; what exactly was it?
Could it be an object?

As Cao Meng was lost in thought, Xia Yulan waved her sleeve, and the scene of the main hall in the dining hall appeared in the private room.

In the dining hall, disciples came and went, but 99% of the female disciples were not there to eat spiritual food, but to buy Supreme Yang Pearls.

After they bought the Supreme Yang Pearl, they turned around and left without stopping at all, never even thinking of buying spiritual food in the canteen.

"Cao Meng, you said I've already put the Supreme Yang Pearls in the cafeteria to sell, attracting a lot of customers, so why is the cafeteria's business still not good?"

Xia Yulan was exhausted. Ever since she took over the sales rights of the Zhiyang Pearl, she had indeed brought more customers to the cafeteria through her efforts.

But it only brought in more people; it didn't boost the canteen's food sales!
Even the business of providing meals for the deceased in the canteen is still the same old mess.

Listening to Xia Yulan's complaints, Cao Meng said irritably:
"Uncle-Master, look at those waiters serving the food, their hands are shaking non-stop. It would take decades of practice to master that technique!"

"Leaving aside the taste, with this amount of food, the canteen's spiritual meals are definitely not doing well!"

Why did Cao Meng insist on personally scooping the food? It was because the servants serving the food had such shaky hands.

Moreover, Cao Meng felt that the food served in the canteen was really just average, not as good as the food at Baiyuexuan.

If it weren't for the fact that Cao Meng could eat and drink for free in the cafeteria without having to pay spirit stones, he wouldn't have come to the cafeteria.

Xia Yulan punched Cao Meng on the head. She had asked him for ideas, not for betraying her.

After giving Cao Meng a good scolding, Xia Yulan said helplessly:

"Cao Meng, you've never run a canteen before, so you don't know the hardships involved!"

"Among the four protective cities, there are more than a hundred Ling Shan Fang restaurants, all of which are competing with the canteen for business."

"But the dining hall has so many elders, deacons, and spiritual chefs to feed, so it can only..."

As the head of the canteen, Xia Yulan naturally knew the situation there.

The fact that the cafeteria server's hands trembled and that special tableware was used could be attributed to her authorization.

Xia Yulan knew this wasn't good, but she had no other choice and could only do it this way.

The system, which hadn't been actively launched for several days, suddenly went live:
"Beep, based on the special situation faced by the host, a task reward is issued:"

Option 1: Help Xia Yulan revitalize the cafeteria. Reward: A random mystery reward!
Option Two: Ignore everything, it's none of my business! Task Reward: One random low-grade fourth-tier spiritual weapon!

Looking at the two options provided by the system, Cao Meng began to consider the gains and losses.

Option 1's reward is too random, with no guarantee of a minimum reward, and the probability of being scammed is very high.

While option two's reward also has some randomness, it guarantees at least a low-grade fourth-tier spiritual weapon, although the type is uncertain.

Cao Meng is now hesitant, wondering whether to take a big gamble or choose a safer option!

"Chief, I choose one!"

After a moment's thought, Cao Meng chose option one.

Cao Meng wanted to take a big gamble, and at the same time, out of consideration for his friendship with Xia Yulan, he would also help this woman out.

And even if you lose the bet with the system and don't get anything good, that's all.

As long as we help Xia Yulan break out of this predicament, we can also ask this woman for some benefits.

"Beep, reward for the option has been issued!"

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained the recipe for the Tier 2 Spirit Drink Five-Colored Glazed Pearl Milk Tea, as well as absolute access to Five-Colored Glazed Pearl Milk Tea!"

After checking the system rewards, Cao Meng thought they were pretty good.

The recipe for the second-tier spiritual drink, Five-Colored Glazed Pearl Milk Tea, may have limited value, but the value of that absolute authority is unimaginable!
(End of this chapter)