No health bar? You call this stunningly beautiful NPC sickly?

Mu Zhixi's gentle smile brought warmth to the devastated ruins.

The young player, who had been subjected to the scornful stares of the crowd, felt a warm current flow through his body, and even his heart, which had been pounding in his throat, slowly calmed down.

"Her name is not taboo." Mu Zhixi's voice was still ethereal. She slowly walked down the broken wall, stepping on the ground full of rubble, without getting a speck of dust on her body. "It's just that mentioning it meaninglessly will attract unnecessary prying."

This explanation only fueled everyone's imaginations, leading them to envision a series of grand and dramatic events.

Han Yue immediately understood the deeper meaning and bowed, saying, "We understand and will never again mention that being's name lightly, lest we bring unnecessary trouble upon Your Majesty."

He was now almost certain that the terrifying princess of the old royal court had an extremely strong possessive desire for Her Majesty the Goddess, and any mention of their relationship could be seen as a provocation.

Mu Zhixi was very satisfied with Han Yue's quick thinking. It was so reassuring to have a subordinate who could understand things on his own without her having to say much.

She was planning how to gracefully end this inspection tour of Blue Star and incidentally reap another wave of faith points when a name that the system had mentioned suddenly flashed through her mind.

Oh, and there's also a child destined for great fortune.

"Among your human race, is there anyone named Fu Qingfeng?" Mu Zhixi's tone was casual, as if she were just asking about the weather today, but this question stunned all the high-ranking players from the Dragon Kingdom present.

A gentle breeze?

Shen Die frowned, carefully searching her memory for the name.

As the head of the Holy Land Blue Star headquarters, she had been cramming on information these past few days and knew all the top players in the Dragon Kingdom like the back of her hand, but she had never heard of this person before.

A hint of confusion flashed in Wen Gu's eyes. He adjusted his glasses and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, to the best of my knowledge, there is no such person among the top 100 players on the Blue Star Heavenly Ranking."

"Is that so?" Mu Zhixi remained noncommittal, her eyes beneath the white feathers gazing into the distance. "Perhaps, she used a false name."

Yeah, what if it's just a nickname?

One sentence sent a chill down everyone's spine once again.

His name can be hidden, and even the intelligence network of the Holy Domain headquarters cannot find him. This person is definitely not simple, yet Her Majesty the Goddess was able to see through his existence in a single sentence.

"Immediately send people to investigate thoroughly," Han Yue declared. This was someone personally selected by Her Majesty the Goddess; if he could be the first to find him, it would undoubtedly be a great achievement.

Just then, a system message that only Mu Zhixi could see popped up silently on the panel in front of her.

[Beep~ High-priority encrypted message received from the Clan War Battlefield.]

[From: Yuexi]

[Excerpt: Your Majesty, I've made an interesting discovery... You seem to have an extraordinary passion for cooking.]

cooking?

When Mu Zhixi saw those two words, her mind went blank for a moment.

She remembered that in the examination hall of the Seven Sins Academy, she was bored and had indeed mentioned to those dungeon guides that she wanted to learn to cook. Those weirdos even eagerly brought over a bunch of strange and unusual ingredients.

Unexpectedly, Yuexi found out about this and even sent it back.

Well, anyway, she was just looking for a good reason to stay a little longer, and this was the perfect script.

When deities experience mortal life and study the ways of mortals, doesn't that elevate the overall aesthetic?

"Your Majesty, you..." Shen Die keenly noticed that the goddess seemed to pause for a moment, thinking that their discussion had disturbed her.

"It's alright." Mu Zhixi pulled herself out of her thoughts and looked at the group of players in front of her who had just gone through a life-or-death battle and were exhausted. Her tone carried a hint of gentleness that she deliberately created. "You have done a good job in protecting this place."

"We dare not accept such praise; it is our duty," the crowd responded in unison, their voices filled with excitement.

"In that case, you should be rewarded." Mu Zhixi said, looking around at the ruins, and gently shook her head. "It's just that this place is too simple and inconvenient to perform."

reward?

A reward promised by the gods themselves?

Everyone's breathing quickened; they couldn't imagine what an incredible opportunity that would be.

"I happen to be a little hungry myself," Mu Zhixi said, ignoring the astonished looks on everyone's faces. "Would you like to try some of the food I've prepared?"

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.

Han Yue and Wen Gu's brains almost simultaneously went blank. They had considered countless possible rewards, such as SS-level artifacts, SS-level skills, or even the chance to become a chosen one of the gods, but they never imagined it would be food.

Want a deity to cook for you personally?

What an honor, and what... horror!

Han Mo recalled the seventy-fourth failed practice pastry that Miss Eileen had distributed before; the ingredient list of that thing still made his scalp tingle.

Can food made by gods still be called food? It's called a sacred alchemical relic.

"We...we are filled with trepidation," a player stammered, his voice a mixture of longing and fear.

"No need to be nervous." Mu Zhixi saw through their thoughts and a faint smile appeared on her lips. "I just haven't experienced this kind of lively atmosphere in a long time, and I'm a little itchy to try it out."

"I heard from an old friend that cooking is also a great art, capable of harmonizing the five flavors and refining all things, which I find quite interesting."

These words instantly dispelled everyone's doubts and allowed them to imagine a completely new realm.

In the eyes of the gods, cooking is not an ordinary matter, but a form of cultivation, a mastery and evolution of the rules.

"It is our greatest fortune to be able to taste the divine cuisine prepared by Your Majesty personally." Han Yue was the first to react, and immediately bowed and paid his respects, his posture extremely humble.

The other players also seemed to wake up from their daze and followed suit, bowing respectfully, afraid that if they were a step too slow, they would miss this incredible opportunity.

Seeing how this group of people were terrified one second and grateful the next, Mu Zhixi's inner self was already laughing so hard she was rolling on the floor.

Very good, the fish have taken the bait. It's time to let these people see the culinary skills of a talented cook.

"In that case..." Mu Zhixi straightened up, her eyes under her white feathers sweeping over everyone present, "Then come with me."

She raised her hand, her slender fingers making a light stroke in the air.

There was no earth-shattering noise, nor dazzling light effects; the space in front of everyone was rippled, like a stone being thrown into a calm lake.

"The air here is too foul; it is not suitable for cooking."

"A friend of mine happened to have a quiet courtyard, so I borrowed it."

The moment Mu Zhixi finished speaking, the ripples suddenly expanded, transforming into a swirling vortex that swallowed up all the survivors in the square, along with the five hundred royal knights and angelic envoys.

After a brief moment of weightlessness, everyone was back on solid ground, and the scenery before them had changed completely.

The ruins of broken walls and crumbling walls have disappeared, replaced by an ancient courtyard floating in the void.

In the center of the courtyard, an unnamed ancient silver tree stands tall and majestic, its leaves swaying gently without wind, casting a soft halo of light. Not far away, there are pavilions, towers, bridges, and flowing water, all shrouded in an ethereal atmosphere, like a corner of a divine kingdom.

"Where is this..." Wen Gu pushed up his glasses. He could feel that the spatial laws here were completely different from those outside, and the air was filled with energy that was extremely pure.

"Eileen's backyard," Mu Zhixi replied casually, her tone indifferent, as if she were simply introducing her own vegetable garden.

Eileen?

Han Yue and Shen Die exchanged a glance. They both knew from the cross-dimensional information sent by Cheng Xiaocheng that this elf lady had reappeared, and they were also certain that she was one of the goddess's closest friends.

The fact that someone can be called a friend by the goddess and freely use her private space speaks volumes about their power and status.