CFSMS -Chapter 256 The Real Adventure Is About to Begin

“Everyone, I’m on my way and almost there. I’ll help verify it for you.”

The most enthusiastic foodies were always one step ahead of everyone else.

The reputation of Divine Healers Hall was legendary throughout South Province. There was no need to ask for directions. At that moment, diners from every corner of Tianyi City stopped searching and began gathering toward Divine Healers Hall.

For cultivators, such a distance was hardly worth mentioning.

Lu Wu was still filling orders for new customers when she spotted a large crowd approaching from afar.

Amid the swirling dust, she saw many familiar faces.

Her customers had refreshed.

After enduring several rounds of setting up her stall alone, Lu Wu nearly burst into tears upon seeing them.

Wuwuwu, I’ll never have to worry about selling leftovers again.

“Boss Lu!”

“Waaah, Boss Lu, we missed you so much! You finally came back!”

“They really are bugs!”

“So what if they’re bugs? As long as Boss Lu is selling them, let alone bugs—even if it was—mmph!”

“Brother, don’t say disgusting things in front of food.”

Some were expressing how much they missed her, some were complaining, and some were just fooling around…

Different customers, different faces, all putting on their own performances.

Her wonderfully abnormal customers had returned.

And Lu Wu found that she had missed them.

“Everyone will get some, everyone will get some. Don’t rush!”

Feeling the pressure multiply instantly, Lu Wu wiped away nonexistent sweat and kicked into overdrive.

The customers were far too enthusiastic. Once they arrived, nobody wanted to leave. Before long, the area outside Divine Healers Hall was packed so tightly that people inside couldn’t get out, and people outside couldn’t get in.

This was… a culinary siege.

Nobody knew who secretly made a move, but Qin Zhan, who had been happily eating beside the stall, was suddenly squeezed out of the crowd.

The culprit moved too quickly. By the time Qin Zhan looked up, all he could see was an endless sea of backsides. No matter how hard he searched, he couldn’t identify the guilty one.

He knew he couldn’t monopolize Boss Lu this time, but these customers had arrived far too quickly.

He was a genius disciple of the Holy Sword Sect, for heaven’s sake. Couldn’t these people show him even a little respect?

Pfft!

A strange smell drifted over.

Qin Zhan immediately held his breath.

“Which bastard did that?!”

What was this? Trying to season him?

Protecting his bowl, Qin Zhan hurried away. After finally finding stable footing, he noticed that a corner of his sleeve had been torn off.

His face darkened like the bottom of a pot, yet nobody confessed.

Nearby, Long Zhang was helping Shan Hanzhi straighten her messy hair bun.

Beneath his robe, a tentacle quietly tossed the shredded piece of cloth onto the ground.

He hadn’t done it on purpose.

He had merely lost his balance and instinctively used a few extra legs.

“Hiss!”

Lou Xiaotian sucked in a breath of cold air. Holding the shin that had just been kicked, he hopped around on one foot with a pained expression.

Did this count as lifting a rock only to drop it on his own foot?

These animals showed absolutely no gratitude. The moment they arrived, they started beating him up.

He never should have let them find Boss Lu so quickly.

But when he thought about what was coming next, he managed to find some joy amid the suffering.

Lu Wu had too many customers.

Compared to the frenzy of her regular diners, the small group of patient-customers looked almost insignificant.

Fortunately, the patients had arrived early and secured good spots. Some had already received their food and were eating off to the side while watching the lively scene unfold.

“Brother, these bugs smell amazing. I wonder what they taste like.”

It wasn’t really a question, just a sigh from an old customer.

The new customer beside him paused for a moment before answering honestly.

“This one tastes a bit like chicken and a bit like fried shrimp. It’s very crispy and fresh. This one is softer, with a more tender texture. But it bursts with juice when you bite into it. I recommend wrapping it in a perilla leaf before eating—it’s incredibly refreshing.”

“And this one…”

The newcomer’s enthusiastic descriptions dealt severe damage to the old customer’s heart.

The smile on the veteran foodie’s face gradually disappeared. He stared at the other man, wondering if he was deliberately showing off.

He had only asked casually. He wasn’t looking to suffer.

Listening to the descriptions, he was practically drooling into the other man’s bowl.

“That’s enough. I get it. Are you a storyteller or something? How are you this good at talking?”

The old customer interrupted him.

“Yes, I’m a storyteller. Every fifth day, I perform at the teahouse. If you enjoy listening, you can come find me.”

The newcomer nodded openly.

“Who asked about that? Do you have some kind of illness?”

The old customer rolled his eyes. As if he cared what the guy did for a living.

“Mm, I do have an illness. That’s why I came here. You’re amazing—you figured it out at a glance.”

The newcomer pointed toward the sign of Divine Healers Hall.

Their conversation was a perfect example of literal question-and-answer.

“Huh?”

The old customer’s brain nearly short-circuited.

Brother, I wasn’t actually asking!

And similar conversations were taking place all around them.

Before long, some diners began noticing that something wasn’t quite right.

The line slowly advanced.

Mumu and Tiantian, the inseparable best friends, were also in the queue. Coincidentally, Lu Wu was packaging Mumu’s chosen food at that moment.

Holding her bowl, Mumu solemnly ate one item.

A bamboo worm.

Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside.

“Among the younger generation of geniuses, who do you admire the most?”

Holding a Realm Communicator, Tiantian casually asked the question.

She was conducting an experiment.

“I like Divine Doctor Jiang.”

“Why do you like him?”

“He’s handsome, keeps his distance from women, and seems very clean.”

“Then why don’t you like Qin Zhan?”

Now that was a sharp question.

Not far away, Qin Zhan’s eyes revealed the same curiosity.

What exactly did Jiang Yunhe have that he didn’t?

Wasn’t he handsome too?

Wasn’t he also distant from women?

Why couldn’t people admire him?

Mumu hesitated slightly.

The man himself was standing right there. If she told the truth, would she get beaten up?

But although her mind hesitated, her mouth was brutally honest.

“Because he fights dogs for food, and I’m on the dog’s side.”

What kind of role model fought a dog over food?

Qin Zhan, once again having his old shame dragged out into the light:

“…”

One careless mistake could haunt a person forever.

The worst part was that he hadn’t even succeeded.

He had lost to Da Huang.

Humiliation.

“Woof!”

Dog Aotian tilted his head.

Apparently, the rapid-fire Q&A segment included him too.

“Ahem. What I mean is, Divine Doctor Jiang simply matches my aesthetic preferences better.”

Meeting Qin Zhan’s murderous gaze, Mumu hurriedly explained in a tiny voice.

Unfortunately, her explanation only made Qin Zhan’s expression grow even uglier.

Everyone else burst into laughter.

After watching Mumu and Tiantian’s demonstration, the diners finally realized that tasting the food came with a certain level of risk.

Truly explosive secrets might remain hidden.

But embarrassingly mortifying little secrets absolutely would not.

Among the customers were people who disliked one another. They were already cracking their knuckles and targeting their victims.

“Han Laoqi, remember the last day Boss Lu sold skewers? I suddenly got a stomachache and arrived late, so I missed out. Can you tell me why?”

“Oh, because the day before, you bragged about how many skewers you ate. I didn’t get any. I was jealous, so I slipped you some laxatives.”

“Hehehe… die!”

Han Laoqi immediately fled through the crowd with his head in his hands.

But that wasn’t the end.

Among a young couple, the girl fed the young man with a sweet smile.

After watching him unsuspectingly swallow a bee pupa, the smile on her face gradually turned sinister.