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Woaaah..
When they entered the restaurant, the decoration inside this large dining hall had them mesmerized thoroughly!
Golden silk was carefully hanged from the center of the ceiling to the walls, and bright golden candles was being lit on every beams and corner of the room, creating a very majestic atmosphere!
Not only that, the tables, chairs and overall settings was in line with this royalty-like feeling, creating an environment similar to that of the dining hall inside the royal palace itself!
"Welcome dear guest!"
Rows of maids and servants greeted them with a bow and this had most of Duan Li"s party turned awkward as they were not used to such a flamboyant and high-profile treatment.
Somewhere in the middle of the hall, an old man with his white hair combed sideways like a true gentleman and dressed in a neat white butler uniform had spotted Duan Li and his party at this particular moment.
"That woman.." he squinted his eyes, afraid that his old age had started to play tricks with him, before it turned wide in horror when he realized that he was not mistaken.
Gasp!
Taking out a communication jade slip, he clenched it tightly and whispered, "Code red, the tyrant has returned!" with a quivering voice.
When the other veteran butler and servants around his age heard this, their face froze at almost the same time and their countenance paled. This had some of the guests that noticed this looked at them weirdly.
"What"s wrong? You look pale so suddenly.." one of the guest asked, feeling concerned.
"Ah! Its nothing dear guest. Please, take a look at the menu first and then we will come back to you again shortly.." the old man with the white butler uniform said.
He then walked hurriedly towards Duan Li, or specifically towards Meng Yue.
"Lady Meng Yue, it has been a while! It seems that you"ve brought others this time?" the old man said with a polite gesture.
"Oh? Heng Wu, you"re still working here? And indeed, it has been a while! This young man here is my son, and the rest are his followers. I"ve come here this time specifically because I remembered your food is the best there is in the whole Jiu Empire!" Meng Yue said as she introduced them with a happy tone.
She then continued, "I trust that the Seven Saints Culinary still holds this same reputation that it once has?" she said with a teasing tone.
Hearing this, the old man called Heng Wu replied proudly, "Of course! Our reputation as the best high-end restaurant had only increased all these while and never plummeted! Come, let me guide you to the third floor."
When the other guests that happened to be near them heard this, their eyes bulged out in astonishment.
"T-The third floor? Isn"t that the place where only super VIP could enter?!"
"That"s right! Only VVIPs or those big figures in the whole Jiu Empire could eat on the third floor! Who exactly are they?"
In reality, the only reason why Duan Li and his party got to eat on the third floor was entirely due to the presence of Meng Yue.
One has to know that all the guests of Seven Saints Culinary, no matter how profound their background were, has to obtain c.u.mulative eating points before their status could be upgraded from casual eaters to VIP, and then finally elevated to the VVIP level, each differences were like that of Heaven and Earth!
However, Meng Yue had only come to eat here occasionally because the price was extremely astronomical, even the cheapest dish would cost at least 10 medium quality spirit stones to eat!
Therefore, logically speaking, she should not have enough eating points to eat on the third level!
When they arrived on the third level, they were dumbstrucked once more. This was because the third level was actually the topmost floor with a big open window, facing towards the most beautiful scenery that the capital has to offer!
Not only that, each floor was not only a symbol of status that guests has, but also the dishes itself has magical properties that would give numerous benefits to one"s cultivation!
But when they looked at the pricing list, everyone turned their eyes wide as their teeths clattered together.
"T-This whole restaurant is a big scam! A fraud!" Shen Murong lashed out.
"Yeah! What is with this pricing tag? 50 medium quality spirit stones for a bowl of rice?!" Shen Lu also got angry as he cherished the contents inside his pocket a lot.
Heng Wu only chuckled slightly upon hearing their complaints, "Dear valued guests, that bowl of rice is called the "Dragon-seeking rice". It"s origin is from the far West, located inside one of the twelve danger zones of the Tian continent!" he replied.
Hearing this, w.a.n.g Xiolun whom was also frowning in disagreement upon looking at the disgusting price before turned his head towards the old butler in surprise.
"The danger zone on the far West? Do you mean.. the Piercing Scale"s Haven?!" he asked with a pair of narrowed eyes.
"Correct! This rice would only mature upon seeing a real dragon flying above it! As you guys know, dragons preferred to sleep for years before hunting outside for food. Thus, this rice could only be harvested once every 10 years!" Heng Wu explained.
"Ohh.." they nodded in realization.
No wonder the price was astronomical!
If it was really like that, then the price is indeed justified!
After all, not to mention their long harvesting period, even venturing inside any of the danger zone has a very high risk of one dying!
"Furthermore, on this third level, all your food will be cooked by the seven top-notch chefs! This is why the name of this restaurant is called as the Seven Saints Culinary! It was actually named after them!" Heng Wu continued, his voice full of reverence when he mentioned this.
Saints was a t.i.tle given to chefs whom had already mastered their specific skillsets to the pinnacle level!
Upon hearing this, Fei Longwei immediately asked, "What? If that was the case, then wouldn"t that basically meant that all those seven chefs are nearing 2,000 years old already?!"
This was because from Duan Li"s mother with her brief introduction of this restaurant before, it was established soon after the Jiu Empire was founded!
Hisss!
Upon this realization, the others also widened their eyes as they sucked in cold breath.
Will our food be cooked by skeletons?
Pu!
Seemingly to saw through their thoughts, Meng Yue suddenly laughed out loud while holding her stomach, "You guys, what are you on about? Have you ever heard of anyone even lasting a thousand years of age? These seven chefs are naturally the descendants of the original Seven Saints chefs!" she explained.
Their faces turned red in embarra.s.sment after hearing this.
"Indeed, what the lady just said is correct! But although they are their descendants, I could vouch and guarentee with my life that their skills does deserve them the hereditary t.i.tle of the Saint Chefs! Please believe me on this!" Heng Wu said with an honest bow, his eyes full of confidence.
Duan Li and his party was more convinced now, but they still have one more last question that was on their front mind, and this question was asked by Xu Rong.
"Then, what are the effects of this "Dragon-Seeking rice"?" she inquiried with an interested look.
Heng Wu smiled, because he was glad that a woman asked this. "For both normal people and cultivators, their skin would turn more pure and fairer like that of a newborn baby! And for cultivators, their meridians would be spring-cleaned and will stay that way for at least 10 days! In that time period, you will be able to experience exponential growth in your cultivation focus and Qi cycle!" he answered.
Basically, this Dragon-Seeking rice was more beneficial to women than men!
BAM!
Xu Rong and Xiahou Yu immediately slammed their palm on the long dinner table that was made up of white-gold marble, before 50 medium-quality spirit stones that were neatly stacked appeared from their spatial ring.
"Shut up and take my money!" was what seemed to be the meaning behind that vicious facial expression of their"s right now.
The men shook their head upon seeing this, "Women and their beauty-obsessiveness.."
With a wide smile, Heng Wu flicked his finger and stored those 100 medium quality spirit stones inside his spatial ring in an instant, "Your order is coming right up!"
Suuu!!
He disappeared for a few breath before reappearing again, "Anymore orders?"
Fast! Extremely fast!
It seemed like this old man was actually an expert as well!
Even Duan Li was a little bit surprised. However, when compared to his "One-Step To Reach" movement art that was created by an immortal of the first region of the Eternal Maze, Jing Zhianghu, it still paled in comparison.
"What about this? And this? And that?" everyone then began to ask Heng Wu about the details of each item on the menu, and the latter was extremely helpful and seemed pa.s.sionate on answering their inquiries one by one!
After a moment, everyone finished ordering, except for Meng Yue. It was at this moment that Duan Li saw the calm Heng Wu before to suddenly swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"And your lady, your order?" he said with a stutter.
Meng Yue grinned from ear to ear.
"Dominion King Lobster!"
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