Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

Song Leye: "??"

A complete disappointment.

The demoness is fake.

The Celestial Master is also a fake.

Then what is he? Was his excitement and nervousness just a joke?

Song Leye's face was drooping; he was completely exhausted.

I'm no longer possessed by evil spirits, but it smells so good, the aroma is just too wonderful.

The meaty aroma of pork belly, the sweetness of cabbage, the mushroom fragrance of wood ear fungus, and the spiciness of star anise and Sichuan peppercorns create a rich yet not overpowering, full-bodied yet not greasy flavor.

It makes you feel hungry just by smelling it.

"I'm starving, I really want to eat..." Song Leye licked his lips.

He was really craving it.

Many of Song's soldiers picked up their bowls and wolfed down their food as if they hadn't eaten in half a lifetime.

"Delicious! De ...!"

"I must say, the Black Hawk Guards' food is far better than that of the Song Family Army!"

"It smells so good, so good, so good..."

"..."

All I could hear were exclamations of praise and the sounds of chewing; before my eyes, people were eating without any restraint; and in the air was a rich aroma.

Song Leyue and Zhang Tianshi could only be tied up and drool, which was pure torture.

"I want to eat!!!" Song Leye couldn't hold back any longer and shouted at the top of his lungs.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Quan, while eating heartily, said, "You want to stab Madam Shen? How dare you even eat?"

"I've already said it, Madam Shen is beautiful, kind-hearted, and upright. Before the war, she was worried that we would go hungry, so she specially treated us to a meal. Second Young Master, you are too ungrateful."

As he spoke, he stuffed another piece of pork belly into his mouth. The aroma of the meat filled the air as he chewed, making it look incredibly tempting.

Song Leye couldn't take it anymore and cried out, "It was my fault! Zhang Tianshi is a fraud! He's the one who made me do it!"

"He insisted that Lady Shen was a witch, and that it was all Zhang Tianshi's fault."

"General Zheng, I beg you, please plead with Madam Shen for me, please let me have just one bowl! I beg you!"

He couldn't take it anymore; he was being tortured to the point of exhaustion.

The most painful thing in the world is watching others eat while you can't eat any yourself.

The smell is especially unpleasant, so unpleasant.

It felt like a million cravings were crawling all over my heart.

Zhang Tianshi behind him: "..."

He was wronged! He never said that Lady Shen was a witch; he was clearly forced to go to the battlefield...

Zheng Quan snorted coldly: "I can help you, but don't you dare try anything with Madam Shen again."

As he spoke, he leaned closer to Zheng Quan and whispered, "If you're going to stab someone, stab that dog emperor. See? That dog emperor is eating heartily right now. What a waste of all that food."

Upon hearing that there was hope, Song Leye nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking at rice.

As long as there's food, that's fine.

He simply couldn't take it anymore.

Just then, Shen Qing came over with a bowl of stew.

"Let this young general have a taste of this stew," she said with a smile.

This man is dressed in extraordinary clothes; he is clearly not an ordinary soldier. She cannot let him go.

Maybe it will increase the task progress by a lot.

Song Leye's eyes lit up when he saw it.

Wait, Madam Shen actually brought him food herself?!

Who exactly said that Lady Shen is a witch?

How could there be such a kind-hearted demoness in the world?

"I was just about to tell you, but I didn't expect you to bring it to this boy yourself. You're such a kind person, Madam Shen!" Zheng Quan's eyes showed even more admiration.

Shen Qing smiled and said, "Only when everyone is full can we have a proper meal, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

In no time, the ropes binding Song Leye were untied.

He eagerly picked up the large bowl and took a deep breath.

"It smells so good."

I picked up my chopsticks and took a meatball first.

The meatballs had softened from being soaked in the broth. With a gentle bite, the meat juices and the stew broth burst in your mouth at the same time, making them incredibly delicious.

The cabbage is sweet and refreshing, and the tofu is covered with a dark brown sauce. It's soft but not mushy, and has an extremely tender texture.

The pork belly is tender and juicy, with the fat melting in your mouth and the lean meat neither dry nor falling apart, filling your mouth with a rich, savory flavor.

The glass noodles soaked up the broth, becoming slippery and springy.

The wood ear mushrooms add a refreshing mushroom flavor to the whole stew, making it irresistible.

With each bite of steamed bun and vegetable, Song Leyue simply couldn't stop eating.

Towards the end of the meal, he broke the steamed bun into small pieces and soaked them in the stew soup.

The steamed buns soaked up the broth, and with one bite, the broth bursts in your mouth, mixing with the essence of all the ingredients, bringing warmth and comfort.

"I've never eaten such a delicious stew in my life."

"Oh my God, oh my God!"

"I understand General Zheng now. No wonder General Zheng wanted to eat first, and no wonder General Zheng wanted to take Madam Shen back to Pingkou City."

"..."

Song Leye ate while talking to himself, as if he were possessed.

Zhang Tianshi, still bound at this moment: "(´༎ຶོρ༎ຶོ`)"

"General Zheng, Madam Shen, may I have a taste?"

I couldn't help it, I absolutely couldn't help it.

I was so hungry I could barely stand it.

Shen Qing refused outright: "No."

She's a con artist who's done countless despicable things, so of course she wouldn't waste her delicious food on him.

"Everyone else is eating, but not me? Why should I?"

"Whatever Madam Shen says goes, whatever you say goes!" Zheng Quan tore off a piece of Zhang Tianshi's sleeve and stuffed it directly into Zhang Tianshi's howling mouth.

It's so noisy! He saw Madam Shen frowning just now.

"Madam Shen, what should we do with this Celestial Master Zhang?" Almost instinctively, Zheng Quan sought Shen Qing's opinion.

Shen Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Master Zhang must have deceived a lot of people, and he has probably done a lot of things to rob and kill people."

"It would be better to keep him under control for now and send him to the authorities when the time is right, so that the victim can identify him and the authorities can judge his crime."

She cannot decide a person's life or death with a single sentence.

Once the events on the battlefield are understood, the government will decide what punishment Zhang Tianshi should receive.

"Madam Shen, you really aren't a witch! How could you be so understanding? It's a misunderstanding, there must be a misunderstanding!" Song Leye shouted, holding a large bowl.

Enchantresses are all ruthless killers, how could Madam Shen possibly be an enchantress?

"Madam Shen, how exactly did my sister die? Is it none of your business? It's all that dog's fault..."

He quickly lowered his voice halfway through his sentence: "They're all dog emperors, aren't they?"