Protect Our Chief-Chapter 584 - 47: The Prince’s Mansion Also Has No Surplus Grain

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Prince Heng’s expression froze; nurturing a disciple like Yang Li Ci seemed indeed not too easy. Helplessly, he changed the topic, "Yunyang, how much do you think a chicken is worth?"

"That depends on the location and size of the chicken." Master Yunyang replied leisurely, "If it’s from a common farm, it might be worth sixty to seventy coins at least, or one or two Large Coppers at most. But in your White Cloud Tower, its value instantly multiplies a hundredfold. A small dish of ’Eight Treasures Braised Phoenix’ costs dozens of gold."

At this point, Master Yunyang paused, quietly glanced at Prince Heng, "But if it’s in the barren Land of Nine Extremes, under the condition of not eating or drinking for three months, that chicken becomes priceless. Your Highness, we must learn to be grateful."

Grateful my ass!

Prince Heng’s face trembled uncontrollably, almost disregarding his dignity to curse out loud, with a darkened expression, "Although that may be true, when we performed the Saint Land training tasks together, you sneakily hid many chickens."

"Having more chickens is my business. I ask you, did you eat my chickens?" Master Yunyang rolled his eyes.

"Yes, I did!"

Prince Heng replied helplessly.

If he had known Yunyang would hold that against him for hundreds of years, he would never have touched that chicken even if it meant death.

"I even let you eat such precious chickens." Master Yunyang stroked his beard and said, "Now I’m merely staying a little while at your tavern with my disciple, and you act like this, act like this~~~"

A short stay?

Staying for five years in one breath, is that a short stay?

Prince Heng’s heart was dripping with blood, filled with desolation.

Were it not for considering that Yunyang, that old rascal, was already at the Peak of the Purple Mansion Realm and beyond his ability to defeat, he would likely have cursed him long ago.

Meanwhile, amidst the grumbling of the two big shots in the elegant room atop, the finals of the "Under Fifty Big Appetite Competition" were proceeding fiercely.

As plate after plate of roasted Spirit Beast Flesh disappeared into Wang Lici’s and the Great Barbarian Elephant’s mouths, the cheers around them grew louder and louder, nearly overturning the entire elegant pavilion. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

If not for the sound insulation array naturally built into the elegant pavilion of White Cloud Tower, which, once activated, would prevent cultivators below the Purple Mansion Realm from hearing the sound inside, other guests might have been so annoyed by the noise and would have come to scold already.

The roasting trays quickly piled up like a mountain.

Gradually, the Great Barbarian Elephant found it hard to continue, his face turning pale with beads of sweat constantly dripping from his forehead.

His digestion ability was indeed strong enough to digest even jade and iron sand. But no matter how strong his digestion was, he needed time to digest!

A single plate of roasted Spirit Beast Flesh weighed tens of pounds, and with every additional plate, he felt his stomach twitching, as if enduring torture.

On the other hand, Miss Lici was calm, eating gracefully, and her speed of finishing the roasted meat was no slower than the Great Barbarian Elephant.

Most importantly, she was enjoying the food, savoring every bite.

The capital city was too much fun, with so many delicious foods~~ Wang Lici felt happier as she ate; life was truly wonderful.

Seeing this situation, the noble family descendants who bet on the Great Barbarian Elephant winning started to feel a sense of foreboding, shouting one after another, "Great Barbarian Elephant, you can’t lose to a woman, can you?"

"I bet four thousand Qian Gold on you!"

"I’ve saved up thirty years’ worth of private money, all betting on your win! If you lose, I’ll skin you alive!"

In one wave of "encouragement" after another, the Great Barbarian Elephant struggled to fight for another incense stick’s worth of time, finishing five more large plates of roast meat, but ultimately couldn’t hold on any longer and ran to a corner to vomit.

The crowd erupted in boos.

"Hey? How come you gave up so soon?"

Wang Lici, however, licked her lips with a hint of reluctance.

She glanced at the Great Barbarian Elephant, then at the shopkeeper hosting the competition. She hesitated for a while but finally couldn’t hold back, pointing at the ten large plates of roast Spiritual Flesh just delivered and looking weakly at the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, um... can I eat the remaining food?"

Once her words fell, the scene was silent.

Everyone looked at Wang Lici with strange expressions, as if they had seen a ghost.

In such circumstances, it wasn’t just them; even the two big shots screening from the top of the White Cloud Tower had their expressions frozen.

Especially Prince Heng, whose expression was complex and confused. He had spent the past five years in such disbelief. No matter how many times he saw it, it was still a bit hard to accept!

After several moments, he finally came back to his senses, sighing, "This child’s Devouring Bloodline is truly remarkable. Senior Brother Yunyang, you certainly found a treasure."

"Not bad, not bad~" Master Yunyang also beamed with pride, "Her bloodline potential is considerable; it’s just too costly to nurture, needing an early boost to strengthen. Moreover, most of the consumed food is converted into Essence and slight bloodline enhancement; it’s hard, hard, hard~"

Devouring Bloodlines are relatively rare, but there are multiple instances recorded in the historical records of the Saint Land and various academies.

While Prince Heng was sighing, he only assumed Wang Lici possessed some rare Devouring Bloodline.

Only Master Yunyang knew that Liyao’s bloodline was not just an ordinary Devouring Bloodline but one recorded only in very ancient literature—Taotie Bloodline.

The potential of this bloodline is tremendously great; once cultivated, it becomes exceptionally powerful and invincible in the later stages, though nurturing it in the early stages is extremely laborious, requiring continuous consumption of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures and food to build a foundation.