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With a beautiful face framed by red lips and white teeth, and a teasing, relaxed tone, Jiu Jiu felt her heart nearly stop beating.
She licked her cracked lips, her face a mask of despair as she fell silent.
She wouldn’t run away? Not fleeing meant waiting to be devoured; it was strange that she didn’t escape!
Instead, Tao Tie leaned closer, his dark, bright eyes brimming with amusement. “This time you’ve walked right into my trap; I won’t hold back.”
Jiu Jiu distinctly felt something deep within her shatter with a loud crash.
“However, I’m quite curious. Although you’re not clever, you can’t be foolish enough to play with fire and come looking for me, can you?”
Tao Tie squinted his eyes, his tone laced with mockery.
But suddenly, Jiu Jiu slammed the ladle down hard on the table, hands on her hips as she shouted loudly, “Is this all your Dragon Palace has to offer? You think you can create something delicious with such meager ingredients?”
Indeed, how could she be foolish enough to accept Immortal Decree ’s invitation to come to this dreadful place to seek her own demise?
If it weren’t for this Gourmet Dragon Prince being unable to find a suitable chef and coming to the Heavenly Court for help, Jade Emperor would not have offered a reward that promised the title of Food God if he was satisfied, all because of the Dragon King’s influence. Yet this Gourmet had a notorious reputation; despite the tempting conditions, no one dared to take on the task. That was why Shixiongdi had deceitfully pushed this responsibility onto her.
She could only lament that after living so comfortably in the Heavenly Court for centuries, she had been so muddled that she hadn’t connected the names Dragon Prince and Tao Tie!
With narrowed eyes and a smile, Tao Tie said, “Whatever you want, I will give it to you.”
He paused for a moment, then shifted his tone, saying, "But if you want to try that trick again, I wouldn't mind eating raw."
This time, he truly had no qualms about devouring her alive.
Only by being consumed would she stop thinking about escaping him.
Of course, Jiu Jiu believed that Tao Tie meant what he said, just as she firmly believed that the food she prepared would only lead her to be swallowed by him.
She now understood deeply that waiting passively and struggling for survival sometimes meant the same thing to a certain someone—like her in this moment.
Tao Tie had placed a curse on her; once she left the Dragon Palace, she would immediately suffocate.
When Tao Tie casually mentioned this fact in her ear with an incredibly light-hearted tone, she distinctly heard the taut string in her mind snap with a loud "pop," and when she saw the precious ingredients she had hoped to use to buy time laid out before her, that broken string was completely burned to ashes.
Chef or ingredient? Steamed or deep-fried?
She slammed the large spoon down on the stone table, nearly causing the towering stack of Lingzhi Immortal Herbs beside her to topple over. The Shrimp Soldier assisting her hurriedly reached out to protect it and shot an annoyed glance at Jiu Jiu. "These are all treasures cherished in the Dragon Palace!"
Jiu Jiu suddenly felt a surge of anger; was that Gourmet so eager to eat her that he would even bring out these treasures for her to waste?
Thinking of this made her temper flare up, and she muttered irritably, "What’s so special about treasures? Without a skilled chef like me, they’d just taste like chewing wax in Tao Tie's mouth."
In her heyday, even the most ordinary wild vegetable could be transformed into a dish that made him drool with delight.
Now, it truly echoed the saying in the human realm: "When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden; when the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked."
Having idolized Prince Dragon since childhood, Shrimp Soldier was immediately displeased to hear Jiu Jiu call Tao Tie's name so casually. "How dare you, a little yellow-haired girl, speak his name?"
Jiu Jiu rolled her eyes and threw a large spoon at him, perfectly covering Shrimp Soldier's flushed face. "Am I just a little yellow-haired girl? You weren't even born when I made Tao Tie tremble at my command!"
"Indeed, back then, Miss Jiu Jiu was quite formidable. I wonder how you ended up in such a state now?" A voice interjected just in time, stopping Shrimp Soldier from pouncing.
Jiu Jiu snorted coldly and retorted sharply, "I'm curious too. How does the esteemed Prime Minister Wang Ba end up with such an ungracious face?"
Her inability to vent her anger at Tao Tie didn't mean she lacked temper.
Jiu Jiu had always adhered to the principle of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
The Turtle Prime Minister, just returned from the South Sea, remained unperturbed. He smiled as he stroked his long white beard. "Jiu Yatou, long time no see. Are you back to be His Highness's cook or to be eaten this time?"
Hearing the words "cook," Jiu Jiu felt a pang in her heart but quickly responded with a toothy grin. "No, this time I'm here to make King's Eight Soup."
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