The three could only think of this possibility.
How could it have such magical effects if it wasn't the genuine Chen's Herbal Cuisine?
Chen Lin couldn't help but ask, "Xiaohan, did you make this herbal cuisine according to the Chen Family recipe?"
"Little Uncle, indeed it was cooked according to the Chen's Herbal Cuisine recipe," Chen Han replied truthfully, only the ingredients used were Dog Demon meat.
Therefore, his previous guess might be correct, Chen's Herbal Cuisine might really be effective, except ordinary ingredients don't work.
"Senior brother, what herbal cuisine did you cook, it smells so good," Xiaoyu's voice came, and she charmingly walked into the courtyard, instantly attracted by the aroma.
Seeing her arrival, Chen Lin hurriedly greeted, "Xiaoyu, your senior brother has made the genuine herbal cuisine, come and try it."
As he spoke, he had already served Xiaoyu a bowl of herbal cuisine and handed it over.
Xiaoyu had been attracted by this aroma; she had made Chen's herbal cuisines herself, none of them had such a rich and pleasant scent. Curious, she took a sip, revealing the same incredulous look as Chen Lin and the others.
The warm feeling throughout, the entire body seemed to be in the best state, as if the fatigue of the day had vanished.
Such magical effects were not present in any of the herbal cuisines she had eaten before.
She instinctively looked at Chen Han, "Senior brother, how did you do it?"
Chen Han naturally wouldn't mention anything about Dog Demon meat and instead made up a story, "I have been researching the recipe, wondering if it was a material problem, so I specifically bought some more expensive ingredients and studied the general outline of Chen's Herbal Cuisine. It particularly emphasizes fire control, which I have been pondering recently. Over the past two days, I've gained some insight and tried it. Just simmering this dog meat took over 4 hours."
"That long?" Chen Dagou said in disbelief, "This dog meat's texture, chewing feel completely unlike it, simmering for more than 4 hours, how was the dog meat not mushy?"
"Indeed, it's too unbelievable," Chen Shuisheng was also amazed.
Chen Lin then said, "That's why Xiaohan's herbal cuisine has such magical effects. Xiaohan, can this herbal cuisine be sold to tourists?"
Chen Han quickly shook his head, "The materials are expensive, an ordinary month's salary is far short, and crucially, they're hard to buy."
Especially the Dog Demon meat, there's not enough even for himself...
Unless there is enough source of Dog Demon meat in the future.
Hearing this, Chen Lin also gave up the idea, ordinary people's monthly salary wouldn't be enough, so even if it was made, no tourist could buy it.
Xiaoyu looked at Chen Han with sudden realization, "Senior brother, weren't you sitting there being lazy recently, but thinking about the herbal cuisine?"
Laziness was definitely laziness, he only had a month to live and had completely let himself go, but he wouldn't admit it, even teasing Xiaoyu's nose tip, pretending to be displeased, "Junior sister, you didn't think I was being lazy all this while, did you?"
"No, no, how could I think that of my senior brother?" Xiaoyu's face instantly flushed with embarrassment.
She did think so before and secretly got mad at her senior brother for wasting time, even thinking of tattling to their master's grave, but she wouldn't admit it.
Chen Han naturally wouldn't fuss over such things.
Leaving Little Uncle's courtyard, when returning to his room to rest, Chen Han received a game prompt:
[Congratulations, through the transmission from Spirit Shadow Treasure Mirror, you gained a follower, earning 1 reputation point!]
This was from his junior sister's video, which showed him making 10 apples disappear, attracting followers.
Although the video comments said it was special effects, there are always bored people who find it interesting.
He checked the sect's base upgrade requirements again: 1. 100,000 Wealth (25,400/100,000). 2. 500 Reputation (35/500).
Since his junior sister uploaded the video, it has received several thousand likes, but only about 20 have followed him. According to his junior sister, even if the video breaks 10,000 likes, it might only add another 20 followers.
Still too few.
He recalled the group dog battle video he took today.
He should use the Spirit Shadow Treasure Mirror to send out the capture of his risky exploration of the Dog Demon battle, letting everyone know the danger he faced.
He even wrote a title: "So Many Dog Demons, Family Crisis Intensifies!"
Click to upload!
Soon, he saw the backend views start to fluctuate, indicating it was in stream competition, with people watching the video.
Chu Hao was a second-generation rich kid, running a shop himself, had house and car, living without pressure.
Besides traveling, he liked to spend his days browsing Tiao Yin.
Just now he swiped across a video titled "So Many Dog Demons, Family Crisis Intensifies." At first, he thought it was a novel release.
But when he saw the video shot a group of dogs and the person filming seriously said, "Hello, I am the Patriarch of the Chen Family, recently discovered Dog Demons gathering outside the family, demonic aura rampant, today dared to track a crowd of Dog Demons to investigate," he couldn't hold back.
The key point was that this person's username was also Patriarch Chen.
"The demonic aura here is getting richer, surely there is a gathering of demons, not a small number, I must be careful,"
When Chu Hao heard the voice of Patriarch Chen again, he could confirm that this guy was definitely a heavy Cultivation Fantasy syndrome patient.
But he couldn't deny, the scenes of two groups of dogs challenging, fighting were quite spectacular.
Are these dogs organized by social groups?
Anyway, this video is amusing, Patriarch Chen opened a new path for Cultivation Fantasy enthusiasts.
On impulse, he followed Patriarch Chen and commented, "Appraisal complete, blogger is a heavy Cultivation Fantasy syndrome patient."
Moreover, he found the video's comments quite interesting:
"Awesome PLUS, the blogger managed to be a village guardian, claiming himself to be a destiny-graced cultivation protagonist."
"Fellow cultivator, these Dog Demons have extraordinary lineage, revealing green light in their eyes, the lineage must be extraordinary, be careful."
"Fellow cultivator, the Dog Demons are many, the demonic aura too strong, it cracked my phone screen."
"Fellow cultivator, according to the great deductions of this venerable one, you will become famous on Tiao Yin, now granting you a triple blessing, hope you attain enlightenment soon."
"..."
Chu Hao was very surprised, people in Patriarch Chen's comment section had started role-playing, it seemed quite interesting.
But come to think of it, Patriarch Chen's move here feels quite novel and unconventional. Anyway, as long as it brings joy to everyone, what's wrong with treating these dogs as Dog Demons?
Happiness is the most important thing.
…
Inside the room.
A look of joy began to appear on Chen Han's face because game prompts kept appearing in his mind:
[Congratulations! Through the image transmitted by the Spirit Shadow Treasure Mirror, you have gained a follower and received 1 reputation point!]
...
[Congratulations! Through the image transmitted by the Spirit Shadow Treasure Mirror, you have gained a follower and received 1 reputation point!]
In a short time, his reputation increased by 10, as 10 people followed him.
He also saw the comments, where a bunch of cultivation moguls and Immortal Venerables were having fun in his comments section.
However, they were role-playing in the comments, while he was actually cultivating in real life.
But none of that matters; what's important is that this is really a good way to gain reputation. After a while, 5 more people followed him, adding 5 reputation points, bringing the total to 50.
This method is faster than the traffic from Junior Sister's side.
Moreover, after some research, he discovered that likes, comments, reposts, and collections do not increase reputation; only follows do.
With this in mind, Chen Han quickly got an idea. He immediately picked up his phone to search and found an account on Taobao offering follower-boosting services. He spent 20 bucks to order a small boost.
He was trying to see if he could exploit a glitch or something.
In no time, he received a string of follower notifications from Tiao Yin's backend.
But the game prompt did not appear.
"Damn, it doesn't count. Game system, you owe me 20 bucks," Chen Han immediately felt a bit at a loss.
With no other option, he could only put down his phone.
As the night went on, he began to feel tired again. He had to set an alarm and go to bed.
The next day, he woke up with the alarm at almost 5 o'clock. The first thing he did was check his reputation score: 85.
It had increased by another 35 points.
He checked the video from yesterday, which had accumulated 1543 likes and 54 comments in total.
But the numbers were no longer increasing.
For a first video, having such stats was clearly quite good, as the novel cultivation fantasy attracted many people who wanted to join in the fun.
He checked his lifespan: 27 days, 18 hours, 26 minutes.
Afterward, he put on a set of short sleeves and shorts and hurried to the Special Spiritual Acupoint, where he sat cross-legged in meditation, waiting quietly.
When the sun rose, the Spiritual Energy Flush from the Special Spiritual Acupoint began, and the special energy once again flowed and spread all around. That feeling of entire body pores opening and an exhilarating sensation to the extreme appeared once more.
He closed his eyes to enjoy it, and when the sensation faded, he opened his eyes again.
Checking his lifespan again: 28 days, 5 hours, 55 minutes.
It had increased by another half day.
Next, he looked at the Dog Demon Meat in the storage. Used to make herbal cuisine, this stuff could daily increase lifespan by 12 hours.
In this way, it could at least ensure a day's consumption.
However, there was only a bit of Dog Demon Meat in the storage; he needed to find a way to complete the task of provoking the Dog Demon infightings, so the little mutts would fight again, and might drop more Dog Demon Meat.
Thinking of this, he also pulled out his phone to investigate why stray dogs fight. The data showed that the biggest reasons were twofold: competing for food and competing for territory.
This was indeed a potential solution.
Chen Han pondered as he returned to the Chen Family. Just as he arrived at the gate, he saw three sedan cars driving into the village towards the Chen Family, indicating tourists had arrived.
This was another chance to rack up reputation.
He also entered the tourist service center's warehouse, which was stocked with tourist supplies and some fruits. He walked over to a pile of apples and collected a dozen into his storage.
One should display prowess in front of others, and the props must be plentiful.
When Chen Han returned to the gate, sure enough, he saw Junior Sister already welcoming nine people in—six adults and three children, with three couples bringing their kids.
As soon as he arrived, he heard a young man in the lead exclaim, "Uncle Zhao was right, these ancient buildings really have an antique charm. They look attractive from the outside, and I'm quite looking forward to what's inside."
The three women, each holding a child and a phone, were already snapping photos. It was truly full of aesthetics; the photos turned out exceptionally beautiful.
Just being outside here made it feel worth the trip, not another trick from social media.
Upon hearing this, Chen Han roughly knew these should be Mr. Zhao's friends.
Xiaoyu saw him arrive and cheerfully said, "Senior Brother, Mr. Lin and the others were introduced by Mr. Zhao to come for a visit."
Lin Nan also looked at Chen Han, having heard from Uncle Zhao that the young patriarch of the Chen Family possessed impressive Ancient Techniques; perhaps he'd get a chance to see them today.
Could this be the one?
"Mr. Lin, welcome to the Chen Family," Chen Han smiled warmly as he moved forward, crouching down beside Lin Nan's young boy. "Hey there, little buddy, Big Brother's got an apple for you."
As he spoke, he flipped his empty hand before the boy, and a bright red apple appeared, which he handed to the boy.
"Wow!" the boy exclaimed, excitedly tugging at Lin Nan, "Dad, this apple came out of nowhere!"
Lin Nan looked on in astonishment at this scene.
He had been watching the other's actions closely and could confirm that the other had no apple in hand, plus, where could he have hidden it in his short sleeves and shorts?
Is this the Ancient Technique Uncle Zhao talked about?