My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

She had seen Qi Yu cook before, so she was already used to it.

Qi Yu enjoys cooking and is quite knowledgeable about it.

She really liked the way Qi Yu cooked, because every time he did, a confident and charming smile would appear on his face.

It's as if all he needs is a kitchen knife, and he can kill even a grandmaster with a single stroke.

The middle-aged man whom Qi Yu called Brother Zhong brought a bucket of water and placed it next to Qi Yu.

Qi Yu looked at the well water he had just drawn, then looked at his palm.

The Azure Nether True Qi can freeze upon contact with water, something I couldn't do before, but after fighting Zhou Yan, I was able to.

It seems that I can control some of my inner energy now.

Reach your hand into the bucket, then release your inner energy, which gathers in your hand.

clack clack...

The well water in the bucket first formed a thin layer of ice, like mist, and then quickly froze.

Clang!

The well water froze into ice, the wooden bucket cracked, and a large, cylindrical, white block of ice stood on the table.

Qi Yu withdrew his hand, looked at it, and was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected it to actually work!

It really can freeze when it comes into contact with water!

Then we'll have an endless supply of ice during the hot summer months.

Iced watermelon juice, iced apple juice, iced grape juice...

I have more confidence in my future life. This "Azure Netherworld Technique" is really useful.

If Su Chengying knew what Qi Yu was thinking at this moment, he would definitely give him a good beating.

After mastering the "Azure Nether Technique," all I could think about was food.

Everyone in the kitchen was used to seeing Qi Yu make a block of ice, because there were two other people in the family who could do it too.

Even back then, Su Yun froze the entire pond in the backyard.

Qi Yu only froze a bucket of water; he was just a small fry compared to a big fish.

……

As night fell, Qi Yu finished.

The meal consisted of eighteen dishes, including chicken, duck, fish, and meat, but it lacked chili peppers, which made it look less appealing and rather bland.

"Let's put it on the table!" Qi Yu said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Servants were already waiting outside the door. Hearing Qi Yu's words, they came in and took the dishes away.

Qi Yu unrolled his sleeves and clothes, feeling much more comfortable!

Looking at these dishes, a sense of accomplishment welled up inside me.

Nothing can stop a foodie!

"My lady, have you been waiting long?" Qi Yu looked at Su Yue at the door and smiled.

Su Yue shook her head, then tidied Qi Yu's disheveled hair.

"Let's go!"

"Wait, my wife, this is for you!" Qi Yu said.

Su Qiyu handed over a string of things that looked like candied hawthorns.

Looking at it from all angles, it's just candied hawthorn, but this candied hawthorn is made of ice.

Ice balls the size of lychees were strung together, but each ice ball contained a cluster of different colors.

This string of candied hawthorns looks crystal clear, dreamlike, and very beautiful.

"Are you really giving it to me?" Su Yue asked in surprise.

Qi Yu smiled and nodded, saying, "Try it, it was made especially for you!"

Su Yue glanced at Qi Yu and took the string of candied hawthorns.

Under Qi Yu's expectant gaze, Su Yue opened her red lips and gently bit off a piece.

The moment it touches your mouth, the ice shatters, releasing a burst of sweet grape juice that spreads throughout your mouth.

Su Yue chewed gently, then glanced at Qi Yu.

I must say, it's pretty delicious!

If my father found out that my husband used Azure Nether True Qi to do such a thing, he would definitely beat me to death, right?

Qi Yu's Azure Nether True Qi can suspend things in mid-air; these juices were injected into the ice ball while in mid-air.

Qi Yu's control over true qi was becoming somewhat rusty, but just like his talent, once he tried it, he could master it and apply it to other situations.

This ice ball is hollow and very thin, yet it doesn't melt immediately when exposed to air because Qi Yu froze it with his own true energy, unlike ordinary ice.

"Do you like it?" Qi Yu asked with a smile.

Su Yue nodded and said, "I like it!"

"Then I don't have to sleep in the side room tonight, right?" Qi Yu asked cautiously.

As soon as Qi Yu said this, the servants around him turned their attention to him, looking at Qi Yu and Su Yue with strange expressions.

Su Yue blushed and pulled Qi Yu's hand to walk outside.

Qi Yu raised an eyebrow and didn't answer, which meant he agreed.

We've finally made it through!

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Chapter Seventy-Two Debate

When Su Yue and Su Yue arrived at the hall, everyone was there and already seated.

Qi Yu bowed in turn, and then sat down with Su Yue.

But as soon as he sat down, Lin Ruohai looked at Qi Yu with a cold expression.

Qi Yu looked puzzled. What was going on? Had he provoked him again?

"Qi Yu, are you aware of the saying 'A gentleman keeps away from the kitchen'?" Lin Ruohai said coldly.

Qi Yu glanced at the dishes on the table, then at Lin Ruohai's neat attire, and nodded in understanding.

This guy looks like a bookworm who's made himself stupid!

"I understand!" Qi Yu nodded.

This statement, roughly meaning that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen, comes from Mencius's conversation with King Xuan of Qi.

Cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens are all living beings, and they all die in the kitchen.

Therefore, the correct interpretation of "a wise man keeps away from the kitchen" is to stay away from the kitchen and from killing.

But Qi Yu never considered himself a virtuous man. How innocent were the cattle and sheep? Why should we eat them?

How could I know? That's just the law!

Survival of the fittest!

Telling me that a wise man keeps away from the kitchen is like telling a wolf not to eat a sheep.

And I'm definitely not a gentleman!

"Your actions are utterly disgraceful!" Lin Ruohai rebuked.

Qi Yu looked at Lin Ruohai indifferently. A gentleman keeps away from the kitchen, which means staying away from killing.

How come you take things out of context and think that cooking is a shameful thing? You've misinterpreted the meaning!

"Then please tell me, Uncle Lin, how have I disgraced myself?"

"You're a scholar, cooking? Isn't that beneath your dignity?" Lin Ruohai asked.

"Then let me ask Uncle Lin again, what does 'a gentleman keeps away from the kitchen' mean? Do you really understand the meaning of this saying? Does it really advise scholars not to cook?" Qi Yu asked rhetorically.

Lin Ruohai frowned and said, "Isn't that right?"

Qi Yu shook his head and said, "Of course not. Do you know where that saying comes from?"

Lin Ruohai was about to speak when he frowned. Yes!

Where does this quote come from?

From ancient times to the present, people have been giving this kind of advice and instruction, but no one knows which sage or saint gave it to.

Qi Yu looked at Lin Ruohai and said indifferently, "A gentleman keeps away from the kitchen. This comes from Mencius. It was a conversation between Mencius and King Xuan of Qi. Mencius taught King Xuan to practice benevolent governance."

"Why should a gentleman keep away from the kitchen? Because the kitchen is where many lives are lost, which is why Mencius advised a gentleman to keep away from the kitchen."

"This sentence means to stay away from the kitchen, stay away from killing, respect every life, and admonish King Xuan of Qi to practice benevolent governance."

"But how did you interpret it? You took it out of context, ignored the true admonitions of the sages, and instead misinterpreted it as cooking being a shameful thing."

"Uncle Lin, you are highly talented and knowledgeable, and you have read many books, but in my opinion, you are just someone who reads books to death."

Lin Ruohai frowned, his face somewhat grim, and said, "This is just your own misinterpretation, and throughout history, I have never heard of Mencius or King Xuan of Qi."

"You're calling me a bookworm? How could a junior like you, barely in your early twenties, possibly know what studying is?"

The history of this world is different from that of China, but some knowledge is the same.

Qi Yu was also puzzled by this. For example, the saying "Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me" comes from Confucius.

But here, there is no Confucius, only the Confucian Sage, and he doesn't even have the surname Kong.

To communicate with a scholar like Lin Ruohai, you need to debate, that is, to reason.

"Uncle Lin said I don't understand reading, so please tell me, Uncle Lin, what is the purpose of your reading?" Qi Yu asked.

"Learn from the teachings of our predecessors, be loyal to the emperor and love the country, and be confident and self-reliant!" Lin Ruohai said.

Qi Yu nodded and smiled, "I thought you would say something like passing the imperial examination with flying colors, bringing glory to your ancestors, and making a name for yourself in history, Uncle Lin."