Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 367: Start the Confrontation

This is also based on the abilities that the Awakener originally possessed. Chen Nuo couldn’t utilize all of them either, let alone the Divine Skills of Fairy Baihua, which were also helpful to her divine duties. Since Chen Nuo himself had no use for them, naturally he wasn’t greedy and chose to refuse.

As soon as the system’s voice faded, three fairies who had already awakened their Divine Skills came to the place where Chen Nuo was.

"Goddess, I was looking for you just now and I didn’t expect to find you here," Xuan Feng said with some dissatisfaction. "Why didn’t you wait for me?"

"If I have to wait for everyone, then I might as well do nothing but wait," Goddess Nuwa said, giving Xuan Feng a glance.

"What do you mean by that, Goddess Nuwa? It’s good that you awakened your Divine Skills first, but there’s no need to mock others. After all, no matter sooner or later, everyone’s Divine Skills will awaken. Even if someone is a bit earlier, bragging about it isn’t a good look,"

Fairy Baihua was beginning to dislike the tone Goddess Nuwa had used earlier and started to retort.

In fact, Goddess Nuwa hadn’t thought much about it; her words were directed at Xuan Feng. Little did she know Fairy Baihua would take them so personally. Now uninterested in suppressing her feelings, even though a deity should be magnanimous, enduring everything would make others think she was powerless.

"You went too far with your words, Fairy Baihua," replied Goddess Nuwa. "I merely spoke casually, without leading towards that direction, yet you came up with such an idea. How do people say it? If you have a dark heart, you will see darkness in everything."

"You!"

"How about that, who was it that spoke out of turn first? Shut up!" Xuan Feng defended her master.

"Cool it, have you forgotten what we were here for?"

Jade Pool is deserving of its name; as the Queen Mother of the West, she naturally wouldn’t nitpick over such trivial matters. That’s why those who occupy such positions really deserve to be at Jade Pool. Others wouldn’t last even a few days, not to mention hundreds of years.

Fairy Baihua glared at Xuan Feng, then followed Jade Pool in bowing to Chen Nuo to express gratitude. "Thank you, Shopkeeper Chen. Without you, we don’t know how long it would have taken to awaken our Divine Skills. It is Shopkeeper Chen’s vast divine power that helped us awaken our Divine Skills with just a dish."

Chen Nuo humbly said, "It’s because of your high Taoist practice and strong spells. The Buddha Jumps Over the Wall merely helped you to awaken your Divine Skills. Without your own practice, eating any amount of food would be in vain."

Both sides knew that these words were just pleasantries.

Xuan Feng, with her sharp eyes, suddenly noticed the cup beside Goddess Nuwa. "Goddess, what is this?"

Xuan Feng could have asked privately, but asking in public made Goddess Nuwa feel as if she had come early to find Chen Nuo only for a free meal. Now it was awkward whether to answer or not.

While she hesitated, Fairy Baihua spoke up again, "Oh, what’s this? Goddess Nuwa is reluctant to speak? Wouldn’t it be because she came to find Shopkeeper Chen just to mooch off a meal after awakening?"

Goddess Nuwa hadn’t meant it that way. She truly didn’t like waiting for others. This place belonged to Chen Nuo, whose cultivation was so high that he could very well have control over everyone’s actions.

Moreover, when she awakened, these others seemed to have just entered the Awakening Period. She didn’t know how long she would have to wait, so she came to find Chen Nuo first.

Seeing that Goddess Nuwa remained silent only seemed to confirm the accuracy of Fairy Baihua’s words. Even Jade Pool spoke up, "Nuwa, your approach seems somewhat improper, doesn’t it?"

"I didn’t mean it that way," said Goddess Nuwa. "As I said earlier, I don’t like to wait for others. How dare you, mere Junior Deities who’ve been Immortals for only a few hundred million years, question me? Who gave you the audacity?"

"I am not questioning you," Jade Pool spoke up, "If Goddess Nuwa did not intend so, we would not say more."

Fairy Baihua, seeing Nuwa annoyed, grew even more audacious, "What now, when you’re rightly called out, do you suppress others with your Taoist practice? Is this really proper, Goddess Nuwa?"

Chen Nuo, who had been silent, intervened, "Nuwa just said that she didn’t come for the food, and, moreover, it was I who suggested she try the milk tea."

Once the shopkeeper spoke up, the rest felt it inappropriate to say anything further, so they remained silent.

Xuan Feng rolled her eyes grandly at Fairy Baihua, "See, our Goddess did not do such a thing, it is you who are overly speculative."

Fairy Baihua wanted to retort but couldn’t find the words, so she simply glared back at Xuan Feng, shifting the topic, "Shopkeeper Chen, what is that in your hand? Is it a new product?"

Chen Nuo nodded; "Yes, it’s newly developed. It was just perfected these past few days and hasn’t been released for sale yet."

"It really is a new product," Fairy Baihua, somewhat curious, said, "What is the new product? Can we also try it? More people means more feedback."

Although Chen Nuo was absolutely confident in his milk tea, Fairy Baihua’s words seemed to make some sense to him, so he prepared to fetch it from his space, but after rummaging through, there was only one cup left. After some thought, he took out a few cups from the space.

Handing cups to the fairies, Chen Nuo poured the large cup of milk tea into each one, "This is the Enlightenment Milk Tea, newly developed."

Fairy Baihua was dissatisfied and pointed at Nuwa’s empty cup next to her, "How come Nuwa gets such a large cup, and we only get these small ones? Is it possible, Shopkeeper Chen, that you look down on us?"

"What are you implying with that? Shopkeeper Chen let you have a taste, and yet you still pick fault with him. Truly ungrateful!" Xuan Feng was already displeased with Fairy Baihua’s criticism, and though she hadn’t interject earlier, she was still irritated in her heart, not expecting Fairy Baihua to create trouble for no reason.

"The most important part of tasting is the taste itself," Chen Nuo simply stated.

Fairy Baihua also realized that it was somewhat wrong of her to provoke him, but seeing how Nuwa was being favored by Chen Nuo, she couldn’t help feeling angry. Now that Chen Nuo had put it that way, if she carried on nitpicking, she would annoy him needlessly, so she closed her mouth and began drinking the milk tea.

Nuwa looked at the milk tea in her hands with a mix of surprise and delight, truly not expecting Shopkeeper Chen to speak on her behalf, not just once but twice. What did he mean by that?

Could it be that what Wukong said was not empty talk, and Shopkeeper Chen was indeed in need of someone to keep him company? If one day he asked her about the matter of the shop mistress, whether to agree or not?

Nuwa took a sip of the milk tea, and although she was somewhat full, the milk tea still tasted just as delicious as the first time she tried it.

Indeed, just as Fairy Baihua said, Shopkeeper Chen did show her a favor. She had already drunk such a large cup earlier, and now she had more to drink. This time, she was certain of her feelings. If Shopkeeper Chen approached her about the matter of the shop mistress, she might actually accept.

Chen Nuo, oblivious to how a few simple statements of fact had led Nuwa to such speculation, thought she was merely expressing gratitude to him.

The rest of the company were seriously savoring the milk tea in their hands...

This milk tea was the most basic kind, aside from the name suggesting milk with tea, it contained only tea. The milk tea brewed by him had no added flavorings, relying solely on the natural taste of the ingredients. The blend of the milk’s creaminess and the tea’s fragrance in a small cup offered a silky smooth texture that was irresistible.

But the small cup was indeed too little, barely two sips and it was gone. Everyone looked at their empty cups with a hint of regret, wishing there was just a bit more. It wasn’t even enough to wedge between their teeth, only whetting their appetites.