Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 614 - 613: Canceling the Reservation, Nuwa Comes Knocking
Sun Wukong answered with a chuckle, "Master, I’m your only disciple, you surely wouldn’t have the heart to let me covet in vain."
"You won’t be for long."
Chen Nuo looked at Tian Peng and said, "Once Tian Peng becomes an immortal, I will have three disciples under me. You should worry more about whether you can handle affairs; otherwise, Tian Peng will soon surpass you."
Chen Nuo’s words were in jest, and since both Sun Wukong and Tian Peng were large-hearted, the two brothers knew well enough that he was joking.
Tian Peng chuckled twice and said, "Mr. Monkey, you’d better cozy up to Shopkeeper Chen while I’m not an immortal yet. With my knack for handling things and my amiable nature, I’m certain to outshine you."
Sun Wukong kicked Tian Peng under the table, "You think you can outshine me? Take a good look at yourself first."
Because beer is fizzy and its flavor is not as strong as that of liquor, it can be easily mistaken for a soft drink if one doesn’t savor it carefully, despite the fact that it also has a relatively high alcohol content.
Ordinary distilled liquors are around thirty or forty percent alcohol by volume, while rice wines have much lower alcohol content, generally around fifteen percent.
The Peach Blossom Wine brewed by Chen Nuo also had an alcohol content of just over ten percent, and so did this craft beer.
Drinking solely Peach Blossom Wine could cause intoxication, so naturally, they got drunk even faster drinking beer as if it were a soft drink.
As Sun Wukong and Tian Peng bantered and competed in drinking, they soon both became drunk.
The crayfish on the plate were all eaten up, and the man and the monkey lay sprawled across the table, faces flushed and motionless.
Chen Nuo watched them without disturbing their moment.
After all, the two did share a good relationship and hadn’t sat down together for a good meal in a long time, so Chen Nuo simply canceled his appointments for the day.
He came out from the main hall and even covered the two with a blanket as he left.
After leaving, Chen Nuo prepared to visit the village that had been overrun by crayfish to deal with them once and for all.
Chen Nuo found it strange—it was the Tang Dynasty of the Journey to the West world after all. Crayfish appeared in modern times, so how could there be an infestation during the Tang Dynasty?
In an age rampant with demons and monsters, such questions are laughably naive to contemplate deeply.
It seemed as though the system heard Chen Nuo’s thoughts and came out just in time to clear his doubts.
"Crayfish were brought over by a monster from another region who was visiting. The monster accidentally dropped the crayfish in a nearby village. With their strong vitality and almost no natural predators in the streams, the crayfish survived and eventually proliferated uncontrollably."
It was indeed because of monsters.
However, in this world filled with monsters, it indeed didn’t make sense to deduce the situation with modern thinking.
To this, Chen Nuo didn’t comment; he just wanted to completely clear out the crayfish infesting the village.
Crayfish were well suited to thrive in the village, which could destroy the entire nearby ecosystem. To solve this, the crayfish had to be eradicated from the village.
Exterminating the crayfish wasn’t a difficult task, but considering how crayfish were a top choice for food stalls, Chen Nuo felt somewhat reluctant to just wipe them out.
Mount Fangcun was not a suitable place for crayfish to live. Since he wanted to preserve them without letting them overrun the wild, the only option was breeding.
Thinking of this, Chen Nuo prepared to find a place near Mount Fangcun where he could breed crawfish before he set out for the village to clean them.
But Chen Nuo didn’t expect to run into the person he hadn’t seen for a long time as soon as he stepped out the door.
Nuwa had not seen Chen Nuo for a while, ever since the last time Chen Nuo had treated her to Korean stone pot barbecue, she hadn’t found another opportunity to visit him.
Moreover, Chen Nuo was always busy. If she visited him without reason, she might disturb his work.
And with Chen Nuo’s gentle nature, he rarely got angry and would definitely not bluntly ask her to leave.
She couldn’t be insensitive, for even the most good-natured people have their limits, and one never knows when their patience might snap.
Nuwa did not have the cheek to keep approaching him either; after all, she was Nuwa and had her own dignity. No matter how much she liked someone, she couldn’t disregard the protocols.
With no chance to meet Chen Nuo, Nuwa could only pin her hopes on a reservation at Chaos Residence. After all, there were so many who liked Chen Nuo’s cooking, her absence wouldn’t matter.
Recently, due to Tian Peng being demoted to the mortal realm by the Jade Emperor, many Immortal Officials had become wary of visiting Chaos Residence.
They were afraid that visiting Chaos Residence and being found out by the Jade Emperor might provoke his wrath, and as a result, Chaos Residence lost two-fifths of its orders overnight.
Thinking that the orders at Chaos Residence had declined so much, Nuwa expected her turn would come quickly, but to her surprise, she ended up waiting almost an entire month.
Finally, it was her turn for the reservation, and Nuwa had been looking forward to it since the morning.
There were still four hours until the appointed time, so she started dressing up. But just after she had prepared herself, Chen Nuo’s order got canceled.
Nuwa nearly jumped up on the spot; she didn’t know why it had happened, and even wondered if the Jade Emperor had started to take action against Chaos Residence, causing Chen Nuo to be unable to fulfill the reservations.
She pondered over the possible reasons why Chen Nuo could not take orders, and every conclusion she came to was disastrously irreversible.
Seeing Nuwa’s restless demeanor, Xuan Feng suggested that she should check out Chaos Residence to find out what had actually happened.
After all, her relationship with Chen Nuo was at least that of a friend, not just an ordinary customer. So, as a friend, it was necessary for her to show concern for both Chaos Residence and Chen Nuo.
As soon as Chen Nuo stepped out, he was greeted by Nuwa; he was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered and greeted her, "Lady Nuwa, it’s been a long time."
All the concerns that were in Nuwa’s heart dissipated in the instant she saw Chen Nuo.
She looked at Chen Nuo, who was smiling at her, and her heart seemed to stop beating, then she quickly came to her senses and nodded earnestly at Chen Nuo, "It’s been a long time, Shopkeeper Chen."
Chen Nuo had been intending to check the back mountain, but encountering Nuwa upon leaving made him hesitant. After thinking it over, he realized that Nuwa was no stranger, and sharing his plans about breeding crawfish with her shouldn’t be an issue.
"Lady Nuwa, what brings you here all of a sudden?" asked Chen Nuo.
Nuwa, on her way over, had rehearsed several responses to Chen Nuo in her mind, but the moment Chen Nuo spoke, her mind went blank. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
Her lips parted slightly, and her large eyes flickered with a hint of panic. After catching Chen Nuo’s questioning gaze, she stuttered out, "Uh, I had a reservation for dinner tonight, why was it canceled?"
Chen Nuo had canceled the evening’s reservation but hadn’t noticed whose it was. Unexpectedly, the one he canceled was precisely Nuwa’s.
"So tonight’s reservation was Lady Nuwa’s, I am so sorry. I have some matters to attend to this evening and won’t be available, so I canceled it," said Chen Nuo. "Lady Nuwa could have messaged me, why come here in person?"
