Douluo Continent: Starting by controlling the Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Cult

Chapter 43 Simps Are Everywhere

Huo Yuhao followed Xie Huanyue out of the academy, and was immediately taken aback. There were no more students registering, and the main road outside the east gate was indeed teeming with vendors. They sold everything imaginable, a dazzling array. Among them, food vendors were the most numerous, their cries filling the air. Clearly, they had all gathered here to do business with the Shrek Academy students.

Xie Huanyue naturally wouldn't linger at these food stalls with Huo Yuhao. The two left the school gate and headed west to Shrek City's food street.

The brightly lit streets, bustling with people, gave Huo Yuhao a feeling of returning to his past life.

"Yuhao, let's eat at this place!" Xie Huanyue pointed to a self-service barbecue restaurant and shouted excitedly.

"A buffet?" Huo Yuhao smiled silently. He had to admit that the merchants in this other world were quite shrewd, having even come up with a buffet.

Xie Huanyue was clearly not a first-timer. The store was very popular, with both floors fully booked. He went straight to the front desk and moved a folding table and two stools, setting them up at the entrance.

"The ingredients at this restaurant are quite fresh, and the seasonings are also very good." Huo Yuhao used his mental detection to scan the ingredients brought out from the kitchen and immediately praised them.

"Hehe, let's drink until we drop tonight!" Xie Huanyue brought out two more jars of fruit wine from somewhere and placed them on the table. As a descendant of soldiers, drinking was a common occurrence for him.

"Isn't it inappropriate for minors to drink?" Huo Yuhao had been averse to drinking due to health reasons, especially the vulgar customs at drinking parties, which made him very averse to drinking culture.

However, in this life, the original owner's body was a wine barrel. In the original plot, Huo Gua's legs and one arm were frozen due to the power of heaven and earth. He promoted the absorption of the power by drinking alcohol, and he spent almost the entire time in the wine cellar.

"If you don't tell, and I don't tell, who will know?" Xie Huanyue chuckled and immediately slapped off the seal on the wine jar, releasing a rich aroma of wine.

As Huo Yuhao inhaled the strange aroma of the fruit wine, he found himself involuntarily becoming intoxicated. Sure enough, the original Huo Yuhao was a real wine connoisseur!

"Alright, let's drink until we drop tonight!" Huo Yuhao slapped off the seal on his wine jar, picked it up, and laughed heartily.

At this moment, the restaurant's waiters brought out the huge grill, along with several large platters of fresh meat, clearly knowing Xie Huanyue, a regular customer, very well.

Despite his weight loss, Xie Huan Yue's glorious feat of eating enough food for a hundred people by himself in the store is still talked about there.

"Fatty, do you like grilled fish?" Huo Yuhao stared at the plates of fatty meat, his stomach churning. He wasn't a big eater, and besides, could an ordinary person handle such greasy food? So he remembered the original owner's ingrained grilling skills and couldn't help but ask.

"Grilled fish? I love that too, but this place is self-service grilling, and I'm not sure how well I can do it." Xie Huanyue casually replied as she skillfully placed slices of fatty meat onto the grill.

"If you like it, that's easy. That's my specialty." Huo Yuhao had actually made the original owner's specialty, grilled fish, quite a bit when he was at the Duke's mansion. The taste was undeniable. He immediately called the waiter to bring them some fresh bluefish.

The restaurant was very well prepared, with a metal grill made by a craftsman, an iron rack, various seasonings, and cleaned and gutted grass carp.

Huo Yuhao first checked the seasonings, then began to prepare the bluefish. There were quite a few seasonings; the kitchen staff had really put in the effort, even finding some perilla. Huo Yuhao tore the perilla into pieces, mixed it with other seasonings, stuffed it into the bluefish's belly, skewered it with bamboo skewers, and then placed it on a special grill to bake.

"I didn't realize that a scion of a prestigious family like you would have such skills." Xie Huanyue's eyes widened in disbelief. Huo Yuhao's actions were so smooth and flawless that even an expert couldn't find fault with them.

Just kidding, it was with this skill of grilling fish that Huo Gua successfully won over the taste buds of Tang Buddha's little princess.

The golden-brown grilled fish still had a faint sheen of oil, and a rich aroma wafted from its belly. When your teeth touched the grilled fish, it even made a slight crunching sound; the skin was completely crispy yet not burnt at all. Beneath the crispy skin lay tender, juicy, and perfectly seasoned fish meat.

Xie Huanyue's mouth watered at the sight of the grilled fish in Huo Yuhao's hands. He even forgot about the grilled meat in his own pan.

Xie Huanyue finally got the first skewer of grilled bluefish. He blew on the steaming hot air, and then, to Huo Yuhao's astonished expression, he opened his mouth wide enough to expand at will after his martial soul awakened, stuffed the whole fish inside, leaving only a thin bamboo skewer.

After chewing a few times, Xie Huanyue's eyes lit up instantly. She chewed a few more times and swallowed it in one gulp. Then she spat out a whole fish bone, which made Huo Yuhao's eyebrows twitch wildly.

Goodness, at this rate you're eating, my grilled fish preparation efficiency can't keep up at all!

"It's so delicious, I want another one!" Xie Huanyue shouted excitedly, attracting the attention of the diners. The aroma of Huo Yuhao's grilled fish wafted in the evening breeze, also drawing the attention of many passersby.

One grilled fish after another came out of the oven. Huo Yuhao grilled them very carefully, without lowering the quality of the grilling even though Xie Huanyue ate quickly. Every time Xie Huanyue got a grilled fish, he ate it with great satisfaction. His favorite grilled meat, however, turned into charcoal because it had been grilled for too long.

After eating more than a dozen grilled fish, Xie Huanyue finally realized that Huo Yuhao had barely eaten any. He raised his cup to punish himself and express his apology.

Huo Yuhao chuckled. This fat man was quite genuine. He also raised his wine jar and took a swig in response.

Just as the two were enjoying their grilled fish and meat, several female students in purple school uniforms walked from the direction of Shrek Academy. The female student at the front attracted countless eyes as soon as she appeared.

She looked only fourteen or fifteen years old, with a slender and well-proportioned figure. Her long, golden hair cascaded down her back in large waves, her skin was as white as snow, and her eyes were like pools of clear water. With each glance, she exuded an elegant and refined air. Like a crescent moon with a halo, like snow piled on flowering trees, her delicate and graceful movements were breathtakingly beautiful. Her stunning beauty seemed to make everything around her pale in comparison.

"Sister Nan, it smells so good! What's that scent?" another female student beside the stunningly beautiful girl asked in surprise. She was also quite beautiful, but how could a firefly beside the bright moon possibly shine?

The stunningly beautiful girl had obviously smelled the aroma as well, and the other women couldn't help but turn their gazes toward the grill on Huo Yuhao's side.

Perhaps it was the dazzling beauty of the leading girl that caused the passersby who had been standing in front of Huo Yuhao's grill to spontaneously part ways, allowing her and several other female students to walk straight to the grill. Seeing everyone make way, the stunningly beautiful girl was not arrogant at all. Instead, she smiled gently and nodded to those who had made way. Everyone who saw her smile blushed and was completely mesmerized.

Upon seeing the stunningly beautiful girl's face, Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment. He instantly guessed the person's identity in his mind, and the timeline converged again!

The female student in purple before me was not only no less beautiful than Ning Tian and the other girls, but also possessed a gentle and warm temperament. In addition, the ever-present sorrow between her brows made her even more pitiful to behold.

Of course, perhaps due to her age, she was still somewhat inferior to a peerless beauty like Zhongli Yu.

"Junior, did you make this grilled fish?" The stunningly beautiful girl glanced at Huo Yuhao's outer academy uniform and asked softly.

"This was made by my brother using ingredients from a barbecue restaurant. Senior, would you like to share a table with us? That way you can try my brother's cooking." Xie Huanyue waved the grilled fish in his hand. He was clearly the type of person who didn't get close to women. Instead of wagging his tail and offering the grilled fish with both hands like some sycophants, he explained the rules of the self-service barbecue restaurant to the girl.

"How much is a seat at the all-you-can-eat barbecue?" The girl asked instinctively, her eyes fixed on the glistening fish in Xie Huanyue's hand.

A waiter quickly stepped forward and replied, "Hello, beautiful lady. Apart from this evil student, each self-service station in our store costs fifty gold soul coins."

You definitely can't eat without paying, especially at buffet restaurants.

The stunningly beautiful girl frowned slightly, but finally shook her head and said, "It's too expensive. Let's forget about it."

"Fatty, give her a seat." Just then, Huo Yuhao spoke up. He didn't have a good impression of Jiang Nannan, who had a rabbit-shaped martial soul similar to the one in Tang Buddha's sword sheath. In the original work, she was even considered a self-righteous and arrogant woman. Not only did she keep her sycophant hanging on, but she also took the money without helping him awaken his martial soul. She had no sense of chivalry.

However, putting aside her sycophantic nature, her future husband, Xu Sanshi, with his Xuanwu Martial Soul, won't be brainwashed by Shrek Academy's honor because of his family connections. If he's a decent person, Huo Yuhao wouldn't mind getting in touch with Xu Sanshi through Jiang Nannan and making friends.

"Young man, you're quite good." Just then, a deep, resonant yet frivolous voice suddenly rang out. Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered slightly, and he saw a figure appear behind him at some point.

This person, dressed in a black school uniform, was actually a sixth-grade student. He looked to be about the same age as Beibei, whom I had met once before. He was tall, with thick eyebrows, piercing eyes, a straight nose, and a square mouth—a dignified appearance. His fair skin flushed slightly in the presence of someone, and his slightly chubby face was full of smiles.

"You're following me again!" The girl named Jiang Nannan immediately raised her eyebrows.

"No way, Nan Nan, life is full of unexpected encounters. It just so happens that this insightful young man has spoken up. Why don't we share a table? This meal is on me!" Xu Sanshi waved the folding fan in his hand, leaned on Huo Yuhao's shoulder, and struck a pose like a spoiled young master.

"Xu Sanshi, you really are elusive." At the same time, a slightly helpless, refined voice also came out. The group looked in the direction of the voice and saw two figures slowly walking towards them from the side of the street.

They were none other than Tang Ya and Bei Bei, the two scourges of the Tang Clan.

Beibei and Jiang Nannan happened to be passing by by chance and saw Jiang Nannan there. It was easy to guess that the sycophant Xu Sanshi was lurking nearby.

Tang Ya was actually attracted by the aroma of grilled fish, but when she slowly raised her gaze and met Huo Yuhao's helpless face, she couldn't help but blurt out.

"Is it you?"

Dear readers, please don't ask me why I always call these two jinxes. With Tang Da Shen Wang's abilities, it would be easy for him to notice the existing Tang Clan members on the continent through certain means. If the protagonist has too much contact with Tang Ya, his luck will inevitably be discovered by Tang Buddha, and then it would be all over.

(End of this chapter)