Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 758 - 757 Pretending to Visit

"There are nine dishes here in total, if you can make one of them, and as long as it resembles the dish I just made by sixty to seventy percent, that will be good enough."

This demand wasn’t low. Usually, Sun Wukong could only achieve seventy to eighty percent similarity when cooking under his master’s direct guidance. Now, having to rely solely on his own exploration and still be expected to reach sixty to seventy percent similarity was truly no easy task.

Even so, Sun Wukong accepted the challenge. He had been following his master for so long, and if he didn’t have even this much capability, it would really be a waste of his master’s time keeping him around.

"Master, rest assured, your disciple guarantees to complete the task," Sun Wukong said.

"Mm, then practice here for now. Your master is going out and won’t return until about half a day; I still need to deal with Tian Peng becoming an immortal. Take your time cooking, aim for efficiency rather than speed, do you understand?" Chen Nuo instructed.

"Don’t worry, master, I understand. I will do my best with the cooking and take good care of the shop. Don’t worry," Sun Wukong responded.

Sun Wukong indeed had never worried his master before. Chen Nuo nodded and said, "Mm, remember, if something comes up that you can’t handle, let Sha Wujing take care of it. And there’s Ao Lie as well, don’t shoulder everything yourself."

"Rest assured, I, Old Sun, am not so rash," Sun Wukong chuckled with a heh-heh.

In this respect, Sun Wukong indeed had never taken the initiative to handle matters; being lazy is something all creatures do.

After Chen Nuo had taken care of everything, he changed his face to a very ordinary one, transforming into a cultivator, and then he arrived at Wu Zhuang Temple,

When Chen Nuo got to Wu Zhuang Temple, he found a very large estate with its gates closed, radiating an aura of ’keep out.’

If a person with social anxiety saw such a scene, they would probably shy away, but who was Chen Nuo? To him, such a situation was child’s play.

It was just a matter of knocking on the door. If they didn’t open, he had ways to make them.

However, Wu Zhuang Temple didn’t give him any trouble. Chen Nuo had barely knocked when someone immediately came to open the door.

The door was opened by two Taoist boys. Upon seeing Chen Nuo, they sized him up and down before asking, "Who are you, and what brings you to knock on our door?"

Although Chen Nuo had taken on an ordinary appearance, he hadn’t dressed himself like a destitute ghost. His attire was still quite meticulous.

The two Taoist boys, while asking, scrutinized Chen Nuo, puzzled by his attire and demeanor.

However, they didn’t disrespect him at all. There was even a hint of politeness in their tone. The man’s presence seemed no less than their own master’s, and until they knew his identity, it was better to remain courteous.

"Oh, I was out traveling alone to relieve some restlessness. Unfortunately, I lost my way and it took me a long time to find this place. Might I come in for a drink of water?" Chen Nuo inquired.

The two Taoist boys glanced at each other, then looked back at Chen Nuo, and said, "Mm, you may come in for a drink of water."

"Thank you, thank you so much," Chen Nuo said happily. "With such a large estate, I thought the owner must be a person of great magnanimity. Now, seeing such discernment in the doormen, I’m sure the owner must be someone of extraordinary measure."

Hearing praise for their master, the leading Taoist boy felt quite proud and, with his head held high, he said, "That’s for sure, our master, he is..."

His words were not yet finished when the younger Taoist boy nudged him, and then suddenly realizing something, he quickly closed his mouth, coughed, and deftly changed the subject, "Please follow me, young master."

Although they hadn’t finished speaking, Chen Nuo also knew what the rest of that unsaid sentence would have been.

It’s just the Ancestor of Earth Immortals, as if nobody knew that, even the Ancestor of Earth Immortals is cautious with his words just for a taste of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

Chen Nuo smiled, pretending to be oblivious, and continued to follow them forward.

The two Taoist boys led him to a corridor, where there were stone tables and chairs. One of them asked Chen Nuo to sit down, "Young Master, please wait here for a moment, we will go and get you some water."

"Thank you," Chen Nuo said with a smile to the Taoist boy.

After the two Taoist boys left, Chen Nuo looked around the courtyard. The courtyard had multiple layers, and because he was just a passing guest, the two Taoist boys did not lead him deeper inside, just letting him sit in the outermost courtyard.

He had only asked for water, and he hadn’t said he wanted to stay the night, so the treatment was beyond reproach.

He sat in the corridor on the side, but actually, upon entering, one should walk toward the inside. The courtyard’s center had dark-colored stone tiles leading guests inward.

At the entrance to the second layer, there were steles on both sides with words written on them faintly visible, but because his current distance was indeed a bit far, he could not see the words inside at all.

Chen Nuo silently used the spell of Thousand-Mile Eye, and only then could he see the words clearly, "Longevity Mountain Blessed Land, Wu Zhuang Temple Cave Heaven."

There seemed to be nothing special here, just like the stone monuments that ordinary families would place at their doors, with some blessings or slightly boastful words written on them.

Chen Nuo could understand that, but he knew that beyond the second gate, those words would truly be arrogant.

But Master Zhenyuan did have the abilities to be so arrogant; if it were someone else, they would have to weigh their own worth before even placing such a stone.

Soon, the two Taoist boys had brought the water. Seeing Chen Nuo still sitting there, not even glancing around casually, they grew even more respectful towards the young master.

In their Wu Zhuang Temple, ordinary mortals simply couldn’t enter. Those who could were definitely no ordinary people.

Even the Immortals who came in would look around at the splendor of Wu Zhuang Temple with envy at its grandeur.

But this young master, since sitting down, had not shown the slightest fluctuation in his eyes, merely observing the scene in front of him as if he were looking at a landscape, as if this place wasn’t Wu Zhuang Temple but his own family’s backyard, truly an extraordinary demeanor.

The Taoist boy thought to himself as he brought over the water, pouring a cup from the teapot with both hands and handing it to Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo’s mouth twitched a little; even the Tang Monk and his three disciples from the original story seemed not to have received such treatment, and all he did was walk in and sit down.

Even his fate had not started to unravel, yet they were already so respectful toward him.

"Thank you, young Taoist boy," Chen Nuo said with a smile.

Even though Chen Nuo’s current appearance was completely different from his own, the face he was using was so plain that it could not be any plainer, but still, that smile stunned the Taoist boy, making his face turn red.

He scratched his head, looking a bit embarrassed as he shook his head, "It’s nothing, nothing, Young Master, enjoy your tea, just call me if you need anything."

Chen Nuo nodded with a smile, picked up the tea, took a sip, then gently put it down, saying, "Good tea."

The little Taoist boy nodded bashfully and then turned to whisper to the Taoist boy beside him.