Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 77: Where’s the Shop Owner? Come Out!

“I’m so exhausted, I don’t feel like doing anything at all.” The trio was yawning, their eyelids struggling to keep open.

Why did the branch leader have to propose this rotten idea to come here and eat?

They were currently on their way to the barbeque shop. After one whole day of battling with wits and valor, they had finally infiltrated the enemy. All they wanted to do now was dig into a hearty meal and enjoy their beauty sleep.

As the Everlasting Creed had congregated everyone’s consciousness inside the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron, it would result in significant fatigue.

“Fortunately, I had the tiger-henchman ghosts prepare the skewers beforehand. We can open the shop right away.” Man Gu felt glad.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the barbeque shop, Lu Yang noticed a familiar person.

“Captain Wei? What are you doing here? Is anything the matter?”

Captain Wei had knocked on the barbeque shop’s door for a while but to no avail, to which he thought there was not a person inside.

He was right—there was not a person inside but rather two tiger-henchman ghosts that were busy skewering. When they heard the knocking, they were almost frightened to death and didn’t dare to open the door.

Just as Captain Wei was about to give up, Lu Yang and his gang arrived.

Captain Wei’s eyebrows arched upward in joy. “Manager Lu, all of you are finally back.”

Lu Yang nodded, casually spouting some lies, “I saw that the weather was not bad this morning, so the three of us decided that it was a good day for an outing. We just got back.”

“Are you still opening for business today then?”

Lu Yang pondered for a bit. The branch leader and the rest are coming, making that around twenty people. That should count as opening. “Yes, we’re opening.”

Constable Captain Wei spoke in his gentlest tone possible, “Manager Lu, here’s the thing. Your barbeque shop is quite famous around the area, so I often bring a few brothers along to eat here. I know that you only enjoy running the barbeque shop and have no intentions of expanding or having others advertise for you.”

Lu Yang nodded.

Captain Wei continued in a remorseful manner, “That few brothers of mine aren’t good at keeping their mouths shut. After eating, they went back and raved about how delicious the food here was. Naturally, the others also began drooling, and they agreed that they’ll come here to have a meal together after their shift today. The brothers on the night shift in the yamen even asked us to bring some food back after we’re done eating.”

Judging by Captain Wei’s expression, his brothers are probably not the only ones who did that. You spread the word too, didn’t you?

“So?”

“There are quite a few constables in Yanjiang Commandery. We could probably take up all your tables. The chief constable is also coming, so I was wondering if we could book the entire place tonight.”

Understanding his intentions, Lu Yang soon showed a troubled expression. “But I also have a few good friends coming over tonight, I’m afraid...”

Captain Wei hurriedly said, “That’s not a problem at all! A few people won’t make much of a difference. All of us can eat together. It’ll also be livelier with more people.” Before coming, he had slapped his chest confidently and promised his colleagues that they would be able to get a meal today. If they don’t, that would be a slap to my face.

Lu Yang agreed, “Alright then. We’ll get things ready and open in an hour.”

Hearing an affirmative answer from the other party, Captain Wei was pleased as he left.

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When it was almost time for the meetup arranged by the branch leader, people from various directions gathered in front of the barbeque shop. They included the branch leader, eleven administrators, and seven new members.

Chi Xulong and Shen Jinyi were even thoughtful enough to be carrying a few jars of wine. ”We’re afraid that the liquor provided by a small shop like this wouldn’t be strong enough, so we specially brought a few jars of thirty-year-old spirit wine, Nü’er Hong.”[1]

This type of spirit wine was extremely strong; even a Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn’t neutralize its effects.

The other five new members also had the idea of presenting wine out of respect, but they were all at the Qi Training Stage and unable to offer anything decent.

For the sake of the meal, the branch leader had even changed his mask into one that had the lower half exposed.

Lu Yang and the other two walked out of the barbeque shop and invited everyone in. “Come on in, everything’s ready! The place was originally booked for the night, but after much persuasion, we managed to convince the other party to leave us one table.”

The branch leader nodded. He was originally worried that the trio would be a problematic bunch to deal with and refuse to listen to orders, so he had hoped to show off his authority and put them in their place. Now it looks like these three are on the ball. They know how to reserve a table in advance.

“Don’t just stand there, let’s head inside,” the branch leader beckoned everyone.

As the barbeque shop was empty, the branch leader very naturally sat at the table in the center. This table is the largest and has the best position—fitting for my position.

Lu Yang softly reminded him, “Branch Leader, this table has been reserved.”

Before the branch leader could say anything, Chi Xulong cut in, “Get them to move to the side! Who do they think they are? They dare to snatch our seats?”

Seeing no objection from the branch leader, he said nothing more.

After everyone sat down, Man Gu took out the menu. “What shall we eat?”

Shen Jinyi passed the menu to the branch leader. “Branch Leader, please choose.”

The branch leader waved his hand. “Order whatever you like.”

“You are treating, so it’s only right that you choose.”

“No need, just order whatever.”

They went back and forth until the menu ended up back in Man Gu’s hands. His mouth twitched. This bunch of people sure are troublesome. They have to dilly-dally even with just ordering skewers.

Man Gu didn’t have the habit of declining out of respect. After he finished ordering, he took the menu to the backyard and instructed the two tiger-henchman ghosts to start the grill.

Not long after, Man Gu carried plates of mouthwatering barbeque skewers. The aroma alone was enough for everyone to know that it wouldn’t disappoint.

“Come come come, the skewers are here! Pour the wine!” The branch leader smiled, signaling for everyone to pour some wine.

Meng Jingzhou said with a smile, “I’ll do without wine. I don’t like it and I’m used to drinking tea."

The branch leader chuckled. “Little Meng, how can you not drink when roaming the jianghu? There will be plenty of occasions in the future where you have to drink. Get used to it by drinking three cups first.”

Meng Jingzhou still refused.

The branch leader felt that it was an affront to his authority, and his brow slightly knitted.

Chi Xulong took the chance to berate, “What’s wrong with you? The branch leader told you to drink and you reject it? Are you trying to disrespect the branch leader’s authority?”

Meng Jingzhou’s mouth twitched. “It’s just drinking wine. How did you link that with respect? Does that mean that if the branch leader insists that I drink, he’s not giving me respect?”

Chi Xulong just wanted to retort with “Look at yourself in the mirror, who are you to talk about respect in front of the branch leader?” Before he could voice it out loud, the branch leader stopped him.

The branch leader knew that Meng Jingzhou had a bright future ahead of him and didn’t want to start a conflict with him. Only the branch leader was aware of the creed leader’s evaluation of the trio.

“There’s no need to be so particular during our welcoming meal. I’ll introduce myself first. My surname is Chu, you can call me Branch Leader Chu.”

The next person after the branch leader was the tall, lanky man who had gone to the brothel with Qin Yuanhao. “I’m Wang He. Those familiar with me like to call me Big Mouth Wang.”

“Bai Zifang.”

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“Peng Shuo.”

One by one, the eleven administrators introduced themselves, but calling it an introduction might not be apt as they were simply reporting their names, cultivation, hobbies, and nothing else of note.

Trust was rare within diabolic creeds. One would conceal information about themselves where possible.

It was a harmonious sight as everyone enjoyed their meals, as if a dispute hadn’t occurred.

“These skewers taste really good.” Chi Xulong was extremely surprised after eating a few skewers. These are the best barbeque skewers I’ve ever eaten.

Greed grew in his heart, and he quietly asked the branch leader, “Should we force the shop owner to hand over the recipe? Even if we price these barbeque skewers with spirit stones, there will still be a market for it. We could make a fortune!”

The branch leader was tempted. I’ve killed, robbed, scammed, and extorted people many times before. One more doesn’t make a difference.

Lu Yang asked by the side, “What if the shop owner doesn’t hand over the recipe?”

Coldness gleamed in Chi Xulong’s eyes as he smiled sinisterly. “Then let’s see if he wants to keep his life or the recipe!” He slammed the table, ready to cause trouble as he yelled angrily, “Where’s the shop owner? Come out! The skewers are already all served, yet you still haven’t shown your face. Don’t you know the rules?!”

Right afterward, Captain Wei’s voice could be heard from outside. “Haha, where’s the shop owner? I’ve brought my brothers here.”

A swarm of constables streamed in, including the chief constable who was at the Golden Core Stage, surrounding the table the branch leader and the rest were at.

1. A traditional Chinese wine from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. It is also common in wuxia and xianxia novels. ☜