Chen Muxue carried a sack of sweet potato starch back. Fortunately, there was a large yield of sweet potatoes, so the starch wasn't too expensive.
"Sect Leader, what's for today?" Since the first time she ran to the kitchen, Xiao Hua has been a regular visitor there every day.
Chen Muxue looked up at the sky outside. It wasn't too late, so she said with a cheery smile, "We're having spicy sour noodles today."
"Spicy sour noodles?" Xiao Hua's eyes sparkled. "Will it be very, very spicy?"
As she spoke, she gestured a large circle with her arms.
It was then that Chen Muxue noticed she was holding a plant in her hands that looked like a vegetable, but it wasn't any kind she recognized.
Seeing her stare at the plant in her hands, Xiao Hua held it out with both hands. "This is a wild vegetable I found today."
Chen Muxue took the plant, sensing a hint of Spiritual Power within, and promptly pinched a bit of leaf to taste.
A slightly sweet vegetable flavor filled her mouth, and the Spiritual Power slipped into her body, invigorating her senses.
After waiting a while without feeling any discomfort, Chen Muxue decided to use the plant as a vegetable in the noodles later.
"Is it tasty?" Xiao Hua tilted her head, drooling a little at the corner of her mouth.
"You'll find out at dinner. Here, take it and wash it clean. Xiao Hua is the best."
On the rooftop, Cen Lizhui watched as Xiao Hua carefully plucked and washed each leaf of the top-grade Seven-Star Grass, feeling a pang of pain in his heart.
Is this wild vegetable?! This is clearly a perfect material for refining Spiritual Medicine, and it's top-grade! Who could gather Seven-Star Grass as wild vegetables? And top-grade, no less!
Something that many people find hard to acquire, they're treating it as food?
What a waste of natural resources, an absolute waste!
What kind of spicy sour noodles can match with a top-grade Seven-Star Grass? It's utterly ridiculous! What spicy sour noodles, who has ever heard of it? Sour and spicy, can it even taste good?!
Yet, no matter how much Cen Lizhui shouted inwardly, Chen Muxue couldn't hear him.
She took out a big vat, poured the entire sack of sweet potato starch into it, then added one and a half times the amount of water and a handful of salt.
"Sect Leader, all washed."
Meeting Xiao Hua's bright eyes, Chen Muxue couldn't help but ruffle her head. "Xiao Hua is really awesome, let's wait a bit, we'll do it in the evening."
She casually covered the washed vegetables with a basket, then led Xiao Hua off to take a nap.
Suddenly, a burst of Spiritual Energy erupted elsewhere within the Qian Ding Sect. Although it was just a moment, even Xiao Hua felt something unusual.
Chen Muxue's expression changed. She was the only Cultivator in the Qian Ding Sect. Had someone from another sect intruded?!
But it was still a year before the Liuyun Sect was supposed to attack in the original story!
Chen Muxue pushed Xiao Hua back into the kitchen. "Wait here, I'm going to check it out."
"Will the Sect Leader be in danger? Xiao Hua is scared..." Xiao Hua clung to the door crack, eyes brimming with tears, but she didn't cry out.
Chen Muxue reassured her, "Don't be afraid, I'll be right back."
She closed the door crack tightly and turned to run towards the place where the Spiritual Power fluctuated.
Cen Lizhui was contemplating whether to catch Xiao Hua and ask where she picked the vegetables. He finally decided that it wouldn't suit his status. He looked towards Chen Muxue's direction and, feeling uneasy, secretly followed her.
Approaching the place, Chen Muxue held an iron pot cautiously against the wall as she moved.
"How could this happen?!"
The sound of Da Gui's exclamation made Chen Muxue's heart tighten.
"Xiao Hu! Xiao Hu, you—"
Hearing Da Fu start to yell too, Chen Muxue jumped out with the iron pot. "Hey! Who goes there?!"