Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 323: Demanding Takeout at the Jade Pool
Gold Star Taibai was startled by Haotian’s abrupt and brusque attitude; wasn’t His Majesty all smiles just a moment ago? What happened so suddenly?
After rubbing his hands together, Gold Star Taibai’s desire ultimately overpowered his reason, and he said sheepishly with a smile, "Erm, Your Majesty, could you also spare a portion for this old fellow?"
"Scram!"
"I told you before that I wasn’t using my full strength during our previous matches! You didn’t believe me," the Roc Demon King, who had arrived above Mountain of Mind and Heart first, said with a smug smile to the Golden Roc who had just caught up.
"How about that? Even without using spatial abilities, I’m still faster than you!"
Golden Roc clenched his fists tightly. He was unwilling to accept it, but the fact was clear; he just couldn’t surpass the Roc Demon King, even though his cultivation level was higher.
"Why?!"
Golden Roc, not understanding, couldn’t help but ask, "We both have the Flight Supernatural Power, so why can’t I beat you?"
The corners of the Roc Demon King’s mouth turned up as he said, "Yours is indeed a Flight Supernatural Power, but it’s not entirely focused on that."
"What do you mean?" Golden Roc asked, slightly stunned.
"Your Divine Skills enhance speed, sure, but much of your power lies in other kinds of functionality," the Roc Demon King said casually.
"My Sky-Shaking Cloud Wings, however, are specialized in increasing speed and can be stacked. Naturally, you can’t beat me," the Roc Demon King explained off-handedly.
So that was why, Golden Roc suddenly realized, no wonder he couldn’t win.
"See? I told you the title of fastest in the Three Realms belongs to no one but our Kunpeng!" the Roc Demon King proclaimed as he started walking towards Chaos Residence with an air of feigned indifference.
Golden Roc remained silent, but his gaze grew even more determined. Until the very end, nothing was certain!
Once he awakened his second Divine Skill, if it was speed-focused, he would surely turn defeat into victory!
Employee of the Month—he was intent on claiming it!
"Shopkeeper! I’m back!" the Roc Demon King burst through the door.
Chen Nuo, who had finished packing up and was sitting on a chair, asked casually, "Why didn’t you use your Supernatural Power to come straight back?"
Glancing at Golden Roc who was following him, the Roc Demon King smiled smugly, "He insisted on having a fair race."
"Even without using the Feather Flash Supernatural Power, he still can’t beat me."
Chen Nuo nodded and looked at the Two Demons, "Today, Little Roc was the best performer, no objections, right?"
"None at all!" the Roc Demon King’s face was beaming with joy.
The Roc Demon King’s attitude was expected, but what slightly surprised Chen Nuo was that even Golden Roc had no objections.
After a moment of contemplation, Chen Nuo asked, "Were all the deliveries made? No problems?"
The Roc Demon King shook his head again and again and chuckled, "All delivered, it’s in Heavenly Court’s location; how could there be any problems?"
Then the Roc Demon King even took out a Passage Order, waved it, and said, "That Taibai Jin even gave us a Heavenly Court Passage Order, saying it was from the Jade Emperor."
Unexpectedly, Haotian had been so thorough.
Chen Nuo nodded thoughtfully. Since Golden Roc and Roc Demon King were both from the Demon Clan, entering the Heavenly Court directly would indeed be difficult.
Moreover, with the deep-seated grudges between the Heavenly Court and the Demon Clan, explanations would likely fall on deaf ears.
Even if they had the power to wreak Havoc in Heaven, there was no need to force their way in—it was just a delivery after all!
One could say that Haotian’s token smoothly resolved the issue.
"There weren’t any issues with the delivery today, right?" Chen Nuo casually inquired.
After all, it was their first day on the job, and it was necessary to check in.
Golden Roc frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and stepped forward to answer, "Nothing major, except that the deliveries weren’t labeled, and we got them mixed up."
At those words, a look of exasperation crossed Chen Nuo’s face.
"But I already sorted them out. Little Roc, you had Haotian’s and Taibai’s, and Golden Roc, you had Jade Pool’s and Fairy Baihua’s," he said.
Because they had already been working as proxies before, Chen Nuo had naturally divided the deliveries that way.
"But Shopkeeper, you didn’t tell us that," Golden Roc responded with a hint of helplessness.
Chen Nuo: "..."
It was all his fault; he had forgotten everything in the flurry of activity.
Seeing that Chen Nuo’s face didn’t look very good, the Roc King beside him quickly added, "But at least Gold Star Taibai recognized it."
"Well, that’s a relief," Chen Nuo sighed with relief.
For some reason today, both Haotian and the Lady of the Jade Pool ordered items coincidentally inclusive of Crispy Fried Chicken, although the Lady’s order also included a serving of Peach Blossom Porridge.
He had thought there was a mix-up, but fortunately, it turned out that Gold Star Taibai was reliable at the crucial moment.
Heavenly Palace, Jade Terrace.
The Lady of the Jade Pool furrowed her brows as she looked at the contents of the takeout package. The glittering Crispy Fried Chicken inside the food container failed to bring a smile to her face at that moment.
"Eh?"
After several back-and-forth glances, she finally let out a light hum.
"What’s wrong, Your Grace?" Fairy Baihua quickly asked with concern.
"I clearly ordered a serving of Peach Blossom Porridge. Why isn’t it here?" The Lady’s voice held a trace of puzzlement; she remembered her order distinctly—there could be no mistake!
"Could it be that Shopkeeper Chen forgot to include it?" Fairy Baihua pondered for a moment, tentatively suggesting.
"Impossible."
The words of Fairy Baihua were barely out before the Lady flatly rejected them.
"How could someone who cultivates have such a poor memory?"
"Then, could it be that there was a mistake in the delivery?" murmured Fairy Baihua, recalling an earlier scene.
But the Lady of the Jade Pool did not overlook this comment; her gaze hardened as she asked coldly, "What did you just say?"
Fairy Baihua, startled by the Lady’s tone, turned pale and stammered, "To report to Your Grace, when your servant went to collect the takeout, I saw Taibai Jin there, collecting takeout for His Majesty."
"Shopkeeper Chen’s two deliverymen arrived together, and the packages were unmarked, so it was unclear which was for Your Grace and which for His Majesty."
Leaning on the throne, the Lady supported her cheek with one hand: "Then how were they distinguished?"
Seeing that the Lady’s demeanor seemed much calmer, Fairy Baihua’s heart stopped racing as it had before.
Gathering her thoughts, she continued: "Afterward, Taibai Jin said he knew what His Majesty had ordered, so he opened a package to check, and it turned out to be the right one."
"He took that package and left. Thinking it must be either His Majesty’s or Your Grace’s, I just took the other one," she explained with innocence, trying to appear as blameless as possible.
And indeed, she was blameless; she knew nothing of the mix-up.
The other one?
A strong premonition suddenly arose in the Lady’s heart.
"Did you see clearly what Haotian had ordered?" she asked.
Fairy Baihua immediately shook her head.
"No, but..." A look of contemplation flashed across her beautiful eyes: "Your servant remembers Taibai Jin mentioned that His Majesty had ordered fried chicken."
Fried chicken!
The Lady abruptly sat upright, her beautiful face wearing a serious expression.
Fried chicken, Crispy Fried Chicken! The wretched Haotian had ordered the same item as herself, and in an instant, a thought rose in her heart.
Could it be that Taibai Jin had mistaken her order for Haotian’s? After all, both orders included Crispy Fried Chicken!
With this thought, the Lady could no longer remain seated; she stood up abruptly. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"Your Grace, what are you..." Fairy Baihua was bewildered, wondering what the Lady was suddenly planning to do.
Impatient, the Lady of the Jade Pool had no time to explain.
"Baihua, return for now," was all that the Lady could manage to say before she teleported away from the Jade Terrace.
Leaving a dumbfounded Fairy Baihua standing there, still trying to comprehend what had just happened.
