Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return-Chapter 1277: A Foodie’s Gratitude

Huayue and the others had never been subjected to such mockery before, their faces darkened as they stood up simultaneously.

"What, do you want to fight? Even though you are envoys from Anyun, now that you’re in my Shangyue, you have to abide by our laws. If you dare to harm our Shangyue people, don’t blame me for being rude," Zhu Xiuqing also stood up.

Li Dingfeng smiled bitterly. Earlier, Zhu Xiuqing had whispered with the shopkeeper for a while, and he didn’t know what was being said. Now he finally understood.

Although he also harbored hostility towards Han Yan and the others, because of the emperor’s command, he dared not make things difficult for them. He hadn’t expected Zhu Xiuqing to be so blatant.

Alas, why did the emperor send this troublemaker? Li Dingfeng felt troubled.

Nearby, Zeng Dingfeng was also sweating profusely. It’s happening again. If they start fighting, how will he report to the emperor?

"Sit down!" Han Yan said calmly.

Huayue glared at the shopkeeper fiercely but sat down obediently.

"Coward." Seeing that Han Yan still "dared not" make a move, Zhu Xiuqing became even more contemptuous, muttering to himself as he sat back down.

"Really bullying us too much!" Jiang Yuzhe glanced at Zhu Xiuqing, gritted his teeth, and cursed. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Why not just beat them up? We won’t even go to Sword Sound Academy anymore." Ling Baobao said, with an attitude that seemed to fear the world was not in chaos.

"Don’t look for trouble. It’s just a meal; it’s not that big of a deal." Han Yan remained unfazed. Her vision and mind had long surpassed the ordinary, and she wouldn’t bother with such trivial matters. What she saw and thought was far more significant and important.

Just as she said this, the aroma of meat wafted over. The shopkeeper was efficient and had the cook quickly prepare a few dishes to accompany the wine, personally bringing them over with the waiter.

Zhu Xiuqing picked up the chopsticks and started eating wildly, all the while observing Han Yan’s group.

"Hey, you guys look pretty pitiful. How about this: after they finish eating, see if there’s anything left for you." Zhu Xiuqing looked up, pointed to the soldiers in the courtyard, and said to Han Yan with a sarcastically smiling face.

Huayue and the others’ expressions changed again. They didn’t look down on those soldiers, but in the Holy Court Continent, there’s a clear distinction between classes. Zhu Xiuqing’s words were no longer mockery but blatant humiliation.

"Thank you for your concern, but we can’t eat this kind of food. We’ll just eat our own." Han Yan smiled slightly and said.

"Well, I forgot that you must have brought plenty of dry food. If it’s not enough, we still have some." Zhu Xiuqing mocked, secretly cursing the vanity of others.

"Kind of you, but keep your dry food for yourself." Han Yan finished speaking and, like performing a magic trick, took out an exquisite food basket. She opened it and took out a dish, then produced an alchemy furnace, lit it, and placed the dish on top to heat.

Soon, the room was filled with a delightful aroma.

"These are Ten Fragrance Restaurant’s spicy beef strips, come and try them." Han Yan, like performing a magic trick, brought out several sets of bowls and chopsticks and distributed them to Huayue and the others.

Ling Baobao, who had been drooling for a while, picked up the chopsticks and started to feast.

"Don’t rush, eat slowly. There’s more here. Here’s Jun Zai Lai’s crispy stir-fried medley, Yingfeng Building’s Thousand-layer Jade Juice Tripe, Qianlixiang’s Exquisite Eight-Flavored Aroma..." Han Yan continued performing magic.

Before long, the table was filled with various delicious dishes, with enticing colors and aromas that made everyone swallow their saliva.

Zhu Xiuqing was already dumbfounded, swallowing his saliva as he compared his own "delicacies" on the table, but his chopsticks couldn’t move.

He was used to sumptuous food. Normally, he wouldn’t even want to look at these simple dishes from a small town, let alone eat them. He had only been eating them out of hunger and lack of better options. But now, seeing Han Yan’s table full of top dishes from Anyun City’s famous restaurants, and then looking at his own humble meal, it was like comparing pigs’ food.

Even the shopkeeper couldn’t tear his eyes away. He had never seen such exquisite dishes in his life, and the aroma was irresistible.

"Oh, Lord Yue, why are you drooling? These are the signature dishes I bought from some of the best restaurants in Anyun City. Haven’t you tried them before? Maybe after we’re done, if there’s anything left, you can try a bite." Han Yan said with a smile, as if handing out food to a beggar.

Zhu Xiuqing only then realized he had been drooling unknowingly, blushing with embarrassment. He picked up another piece with his chopsticks but found it tasteless, as if chewing wax, and couldn’t eat anymore.

"Done eating." Zhu Xiuqing threw down his chopsticks and stormed upstairs to the guest room angrily.

Behind him, Huayue and the others burst into gratifying laughter.

"Where did you get all these good food and wine?" Ling Baobao asked curiously as he continued to feast.

"I bought a little while wandering around the workshop market a few days ago," Han Yan said.

Elixirs could be bought with the help of Huayue and the others, but clothing couldn’t be entrusted to them. So before leaving, Han Yan went around the workshop market and also stopped by a few restaurants to buy some food and wine, tossing the basket into the Star Plate Space along the way.

Han Yan had long noticed that the medicinal herbs thrown into the Star Plate Space showed no signs of wilting over time, and the elixirs, even if tossed around, didn’t lose any Dan Power.

The same went for the food and wine. Despite the passage of days, they were as fresh as when they came out of the pot, just needing to be reheated with fire.

Of course, using an alchemy furnace to heat food was probably something that only Lady Mu had done in history. After all, the alchemy furnace was a treasure gifted by the Hall Master of the Sky Gold Hall when he left. If he knew it was being used to heat food, who knows how the Hall Master would react.

"I thought you weren’t interested in food?" Ling Baobao asked, puzzled.

"I’m not particularly interested, but what can I do when there’s a big foodie around?" Han Yan smiled and replied.

Ling Baobao then realized that the table was filled with his favorite dishes. Influenced by the Big Foodie Ling, during their days in the Capital before leaving, they had frequently visited major restaurants for gourmet meals. Han Yan remembered what he liked.

Ling Baobao looked at Han Yan, feeling a warmth spreading in his heart.

"Eat more. After leaving the Holy Court Continent, it won’t be easy to find these delicacies again." Han Yan, not paying much mind, said with a light smile.

Just after she learned alchemy, Ling Baobao had given a blueprint to Han Yan. The magic artifact on the blueprint, which Ling Baobao referred to as a Spiritual Artifact, was called the Void-breaking Talisman, capable of shattering the void and traversing planes.